Aye, I suspected it too after Lance's and TACs chat here.
I knew Oda was gonna do this. So much for him being unpredictable and unique. Bold and daring. I'm not even mad but disappointed.
At least my YEARS of desperation to see Shanks in action and fighting are paying off though finally, in a truly bittersweet, ieonic way.
After what happened with Green Bull and in Film Red, I knew the extreme Shanks wank was inevitable, confirmed and just getting started.
Just wait until Luffy finally meets Shanks too! No way Oda is gonna PASS that up too! Anyone who believes Shanks is gonna get offscreened by Blackbeard especially before he reunites with Luffy, are smoking Kizarus dankest stash lol.