This article contains spoilers for the Egghead arc of One Piece.
Key takeaways
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Shanks is possibly the strongest Haki user and has great victories, such as defeating the CP9 agents.
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Shanks defeated Green Bull in Wano using his Conqueror’s Haki from miles away.
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Shanks defeated Bartolomeo’s crew and took down Killer with a single attack that was not intended for him.
Shanks, one of the Four Sea Emperors, is a monstrously powerful pirate who might even be the strongest at this point in the Final Saga of one piece. Shanks became Emperor 6 years ago and has been at the peak of his abilities ever since. Despite not having a Devil Fruit, Shanks is easily among the strongest, and much of that is due to his monstrously powerful Haki.
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In fact, Shanks might even be the strongest Haki user in the world right now, which makes him really special. Shanks has been in many powerful battles, and although fans don’t know the outcome of all of his battles, there are some important victories he has achieved along the way in One Piece.
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Higuma
Defeated by the red-haired pirates in the East Blue
Higuma the bandit is one of the first enemies Shanks faced in history. Fans know that Higuma was a lowly bandit, with unimpressive levels of strength. Of course, against someone like him, Shanks was never going to fight seriously. Shanks even let Higuma embarrass him, only because he didn’t think any threat he posed was serious enough for him to do anything.
However, as soon as Higuma started pointing at his friends, Shanks became serious. The Red Hair Pirates completely destroyed Higuma’s group and forced the leader to escape. Of course, Shanks didn’t get into a 1v1 battle with Higuma himself, but overall, it was him who defeated Higuma’s unit and eventually also saved Luffy’s life, which is one of the groundbreaking events in all the history that shapes. The future is immense to a large extent.
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CP9 Agents
Shanks acquired the Gomu Gomu no Mi from CP9
Long before Shanks met Luffy in Fushia Village, he decided to sail to the East Blue. In this sea, Shanks managed to attack a Government ship, and on this ship the incredibly powerful Gomu Gomu no Mi was present. Shanks knew of this somehow and, to secure the fruit, attacked the ship. There were CP9 agents on the ship, including Who’s Who.
Shanks, being as strong as him, completely destroyed them and successfully secured the Gomu Gomu no Mi. Shanks took this devil fruit with him to the village where Luffy ended up consuming it.
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ryokugyu
Shanks forced Green Bull into submission at Wano
In the Wano Country arc, Shanks showed a flash of his strength. Moments after the war against Kaido ended, Admiral Green Bull attacked the country. His goal was to claim Luffy’s head to make Akainu happy. However, before Ryokugyu could reach Luffy, he was stopped by Akazaya Nine. Unfortunately, they fought him, but it was Shanks who decided to intervene and used his powerful Conqueror’s Haki from miles away.
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This Conqueror’s Haki caused Green Bull visible pain and at the same time forced him to submit. Of course, once again, this was not a full-fledged battle, and in it Shanks did not knock out Green Bull. However, the fact that Green Bull clearly lost is proof enough that Shanks was the one who emerged as the winner of this minor clash.
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bartolomeo
The Redhead Pirates destroyed the Barto Club
Bartolomeo is a very powerful pirate in the new world and also a subordinate of Luffy. At one point, Bartolomeo burned Shanks’ flag in his territory and replaced it with that of the Straw Hat Pirates. Shanks clearly couldn’t stand this and had to do something about it. In the Final Saga, Shanks tracked down Bartolomeo and essentially destroyed the entire crew.
Bartolomeo was willing to take his own life to protect Luffy, and although Shanks forgave him, it was Yasopp who ended up destroying the Red-Haired Pirates’ ship, essentially adding another victory to Shanks’ book.
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Killer
Shanks took down the assassin with an attack that wasn’t even meant for him
Killer is a powerful pirate from the Worst Generation who ended up going head to head with Shanks in the Final Saga. After the Kid Pirates’ victory at Wano, they sailed to Elbaf, where they planned to fight the Redhead Pirates and take down Shanks.
Unfortunately for them, Shanks decimated them before they even set foot on Elbaf. As for Killer, he stood in the way of Shanks’ attack and took the brunt of it, being completely destroyed and knocked out in the process. While this is a great feat for Shanks, it is absolutely humiliating for Killer, especially since the attack Shanks launched wasn’t even meant for him, but he ended up taking him down with a single shot anyway.
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Child
Shanks took down the pirate with 3 billion berries
Kid is one of the worst generation pirates with a bounty of 3 billion berries. Clearly, he’s one of the big guns of the New World, and one that the Shanks took seriously outside of Elbaf when they met for a short period of time. Kid thought he was ready to defeat Shanks, but he was given a reality check when the Red-Haired Emperor felled him with a single swing of his sword.
Shanks covered his sword with his Haki and then unleashed a powerful attack on the Worst Generation pirate, completely decimating him and taking him down with a single shot. To date, this is Shanks’ most impressive known victory in history, and fans can be sure that many more will follow when his future battles take place, as well as when his past is revealed.
- Study
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Toei Animation
- History by
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Eiichiro Oda
- Number of episodes
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1116+