Shanks...'nuf said!

seiryu

Shanks: The Best-est Yonkou Here's to one of the biggest bad @** mo-fo's of the series. Did you know Shanks was already Yonkou level when he meets Luffy? This means he is one of the strongest people in the world, even without his left arm. Plus, how can you not love the fun-loving personality that will stick up for those he loves. Who wouldn't want to party all day, everyday? But at the same time, when the dirty work has to be done, Shanks will go to any level to work towards his goals. For Luffy's sake, Shanks works together with the "enemy" in the Gorousei to maintain the balance of power in the world (you ain't a Shanks fan if you have any thought that he'd back stab Luffy! But you're welcome to join if you want). So what is something you would stake your life to stand for? We see that Shanks puts his "nakama" above all else. Definitely more of a series question, but I'm all for funny responses too! I mean, Brook would get in on a wanting to see a lady's panties, since that is his biggest driving factor in life... Once again, here's to celebrating Shanks! Imagine what he could do with two arms?! How to Join Share a joke, story, or something important to you that you always take a stand for! For example: Brook might say "The world is too restrictive. Dresses and pants don't need to be worn so that everyone can enjoy the magnificence of PANTIES! I will always stand for the joy of panties!!!" The Fan Club Stormy Johannes WeebyWitch Judgement Mr. Mxy seiryu

mr.mxy

High praise for Shanks : :

seiryu

> High praise for Shanks : : Yes! One of the best all-around characters in the series. Terrible organization on my part, but wanna play along to join in? I gave my joke answer from a Brook perspective, but I'm too serious to not give a serious answer. I live by my morals, which is probably why I like Shanks so much. So just like Shanks, I believe you have to be able to be unbending no matter how difficult the situation may appear. Good things come to those who earn it.

mr.mxy

Something I stand for? Following and fulfilling my dream is what I stand for. Just like how OP characters are fixated on becoming pirate king and gave up everything for it, I gave up everything to make career in what I enjoyed. People who do the same or have guts to do the same are automatically respectful in my eyes, even if they are not successful. I would rather die with sigh of satisfaction of trying to do what I liked than be millionaire who did something he never enjoyed. I'm not able to rub my wit here and come up with funny joke about this, but that is what's most important to me in my life.

seiryu

mr.mxy

> Something I stand for? Following and fulfilling my dream is what I stand for. Just like how OP characters are fixated on becoming pirate king and gave up everything for it, I gave up everything to make career in what I enjoyed. People who do the same or have guts to do the same are automatically respectful in my eyes, even if they are not successful. I would rather die with sigh of satisfaction of trying to do what I liked than be millionaire who did something he never enjoyed. I'm not able to rub my wit here and come up with funny joke about this, but that is what's most important to me in my life. Nice, I can 100% agree! No sense literally killing oneself just to make money (high stress is one of the worst things for the body and especially when it gets sustained). Too many people are money obsessed. Unfortunately society is geared towards being money minded, so this is not going to change any time soon. Some times money becomes more important than even loved ones, such are times that we live in. This is not something I like and agree to and hence even if I can't change others thinking at least we should live doing what we like even if it earned less money for time being haha

seiryu

> Unfortunately society is geared towards being money minded, so this is not going to change any time soon. Some times money becomes more important than even loved ones, such are times that we live in. This is not something I like and agree to and hence even if I can't change others thinking at least we should live doing what we like even if it earned less money for time being haha And just like the research article Weebly posted, I think a dramatically overlooked beauty of One Piece is Oda's willingness to take on these moral discrepancies head on. It's done so well, so one even bothers to question if it is his place to do so or not. The mutual admiration of Shanks is probably directly linked to all of this too. Welcome to the club!

mr.mxy

Hell of a video I saw recently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOymB4DwBq8

seiryu

> Hell of a video I saw recently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOymB4DwBq8 Finally had the time to watch this, and it's definitely perfect for the fanclub! I forgot how little "panel time" Shanks gets! I don't think I go as far as to have Shanks be considered Elbaf's "God", I do 100% agree on all of the traits that make the video creator come up with the theory. He is the only pirate that aims to keep the balance of power. Especially with Oda astronomically increasing the power of the 100 Beast crew, this makes the Red Hair victory SOOOOOOOOOOO much more ridiculous. It is irrational to only invade an enemy territory, when conquering and maintaining control of the new land is the goal, with only a small group. The entire crew went out in order to fight off Whitebeard from regaining their lost territory. Once new bases along the periphery could be established, then the powerhouses can start to spread out again. Anyone that thinks it was a small part of the crew doesn't understand war tactics/defending territories. Whitebeard could have the largest territory because each division commander oversaw a chunk of it. Teach is doing the same thing now. Definitely thanks for sharing.

Judgement

I will forever stand for the freedom of choosing your own direction in life. There have been countless people who have expressed their opinions on what they think would be best for me, but only recently I 100% dared to take a stand for my own (facing my parents, who are both very ambitious). After I told them my plan, they told me I had to do what made me happy in life, and what felt like such a hurdle for years, genuinely felt like I could do what I want now and make it work. Support your close people who are passionate about something, even if it's against the odds! It's important for them. One Piece is about freedom, and I can feel this same passion in my favorite characters in One Piece. It's my favorite aspect of Luffy, but Shanks is the one who even inspired him in the first place. It would be an honour to join his Fan Club! :

seiryu

> I will forever stand for the freedom of choosing your own direction in life. There have been countless people who have expressed their opinions on what they think would be best for me, but only recently I 100% dared to take a stand for my own (facing my parents, who are both very ambitious). After I told them my plan, they told me I had to do what made me happy in life, and what felt like such a hurdle for years, genuinely felt like I could do what I want now and make it work. Support your close people who are passionate about something, even if it's against the odds! It's important for them. One Piece is about freedom, and I can feel this same passion in my favorite characters in One Piece. It's my favorite aspect of Luffy, but Shanks is the one who even inspired him in the first place. It would be an honour to join his Fan Club! : Inspiring story! If this is part of what was busy for ya, I really hope things are working out! We got a theme going on why we all relate to Shanks.

weebywitch

I’d like to say that I’ll always stand for equality and justice but the fact that my legs give out regularly means that I clearly can’t always stand for anything. ^_^

seiryu

> I’d like to say that I’ll always stand for equality and justice but the fact that my legs give out regularly means that I clearly can’t always stand for anything. ^_^ Haha...great balance of serious and comedy, so welcome aboard! Perfectly fitting of Shanks' personality!

Johannes

Shanks is always RIGHT! get it? : (does this count? : )

seiryu

> Shanks is always RIGHT! get it? : (does this count? : ) Works for me! Welcome to the club!

Johannes

> Shanks is always RIGHT! get it? : (does this count? : ) Works for me! Welcome to the club! YAY! :

Johannes

If only :

seiryu

> If only : HAHAHAHAHA...oh man...that made my day! We definitely need a real life Shanks to lead the U.S.

seiryu

I had this idea...but got caught up with work so I gotta force myself to do it before I forget again! > If only : With this as inspiration/the theme of the question: What is something you expect, want to see, or think is funny for Shanks to overcome in the real world? My contribution: Shanks shows up unannounced in the middle of a U.S. presidential debate, and wins the next presidency! If only this could actually happen... Tags for everyone! Johannes WeebyWitch Judgement Mr. Mxy

weebywitch

> If only : oh lawd. How did I miss this? Must’ve been when I was overwhelmed with alerts. This is great!! > What is something you expect, want to see, or think is funny for Shanks to overcome in the real world? This is a fun idea. ^_^ Let’s see here...right now, let’s go with getting rid of the TMT on Mauna Kea. It’s a huge deal but also a relatively simple enough task in terms of scale versus something like human trafficking, etc and you’ve taken care of the presidency. He shows up and orders them to find an alternative location that DOESN’T negatively impact an indigenous group’s rights. If that’s impossible, then they need to learn to ask them about their study if the stars which allowed them to navigate the way they did and scrap the idea that western ethnoscience is the only way. (This means Chile isn’t immediately a valid option despite what the government says.) It’s similar to volcanologists but worse. Alas, stepping off the soapbox now. ^_^