One Piece Chapter 1164 is redefining one of the series’ most legendary moments—the God Valley Incident. For six years, fans accepted Sengoku’s version of events as the absolute truth: Garp and Roger joined forces to defeat the evil Rocks Pirates. However, Eiichiro Oda’s recent chapters have turned this story completely upside down.

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In Chapter 957, former Fleet Admiral Sengoku described the event as a heroic victory. Garp, the “Marine Hero,” and Gol D. Roger were said to have defeated Rocks D. Xebec’s dangerous crew, erasing the island of God Valley from existence. But what the World Government presented was far from the truth.
The flashback arc now exposes how the Marines were unknowingly defending the Celestial Dragons during a human hunt. The Rocks Pirates, once labeled as villains, were actually trying to rescue their captured allies, including Shakuyaku. Even Rocks himself was portrayed as a man struggling to protect his own family.
This revelation exposes the propaganda machine that shaped the “heroic” version of Garp’s past. The Marines’ supposed victory was nothing more than a cover-up for the atrocities committed by the World Nobles.
The new flashback also gives context to Garp’s hatred of talking about God Valley. His son, Monkey D. Dragon, witnessed the cruelty firsthand and chose to rebel by saving civilians. This moment explains the origins of Dragon’s revolutionary ideals and his breakaway from the World Government’s ideology.
Garp’s confrontation with Imu, the mysterious ruler of the world, shows that he was never a blind soldier of justice. His refusal to become Admiral wasn’t arrogance—it was defiance. He despised the system that glorified oppression and hid the truth.