Just wanna revisit my points about Shanks even further now, Garling was just promoted into a Gorosei, which is....interesting if Shanks is related to him.
Look at how the WG treated Doflamingo/Rocinante after Homing essentially betrayed the WG and gave them up. Compare this to Shanks. Someone who the WG clearly knows has CD ties (look at how the Gorosei treat him), yet is a pirate ever close to One Piece. Someone VERY publicly known as a Roger protege, Shanks is even more respected by the Marines/WG over someone like Rayleigh lol. Ace was Roger's son, and just even being remotely related to him and not knowing justified the WG to execute him.
So why not Shanks? A Yonko with 3 RPs, known former Roger pirate, and 4 billion berry bounty, allowed to just casually stroll into Mariejoa and meet with the Gorosei? Why arent the marines or WG alarmed when they start wars with Whitebeard ornsend forces after Rayleigh? To me the excuses behind him being this ultimate good boy gary stu really doesnt hold anymore. There is like ZERO animosity towards Shanks by Celestial Dragons or old guard high ranking marine (i.e Sengoku)
Why is his presumed father still respected the way he is, especially when other CDs were trashed for far less? Now that same person is one of Imu's closest warriors...
And no, I do not subscribe to the twin theory. That theory doesnt make sense because if Shanks' supposed twin is a God Knight, then the Gorosei wouldnt question his appearance at the Reverie, nor would that person need to have hidden themselves under a cloak lol. Its 150% just Shanks.