Shanks

<h3>Past</h3>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"></p><h4>The Apprentice Years</h4>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ABuggy%20and%20Shanks.png%7Cthumb%7C210px%7CShanks%20and%20%5B%5BBuggy%5D%5D%20as%20apprentice%20pirates%20on%20Gol%20D.%20Roger%27s%20crew.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Buggy_and_Shanks.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Buggy%20and%20Shanks%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Shanks%20and%20%5B%5BBuggy%5D%5D%20as%20apprentice%20pirates%20on%20Gol%20D.%20Roger%27s%20crew.%22%2C%22width%22%3A210%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Shanks%20and%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220000%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FBuggy%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Buggy%5C%22%3EBuggy%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20as%20apprentice%20pirates%20on%20Gol%20D.%20Roger%27s%20crew.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" alt="" src="https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/1/1d/Buggy_and_Shanks.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/210?cb=20160823133821" width="210" height="118" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="Buggy and Shanks.png" data-image-key="Buggy_and_Shanks.png"  type="image" />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Shanks comes from the West Blue and, in his past, was a member of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gol%20D.%20Roger%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gol%20D.%20Roger%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGol%20D.%20Roger%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Gol_D._Roger" title="Gol D. Roger">Gol D. Roger</a>'s crew as a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22cabin%20boy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22cabin%20boy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bcabin%20boy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Cabin_boy" title="Cabin boy" class="mw-redirect">cabin boy</a>, where he took part in many things such as fighting with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Whitebeard%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Edward%20Newgate%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEdward%20Newgate%7CWhitebeard%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Edward_Newgate" title="Edward Newgate">Whitebeard</a>'s crew.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bqref%7Cname%3DShanks%27s%20Past%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> At some point, Shanks acquired Roger's <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22straw%20hat%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Straw%20Hat%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BStraw%20Hat%7Cstraw%20hat%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Straw_Hat" title="Straw Hat">straw hat</a>, although the circumstances behind Shanks acquiring the hat from Roger are unknown at this point in time. His date of joining is unknown, but he spent most of his time together with fellow trainee, Buggy, arguing over meaningless things, such as which pole was colder, the North or the South. Their constant bickering was met with annoyance by the crew's first mate, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Silvers%20Rayleigh%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Silvers%20Rayleigh%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSilvers%20Rayleigh%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Silvers_Rayleigh" title="Silvers Rayleigh">Silvers Rayleigh</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cname%3DArguing%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">At one point, Roger's crew was preparing to attack a nearby ship. As they prepared for combat, Shanks and Buggy discussed the importance of treasure, with Shanks claiming that treasure is not the only important thing in a pirate's life. After the battle, the crew threw a party in celebration of their victory, and Shanks tried to invite Buggy to join them, as they had found a "weird treasure". Shanks and Buggy talked about what they were planning to do after leaving the crew, and when Buggy claimed that he would gladly take Shanks as his crew member if it were not for his ideals, Shanks stated that he did not want to be Buggy's follower and that people with different beliefs like them should travel different paths. The two of them agreed that they would meet as enemies once they left the crew before Shanks told Buggy about how they had found a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Devil%20Fruit%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bara%20Bara%20no%20Mi%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBara%20Bara%20no%20Mi%7CDevil%20Fruit%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Bara_Bara_no_Mi" title="Bara Bara no Mi">Devil Fruit</a>, which he noted would sell for around <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22B%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BB%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />100,000,000. The next day, after Buggy ate a fake version of the Devil Fruit to trick the rest of the crew, Shanks came across him with the real fruit, forcing Buggy to hide it in his mouth. Shanks told Buggy to not steal too much food and walked away, but came back to tell him something that Roger just did, surprising Buggy, who accidentally swallowed the Devil Fruit. As Buggy was yelling at him, Shanks noticed the map Buggy had found earlier floating away, which prompted Buggy to leap into the ocean in pursuit of it. However, since Buggy could no longer swim, Shanks dove in after him and saved him.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cchap%3D19%7Cep%3D8%7Cpage%3D9-18%7CBuggy%20recalls%20his%20past%20with%20Shanks%20and%20how%20he%20gained%20his%20Devil%20Fruit%20powers.%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Twenty-six years before <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Monkey%20D.%20Luffy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Monkey%20D.%20Luffy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMonkey%20D.%20Luffy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Monkey_D._Luffy" title="Monkey D. Luffy">Monkey D. Luffy</a> set out to become a pirate, Roger had contracted a fatal illness and made one last voyage with his crew into the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Grand%20Line%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Grand%20Line%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGrand%20Line%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Grand_Line" title="Grand Line">Grand Line</a> to conquer it. A year before he died, he disbanded the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Roger%20Pirates%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Roger%20Pirates%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRoger%20Pirates%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Roger_Pirates" title="Roger Pirates">Roger Pirates</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cchap%3D506%7Cep%3D400%7Cpage%3D10-13%7CRayleigh%20recounts%20the%20final%20few%20years%20of%20the%20Roger%20Pirates.%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> Shanks and Buggy were last seen together at <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Loguetown%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Loguetown%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLoguetown%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Loguetown" title="Loguetown">Loguetown</a> on the day of Roger's death. Shanks immediately began his quest to form his own crew by offering a place to Buggy, but Buggy refused, and the two separated. Shanks would continue to hear rumors that Buggy was still a pirate somewhere over the course of the following years.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bqref%7Cchap%3D434%7Cep%3D316%7Cpage%3D10%7CShanks%20speaks%20about%20the%20last%20time%20he%20saw%20Buggy.%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
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<h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Rise of Captain Red-Haired Shanks</h4>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true">24 years before the current timeline, Shanks heard about a skilled sniper on the name of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Yasopp%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Yasopp%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BYasopp%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Yasopp" title="Yasopp">Yasopp</a> and went to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Syrup%20Village%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Syrup%20Village%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSyrup%20Village%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Syrup_Village" title="Syrup Village">Syrup Village</a> to recruit him.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cchap%3D0%7Cep%3D0%7Cpage%3D19-20%7CShanks%20finds%20and%20recruits%20Yasopp.%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> At some point in his life, Shanks met Marshall D. Teach, then a member of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Whitebeard%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Edward%20Newgate%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEdward%20Newgate%7CWhitebeard%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Edward_Newgate" title="Edward Newgate">Whitebeard</a>'s crew. What exactly happened is unknown, but Blackbeard left Shanks with the 3 scars across his left eye.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bqref%7Cname%3DShanks%27s%20scars%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> The exact date of that event is unspecified; however, there are signs indicating that those scars were made near the time of Roger's execution: while images of a younger Shanks depict him with his face unscathed, in two flashbacks (in Chapter 434 and Chapter 0), he has his face hidden by his hair and his hat.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cchap%3D434%7Cep%3D316%7Cpage%3D10%7CShanks%27s%20eye%20is%20obscured%20by%20his%20hair.%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cchap%3D0%7Cep%3D0%7Cpage%3D12%7CShanks%27s%20face%20and%20eye%20are%20covered%20by%20his%20hat%20at%20Roger%27s%20execution.%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Shanks also fought often with Mihawk, and their battles were said to echo through the whole of the Grand Line.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bqref%7Cname%3DDueling%20Mihawk%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> As his strength as a pirate captain rose, he and three other pirates were named the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Yonko%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Yonko%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BYonko%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Yonko" title="Yonko">Yonko</a>, including <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Whitebeard%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Edward%20Newgate%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEdward%20Newgate%7CWhitebeard%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Edward_Newgate" title="Edward Newgate">Whitebeard</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kaido%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kaido%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKaido%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Kaido" title="Kaido">Kaido</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Big%20Mom%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Charlotte%20Linlin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCharlotte%20Linlin%7CBig%20Mom%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Charlotte_Linlin" title="Charlotte Linlin">Big Mom</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bqref%7Cname%3DYonko%20mentioned%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> At some point, during his travels in the New World, Shanks came across the two rulers of the Mink Tribe, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Inuarashi%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Inuarashi%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInuarashi%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Inuarashi" title="Inuarashi">Inuarashi</a> and Nekomamushi, and they became acquainted.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cname%3DInu%20Meeting%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Years later, after becoming the captain of his own pirate <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22ship%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22ship%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bship%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Ship" title="Ship" class="mw-redirect">ship</a>, Shanks arrived on an island, where he met a strange young boy named Monkey D. Luffy. Intrigued by the boy and enjoying the atmosphere of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Luffy%27s%20village%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Foosha%20Village%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFoosha%20Village%7CLuffy%27s%20village%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Foosha_Village" title="Foosha Village">Luffy's village</a>, he decided to make the island his crew's base for a short period of time, which turned into a year.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cname%3DYear%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> Luffy quickly grew attached to the crew, so much so that he wished to join their ranks and become a pirate as well, but Shanks refused to allow the boy into his crew on the basis that he was too young.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cname%3DToo%20young%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
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<h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Romance Dawn</h4>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AHiguma%20Mocks%20Shanks.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C210px%7CHiguma%20insults%20Shanks.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Higuma_Mocks_Shanks.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22Higuma%20Mocks%20Shanks%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Higuma%20insults%20Shanks.%22%2C%22width%22%3A210%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Higuma%20insults%20Shanks.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" alt="" src="https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/1/1a/Higuma_Mocks_Shanks.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/210?cb=20130708223112" width="210" height="158" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="Higuma Mocks Shanks.png" data-image-key="Higuma_Mocks_Shanks.png"  type="image" />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">One day, Shanks and his crew were parting in the Partys Bar, with Shanks denying Luffy the opportunity to join his crew because he felt the boy was too young and inexperienced. After tricking Luffy into drinking juice, Shanks told him that he and his crew would be leaving the village after two or three more trips, which Luffy said would give him time to learn how to swim. However, they were interrupted when <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Higuma%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Higuma%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHiguma%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Higuma" title="Higuma">Higuma</a> and his bandits arrived and demanded sake, which Shanks and his crew had drank all but one bottle of. Shanks offered Higuma the last bottle, but Higuma smashed it over his head because he felt it was not enough. When Shanks tried to clean up the mess rather than retaliate, Higuma threw Shanks's food onto him and left, convinced that Shanks was a coward. Afterward, Shanks and his crew laughed over his humiliation, but Luffy, disillusioned by how Shanks refused to fight back, tried to leave, leading to Shanks discovering that he had eaten the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gomu%20Gomu%20no%20Mi%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gomu%20Gomu%20no%20Mi%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGomu%20Gomu%20no%20Mi%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Gomu_Gomu_no_Mi" title="Gomu Gomu no Mi">Gomu Gomu no Mi</a> when he grabbed Luffy's arm. Shanks told Luffy that this meant he could never swim again.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cchap%3D1%7Cep%3D4%7Cpage%3D6-21%7CShanks%20and%20his%20crew%20party%20in%20the%20Partys%20Bar%2C%20where%20Shanks%20learns%20that%20Luffy%20has%20eaten%20the%20%5B%5BGomu%20Gomu%20no%20Mi%7CDevil%20Fruit%5D%5D%20he%20and%20his%20crew%20found.%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">A few days later, Shanks and his crew went out to sea, with Luffy being left behind once again. Eventually, Higuma returned and took Luffy as a hostage when the latter insulted him. As Higuma was preparing to kill Luffy, Shanks, having returned, appeared nearby and teased Luffy about his claim of having a punch as powerful as a pistol. Higuma warned Shanks to stay back, and when Shanks began to approach him, one of the bandits put a gun to his head. However, Shanks merely told the bandit to not point a gun at someone to scare them as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lucky%20Roo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lucky%20Roo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLucky%20Roo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Lucky_Roo" title="Lucky Roo">Lucky Roo</a> shot the bandit in the head, shocking the onlookers. When the other bandits claimed this was dirty, Shanks pointed out how he and his crew are pirates before telling Higuma that he will never forgive someone for harming his friend, no matter what their reasons may be. After <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Benn%20Beckman%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Benn%20Beckman%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBenn%20Beckman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Benn_Beckman" title="Benn Beckman">Benn Beckman</a> defeated the rest of the bandits, Higuma tried to claim that Luffy is the one who started this, but Shanks stated that it did not matter because Higuma had a bounty on his head, forcing Higuma to throw a smoke bomb and escape. Shanks expressed shock at Luffy having been kidnapped and frantically wondered what they should do.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cchap%3D1%7Cep%3D4%7Cpage%3D23-37%7CShanks%20returns%20to%20Foosha%20Village%20and%20ends%20a%20hostage%20situation%20surrounding%20Luffy.%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Soon afterward, Shanks caught up to Luffy, who had been thrown into the ocean by Higuma, and defended him from the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lord%20of%20the%20Coast%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lord%20of%20the%20Coast%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLord%20of%20the%20Coast%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Lord_of_the_Coast" title="Lord of the Coast">Lord of the Coast</a>, whom he scared away with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22a%20glare%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Haoshoku%20Haki%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHaoshoku%20Haki%7Ca%20glare%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Haoshoku_Haki" title="Haoshoku Haki" class="mw-redirect">a glare</a>. However, as Shanks was comforting him, Luffy began crying over how Shanks had lost his left arm in defending him, only for Shanks to claim it was just an arm. Later, Shanks and his crew began preparing to leave the village. When Luffy told him that he would become a pirate on his own, Shanks claimed that Luffy did not have what it took to become a pirate, which prompted Luffy to angrily proclaim that he would gather his own crew to rival Shanks's and claim <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22One%20Piece%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22One%20Piece%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOne%20Piece%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/One_Piece" title="One Piece">One Piece</a> himself. Smiling at this, Shanks gave Luffy his straw hat and told him to return it once he had become a great pirate, causing Luffy to begin crying. As Shanks boarded his ship, Beckman told him that he believed Luffy would become a well-known pirate, which Shanks agreed with because Luffy reminded him of himself when he was younger.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cchap%3D1%7Cep%3D4%7Cpage%3D41-47%7CShanks%20saves%20Luffy%20and%20leaves%20Foosha%20Village.%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Shortly after, Shanks returned to the Grand Line, eventually arriving on the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sabaody%20Archipelago%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sabaody%20Archipelago%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSabaody%20Archipelago%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Sabaody_Archipelago" title="Sabaody Archipelago">Sabaody Archipelago</a> and meeting <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rayleigh%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Silvers%20Rayleigh%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSilvers%20Rayleigh%7CRayleigh%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Silvers_Rayleigh" title="Silvers Rayleigh">Rayleigh</a> again. To Rayleigh's surprise, he had lost his trademark Straw Hat along with his left arm. When Rayleigh asked him why, he excitedly started telling him about the young boy he met in East Blue whom had spoken the exact same words as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gol%20D.%20Roger%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gol%20D.%20Roger%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGol%20D.%20Roger%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Gol_D._Roger" title="Gol D. Roger">Gol D. Roger</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cchap%3D506%7Cep%3D400%7Cpage%3D17%7CRayleigh%20recalls%20encountering%20Shanks%2C%20who%20told%20him%20about%20Luffy.%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
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<h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Meeting with Ace</h4>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true">A short while before the storyline he met <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Portgas%20D.%20Ace%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Portgas%20D.%20Ace%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPortgas%20D.%20Ace%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" href="/wiki/Portgas_D._Ace" title="Portgas D. Ace">Portgas D. Ace</a>, who thanked him for saving his little brother. Shanks responded by throwing a party to celebrate, as he did not know Luffy had a brother.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Qref%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQref%7Cname%3DAce%20and%20Shanks%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1081-12857240225983a15e008a9" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
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