If all these failures were just Shanks's plan and he would have shown his true face like bb at the end of Marineford
This would be an extremely brutal writing, but Oda does not have the courage to write this type of writing
@Paperchampion23
Hmm? Not exactly sure what you are trying to say but if it involves Shanks being some Aizen level mastermind then that is very different from what Im implying lol.
Im talking about Shanks having a morally grey method of achieving his goals of peace, thats it. All that really is, is just potentially using Luffy as a means to an end. Remember, its clear now that he stole and fed him the fruit on purpose, and he only just decided to go after One Piece once Luffy awakened the fruit.
We also know from this arc that ancient kingdom tech is clearly powered by Nika's heartbeat. Im not saying it it has to mean anything, but I am still in the boat that Shanks is absolutely using Luffy as a means to an end, even if he is a "good" person.