One Piece is an anime that certainly has its share of strong and powerful characters. Monkey D. Garp, Luffy's grandfather, is known as one of the strongest Marines in all of history and is known to be an extremely powerful character in his own right. He has put up some incredible fights over the years and has shown on numerous occasions that he is, at least when it comes to raw physical strength, one of the most dangerous characters in the entire series. And even though he doesn't possess a Devil Fruit, Garp is still one of the strongest characters in the series, and he recently proved his worth by being able to use Conqueror's Haki. In this article, we'll tell you what exactly happened and how Garp was able to activate this ability.

During the Egghead Arc, Garp clashed with his former colleague, Kuzan, over Koby. Kuzan was then a member of Blackbeard's pirate crew and was now an enemy of Garp and the Marines. The two clashed bitterly, and it was eventually revealed that Garp is capable of using Conqueror's Haki, the rarest and most powerful of all Haki, thus confirming that he is capable of using all three.

That said, we know there's still a lot you want to know about Monkey D. Garp and his powers and abilities in the One Piece franchise, which is why we decided to write this article for you. The rest of this article will explain all of these details in more detail as we delve deeper into the essence of his powers and abilities in the One Piece manga and anime. This article may contain spoilers, so we just wanted to let you know before you start reading.

Garp is incredibly powerful, but until recently, no one knew he could use Conqueror's Haki.

As for Garp's powers and abilities, he was known to be exceptionally strong. Garp's fists are incredibly powerful. In fact, they are so powerful that one of his punches was able to injure Luffy and cause him to feel pain, and during the war, he managed to injure Marco in his Phoenix form with a single punch. This is because he is an expert user of haki. Furthermore, his nickname "Garp the Fist" is due to this quality, and he calls it "Fist of Love."

He claimed to have crushed eight mountains while training to take on Chinjao. In addition to his legendary strength, Garp possesses extreme endurance and an absurdly high tolerance for pain, as shown when Captain Morgan attacks him and is able to withstand Morgan's axe cut without issue or pain. This can be attributed to the fact that he was asleep during the incident (he also did not wake up). Gol D. Roger has stated that he and Garp nearly killed each other on several occasions. The fact that Garp can fight Gol D. Roger implies that he is one of the strongest characters in the series.

He also fell from the execution platform and despite this, he managed to get up with few injuries despite a blow received before the fall which would have also injured him, to the joy and surprise of the other marines who were happy that he was still alive after this fall and he still had enough strength to stop Jesus Burgess from attacking Sengoku while he was fighting with Blackbeard and manage to knock him out and surprise his strength.

Garp has demonstrated incredible speed (possibly surpassing CP9's Soru), as he was able to dodge all the Straw Hats and reach Luffy to wake him up. Whitebeard respects Garp's strength, as he mentioned during his conversation with Shanks. It's also worth noting that Garp doesn't carry any weapons other than the cannonballs he throws, implying that he's more likely a hand-to-hand combatant like his grandson.

He is an excellent teacher as he quickly developed Koby and Helmep into proficient fighters and was also selected to be an instructor. He also trained Luffy and Ace, making them strong enough to sail on their own. Gol D. Roger has stated that he and Garp nearly killed each other on several occasions. The fact that Garp can fight Gol D. Roger implies that he is one of the strongest characters in the series.

Monkey D. Garp is one of the few characters with such a high power level but no Devil Fruit powers. Monkey D. Garp has never eaten a Devil Fruit in his life, so we have nothing to say about this category, at least when it comes to Monkey D. Garp.

Garp can use Haki because he is a Vice Admiral. Garp can use Observation Haki. Dr. Fishbonen advised Koby to ask Garp for help mastering Observation Haki when he awakens, claiming that he has enough knowledge to help others. Garp has proven to be a very skilled user of Armament Haki, as evidenced by his multiple injuries to Luffy despite the latter's rubber body. Thirty years ago, he coated his fist in Haki, allowing him to defeat and even crush Chinjao's Haki-enhanced drill head, demonstrating his superiority over an already quite strong Armament Haki user.

So far, Garp has been seen throwing cannonballs (including a gigantic one). His fists could also be considered a weapon, but that's it as far as his weapon skills go.

And then – it happened!

During the Egghead Arc of the Final Saga, the Marines discovered that the Blackbeard Pirates had kidnapped Koby and held him on Hachinosu. Although Doll tried to dissuade him from engaging in combat against an emperor, Garp ignored him and took a small fleet with him, heading to Hachinosu to rescue Koby.

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Before they even landed properly, he infused his fist with his Conqueror's Haki and used the powerful Galaxy Impact technique to completely destroy a large portion of the island. This was the first time we saw Garp use Conqueror's Haki, proving that he is one of the best and most powerful characters in the entire series, especially because his attack was so powerful that it could destroy an entire island. Almost.

Garp then landed normally on the island, commenting on how he had lost contact during his attack, which shocked the assembled members of Blackbeard's Pirates. Kuzan then approached him and told him that he would not return Koby, adding that he had always liked Garp because of his behavior, meaning he would always do what he wanted.

Garp demanded that he let Koby go and return to the Marines, which Kuzan rejected and then froze Garp. While he was frozen, Garp imbued his fist with Armament and Conqueror's Haki and shattered the ice. He grabbed Kuzan and used his Blue Hole technique to send him through the ground into a hole beneath the island's surface, showing just how powerful he was.