One Piece 1166 Spoilers: Move Over Mihawk—Oda Unmasks the Biggest Fraud Swordsman Tied to Rocks’ Death
One Piece chapter 1166 spoilers just dropped, torching Figarland Garling’s reputation. Fans are now calling him a bigger sham swordsman than Dracule Mihawk, the Strongest Swordsman in the world.
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Alright. The latest leaks have One Piece fans side‑eyeing Saint Figarland Garling harder than ever. The short version: the Holy Knights boss shows up after the real fight is over and takes the credit anyway. Again.
What the new spoilers say
According to brief summary spoilers for chapter 1166, Rocks D. Xebec — who, yes, was turned into a demon by Imu in this flashback — is defeated by Monkey D. Garp and Gol D. Roger. After that, Garling finds Xebec and delivers the final blow, likely killing him.
On paper, that sounds decisive. In context, it is the definition of a cheap shot, especially because Garling had already been beaten by Xebec earlier in the God Valley flashback. It reads less like justice and more like revenge from a safe distance. And for a guy introduced as the Supreme Commander of the Holy Knights, he still has zero on‑screen feats that match the title.
The 'fraud' conversation got louder
Fans have long joked about Dracule Mihawk being a 'fraud' for ducking big confrontations and keeping his true ceiling mysterious, despite the 'Strongest Swordsman' tag. With this stunt, Garling might have leapfrogged him on the fandom's fraud list. Waiting until your enemy is already downed by Garp and Roger to swing the victory lap? Hard to come back from that reputation‑wise — unless Eiichiro Oda is setting up a bigger payoff for Garling later.
Why the God Valley flashback is not helping Garling
When he first popped up, Garling looked like a genuinely scary presence: brutal, dismissive of other Celestial Dragons, and seemingly the kind of zealot who made the Holy Knights feel like a real threat. The flashback has chipped away at that image, beat by beat, and what is left looks more like an opportunist than a monster.
- He allegedly pushed the World Government to hold the Native Hunting Competition at God Valley so he could snag the glory for rounding up Davy Clan members.
- When he actually faced Xebec, he got flattened.
- After Garp and Roger did the hard part — taking down a demonified Xebec — Garling swooped in to land the 'final blow' and the bragging rights.
String those together and you do not get a fearsome mastermind; you get someone who waits for the opening, then plants a flag and calls it valor. If that is the pattern going forward, every move he makes is going to feel hollow.
So where does that leave him?
Right now, as a villain, Garling looks less like a top boss and more like a guy gaming the scoreboard. Maybe that is the point and we are headed toward a reveal that reframes him. Maybe not. But if these spoilers hold, chapter 1166 does him no favors.
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