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Is Garp Dead in One Piece? Answered
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Is Garp Dead in One Piece? Answered (Spoilers)

Going out with a smile.

One Piece has a complicated relationship with death. Though it might show plenty of characters knocking on Heaven’s door, only a scant few have ever been confirmed to be outright deceased with no means of a fake-out or last-minute revival. as such, a pivotal moment late in the series has likely left you wondering: Is Garp dead in One Piece, or was his fatal final battle merely a ruse?

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We’re here to provide you with an answer, but we will be going into *Massive Spoilers* to do so. Consider this your last warning, and proceed with caution if you aren’t caught up to Chapter 1088 in the manga.

Does Garp Die in One Piece? Answered

Based on Chapter 1088 of One Piece, there’s at least a chance that Garp is dead and gone.

Following an injury sustained in a fight with the former Admiral Aokiji, Garp is in rough shape and unable to reach his allies to protect them directly. Making matters worse is that the Black Beard Pirate Avalo Pizarro has used the powers of the Shima Shima no Mi to try and flatten them all with a giant hand made from Fullalead Island.

He then has a flashback to a lesson he taught all of his pupils, which was to always prioritize the lives of the young over the lives of the old. Following this, he ordered his allies to focus on protecting themselves by destroying the giant hand, during which he would ensure they don’t come to harm. Kobe listens to him, and while Garp attacks Pizarro head-on, Kobe destroys the giant arm.

His allies are then able to regroup, but instead of letting them rescue him, he tels them to flee. It’s then revealed that during his attack against Pizarro, he was impaled in the side by Aokiji and surrounded by some of the most powerful members of Blackbeard’s crew with no means of escaping alive.

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But then, this isn’t definitive proof that Garp is dead in One Piece.

As has been shown with several other characters, being impaled isn’t a sure death sentence in this world. This is especially true for Garp, as he has the same inhuman toughness that Luffy boasts even without Devil Fruit powers. Likewise, even minor characters have survived events as extreme as being caught in the blast of a massive explosion, which makes it all the more strange that something as minor as a stab wound could put Garp down.

We likewise haven’t seen Garp’s death explicitly. He’s still alive by the end of the chapter, and the narration that goes with it says he “disappeared” instead of died. Given this, it’s entirely possible he’s being kept alive for a later moment or reveal tied to Luffy and Blackbeard’s inevitable confrontation.

We won’t know for sure until his death is confirmed or denied in the story proper. Until then, we’d recommend an ounce of skepticism.

And with that, you’re all caught up on whether or not Garp is dead in One Piece. We’ve got plenty of other articles on the series down below, so give them a look if you’re dying for more


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Keenan McCall
Keenan has been a nerd from an early age, watching anime and playing games for as long as I can remember. Since obtaining a bachelor's degree in journalism back in 2017, he has written thousands of articles covering gaming, animation, and entertainment topics galore.