Read One Piece Manga Free Chapter 1165 On MangaRoyale, Catch the latest manga releases chapter with high-quality images. Online read NOW! “One Piece” Chapter 1165, titled “Echo,” delivers one of the most explosive and emotional chapters in recent memory. Oda dives deep into the God Valley Incident, finally unveiling the legendary showdown that reshaped the entire world. This chapter is more than just a battle it’s the climax of decades of mystery, pride, and sacrifice among the strongest figures in One Piece history.
Cover Story: Law and Bepo’s Peaceful Moment
The cover story brings a heartwarming touch before the chaos begins. It features Law and Bepo using Zeus as a sleeping pillow, a peaceful and funny moment that contrasts the tension of the main chapter. Oda’s choice here subtly reminds fans of the emotional balance in One Piece even in the darkest times, warmth and humor never disappear.
Shiki Declares the End of the Rocks Pirates
The chapter opens with a shocking line from Shiki:
“This is the end of the Rocks Pirates.”
Those words echo the collapse of one of the most feared pirate crews in history. Betrayal, ambition, and pure chaos tore them apart. After Xebec’s uncontrollable lust for destruction, even his powerful subordinates could no longer stand beside him.
The Remaining Members Go Their Separate Ways
The once-united Rocks crew scatters. Ganzui, surprisingly alive, walks away from the battlefield, wounded but alive a silent witness to the end of an era. Kaido, Big Mom, Whitebeard, and others each begin forging their own destinies. The world that once feared the Rocks Pirates would soon come to know them as the Emperors of the new age.
Roger and Garp’s Unthinkable Alliance
In one of the most jaw-dropping reveals, Gol D. Roger and Monkey D. Garp form an alliance. These two legends future enemies stand side by side for one purpose: to stop Xebec’s madness.
Before charging into battle, they reassure their crews:
“We’ll come back. Wait for us.”
That promise seals their bond of honor. It’s not pirates vs. marines anymore it’s heroes vs. chaos.
The Battle Begins: Xebec’s Terrifying Haki
When the clash starts, it’s clear why Xebec was feared even among monsters. His Conqueror’s Haki doesn’t just knock out enemies it negates attacks entirely. Blades shatter mid-swing. Bullets dissolve before reaching him. Even Garp’s iron fists barely scratch his defense.
The battlefield of God Valley trembles under his roar.
Xebec’s Power: A Force Beyond Imagination
Oda goes all-out showing the sheer dominance of Xebec D. Xebec. His Haki manifests as black lightning that cuts through the sky, and even Roger’s divine aura struggles against it. For the first time, fans see both Roger and Garp fighting at their limits and losing ground.
Kaido and Big Mom’s Final Conversation
Meanwhile, Kaido and Linlin (Big Mom) share a short but powerful exchange.
Linlin reminds him:
“You owe me a lifetime debt.”
She gives him something mysterious before walking away. This moment sets up the emotional foundation of their complicated relationship that echoes all the way into Wano.
Whitebeard Meets Polo Gram
In another touching subplot, Whitebeard encounters Polo Gram, a man who turns out to be Marco’s father. Polo, a humble man inspired by Whitebeard’s ideals, asks to join his crew. The exchange is full of warmth showing how Whitebeard’s charisma drew in allies through heart, not fear.
Imu’s Chilling Order
Far away from the battlefield, Imu watches the chaos unfold. With cold precision, the mysterious ruler gives one command:
“Erase everything on God Valley.”
This single order reveals how far the World Government would go to conceal the truth. The destruction of God Valley isn’t just an act of power it’s a cover-up of history itself.
Roger and Garp’s Desperation
Back in the fight, Roger and Garp realize their attacks can’t pierce Xebec’s Haki. Bruised, bleeding, but unbroken, they make one final choice: to combine their power.
They know it could kill them but doing nothing would doom the world.
The Combined Haki Strike
The final pages deliver pure, jaw-dropping spectacle.
Garp unleashes a barrage called “Elephant Gatling,” mirroring Luffy’s future technique.
Roger channels his will through his sword, the blade glowing with divine energy.
When their attacks collide with Xebec’s body, the explosion lights up the sky a storm of pure willpower and rage.
The Fall of Xebec
The mighty Xebec screams as dark energy seeps out of him, his Conqueror’s Haki finally fading. The man who once sought to rule the world falls not by one man’s hand, but by the combined will of two legends.
The island trembles. Silence follows.
The era of the Rocks Pirates ends.
Aftermath and Reverberations
The battle’s aftermath ripples across the seas. The World Government buries the incident, but whispers of God Valley echo through generations. Garp becomes a hero, Roger a pirate king, and the truth erased. But the reverberation of their Haki lives on, shaping the destiny of their successors.
Break Announcement
At the end of the chapter, Oda announces a break next week. After delivering one of the most emotionally and visually powerful chapters ever, the pause feels deserved. Fans will be left replaying every panel until the story resumes.
Conclusion
“One Piece Chapter 1165: Reverberation” is a masterpiece of storytelling, balancing raw emotion, lore, and action. It finally shows why Roger and Garp’s names stand side by side in history not as enemies, but as allies who once saved the world. The echoes of their battle still reverberate through time, connecting past and present in Oda’s timeless saga.
One Piece 1165 FAQs
1. Who is Polo Gram in One Piece Chapter 1165?
Polo Gram is revealed to be Marco’s father a man who admired Whitebeard and wanted to sail under him.
2. Why did Shiki declare the end of the Rocks Pirates?
Because the team’s infighting and Xebec’s madness made it impossible for them to continue. Shiki recognized the inevitable fall.
3. What was Xebec’s special ability?
Xebec’s Conqueror’s Haki could negate enemy attacks, making him nearly invincible until Roger and Garp combined their powers.
4. What did Imu mean by “erase everything on God Valley”?
Imu ordered the destruction of the entire island to wipe out any evidence of the truth behind the God Valley Incident.
5. How does this chapter connect to Luffy’s story?
Garp’s “Elephant Gatling” mirrors Luffy’s future move, symbolizing how the Will of D is passed down through generations.
18 comments:
At least the fight was not two chapters.
But that god valley was not wrapped up now is annoying. At least all rocks parted. And if that pirate that teamed up with Whitebeard really is Marcos father, then I guess is how Whitebeard found Marco and raised him
But by Gomu is this flashback long. At this point we have almost forgotten Harald and Loki, they were suppose to be the stars. The flashback likely won’t end even before new year.
Xebec is only this strong because he's got Imu's buff.
Joyboy's Haki must be so strong to have fazed Imu.
And that Shanks comparison is crazy... Dorry and Broggy said Shanks' was almost as strong as Joyboy's.
If Luffy actually ends up fighting Shanks, and Shanks is supposedly that strong, that's insane. I've always thought Blackbeard defeats Shanks, but just to play devils advocate... what if Shanks wins, and then fights Luffy at some point, and that's his greatest challenge to date? That'sn the battle that decides whether or not he's remotely ready to take on Imu?
Spoilers look great so far. Hope we get more lore nonetheless.
Story-wise I'm a bit puzzled why Whitebeard didn't stay to join in the fight with Rocks. Yeah, I know it's because Oda had already established it was Roger & Garp who fought and beat him, but I'm talking about the in-universe reason. This doesn't seem like the kind of fight he'd sit out, especially when only two chapters ago we saw he'd still had enough respect for his captain to step up and stay by his side to face Imu.
The flashback will continue because it started with Loki explaining what happened 'that day'. Then Scopper came in and clarified the history of domi reversi and history of pretty much everything - that he must have gotten from Roger at some point. No way he could have known otherwise. Whitebeard probably corroborated parts of the story with Roger as well during their talk.
Now Loki has to finish his story. It'd obviously be entertaining to get a summative of the 20 year gap but we've got bits and pieces and probably nothing as exciting as God valley. No one's going to tell about Laugh Tale until they get there - then we might have that flashback.
"Then who will protect the Marines?"
This is a completely different approach then trying to change the world government from within. It's kinda like a strategic, undercover mission. His watchdog attire fits in perfectly to this. He protects the Marines who have no clue about Imu, Gorosei and Tenryuubito's evil actions. This clearly implies for me that after seeing Imu, he perfectly understands that world government is rotten to the core and there is no saving it. Because believing in change from within when Imu still has the full power is foolish and ignorant. But this strategy of protecting Marines is justifiable for me. The question is: has he done enough? I feel like, in the decades after this incident he slowly became numb and passive. He achieved nothing significant.
I get the impulse to say “pirates are evil and the navy is good,” but that assumes the law is neutral. In the world we’re talking about, the people at the top write the rules, decide the labels, and stage the spectacles that make those rules feel like common sense. When the World Government calls someone a “criminal,” that doesn’t settle the justice question; it only tells you who had the power to name them. Think of how often in this story “piracy” is just the word used for resistance: scholars erased for seeking truth, islands silenced for inconvenient knowledge, whole peoples marked as dangerous because their existence challenges the order. If the same hands that profit from the order get to define “right” and “wrong,” then legality can drift far away from justice.
That drift is sustained by hegemony: not just force, but the quiet work of turning one group’s worldview into everyone’s “common sense.” Slogans like “Absolute Justice,” parades, uniforms, medals, and a steady stream of official stories train us to feel that protecting the institution is the same as protecting morality. Once that feeling settles in, questioning the institution looks like treason instead of ethics. Even well-intentioned insiders become part of the glue that holds the system together because their reputation convinces the public that the system is basically sound. Reform from within can be honorable, but there is always a risk that “working from the inside” becomes a way the structure renews its credibility without changing its core.
That’s why the frame “family vs law” misses the real issue. The sharper contrast is legality vs justice. If the law is serving a corrupt order, then enforcing it isn’t virtue—it's complicity. Calling Ace a “criminal” presupposes the justice of the law that condemns him; it doesn’t prove it. We’ve seen, time and again, state violence presented as public morality: islands erased under banners of order, slavery tolerated when it’s convenient, “exceptions” granted to official predators so long as they serve higher interests. When those are the outcomes, obedience to the badge isn’t automatically ethical, and disobedience isn’t automatically vicious.
There’s also the everyday way power turns people into what it needs. The institution “hails” individuals (“Marine,” “pirate,” “citizen,” “criminal”) and expects them to live out the script that comes with the title. Once someone answers to that call, the role begins to shape their actions and even their conscience. Saying “a son who breaks the law must go to prison” assumes those calls are legitimate and those scripts are just. But if the script itself is written to protect the powerful, then insisting on it is less about justice and more about keeping the play running.
From that angle, the dilemma for a figure like Garp isn’t whether to choose his family over the public good. It’s whether staying inside continues to lend moral cover to a structure that commits injustices while calling them justice. Sometimes remaining in uniform helps real change; sometimes it only reassures the audience that the show is still righteous. There is a line where fidelity to justice requires refusing the role you’ve been assigned, even if the law calls that refusal a crime. Crossing that line isn’t choosing a “criminal over the law.” It’s choosing justice over a definition of “right” that has been crafted, rehearsed, and enforced by those who benefit most from the way things are.
Well, I guess we know where Perona got her fruit from, or at least who had her fruit before. If Rayleigh and Gaban went back, they probably got Roger out of the island since he probably can't fight anymore. Maybe the God Knights still try to stop them and that's when Gaban fought Sommers the first time.
The Gods Knights are being introduced in Elbaf but they're the Revolutionary Army's enemies for the most part. Those matchups don't have infinite plot armor like the Strawhats and most of their allies. Also we've only seen four of the modern day GK, and there's still the mystery of who they could possibly recruit from the lower world, like they tried with Loki. Idk there's just stuff to look forward to there and the ones we know so far are utterly busted power-wise. Sommers has gotten his shit rocked but Killingham and Gunko are still undefeated. Also... Sommers got back up after successfully yeeting Gyaban to the Underworld (funny enough, that's what Rayleigh said he'd do to Sommers before his one-shot).
The Gorosei on the other hand were pretty disappointing to me, and REALLY inconsistent with who can use what power and when. Saturn should've blown up the heads of half the Strawhat crew but was forced to... go do a different thing. At least the GK are being used for other things like showing dominance over the giants and moments where the SH crew get one in.
Yeah Imu needs a lot more than Domi Reversi, and I personally need to know what the hell the limits are of their power. Why didn't Imu just pop out of the Gorosei on Egghead? Seems like they wouldn't need to ice Saturn if they got off their lazy ass back then and just Domi Reversi'd the problem then and there.
The fighting sequence was pretty boring for the players we had, but I guess we need to end the flashback.
We've seen the rise and fall of the Rocks Pirates and no sign of the old Kurozumi hag that gave Orochi the Yamata no Orochi fruit, despite the Shiki and Stussy (?) figures pointing at her having something to do with them. Orochi feels like miniature Imu, at least in some aspects, so I was hoping we'd get a bit of that backstory explored in this flashback...
I feel like people overestimate how good or moral xebec was. One of the first things we saw xebec do was beat up a child to get haralds's attention. His plan was to make beehive into a pirate nation. As close as you can get to a hive of scum and villainy. His crew looted as it saw fit (though the one example we got in the manga made it clear they were stealing from thieves though it's unlikely this was the norm). By the time xebec engaged imu some of his crewmembers supported him but the bulk of the rocks pirates were all too eager to steal treasure and bail. Add to that, the nature of the promise between davy and imu is unknown.. however given the whole "king of the world" thing it seems like it involves imu to some capacity returning kingship to "davy". Imu is a deranged and genocidal maniac but the throne going back to xebec (or BB) doesn't necessarily seem like a good deal. It's probably a better deal than imu having the throne and power but it's still not a good one. Imu being evil doesn't mean all of his enemies are "good".
This is heavy speculation with nothing to back it up, and i dont even think its going to happen, just a thought that came to mind. But it would be interesting is polo had phoenix fruit, in some point died and because phoenix reborn stuff reborned as marco. Theres totally some age related problems in this crazy theory but i dont see it as imposibility. Has marcos age been mentioned outside vivre card?
It's hilarious how people can find Rocks to be good. Not too long in the UK, a man stabbed 9 or 10 people, this made the news in every news outlet and a huge deal as made out of it. People were terrified, worried, shocked, etc. Can guarantee people will be a bit worried to go on trains for a while and will be wary of people around them than they were before.
A man stabs a kid for fun, destroys a nation, destroys ports, towns - good guy, lol.
As I've said people, people lack empathy - they have no ability to put themselves in the shoes of those civilians who have the face the terror of even the rumour of "Rocks is coming here" - people just read it as a work of fiction, and all that matters to them is, is he cool? is he strong? Is he charismatic?
Maybe people need to watch that "One piece fan letter" which shows the world of one piece from the perspective of a normal person. Put yourself in their shoes, and it's a whole different world.
Hell, even the idea Buggy is coming to town would be terrifying, forget about Rocks. Dude was blowing towns with his cannon.
I think people lose perspective of evil simply because they read this as a form of entertainment and can't fathom the idea of any of what happens can be real.
It's like people who think Batman is a good guy, that dude is such a piece of shit. Captures Joker knowing full well he's escape prison and commit another terrorist attack that will hurt many innocent people. And he wouldn't kill Joker because of some stupid code.
When you disassociate yourself from the reality of it, it's easy to see Batman as cool, but Joker is right, he's just and if not more deranged than the Joker himself.
Anyway, I guess it actually makes sense. In skypeia, the goat priests were not very impressive, the ones with the Axe dials? But they were introduced AFTER the five priests of Enel who dominated the trials. A shame, honestly. Only thing left is whether to see if Dragon and his revolutionaries will fill the role of Shandians or if the Lunarians truly will descend out of nowhere to attack. I still suspect they are at the top of Adam... the Heaven realm surely must play a role this arc, somehow.
Back to my main gripe. I'm disappointed. We have Newgate standing there awkwardly separated from the others, but no real basis for how he ended up so far from Xebec. He was closest, because of blocking Xebec's slash, but then... just isn't seen anymore after the mountain falls over. Why? It's not enough to say confusion at this point, it's just lazy writing to get him out of the main fight.
Would have been better if Garling showed up and fought powerfully enough to force Whitebeard back. To show the GK aren't totally worthless. Right now, the whole thing is a fiasco that makes the WG come across as hopeless in a situation they shouldn't. Maybe the Gorosei will be summoned so that Topman can pull everyone else's weight again. The dude's still the top performer and that's not good right now. Garling may be scum, but ALL non-Donquixote are, apparently. He needed to demonstrate some measure of power.
Also, the weird log switching is VERY VERY strange. It seems like an Oda humor point, on multiple levels. But we are clearly seeing something more in the humor. That did not happen by accident and this story's gone too far for random gags. Definitely some kind of Ope Ope shenenigans going on... how?
There should be some significant amount of time left on God Valley. Situations like this need clarity to finish up. How does Roger get away? How does Dragon and Garp survive this without execution? My assumption is that Imu finds Dragon, and holds his life hostage and basically tells Garp "You will play along and swear undying loyalty to Mu, or your son dies..." or maybe puts the Abyss mark on one or both Dragon and Garp, forcing them into a state of compliance. Would make sens for Garp, if he is actually technically under Imu's power. Imu would allow him to pretty much do as he wishes so long as it doesn't hurt Imu, and Dragon is freed to go his own way.
It would make sense given Dragon's current power level. He is no thing even remotely approaching a threat right now. There's clearly no presedent for sudden growth or boundless potential. Chances are he could get a pass from Imu as a useful tool for blackmail, and little else. We know Dragon doesn't form the RA until much later, so it is not like Imu's decision making would be flawed at the time, given what mu knows, to let him live...
Of course, this is ignoring the whole "D" clan thing. We see how Imu freaks out over it, yet nothing is done about Garp. WHY!? That's what I'm complaining about, now. The "whys" and "Hows" of this arc. We BETTER not get an abrupt ending after Daddy dearest goes down. WE NEED to know more about how these characters separate and escape Imu's wrath, and how especially those siding with the goverment are dealt with so they keep their mouths shut.
Because Harold's death at this stage is of no real consequence. I think the fate his not-wife Eida suffers will be more impactful. Harold is just a fool. A well-meaning one, but a fool. He is not seeing reality as Xebec properly put it, and needs to realize he's trying to side with evil incarnate for no good reason. Either way, it pales in comparison to God Valley.
Now, my hope, at this stage? Is that Harold actually chose to disobey the WG and went to back up Xebec. So Harold and the Giant's Pirates should be arriving soon. Given parallels being such a BIG obsession here with Oda, I expect the following:
1. Xebec is beaten.
2. Imu decides to exterminate everyone and summons Topman and friends.
3. Nobody can defeat the Gorosei and they curbstomp on everybody else with no hope of survival.
4. Harold and the Giant Pirates arrive, causing mayhem, intervening with that parallel to Dorry and Broggy saving Luffy and the Strawhats at Egghead... and so Xebec or at least some of the Rocks escape specifically because of Harold intervening. Maybe Roger's crew especially. This could explain where and when Scopper meats his wife... she will be with Harold as he arrives on God Valley.
Cool fight, this is probably the first time we see Roger beaten pretty badly, of course this is actually the (almost) full fight we see him in, and it is against Demon Rocks so it makes sense. Big Mom, Kaidou and Whitebeard seem fine after fighting Demon Rocks and baild, guess there is no more point on them being there, not like they were that loyal to Rocks, and if he actually beat them up (even posseed), it's no wonder they would jump ship. The other former Rocks pirates were even less loyal, so yeah.
Also, cool to see Marco's dad?/brother? and hear of other pirates from that time. Obvoiusly Rocks the Roger were the main pirate crews at the time, but it is nice to know about other crews, since there were so many who came to God Valley.
Whitebeard just walking off when he's not even injured 's kinda a downer, not gonna lie.
As for the whole Garp debate, even if you twist yourself into five thousand pretzels why him staying with the WG was good akchually, on a personal level he was still a shit parent to Ace (and Luffy) and his awful handling of the boy was what set Ace on his road to the executioner's platform right from the go. Oda and Garp!stans claim Garp wants to raise up the next generation, which is a good laugh, given how he raised his own child and grandchildren. The fact that Garp was willing to take on an entire Yonko's base of operation and die in the process for Koby but did jack shit for Ace just says it all, really. And that is a stain that Garp will never, EVER get rid of no matter how hard Oda tries to whitewash him.
I don't care that Garp didn't end slavery; him not doing that just confirmed what we already knew, that he was a shit person who morally failed on a personal level when he dropped his grandkids off to be raised by bandits. He failed his own family with his inaction, of course the person who does that would be inactive towards something as morally rotten and corrupt as the WG.
If I were Roger I'd be waiting at the pearly gates with a spiked baseball bat for Garp to show up to give him a warm rusty welcome for the way he treated my boy (not that Roger is free from blame in the whole Ace-debacle, but still).
Shocking that we're debating if the Navy protect people and Pirates are evil, lol. Did Koby become a Navy officer because he thought they Marines were evil? Or because he knew they were a force for justice and wanted to be a part of that justice?
Even the Yonko system proves that Pirates are evil. The reason why people join a Yonko is protection from other Pirates. They pay fealty to 1 Pirate in order to acquire protection from the countless amount of Pirates out there.
So, the idea that people look at Pirates, and view them neutrally as possibly good or bad is laughable. People view Pirates as bad and evil. As has been said, the Navy are the face of the WG, that's why people view and expect them to protect them from Pirates.
People have simply chosen to paint Garp as evil despite all his actions.
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