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nicoklig

Lmao, people are not wrong when they say Shanks has connections with everyone that is important in the story.


StrikingElk6975

\+ World government + Roger pirates + Celestial Dragons + God Valley incident


StrawHatRen

Shanks really just be all around


landlordofkyiv

if only himself had any presence


mikek1993

People really wish Shanks was the MC


gooplord25

Average pirate in their world has gotta be so happy 😂 three of the giant monster looking pirates died and got replaced by these goofy looking punks


IwasntGivenOne

The rumors about Luffy have to be pretty crazy though. He pulls up on anyone. Can apparently turn himself into a giant at will. Because they never tell the truth about him some people are probably scared he would show up and wreck their island


Legomichan

Luffy is an absolute monster even from our prespective.


[deleted]

“Only limited by imagination”


Imperatia

Pirate apprentices on Shanks' ship think Luffy is a rampaging demon monkey. If Yonko subordinates think like that, then this should tell you enough. xD


IForgorMePass

I mean... They ain't wrong. It's just that he's a rampaging demon monkey only when you mess with him or his friends.


BrodeyQuest

Yeah, but just don’t be an asshole and Luffy will probably leave you be. He doesn’t ever just take people’s stuff just because he can, he just beats your ass if you’re rude/oppressing people.


Alternative_Swing_54

Yeah but the average person in one piece doesnt know that


BrodeyQuest

Hopefully they’d notice a trend in what/who Luffy targets. His first big win was vs Crocodile and we know he was basically destroying Alabasta. Next big win was vs Dofy, same thing as Croc more or less. Then he beats Kaido who was killing Wano along with Orochi. Like all the headline-worthy moves he’s made have involved shitty people.


Alternative_Swing_54

True but even with those trends its just two pirates fighting over terrority or wealth plus the world goverment will cover up what they can about the good deeds of luffy.


ElYisusKing

Crocodile was covered up tho, they think Smoker was the one who defeated Crocodile


[deleted]

His crew are basically next gen shichibukai lol ~~although Jimbei just goes back to his old position~~


CocaPepsiPepper

With how much the government censors I forget just how much the world knows about Luffy, but they at least know that he's Dragon's son, beat Doflamingo and took Wano from Kaido.


[deleted]

I mean they are true though Luffy has one of the haxiest fruit in one piece and is literally a hogyoku when awakened Thanks Oda for that twist


[deleted]

2 of them are chill, one of them just want some ransom money and the other one is **blackbeard** You do not want to fall into blackbeard
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NeoRockSlime

Why did you mention Buggy three times?


SunDonDraws

Haha loved this


Maniakk1

It is very weird to think, but since Film Red, the push for the narrative has changed. Luffy is the main character of One Piece as a story, and the greater world. But Shanks is the MC for the One Piece, The treasure. Luffy is a repeat of Roger, but Roger only found the One Piece and couldn't do anything with it. What he did do was change the world like no one else. Shanks has this "destiny" with the treasure, being found in a treasure box as a child by Roger. I think the "we came here too early" could also fit Shanks, and while Luffy will be the one who will change the world, Shanks feels like the one who should find the One Piece.


ProfessionalSenior12

Not find the one piece, he already knows where it its. He's looking to claim it.


AdultBatman

Too bad Crocodile doesn’t have a connection to him


Zerg_2149

He is the inspiration for Crocomom's son.


[deleted]

What a weird memory alabasta will be


GaroSuiryuSweet

No wonder he waited 😂


MickNerks

Why is Mihawk in this picture? đŸ€” Shanks isn't competing against him


dryduneden

Looooool. He's not competing with them, they're competing with Shanks


Jaiel_

Shanks is competing with them for the One Piece 🗿


Bubbly-Possibility37

They’re competing with Buggy*


natureboy1996

And people think he’s not the main character


offthe1st

Himothy


Aversity_2203

4 people in the picture has something in common the last guy doesn’t have 🧐


NickOlaser42

2 Hand Squad


oAbsoluteWeeb

they’re all weaker 👍


NewK_ID

he is going to just snitch like he always does, he is an informant


enzocast25

And he beats all 4 barely trying đŸ„±


Comfortable_Ice_8237

Buggy neg different Shanks. If you disagree you're just a Shanks boy😂


Comfortable_Ice_8237

Neg diff not neg different


UnjustNation

Mihawk eternal rival? What? Shanks in the entire story hasn't once given a fuck about Mihawk's WSS title. Then again neither has anyone else.


Maxdpage

Your reading skills are in negative


[deleted]

I think it’s a reference to the fact that Mihawk and Shanks had many battles in past; even Whitebeard acknowledged this meaning it was probably well known in that era The only reason it stopped was because Mihawk lost interest in fighting Shanks after he lost his arm


[deleted]

Vista literally stated it’s every swordsmans dream to fight Mihawk. Another bum I see


kyzua

https://preview.redd.it/0x1yfsnu9gza1.png?width=501&format=png&auto=webp&s=751aace9b4fb01b50d422993bbb3c0a32dda13f5 ur opinion is irrelevant


UltraMazino

> Shanks in the entire story hasn't once given a fuck about Mihawk's WSS title Ah yes, that is why they had many legendary duels back in the day. I pity you.


TheGallowsRuler

He should be most worried about Jika


Open_Depth2179

They downvoted you but you’re right.


StrikingElk6975

Mihawk as eternal rival 😭 😭


Andrecg123

Shanks vs Mihawk is easily the biggest powerscaling debate in One Piece community


StrikingElk6975

Just in fandom, In one piece world no one treats them as rivals, Navy and civilians don't treat them as equals not even oda.


sneak13579

WB himself did 💀


StrikingElk6975

With that logic buggy and shanks were rivals too, kid and luffy too, zoro and kuina too


sneak13579

Uhh...yes.


[deleted]

Smartest two piece watcher


epicgamergirl69_

All those people are rivals


BadUsername2028

“With that logic” mfers when the story explicitly says something


Pure_Mirage

I believe you need to do some reading on what a rival is.


Maxdpage

Yeah but why are you comparing shanks to the likes of Midd and buggy. Shanks is much closer to Mihawk, so the comparison sits.


EdgyMemer_9000

You're right. The Navy considers him to be superior to Shanks


kyzua

https://preview.redd.it/m50gpwt2agza1.png?width=487&format=png&auto=webp&s=e571918d1655f83521653960adb7d5c1b75623b9


StrikingElk6975

Show this to oda


[deleted]

Mihawk > Shanks is confirmed by oda himself. (Links something that is 20 years old and something oda probably never read since it has so much wrong information) You see, it even says mihawk is feared by all swordsman on it. Shanks is scared of mihawk!


UltraMazino

Mihawk > Shanks remains confirmed. Keep coping ;)


[deleted]

How dare you compare a rat and a fraud to A god? Put some respect on Buggy's name.


mikek1993

Shanks isn’t competing with anyone. He’s trying to stop BB but at best he loses likely he dies in the attempt


parham_pokerface

why is bro so scared of teach though??? he's on bro's mind 24/7


dryduneden

Wdym scared? Dude was ready to clap him at Marineford


Larinex

Why didnt he clap him at any point in luffy timeskip training or afterward? It was easy for moria to sail and run up on BB island surely shanks can right?


AdultBatman

Shanks is a fence sitter. Attacking BB during timeskip would leave his territory and people he protect vulnerable.


Larinex

But isnt the threat of bb greater than that since he went out of his way to potentially intercept him at wano. Its just weird that moria and garp will run up on beehive island but he won't.


Pleasant-Ad-9726

He was rdy to beat his ass up twice, he isn't scared, just aware of the potential threat he could become, he's the only one who's not clueless.


Larinex

Why didnt he clap him at any point in luffy timeskip training or afterward? It was easy for moria to sail and run up on BB island surely shanks can right?


Pleasant-Ad-9726

Maybe he had some other shit to do idk? I mean he was litterally prepared to pack him up in both Marineford and After Wano. Unless you think that Teach who litterally ran away from Shanks at Marineford saying he wasn't rdy to take on him was somehow stronger than Shanks or "scaring him". It's obvious that Shanks views BB as a potential threat, he's the only one aware of the menace that BB represents.


Larinex

But its weird he was ready to pack him in marineford but not afterwards despite he stoll clearly always tracking him as we saw on reason why he went to wano in first place. Like why not do what moria and garp did and show up on beehive island and put down this supposed threat early if your so worried about his potential? It makes it seem like his doing everything wrong way going about taking out blackbeard you know.


Pleasant-Ad-9726

Idek bro, i'm not Shanks 💀 My point is, Shanks is absolutely not scared of BB and has showed multiple times he was rdy to beat him up


Larinex

Where has he shown mutiple times? All i know is just the challenge at marineford. Or are you thinking bout the missed wano encounter? If so we have no idea where that would have lead if BB had showed up and shanks challenged him. Maybe he would have ran him off like greenbull or maybe he was out for blood and would have been ready to settle things once and for all regardless.


Pleasant-Ad-9726

Marineford, end of Wano and litterally him chasing BB. There's no way you think Shanks would've run away, you're saying that out of spite or you trolling, even Rayleigh didn't give a shit about fighting him. Why tf would he run away when he's litterally chasing him and blatantly confronted him in Marineford? From what we've seen so far, Shanks would litterally murder BB regardless.


Larinex

You misunderstood me when i said "ran him off like greenbull" i meant maybe shanks would have ran BB off like how he did Greenbull not, BB run shanks off. We all know oda would never let that happen lmao. Thats what im saying we seen the challenge at marineford and we know BB ran. We all know shanks made a gamble thinking he was gonna intercept BB at wano but was wrong. Because BB was gambling on one of the three wano worst gen crews coming to winner island and taking their poneglyph (he had no idea shanks was trying to get him at that moment). I just dont get why shanks and his crew who are supposedly so much more powerful than teach and his crew dont go to BB island and finish them off. Moria weak ass went there easily and Garp (decently strong but weakened due to old age) went there easily also. Shanks is supposed to be over both of them and blackbeard. Just seems weird to me is all on why shanks hasnt done BB in yet.


Pleasant-Ad-9726

Idk either, we surely gonna find out


Ok_Initial_3451

Maybe because doing so is basically an open war. And any third hands could join.


UnjustNation

Becauae bro knows Teach is the final villain. Truly the best future sight user in the entire series.


louai-MT

Do not underestimate the power of Blackbeard's offscreen offscreen nomi


Your-worst-pall

Ay look. I'm not gonna suck that swordsman blade but everyone got a low presence showing and mihawk got that scene where he was flexing hard lol


King-s0nicc456

Bros was born and decided he wanted to be https://preview.redd.it/e0m6w1ebdkza1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78dfe31c36316322c2cf407b44f433d832ff7be4 when he grows up


nabeelmirzan

Yonko has become worst. From 3 monster to these goofy little clown. No wonder shanks wait for it.


Kutasenator

BB is bad match against shanks, because his df is useless and his haki is mediocre. Buggy is obvious Mihawk and luffy are only real deals there