You guys will be so disappointed when it's inevitably revealed it is not shiki.
Oh, I know it's not Shiki.
I'm hyping myself up to make myself believe that, in the future, when we get the real reveal, all our ideas were better than the Kawamatsu-ass, Rootbeer Haki-level jobber we end up getting.
I would be so satisfied with Gaban.
If it's Shiki I will actually travel to Hollow Earth and then come back to tell ya'll about meeting the Giants on the other side (only after Wano Act 4 releases, though).
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does it even make sense if it is Shiki? like why would he even be there?
Shiki is a planner. His entire goal was to amass large crew strength, and Ancient Weapons.
So, two reasons:
1. To search for Ancient Weapons on Elbaph, since Elbaph has existed before the WG, and would have knowledge about the Ancient Weapons recorded from Joy Boy's War.
2. To form an army of Giants.
Shiki amassed a gigantic fleet to fight Roger, and only lost due to weather. Shiki had the largest recorded pirate fleet on record.
Shiki's movie was about... creating giant animals to take over the world.
Elbaph has the army Shiki wants, clues to the Ancient Weapons he wants, and who knows what other ancient military technology left behind from the past.
I still believe Bege was working for Shiki when he was trying to kill Big Mom, and that's why Bege invaded the territory in the first place.