One Piece: The Mystery of the Fearland Family of Shanks Finally Revealed!

The puzzle about who Shanks is actually a thing that One Piece fans have been presenting for a long time.

Since first appearing in the story, Shanks has indeed managed to grab the attention of fans. 

All thanks to his immense charisma as well as the tremendous abilities he has shown so far.

This also raises a big question among fans, who exactly is Shanks? 

It seemed, his reputation as a Yonko would not be enough to be able to get that much respect. 

This also led to a lot of speculation among fans, one of which they mentioned that Shanks might be a descendant of the celestial dragons.

This is not without reason. 

There are many moments that show how much everyone respects Shanks. 

For example, when Sengoku agreed to Shanks' request to bury Whitebeard and Ace.

Then, we also see how the Gorosei behaved during the Reverie arc. 

Based on this, the speculation seems quite reasonable. 

Descendants of the Fearland Family

Eiichiro Oda finally presents various other information about Shanks in the booklet "One Piece 4 Billion".

This booklet was also deliberately presented by Oda to welcome the One Piece Film: Red film. In addition, this booklet also contains important information about Shanks and Uta. 

We also get a little picture of Shanks' past.

One of the most interesting and important pieces of information about Shanks' past is that according to the Gorosei, he comes from a family called "Fearland".

Unfortunately, the booklet itself does not provide detailed information about the Shanks family. 

However, how did the Gorosei find out about the origins of Shanks and the Fearland family, meaning that the family might not be an ordinary family.

There are several possibilities that arise in this regard. 

First, they were probably one of the 20 kingdoms that joined forces to defeat the Ancient Kingdom. 

They may also have been in Mary Geoise for a while. 

However, they might decide to get out of there just like the Donquixotes and Nefertari did.

The reason why they left could be because they felt that the World Government was overdoing it in all respects, just as the Donquixote family felt. 

Or it could be that they later felt that what they had done all along was a mistake, as the Nefertari family felt.

However, considering how the Gorosei are still being nice to Shanks it could be because the Fearland family is still partly in Mary Geoise. 

Only Shanks decided to go out and become a pirate. 

Another possibility is that the Gorosei know the story of Shanks' past. 

In the booklet it is explained that when he was one year old he was kidnapped and disappeared, until Rayleigh and Roger found him. 

The Gorosei know why Shanks became a pirate, as well as his past. 

So, they might still see Shanks as part of the Fearland family.

Conclusion

For now, the information about the Fearland family that we can know is that they are no ordinary family. 

This is based on clues as to how the Gorosei know and know the family. 

There is a possibility that they are one of the 20 royal families that make up the World Government, which means they are the celestial dragon clan.

And thus Shanks is likely a descendant of the celestial dragons. 

However, everything still needs further confirmation from Oda Sensei. 

This can also be the answer to the various questions that have existed about Shanks so far, such as how the attitude of many parties towards the figure of Shanks.