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The Battle at Hachinosu that occurred during the Egghead Arc ofOne Pieceproved a lot of things. For one, Monkey D. Garp’s Galaxy Impact and its phenomenal power was shown. The Garp Vs. Aokiji conflict also took center stage in the battle.
After this battle, fans were convinced that Aokiji had really turned over to Blackbeard’s side. Afterall, how could he battle his old mentor if he had even an ounce of respect and loyalty left for the man? But one fan theory states that the reality is the complete opposite.
Monkey D. Garp’s Lesson to His Followers inOne Piece
Chapter 1088 ofOne PieceshowedMonkey D. Garp’s defeat at the hands of his old disciple, Aokiji.However, there is another aspect of the chapter that you might have missed or simply taken for granted as some emotional panels. The chapter does not begin with the battle; it begins by showing the one lesson that Garp had always drilled into others.
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According to Garp, if a precarious situation requires someone to either save a baby or an old man, one should always save the baby because the old man has already lived his life. The baby, on the other hand, is yet to see the world and has unknown potential that cannot be risked. While the scene shows Garp lecturing Koby, this could also have been drilled into Kuzan himself.
According toa fan theory, Garp was actually preparing his troops to always choose something that has potential over saving an old man, and maybe he was referring to himself here. The admiral must have known that there would be a time when he would need saving, but it could endanger someone else or a mission. Thus, he wanted his followers to make wise decisions and not care about him.
Aokiji Followed Garp’s Direction in the Hachinosu Battle
The theory further expands to claim thatAokiji had chosen to battle Garpbecause it was the best thing he could have done for his mentor. He never tried to go after Koby and the other marines because he was simply applying Garp’s ideology to the situation.
During the incident, Garp’s team could be divided into three factions: Garp, Koby, and the marines. Koby is the baby in this situation, while Garp is the old man. Thus, Kuzan chose the target accordingly so that neither Koby, nor the rest of the marines are hurt. He chose to fight Garp at the cost of letting Koby and the others go free.
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Kuzan knew that he would have to stand his ground to prove himself to Teach. So he chose the opponent who is the strongest but at the same time is just an old man, who has already seen much of life. Furthermore, the name of the chapter isThe Final Lesson,which could be referring to the fact that Aokiji has finally understood Garp’s teachings after he had to apply them.
By defeating Garp, not only didAokiji gain the trust of Blackbeard,he could also prove how big of an asset he could be, given his powers.
One Pieceis available to read on Viz Media, and the anime is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
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