God Valley was 38 years ago: Ripley is 80. Colun is 20, but appears to be around 6-7 years old in Human years. Ripley would have been 42 around the time of God Valley.
Kureha-sama and Jarul-sama show us the high end ranges of Human/Giant life: Kureha is 141, and Jarul is 408: and Jarul looks like he has a few good decades left in him, he's a Ruler of Elbaph, trusted by the other Giants, his mind is still sharp (the sharp sword in his head is keeping his mind sharp), and he seems to be still quite powerful for his age, showing no issues moving around and what not.
A while ago, I did a deep dive into One Piece aging amongst various races:
Long story short, Giants age 3 times slower than Human in general. The High End for Humans is 130-150, IMO, and the High End for Giants is 400-450.
42/3 = 14...

We all know how Oda loves his Age/Size gaps.
I almost got BANNED for suggesting Carrot and Chopper get together, when it's a 2 year age gap: that's nothing compared to what else we've gotten in this series.
Scarlett, Rebecca's Mother, was 16 when she fell in love with Kyros, who was 25.
Roger was 18 years older than Rouge
Big Mom has 20 years on Pound
Bege is 16 years older than Chiffon
Like, these are NOT small age gaps (except for rich people, who like multiple decades on their victims: Look at Imu with Vivi. God knows what that fucking age gap is, HOLY SHIT, the Celestial Dragons aren't beating ANY OF the allegations, they're beating their meat to teenagers, FUCK)
Boa was out here trying to openly marry a 17 year old
Rayleigh has 14 years on Shakky, and they probably met at God Valley, too: Shakky would have been 26, and Rayleigh 40. Which, for One Piece? That's really good, Rayleigh fell in love with a woman well over 20, RAYLEIGH IS SAFE
Then we've got just fucking WEIRD age gaps you wouldn't even think of, like Aladine and Praline, 16 year age gap.
Neptune and Otohime with the 18 year age gap (do we even know... when they got together? Not King Neptune...)
Even "Not Beating the Celestial Dragon Allegations" Shanks has an 8 year age gap on Makino... but that probably happened when Shanks showed up 12 years ago in Foosha Village, when Makino was... 19... and Shanks was... 27...)
The One Piece Coming of Age Ceremony is 14, BTW (we know this from Vivi)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_of_age
If Elbaph has similar customs to Alabasta, the Coming of Age Ceremony is most likely held around the ages of 42-50: in this case, I'm guessing 42, because that's how old Ripley was during the time of God Valley.
Scopper Gyaban is Sanji's Parallel: Sanji nearly married Pudding, a 16-year-old he has a 5-year-age gap with (which, once again, IS NOTHING compared to the series with 16-year-old Scarlett running away from her kingdom to marry 25-year-old Kyros)
We know the Celestial Dragons have craved the power of Giants for a long time... is that all they craved?
Ripley is a smokeshow... and size DOES NOT MATTER to the Celestial Dragons
We have seen this with Charlos and Shirahoshi:
THEY'RE INTO THAT SHIT
Since Oda is really putting the eggs in the "God Valley" basket right now, setting up the inevitable full flashback we'll get in Wano Act 4 (Kaido's TRUE flashback), I think Ripley was also a Celestial Dragon slave on God Valley, or, perhaps, a young warrior seeking fame, who ran into more than she could handle in the Rocks Pirates/God's Knights
We saw Buccaneers at God Valley; why not Giants? Kuma is also proof the Celestial Dragons bring people from outside the territory, not just natives, while conducting their disgusting crimes against life.
I think Ripley/Scopper fell in love when Gyaban saved Ripley at God Valley
This is funny, because Scopper is younger than Ripley, but met her when she was physically younger than him, due to Giant genetics.
Scopper Gyaban even complains about this in his intro:
Colun is 20 years old: around 7 in Human years.
Ripley had him when she was 60; ie, 20.
I'm hoping Chopper can work with Bonney to produce "de-aging" drugs... not to live forever, but so that Scopper can live out his life with Ripley and grow old with her, naturally.
At this rate, he probably has around 60 years left, if he is Rayleigh's age.
Sanji and Zoro, Gyaban and Rayleigh's parallels on the Straw Hat Pirates, are both 21; so, since Rayleigh is 78, I'm going to guess Scopper Gyaban is around that age, or a bit younger/older.
Kureha proves he has less than a century left in normal circumstances.
If Ripley WAS a Celestial Dragon victim/slave, the God's Knights kidnapping the child of the man who saved her works within the narrative, and gives Ripley even more character motivation to despise the Celestial Dragons/God's Knights.
I believe Gunko is a slave who chose to become a Celestial Dragon, rather than choose honor/loyalty; this is why Brook's statement pissed her off so much. Gunko sacrificed her honor as a human being in order to survive, by becoming a Celestial Dragon. Gunko was introduced trying to recruit Loki to the God's Knights; his disgust and refusal SEVERELY angered her, to the point Shamrock had to stop her tantrum.
Ripley being a slave who was sentenced to death for refusing to be a Celestial Dragon slave, while Gunko was a slave who became a Celestial Dragon (still think she's Victoria from Kidd's homeisland, and Shamrock kidnapped/saved her from Garling, making Kidd think she died) is good writing.
Oda likes having women fight each other; Nami's barely allowed to fight men in this manga.
I think Ripley might very well be the first person to damage Gunko, if this is the case; Ripley is clearly heading towards her son, Colun, to rescue him.
Killingham already demonstrated via his MMAs how dangerous angry Giant Mothers can be; this is foreshadowing Ripley, the Giant mother with the most focus, protecting her son Colun, the Giant Child with the most character focus in the arc.
Of course, Gunko will beat up Ripley; this is what will cause Scopper to lose. Trying to defend his family, as when he sees Ripley, he remembers the scared Teenage Giant he knew from God Valley, whom he rescued, came to know, then eventually made a child with.
Take it away, Rayleigh:
Roger's crew is TEN TIMES WORSE THAN SANJI, leave Sanji alone; my man was forced into a marriage DESTINED TO KILL HIM, and fell in love with Pudding wholesomely and naturally
It's the old men from this series that are fucking horny freaks, not Sanji
"Hey, Ray, I hear you like em young."
IMO, Scopper denied Ripley for a few years, but, eventually, she won him over, after she fell in love with him in God Valley, for rescuing her.
Except to see Ripley in a God Valley Flashback soon. Maybe even next chapter.





It's up to Akainu to stop the former Roger Pirates from banging all these young women
Stunt on them, our Marine King. Only YOU (not you gooners reading this, I meant Papazuki) can stop the Roger Pirates from stealing innocent young girls away from their parents, with their sexy CoC, and their Power of Love otaku-bullshit







o7 Sanji fans, you knew there had to be some kind of catch, Oda doesn't let you have nice things... and look at fucking Toei, woof
Lilith and York are probably like 4-years-old BTW, this series is a moral disaster area, AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Kureha-sama and Jarul-sama show us the high end ranges of Human/Giant life: Kureha is 141, and Jarul is 408: and Jarul looks like he has a few good decades left in him, he's a Ruler of Elbaph, trusted by the other Giants, his mind is still sharp (the sharp sword in his head is keeping his mind sharp), and he seems to be still quite powerful for his age, showing no issues moving around and what not.
A while ago, I did a deep dive into One Piece aging amongst various races:
Long story short, Giants age 3 times slower than Human in general. The High End for Humans is 130-150, IMO, and the High End for Giants is 400-450.
42/3 = 14...

We all know how Oda loves his Age/Size gaps.
I almost got BANNED for suggesting Carrot and Chopper get together, when it's a 2 year age gap: that's nothing compared to what else we've gotten in this series.
Scarlett, Rebecca's Mother, was 16 when she fell in love with Kyros, who was 25.
Roger was 18 years older than Rouge
Big Mom has 20 years on Pound
Bege is 16 years older than Chiffon

Like, these are NOT small age gaps (except for rich people, who like multiple decades on their victims: Look at Imu with Vivi. God knows what that fucking age gap is, HOLY SHIT, the Celestial Dragons aren't beating ANY OF the allegations, they're beating their meat to teenagers, FUCK)
Boa was out here trying to openly marry a 17 year old
Rayleigh has 14 years on Shakky, and they probably met at God Valley, too: Shakky would have been 26, and Rayleigh 40. Which, for One Piece? That's really good, Rayleigh fell in love with a woman well over 20, RAYLEIGH IS SAFE

Then we've got just fucking WEIRD age gaps you wouldn't even think of, like Aladine and Praline, 16 year age gap.
Neptune and Otohime with the 18 year age gap (do we even know... when they got together? Not King Neptune...)
Even "Not Beating the Celestial Dragon Allegations" Shanks has an 8 year age gap on Makino... but that probably happened when Shanks showed up 12 years ago in Foosha Village, when Makino was... 19... and Shanks was... 27...)
The One Piece Coming of Age Ceremony is 14, BTW (we know this from Vivi)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_of_age

If Elbaph has similar customs to Alabasta, the Coming of Age Ceremony is most likely held around the ages of 42-50: in this case, I'm guessing 42, because that's how old Ripley was during the time of God Valley.
Scopper Gyaban is Sanji's Parallel: Sanji nearly married Pudding, a 16-year-old he has a 5-year-age gap with (which, once again, IS NOTHING compared to the series with 16-year-old Scarlett running away from her kingdom to marry 25-year-old Kyros)
We know the Celestial Dragons have craved the power of Giants for a long time... is that all they craved?
Ripley is a smokeshow... and size DOES NOT MATTER to the Celestial Dragons
We have seen this with Charlos and Shirahoshi:

THEY'RE INTO THAT SHIT
Since Oda is really putting the eggs in the "God Valley" basket right now, setting up the inevitable full flashback we'll get in Wano Act 4 (Kaido's TRUE flashback), I think Ripley was also a Celestial Dragon slave on God Valley, or, perhaps, a young warrior seeking fame, who ran into more than she could handle in the Rocks Pirates/God's Knights
We saw Buccaneers at God Valley; why not Giants? Kuma is also proof the Celestial Dragons bring people from outside the territory, not just natives, while conducting their disgusting crimes against life.
I think Ripley/Scopper fell in love when Gyaban saved Ripley at God Valley
This is funny, because Scopper is younger than Ripley, but met her when she was physically younger than him, due to Giant genetics.
Scopper Gyaban even complains about this in his intro:

Colun is 20 years old: around 7 in Human years.
Ripley had him when she was 60; ie, 20.
I'm hoping Chopper can work with Bonney to produce "de-aging" drugs... not to live forever, but so that Scopper can live out his life with Ripley and grow old with her, naturally.
At this rate, he probably has around 60 years left, if he is Rayleigh's age.
Sanji and Zoro, Gyaban and Rayleigh's parallels on the Straw Hat Pirates, are both 21; so, since Rayleigh is 78, I'm going to guess Scopper Gyaban is around that age, or a bit younger/older.
Kureha proves he has less than a century left in normal circumstances.
If Ripley WAS a Celestial Dragon victim/slave, the God's Knights kidnapping the child of the man who saved her works within the narrative, and gives Ripley even more character motivation to despise the Celestial Dragons/God's Knights.
I believe Gunko is a slave who chose to become a Celestial Dragon, rather than choose honor/loyalty; this is why Brook's statement pissed her off so much. Gunko sacrificed her honor as a human being in order to survive, by becoming a Celestial Dragon. Gunko was introduced trying to recruit Loki to the God's Knights; his disgust and refusal SEVERELY angered her, to the point Shamrock had to stop her tantrum.
Ripley being a slave who was sentenced to death for refusing to be a Celestial Dragon slave, while Gunko was a slave who became a Celestial Dragon (still think she's Victoria from Kidd's homeisland, and Shamrock kidnapped/saved her from Garling, making Kidd think she died) is good writing.
Oda likes having women fight each other; Nami's barely allowed to fight men in this manga.
I think Ripley might very well be the first person to damage Gunko, if this is the case; Ripley is clearly heading towards her son, Colun, to rescue him.
Killingham already demonstrated via his MMAs how dangerous angry Giant Mothers can be; this is foreshadowing Ripley, the Giant mother with the most focus, protecting her son Colun, the Giant Child with the most character focus in the arc.
Of course, Gunko will beat up Ripley; this is what will cause Scopper to lose. Trying to defend his family, as when he sees Ripley, he remembers the scared Teenage Giant he knew from God Valley, whom he rescued, came to know, then eventually made a child with.
Take it away, Rayleigh:

Roger's crew is TEN TIMES WORSE THAN SANJI, leave Sanji alone; my man was forced into a marriage DESTINED TO KILL HIM, and fell in love with Pudding wholesomely and naturally
It's the old men from this series that are fucking horny freaks, not Sanji
"Hey, Ray, I hear you like em young."
IMO, Scopper denied Ripley for a few years, but, eventually, she won him over, after she fell in love with him in God Valley, for rescuing her.
Except to see Ripley in a God Valley Flashback soon. Maybe even next chapter.





It's up to Akainu to stop the former Roger Pirates from banging all these young women
Stunt on them, our Marine King. Only YOU (not you gooners reading this, I meant Papazuki) can stop the Roger Pirates from stealing innocent young girls away from their parents, with their sexy CoC, and their Power of Love otaku-bullshit







o7 Sanji fans, you knew there had to be some kind of catch, Oda doesn't let you have nice things... and look at fucking Toei, woof
Lilith and York are probably like 4-years-old BTW, this series is a moral disaster area, AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE