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The most powerful pirates inOne Piece, the Four Emperors of the Sea, recently saw a big change when Buggy and Luffy grabbed the spot of Kaido and Big Mom as the new Yonkos. While they are making their way to the One Piece treasure, they still have a lot of powerful opponents to face, and one of them is Red-Haired Shanks, the captain of the Red-Haired Pirates.
Shanks’ strength as an Emperor is defined by the fact that he is the longest-running Yonko who has yet to face a defeat in the series. As of now, he is the strongest Haki user of the current era, and this was recently witnessed when he took down Eustass Kid and his crew with just one attack. But that attack had a lot of significance behind it.
Fans might have noticed that the attack that Shanks used was called Divine Departure, which was the same attack that his former captain, Gol D. Roger, used against Kozuki Oden. It created a lot of confusion, but Eiichiro Oda recently cleared all of this confusion and also hinted at the unparalleled strength of Shanks inOne Piece.
Shanks and Gol D. Roger Have the Same Attack
According to the history ofOne Piece, Gol D. Roger was the strongest pirate of his era. He was the only one to find the One Piece treasure and claim the title of Pirate King. While fans never got to see the full level of his strength, they did witness one of his techniques called Divine Departure, or Kamusari, when he first met Kozuki Oden.
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Divine Departure is a technique that involves the advanced form of Conqueror’s Haki called Conqueror’s coating and a sword. The entire sword is covered with Conqueror’s Haki, and then it is unleashed through a slash towards the opponent, defeating them in a single blow.
It is currently one of the strongest attacks inOne Piece, and it was assumed that only Gol D. Roger knew this attack until the Egghead Island arc when Shanks used the same attack against Eustass Kid. When Kid unleashed hell on Shanks’ fleet, the Emperor decided to one-shot him and Killer usingDivine Departure, ultimately defeating him. This proved that Shanks managed to learn the attack from his former captain inOne Piece.
Eiichiro Oda Explains The Confusion Behind Divine Departure
When fans first saw Shanks use Divine Departure, they were confused about how Shanks learned the attack. During the SBS ofOne Piecevolume 110,Eiichiro Odafinally cleared this mystery. A fan asked theOne Piecemanga creator whether Shanks learned Divine Departure by imitating Roger or did Roger taught him the attack personally.
Oda revealed that because Shanks looked up to Roger, he remembered the attack and imitated it to the point that he actually learned it.
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It iscurrently one of the strongest attacksin his arsenal, and no other member of Roger’s crew was able to imitate Divine Departure, which in itself speaks for Shanks’ strength and dedication.
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Shanks is no doubt the strongest Haki user as of now inOne Piece.He used one of his strongest attacks against Kid and didn’t even break a sweat. This means that he has a lot more power, and hopefully, fans will get to see it during the final war ofOne Piece.
One Pieceis available to watch on Crunchyroll.
Tarun Kohli
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Tarun Kohli is the Senior Anime Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,900 published articles. He currently specializes in critiquing One Piece and other Shonen anime. A passionate fan of the genre, his love for thoughtful analysis reflects his genuine appreciation for the art of anime. His deep understanding of anime culture has earned recognition from industry figures such as Adi Shankar and the creators of Blood of Zeus.
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