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After the War of the Best, when Whitebeard died and there was no hope for the
pirate side, Shanks enters the area and everything ends on his command. So I'm
wondering if Shanks is really that strong (that three admirals together
couldn't defeat him) or do they just honor the saga of Whitebeard?


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Is Shanks that strong?


Shanks is very strong, though that isn't the only reason why the navy stopped.
Being one of the four yonko means that his crew is one of the most dangerous
in all of the Grand Line. Of course, Whitebeard was at least as strong, if not
stronger, but Shanks is no weakling either. He has been able to hold his own
against a number of powerful opponents, including at different times and in
different situations, Mihawk, Kaido, and Whitebeard. The Marines only came
prepared for one Yonko at a time. Facing both the Whitebeard pirates and the
Redhair pirates would have been a lot more than they could chew.

Shanks is also not a terribly dangerous pirate in the eyes of the world
government, though he is very powerful. They view him as a threat, but
acknowledge that he probably wouldn't be the one to start a major conflict on
his own. He is respected by a number of people in the navy, including Sengoku,
who would rather avoid a conflict with the Red-hair pirates. The navy probably
would have been able to win against the Red-hair pirates at that point, but
they would have sustained heavy losses in the process which were simply not
worth it. He is also rather charismatic, so that probably helped.

Ultimately, Sengoku decided to end the battle out of respect for Shanks, not
necessarily because they could not have beaten him, but he is definitely still
one of the most powerful people in the world.

Source: [One Piece Wiki](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shanks)


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Since Shanks bounty is unknown, and we haven't seen any serious fights that
actually went down, we can only estimate Shanks power from his brief
appearances, and the dialogues about him:

  1. He lost his arm to a Sea King in an attempt to save Luffy, then uses Conquerors Kaki(Haoshoku Haki) to scare it off.
  2. He uses Conquerors Haki to knock out most of Whitebeard's crew, then briefly clashes blades with Whitebeard, the strongest man in the world.
  3. He stops Akainu with his sword and saved Koby.
  4. When he had two arms, he was in contention with Mihawk as the strongest swordsman in the world. Whitebeard himself said that he still remembers the fights between Mihawk and Shanks, and they echoed all around the Grand Line. However, Mihawk is no longer interested in fighting him.
  5. In Chapter 907, he went into Mary Geoise to talk with the five elders.

Based on this information, I would say that Shanks is well deserved of his
title as Yonko, but not as powerful as the other three. He could also probably
take on a Marine Admiral or even the fleet admiral individually. Given that
the Navy suffered massive losses already at the battle, I would say that
Shanks, along with his crew, is powerful enough of a threat, to stop the war
at that point.


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Yes. He is currently one of the Four Emperors of the New World, meaning that
he is one of four most powerful pirate captains in the Grand Line. Not only
that, but he clashed with Dracule Mihawk, currently the World's Greatest
Swordsman, on a daily basis before he lost his arm. In addition, he was able
to single-handedly(See what I did there?) Block a two-handed blow from
Whiteberd's bisento with nothing but a single arm. He was also able to block
an extremely powerful magma fist from Admiral Akainu (Which was hot enough to
burn Whitebeard, renowned as the World's Strongest Man) with nothing but his
sword, strength, and mastery over haki. Even before he clashed with
Whitebeard, his presence alone started to cause physical damage to
Whitebeard's ship and knock out his many men (Seasoned and experienced pirates
who were able to survive the harsh journey and adventure of being in the New
World), and literally scare off a Sea King with his haki, showing how
immensely powerful and experienced he is. So in conclusion; yes, he is that
strong.


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