This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.
One Piece's The Elbaf arc continues to expand on the redheaded Shanks character. Years ago, Oda stated in his interviews that the moment One piece begins to focus on Shanks, fans should assume that the Final Saga is well and truly underway. Fans now know that Shanks is central to the most interesting storylines in Elbaf, showing just how important this stage is One piece it really is.
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Fans know that Shanks is part of the Figarland family. However, Shanks could also be D.
The fans were properly introduced in the Elbafský arch red-haired Shanks' past. Oda also went on to reveal his family, which includes his unnamed mother, Garling Figarland, and his twin brother, Shamrock Figarland. Now, in One Piece Chapter 1169, Oda revealed the character that Shanks considered his little brother is none other than Portgas D. Ace.
Shanks considered aces to be his second brother in one piece
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Ace was the son of Gola D. Roger
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Gaban and Roger Pirates considered Shanks and Buggy as their sons
IN One piece In chapter 1169, fans saw Shanks and Gaban continuing their conversation in Elbaf 14 years ago. The two talked about a number of things, but one conversation that stood out quite a bit was about Ace. Gaban revealed to Shanks that he met Garp a while ago and that it was revealed to him that Roger had a son named Ace after all.
Did Captain Roger have a son? Then he's definitely my little brother. With Roger's blood, the boy could truly become a pirate king in the future! – Shanks on Ace
Most fans assumed that Gaban and Rayleigh were unaware of Ace's birth. Oda further confirmed that both were indeed conscious and that Shanks was conscious as well. When Shanks heard of Ace's birth, he quickly claimed that Ace was his little brother. Although the two were not related by blood, they both considered Roger to be their father in different ways. Shanks believed that Roger was his real father while Ace was his biological son, although he rejected Roger until the very end.
Blood relatives don't hold much weight in the world of One Piece. Oda always shows that ties don't necessarily have to be blood for people to consider themselves family. The Whitebeard Pirates were the epitome of this, but often with individuals like Luffy, Sabo, and Ace, Oda showed that brotherhood can go beyond blood. Similarly, Shanks considered Ace his brother, though Ace didn't reciprocate because he hadn't known Shanks long enough..
Shanks tried to stop Ace from pursuing Blackbeard
After considering the fact that Shanks considered Ace his little brotherhis actions suddenly start to make a lot of sense. Until Shanks knew that Ace was under Whitebeard's protection, he didn't do much, but the moment his crew found out that Ace was after Blackbeard to avenge the death of Thatch, Shanks sought a meeting with Whitebeard.
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Shanks clearly begged Whitebeard to recall Ace from this mission, not knowing the truth that Ace had disobeyed Whitebeard's orders. Shanks knew the threat Blackbeard posed and he didn't want his baby brother to get hurt, so he wanted to protect him from danger as much as possible. Unfortunately, this attempt failed as Ace ultimately lost to Blackbeard and ended up being handed over to the World Government, leading to his execution.
Shanks was unable to save Ace In Time in one piece
Although Shanks was unable to stop Ace from fighting Blackbeard, he tried to save Ace in a way during the Paramount War. Unfortunately for him, Kaido was planning an attack on Whitebeard at the same time. To prevent Whitebeard from wasting time against Kaid, Shanks captured Yonko somewhere in the New World and forced him to retreat back to Wano.
