We get it you love shanks...but he's not getting that kind of wiring from Oda to be last viallain or last fight post final war
Shanks will never be that person you think he would
He's getting surpassed post wano
No need for luffy vs Shanks post final war or when he's PK
.unless you think Shanks > Roger/kaido/WB/imu which is nothing but wishes.
Eh, it's cause you guys actually aren't understanding why I think this. I have very clear reasons for this stuff. It's not really a fan gesture.
The character goes far deeper than we know, because it's been set up that. That's why you don't know why he meets with the Gorosei, or what he plans for Luffy, or what his main goals are, or what he said to Roger or vice versa, or where he even comes from.
All I'm saying is to wait before assuming he's some processed goal to be taken out early on, when he's done nothing but show us that he can rival any top tier force in this series without a seconds notice.
Also realize that Shanks is the only character in this series to not be put down by someone else:
- Whitebeard was dying/Killed
- Akainu was beat down by Whitebeard
- Blackbeard was scared/beat down by whitebeard
- Mihawk was effectively put down by having Joz block his slash (yes I know it was casual) and having Mihawk question how far WB was from him
- Aokiji/Kizaru have both been injured by others
- Kaido/BM have been repeatedly clowned.
Compare that to Shanks, at any point in this series. He's only either matched other top Tiers or put them down a pedestal. Same guy:
- Clashes with WB, Akainu and Kaido
- Convinces Sengoku to stop the war
- Talks to Gorosei
- Is on the ToC character page with the strawhats.
It's not normal at all. It's frankly scary how much Oda does not harm Shanks' unwavering persona. It's not even my bias speaking this just just pure fact in the series that he does not seem to have any events where he is put down.