In chapter zero, Roger was shown holding a pistol in the Edd war battle against Shiki.
In the pirate warrior games, I do believe both Roger and Shanks have gun attacks.
But most significantly, I think their guns hold special relevance as far as their connection to Luffy goes.
Luffy is the successor of both Roger and Shanks. He told Shanks in chapter 1 that he wishes for his punches to be as strong as pistols. Most of Luffy’s named attacks have a gun theme.
I think one could also draw a parallel between Luffy’s rivals and Shanks/Roger. Law is a D like Roger, Kid is a conquer like Roger. Kid also has red hair, one arm, and an eye scar like Shanks.
Law is a swordsman while Kid, among other things, uses makeshift guns. One of his strongest moves is a railgun.
This isn’t to negate their status as swordsmen. Roger and Shanks are confirmed swordsmen. But swordsmanship clearly isn’t their only skill.
It’s not difficult to see why Roger and Shanks would use guns. Their signature move divine departure seems to only be a close range technique. Rather than sending a long distance slash to defeat Kid, Shanks blitzed him from the shore to land divine departure at close range.
It’s very likely that being less skilled swordsmen, Shanks and Roger aren’t capable of Mihawk tier flying slashes that can range entire islands. Hence they rely on guns for ranged attacks.
This also explains the difference between Roger and Shanks despite the two having basically the same abilities. Roger could wield a sword and gun at the same time. Shanks can only do either/or.
In the pirate warrior games, I do believe both Roger and Shanks have gun attacks.
But most significantly, I think their guns hold special relevance as far as their connection to Luffy goes.
Luffy is the successor of both Roger and Shanks. He told Shanks in chapter 1 that he wishes for his punches to be as strong as pistols. Most of Luffy’s named attacks have a gun theme.
I think one could also draw a parallel between Luffy’s rivals and Shanks/Roger. Law is a D like Roger, Kid is a conquer like Roger. Kid also has red hair, one arm, and an eye scar like Shanks.
Law is a swordsman while Kid, among other things, uses makeshift guns. One of his strongest moves is a railgun.
This isn’t to negate their status as swordsmen. Roger and Shanks are confirmed swordsmen. But swordsmanship clearly isn’t their only skill.
It’s not difficult to see why Roger and Shanks would use guns. Their signature move divine departure seems to only be a close range technique. Rather than sending a long distance slash to defeat Kid, Shanks blitzed him from the shore to land divine departure at close range.
It’s very likely that being less skilled swordsmen, Shanks and Roger aren’t capable of Mihawk tier flying slashes that can range entire islands. Hence they rely on guns for ranged attacks.
This also explains the difference between Roger and Shanks despite the two having basically the same abilities. Roger could wield a sword and gun at the same time. Shanks can only do either/or.
