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She visits now and then...
Mihawk's entire character design is mysterious. He's a weird dude. He speaks strangely, with an archaic vocabulary and he drops particles in Japanese and uses words weirdly. He speaks in metaphors and questions. He doesn't seem to have any close friends except Shanks, even among his age group. You'd think someone who was the top swordfighter would be more popular with his own peers, but it seems that everyone in-universe has decided he's just a weirdo, which is something the fans pick up on as well. In- and out of- universe, he's treated as unknowable, incomprehensible, and unpredictable.
I can tell you my headcanons, but there's always a chance I'm way off. There are so many loose ends and half-stories with him! To fill in the rest, we can use clues from the manga, but all it takes is one SBS for Oda to say, "Ah, he's actually from the moon!" and there goes my entire life's work.
That being said, here's what I think:
Other possibilities are that he's from Wano or that he's related to Im. I'm not really on board with either of those, but if they turn out to be true, I'll take my L.
Mihawk was at Roger's execution at age 19, and he doesn't appear to have Yoru in that scene. He was a rival to Shanks in his youth (which makes sense when you consider that Shanks was Ray's student. Of course the teacher's own child would be the one to challenge the star student, see Kuina).
You can read some more here if you want my full thoughts on his parents.
For Mihawk, he just likes to fight. I believe that his role in the Warlords is specifically to patrol Paradise. They didn't place Mihawk in the New World because what's the point? So he can fight Shanks? Or stir up Big Mom?
It's better to station him in Paradise as a deterrent. Let his name get out there, let his spooky eyes and weird ship freak out the normies and scrubs. Small fry will whisper his name to each other when they see him pass; a legend and a reputation will grow around him. The Marines want to discourage people from attempting the GL; keeping Mihawk based in Paradise is the best use of him, as far as the govt is concerned.
When he's dismissive of Zoro at the Baratie, it's because he's seen so many young swordfighters embarrass themselves by trying to fight him. Jesus, he's 41 years old and still having to deal with scrubs, smh.
But, being a Warlord means that he has his island to himself, he can fight who/whenever he feels like it, and generally he just wants to putter around and look for fights while enjoying a nice Cabernet.
I think he was recruited into the shichibukai as a way for the govt to keep tabs on Ray and Shakky. Ray has been lying low since Roger's execution, and Shakky was living a normal-ish life even before that. If the govt REALLY wanted to arrest Ray, they could've taken some kind of action in the years since Roger's death. Keeping Ray's son on their payroll is a way to reach a detente with the Dark King. When the Gorosei heard that the Dark King had a hotshot swordfighter son, they wanted to contain him so that he wouldn't turn on them.
Doffy being Doffy, he might have teased Mihawk without knowing him well. But to me, this is like two kids egging each other on. "Are you really gonna do it? Are you really gonna ride your bike down that ramp? Are you really gonna flip off old man Sengoku?"
They're around the same age, and Doffy is a pretty social guy (he also seems to know Croco), so I'd say that he at least knows Mihawk in a coworker sense.
Zeff knows an awful lot about Mihawk. I think that's mostly because he must have encountered him when he did his GL trip in the old days. Mihawk would have been a young man in his 20s then. I doubt they really know each other personally, though.
Croco and Mihawk recognize each other at MF.
They might not know each other closely, but they at least know of each other and each other's personalities/reputations.
At MF, when Buggy runs into Mihawk, he says, "You're Hawk-Eye, aren't you?" in Japanese, but he says, "You're Hawk-Eye!" in English.
To me, the Japanese suggests that Buggy has heard of Mihawk but doesn't know him personally. This might be because of stories that young Shanks told Buggy, or descriptions of Mihawk he heard from Ray when he was on the OJ.
The anime would like you to think that Mihawk and Jinbe have some kind of history together, but that's filler. It does go along nicely with their cover page, tho. I can see why they might be friends.
Zoro and Perona probably know him well, too.
Also, I won't turn down an opportunity to plug my giant fanfic, which has all these headcanons and more, if you're into that sort of thing and you like gratuitous swordfights and romance.
Mihawk's entire character design is mysterious. He's a weird dude. He speaks strangely, with an archaic vocabulary and he drops particles in Japanese and uses words weirdly. He speaks in metaphors and questions. He doesn't seem to have any close friends except Shanks, even among his age group. You'd think someone who was the top swordfighter would be more popular with his own peers, but it seems that everyone in-universe has decided he's just a weirdo, which is something the fans pick up on as well. In- and out of- universe, he's treated as unknowable, incomprehensible, and unpredictable.
I can tell you my headcanons, but there's always a chance I'm way off. There are so many loose ends and half-stories with him! To fill in the rest, we can use clues from the manga, but all it takes is one SBS for Oda to say, "Ah, he's actually from the moon!" and there goes my entire life's work.
That being said, here's what I think:
- Where do you think he comes from?
Other possibilities are that he's from Wano or that he's related to Im. I'm not really on board with either of those, but if they turn out to be true, I'll take my L.
Mihawk was at Roger's execution at age 19, and he doesn't appear to have Yoru in that scene. He was a rival to Shanks in his youth (which makes sense when you consider that Shanks was Ray's student. Of course the teacher's own child would be the one to challenge the star student, see Kuina).
- Why did he become a pirate and then shichibukai?
For Mihawk, he just likes to fight. I believe that his role in the Warlords is specifically to patrol Paradise. They didn't place Mihawk in the New World because what's the point? So he can fight Shanks? Or stir up Big Mom?
It's better to station him in Paradise as a deterrent. Let his name get out there, let his spooky eyes and weird ship freak out the normies and scrubs. Small fry will whisper his name to each other when they see him pass; a legend and a reputation will grow around him. The Marines want to discourage people from attempting the GL; keeping Mihawk based in Paradise is the best use of him, as far as the govt is concerned.
When he's dismissive of Zoro at the Baratie, it's because he's seen so many young swordfighters embarrass themselves by trying to fight him. Jesus, he's 41 years old and still having to deal with scrubs, smh.
But, being a Warlord means that he has his island to himself, he can fight who/whenever he feels like it, and generally he just wants to putter around and look for fights while enjoying a nice Cabernet.
I think he was recruited into the shichibukai as a way for the govt to keep tabs on Ray and Shakky. Ray has been lying low since Roger's execution, and Shakky was living a normal-ish life even before that. If the govt REALLY wanted to arrest Ray, they could've taken some kind of action in the years since Roger's death. Keeping Ray's son on their payroll is a way to reach a detente with the Dark King. When the Gorosei heard that the Dark King had a hotshot swordfighter son, they wanted to contain him so that he wouldn't turn on them.
- Who does he know outside of shanks? On a personal level
Doffy being Doffy, he might have teased Mihawk without knowing him well. But to me, this is like two kids egging each other on. "Are you really gonna do it? Are you really gonna ride your bike down that ramp? Are you really gonna flip off old man Sengoku?"
They're around the same age, and Doffy is a pretty social guy (he also seems to know Croco), so I'd say that he at least knows Mihawk in a coworker sense.
Zeff knows an awful lot about Mihawk. I think that's mostly because he must have encountered him when he did his GL trip in the old days. Mihawk would have been a young man in his 20s then. I doubt they really know each other personally, though.
Croco and Mihawk recognize each other at MF.
At MF, when Buggy runs into Mihawk, he says, "You're Hawk-Eye, aren't you?" in Japanese, but he says, "You're Hawk-Eye!" in English.
To me, the Japanese suggests that Buggy has heard of Mihawk but doesn't know him personally. This might be because of stories that young Shanks told Buggy, or descriptions of Mihawk he heard from Ray when he was on the OJ.
The anime would like you to think that Mihawk and Jinbe have some kind of history together, but that's filler. It does go along nicely with their cover page, tho. I can see why they might be friends.
Zoro and Perona probably know him well, too.
- What will he do now that the shichibukai system is gone?
- When did he become the world strongest swordsmen?
Also, I won't turn down an opportunity to plug my giant fanfic, which has all these headcanons and more, if you're into that sort of thing and you like gratuitous swordfights and romance.
She visits now and then...
Mihawk's entire character design is mysterious. He's a weird dude. He speaks strangely, with an archaic vocabulary and he drops particles in Japanese and uses words weirdly. He speaks in metaphors and questions. He doesn't seem to have any close friends except Shanks, even among his age group. You'd think someone who was the top swordfighter would be more popular with his own peers, but it seems that everyone in-universe has decided he's just a weirdo, which is something the fans pick up on as well. In- and out of- universe, he's treated as unknowable, incomprehensible, and unpredictable.
I can tell you my headcanons, but there's always a chance I'm way off. There are so many loose ends and half-stories with him! To fill in the rest, we can use clues from the manga, but all it takes is one SBS for Oda to say, "Ah, he's actually from the moon!" and there goes my entire life's work.
That being said, here's what I think:
Other possibilities are that he's from Wano or that he's related to Im. I'm not really on board with either of those, but if they turn out to be true, I'll take my L.
Mihawk was at Roger's execution at age 19, and he doesn't appear to have Yoru in that scene. He was a rival to Shanks in his youth (which makes sense when you consider that Shanks was Ray's student. Of course the teacher's own child would be the one to challenge the star student, see Kuina).
You can read some more here if you want my full thoughts on his parents.
For Mihawk, he just likes to fight. I believe that his role in the Warlords is specifically to patrol Paradise. They didn't place Mihawk in the New World because what's the point? So he can fight Shanks? Or stir up Big Mom?
It's better to station him in Paradise as a deterrent. Let his name get out there, let his spooky eyes and weird ship freak out the normies and scrubs. Small fry will whisper his name to each other when they see him pass; a legend and a reputation will grow around him. The Marines want to discourage people from attempting the GL; keeping Mihawk based in Paradise is the best use of him, as far as the govt is concerned.
When he's dismissive of Zoro at the Baratie, it's because he's seen so many young swordfighters embarrass themselves by trying to fight him. Jesus, he's 41 years old and still having to deal with scrubs, smh.
But, being a Warlord means that he has his island to himself, he can fight who/whenever he feels like it, and generally he just wants to putter around and look for fights while enjoying a nice Cabernet.
I think he was recruited into the shichibukai as a way for the govt to keep tabs on Ray and Shakky. Ray has been lying low since Roger's execution, and Shakky was living a normal-ish life even before that. If the govt REALLY wanted to arrest Ray, they could've taken some kind of action in the years since Roger's death. Keeping Ray's son on their payroll is a way to reach a detente with the Dark King. When the Gorosei heard that the Dark King had a hotshot swordfighter son, they wanted to contain him so that he wouldn't turn on them.
Doffy being Doffy, he might have teased Mihawk without knowing him well. But to me, this is like two kids egging each other on. "Are you really gonna do it? Are you really gonna ride your bike down that ramp? Are you really gonna flip off old man Sengoku?"
They're around the same age, and Doffy is a pretty social guy (he also seems to know Croco), so I'd say that he at least knows Mihawk in a coworker sense.
Zeff knows an awful lot about Mihawk. I think that's mostly because he must have encountered him when he did his GL trip in the old days. Mihawk would have been a young man in his 20s then. I doubt they really know each other personally, though.
Croco and Mihawk recognize each other at MF.
They might not know each other closely, but they at least know of each other and each other's personalities/reputations.
At MF, when Buggy runs into Mihawk, he says, "You're Hawk-Eye, aren't you?" in Japanese, but he says, "You're Hawk-Eye!" in English.
To me, the Japanese suggests that Buggy has heard of Mihawk but doesn't know him personally. This might be because of stories that young Shanks told Buggy, or descriptions of Mihawk he heard from Ray when he was on the OJ.
The anime would like you to think that Mihawk and Jinbe have some kind of history together, but that's filler. It does go along nicely with their cover page, tho. I can see why they might be friends.
Zoro and Perona probably know him well, too.
Also, I won't turn down an opportunity to plug my giant fanfic, which has all these headcanons and more, if you're into that sort of thing and you like gratuitous swordfights and romance.
Mihawk's entire character design is mysterious. He's a weird dude. He speaks strangely, with an archaic vocabulary and he drops particles in Japanese and uses words weirdly. He speaks in metaphors and questions. He doesn't seem to have any close friends except Shanks, even among his age group. You'd think someone who was the top swordfighter would be more popular with his own peers, but it seems that everyone in-universe has decided he's just a weirdo, which is something the fans pick up on as well. In- and out of- universe, he's treated as unknowable, incomprehensible, and unpredictable.
I can tell you my headcanons, but there's always a chance I'm way off. There are so many loose ends and half-stories with him! To fill in the rest, we can use clues from the manga, but all it takes is one SBS for Oda to say, "Ah, he's actually from the moon!" and there goes my entire life's work.
That being said, here's what I think:
- Where do you think he comes from?
Other possibilities are that he's from Wano or that he's related to Im. I'm not really on board with either of those, but if they turn out to be true, I'll take my L.
Mihawk was at Roger's execution at age 19, and he doesn't appear to have Yoru in that scene. He was a rival to Shanks in his youth (which makes sense when you consider that Shanks was Ray's student. Of course the teacher's own child would be the one to challenge the star student, see Kuina).
- Why did he become a pirate and then shichibukai?
For Mihawk, he just likes to fight. I believe that his role in the Warlords is specifically to patrol Paradise. They didn't place Mihawk in the New World because what's the point? So he can fight Shanks? Or stir up Big Mom?
It's better to station him in Paradise as a deterrent. Let his name get out there, let his spooky eyes and weird ship freak out the normies and scrubs. Small fry will whisper his name to each other when they see him pass; a legend and a reputation will grow around him. The Marines want to discourage people from attempting the GL; keeping Mihawk based in Paradise is the best use of him, as far as the govt is concerned.
When he's dismissive of Zoro at the Baratie, it's because he's seen so many young swordfighters embarrass themselves by trying to fight him. Jesus, he's 41 years old and still having to deal with scrubs, smh.
But, being a Warlord means that he has his island to himself, he can fight who/whenever he feels like it, and generally he just wants to putter around and look for fights while enjoying a nice Cabernet.
I think he was recruited into the shichibukai as a way for the govt to keep tabs on Ray and Shakky. Ray has been lying low since Roger's execution, and Shakky was living a normal-ish life even before that. If the govt REALLY wanted to arrest Ray, they could've taken some kind of action in the years since Roger's death. Keeping Ray's son on their payroll is a way to reach a detente with the Dark King. When the Gorosei heard that the Dark King had a hotshot swordfighter son, they wanted to contain him so that he wouldn't turn on them.
- Who does he know outside of shanks? On a personal level
Doffy being Doffy, he might have teased Mihawk without knowing him well. But to me, this is like two kids egging each other on. "Are you really gonna do it? Are you really gonna ride your bike down that ramp? Are you really gonna flip off old man Sengoku?"
They're around the same age, and Doffy is a pretty social guy (he also seems to know Croco), so I'd say that he at least knows Mihawk in a coworker sense.
Zeff knows an awful lot about Mihawk. I think that's mostly because he must have encountered him when he did his GL trip in the old days. Mihawk would have been a young man in his 20s then. I doubt they really know each other personally, though.
Croco and Mihawk recognize each other at MF.
At MF, when Buggy runs into Mihawk, he says, "You're Hawk-Eye, aren't you?" in Japanese, but he says, "You're Hawk-Eye!" in English.
To me, the Japanese suggests that Buggy has heard of Mihawk but doesn't know him personally. This might be because of stories that young Shanks told Buggy, or descriptions of Mihawk he heard from Ray when he was on the OJ.
The anime would like you to think that Mihawk and Jinbe have some kind of history together, but that's filler. It does go along nicely with their cover page, tho. I can see why they might be friends.
Zoro and Perona probably know him well, too.
- What will he do now that the shichibukai system is gone?
- When did he become the world strongest swordsmen?
Also, I won't turn down an opportunity to plug my giant fanfic, which has all these headcanons and more, if you're into that sort of thing and you like gratuitous swordfights and romance.
Was really fun to read
1. I don't think he's someone who comes from a super important family or anything like that. In the Kid Mihawk drawing we got he was covered in bruises and already had a sword, so probably just a generic "grew up on the wrong side of the tracks" situation like a lot of OP characters.
2. Probably became a pirate by default. Went out to prove himself as a swordsman, fought everyone, including Marines, gets declared a pirate. He also was at Roger's execution, so he may have been at least slightly inspired by him. Becoming a Warlord was presumably a sign of post-becoming WSS depression, where he didn't think anyone could beat him with Shanks now crippled and decided to live on his island without getting bothered. The timeline fits anyway, he went to Kuragaina three years after Shanks was crippled, so a few years of wandering and fighting folk before giving up and semi-retiring.
3. I don't think he's one who really knows many other pirates personally. I think he's someone that a lot of characters will know, but only through seeing him fight. The Warlords sort of implied a degree of familiarity with him, but I wouldn't say they knew him. Interestingly, Oda drew him and Jinbei together in a coverpage, maybe they were more friendly than the he was with the others.
And of course, the big question is if he is the reason that Fujitora hates the Warlords. I find it hard to believe Fuji hated them and made it his mission to get rid of them just because he heard of Alabasta.
4. Go to the New World. It's a plot point basically designed to force Mihawk into action and push him into the current story. I think he'll go to talk with Shanks about current events, especially since the Warlords getting abolished is going to happen at the same time Luffy and Zoro are going to defeat a Yonko.
5. Two factors- Mihawk making a black blade, Shanks being crippled. I would think that Mihawk and Shanks were dead equals, the two best swordsmen in the world- and both top tiers, I don't believe any of this nonsense about Shanks losing an arm and suddenly becoming much stronger, or that the two were only "high tiers having friendly spars"- but Shanks then sacrificed his arm for the new era and Mihawk was the first person since Ryuma to make a black blade, so he gets the title.
2. Probably became a pirate by default. Went out to prove himself as a swordsman, fought everyone, including Marines, gets declared a pirate. He also was at Roger's execution, so he may have been at least slightly inspired by him. Becoming a Warlord was presumably a sign of post-becoming WSS depression, where he didn't think anyone could beat him with Shanks now crippled and decided to live on his island without getting bothered. The timeline fits anyway, he went to Kuragaina three years after Shanks was crippled, so a few years of wandering and fighting folk before giving up and semi-retiring.
3. I don't think he's one who really knows many other pirates personally. I think he's someone that a lot of characters will know, but only through seeing him fight. The Warlords sort of implied a degree of familiarity with him, but I wouldn't say they knew him. Interestingly, Oda drew him and Jinbei together in a coverpage, maybe they were more friendly than the he was with the others.
And of course, the big question is if he is the reason that Fujitora hates the Warlords. I find it hard to believe Fuji hated them and made it his mission to get rid of them just because he heard of Alabasta.
4. Go to the New World. It's a plot point basically designed to force Mihawk into action and push him into the current story. I think he'll go to talk with Shanks about current events, especially since the Warlords getting abolished is going to happen at the same time Luffy and Zoro are going to defeat a Yonko.
5. Two factors- Mihawk making a black blade, Shanks being crippled. I would think that Mihawk and Shanks were dead equals, the two best swordsmen in the world- and both top tiers, I don't believe any of this nonsense about Shanks losing an arm and suddenly becoming much stronger, or that the two were only "high tiers having friendly spars"- but Shanks then sacrificed his arm for the new era and Mihawk was the first person since Ryuma to make a black blade, so he gets the title.
She visits now and then...
Mihawk's entire character design is mysterious. He's a weird dude. He speaks strangely, with an archaic vocabulary and he drops particles in Japanese and uses words weirdly. He speaks in metaphors and questions. He doesn't seem to have any close friends except Shanks, even among his age group. You'd think someone who was the top swordfighter would be more popular with his own peers, but it seems that everyone in-universe has decided he's just a weirdo, which is something the fans pick up on as well. In- and out of- universe, he's treated as unknowable, incomprehensible, and unpredictable.
I can tell you my headcanons, but there's always a chance I'm way off. There are so many loose ends and half-stories with him! To fill in the rest, we can use clues from the manga, but all it takes is one SBS for Oda to say, "Ah, he's actually from the moon!" and there goes my entire life's work.
That being said, here's what I think:
Other possibilities are that he's from Wano or that he's related to Im. I'm not really on board with either of those, but if they turn out to be true, I'll take my L.
Mihawk was at Roger's execution at age 19, and he doesn't appear to have Yoru in that scene. He was a rival to Shanks in his youth (which makes sense when you consider that Shanks was Ray's student. Of course the teacher's own child would be the one to challenge the star student, see Kuina).
You can read some more here if you want my full thoughts on his parents.
For Mihawk, he just likes to fight. I believe that his role in the Warlords is specifically to patrol Paradise. They didn't place Mihawk in the New World because what's the point? So he can fight Shanks? Or stir up Big Mom?
It's better to station him in Paradise as a deterrent. Let his name get out there, let his spooky eyes and weird ship freak out the normies and scrubs. Small fry will whisper his name to each other when they see him pass; a legend and a reputation will grow around him. The Marines want to discourage people from attempting the GL; keeping Mihawk based in Paradise is the best use of him, as far as the govt is concerned.
When he's dismissive of Zoro at the Baratie, it's because he's seen so many young swordfighters embarrass themselves by trying to fight him. Jesus, he's 41 years old and still having to deal with scrubs, smh.
But, being a Warlord means that he has his island to himself, he can fight who/whenever he feels like it, and generally he just wants to putter around and look for fights while enjoying a nice Cabernet.
I think he was recruited into the shichibukai as a way for the govt to keep tabs on Ray and Shakky. Ray has been lying low since Roger's execution, and Shakky was living a normal-ish life even before that. If the govt REALLY wanted to arrest Ray, they could've taken some kind of action in the years since Roger's death. Keeping Ray's son on their payroll is a way to reach a detente with the Dark King. When the Gorosei heard that the Dark King had a hotshot swordfighter son, they wanted to contain him so that he wouldn't turn on them.
Doffy being Doffy, he might have teased Mihawk without knowing him well. But to me, this is like two kids egging each other on. "Are you really gonna do it? Are you really gonna ride your bike down that ramp? Are you really gonna flip off old man Sengoku?"
They're around the same age, and Doffy is a pretty social guy (he also seems to know Croco), so I'd say that he at least knows Mihawk in a coworker sense.
Zeff knows an awful lot about Mihawk. I think that's mostly because he must have encountered him when he did his GL trip in the old days. Mihawk would have been a young man in his 20s then. I doubt they really know each other personally, though.
Croco and Mihawk recognize each other at MF.
They might not know each other closely, but they at least know of each other and each other's personalities/reputations.
At MF, when Buggy runs into Mihawk, he says, "You're Hawk-Eye, aren't you?" in Japanese, but he says, "You're Hawk-Eye!" in English.
To me, the Japanese suggests that Buggy has heard of Mihawk but doesn't know him personally. This might be because of stories that young Shanks told Buggy, or descriptions of Mihawk he heard from Ray when he was on the OJ.
The anime would like you to think that Mihawk and Jinbe have some kind of history together, but that's filler. It does go along nicely with their cover page, tho. I can see why they might be friends.
Zoro and Perona probably know him well, too.
Also, I won't turn down an opportunity to plug my giant fanfic, which has all these headcanons and more, if you're into that sort of thing and you like gratuitous swordfights and romance.
Mihawk's entire character design is mysterious. He's a weird dude. He speaks strangely, with an archaic vocabulary and he drops particles in Japanese and uses words weirdly. He speaks in metaphors and questions. He doesn't seem to have any close friends except Shanks, even among his age group. You'd think someone who was the top swordfighter would be more popular with his own peers, but it seems that everyone in-universe has decided he's just a weirdo, which is something the fans pick up on as well. In- and out of- universe, he's treated as unknowable, incomprehensible, and unpredictable.
I can tell you my headcanons, but there's always a chance I'm way off. There are so many loose ends and half-stories with him! To fill in the rest, we can use clues from the manga, but all it takes is one SBS for Oda to say, "Ah, he's actually from the moon!" and there goes my entire life's work.
That being said, here's what I think:
- Where do you think he comes from?
Other possibilities are that he's from Wano or that he's related to Im. I'm not really on board with either of those, but if they turn out to be true, I'll take my L.
Mihawk was at Roger's execution at age 19, and he doesn't appear to have Yoru in that scene. He was a rival to Shanks in his youth (which makes sense when you consider that Shanks was Ray's student. Of course the teacher's own child would be the one to challenge the star student, see Kuina).
- Why did he become a pirate and then shichibukai?
For Mihawk, he just likes to fight. I believe that his role in the Warlords is specifically to patrol Paradise. They didn't place Mihawk in the New World because what's the point? So he can fight Shanks? Or stir up Big Mom?
It's better to station him in Paradise as a deterrent. Let his name get out there, let his spooky eyes and weird ship freak out the normies and scrubs. Small fry will whisper his name to each other when they see him pass; a legend and a reputation will grow around him. The Marines want to discourage people from attempting the GL; keeping Mihawk based in Paradise is the best use of him, as far as the govt is concerned.
When he's dismissive of Zoro at the Baratie, it's because he's seen so many young swordfighters embarrass themselves by trying to fight him. Jesus, he's 41 years old and still having to deal with scrubs, smh.
But, being a Warlord means that he has his island to himself, he can fight who/whenever he feels like it, and generally he just wants to putter around and look for fights while enjoying a nice Cabernet.
I think he was recruited into the shichibukai as a way for the govt to keep tabs on Ray and Shakky. Ray has been lying low since Roger's execution, and Shakky was living a normal-ish life even before that. If the govt REALLY wanted to arrest Ray, they could've taken some kind of action in the years since Roger's death. Keeping Ray's son on their payroll is a way to reach a detente with the Dark King. When the Gorosei heard that the Dark King had a hotshot swordfighter son, they wanted to contain him so that he wouldn't turn on them.
- Who does he know outside of shanks? On a personal level
Doffy being Doffy, he might have teased Mihawk without knowing him well. But to me, this is like two kids egging each other on. "Are you really gonna do it? Are you really gonna ride your bike down that ramp? Are you really gonna flip off old man Sengoku?"
They're around the same age, and Doffy is a pretty social guy (he also seems to know Croco), so I'd say that he at least knows Mihawk in a coworker sense.
Zeff knows an awful lot about Mihawk. I think that's mostly because he must have encountered him when he did his GL trip in the old days. Mihawk would have been a young man in his 20s then. I doubt they really know each other personally, though.
Croco and Mihawk recognize each other at MF.
At MF, when Buggy runs into Mihawk, he says, "You're Hawk-Eye, aren't you?" in Japanese, but he says, "You're Hawk-Eye!" in English.
To me, the Japanese suggests that Buggy has heard of Mihawk but doesn't know him personally. This might be because of stories that young Shanks told Buggy, or descriptions of Mihawk he heard from Ray when he was on the OJ.
The anime would like you to think that Mihawk and Jinbe have some kind of history together, but that's filler. It does go along nicely with their cover page, tho. I can see why they might be friends.
Zoro and Perona probably know him well, too.
- What will he do now that the shichibukai system is gone?
- When did he become the world strongest swordsmen?
Also, I won't turn down an opportunity to plug my giant fanfic, which has all these headcanons and more, if you're into that sort of thing and you like gratuitous swordfights and romance.
She visits now and then...
Mihawk's entire character design is mysterious. He's a weird dude. He speaks strangely, with an archaic vocabulary and he drops particles in Japanese and uses words weirdly. He speaks in metaphors and questions. He doesn't seem to have any close friends except Shanks, even among his age group. You'd think someone who was the top swordfighter would be more popular with his own peers, but it seems that everyone in-universe has decided he's just a weirdo, which is something the fans pick up on as well. In- and out of- universe, he's treated as unknowable, incomprehensible, and unpredictable.
I can tell you my headcanons, but there's always a chance I'm way off. There are so many loose ends and half-stories with him! To fill in the rest, we can use clues from the manga, but all it takes is one SBS for Oda to say, "Ah, he's actually from the moon!" and there goes my entire life's work.
That being said, here's what I think:
Other possibilities are that he's from Wano or that he's related to Im. I'm not really on board with either of those, but if they turn out to be true, I'll take my L.
Mihawk was at Roger's execution at age 19, and he doesn't appear to have Yoru in that scene. He was a rival to Shanks in his youth (which makes sense when you consider that Shanks was Ray's student. Of course the teacher's own child would be the one to challenge the star student, see Kuina).
You can read some more here if you want my full thoughts on his parents.
For Mihawk, he just likes to fight. I believe that his role in the Warlords is specifically to patrol Paradise. They didn't place Mihawk in the New World because what's the point? So he can fight Shanks? Or stir up Big Mom?
It's better to station him in Paradise as a deterrent. Let his name get out there, let his spooky eyes and weird ship freak out the normies and scrubs. Small fry will whisper his name to each other when they see him pass; a legend and a reputation will grow around him. The Marines want to discourage people from attempting the GL; keeping Mihawk based in Paradise is the best use of him, as far as the govt is concerned.
When he's dismissive of Zoro at the Baratie, it's because he's seen so many young swordfighters embarrass themselves by trying to fight him. Jesus, he's 41 years old and still having to deal with scrubs, smh.
But, being a Warlord means that he has his island to himself, he can fight who/whenever he feels like it, and generally he just wants to putter around and look for fights while enjoying a nice Cabernet.
I think he was recruited into the shichibukai as a way for the govt to keep tabs on Ray and Shakky. Ray has been lying low since Roger's execution, and Shakky was living a normal-ish life even before that. If the govt REALLY wanted to arrest Ray, they could've taken some kind of action in the years since Roger's death. Keeping Ray's son on their payroll is a way to reach a detente with the Dark King. When the Gorosei heard that the Dark King had a hotshot swordfighter son, they wanted to contain him so that he wouldn't turn on them.
Doffy being Doffy, he might have teased Mihawk without knowing him well. But to me, this is like two kids egging each other on. "Are you really gonna do it? Are you really gonna ride your bike down that ramp? Are you really gonna flip off old man Sengoku?"
They're around the same age, and Doffy is a pretty social guy (he also seems to know Croco), so I'd say that he at least knows Mihawk in a coworker sense.
Zeff knows an awful lot about Mihawk. I think that's mostly because he must have encountered him when he did his GL trip in the old days. Mihawk would have been a young man in his 20s then. I doubt they really know each other personally, though.
Croco and Mihawk recognize each other at MF.
They might not know each other closely, but they at least know of each other and each other's personalities/reputations.
At MF, when Buggy runs into Mihawk, he says, "You're Hawk-Eye, aren't you?" in Japanese, but he says, "You're Hawk-Eye!" in English.
To me, the Japanese suggests that Buggy has heard of Mihawk but doesn't know him personally. This might be because of stories that young Shanks told Buggy, or descriptions of Mihawk he heard from Ray when he was on the OJ.
The anime would like you to think that Mihawk and Jinbe have some kind of history together, but that's filler. It does go along nicely with their cover page, tho. I can see why they might be friends.
Zoro and Perona probably know him well, too.
Also, I won't turn down an opportunity to plug my giant fanfic, which has all these headcanons and more, if you're into that sort of thing and you like gratuitous swordfights and romance.
Mihawk's entire character design is mysterious. He's a weird dude. He speaks strangely, with an archaic vocabulary and he drops particles in Japanese and uses words weirdly. He speaks in metaphors and questions. He doesn't seem to have any close friends except Shanks, even among his age group. You'd think someone who was the top swordfighter would be more popular with his own peers, but it seems that everyone in-universe has decided he's just a weirdo, which is something the fans pick up on as well. In- and out of- universe, he's treated as unknowable, incomprehensible, and unpredictable.
I can tell you my headcanons, but there's always a chance I'm way off. There are so many loose ends and half-stories with him! To fill in the rest, we can use clues from the manga, but all it takes is one SBS for Oda to say, "Ah, he's actually from the moon!" and there goes my entire life's work.
That being said, here's what I think:
- Where do you think he comes from?
Other possibilities are that he's from Wano or that he's related to Im. I'm not really on board with either of those, but if they turn out to be true, I'll take my L.
Mihawk was at Roger's execution at age 19, and he doesn't appear to have Yoru in that scene. He was a rival to Shanks in his youth (which makes sense when you consider that Shanks was Ray's student. Of course the teacher's own child would be the one to challenge the star student, see Kuina).
- Why did he become a pirate and then shichibukai?
For Mihawk, he just likes to fight. I believe that his role in the Warlords is specifically to patrol Paradise. They didn't place Mihawk in the New World because what's the point? So he can fight Shanks? Or stir up Big Mom?
It's better to station him in Paradise as a deterrent. Let his name get out there, let his spooky eyes and weird ship freak out the normies and scrubs. Small fry will whisper his name to each other when they see him pass; a legend and a reputation will grow around him. The Marines want to discourage people from attempting the GL; keeping Mihawk based in Paradise is the best use of him, as far as the govt is concerned.
When he's dismissive of Zoro at the Baratie, it's because he's seen so many young swordfighters embarrass themselves by trying to fight him. Jesus, he's 41 years old and still having to deal with scrubs, smh.
But, being a Warlord means that he has his island to himself, he can fight who/whenever he feels like it, and generally he just wants to putter around and look for fights while enjoying a nice Cabernet.
I think he was recruited into the shichibukai as a way for the govt to keep tabs on Ray and Shakky. Ray has been lying low since Roger's execution, and Shakky was living a normal-ish life even before that. If the govt REALLY wanted to arrest Ray, they could've taken some kind of action in the years since Roger's death. Keeping Ray's son on their payroll is a way to reach a detente with the Dark King. When the Gorosei heard that the Dark King had a hotshot swordfighter son, they wanted to contain him so that he wouldn't turn on them.
- Who does he know outside of shanks? On a personal level
Doffy being Doffy, he might have teased Mihawk without knowing him well. But to me, this is like two kids egging each other on. "Are you really gonna do it? Are you really gonna ride your bike down that ramp? Are you really gonna flip off old man Sengoku?"
They're around the same age, and Doffy is a pretty social guy (he also seems to know Croco), so I'd say that he at least knows Mihawk in a coworker sense.
Zeff knows an awful lot about Mihawk. I think that's mostly because he must have encountered him when he did his GL trip in the old days. Mihawk would have been a young man in his 20s then. I doubt they really know each other personally, though.
Croco and Mihawk recognize each other at MF.
At MF, when Buggy runs into Mihawk, he says, "You're Hawk-Eye, aren't you?" in Japanese, but he says, "You're Hawk-Eye!" in English.
To me, the Japanese suggests that Buggy has heard of Mihawk but doesn't know him personally. This might be because of stories that young Shanks told Buggy, or descriptions of Mihawk he heard from Ray when he was on the OJ.
The anime would like you to think that Mihawk and Jinbe have some kind of history together, but that's filler. It does go along nicely with their cover page, tho. I can see why they might be friends.
Zoro and Perona probably know him well, too.
- What will he do now that the shichibukai system is gone?
- When did he become the world strongest swordsmen?
Also, I won't turn down an opportunity to plug my giant fanfic, which has all these headcanons and more, if you're into that sort of thing and you like gratuitous swordfights and romance.
Btw do you also write your fanfiction here? I tried to write an OP fanfic as well, and actually i'm kind of secretly searching for fanfic-writing members to make some suggestion to make fiction-writing subforum here, if there isnt any.
She visits now and then...
Mihawk's entire character design is mysterious. He's a weird dude. He speaks strangely, with an archaic vocabulary and he drops particles in Japanese and uses words weirdly. He speaks in metaphors and questions. He doesn't seem to have any close friends except Shanks, even among his age group. You'd think someone who was the top swordfighter would be more popular with his own peers, but it seems that everyone in-universe has decided he's just a weirdo, which is something the fans pick up on as well. In- and out of- universe, he's treated as unknowable, incomprehensible, and unpredictable.
I can tell you my headcanons, but there's always a chance I'm way off. There are so many loose ends and half-stories with him! To fill in the rest, we can use clues from the manga, but all it takes is one SBS for Oda to say, "Ah, he's actually from the moon!" and there goes my entire life's work.
That being said, here's what I think:
Other possibilities are that he's from Wano or that he's related to Im. I'm not really on board with either of those, but if they turn out to be true, I'll take my L.
Mihawk was at Roger's execution at age 19, and he doesn't appear to have Yoru in that scene. He was a rival to Shanks in his youth (which makes sense when you consider that Shanks was Ray's student. Of course the teacher's own child would be the one to challenge the star student, see Kuina).
You can read some more here if you want my full thoughts on his parents.
For Mihawk, he just likes to fight. I believe that his role in the Warlords is specifically to patrol Paradise. They didn't place Mihawk in the New World because what's the point? So he can fight Shanks? Or stir up Big Mom?
It's better to station him in Paradise as a deterrent. Let his name get out there, let his spooky eyes and weird ship freak out the normies and scrubs. Small fry will whisper his name to each other when they see him pass; a legend and a reputation will grow around him. The Marines want to discourage people from attempting the GL; keeping Mihawk based in Paradise is the best use of him, as far as the govt is concerned.
When he's dismissive of Zoro at the Baratie, it's because he's seen so many young swordfighters embarrass themselves by trying to fight him. Jesus, he's 41 years old and still having to deal with scrubs, smh.
But, being a Warlord means that he has his island to himself, he can fight who/whenever he feels like it, and generally he just wants to putter around and look for fights while enjoying a nice Cabernet.
I think he was recruited into the shichibukai as a way for the govt to keep tabs on Ray and Shakky. Ray has been lying low since Roger's execution, and Shakky was living a normal-ish life even before that. If the govt REALLY wanted to arrest Ray, they could've taken some kind of action in the years since Roger's death. Keeping Ray's son on their payroll is a way to reach a detente with the Dark King. When the Gorosei heard that the Dark King had a hotshot swordfighter son, they wanted to contain him so that he wouldn't turn on them.
Doffy being Doffy, he might have teased Mihawk without knowing him well. But to me, this is like two kids egging each other on. "Are you really gonna do it? Are you really gonna ride your bike down that ramp? Are you really gonna flip off old man Sengoku?"
They're around the same age, and Doffy is a pretty social guy (he also seems to know Croco), so I'd say that he at least knows Mihawk in a coworker sense.
Zeff knows an awful lot about Mihawk. I think that's mostly because he must have encountered him when he did his GL trip in the old days. Mihawk would have been a young man in his 20s then. I doubt they really know each other personally, though.
Croco and Mihawk recognize each other at MF.
They might not know each other closely, but they at least know of each other and each other's personalities/reputations.
At MF, when Buggy runs into Mihawk, he says, "You're Hawk-Eye, aren't you?" in Japanese, but he says, "You're Hawk-Eye!" in English.
To me, the Japanese suggests that Buggy has heard of Mihawk but doesn't know him personally. This might be because of stories that young Shanks told Buggy, or descriptions of Mihawk he heard from Ray when he was on the OJ.
The anime would like you to think that Mihawk and Jinbe have some kind of history together, but that's filler. It does go along nicely with their cover page, tho. I can see why they might be friends.
Zoro and Perona probably know him well, too.
Also, I won't turn down an opportunity to plug my giant fanfic, which has all these headcanons and more, if you're into that sort of thing and you like gratuitous swordfights and romance.
Mihawk's entire character design is mysterious. He's a weird dude. He speaks strangely, with an archaic vocabulary and he drops particles in Japanese and uses words weirdly. He speaks in metaphors and questions. He doesn't seem to have any close friends except Shanks, even among his age group. You'd think someone who was the top swordfighter would be more popular with his own peers, but it seems that everyone in-universe has decided he's just a weirdo, which is something the fans pick up on as well. In- and out of- universe, he's treated as unknowable, incomprehensible, and unpredictable.
I can tell you my headcanons, but there's always a chance I'm way off. There are so many loose ends and half-stories with him! To fill in the rest, we can use clues from the manga, but all it takes is one SBS for Oda to say, "Ah, he's actually from the moon!" and there goes my entire life's work.
That being said, here's what I think:
- Where do you think he comes from?
Other possibilities are that he's from Wano or that he's related to Im. I'm not really on board with either of those, but if they turn out to be true, I'll take my L.
Mihawk was at Roger's execution at age 19, and he doesn't appear to have Yoru in that scene. He was a rival to Shanks in his youth (which makes sense when you consider that Shanks was Ray's student. Of course the teacher's own child would be the one to challenge the star student, see Kuina).
- Why did he become a pirate and then shichibukai?
For Mihawk, he just likes to fight. I believe that his role in the Warlords is specifically to patrol Paradise. They didn't place Mihawk in the New World because what's the point? So he can fight Shanks? Or stir up Big Mom?
It's better to station him in Paradise as a deterrent. Let his name get out there, let his spooky eyes and weird ship freak out the normies and scrubs. Small fry will whisper his name to each other when they see him pass; a legend and a reputation will grow around him. The Marines want to discourage people from attempting the GL; keeping Mihawk based in Paradise is the best use of him, as far as the govt is concerned.
When he's dismissive of Zoro at the Baratie, it's because he's seen so many young swordfighters embarrass themselves by trying to fight him. Jesus, he's 41 years old and still having to deal with scrubs, smh.
But, being a Warlord means that he has his island to himself, he can fight who/whenever he feels like it, and generally he just wants to putter around and look for fights while enjoying a nice Cabernet.
I think he was recruited into the shichibukai as a way for the govt to keep tabs on Ray and Shakky. Ray has been lying low since Roger's execution, and Shakky was living a normal-ish life even before that. If the govt REALLY wanted to arrest Ray, they could've taken some kind of action in the years since Roger's death. Keeping Ray's son on their payroll is a way to reach a detente with the Dark King. When the Gorosei heard that the Dark King had a hotshot swordfighter son, they wanted to contain him so that he wouldn't turn on them.
- Who does he know outside of shanks? On a personal level
Doffy being Doffy, he might have teased Mihawk without knowing him well. But to me, this is like two kids egging each other on. "Are you really gonna do it? Are you really gonna ride your bike down that ramp? Are you really gonna flip off old man Sengoku?"
They're around the same age, and Doffy is a pretty social guy (he also seems to know Croco), so I'd say that he at least knows Mihawk in a coworker sense.
Zeff knows an awful lot about Mihawk. I think that's mostly because he must have encountered him when he did his GL trip in the old days. Mihawk would have been a young man in his 20s then. I doubt they really know each other personally, though.
Croco and Mihawk recognize each other at MF.
At MF, when Buggy runs into Mihawk, he says, "You're Hawk-Eye, aren't you?" in Japanese, but he says, "You're Hawk-Eye!" in English.
To me, the Japanese suggests that Buggy has heard of Mihawk but doesn't know him personally. This might be because of stories that young Shanks told Buggy, or descriptions of Mihawk he heard from Ray when he was on the OJ.
The anime would like you to think that Mihawk and Jinbe have some kind of history together, but that's filler. It does go along nicely with their cover page, tho. I can see why they might be friends.
Zoro and Perona probably know him well, too.
- What will he do now that the shichibukai system is gone?
- When did he become the world strongest swordsmen?
Also, I won't turn down an opportunity to plug my giant fanfic, which has all these headcanons and more, if you're into that sort of thing and you like gratuitous swordfights and romance.
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God Has Spoken
Thank you, my duders! But I don't wanna act like I'm the Mihawk expert. A lot of my answers are headcanon and there's some really great other theories, too! Is @Den_Den_Mushi still around?
Thank you, my duders! But I don't wanna act like I'm the Mihawk expert. A lot of my answers are headcanon and there's some really great other theories, too! Is @Den_Den_Mushi still around?
Looking forward more of your nice theories!