>>281673122
Yeah that's why I put "evil" in quotation marks. I just Shanks to be a morally grey character at best, and actually genuinely looking to get the One Piece for himself, and not just be as you say a gatekeeper. Like Shanks might care about Luffy, but that doesn't mean he also hasn't been using him to Awaken the Nika Fruit for whatever purpose, or that he isn't willing to kill him if he's forced to to achieve his own goals.