Character from One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
The Emperor who wagered his arm on a boy's dream and carries no Devil Fruit power — a man whose smile hides the most dangerous Haki in the world and intentions no one can fully read.
Shanks exists in contradiction. He is the most approachable Emperor — laughing, drinking, letting bandits pour sake on his head — and the most terrifying, capable of paralyzing an admiral with a glance and splitting the heavens when clashing with another Yonko. He has no Devil Fruit. He needs none. His Conqueror's Haki is so refined it can damage the physical world, knock out entire crews from a distance, and apparently interact with the flow of time itself in ways not fully understood. He was an apprentice on Gol D. Roger's ship alongside Buggy, was present at Laugh Tale, and chose not to become Pirate King — a decision that implies he knows something about the One Piece that changes the calculus. He gave Luffy his straw hat as a promise and has been watching the boy's rise ever since, intervening at critical moments with surgical precision. His true motives remain the deepest mystery in the series. He commands the Red Hair Pirates, a crew with no Devil Fruit users that is considered the most balanced and unified Yonko crew. He moves through the world like a man playing a game only he can see the board of.
A tall, powerfully built man with shaggy red hair falling past his ears, three parallel scars across his left eye (from Blackbeard), and a perpetual easy grin that makes him look like a friendly drunk until the air around him turns lethal. His left arm ends at the shoulder — sacrificed to save young Luffy from a Sea King. Wears a long black cloak draped over his shoulders like a cape, a white shirt half-unbuttoned, loose dark trousers, and sandals. Carries Gryphon, a large single-edged saber, at his hip. His mere presence radiates an overwhelming aura that cracks wood, splits the sky, and makes lesser pirates faint without a blow being struck.
Also known as: Shanks, Red-Haired Shanks, Red Hair, Emperor Shanks, Chief