One Piece: Shanks' Mysterious Siblings, Explained

This article contains spoilers for One Piece's Elbaf arc.

Summary

• Shanks was born before the God Valley incident – an important plot detail.
• Shanks is not an only child, but has mysterious siblings.
• The whereabouts of Shanks' siblings remain unknown, but there may be a connection to God's Knights.

Shanks is one of the most mysterious One piece characters, although they were introduced quite early in the series. This is largely due to the author saving it for the final saga and intending to use it in this particular section of the story. Although fans now know quite a lot about Shanks, as is to be expected after about 1130 chapters of the story, fans still don't know much about his past, his origins and at the same time his family.

In fact, Shanks' family was recently introduced into the story as a major plot point and will now be more important than ever in the Final Saga. It has essentially been confirmed that Shanks is not an only child and in fact has siblings as well. Although these people did not appear properly One piece So far, they are about to make an impact and fans can't wait to see it.

Shanks' birth and the secret of his siblings

• Shanks was born before the God Valley incident
• Shanks is not an only child

Fans know that Shanks was born 39 years ago One piece World. Until recently, fans knew nothing else about Shanks' past. But while One piece Film Red, Shanks was associated with the Figarland family, a family of celestial dragons in the One piece World. This led fans to wonder if Shanks had ulterior motives or if he was abandoned by the Celestial Dragons in some way. Finally, Kuma's flashback provided fans with additional context and it was eventually revealed that Shanks was present during the God Valley incident. At this point, Shanks would have been almost a year old, meaning he was still a baby. The God Valley Incident was shown in detail in the flashback, although the battles that took place on the island that day still remain obscure.

Pay attention, children! – Saint Garling Figarland

Regardless, fans learned some very interesting information here. Saint Garling Figarland, who Shanks was associated with in Film Red, was shown to be exactly like Shanks in appearance, only with a different haircut. As fans know, Garling served as a member of the God's Knights and fought against the Pirates that day. Here he received the title of “Champion of God Valley,” which makes sense considering his great strength and stature.

Garling's performance may not be that important in the grand scheme of things, but what stood out here is his speech to his own children. In a special panel on the God Valley incident, Garling spoke to his children and asked them to watch him closely. If Garling only had one child, of course he would use the appropriate word. However, he specifically referred to several children and ordered them to watch him carefully in battle. This essentially gave rise to the idea that Shanks wasn't an only child and that he probably has some older siblings or possibly even a twin.

Of course, as fans know, the God Valley Incident was completely chaotic and in the midst of all that chaos, the Roger Pirates found Shanks here. After bringing loot to their ship at the end of the war, they were given a small red-haired child and decided to raise him on the Oro Jackson. This is exactly how Shanks ended up going from a baby Celestial Dragon to a member of the Roger Pirates and the one who inherited Roger's will. However, the same cannot be said for Saint Garling Figarland's other children, who remain unknown to this day.

Where are Shanks' siblings right now?

The whereabouts of Shanks' siblings are unknown

The fate of Shanks' siblings remains unknown One piece until now. All fans know that Shanks managed to find his way to Roger and that from that day on he grew up completely away from the Celestial Dragons. When it comes to his siblings, fans don't know much.

It is unclear how many siblings Shanks has, and it is also unclear whether they are still connected to the Figarland family. It's possible that Shanks was the only one separated that day and the others are still working for the World Government. At the same time, it is also possible that the other children have also been separated and are currently in other places in the world of One Piece. Fans can't say exactly where they are, but they know for sure that these characters will be involved in the story in one way or another.

I want to talk about a particular pirate. – Shank's doppelganger

A clue fans recently received involved the members of the God's Knights. As fans know, these are powerful fighters within the ranks of the Celestial Dragons who will take control of Marijoa's defense while also handling justice matters. One of the members of the God Knights, who appears to be their leader, resembles Shanks in silhouette. Even the sword this person wields looks very similar to Shanks'. Perhaps this person is Shanks' brother and will later play an important role in One Piece.

More recently, in One piece In Chapter 1124, Oda gave fans a glimpse of a person with a specific silhouette who looked exactly like Shanks and also wielded a saber like him. Fans don't know who this character is and what role he has to play in the grand scheme of things, but it's safe to say that he's similar to Shanks and will be very important.

Why Shanks' siblings play an important role

Shanks' family secrets are finally revealed

In the final saga of One Piece, Shanks will play an important role, as will his family. Saint Garling Figarland was specifically introduced by Oda in the Final Saga. The characters similar to Shanks were also intentionally introduced by Oda here. Shanks is covered extensively in this part of the story, so it makes sense that all members of his family are important too. Fans will definitely learn more about Shanks and his lost family members, and readers can't wait to see what Oda has planned next for the red-haired emperor.

Fans know that the island of Elbaf is closely connected to Shanks, which could be a clue to them that Oda wants to reveal important information about Shanks here while also providing exciting information about Garling Figarland and his other children as well. All fans have to do is sit back patiently and wait for Oda to draw these incredible mysteries One piece World.

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