Currently, Shanks is arguably the strongest character in One Piece, which means there are only a handful of characters that can challenge him. 7 Akainu Akainu is the Fleet Admiral of the Marines.

With his performance in Episode 1112, Shanks has finally put the age-old One Piece debates to rest.

Akainu as shown in the anime (Image via Toei Animation) Shanks stopping Akainu from eliminating other marines and halting Green Bull from invading Wano could have been motivated by similar reasons.

Other characters like Makino and Viri were shown as well, but fans put most of their focus on two reactions, those from Shanks and Akainu.

Sengoku fights Blackbeard while Akainu fights the commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates.