User blog comment:Neowitch/Generation Xerox/@comment-4469678-20120520153337

shanks will die.i dont see luffy becoming pirate king with him still around(its not like this is a disney movie).not sure if blackbeard will be the one to kill him or not.but his death will spur luffy on to kill the final enemy and crown him as pirate king.

coming back to the reason this blog started. its actually an interesting observation.also if you think about it, luffy and kid 's relationship might mirror that of roger and shiki. both shiki and kid are supposed to be violent and both respect their respective rivals.