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Monkey D. Dragon is arguably one of the most mysteriousOne Piececharacters, with fans eagerly awaiting his final declaration of war against the World Government for years. Eiichiro Oda has introduced Dragon as theOPWorld’s Worst Criminal and our beloved protagonist’s biological father.
Dragon made his first short appearance in the anime when he saved Luffy from Marine Soldier Smoker during the Loguetown Arc. Over the years, fans realize that Luff’s mysterious savior was none other than his father, who is a prominent figure in theOPworld. With the return of Sabo to the Revolutionary Army headquarters, the hype about Monkey D. Dragon has once again reignited in the fandom.
Being the leader of the Revolutionary Army and Garp’s son, Dragon is regarded as one of the strongest characters in the series. With the rumors of the upcoming showdown between Dragon and Garling Figarland, fans are curious if the Revolutionary Army leader can even stand equal to the Red-Haired Pirates’ Captain Shanks.
Monkey D. Dragon is Superior to Red-Haired Shanks
Red-Haired Shanks arguably holds the title of the fan-favorite character, second to Luffy.Eiichiro Odaintroduced Shanks as a character who influenced Luff’s character and ambition to become the King of the Pirates. Despite losing his left arm, Shanks is hailed as one of the most prominent figures who has earned the title of the Strongest Yonko (Emperor of the Sea) in the eyes of many fans.
Not to forget, the Red-Haired Pirate took down the entire Kid Pirate Crew with a single strike, highlighting his immense strength and terror. With the revelation of Shanks’ first name attack, Divine Departure, fans are viewing him as the strongest character of the series.
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It’s important to highlight that Shanks is knowingly the only non-Devil Fruit user who has earned several notable feats with his raw strength and powerful Haki, alone. Naturally, in debates about the strongestOne Piececharacter, Shanks’ image often comes first; however, the Revolutionary Army leader ranks superior to the Red-Haired Pirate in many aspects, which may surprise some fans.
Monkey D. Dragon only has a brief appearance in the anime, making most fans overlook his character. Although Oda-sensei has remained secretive about Luffy’s father, Dragon’s strength is rumored to be on the same level as the Five Great Elders. With Garling being appointed as the newest member of the Five Elders, fans are eagerly awaiting Dragon’s clash with Shanks’ potential father in the final saga.
Dragon’s DV powers are rumored to be linked to another yokai transformation, leaving fans anticipating hisfuture glorious moment. So far, the only inclination of Dragon’s power was the mysterious storm that accompanied him way back in the Loguetown arc.
Nevertheless, he’s regarded as the World’s Worst Criminal, having started a revolution against the corrupt World Government, ranking him superior to Shanks both in strength and noble actions.
The Red-Haired Pirate has an Evil Twin Brother
The surprising demise of one of the Five Elders, Saturn, atImu’s handshas left several manga readers in disbelief. Later, Oda-sensei introducesGarlingFigarland, replacing Saturn as the Five Great Elders and reviving Shanks’ twin theory.
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Saint Garling’s facial hair is shaped like a moon, which could be Oda-sensei’s way of hinting at his yokai transformation into theNorse mystic beast, Fenrir. In Greek mythology, the Fenrir has two sons. The first son named Skoll, always chased the sun; whereas the second son named Hati always chased the moon. Fenrir’s two sons are revivingShanks’ twin theory.
Fans believe similar to Skoll, Shanks always chased the Sun God Nika devil fruit; whereas his brother grew up in a Celestial Dragon environment under Garling, whose facial hair resembles the moon.
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