Eiichiro Oda returns in Volume 104 of ONE PIECE, with new revelations in the now-traditional SBS column that answers fans’ most curious questions. After delving into the origins of Kidd’s pirates, the mangaka focused on the Red Pirates led by Emperor Shanks, who also played a central role in the recent film ONE PIECE: RED.
Although he only appeared twenty times in the entire series, shafts is one of the most powerful characters in Oda’s imagined universe and is a reference figure for Monkey D. Luffy. In fact, it was thanks to him and his men that the protagonist was able to discover the life of a pirate and acquire the powers of the Gom Gom fruit. waiting to see a confrontation, peaceful or not, between Luffy and Shanks in the final saga of the series, Oda decided to answer some questions and clarify some questions about the Emperor’s occupation.
So much for the readers some Red Pirates were introduced, but according to the author and the information in the posts that you will find below, the crew would be many more members and numerous ships, but they do not tend to move together. One might consider the Red’s crew to be those of the late Whitebeard or Straw Hat, a large fleet with multiple commanders but a single captainShanks, sometimes called Big Boss.
Finally, we leave you with the spoilers of Chapter 1065 of ONE PIECE, which is coming soon Sunday November 6, 2022 on MangaPlus.
Oda clarifies that while we often only see a few members accompanying Shanks, the Redhead Pirates actually have many members, it’s just that they don’t always all pull together. That’s why Shanks’ crew calls him “Big Boss” (大頭) #ONE PIECE #SBS104 pic.twitter.com/DzuvPVBcoE
– Artur – Library of Ohara ➜ One Piece Film RED (@newworldartur) November 1, 2022
Oda also reveals that the Red Hair Pirates have many junior pirate crews under their umbrella, although he likens Shanks’ relationship with them to that of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, where he doesn’t actually “govern” over them. #ONE PIECE #SBS104 pic.twitter.com/5BhvFDicDU
– Artur – Library of Ohara ➜ One Piece Film RED (@newworldartur) November 1, 2022
