One Piece: Why doesn’t the monster attack Episode 2 Shanks in the Netflix series?

In the One Piece universe, there are men and women with power. Some acquire them thanks to Devil Fruits (like Luffy and Buggy), while others develop them over years of relentless training. In this category are what we call “liquids” or haki in Japanese.

Season 1 of the Netflix series showcases this power from episode 2 onward. When young Luffy is kidnapped by a bandit and taken to the open sea, Shanks (Peter Gadiot) rescues him. His red-haired mentor protects him when Bay’s monster – a sea dragon – descends on him. If Luffy doesn’t get scratched, the pirate will lose his left arm in battle.

But what we remember from this sequence is the way Shanks managed to intimidate the sea monster. Just by looking at him. If the Netflix series does not live up to the power of the scene in the manga and anime, we can easily understand that it also has power.

royal liquid

Without going into details or spoiling the rest of One Piece, just know that Shank has something called Royal Fluid, an ability that allows him to tap into his own spiritual energy. Unlike Luffy, he didn’t bite into a Devil Fruit to gain this power.

Fluids or hacks are divided into three categories (perceptible, offensive and royal). Only a few characters in the universe have this latter power, which makes Shanks special. A pirate can use this trait in three different ways (dominate, incapacitate, and pressure).

Faced with Bay’s monster in episode 2, the redhead appears to have exercised dominance. By looking at the beast in front of him and about to leave, he forced it to obey by striking him with fear. The possessor of the royal fluid can even go so far as to strike down people or animals in front of them, especially if they do not have a strong will…

If the series follows the manga’s plot, unfortunately we won’t be seeing Shanks’ hack in action for a while (he rarely appears in-universe)…unless the writers decide to take some liberties and mix up the arcs. .