Gangaru is a man of slightly above average size who is typically hunched over. He wears a blue samurai helmet which covers much of his head. He also wears a light blue kimono with cloud patterns on it, a white cloak with black spiked patterns on the edges, and large gray shoulder pads. He wears geta on his feet.[1]
Gangaru was presumably loyal to Kurozumi Orochi until the latter's seeming death, but had no issue with defecting to the Beasts Pirates afterward in spite of what the samurai code of honor held. He was shown with a beleaguered expression when he was accosted by one of Kaidou's underlings following Orochi's death.[2]
Abilities and Powers
As a member of the Mimawarigumi, Gangaru is presumably a capable samurai and fighter. He was shown kicking at enemy samurai when battling them.[4] However, he was no match against the legendary samurai Hyougoro.[5]
Weapons
Gangaru wields a katana and a rectangular shield during combat. He was able to intercept an enemy's sword with his shield during the Raid on Onigashima.[4] He is considered an expert in One Sword Style (一刀流,Ittōryū?) swordsmanship.[3]
A week later, the Mimawarigumi accompanied Orochi to Onigashima to party during the Fire Festival. However, Orochi would then be seemingly killed by Kaidou as part of Kaidou's planned takeover of Wano. The Emperor gave Orochi's subordinates the choice between pledging allegiance to him or fighting; Hotei immediately pledged the Mimawarigumi's support with no dissenters. A member of the Beasts Pirates put his arm around Gangaru's shoulder and expressed his relief that they would not have to fight each other.[2]
The festivities were then interrupted by the invasion of the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance; Gangaru joined his comrades and members of the Orochi Oniwabanshu in battling them on the side of the Beasts Pirates.[4] However, he was later forced to fend off both friend and foe after Queen infected them with his Ice Onivirus.[6] The Mimawarigumi and Oniwabanshu later came into conflict with the old yakuza boss Hyougoro, who had regained his former strength; Hyougoro defeated all of them with ease.[7][5]
His name is likely derived from Mobile Force Gungal (モビルフォース ガンガル,Mobiru Fōsu Gangaru?), a model kit line released around 1980 by Tokyo Marui. It is essentially a knock-off of the popular Gundam model kits. Gangaru shares this naming theme with fellow Mimawarigumi member Garudan.
