Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Saint Figarland Garling 126 |
| Species/Race | Celestial Dragon 126 |
| Gender | Male 126 |
| Affiliation | World Government; God's Knights 126 |
| Occupation/Role | Commander-in-Chief of God's Knights 126 |
| Status | Alive when last shown 141 |
| First Appearance | His operation request is mentioned in Chapter 125; he appears in person in Chapter 126 125 126 |
Background / History
Garling fought at God Valley, where he left Whitebeard with a scar that never healed. He held the title of the “King” active in the Gorge of Gods 126 127.
After Uchiha Sora publicly attacked Celestial Dragons at Gran Tesoro, the Five Elders approved Garling's request to deploy God's Knights. Garling arrived with Saint Saturn, his son Shamrock, and Sommers to confront Sora 125 126. Their battle ended with the World Government's forces retreating; Garling and Shamrock later returned to the Room of Authority 141.
Appearance
Garling is a tall, sword-bearing older man with crescent-shaped hair 126.
- Glasses — Sora crushed them when he seized Garling by the face at the start of their fight 126 127.
- Longsword — his weapon in the duel with Sora 126 127.
Personality
Garling remains composed after an initial setback and treats Sora as an opponent too dangerous for one fighter to handle. He directs the other Knights during the battle, but Sora judges him overly cautious and unwilling to risk his life to create an opening 127 128 130. At the Room of Authority, Garling opposes disturbing the World Government's hidden ruler before the appointed time 141.
Abilities & Skills
Swordsmanship and Haki
Garling is one of the sea's leading swordsmen. His style emphasizes rapid, methodical rapier-like thrusts rather than destructive slashes, with Conqueror's Haki concentrated at his blade's tip 127.
- He wounds Sora's shoulder during their duel, though Sora immediately counters 127.
- His technique has become more refined with age, while his physical strength is described as below its prime 127.
Blood-Blood Fruit
Garling possesses the Logia-type Blood-Blood Fruit 127 130.
- He produces blood-based doubles and sends a drop of blood against Sora that attempts to enter his body 127.
- Crimson Domain forms a blood-red dome that pulls at the blood within its target 128.
- Crimson threads from his body save Shamrock from Sora's attack 128.
God's Knights' Mark
Members of God's Knights bear a mark granting an “immortal body” that rapidly heals injury and illness, as well as access to a teleportation pentagram 131.
- High-intensity Haki attacks can damage the mark's regenerative effect 131.
Relationships
- Figarland Shamrock — son and Captain of God's Knights. Garling covers him in battle and saves him with blood threads 126 127 128.
- Figarland Shanks — Garling's son and Shamrock's younger brother; Garling refers to Shanks as his son's “useless brother” 126 128.
- Jaygarcia Saturn — fellow World Government leader who deploys alongside Garling against Sora 126 127.
- Uchiha Sora — adversary. Garling duels him as part of the God's Knights' assault, but cannot defeat him 126 127 141.