Everyone knows that Shanks is one of the best characters in Oda's One Piece series. And even though Shanks's story hasn't been fully revealed yet, recent events in the series are slowly building up to some big revelations regarding one of the franchise's best and most popular characters. This article will focus on Shanks's family, which has been in the spotlight thanks to recent revelations in the manga, which tie into the events originally depicted in the One Piece: Red movie. Namely, while Shanks's predecessors seem to be in the spotlight, fans are still wondering if Shanks has any descendants. Uta's story has been written here several times, and in this article, we're going to do something different—we're going to tell you if Shanks has a son in One Piece.

No, Shanks doesn't have a son in One Piece. His only child in the series is Uta, who is his daughter, but even she isn't his biological child. Uta is Shanks's adopted daughter, and he found her in a treasure chest he took from the pirates who raided Uta's village and most likely killed her parents. The theory that Makino's son is Shanks's child doesn't seem to be true based on the other facts presented in the story.

The rest of this article will answer many pertinent questions about Shanks' character and his family. You'll discover everything you want and need to know about whether Shanks actually has a son in the series, as we intend to answer some burning and interesting questions raised in the series, especially in relation to the manga's recent revelations about Shanks's family. If you're not familiar with the entire story of One Piece, we must warn you that there will be spoilers in the following paragraphs.

No, Shanks does not have a son, as far as canon is concerned (at this point)

Shanks is undoubtedly one of the most popular One Piece characters. The emperor is not only powerful, but he also has an impressive personality, and due to his close bond with Luffy, he is beloved by most, if not all, fans of the series. Now, while we know that Shanks is powerful, we also know that his backstory is a great mystery, with his family history being a particularly large and important enigma.

Namely, we know that he was born 39 years before the present date, but he was found as a one-year-old baby in a treasure chest by the Roger Pirates, who took him with them and raised him as one of their own. Until recently, his entire family history remained a great mystery, and while Oda certainly has a lot more to tell us, we now know (or think we know) a little more. Namely, as far as it seems, Shanks appears to be a member of the Figarland family.

This was first hinted at by the Five Elders, who mentioned that Uta might be a member of the Figarland family due to her connection (relationship) with Shanks in the One Piece: Red movie. At that point, however, nothing was known about the Figarland family, and since the movie itself wasn't canon, many fans were skeptical about how relevant this fact was to the manga.

But recent chapters underscore the extreme importance of this fact. Namely, we know that Shanks was found in a chest in God Valley, the site of an infamous incident in the history of the Oda world, and it has been confirmed that Saint Figarland Garling was the former king of God Valley, meaning there is a significant possibility that Shanks is his son or another close relative.

But while these facts tell us more about Shanks's ancestors and his own family, they don't tell us anything about his possible descendants. So far, Shanks has only one child, Uta, who is his adopted daughter. Uta was born 19 years before the present date in an unknown city. Sometime when she was two years old, Uta's birthplace was attacked by pirates, who not only plundered the place but also killed Uta's parents and kidnapped the girl, taking her with them.

While sailing, they stumbled upon Shank's Red Hair Pirates, who attacked them and took their loot. In one of the chests, Shanks found the two-year-old Uta smiling cheerfully. Remembering his own past, Shanks decided to take Uta in and adopt her as his daughter, taking her on his journeys and adventures. This is how Uta meets Luffy.

And now that we've told you... does Shanks also have a son? No. As we said, his only child is Uta, but even Uta isn't his biological daughter. She's his adopted daughter. But where did the theory that Shanks has a son come from? Well, that's simply a fan theory, so we don't have much to tell you here.

Remember Makino? From Luffy's village? Yes. Remember how Makino has a son who looks just like him? Some fans believe that this green-haired boy is Shanks's son because Shanks seems to have a good relationship with Makino and the boy doesn't have a father. But this is really just a fan theory, as there's absolutely nothing in the story to support this.

First, the boy looks nothing like Shanks; his hair is also completely green, just like his mother's. Second, as far as we know, Shanks wasn't in the village at the time, and while we don't actually know where Shanks is throughout the story, he still can't teleport, so it's unlikely he was actually in the village at the time.

On top of that, facts introduced later in the story actually confirm that Shanks is not the boy's father, and this seems to be just another false fan theory.