I’d argue Shanks’s priority is Luffy.
He made a bet that Luffy would be Roger’s successor. He never went for one piece in the past 20 years and only does it now that Luffy has become Yonko.
If Shanks’s priority was Teach, why didn’t he just kill him in the past? Pre skip before he got the Gura? Or during the timeskip by teaming up with Marco?
Why doesn’t Shanks team up with Luffy right now to bring down Teach?
imo while he’s weary of Teach, he doesn’t actually care enough to fight him. If he did he had ample opportunities to do so.
Sure, Shanks vs Teach will happen. But unless you think Oda will turn his golden boy into a hype tool, it will probably be an inconclusive clash.
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Shanks seems like the most dangerous yonko. Nobody wants to fight him except Kid, who got destroyed.
Like that’s the ongoing thing with the character.
- Mihawk avoided a fight when they met during East blue and marineford
- Nobody wanted to face him in MF, not even Teach
- Luffy didn’t want to face him first
- GB runs from him
- The one guy dumb enough to challenge him gets destroyed
Shanks might not necessarily have been the strongest, but I think he has the potential to be the strongest, as he has the best haki feats and is the only one without a DF.
I think by Elbaf’s end, Shanks will secure a powerful DF and a prosthetic arm, making him the strongest yonko. Luffy beats Teach in elbaf, leaving Shanks and CG as the last obstacles.