Theory Garling has the hito hito no mi model: lunarian

[moreha9685]

I really doubt Oda randomly put a monster from a movie amidst four Yokai.
Ju Peter Is likely some Yokai, but with a wider inspiration than the rest.

It's a Mongolian sandworm; it's not taken from Dune, though it is also a homage to it, but it's from IRL mythology.
Warcury's own boar form, the Fengxi, isn't Japanese either, but Chinese.

Oda is obviously working on a pattern here, having three Gorosei with Japanese inspirations, and two with outside Japan, though still Asian-based, ones. An inner circle & an outer one around IMU/Japan.
Either Garling will also have a non-Jap Yokai form, to make it 3 Jap & 3 non; or IMU himself will be based on a non-Japanese creature, to show him being a "foreigner" to the culture he's taken over & subjugated through the centuries.

 

[Dragon777]

It's a Mongolian sandworm; it's not taken from Dune, though it is also a homage to it, but it's from IRL mythology.
Warcury's own boar form, the Fengxi, isn't Japanese either, but Chinese.

Oda is obviously working on a pattern here, having three Gorosei with Japanese inspirations, and two with outside Japan, though still Asian-based, ones. An inner circle & an outer one around IMU/Japan.
Either Garling will also have a non-Jap Yokai form, to make it 3 Jap & 3 non; or IMU himself will be based on a non-Japanese creature, to show him being a "foreigner" to the culture he's taken over & subjugated through the centuries.

Imu is most likely the western Devil, quite literally.
Even the all abyss thing and borrewed Life/powes It's a version of a Devil bargain.

Ok, that does make more sense.
Anyway, easter mosters then.

 

[moreha9685]

Imu is most likely the western Devil, quite literally.
Even the all abyss thing and borrewed Life/powes It's a version of a Devil bargain.

Ok, that does make more sense.
Anyway, easter mosters then.

Yeah, a Western dragon would work both as a symbol of IMU's outsiderness &, if the dragon in question is English/Welsh, it works in tandem with the Figarlands, being that Garling has a French inspiration, while Shanks & Shamrock are purebreed Irish.
MJ is inspired by France, too. Here you have the heart of the European powers having taken over the world, slowly diluting the Japanese influence, 3 Yokai --> 3 Asian non-Yokai. In time, IMU would have Gorosei based on non-Asian creatures, until he takes over the cultures of the ones opposing him, too: Dragon's Native American & Nika's Afro-American one.

 

[MonochromeYoru]

No

 

[Dragon777]

Yeah, a Western dragon would work both as a symbol of IMU's outsiderness &, if the dragon in question is English/Welsh, it works in tandem with the Figarlands, being that Garling has a French inspiration, while Shanks & Shamrock are purebreed Irish.
MJ is inspired by France, too. Here you have the heart of the European powers having taken over the world, slowly diluting the Japanese influence, 3 Yokai --> 3 Asian non-Yokai. In time, IMU would have Gorosei based on non-Asian creatures, until he takes over the cultures of the ones opposing him, too: Dragon's Native American & Nika's Afro-American one.

Cool then.

The dragon is also a common "form" for the Devil in religion, paintings, etc.
And so It would fit with all the devil's bargain things we have seen.

 

[moreha9685]

Cool then.

The dragon is also a common "form" for the Devil in religion, paintings, etc.
And so It would fit with all the devil's bargain things we have seen.

And it fits with that "last piece" of the puzzle.
Mihawk belonging to the Nerona family.
Since Dracula is both "son of the devil" and "son of the dragon".

 

[Crowned Witch]

Sooo, his hair being a Moon's makes him a potential Lunarian despite the fact that he lacks literally any main treat from a Lunarian? Yeah, calling bs on that shit

Do you even properly read? The theory is that Garling ate a devil fruit (Lunarian fruit), it was never said that he IS a lunarian. And the existence of such a fruit is not impossible, take Chopper and his devil fruit as an example.

 

[Dilan]

Garling’s hair looks like a moon. Lunarian has the word “lunar” in it, they’re people from the moon.

Lunarian powers are profoundly busted. Imo more so than the average mythical zoan. It just makes no sense for Oda to not explore these powers with a top tier and instead reserve them for King and the Seraphim.

I think it fits Garling. Apart from the moon hair, the lunarians were the old gods of mariejois. Also they have a history of being right hand men. King was Kaido’s right hand and from the looks of the Harley, Joyboy had a Lunarian on his side as well(probably his rhm).

Garling will be Imu’s equivalent to those right hand men. A man with the power of both the old gods and the new.

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One last thing. When Gatling uses his powers, his hair+ beard will turn white, just like the moon. It fits too much!

This shit makes no sense whatsoever lol