This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf arc.

Summary

The Holy Knights and Elders in One Piece are confirmed to be immortal. (93 characters)
Garling Figarland is the only Holy Knight who isn't immortal. (68 characters)
Oda may be setting up Garling to potentially dethrone Imu. (63 characters)

One Piece is currently in the Elbaf arc and fans know already that Oda is going to dive deep into the biggest secrets of the story here. Given that this is the final saga of the story, it is no surprise to know that Oda is slowly revealing one big secret after another of the World Government here, and most recently, Oda touched up the powers of the Abyss, and the immorality that was first brought up in the Egghead arc of One Piece.

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Fans know for a fact that the Holy Knights are all immortal, and at the same time, that the Elders hold the same powers. Yet, there is canonically one Holy Knight who isn't immortal, and that is Saint Garling Figarland.

The Immortality Of The Holy Knights And The Five Elders

The Holy Knights Are Confirmed To Be Immortal
The Elders Showed Immortality On Egghead

It was difficult to imagine Oda introducing a power that not even regular Haki can counter in One Piece, but he has done just that with the Final Saga. In Egghead, fans got their first taste of immortality in One Piece, as Saint Saturn revealed how strong he truly was. Dealing damage to Saint Saturn wasn't an issue at all. What bothered those fighting him was the fact that he held the power of immortality and simply couldn't die, regenerating from everything thrown at him. Later on, the other Elders showed this power as well.

But there's no point in fighting, these guys are immortal! — Luffy to the Giants

In the Elbaf arc, fans were shocked to know that the Elders weren't the only ones in One Piece with the power of immortality. As was confirmed directly by Saul, all the Holy Knights hold immortality as well, which means that winning against them isn't easy at all.

Being immortal simply means that one doesn't age anymore, and at the same time, can regenerate infinitely from everything thrown at them. But, this is where things get interesting, as there is one character among their ranks who isn't immortal just yet.

Garling Figarland Doesn't Have Immortality

Garling Has Been Shown To Age Normally

So far, all the Holy Knights and Elders have shown immortality in One Piece. Fans also know through the Elders that once someone attains immortality, they stop growing old and their appearance remains the same. It is no surprise to know that Saturn was alive over 200 years ago in One Piece. It is also not a surprise that Brook could recognize Gunko in Elbaf, as he was once a part of the army of a nation, long before he was even a pirate. Clearly, Brook saw Gunko long ago and recognizes her, most likely because she hasn't aged even a bit.

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Watch closely, children! — Garling to Shanks and Shamrock on God Valley

Yet, fans have seen Garling Figarland, the man who served the Holy Knights as their Supreme Commander and is now a part of the Five Elders, and he doesn't have immortality. Garling Figarland was young during God Valley, and he is quite old right now.

Garling's True Role In One Piece

There are two reasons why Garling Figarland doesn't have immortality. The first one is simply that he is so strong that he doesn't need it. Garling might also hold the belief that allowing oneself to get hit only leads to the senses being dulled. Oda himself has teased him to hold special power, which means he will be very important as the story moves ahead.

More importantly, it is possible that Garling might actually be secretly aiming to dethrone Imu himself. This is based on the idea that Garling may be based on Yuri Gagarin, who, upon going to space, uttered the words: “I see no God up here.”

It is entirely possible that Oda is setting up Garling Figarland to try and go against Imu, which is why he refused the mark as that would make Garling Imu's personal slave.

One Piece chapter 1148 will be out soon, in a week's time. As usual, One Piece is going to drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops at 12AM JST on Monday. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on May 11. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1148 is May 11, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.

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Release Date: October 20, 1999
Network: Fuji TV
Directors: Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou