
Before this flashback, Garp and Dragon had never appeared together in the same scene, despite 1,160+ chapters. Oda deliberately waited for the most meaningful moment — the God Valley Incident — to show them side by side.
It wasn’t meant to be a casual reunion.
It was meant to be the moment history changed.
With Chapter 1166, the God Valley flashback that began in Chapter 1153 finally reaches completion:
Rocks is defeated
Roger acquires Shanks
Dragon becomes the world’s most wanted revolutionary
Garp silently becomes an indirect founder of the Revolutionary Army
The consequences of that day still shape the world of One Piece in the present timeline — proving that God Valley was not just a tragedy, but the birthplace of multiple legends.