It's been well over seven years since One Piece saw a man who looked a lot like Shanks meeting with the Five Elders. Ever since this moment in chapter #906, there have been multiple theories floating around that Shanks could be a traitor in disguise as an Emperor of the Sea.
But of course, since the Elbaph Arc and the introduction of Figarland Shamrock , it's more likely this man was never Shanks but his recently introduced twin brother. With this, it seemed like the Shanks traitor theory had finally died out after years, only for One Piece to revive it with an unexpected twist.
One Piece Reveals Shanks' Unexpected Betrayal
Chapter #1167 of One Piece finally confirms that Shanks was indeed a traitor, but to the World Government instead. The chapter reveals that Shanks infilt

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