General & Others Who is Shanks’s biggest rival?

#22
Give me panel which says BB is Rival to shanks.


It clearly says Rivals.
And rivalry isn't a one sided stuff.
They’re rivals for the one piece it isn’t rocket science

  1. Both have aspirations to find the one piece
  2. Both successors to roger and whitebeard respectively
  3. Both were apprentices on their ship
  4. Shanks was given Rogers hat blackbeard took a similar epithet to whitebeard (both also named after the real life blackbeard)
  5. Shanks structures his crew similar to roger and Blackbeard to whitebeard
  6. They have similar abilities to their captains
  7. Low key both might be successors to xebec in a way
  8. Both became emperors
  9. 1 year apart in age
  10. Shanks gives blackbeard takes
  11. Shanks focuses mainly on mastering his haki blackbeard focuses on mainly taking powerful devil fruits
  12. Both are currently luffy's biggest competition for pirate king
 
#23
Teach is as much of a rival to Shanks in pursuit of the Pirate throne as Luffy is.
Oda is very clear in how he uses terms such as "Rivals" & "Enemies" - try debating with canon sources.





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Luffy and even Buggy the bombastic clown are bigger rivals to Shanks currently than Mihawk is

This nonsense doesn't mean much really, rivals like Whitebeard and Roger attack each other on first sight, meanwhile Mihawk and Shanks are simple friends who shared something in the past and that's about it, they didnt even fight each other for whatever reason. Each one has his own business, Mihawk is only interested in honing his swordsmanship, meanwhile Shanks was bred to one day carry Roger's legacy to the best of his ability, literally the biggest legacy in the story.

His rivalry with Teach existed since they were once kids, and he's the man to give him the most memorable of scars, a scar significant enough that it characterized the jolly roger of Shanks' crew. These two are tied by destiny since birth
 

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The Rogue Prince
#25
Luffy and even Buggy the bombastic clown are bigger rivals to Shanks currently than Mihawk is
Every pirate in the sea is a rival for the One Piece.
That doesn't mean shit.

This nonsense doesn't mean much really, rivals like Whitebeard and Roger attack each other on first sight, meanwhile Mihawk and Shanks are simple friends who shared something in the past and that's about it, they didnt even fight each other for whatever reason. Each one has his own business, Mihawk is only interested in honing his swordsmanship, meanwhile Shanks was bred to one day carry Roger's legacy to the best of his ability, literally the biggest legacy in the story.
I posted 2 canon sources almost a decade apart, both of which called Mihawk & Shanks "Rivals".

You: "That doesn't mean much"

I'm sorry but there is nothing to argue here.
If you term Roger & Whitebeard as "Rivals", then Mihawk is the one who should be Shanks' rival. Heck, one of those sources i posted even compares Shanks/Mihawk to Roger/WB in terms of their relationship.

They canonically competed in Legendary Duels.

His rivalry with Teach existed since they were once kids, and he's the man to give him the most memorable of scar, a scar significant enough that it characterized the jolly roger of Shanks' crew. These two are tied by destiny since birth
They aren't Rivals, this is like saying Xebec is Roger's rival and not Whitebeard.
You are missing the point, BB has been fated to clash with Shanks but they aren't competing for anything except the One Piece - which they are also competing for against Millions of other pirates in that case.
 
#27
Blackbeard. The past between them is much more tense than the other two. I think Shanks considers Buggy and Luffy as his friends. They're still his rivals, but it's not that deep as much as his rivalry with Teach.
 
#31
It's mihawk and Shanks 🤦🤦.
Shanks totally Mirrors Rogers.
Mihawk hold strongest title like WB and isn't interested in One piece.
Newgate and teach
  • Both named after real life Blackbeard
  • Epithets are literally Blackbeard and whitebeard
  • Same crew structure
  • Blackbeard was an apprentice on his ship
  • Have a rival that wore a strawhat
  • Blackbeard has the quake fruit
  • Blackbeard has his territory
Same way shanks isn’t a carbon copy of Roger Blackbeard isn’t a carbon copy of whitebeard
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Teach is as much of a rival to Shanks in pursuit of the Pirate throne as Luffy is.
Oda is very clear in how he uses terms such as "Rivals" & "Enemies" - try debating with canon sources.





:saden:
Luffy and all the emperors are rivals to shanks and each other
Shanks and Blackbeard still have the deepest rivalry
 
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#32
Newgate and teach
  • Both named after real life Blackbeard
  • Epithets are literally Blackbeard and whitebeard
  • Same crew structure
  • Blackbeard was an apprentice on his ship
  • Have a rival that wore a strawhat
  • Blackbeard has the quake fruit
  • Blackbeard has his territory
Same way shanks isn’t a carbon copy of Roger Blackbeard isn’t a carbon copy of whitebeard
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Luffy and all the emperors are rivals to shanks and each other
Shanks and Blackbeard still have the deepest rivalry
Is your life purpose to downplay mihawk or something?
Did mihawk fans bully you or something!
I'm concerned at this point.
Every post of your is a walking L.
:lawsigh:
 
#33
Is your life purpose to downplay mihawk or something?
Did mihawk fans bully you or something!
I'm concerned at this point.
Every post of your is a walking L.
:lawsigh:
Shanks and Blackbeard being each others main rivals has nothing to do with mihawk
Neither does
  • Shanks and Blackbeard being mid gen roger and whitebeard
  • Shanks and Blackbeard going after the one piece
  • Shanks and Blackbeard being luffy’s biggest obstacles for the 4th poneglyph/one piece
  • Shanks and Blackbeard finally clashing in the near future
Shanks actually has relationships and ambitions outside of just mihawk. There’s no need to be jealous of Blackbeard
 
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