The World Nobles, also known as the Celestial Dragons, are the descendants of 19 of the 20 founding kings of the organization known as the World Government in Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga story (the Nefertari family is excluded). They are generally vile snobs who use their political influence to hide their weaknesses, so practically everyone (or most of them) despises them. And while our beloved Saint Mjosgard is an exception here, a new World Noble named Garling Figarland is not. And while he has yet to make his debut in chapter 1086 of the manga, he is already hated by everyone because it is quite obvious that he is a vile villain. In this article, you will discover who Figarland Garling is and his role in the story.

Saint Figarland Garling is a world noble and member of the Figarland family in One Piece. He is, as far as is known, a member of the Knights of God and therefore has enormous influence, but also appears to be quite powerful. He passed judgment and sentenced Saint Mjosgard to death for protecting the Fish-Men and allegedly assisted in the failed assassination of Saint Charlos. He debuted in Chapter 1086, and it is quite possible that he is related in some way to Shanks, one of the Four Emperors.

The rest of this article will focus on Saint Figarland Garling, his history, and his role in the world of Oda's One Piece series. We'll introduce you to his story and tell you what exactly happened to him, how he developed as a character, and explain where Saint Figarland Garling is currently and what he's doing in the manga's current narrative. This article will contain some spoilers, so if you're not fully up to date, you've been warned.

Saint Figarland Garling seems as vile as he is powerful

Oda's latest One Piece saga promises to be truly epic, as we'll not only get answers to many old questions, but we'll also soon have a significant expansion of the original story. In this article, we'll focus on the new developments and facts related to the world nobles and the Figarland family.

The story of the Figarland family began in the movie One Piece: Red. There, the Five Elders mentioned that Uta might be a member of the Figarland family due to her connection (relationship) with Shanks.

Their brief remark actually implied that Shanks was somehow related to the Figarland family (we'll ignore Uta's role here for now, as she's not the focus of this article at the moment). Otherwise, we doubt they would have mentioned Shanks and this new family in the same sentence.

But since we knew absolutely nothing about the Figarland family at that point, since they were first mentioned in that exact scene, and since the film itself wasn't canon, many fans were skeptical about whether this fact would be relevant to the manga. But as we now know, it was an exceptionally important clue.

Things got even worse when it was revealed that the World Government had an elite unit known as the Knights of God. These Knights of God held more power than the Marines, and they were summoned to investigate the failed assassination of Saint Charlos and Saint Mjosgard's role in it. And while we had no idea who they were at the time, we discovered that they were quite powerful and wielded a great deal of power and influence.

And, as Oda usually does, he finally gave us one last clue that shocked everyone. First of all, he confirmed that the Figarland family is indeed canon and not only that, that they are also a noble family with ties to the God Knights and the World Government. This also confirms that there is a high probability that these guys are related to Shanks. This would explain why Shanks was found during the God Valley incident and why he was found there, since we know there were world nobles on the island, and would also explain the reference in the movie.

But while we initially had no idea who any of the Figarland family members were, the previews for Chapter 1086 finally revealed one of them, a nasty old fellow known as Saint Figarland Garling. You can see his design above, and from what he says, it's obvious that he embodies the worst of the world's nobles. Ultimately, the conclusion of the investigation conducted by the Knights of God was that Saint Mjosgard was guilty of the failed assassination of Saint Charlos.

It was Saint Figarland Garling who eventually judged him and sentenced him to death; the final panel also implies that Saint Mjosgard is indeed dead, but we will have to wait and see on that.

So, for now, that's all we know about Saint Figarland Garling. He seems to be a terribly powerful character and has enormous influence—so much so, in fact, that he could easily execute a World Noble. He also seems quite vile, and we're guessing he'll be one of the biggest villains in the final saga.

As for his relationship with Shanks, we have nothing to add beyond what we've already said on the subject—Shanks is implied to be a member of the Figarland family, and that would explain so much and so many questionable moments in the series. If true, it would mean that Saint Figarland Garling is Shanks's relative, but we don't know the exact nature of their relationship at this time.