Vice Admiral Garp
Vice Admiral Garp is a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral known as Garp the Fist and the Hero of the Marines. He serves the World Government while maintaining a personal code that prevents him from accepting promotion to admiral. His goals center on shaping strong marines through rigorous training, though his efforts with family members have produced pirates instead. He is known for cornering Gold Roger in his youth, stopping the Rocks Pirates at God Valley, and repeated clashes with his grandson Luffy.
Throughout his career Garp has trained multiple recruits including Luffy, Ace, Koby, and Aokiji while refusing to discuss details of his most famous battles. His strength remains formidable despite age, allowing him to hurl cannonballs by hand and deliver area attacks that devastate islands. Recent events show him protecting Koby during an assault on Hachinosu even after sustaining serious wounds.
Appearance
Vice Admiral Garp maintains a muscular build and spiky hair even in later years. A prominent scar crosses his chest and another marks his left cheek. He typically wears a torn Marine coat with epaulets and a nameplate that reads Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp Garp the Fist.12
During confrontations Garp often stands with arms crossed or hands behind his head while laughing widely. His coat flows dramatically during movement and shows visible damage from combat. Close-up panels emphasize his wide grin alongside the chest scar as recurring visual elements.3
Personality
Vice Admiral Garp displays a boisterous and dismissive attitude toward past events, laughing loudly when reminded of his grandson's escapes. He insists that strength must be earned and rejects the idea that anyone is born a hero. This outlook shapes his refusal to accept admiral rank because the position would require protecting celestial dragons.45
Garp enforces harsh training methods on those under his care, including throwing young Luffy off cliffs and tying him to balloons. He becomes intensely serious when family members choose piracy over the marines and declares that he will not hold back against them. Despite these conflicts he continues to shield protégés such as Koby during battles.67
Abilities and powers
Vice Admiral Garp possesses immense physical strength that allows him to smash through building entrances and hurl cannonballs by hand. He employs named techniques such as Galaxy Fist and Galaxy Divide that produce massive area destruction on islands. Even when bound by chains he breaks free to counter multiple attackers simultaneously.8910
History
Training period
Training period11
Later Service
Post-War Return
After major conflicts Vice Admiral Garp returned to Fuschia Village aboard a Marine battleship. He addressed residents about post-war instability and warned them not to relax due to coming global threats. Upon learning that bandits had taken over Makino's bar he ordered his men to stay back when a curly-haired woman attacked him with a wooden club.1516
Early career
Early career17
God Valley Incident
Garp participated in the God Valley event that marked the beginning of many legends surrounding his career. During this incident he fought alongside a pirate to stop the Rocks crew and later became recognized as the marine who defeated them. Narrators note that Garp remains tight-lipped about the subject while crowds react with surprise upon learning of his involvement.1819
Relationships
Garp maintains a long professional relationship with Sengoku, who holds him responsible for reporting Luffy's activities. He also trained Koby personally through secret night sessions and protects the recruit during the Hachinosu operation while calling him irreplaceable. Garp refuses offers from other marines seeking to become his disciples.20109
Sengoku
Garp shares a long-standing professional bond with Sengoku who holds him responsible for reporting activities involving Luffy. At headquarters Garp laughs loudly about his grandson while Sengoku demands better excuses for incidents such as the escape from Bartholomew Kuma.21
Chinjao
Major battles
Vice Admiral Garp participates in large-scale conflicts where he positions himself on elevated terrain to oversee the battlefield and delivers powerful area attacks that send multiple fighters flying. He engages directly in brawls while pirates attempt to avoid confrontation with him.24
Marineford conflict
Garp confronts Luffy on a collapsing battlefield and blocks Luffy's path with direct physical threat while threatening Ace's life to stop Luffy. A direct physical clash occurs between Garp and Luffy with Garp remaining standing amid the debris and smoke.25