Did shanks eat devil fruit

One thing that separates One Piece from other manga series is the huge number of characters that are involved in the main story. 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Updated on October 26th, 2021 by Claris Lam: This article has been updated for clarification purposes and to correct out of date information.

10 Shanks Does Not Have Devil Fruit Powers

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. Big Mom has the Soru Soru no Mi, which allows her to take souls, Kaido has an ancient mythical Zoan that enables him to turn into an eastern dragon, and Blackbeard has two devils fruits— Yami Yami no Mi and Gura Gura no Mi.

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.

9 Shanks Is The Youngest Yonkou

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.

8 Shanks Is Not A Member Of The Rocks Pirates

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.

7 Shanks Is The First Person To Show Haki

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 100,000 Fishmen.

6 Shanks Resembles Oda's Personality The Best And Oda And The Fans Love Him For It

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.

5 Shanks Is The Most Famous Yonkou

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.

The rest of the Yonokou placed much lower than Shanks did. Blackbeard finished in the 48th position, Big Mom placed in the 69th position, and Kaido finished in the 96th position.

4 Shanks' Sword Is Named Gryphon

Shanks is a swordsman and he wields a named saber. The name of Shanks' sword is Gryphon. Currently, there is no information about Gryphon's grade, and it is further unknown whether or not it is a Meito.

Fans speculate that it is likely one of the rarest swords in all of One Piece. Mihawk and Shanks were rivals, and fans know that both of them have clashed a lot in the past. Considering this tough rivalry, it would make less sense to fans if Mihawk would have a Saijō Ō Wazamono grade sword and Shanks would just have an ordinary saber.

3 Shanks Was The Apprentice of the Pirate King

Shanks wasn't a super strong pirate right from the beginning of his life. He had to find his way to the very top. Shanks started his pirate journey on the crew of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger. Shanks was seen in a few flashbacks that involved the Roger Pirates.

He was also seen crying at the execution of his captain at Logue Town. At Logue Town, Shanks and Buggy also went their separate ways. One of them became a well-known clown and the other became one of the strongest characters in the series.

The rivalry between Shanks and Mihawk is known throughout the world. It is one of the few rivalries that has piqued the interest of fans ever since its revelation. According to Whitebeard, Shanks and Mihawk's rivalry was ferocious and the clashes between the two were famous throughout the Grand Line.

Mihawk lost his interest to fight Shanks after he lost an arm. However, the two of them don't only share a rivalry. The two characters have the same birthday, as both of them were born on March 9.

1 Shanks Is Luffy's Idol And The One Who Inspired Him To Become A Pirate

Normally one would expect the grandson of the "Hero of the Marines" to become a fighter of justice. However, poor Garp could not save his grandson from catching the pirate fever. Shanks met Luffy when he was still a kid. Luffy was so impressed with Shanks and his crew that he decided to become a pirate himself.

Luffy idolizes Shanks and he respects him a lot. Shanks even sacrificed his arm to save Luffy from drowning. He gave Luffy the Straw Hat and made Luffy promise that he'd return the Straw Hat to Shanks. These heartwarming actions made Shanks one of the coolest and well-written characters in the entire series to its fans.

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