User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Chapter 505: Trump Card, Review/@comment-5303512-20161007133158/@comment-1776824-20161007200908

He was being facetious. Also, Gildarts, I swear to shit, was never, ever inspired by Shanks in any way. If you'll pay attention, Gildarts' original design had his hair more spiky, but then it evolved into a more slicked back design. Now his hair is long and flowing to better show the familial resemblance between him and Cana. Get over yourself, Warmachine.