Although he was a beginner, Rockstar was ready to defend Shanks' honor and dignity while he was on Whitebeard's ship delivering a letter. He also tried to use the strength of his captain to back up the importance of the letter he delivered to Whitebeard. Of the Roger Pirates , most relationships between Shanks and the other crewmates remain unknown. However, it has been shown through flashbacks that he would fight with Buggy over just about anything, which led to them being punished by Silvers Rayleigh.
Just like Buggy, he had a close bond with Gol D. Roger , as he was seen crying at Roger's execution [47] and had acquired Roger's straw hat from him as far as the age of eight years old.
After Ace's death, Shanks remarked on how he and Roger were similar in some ways. Shanks appears to be still acquainted with Silvers Rayleigh , having met with him at Sabaody Archipelago at least once.
Shanks told Rayleigh about Luffy, with the retired pirate becoming eager to meet the latter. Shanks was well acquainted with Inuarashi and Nekomamushi , having met the two rulers of the Mink Tribe while sailing on Roger 's ship when they were retainers for Kozuki Oden.
Initially, Shanks and the other crew members were not welcoming towards Kozuki Oden , but over time, they warmed up to him. Oden, in turn, referred to Shanks as the first son. Shanks gives his straw hat to Luffy. Luffy looks up to Shanks, who is his role model, a childhood hero, and the man he wants to eventually surpass.
At first, Shanks never took Luffy seriously because he was just a boy, so he mocked Luffy's dreams to become a pirate, dubbing him "Anchor". Later, as Shanks and his crew were leaving after Luffy stood up for him in front of Higuma and his men, Luffy declared he would become better than him, causing Shanks to begin to treat him seriously.
As the ultimate expression of this, he entrusts Luffy with his signature Straw Hat , which is of extreme sentimental value to Shanks as it belonged to his former captain. There is an understanding between the two that Luffy will return the hat upon him becoming a great pirate, a promise that they have both taken very seriously - Luffy defends the Straw Hat with his life, upon arriving at Marineford , Shanks was not ready to accept the hat back. Benn Beckman told Shanks that Luffy was going to do something big and impactful, which Shanks confirmed by stating that Luffy reminded him of a younger version of himself.
They still have yet to meet each other face to face since Luffy was a kid, but Luffy restated his interest in seeing Shanks again in the New World after departing from Fish-Man Island.
After Luffy's actions in Big Mom 's territory was revealed to the world, Shanks was pleased with Luffy's progress and stated that Luffy was almost ready to meet him. Shanks and Buggy arguing when they were pirate apprentices in the Roger Pirates. Shanks and Buggy served on the Roger Pirates since their childhood and they constantly fought with each other. Because of Shanks' accidental fault, Buggy lost a treasure map and ate the Bara Bara no Mi by mistake, being unable to swim.
Buggy has developed a grudge since then. However, despite their constant arguing about each other, Shanks did not hesitate to save Buggy after the latter almost drowned, meaning that Shanks at least views Buggy as his friend despite the feeling not being mutual. The Marines themselves described their relationship as a "brotherly bond" [59] and Whitebeard himself has noted that the two were always together.
Buggy and Shanks meeting in Marineford. When the two met for the first time in over twenty years, Shanks was able to trick Buggy into giving Luffy the straw hat back with the promise of a false map, showing that Shanks is aware about Buggy's nature and interests. However, he still seems to view Buggy as a friend, since he was able to shrug off the latter's anger and trust him with his precious straw hat. Ironically, it was partially due to Buggy's association with Shanks along with several other factors that Buggy was offered a position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea by the World Government.
This, however, is a result of inaccurate research from the Marines' part, as their reports greatly exaggerated the friendship aspect of Shanks and Buggy's relationship, leading to the wrongful perception that both pirates were at equal standing to each other.
In Foosha Village , Shanks was close friends with Makino , the bartender of the village. Makino was very caring towards Shanks when Higuma assaulted him. Shanks even offered to help clean up the mess Higuma made, and Makino helped clean off Shanks after Higuma left. Makino was very grateful toward Shanks for saving Luffy at the cost of his left arm and holds him in high regard, knowing that, despite being a pirate, he is a good person. She even helped Ace learn to thank Shanks for saving Luffy's life.
In the past, they sought out each other on many occasions to duel. Their battles were said to echo through the whole Grand Line. Mihawk retains a neutral, though somewhat friendly relationship with Shanks, and can track him down if the need arises. He and Shanks do manage to get along, regardless of their opposite personalities. Shanks was able to get Mihawk to join in when he threw a party to celebrate Luffy's first bounty, even when moments beforehand, Mihawk had scorned how laid-back Shanks was.
When Shanks made his entrance during the Whitebeard War, Mihawk left the battlefield while stating that he agreed to participate in the war against Whitebeard, but fighting " Red-Hair " is beyond the scope of the World Government's orders.
Shanks and Marco met over twenty-five years ago, but did not show any animosity towards each other back then. Marco did note that both Shanks and Buggy have been around for ages as part of the Roger Pirates, indicating that he was already familiar with his rival apprentices for an even longer time. Marco once regarded Shanks as an enemy due to being a rival of his captain.
After Shanks knocked out some Whitebeard Pirates with his Haki, Marco insulted and scolded him for the damage he had done, and even told him to shut up after the Emperor offered him a chance to join his crew.
When Shanks arrived at Marineford to stop the war, he asked Marco to withdraw as to avoid further conflict, threatening the Marines to have his crew join forces with the Whitebeard Pirates in order to protect them. Shanks was on relatively good terms with Ace , who seemed to greatly respect him primarily for his role in saving his adoptive younger brother, Luffy, from the Lord of the Coast during the incident with Higuma.
After setting out to begin his life of piracy, Ace immediately sought out Shanks to meet the man in person and thank him on Luffy's behalf. Shanks initially thought that Ace came to confront him he was ready to unsheathe his sword at the Logia user on that very encounter , but immediately warmed up to Ace upon learning of his relation with Luffy, starting a celebration. Shanks showed some concern for Ace upon learning that he was in pursuit of Blackbeard , and personally sought out Whitebeard to vocally disapprove of this and attempt to persuade him to recall Ace.
It is unknown if Shanks ever found out that Ace was the son of his captain, Roger, before Sengoku made this fact public to the world. However, he has made connections between their personalities and behaviors in retrospect at the burial site of Whitebeard and Ace , as neither of them would back down when someone they cared for was insulted. The World Government views Shanks as a problem and a troublemaker, but realizes he is a man who will not try to change the world by himself.
However, due to the position he holds, they fear he could get out of hand and are prepared to eliminate him if he ever does. The World Government tolerates his actions until that time comes. Despite his status as a notorious pirate, Shanks was permitted to meet with the Five Elders at Mary Geoise during the Levely. The Five Elders even allowed him to speak with them in private so he could talk to them about a certain pirate.
Shanks and Sengoku hold some level of respect for each other; even as enemies, both the World Government and Red Hair Pirates see a clash between sides as the final option. When Shanks arrived at Marineford and proclaimed that the pirates would give Whitebeard and Ace proper burials, Sengoku agreed to hand over the bodies and declare the war to be over, as well as take all responsibility himself, which Shanks thanked him for.
Vice Admiral Garp blames Shanks for poisoning Luffy's mind with ideas about being a pirate when he wanted his grandson to become a Marine. As such, the Marine hero holds a grudge against the Emperor.
When Koby was about to be killed by Admiral Akainu for wasting precious seconds of the war by begging for a ceasefire, Shanks defended him and commended Koby for his brief moment of courage, which he stated would change the future of the world for better or worse. The one Shanks seems to watch out for the most is Blackbeard , who gave him his three scars in a previous encounter. The two first met after a skirmish between the Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates.
Shanks was envious of Teach's rumored inability to sleep. Teach, on the other hand, thought little of Shanks. At Marineford, the two confronted each other and Shanks addressed Teach in a tense manner. Only Shanks seemed to regard Teach as a significant threat compared to the Marines or the Whitebeard Pirates and their New World subordinate crews. Teach was initially surprised at seeing him again, but was amused at being called out by Shanks before he mocked him for the scars he gave him.
Having already proclaimed "his" era is beginning, unveiling the new members of his crew, and demonstrating control over two Devil Fruits, Teach said he had achieved his goal for the time being, while also knowing he was not ready to face Shanks. Higuma was a bandit who ridiculed Shanks by breaking a bottle of sake on his head at the Partys Bar , soaking him. Despite such a situation, Shanks laughed carelessly with his crew.
Higuma proceeded to torment Shanks once more, leaving the establishment with a negative impression of the pirate. However, when Higuma returned to the bar some days later and threatened Luffy for defending Shanks, the Red Hair Pirates' captain warned him to leave the boy, saying that he did not care if he were ridiculed himself, but that he would not allow anyone to hurt a friend of his.
After that, Higuma kidnapped Luffy, causing Shanks to go after him into the sea, and resulting in Higuma being devoured by the same Sea King that left Shanks without his arm.
Since his time on the Roger Pirates, Shanks would constantly fight with the latter's crew. This made Whitebeard to be familiar with Shanks, since he would always spot him alongside Buggy in their many fights throughout the years. Despite that being one of the Four Emperors made Whitebeard an adversary, Shanks met with him personally to warn him to keep his distance from Blackbeard. Shanks also prevented another Emperor, Kaidou, from reaching Whitebeard as the old pirate made his way towards the Marine Headquarters, which enabled him to arrive without any hindrance in order to rescue Ace.
Not much is known about the relationship between Shanks and Kaidou. No direct interaction has been shown between the two, but Kid formed an alliance with fellow captains Basil Hawkins and Scratchmen Apoo in order to overthrow him.
Kid also confirmed that he lost his arm in an encounter with the Red Hair Pirates. As a former member of the Roger Pirates, chief of the Red Hair Pirates, and one of the Four Emperors in the New World, Shanks is known to be one of the four strongest pirates in the world.
However, not much is known about Shanks' powers and abilities in detail. Despite being the youngest of the Four Emperors, Shanks is on an equal level with the more experienced Kaidou, Charlotte Linlin, and even Whitebeard , who was feared as the strongest pirate in the World. Kaidou acknowledges Shanks as one of the very few powerful pirates capable of fighting him.
As a member of the Four Emperors, Shanks' name alone commands great power, as Buggy himself proved. His assertion that he previously had a "brotherly bond" with Shanks was one of the many things that earned him respect from the Impel Down inmates. Roger , to maintain his respect among them. Shanks commands enough power to end the war at Marineford with just words.
When he stated that there was to be no more fighting, no one stepped up to challenge him, even though the Marines were fired up after the death of Ace and Whitebeard.
He also possesses enough influence to gain an audience with the Five Elders , who like the leaders of the World Government would normally consider him an enemy. Although he did have to wear a hood to hide his identity to not cause trouble. According to Brannew , one of Shanks' greatest attributes is his leadership and charisma, having managed to earn the absolute trust and loyalty of the most talented and capable individuals from the four seas and Grand Line all noted for having particularly high bounties and recruited them into his crew.
Shanks proved to be extremely skilled at infiltration and stealth, as shown when he successfully managed to infiltrate Mary Geoise by wearing only a cloak, a noteworthy feat considering that for most pirates, entering through Mary Geoise without being invited or enslaved is practically considered an impossible and unthinkable feat.
He also avoided detection from the many guards and marines present. Shanks possesses immense physical strength as he was once a rival to Mihawk, a master swordsman with tremendous power that could overwhelm Zoro in terms of brute force with immense ease. Even with only one arm, Shanks can apply tremendous power to his swordsmanship, able to easily match Whitebeard, a gigantic man who could completely overpower giants and an entire army of powerful and skilled Marine officers.
Shanks possesses an immense amount of endurance and tolerance to pain. Even after having his arm bitten off by a Sea King that attempted to devour Luffy, Shanks was completely unfazed despite the heavy bleeding and simply used Haoshoku Haki to scare off the Sea King.
Shanks is immensely fast, having intercepted Akainu before he could kill Koby, despite having just arrived at Marineford. Shanks was also shown to be an excellent swimmer, having once swam deep into the ocean depths to save Buggy from drowning. He is pretty fast at swimming as well, a fact that allowed him to rescue Luffy in the open ocean from a Sea King attack.
As the former rival of Mihawk, who is known as the world's greatest swordsman, Shanks himself is an immensely skilled and powerful swordsman. Shanks apparently favored his left arm for combat before he lost it, as he is always seen holding his sword in his left hand during flashbacks.
As such, he is presumed to have been left-handed or at least ambidextrious before losing said limb. Shanks is one of the very small number of people in the world who can use all three types of Haki. Even Whitebeard complimented Shanks for his Haki when he used it on his visit, with Jozu stating it was overwhelming. Shanks can use Haoshoku Haki , [] making him one in several million people. While Shanks was boarding Whitebeard's ship for their meeting, dozens of Whitebeard's men seasoned men able to survive the New World collapsed into unconsciousness as the ship itself began taking physical damage from Shanks' mere presence, impressing those around.
Shanks has great mastery over Busoshoku Haki. During the Summit War of Marineford , his Haki-infused sword easily blocked Akainu's magma-enhanced punch. Shanks possesses the ability to use Kenbunshoku Haki. So far, Shanks has only wielded a sword named Gryphon in combat. Gryphon is a large saber with a single edge blade and a large hand guard.
Shanks has wielded four different swords at various points in the past aside from Gryphon. He used two different swords during his time as an apprentice pirate aboard Gol D.
Roger 's ship [97] one around the time Buggy ate the Bara Bara no Mi and another during a clash with the Whitebeard Pirates [96] and another one during his stay in Luffy's hometown. In One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 , Shanks wields a large firearm either a shotgun or rifle which he uses during certain combos.
He also wields a similar weapon in One Piece: Burning Blood , though only as part of the moveset for his Strong World costume. Shanks was born in the West Blue , 39 years before the present day. Buggy and Shanks as apprentice pirates on Roger's crew, reading news about Kozuki Oden. At some point he joined the Roger Pirates. At least 30 years ago, at the age of 9, Shanks, alongside Buggy , was an apprentice of the crew.
While reading a newspaper , Shanks was unhappy that it kept focusing on the Whitebeard Pirates. At this point, he was already wearing the straw hat that was given to him by Gol D.
As a Roger crewmember, Shanks took part in many of the crew's activities. Later, they entered the Grand Line and recruited Crocus as a ship doctor. At least more than 27 years ago, he spent most of his time together with fellow apprentice Buggy, arguing over meaningless things, such as which pole was colder, the North or the South. Their constant bickering was met with annoyance by the crew's first mate, Silvers Rayleigh. This led Whitebeard to notice and even remember seeing a "big nose" with Shanks during their battles with Roger.
Later, the crew spotted a nearby ship and was preparing to attack it. As they prepared for combat, Shanks and Buggy discussed the importance of treasure , with Shanks claiming that treasure was not the only important thing in a pirate's life. During a raid on an enemy ship, while the crew retrieved a Devil Fruit : Bara Bara no Mi , Buggy found a treasure map marking the location of a valuable underwater treasure which he did not plan to share with anyone.
After the battle, the crew threw a party in celebration of their victory, and Shanks tried to invite Buggy to join them, as they had found a "weird treasure". That night, Shanks and Buggy talked about what they were planning to do after leaving the crew, and when Buggy claimed that he would gladly take Shanks as his crew member if it were not for his ideals, Shanks stated that he did not want to be Buggy's follower and that people with different beliefs like them should travel different paths.
The two of them agreed that they would meet as enemies once they left the crew, but then Shanks told Buggy about how the Devil Fruit they had found, which he noted would sell for around ,,, causing Buggy to modify his scheme so he could obtain and sell the fruit. The next day, after Buggy ate a fake version of the Devil Fruit to trick the rest of the crew, Shanks came across him with the real fruit, forcing Buggy to hide it in his mouth.
Shanks told Buggy to not steal too much food and walked away, but came back to tell him something that Roger just did, surprising Buggy, who accidentally swallowed the Devil Fruit. As Buggy was yelling at him, Shanks noticed the map Buggy had found earlier floating away, which prompted Buggy to leap into the ocean in pursuit of it. However, since Buggy could no longer swim, Shanks also leaped into the ocean in order to save him. Soon after, this battle was known as the Edd War.
At some point 26 years ago, the Roger Pirates were causing a ruckus on an island. After defeating a group of Marines, they learned that the Whitebeard Pirates docked on the other side of the island. Shanks and Buggy gossiped about Marshall D. Teach 's inability to sleep. Sometime after they visited Zou , Buggy became ill and Shanks stayed with him so they never went to Laugh Tale with the rest of the crew. After Roger became Pirate King, the crew was disbanded in secret a year before his death.
Roger was the first to leave and after parting ways with their captain, the rest of the crew returned Oden to Wano Country. He cried after his former captain passed away. Later, at the same place, he started making plans for his own pirate career.
He offered Buggy to join his crew but the latter refused to work for him and the two went their own way. Shanks would often hear tales of Buggy's activities as a pirate. At some point in his life, Shanks encountered Marshall D. Teach again, then a member of Whitebeard 's crew. What exactly happened is unknown, but Blackbeard left Shanks with the 3 scars across his left eye. However, there are signs indicating that those scars were made near the time of Roger's execution: while images of a younger Shanks depict him with his face unscathed, in two flashbacks in Chapter and Chapter 0 , he has his face hidden by his hair and his hat.
Shanks also fought often with Mihawk, and their battles were said to echo through the whole of the Grand Line. Intrigued by the boy and enjoying the atmosphere of Luffy's village , he decided to make the island his crew's base for a short period of time, which turned into a year. One day, Shanks and his crew were parting in the Partys Bar , with Shanks denying Luffy the opportunity to join his crew because he felt the boy was too young and inexperienced.
After tricking Luffy into drinking juice, Shanks told him that he and his crew would be leaving the village after two or three more trips, which Luffy said would give him time to learn how to swim. However, they were interrupted when Higuma and his bandits arrived and demanded sake, which Shanks and his crew had drank all but one bottle of. Shanks offered Higuma the last bottle, but Higuma smashed it over his head because he felt it was not enough.
When Shanks tried to clean up the mess rather than retaliate, Higuma threw Shanks' food onto him and left, convinced that Shanks was a coward.
Afterward, Shanks and his crew laughed over his humiliation, but Luffy, disillusioned by how Shanks refused to fight back, tried to leave, leading to Shanks discovering that he had eaten the Gomu Gomu no Mi when he grabbed Luffy's arm. Shanks told Luffy that this meant he could never swim again.
A few days later, Shanks and his crew went out to sea, with Luffy being left behind once again. Eventually, Higuma returned and took Luffy as a hostage when the latter insulted him. As Higuma was preparing to kill Luffy, Shanks, having returned, appeared nearby and teased Luffy about his claim of having a punch as powerful as a pistol.
Higuma warned Shanks to stay back, and when Shanks began to approach him, one of the bandits put a gun to his head. However, Shanks merely told the bandit to not point a gun at someone to scare them as Lucky Roux shot the bandit in the head, shocking the onlookers. When the other bandits claimed this was dirty, Shanks pointed out how he and his crew are pirates before telling Higuma that he will never forgive someone for harming his friend, no matter what their reasons may be.
After Benn Beckman defeated the rest of the bandits, Higuma tried to claim that Luffy is the one who started this, but Shanks stated that it did not matter because Higuma had a bounty on his head, forcing Higuma to throw a smoke bomb and escape.
Shanks expressed shock at Luffy having been kidnapped and frantically wondered what they should do. Shanks gave Luffy his straw hat with the promise to return it once he had become a great pirate. Soon afterward, Shanks caught up to Luffy, who had been thrown into the ocean by Higuma, and defended him from the Lord of the Coast , whom he scared away with a glare. However, as Shanks was comforting him, Luffy began crying over how Shanks had lost his left arm in defending him, only for Shanks to claim it was just an arm.
Later, Shanks and his crew began preparing to leave the village. When Luffy told him that he would become a pirate on his own, Shanks claimed that Luffy did not have what it took to become a pirate, which prompted Luffy to angrily proclaim that he would gather his own crew to rival Shanks' and claim One Piece himself.
Smiling at this, Shanks gave Luffy his straw hat and told him to return it once he had become a great pirate, causing Luffy to begin crying. As Shanks boarded his ship, Beckman told him that he believed Luffy would become a well-known pirate, which Shanks agreed with because Luffy reminded him of himself when he was younger. Shortly after, Shanks returned to the Grand Line, eventually arriving on the Sabaody Archipelago and meeting Rayleigh again.
To Rayleigh's surprise, he had lost his trademark Straw Hat along with his left arm. When Rayleigh asked him why he excitedly started telling him about the young boy he met in East Blue who had spoken the exact same words as Gol D. Six years after leaving Foosha Village and four years before Monkey D.
Luffy began his pirate career, Shanks would become recognized as one of the Four Emperors. At some point, he met Portgas D. Ace , who thanked him for saving his little brother. While talking, Ace told Shanks that he had no intention of becoming Pirate King, but rather wanted to make his reputation spread throughout the whole world.
Ace then asked Shanks about the scar on his face, and Shanks replied that he was unsure what the man who gave it to him was doing at the time, not revealing his name. Ace then left, and Shanks and Benn Beckman noted that his Haki was strong enough to melt away the snow while he was there.
Sometime later, while Shanks and his crew were relaxing on an island after drinking too much, Mihawk arrived. After stating he had no interest in fighting him again, he showed Shanks that Luffy had gained a bounty of 30,, Seeing Luffy had finally made his emergence, a gleeful Shanks had Mihawk stay as he threw another party despite his hangover from his previous drinking session. Shanks later expressed an interest in Ace's pursuit of Blackbeard and sent Rockstar to deliver a note to Whitebeard concerning this matter.
Angry that Shanks sent him a letter, Whitebeard told Rockstar his captain must come in person and bring plenty of good rum. Elsewhere, Shanks talked on a Den Den Mushi to Rockstar, where he laughed how the old man has not changed a bit and denied Rockstar the chance to redeem his honor against the Whitebeard crew before ordering him to come back.
When Beckman questioned whether or not he should go to Whitebeard, Shanks told him that the crew should prepare for battle. After Whitebeard told Rockstar that Shanks would need to come to him in person if he wanted to deliver a message, the two Emperors finally met after the Enies Lobby incident.
Having arrived on the deck, Shanks apologized for his actions and claimed he was simply being cautious before telling Whitebeard he came to talk and had brought some "healing water". When Marco pointed out what Shanks had done, Shanks asked him to join his crew, which Marco angrily rejected. After sitting down to drink with Shanks, Whitebeard began reminiscing about the past, where he noted that Shanks used to be a simple apprentice on Roger's ship. When Whitebeard asked him if the "Red Nose" that was with him was still alive, Shanks revealed that he had not seen Buggy since they split up at Loguetown before revealing that he had heard rumors of Buggy still being a pirate.
Whitebeard claimed that he could still hear the duels between Shanks and Mihawk that used to echo throughout the Grand Line before asking him what enemy he lost his left arm too, only for Shanks to state that he bet it on the "New Era". Shanks noted that the scars over his left eye were currently aching and revealed that Blackbeard inflicted them before describing how Blackbeard deliberately avoided becoming notorious during his time on Whitebeard's crew.
Shanks warned Whitebeard that Blackbeard would come for his position now that he had gained strength and started moving, and when Whitebeard asked him what he wanted him to do, Shanks asked him to stop Ace because he felt it was not the time for he and Blackbeard to fight.
However, Whitebeard claimed that he needed to teach Blackbeard about morality and that Shanks was years too early to tell him what to do. After finishing their sake, Shanks and Whitebeard drew their weapons and clashed, resulting in the skies above them splitting in two. As mentioned by Momonga , when Whitebeard began making his move towards Marineford to save Ace, Kaidou attempted to take advantage of the situation to attack the Whitebeard Pirates.
There are so many well-written characters in the series that one cannot get enough of the entire series so far. More and more characters are introduced with each new arc emerging. One Piece isn't showing any signs of slowing down as a series, since there will be plenty of new characters that readers will see and meet in the future. However, there are many things about Shanks, Luffy's mentor, that is still a mystery. Considering the major impact he had on Luffy and throughout the world of One Piece, fans are dying to know more about him.
Updated on October 26th, by Claris Lam: This article has been updated for clarification purposes and to correct out of date information. Shanks is the only Yonkou who does not possess any kind of Devil Fruit powers.
This separates him from the rest of the Yonkou as all of them have devil fruit powers. Yami Yami no Mi allowed Blackbeard to nullify the power of other devil fruits and Gura Gura no Mi allows him to create tremors. This just shows how powerful Shanks is even without a devil fruit.
In one of the recent chapters in One Piece , it was confirmed that Shanks became a yonkou just six years ago. The other Yonkou are much older than Shanks. Shanks' rise to the status of a Yonkou would be a journey worth seeing. It would be interesting to see what did Shanks did to rise to the status of Yonkou at such a young age. There are just too many mysteries surrounding this guy and there is no telling when these mysteries will be unraveled. Another peculiar thing about Shanks is that he is the only Yonkou before Blackbeard who is not a member of the Rocks Pirates.
The rest of the Yonkou were members of the Rocks Pirates. They would have clashed against each other when Rocks Pirates fought against the Roger Pirates and the Marines.
The God Valley Incident changed a lot of things and it brought down the curtains on the life of Rocks D. Xebec, who was known to be Gol D. Roger's arch-rival. Shanks made his debut very early on in the series. He met Luffy before he became a Yonkou. Shanks has also demonstrated the use of Haki. Shanks is the first character who used Haki in the series. Also, Shanks is the first character to use Haoshoku Haki in the series.
Shanks is arguably the strongest Haki user in the series since he doesn't have a Devil Fruit to rely on, unlike the other Yonkou. Oda once said that if Shanks released his Haoshoku Haki at Fish-Man island instead of Luffy then he could have knocked out , Fishmen. According to Oda, Shanks is a character that resembled him the most, since Shanks' personality is very similar to his own.
Oda also mentioned that Shanks resembles his calm and cool personality. He also stated that Shanks' stand-out attire is another thing that resembles him closely. Oda is not the only one that adored Shanks, since many other fans also do the same. Considering how cool as a cucumber Shanks was with losing his arm to save Luffy's life, as well as how he handled his other adventures so far, it was easy for fans to like him.
Shanks is the most famous Yonkou in the series and has the most fans out of any Yonkou in One Piece. In the sixth Fan Poll, Shanks finished 11th on the poll, which made the most famous Yonkou.
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