
Garp and Tsuru are the only two vice admirals to have special shoulder-pads Garp is golden and blue (black and red in the anime) while Tsuru is purple with white dot whereas the standard color is blue and red. In the anime, his eye color is blue, and his hair is gray, whereas in the manga, it is white. He has a beard and a scar over his left eye. Garp is a tall, tanned, broad-chested, muscular old man.

He is also a supporting antagonist in the Marineford Arc. ĭue to his actions, he could be considered the main antagonist of the Post-Enies Lobby Arc. After the war and Ace's death, he became a Marine Instructor to train new recruits, though still retaining the rank of vice admiral, which is not known to the public and it appears as if he has retired. Garp was first introduced during the Diary of Koby-Meppo Cover Page Serial, where he took charge of both Koby and Helmeppo's training after its events. Notably, Garp was offered the rank of Admiral several times throughout his career, but he refused the offer of promotion every time.

His feats as a Marine soldier were met with immense notoriety and prestige, with his actions during the God Valley Incident in particular bestowing him the title of Hero of the Marines. Roger, the "Pirate King", was still alive. Garp is one of the major figures, along with Kong, Sengoku, Shiki, Silvers Rayleigh, Tsuru, and Whitebeard, from the times when Gol D. He was responsible for overseeing Ace's birth and raising a young Luffy, before entrusting them both to the Dadan Family. Luffy, and the adoptive grandfather of Portgas D. Dragon, the paternal grandfather of Monkey D.

Garp is an extremely famous and powerful Marine vice admiral.
