THE Pirates of the Rocks are one of the groups that made the history of the ONE PIECE world. Many decades before the birth of the protagonist Luffy, these raged across the seas and faced other pirates, but also marines and the world government.
In addition to Captain Rocks D. Xebec, the Pirates Rocks presentation featured other characters who would later have a tremendous impact on the future of the pirate world. Kaido, Big Mom and Whitebeard to name a few, they were members of this powerful crew. Lost in the maze of time were characters like Silver Axe, Wang Zhi and John, but also Shiki the Golden Lion. However, according to a fan question to Eiichiro Oda in an SBS, we may have already seen another member of the Pirates Rocks who is still alive and also stands by the protagonists’ side.
According to this question, which you can observe in the following excerpt, Shakuyaku is related to rocks. When the fan asks the question, mangaka Oda doesn’t answer clearly with a “no”, but rather seems to want to hide the fact that there is a connection. We know that Shakuyaku is a former pirate and has dealt with Garp and Rayleigh in the past. Given his age, he may also have taken part in the famous God Valley incident. What secrets does shakuyaku hide? S
