<p>He did get it the way you described. In Chapter One of the Manga he stab himself with a dagger in the eye to prove himself.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/93zNN.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/93zNN.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>It's the same story in the anime. Although as noted in the comments from Bálint its missing from every anime series except in the TV special titled "Episode of Luffy" </p>

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Thank you for this image from the Manga.
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<p>Luffy has a pretty prominent scar under his Eye. </p>

<p>Its been a long time since I started watching One Piece, and <em>I seem to recall that he stabbed himself to have Shanks take him onboard as a pirate.</em> Recently, though I started rewatching the series (Oh... The nostalgia!!) but there was no such scene in the flashback.</p>

<p><strong>When and how did he get the scar under his eye?</strong></p>

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When and How did Luffy get the Scar under his eye?
# When and How did Luffy get the Scar under his eye?
Posted by: username_0 on 2017-05-04
Luffy has a pretty prominent scar under his Eye.

Its been a long time since I started watching One Piece, and *I seem to recall that he stabbed himself to have Shanks take him onboard as a pirate.* Recently, though I started rewatching the series (Oh... The nostalgia!!) but there was no such scene in the flashback.

**When and how did he get the scar under his eye?**
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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-05-04. Score: 13 | Accepted answer
He did get it the way you described. In Chapter One of the Manga he stab himself with a dagger in the eye to prove himself.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/93zNN.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/93zNN.jpg)

It's the same story in the anime. Although as noted in the comments from Bálint its missing from every anime series except in the TV special titled "Episode of Luffy"
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> **username_2** (2023-05-27): Thank you for this image from the Manga.  
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