Is Shanks The Strongest Pirate Alive In One Piece?

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Red-Haired Shanks is one of One Piece's most important characters, being introduced into the story in the very first chapter. For decades now, Shanks has remained a bag of mysteries to the fans, appearing only on rare occasions. So far, he has had very limited appearances and usually, fans get to see him react to Luffy climbing up the ladder of piracy.

On rare occasions, such as Marineford, Shanks became a presence important enough to stop the Paramount War with his mere presence, making fans wonder how strong he actually is. Over a decade after the Marineford war arc, fans still haven't seen a glimpse of what he is capable of in combat, however, with the story closer to its end than ever, the answers might not be too far away now.

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Red-Haired Shanks was once a pirate apprentice on the ship of Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King. Inheriting Roger's very own Straw Hat, Shanks was automatically special, to begin with. As the Roger Pirates disbanded, shortly afterward, Roger was executed in Logue Town, the town of beginning and the end. On that fateful day, Shanks, along with every other pirate there, received something special from Roger – a torch to ignite a new age of piracy. Consequently, Shanks became one of the bearers of Roger's light and set out on the path of piracy. With time, he established the Red-Hair Pirates and quickly rose through the ranks.

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Shanks earned quite a lot of fame while growing up and some of the things he is well known for are his multiple duels with Dracule Mihawk, the Strongest Swordsman in One Piece. It is believed the two fought on several occasions in the past and every single duel between these men was