User blog comment:Ranger94/Shankses role in One Piece/@comment-24287735-20150815124043/@comment-24769684-20150815185058

I dunno, Blackbeard is certainly a big threat to take down, but I feel the World Government has been hinted more towards being the final villain. Here's what I think will happen:


 * Blackbeard kills Shanks
 * The Straw Hats battle the Blackbeard Pirates before either gets to Raftel. Luffy defeats Blackbeard, heads to Raftel, finds One Piece, and becomes the next pirate king.
 * Luffy will then be involved in a final conflict against the World Government, defeating Sakazuki.

Also, I agree that Kid is the better redhead