Shanks isnt an antagonist?
I also never said he was irrelevant, he is dying so Luffy goes off
You literally do not know this. He is effectively is an antagonist currently because by definition, he inhibits the protagonists goal (Pirate King) by being a Yonko and looking for RPs
Its amazing to me that people read that:
- Luffy wants to defeat Shanks In Punk Hazard ("as long as Shanks isnt first")
- Shanks having an ominous face in 903 about meeting Luffy
- Talking about a "certain pirate" with literal Genocidal maniacs in 907 (and yet, not saying its Blackbeard)
- Talking ominously about The One Piece in 1054
- Ransacking Kid, who was essentially Luffy's ally and will continue to be, with absolutely no remorse in 1079.
And yet continue to not understand this. Shanks is not helping Luffy in the way you think he is.