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You cant simply say youre here to bring the new era without expecting a couple trials. If Kids ideals for the new world are so weak as to be one shotted, then he doesnt get to dictate what the new world will be. Just because Shanks WANTS the new era doesnt mean he will accept any jerk off...

Yup, circles within circles. You had a good thing here, Kons, it's a shame you seem to expect a different kind of twist in regards to Shanks' character.

We're going in circles. Shanks is the gatekeeper. He tries to maintain the status quo until the right person comes along. To maintain such status quo, he remains neutral, helping any side--be it Marines, pirates, or Revs--in an attempt to avoid pointless bloodshed. Plus there's his backstory...

You're reading the wrong manga, dude. Shanks is not a mastermind. He's a gatekeeper. He is not manipulating anybody into bringing about the New Era, he is simply guarding the path to the OP against those unworthy. You may think this a manipulation in itself, but you will soon see that with the...

Yes, I understand. He wants world peace, yet at the same time he doesn't want the OP to be found, because that will bring the End War. Which is why he will fail. The OP, and by extension the End War, are necessary for the New Age to arrive and for the world peace to happen. That's what keeps him...

Works for me. It's Luffy's dream, only logical. Luffy wants to party with everybody; his mentor wants for everybody to be free and safe. Luffy will eventually succeed at accomplishing even his mentor's dream, fulfilling the passage of the straw hat.