I am still on cloud 9 regarding this Mihawk hype!
Mihawk whose bounty is based off of strength alone is higher than the supernova captain trio.
Mihawk is also noted as stronger than Shanks. Shanks also has ridiculous and almost godlike haki, so he’s no slouch either.
Luffy and Shanks are both extroverts who can gain allies through their charisma. Their strength is still great. Oda has emphasized so many times that the ability to attract allies and turn enemies into friends is special.
Mihawk and Zoro are two characters where their strength, hard work, dedication, and commitment are their defining characteristics.
I have said before that Zoro is going to surpass Luffy’s rivals based off of his strength alone. This doesn’t negate Luffy’s achievements. Zoro surpassing Shanks and Mihawk just makes Luffy look better.
After all Luffy told Shanks that he was going to gather a crew even better than his.
Shanks was not able to recruit Mihawk.
Luffy was able to recruit Zoro. Zoro is an advCoC user and he calls Luffy captain. This means that Luffy’s haki potential continues to grow. Luffy’s haki isn’t on par with Shanks’s haki, but we all know he’s going to surpass him. Like I said, the deciding factor for Luffy surpassing Shanks is Zoro.
The entire Strawhat crew is very individualistic, but they all believe in Luffy. Furthermore, each Strawhat is supposed to be the best at their role. Why do I always see people undermine Zoro’s role of swordsman/combatant on the crew? No one questions that Nami is the best scavenger, or Chopper is the best doctor, Brook the best musician, and Sanji the best cook etc. Instead I see so many fandoms getting threatened by Zoro’s strength.
Luffy is going to be the Pirate King. He’s the one with a crew that will be the best in their respective fields. He’s their captain because he was able to unite this group of individuals.
Do I dare feel optimistic about this final saga?