Is The Watchman Series’ Hidden Power Turning People Into Givers? Inside The Gachiakuta Theory

Gachiakuta drops a lore bomb: the Watchman Series are the oldest Vital Instruments, traced to Rudo’s ancestor six generations back, powered by limitless Anima and carrying a chilling possibility—they may turn people into Givers on contact.

Gachiakuta keeps dropping lore bombs, and the latest one has me side-eyeing the Watchman Series in a big way. If you are not caught up with the manga, back out now. Major spoilers below.

Spoilers for Gachiakuta manga ahead.

The Follo awakening that quietly changes everything

Chapter 128 gives us the clearest hint yet that the Watchman Series might do more than just hit harder. Follo finally awakens as a Giver, and the way it happens is... suspicious. In-story, Semiu chalks it up to Rudo's energy helping Follo push past his insecurities after the two got closer. But Corvus's reaction undercuts that neat explanation. He is startled that Follo managed it while wearing gloves (not Rudo's Gloves), which lines up with a much bigger idea: contact with a Watchman item might be enough to flip someone into a Giver.

Roll it back a bit. In Chapter 103, Rudo and Follo swap outfits to trick Kuro, the info broker running that game of tag. Follo throws on Rudo's Gloves from the Watchman Series for the first time and has a brutal response. These Gloves are notoriously punishing — even a stable mind can crack trying them cold — and Follo feels the toll immediately.

Follo describes the experience as 'eating away at him.'

Not long after, in Chapter 127, Follo awakens and his hammer becomes his Vital Instrument. Then Chapter 128 tries to tidy it up with the Rudo-energy theory, but Corvus's shock reads like confirmation of a different hypothesis he already had: touching a Watchman piece can turn someone into a Giver, and Follo is proof it works.

And it is not just Follo. In Episode 13, Amo Empool awakens as a Giver almost instantly after coming into contact with the Watchman Series Boots. She slides into being the next user with basically zero struggle. That is wild speed compared to Follo's years of trying.

What the Watchman Series actually is (as far as we know)

The Watchman Series are the oldest Vital Instruments in this world, going back six generations to Rudo's ancestor. They hold an unlimited supply of Anima, which is part of why they hit like nothing else. Only people who have suffered serious tragedy and lost a piece of themselves can truly wield them — that is why Rudo and Amo took to them so naturally while Follo initially could not handle the blowback.

There are five Watchman items, each with its own ability set. Fans have linked them to the five senses — touch, smell, taste, sight, hearing — which honestly fits the pattern a little too well to be coincidence. Their full potential is still a question mark, but the pieces we do have are already nasty.

• Gloves / 3R — Known users: Canis Surebrec (former), Rudo Surebrec. Touch to turn any object into a Vital Instrument, and you can juice its power 2x or 3x.
• Boots — Known users: Canis Surebrec (former), The Man (former), Amo Empool. Uses the wearer's life experience to produce scents that pull specific feelings and memories out of the target.
• Coat — Known users: Canis Surebrec (former), Zodyl Typhon. Your body mutates based on what you eat — think spiked limbs, wings, the works.
• Book — Known users: Canis Surebrec (former), Regto (former), Angel. Alters memories.
• Necklace — Known users: Canis Surebrec (former), Gountess Knock. Lets the user craft blood-and-cord chokers; Gountess can link up wearers to share thoughts and feelings.

There are a couple of extra wrinkles worth flagging. For both Rudo and Gountess, their Watchman gear actually eases physical pain caused by their conditions — and when Rudo swaps clothes with Follo back in that Kuro gambit, the pain comes roaring back. Small detail, big implication. Also, if you are trying to spot Watchman items on sight, the logo changes between pieces but keeps the same motif: rings and a triangle.

So... can the Watchman Series make Givers?

Kei Urana has not confirmed that outright. But between Follo's delayed awakening after handling Rudo's Gloves, Corvus's specific shock about the circumstances, and Amo becoming a Giver almost on contact with the Boots, the dots connect a little too neatly. At minimum, the Watchman Series feels like a catalyst for awakening — a trigger that can override years of effort once you brush up against it.

We still do not know the ceiling on these items. They have unlimited Anima, a brutal user requirement, and abilities that break the rules of the world. I would be very surprised if the series does not circle back to spell out the 'Giver on contact' angle explicitly.

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