One Piece leak on chapter 1126 raises doubts about Shanks and which side he is actually on

Which side will Shanks ultimately be on and what does Oda have in mind for his character? (Image: © Toei Animation)

After the events in the Egghead Arc and the conclusion of Saint Saturn’s Fate, the Straw Hats are now on their way to their next destination: Elban. Chapter 1126 thus marks the official start of the new arc. There are already some written leaks about the content of the upcoming chapter – and they are quite something

Oda doesn’t seem to be giving the Straw Hats any peace, because they have barely managed to escape from Egghead Island when new difficulties arise. While Luffy and the others suddenly disappear, Shanks shows a side of himself that causes turmoil in the community and sows doubts about his character.

Shanks gives the Bartolomeo Pirates a “deadly” gift and demands a great sacrifice

In the big leaks from One Piece fan and X-user @pewpiece, it is described that the manga chapter begins with a fight between Shanks’ red-haired pirates and Bartholomew’s pirate crew. The crew of the big Luffy fan loses the fight and Shanks gives the pirate leader a gift.

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Shanks tells Bartolomeo to use this poison to kill Luffy. He gives him a month to carry out the assassination. However, the loyal subordinate and fan of the Straw Hats refuses to poison his idol Luffy, let alone kill him, and drinks the poison himself.

It turns out that this “gift” was a fake and Shanks only wanted to test Bartholomeo’s loyalty to Luffy. Bartolomeo’s ship destroys the Red Hair Pirates with one attack anyway.

Fans are divided and wonder which side Shanks is really on

For several years now, there have been theories in the One Piece community that Shanks actually works for the World Government and will ultimately become one of the greatest antagonists in history.

With the latest chapter leak, this theory is now getting stronger, although the poison in the end is a fake. Fans cannot or will not ignore this sudden unexpected behavior from Shanks.

While one side of the community sees it as a sign of care towards Luffy, there is a part of the community that finds the red-haired pirate even more suspicious because of it. In this case, he may have tested Bartolomeo’s loyalty to Luffy, but One Piece creator Oda is also known for dropping tiny hints about future plots in the story.

One argument for Shanks’ possible affair and his role as one of the final antagonists is that Gol D. Roger was also poisoned at that time and Shanks was there.

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Shanks is also said to have been drinking with Whitebeard and Ace before both died in battle. The accusations and theories are not particularly strong, but it is enough that some fans now doubt Shanks’ true intentions.

The community comments make it clear which two camps have formed:

Where can you read the One Piece manga and form your own opinion about it?

The manga for One Piece currently has 1125 chapters and you can read it in German or English on the official Shonen Jumps MangaPlus website. If you want to wait for the next chapter 1126, you will have to wait until September 15th.

What do you think about Shanks’ potential change of sides and why do you think Shanks chose “poison”?