#garp op

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I need him like six ways to Sunday.

(NONE OF THE GIFS ARE MINE, IM JUST A HOE SAVING SHIT AND POSTING ABOUT MY FAVOURITE FICTIONAL MEN!)

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I have like a million quotes ready to cause donquibros related pain so here's this for now

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One Piece 1160 rant-like thoughts about Garp, yes AGAIN!

The angsty funny post I made on Bluesky and here after reading the chapter:

Luffy sees a Celestial Dragon for the first time, buying a mermaid and other kidnapped humans: PUNCH Dragon sees how WG and Marines protect Celestial Dragon while they are killing slaves for fun: PUKEEEEE Garp sees all the crimes Celestial Dragons are doing: I HAVE TO CATCH ROGER  

Which led to some healthy back and forth with a moot, so I thought I should keep all this documented here. Because it's good, to keep it all in one place.

Moot pointed out a few things and suggested:

Garp chose one out of the two evils, as Pirates are not good people, and as a Marine, despite the system being corrupt, he can keep them in check.

Hence, Garp didn't take the promotion to keep himself freer and away from WG's grip to operate on his idea of justice.

Garp's role as the Hero of Marines is that of a moral compass, which keeps Marines from becoming worse.

And we have not seen Garp's backstory or his first reaction to the Celestial Dragons' atrocities like Dragon and Luffy.

All these are fair points, but they are still redundant in the grand scheme of the OP universe's current political timeline when we have seen so much already.

Pirates are criminals; that's the whole point.

Pirates operate outside society's rules and regulations. They do whatever they want because they don't respect others' lives and property. Why are we expecting the Pirates not to be evil and bad people?

Just because Luffy is a good boy and does good for the masses because he is kind, doesn't mean others are. There are 1000 other pirate crews who are doing bad at the same time.

Whereas the World Government is there to govern the diverse societies and population of Blue Star, where there is a serious geographical and racial divide. And the role of Marines is to protect the civilians from pirates and other criminals that exploit this divide.

Like any other government and police, they are meant to serve the people. And to govern and protect the civilians, they need the civilians' taxes and support. But in the OP universe, both institutes are committing crimes against civilians on top of taking people's taxes and turning a blind eye to the criminal activities of the Celestial Dragons, who are enslaving people because they think they are the only chosen ones and the rest are beneath them.

There is no lesser of the two evils for anyone to pick.

There is only one big evil that permits other evils to grow and go unchecked.

Is there really no lesser of the two evils?

NAH!

The WG and Marines are the EVIL enablers and maintenance staff of this evil growth. The pirates are just the most visible byproduct of these 800 years of a corrupt system that only favours the Celestial Dragons' comfort and happiness.

Garp is not doing any favour to anyone by not taking the promotion; it is for his own ego to feel he did something right. He is keeping the system in check and oiling it. Peace of the world at the cost of suppressed rights of living beings is not a justification. The happiness and well-being of the few at the top at the cost of a starving population is not choosing the lesser evil.

Dragon saw the truth and decided to eradicate the evil power system. Even Luffy, who is a 'criminal' by definition, has done exactly the same thing time and again by overthrowing the evil seat of power and evil manipulators. Eg: Crocodile, Walpol, Doflamingo, Hody Jones, Arlong, Enel, and so many more.

Monkey D. Garp is simply a PR person for the World Government to the masses!

And so what if we didn't see Garp's reaction the first time to all these atrocities happening? What matters is that he stayed even after what his reaction could've been, and still he continued to work for the Marines. Not only was he doing that, but he was on an active quest for the next reliable cadets to teach them the way of the Marines. I repeat, he stayed, and he is helping the World Government by letting them continue to use his name as their hero. And he is still here after decades, enabling this oppression by cherry-picking his righteousness!

Why is it so hard for us to buy that Garp's staying with the Marines is actively harming the world?

We are being kind to him as readers because we have known him for a long time. He was introduced to us as a hero: the man who cares for his cadet, the man who chose to protect Ace despite Roger being his enemy, and the man who trained Coby. Yes, he is a hero in the Blue Star world, but to us readers, he shouldn't be a hero ever. Oda is chipping away at his lore bit by bit. The moral compass we thought Grap was is a solid work of fabricated PR machinery to lure the likes of Coby and Kuzan, who are already cracking as they travel the four seas of Blue Star.

As a kid I loved Garp too, now NOPE. No backstory will make me respect him. I will sympathize when it happens because I know there will be a good reason for why he decided this sell-out way. It will make sense; it doesn't mean we have to accept it. That is where it will end for me as a reader.

Because Luffy is the answer to all his doubts and dilemmas that he might've had.

Kindness cannot be conditional and limited; when you choose to help, you help all.

And if I am reminded one more time of how Garp almost killed Akainu for killing Ace! I will behead someone!

Yeah, sure, Garp hates the WG, but he hasn't burnt it down as he should've.

As for the whole Sakazuki thing, I am sorry, but that Old Man took a whole platoon to rescue Coby because he was his dear cadet, but for Ace, he didn't do anything because he was a "criminal".

THE CELESTIAL DRAGONS ARE FUCKING ENSLAVERS!

A 20-year-old young man fighting other pirates was killed for having his Pirate King Dad's blood. Because it made him a born criminal, but the 800-year-old bloodlines sitting on Marijoes, enslaving, raping, murdering and killing people for fun, don't make them born criminals?

GARP DO BETTER!

Adding my Rough Idea about what Garp's deal might've been in points:

I am guessing 800 years back, the survivors of 20 nations lost their original homes.

And the Davy Clan, maybe out of kindness or by decree, gave these people a refuge in the God Valley.

Possibly, they are the only D family line that betrayed the other Ds and led to Joy Boy's failure, or stayed neutral.

And eventually, the 20 families they saved or helped turned on them like crocodiles (pulled an Israel on Palestinians) and began to hunt other D families.

We already saw through Law's family that D people hid the D in their name; Vivi's family did the same. The Ds went into hiding, including the Davy Clan.

Most people hid the Ds in their name for centuries.

So the Ds were clearly hunted down. Almost everyone hid it, or the WG was eradicated bit by bit with the growing power of the Marines.

Except one stupid, tenacious bloodline. Which flaunts its D like it's no big deal, the Monkey Ds.

Dragon understood the assignment and dropped his entire surname, and WG preferred it that way because they keep trying to erase D's existence.

But did Garp bother to hide his own name as a young man or try to teach Luffy that? No.

So my guess is Garp joined the Marines to escape the persecution at the hands of WG, or his father or grandfather or great-grandfather did so to keep the family safe by pledging their loyalty and strength to the Marines like Kuma did to protect Bonney. All to keep the people they love safe. But by the time it came to tarp Grap, it had become an indoctrination practice. He didn't exactly buy into it but made peace with the lesser evil of the two; he chose to take his action of Justice on Roger and not the Celestial Dragons.  

WG and Marines cannot come after the people who have shown loyalty for decades, right?

But Garp is still a D, so they treat him like an anomaly still. Like a wolf tamed, not captured. That's why he can use that anomaly status to do some good in a world that's entirely catering to evil. He shone like that white spot of goodness in the black swirl in the Yin and Yang symbol; that is what Garp is in the setup.

Yet, Dragon broke free of this survival indoctrination, and he saw the bigger picture.

By the time it came to Luffy, the same tactics to make him strong and a good Marine royally failed.

That's all for now, folks! 

AND DO NOT COME TO DEFEND GARP IN REPLIES AS DEVIL'S ADVOCATE. ODA WILL DO IT FOR HIM!

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He's done it at least once (yes I'm coping very well with the summer heat thank you)

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One Piece reading log (chap 1156) — The Past Is a Map

⚠️ Spoilers filled discussion, with my fresh thoughts from an excited reader (not a theorist).

First of all, let's spend a bit of time on the cover art. I loved it. We have Roger, Rayleigh my man, Gaban, and then at the center Luffy with the rest of the crew as mini members. The direct inheritors and wing of the Pirate King : Sanji and Zoro. I mean, obviously the whole series is based on inheriting will, but this cover art just encompasses all of it.

Then, we are told idols are navigating on the sea and who do we see?? The Kuja Pirates! This made me so happy and excited. Gloriosa’s younger design is so cool and a bit Boa-like (that's why she is harder on her). And yeah, we always knew she could relate to the lovesickness of Boa because she had one of her own—but I was not expecting hers to be Gold D. Roger. Will she fall for another man from the Rocks and follow them, then? Curious to see how this will unfold. Tritoma, who succeeded Shakky and also died of lovesickness, is also present and super cute <3

Young Roger without his famous mustache is so weird haha xD but loving it. And him trying to kidnap Shakky was so funny. Gaban (like Sanji) almost died from her hotness. And yeah, so confirmed: our little Roger was more sensitive to females than our Luffy xD (yeah I know he had a kid with a woman, but who knows). I’m sorry but the Rayleigh x Shakky scene was so so so cute. I ship them so hard—best couple of the whole One Piece (oh maybe Kuma and Ginny come close).

The Garp vs Roger scene was so cool, I am so excited to see more of them. I missed their interactions, we had barely nothing since Marineford arc flashbacks so this is feeding me up. We saw so little of them in the series, but it's one of my fav dynamics. Excited to see them team up against Rocks Pirates.

After that amazing moment, back to Elbaph. So Loki tried to go to the sea and really wants to join Rocks because he believes he is the most free (so maybe when he sees that Luffy has the Nika fruit, he will consider him the most free and join the crew?) Still made me sad that baby Loki is still not really wanted. But Ida telling him to come live with her is so sweet. I wish we get to see some of that.

Cut to the Pirate Island, Kyo wants to join Rocks. His design is so so cool though. So we know that Rocks wants two fruits. My guess is obviously the Nika fruit (which my guess is still it's the one Harald died protecting) and the second one might be the Yami Yami no Mi (Darkness) fruit that now his son, Teach, has. But yeah, Rocks wanted Harald to eat one of them... kinda curious which one.

They are still looking for the GalleyLa mythical builders... I wonder if Iceberg named his company like that because of that legend or if he has some knowledge about them... Curious, curious.

They are also looking for the frozen bodies of the ancient giants... the ones we know Moria has found and revived. So they may come back later on for the final saga... They are saying even if they come alive again, they will have no reason to listen to us. So will Oars Jr. come back? (Fake-out deaths hehe) Or maybe the older Oars, and we will have to partner up with Moria? (God please no T.T xD I mean he is not a charismatic villain, he gives me the ick, I don't like him and his stupid mouth.)

BTW in all this talk, noticed young Streusen? XD And young Kaido is kinda hot haha. So Kaido kinda wants to force their plan onto Harald, which annoys Rocks and they break into a fight. I wonder why he is against it ? Maybe because of their earlier short-face-off at Mariejoa? Did he realise they would be equally strong and so difficult to force onto?

So Rocks really confirmed that Elbaph is essential for Mariejoa to come down. Is it because Imu is vulnerable to the Nika fruit and they have it? Is it because of strength? Do the giants have an ancient connection to Imu?

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One Piece has always played a lot with the idea of this current generation being a mirror to the older ones, inheriting their will and continuing their journey. But here, I feel it more strongly than ever before. I mean, Rocks almost had all the elements but failed... and I am curious how. Why did Garp and Roger stop him? Garp, logical, because he is a marine and has to protect Mariejoa. But why did Roger? Why did the World Government erase this event ?

And how the fuck is Loki still narrating everything to his brother?

Also, we can see that along our journey, the missing parts from Rock’s journey : our Mugiwaras will have them. (Nika fruit, Oars, Galley-La kinda, etc.)

This chapter makes me think more and more that if Harald continues to refuse Rocks, he will either kill him or maybe Kaido will, to get the Nika fruit, since it's essential to their journey. And I truly believe it's the fruit Elbaph is protecting.

If my little hunch is true, it will be so devastating for my boy, Loki T.T.

Anyway, the scene is set up and I can't wait for the next chapter.

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If you’re into OP analysis, I also wrote:

Freedom isn’t always peaceful – rage and resistance in One Piece & AOT

Yes, One Piece is political and that’s what makes it great

Recently I started doing fresh off reading logs for the newest chapters. You can read them at : One Piece Reading log

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it’s super silly saturday

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Garp, Koby, And Helmeppo With A Pirate S/O

➼ Word Count » 0.7k ➼ Warnings » None ➼ Genre » Romantic

Garp

He hates that he’s fallen for someone of your stature. He hates that you're considered a criminal in the eyes of the government. He hates that you willingly throw yourself out into the light of ridicule. He hates that you’re constantly in danger, but most importantly, he hates that the two of you can’t legally be seen being friendly with each other.

There are moments when he considers offering you a spot alongside him in the navy, but he knows what you'd say and it shatters him.

So many people in his life have already chosen the same path as you and he can't help but watch them all ruin themselves because of it.

He’d probably make it so that he and his unit followed your ship around, mostly just to tease you, but also because he's severely worried you'll end up in danger.

A part of him lives for the power dynamic between you both. He likes being able to arrest you whenever he wants, and he LOVES how you could kill him whenever you caught him alone (or at least try to).

Whenever he manages to get you both alone, he'll bring your hands up to his lips and kiss them, begging you to, at the very least, consider the idea of being a marine — to consider the idea of putting your talents into something a tad bigger than yourself.

Forbidden lovers, but in the saddest kind of way. Where Garp lays awake at night thinking of whether or not you'll survive the night without him. But he'll have to learn to let go of his naturally protective nature.

Koby

He feels so conflicted. He wants to be with you so badly, but he’s scared to be found out. It weighs on him to the point where he’ll constantly be promising you that he doesn’t feel ashamed of you or any other negative connotation you could connect with it, he just really wants this job.

He'll sneak around and try to hide your files so that you slowly become more and more forgotten about by the Marines. He wants to get you out of the public eye as much as he could possibly manage.

Every time he sees your wanted poster he tears it down (although he does keep one folded under his cot).

When he does finally get to see you, he'll hold your face in his hands and just smile lovingly at you, telling you everything that's happened since your last departure.

He always comes bearing small gifts — what kind of boyfriend would he be if he didn't? It's always something that resembles him in some way — his old dog tags, a crumpled note, and sometimes even your missing files.

And when the two of you have to leave, he'll fall into a short depression, wishing that one day, the two of you could be together openly without the fear of persecution.

He honestly couldn't care less about whether or not you're a pirate, he loves you for you, the labels don't mean anything to him.

Helmeppo

He loves the thrill of it all. He adores the way you both have to sneak around just to meet up with one another. It floods him with the best kind of adrenaline.

He won't tell a soul about you until he gets drunk. Which makes him the worst one on this list. Once he's a bit intoxicated, he'll blabber on about you for the whole night.

You'll probably end up arrested due to how much he mentions you.

Old habits die hard, however, and he'll find himself scrounging up cash to pay off whoever it is being sent after you.

He's following you around the second he finds out you're both on the same island. He makes it sooo obvious and you'll have to tug him into an alleyway so no one arouses anymore suspicion than they already have.

Helmeppo doesn't care if the two of you get caught — he can deal with all that later — he only cares for you and the fleeting moments spent together, even if it means your secret relationship is plastered in the news.

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holy fucking shit something something monkey d garp something something i bet on losing dogs mitski something something he’s losing by their side something something im crying