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Chapter 1160: The God Valley Incident

Arc: Elbaf · Saga: Final Saga · Released:

Summary

A flashback to the God Valley Incident, staged as a Celestial-Dragon “rabbit hunt.” The World Nobles put the reviled Davy Clan of buccaneers on display and open a points-based murder-game across their houses — Figarland, Bavette, Manmayer, and Shepherd — with a family competition and an individual race, bet on from Mariejois. Garling (Figarland) is credited with finding the quarry and leads; St. Gunko of the Manmayer family is the individual favorite. As the hunters butcher fleeing captives, the Rocks Pirates land after treasure and Devil Fruits (a horned officer angles Charlotte Linlin for a fruit; Newgate and Wang Zhi are present, and the crew squabbles over the young beauty Shakky). Then the Roger Pirates land too — also after treasure, also vying to seize Shakky. The Holy Knights of God deploy to shield the Celestial Dragons as pirates pour onto every shore, and the chapter closes on Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp arriving with his fleet: “Here I am, baby!!”

New reveals

• The God Valley Incident is shown on-page as a Celestial-Dragon murder-game — a “rabbit hunt” of enslaved people for house-vs-house points (p. 2-6).
• The prey are “the most hated of people” — buccaneers, including a specifically named Davy Clan paraded before the crowd (p. 2).
• Competing noble houses: Figarland (leading), Bavette, Manmayer, Shepherd — a family competition plus an individual race (p. 6).
• Garling is credited with “finding them” and is the crowd favorite (“Lord Garling!”); the Figarland family leads (p. 3, 6).
• St. Gunko, “devoted blade of God,” of the Manmayer family, is the individual-race favorite (p. 6-7).
• Rules/scoring: survive three weeks to go free; 150 rare rabbits; 13 super-rare rabbits @ 10,000 pts; prize targets like the “10,000-point Buccaneer”; the hunt “begins in one hour” (p. 4-5, 8).
• The Rocks Pirates land for treasure & Devil Fruits; a horned officer asks Linlin (Big Mom) “Are you really gonna give me a devil fruit?”; Newgate (Whitebeard) is addressed by name; Wang Zhi “stayed behind on the island” (p. 9-12).
• The Rocks crew fixate on winning/rescuing the young Shakky (p. 10-12, 14).
• The Roger Pirates land — also after treasure — and also vie to “take Shakky back” (p. 13-14); Roger named.
• The Holy Knights of God deploy to protect the Celestial Dragons (p. 15).
• Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp arrives with his fleet as reinforcements (p. 17).

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Characters: Garling, Gunko, Big Mom (“Linlin”), Kaido (horned officer — inferred), Whitebeard (“Newgate”), Wang Zhi (mentioned), Shakky, Rocks (Rocks Pirates captain), Roger, Garp
• Crews: Rocks Pirates, Roger Pirates, Marines (Garp’s fleet)
• Groups / lore: Holy Knights, Celestial Dragons, Slavery, Buccaneer
• Families: Figarland, Bavette, Manmayer, Shepherd, Davy Clan
• Locations: God Valley, Mariejois

Notable panels

• Page 1 — Title page; cover-story serial “Ogre Child Yamato’s Golden Harvest Surrogate Pilgrimage, Vol. 42: The Shrine to Oden and his companions overlooking the Flower Capital.” (cover)
• Page 2 — The Davy Clan paraded; nobles bay “Feast your eyes upon the Davy Clan!!!” / “the most hated of people.”
• Page 3 — Garling praised (“You did well to find them, Garling”); a dying father begs for his boys.
• Page 6 — Cutaway to sacred Mariejois; the family competition standings (Figarland leads; Bavette & Manmayer pursue); crowd cheers “Lord Garling!”
• Page 7 — Label-splash “ST. GUNKO — Devoted Blade of God (Manmayer family).”
• Page 9-10 — “IT’S THE ROCKS PIRATES!!”; ROCKS jolly roger; Rocks Pirates splash.
• Page 11 — Rocks officers in full: a horned club-wielder and a skull-hatted commander; Linlin, Newgate named.
• Page 13-14 — “IT’S THE ROGER PIRATES!!”; ROGER PIRATES splash; young Roger charges.
• Page 15 — “HOLY KNIGHTS OF GOD” splash — the order deploys (one rides a dragon-beast).
• Page 17 — “GARP’S FLEET” — Vice Admiral Garp arrives with his cannonball: “Here I am, baby!!”

Open questions raised

• Who are the entrusted twin boys, and who is “HIM” the dying father fears?
• Who is the young backpack-carrying rescuer moving among the prey (“Let’s get off of God Valley together!!”)?
• Is present-day Holy Knight Gunko literally the same person shown here 38 years ago (Holy-Knight longevity)?
• Which specific Devil Fruit does Linlin furnish the horned Rocks officer?
• Why do BOTH the Rocks and Roger crews know and covet the young Shakky — and what is her tie to Roger?