CATDOLL: Netizens hotly discuss: It is unscientific that Shanks cut off his hand to save Luffy. Is he not strong enough?

Speaking of the strong men in One Piece, it seems that there are too many to count so far. The first strong man to appear should be Red-Haired Shanks. The official setting of him is that he is one of the Four Emperors of the New World in the second half of the Grand Line. He has a strong domineering aura, a rapier as a weapon, and is proficient in swordsmanship. However, in the anime, Red-Haired Shanks has hardly shown any strength, so some Japanese netizens said: From the first episode, I don’t think Shanks is that strong. What strength does he have? This question also attracted everyone’s discussion.

1: Below, \(^o^)/でVIPがお发りします2016/03/09(water) 06:08:56.513 ID:UwDNdn3A0.net

I feel like Oda is dealing with Shanks' strength in a way that is a little off. Judging from the current plot, he is definitely one of the strongest men in the world, but considering his performance in the first episode, I still can't associate him with a strong man...

4: Below, \(^o^)/でVIPがお发りします2016/03/09(water) 06:10:28.870 ID:j0QdCj0T0.net

Shanks himself should be very strong. In the first episode, his expression of glaring at the sea kings was obviously domineering, and that was 10 years ago. It is estimated that he is even more terrifying now. Of course, I don't think his subordinates seem to be very strong.

5: Below, \(^o^)/でVIPがお发りします2016/03/09(water) 06:10:36.452 ID:ySRKBqCR0.net

Anyway, I still can't understand why Shanks lost his hand when he was saving Luffy. Is that scientific? Luffy, who just went out to sea, could have defeated a sea king of this level with one punch. And Shanks at that time couldn't be worse than the rookie Luffy, right? It can only be said that it was necessary for the plot...

15: Below, \(^o^)/でVIPがお发りします2016/03/09(water) 06:19:15.000 ID:UwDNdn3A0.net

Judging from the plot, Shanks and Hawkeye are equally strong, and there is no need to say more about Hawkeye's level. It is still a question whether Zoro can fight him to a draw. So as one of the Four Emperors, Shanks is definitely a top powerhouse now.

13: Below, \(^o^)/でVIPがお发りします2016/03/09(water) 06:18:17.772 ID:x1dJC4mWd.net

Am I the only one who doesn't think Shanks is strong? I admit that he has the ability to be domineering, at least he is not inferior to others in terms of momentum. But what we should praise more about Shanks is his friendliness, right? Everyone would be willing to be his friend and become his subordinate. In this sense, he is actually quite similar to Buggy, the clown from the same school.

22: Below, \(^o^)/でVIPがお发りします2016/03/09(water) 06:36:26.005 ID:2xc5Whp20.net

I feel like Oda has lost track of how to portray his strength. Anyway, when Shanks really takes action, we will probably understand...

I wonder if this is also a foreshadowing in One Piece. Although Red-Haired Shanks is definitely a powerful man in the setting, the author rarely gives him a chance to appear, so it is really hard to say how strong he is. I wonder how Oda can fill this foreshadowing. What do you think of Shanks's ability? Let's talk about it together.