Shanks

Shanks (シャンクス) is one of the Yonkou and captain of the Red Hair Pirates. Years ago before the story, Shanks used to work for Gol D. Roger's crew with Buggy who became one of his adversaries after. When he came of age, he saved a young boy named Monkey D. Luffy from drowning and lost an arm in the process. He entrusted his straw hat to the young boy and promised to meet him when he becomes a great pirate, and the promise would change if they meet early.

At the Battle of Marineford, Shanks managed to save Coby from a fatal blow by Akainu and stopped the war. He then paid his respects to the graves of Portgas D. Ace and Whitebeard after.

He can be unlocked in the third game's Dream Log mode.

Personality
Shanks is a "going-with-the-flow" pirate who travels from place to place without rushing. He sometimes likes to hold drinking parties.

Quotes

 * "Let's settle this, once and for all!"
 * "C'mon! I'll give you a real fight."
 * "All right! I've got your back, too."
 * "You rely too much on your Devil Fruit abilities."
 * "That's the power of the Marines... You made me work for that."
 * "What's wrong? Is that all you've got?"
 * "Ha, it's no big deal."
 * "Isn't there anyone with a real spine?"
 * "You're nowhere near a match for me."
 * "Luffy really did find a good crew."
 * "I see you're trying to get stronger... Not to mention even bigger."
 * "That was really something. I guess you really are Luffy's brother, at least."
 * "Looks like I overestimated the strength of the Warlords."
 * "Sorry, Buggy! I'm in a hurry."
 * "If you and Luffy joined forces and came for them, I'll bet even the Four Emperor's thrones would tremble."
 * "A new age is starting. It's about time you admitted it, don't you think?"
 * "You could train for another ten years, and still lose to me."
 * "You're pretty skilled. How about joining up wtih me?"
 * "Hey, Hawk Eye! Are you slacking off on purpose?"
 * "You'll never outdo your father if you don't try harder, got it?"
 * "You've gotten stronger, Luffy! But you still can't beat me if that's all you've got!"
 * "Huh, so that's how it is."
 * "We'll take care of this area!"
 * "I'll take this territory."
 * "I will take this."
 * "Ha! You're pretty good!"
 * "Not bad work..."
 * "They call me "Red-Haired Shanks". You'll have heard of me, of course?"
 * "You lot just don't learn, do you? Do you really think you can beat me?"
 * "Even if you blockheads band together a thousand strong, you can't stop me."
 * "So, the legendary Marine is here to take me on?"
 * "So, you've come... Are the Marines trying to start a war with me?"
 * "One of Luffy's crew, huh? How me what you've got."
 * "Just so you know...your abilities alone won't be enough to defeat me."
 * "It was a good fight...but victory is ours!"
 * "Ha ha ha ha! Victory is ours!"
 * "Now that that's finished...it's back to the seas."

Moveset

 * ,, , , : Shanks slashes diagonally and horizontally several times, ending with a spinning slash.
 * , undefined, undefined, undefined: Shanks stomps the ground with his left foot, which launches enemies into the air in front of him. He then proceeds to unleash a flurry of slashes on the airborne enemies with his sword, then finishes by firing a large blast from his gun straight in front of him.
 * ,, undefined, undefined, undefined: Stomps his right foot onto the ground, creating red energy waves that vacuum enemies towards him. Then charges forward with his sword while running, before finally leaping into the air and thrusting his sword into the ground, releasing red lightning strikes around him.
 * ,, , undefined: Stabs his blade into the ground, and then releases red lightning strikes from his body.
 * ,, , , undefined: Strikes his sword down onto the ground in front of him, then red shockwaves appear and travel forward.
 * undefined, undefined, undefined: Shanks unleashes multiple slashes from his saber in classic Iaijutsu fashion, unsheathing and sheathing his blade quickly.
 * undefined,, , :Charges up, and then unleashes a large explosion from himself. This is one move that charges his sword with the red energy.
 * undefined, undefined,, , : Slowly walks forward, unleashing bursts of Conqueror's Haki with each step, which stuns enemies. Then pulls out his gun and fires a salvo upwards.


 * Level 1 Musou. Shanks unsheathes his saber and points the tip of the blade skyward. Several red lightning bolts rain down onto the ground, and he then slams his blade in front of him, generating a large forward-traveling shockwave.
 * Level 2 Musou. Shanks stabs the tip of his saber into the ground, generating right lightning around him. He then picks the saber back up and does a wide backhand horizontal slash, which releases shockwaves in a radius around him.


 * R1 (Special Skill):Shanks unleashes a blast of energy from him that slows down time for a split second, before returning back to the normal flow of time. His R1 skill also charges his sword giving it the red glowing effect, which enhances his combos with more range and damage.

Fighting Style
Shanks is known to use all forms of Haki that can be imbued into his sword. He can also use a gun.