Garp

Biodata

Background

Garp spent his career contending with major pirates, including Rocks and Roger. At God Valley, he joined forces with Roger against the Rocks Pirates. Garp later resented that the Marines credited him alone for the incident, saying Roger deserved half the glory 125 131 222.

By the time he met Ma Qiao, Garp was a semi-retired Vice Admiral who frequently returned to the East Blue to visit his family 46 53 125.

Appearance

Garp is an elderly, muscular man with graying hair, a large square head and a wrinkled face 65 188.

• Wears a dog-head hood aboard his flagship 46.
• Has a broad, powerful torso covered in chest hair 131.
• Wears a floral shirt and shorts while traveling to Alabasta on leave 139.

Personality

Garp is playful and irreverent: he falls asleep during a pursuit, teases Smoker and dances with chopsticks in his nostrils at a banquet. Despite claiming to hate rule-breakers, he admits to slacking off while chasing Ace 46 52.

He cares deeply about his family and friends, although his methods are often forceful. He wants his grandsons to become Marines, worries about Ace’s parentage being exposed, and takes Zephyr to Alabasta in the hope of helping him recover physically and emotionally 54 56 139.

Garp loathes the Celestial Dragons and rejects taking pride in a hero title associated with protecting them. He nevertheless remains in the Marines, acknowledging the chaos that destroying the Celestial Dragon system could cause 125 222 248.

Abilities & Skills

Physical Strength and Armament Haki

Garp’s fists and grip make him a formidable close-range fighter. He can also coat his attacks in Armament Haki 46 188.

• Nearly squeezes the breath out of Smoker with one arm 46.
• Clashes with Rayleigh hard enough to send Smoker flying in the shock wave 73.
• Breaks free of Kuzan’s ice and shatters Ice Block: Pheasant Beak with a punch 188.
• Accidentally strikes Zoro with a rock-shattering punch and later fears he caused a brain injury 131.

Fist Bone Meteor

Garp throws projectiles with enough force to make them dangerous weapons 46 141.

• Throws cannonballs by hand to smash pirate ships 46.
• Uses Armament Haki-coated rice crackers in Fist Bone Meteor Shower, deliberately holding back against Gangplank 141.

Training and Instruction

Garp is a highly regarded physical trainer whose methods include repeated beatings. He also adapts his teaching to his students 78 108 114.

• Trains Sanji intensively for two weeks, contributing to his rapid improvement 108.
• Introduces Sanji to Observation and Armament Haki through an online identity; Sanji begins to sense Twitch’s invisibility 114.
• Previously taught Kuzan and is identified as a teacher of Koby and Bellemere 61 126.

Equipment

• Dog-Head Warship — Garp’s enormous flagship, distinguished by its dog-head figurehead 45.
• Big Bird Den Den Mushi — Given to him after Ma Qiao taught him to use the device; Garp hangs it around his neck 52 53.

Relationships

• Ace — Garp’s grandson. Garp goes easy on him during a Marine pursuit and tries to keep him from being sent to Impel Down after he damages Twitch’s ship 46 56.
• Luffy — Garp’s grandson. Garp wants him to join the Marines and takes him to Big Bird General Hospital for a wisdom tooth extraction 54 130 131.
• Sengoku — Garp’s old classmate and frequent sparring partner in arguments. They travel together to help Zephyr recover 112 139.
• Zephyr — A longtime friend and Marine colleague. Garp arranges a trip to Alabasta for his recovery and tries to persuade him not to retire 139 248.
• Sanji — Garp’s pupil. Sanji improves rapidly under his training but resents its brutality; Garp later helps arrange his undercover assignment with SWORD 108 114 277.
• Kuzan — Garp taught him during his Marine career. After catching Kuzan in an embarrassing disguise, Garp uses a recording to draw him into his livestreaming operation 126 188 197.
• Ma Qiao — Garp comes to trust his abilities, asks for help steering Luffy toward the Marines, and supports his plans for Bellemere’s memorial 54 65 132.
• Smoker — Garp’s subordinate during the pursuit of Ace and the operation against the Sun Pirates’ remnants. Smoker admires Garp but becomes frustrated by his behavior 46 54.
• Roger — Garp’s longtime adversary and ally at God Valley. Garp objects to the Marines omitting Roger’s contribution to their victory 112 125 222.

Story Role

East Blue Operations

While helping Smoker pursue Ace, Garp repeatedly misses Ace’s ship and falls asleep. He recognizes Twitch’s approaching ship as belonging to Momonga’s acquaintances and sends Smoker to confront its crew 46.

Ma Qiao introduces Garp to the Big Bird Den Den Mushi. Garp quickly takes to Snake, recharges the device with more than a million Beli and reaches first place on its leaderboard. After hearing Ma Qiao’s account of Arlong, he cancels the planned ambush of Ace and orders Smoker to help the 16th Branch deal with the Sun Pirates’ remnants 52 53 54.

After Ace burns the Good Guy Twitch, Garp gives Twitch a card for a replacement warship from Galley-La, with Sengoku to cover the cost. He later supports Bellemere’s memorial and leads a crackdown at the 16th Branch, although several officers escape 56 65 76 77.

Hospital and Zephyr’s Recovery

Ma Qiao uses online health advice to persuade Garp to arrange Luffy’s wisdom tooth extraction. On the way, Garp accidentally punches Zoro and brings him to the hospital too. While Luffy undergoes surgery, Garp enjoys Kennen’s electric massage 126 130 131.

After Zephyr receives a mechanical arm, Garp persuades him to convalesce in Alabasta. He and Sengoku hide news of dangerous pirates from Zephyr to prevent him from pursuing them while injured. At Shurima, Dr. Mundo finds Zephyr’s wound infected and recommends amputation 139 143.

Livestreaming and Later Activities

Garp trains Sanji partly through an online persona and livestreams in secret. After recording Kuzan in a disguise, he involves him in a livestreaming operation intended to help capture Galdino. The two later attend the Big Bird Consortium’s New Year feast in disguise 114 139 188 197 200.

Garp refuses Ma Qiao’s invitation to Whole Cake Island, warning that an active Marine Vice Admiral entering an Emperor’s territory could trigger war. He later confirms the existence of the Sunset Red Team to Shiki by Den Den Mushi 248 270.

Working with Sengoku, Garp arranges to give Sanji a convincing public reason for dismissal from the Marines, so Sanji can lead SWORD and go undercover on Whole Cake Island 277.

Notable Quotes

“I don’t want to take pride in protecting those beasts! Besides, if I’m a marine hero, then half that title should belong to Roger!” 125

“If I’d met you earlier... perhaps those two grandsons of mine... perhaps everything would have been different...” 56