There have been many theories about Shanks – the leader of the red -haired pirate and one of the most notorious pirates in One Piece, who cooperated with the world government.
In One Piece Film: Red, Shanks is also referred to as part of the Figarland family and was adopted by Gol D. Roger after the God Valley event. At that time, there was not much information about the Figarland family, but there was a big doubt that Shanks brought the blood of Thien Long Nhan.
The hypothesis about the noble Shanks existed for a while before the movie One Piece Film: Red was released, but when the film was released, this hypothesis was more supporters. Finally, Oda later confirmed that the Figarland family members were truly Thien Long Nhan.

However, considering the personality of Shanks, many fans do not believe that he will cooperate with the world government, despite his origin. Therefore, a new theory begins to spread that there will be a person like Shanks – maybe his twin brother – working with the government, the person that other characters will confuse with him. The fact that this hypothesis is true.
Who is the brother like Shanks in One Piece?
The brothers like Shanks were officially introduced in Chapter 1137, his name was Figarland Shamrock.
Shamrock looked almost identical to Shanks, but he had no scars on his face and hair a bit longer. He is the son of St. Figarland Garling, one of the five elderly leaders of the world government. Garling is the champion of God Valley, where Shanks was raised before being adopted by Roger.

Shamrock was introduced as the commander of the holy martyr, he succeeded his father after he was appointed as an elder. It is possible, but has not been confirmed, that Shamrock is Shanks's brother, because they may have another relationship.
While the fans supported this hypothesis very happy to see it was confirmed, some others wanted to see the dark side of Shanks, a pirate cooperating with the world government and a potential villain. Power in the series.
Even some fans expressed disappointment on Reddit. One commented: “If Shanks could be a spy of the Navy/Ngu Lao Tinh, disguised as a pirate to search for One Piece, ancient relics and Gomu Gomu Devil Fruit were good. Finally, it could be Luffy against Shanks and the world government. “
Another said: “Shamrock looks like a big mistake. Why create a twin brother for Shanks if Shanks has not been developed yet? It's not like Supernovas is also created at the last moment. . Here, we have another shanks, before we know Shanks. “
A third person wrote: “I always deny Shanks will have an older brother. I mean … Come on … Shanks is strong, wise and all, but it is silly when the anime lasts too long. It's been a long time that shows his 'brother' when the risk rises. It was Sanji's 2.0 story: Not like his family, and fled. “
Of course, there were also people who defended the Red Hair Captain: “All I have to say is to say directly in the face of all those who suspect Shanks. I know my guy is not a cruel mouse is Conspiracy in the dark. Shanks defeated the allegations !!! “
Even if the reader knows that Shanks is now innocent when it is not the government's puppet, this can still cause confusion in the story, because many characters can have seen Shamrock have been cheated, Believe that he is really Shanks.