Will Shanks and Luffy Fight Each Other!? | What Does Their Promise to ‘Surpass’ Mean?
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In this article, I’ll discuss the theories related to Shanks and Bartolomeo’s fallout from ONE PIECE Chapter 1126, including:
- Will Shanks and Luffy Fight Each Other!? | The Destruction of the Barto Club
- Will Shanks and Luffy Fight Each Other!? | A Man Keeps His Promises
- Will Shanks and Luffy Fight Each Other!? | Heritage and Roger’s Successor
Will Shanks and Luffy Fight Each Other!? | The Destruction of the Barto Club
Is Shanks Planning to Fight Luffy? What Does Their Promise to ‘Surpass’ Mean?
In ONE PIECE Chapter 1126, Shanks captures Bartolomeo, which ultimately leads to the destruction of Bartolomeo and the Barto Club. Destroying a subordinate of Luffy implies…
In this article, I’ll dive into what this might mean.
The Destruction of the Barto Club
Shanks captured Bartolomeo and the Barto Club after Bartolomeo burned the Red-Haired Pirates’ flag in Shanks’ territory. As expected, Shanks couldn’t simply laugh off someone tarnishing his reputation.
When Shanks reappeared at the end of the Wano arc, he mentioned how he protects his territories under his flag. This likely means that Shanks protects not only from pirates and criminals but also from corrupt elements within the World Government and Navy.
In order to maintain the security of his territories, Shanks can’t allow even a small-time pirate like Bartolomeo to disrespect him.
Shanks reportedly explains this to Bartolomeo when he captures him, though Shanks knew Bartolomeo was under Luffy’s command. Despite his affection for Luffy, Shanks felt it was necessary to act.
Shanks appreciates Bartolomeo’s deep admiration for Luffy, but that’s a separate issue. Bartolomeo apologizes sincerely, saying that he acted alone and that he doesn’t want to trouble Luffy.
Ultimately, it wasn’t Shanks who ordered the attack, but Yasopp who shot and destroyed Bartolomeo’s ship, resulting in the collapse of the Barto Club.
It’s important to note that Yasopp, like Shanks, sees Luffy as a son figure. Yasopp’s actual son, Usopp, is Luffy’s crewmate and a high-ranking member of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, meaning Bartolomeo is indirectly Usopp’s subordinate.
Yasopp’s actions seem to show that he now deals with Luffy by the pirate’s code and honor, rather than sentimentality.
Yasopp still cares about Luffy, but he knows that Luffy is now one of the Four Emperors, and Usopp is a crewmate of an Emperor and a prominent figure in the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Given this, it’s highly likely that Yasopp recognizes that when they meet again, they will be ‘enemies.’
This incident seems to confirm that Shanks and his crew view Luffy and the Straw Hats as rivals because of the promise Luffy made as a child.
Luffy once declared that he would gather a crew strong enough to surpass the Red-Haired Pirates. This was a solemn ‘promise’ he made to Shanks.
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