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Shanks (シャンクス, Shankusu?), also referred to as "Red Hair" (「赤髪」, Akagami?) or "Red-Haired" Shanks (「赤髪のシャンクス」, "Akagami no Shankusu"?), is the captain of the Red-Haired Pirates and one of the Yonkō.ch.432 He is a former member of Gold Roger's crew,ch.506 where he had a rivalry with Buggy.ch.19 At the beginning of the series, Shanks loses his left arm while saving the then 7-year-old Luffy's life and afterwards entrusts the boy with his favorite strawhat.ch.1 Shanks is a skilled swordsman. Before he lost his arm, he used to have frequent duels with Mihawk. He also has an exceptionally strong "Haki" (「覇気」?, lit. "Ambition" or "Aspiration"), which allows him to render beings of weak determination in his proximity unconscious.ch.434 Oda states that Shanks is the One Piece character that most resembles himself, because of his fun-loving, partying nature.ch.221 Shanks is voiced by Shūichi Ikeda in Japanese version of the anime.ep.4 In the English dubs, he is voiced by Tom Souhrada for 4Kidsep.4 and by Brandon Potter for Funimation.ep.4
The first mate of Shanks' ever-partying crew is Ben Beckman (ベン・ベックマン, Ben Bekkuman?), who always carries a rifle and a cigarette. Other members include Lucky Roux (ラッキー・ルウ, Rakkī Ruu?), a fat man who is mostly seen eating,ch.42 and Yasopp (ヤソップ, Yasoppu?), a gifted marksman and father of Usopp.ch.25
