One Piece: Is Shanks Actually Evil?

Ever since Shank's first appearance at the beginning of One Piece's story, fans have speculated about the origins and true intentions behind Luffy's former mentor figure. Since the character only rarely appears in the story, yet has a large impact on the world, as little information has been shared about the character as One Piece fans need to start filling in the blanks.

But with the level of speculation that goes into Shanks, some theories are going to be a little more outlandish than others. Everything from theories about a twin brother, or his true connection to Luffy in the world of One PieceShanks is one of the few characters, along with Dragon, that is open to the most speculation. This includes a lot of hints that Shanks himself is actually evil and wants to fight or betray Luffy at the end of One Piece.

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Shanks is a mysterious figure in one piece

He is Luffy's idol and affiliated with the World Government at the same time

Shanks, as many One Piece fans know, is an important figure in Luffy's life. Shanks is Luffy's idol and model pirate, as well as being the one who gave him his straw hat so many years ago. However, Shanks is also an emperor of the sea who constantly claims weaker territories to protect. In many ways, of all the other warlords, aside from Whitebeard, Shanks is the most altruistic and helpful to the world One Piece.

Meanwhile, Shanks has some darker connections to the World Government in the One Piece. It is strongly implied in One Piece Movie: Red and throughout the story that Figarland Garling, the former Supreme Commander of the Knights of God, and current member of the Five Elders, may be Shank's father. Meanwhile, Shanks is given special privileges when discussing matters with the Five Elders, directly implying that he has some connection to the highest positions in the world government.

Shanks has become the shell in one piece

The Emperor has had some shady dealings throughout the story

• Shank's connection to the World Government makes him seem shady

• Shanks brutally destroys enemy pirates

First, this connection to the world government of One Piece is one of the reasons why many fans believe that Shanks may be evil. Many fans in the community of One Piece makes memes that constantly make fun of the fact that Shanks has private conversations with the Five Elders of the World Government, referring to him as a rat or shoplifter. Also, many believe that he has a big plot that he has planned behind the scenes that will only be revealed closer to the end of it One Piece.

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Meanwhile, some fans believe him to be evil due to the sheer ruthlessness with which he dispatches enemy pirates. Shanks completely decimated Captain Kid and his crew, leaving him presumably for dead. Meanwhile, Shanks also captured Bartolomeo and gave him an ultimatum to take poison or beat Luffy out, a rather cruel method. Although it turned out to be a test in the end, Yassop, Shank's sniper, still destroyed Bartolomeo's ship as they sailed away.

Shanks is too well respected to be evil

Luffy And The Giants respect Shanks for his morals

But despite these small details, there is an overwhelming amount of evidence that suggests that Shanks is not evil. Shanks seems to have a genuine concern for Luffy, as well as the many islands he protects. Also, Elbaf's giants hold Shanks in high regard, implying that he is honorable enough to have the noble giants on his side.

In addition to this, Shanks has too much respect for the former One Piece The pirate king, Gol D. Roger, to be evil. For Shanks, Roger is his idol and mentor. If Shanks were to do something too bad, it would go against everything Roger taught him.

Although there may be a small amount of evidence to create a theory in One Piece on why shanks could be evil, so far in the story, shanks is one of the longest pirates in the One Piece from being bad. In many ways, Shanks is one of the few good pirates left and was the only morally good emperor before Luffy joined the fray. Unless something big happens later in the story of One Pieceand it turns out his whole persona was a facade, there is almost no way Shanks could be evil.

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