The characters we've seen in Oda's One Piece are truly incredible. They're diverse, intriguing, and—in most cases—favorite fans. On top of that, they're generally very well-written characters whose stories are always fun to explore. But, at other times, they remain a mystery, and we know nothing about them despite being introduced to the larger story. One such example is the enigmatic Figarland family, who were mentioned in the One Piece: Red movie, and in this article, we're going to tell you who they are and... well... everything we know about them.

The Figarland family is a mysterious family from the larger One Piece lore that was first mentioned in the film One Piece: Red. The Five Elders mentioned the family in the film, speculating that Uta, due to her connection to Shanks (as they didn't know the full story), might be a member of the Figarland family, but this has never been confirmed or denied. No members of the Figarland family have been identified, and no additional information about them has been revealed beyond the film's mention.

The rest of this article will focus on the Figarland family and their role in the One Piece series. The Figarland family is a mysterious group mentioned only in the film, and for this reason, we will tell you everything you need to know about them in our informative text. This article will contain some spoilers from the One Piece manga, so be careful how you approach it.

The Figarland family is a mystery

Over the years, Oda has introduced many characters into his story. Some of them are more important; some are less important. We generally know a lot about the former, but even the latter group has been covered quite well over the years. But, as Oda fans know, the author is quite prone to creating mysteries, as the story of One Piece is always full of many names, titles, places, and objects whose names we know and whose existence we know, but about which we know absolutely nothing.

We've already discussed and speculated about some of these mysteries here, and this article, as you may have guessed, is going to deal with one of those mysteries. (Otherwise, this introduction would have been really, really stupid.)

So, the mystery we're going to talk about here is the Figarland Family. And while One Piece focuses more on individual characters than groups and/or families, certain families make up the story and are an important part of Oda's world. Just remember the World Nobles and their families, the Charlotte family, or the Don Quixote family, all of which are important to the story and essential to the story.

Even Sanji and Luffy's families are relevant to the story, so you can see that families, in this aspect, aren't really something that should be ignored when it comes to One Piece.

Now, regarding the Figarland Family, we have several things to tell you. First of all, the family hasn't officially appeared in the series. In short, they've only been mentioned in one movie, One Piece Film: Red. The ones who mentioned them are the Five Elders, which isn't really surprising, as these five guys know everything about anything, so it shouldn't be surprising that they also know about the Figarland family. But, as usual, they haven't revealed anything to us, except that the family exists. But why did they bring it up, then?

Well, as fans know, One Piece Film: Red is about Uta, and while the film itself isn't a canon story, the characters depicted in it are (or have been made canon). This is why Uta is now a canon character, even though we probably won't see her much later in the story. So, in the film, the Five Elders discussed a new threat that was Uta, and while talking about her, they mentioned that she might be a member of the Figarland family. Why? Well, because of her connection to Shanks, but more on that later.

You'd think the film would explore this further later, but it didn't. The Five Elders mentioned the Figarland family in relation to Uta and Shanks, we got confirmation of how the name is written in Japanese (フィガーランド家, in case you wanted to know), and... that was it. No one ever mentioned it again, either in the film or elsewhere, so we're basically left with two possibilities.

The first possibility states that the Figarland family is not important and is simply a non-canonical addition to the storyline that will never be revisited. Given that One Piece is a large-scale work, it wouldn't be unusual for such a detail to exist.

The Figarland family would still be part of the larger story, but we never learn anything more about them because they aren't important to the story and were only mentioned in passing. This would also imply that Uta isn't from the Figarland family or that her true family history doesn't matter for whatever reason.

The second possibility is that the Figarland family is actually relevant, but the true nature of the family is an important moment for the plot, which is why Oda only hinted at their existence but wanted to leave the big reveal for later. Knowing Oda, this wouldn't be strange, as the guy is well known for being a writer who likes to leave hints before a big reveal in the series.

As things stand, we don't know which of these possibilities is true, so we'll just have to wait and see what the future holds. Now let's take a look at how the family could potentially be linked to Shanks.

Shanks could potentially be a member of the Figarland family

Uta and Shanks' story is a strange one. Uta's story was intertwined with Shanks', and we know she was first introduced as Shanks' daughter. When this was announced, fans were confused, as it was revealed that Shanks had no daughter or family. Namely, we know he was born 39 years before the present date, but he was found as a one-year-old baby in a treasure chest by the Roger Pirates, who took him with them and raised him as one of their own. It was never hinted that Shanks had a known family, but he suddenly had a daughter.

As far as we know, Uta was born 19 years before the present date in an unknown city. Sometime when she was two years old, Uta's birthplace was attacked by pirates, who not only plundered the place but also killed Uta's parents and kidnapped the girl, taking her with them.

While sailing, they stumbled upon Shank's Red Hair Pirates, who attacked them and took their loot. In one of the chests, Shanks found the two-year-old Uta smiling cheerfully. Remembering his own past, Shanks decided to take Uta in and adopt her as his daughter, taking her on his journeys and adventures. Since Shanks had absolutely no way of locating her family (not even knowing that they had been killed), he saw this encounter as fate and happily took her in.

So, this is the story of how the two of them met and how Uta became Shank's daughter. Now, the Five Elders mentioned that she could be a member of the Figarland Family due to her connection to Shanks. This tells us two things. First of all, the Five Elders probably did not know that Uta is Shanks' adopted daughter and not his biological daughter (they might have known which families were looted in the raid in which Uta was kidnapped, but that wouldn't really imply a familial relationship with Shanks per se ). Secondly, this implies that Shanks is somehow connected to the Figarland Family.

This would be a major revelation because it would provide us with information about Shanks's past, and it would also mean that the Figarland family will play an important role in the final saga. The Five Elders usually know more than they let on, so why would this be an exception?

If the Figarland family is part of the canon, we're likely in for a major treat related to Shanks and his past, but since we really don't know if the film's allusion is just a coincidence or a foreshadowing of something bigger, we can't say anything here. What we do know is that the family exists in a larger tradition and is somehow connected to Shanks, but whether or not that will be relevant is a mystery for now.