General & Others Mihawk never said he was inferior to Whitebeard...

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I always thought Mihawk was talking in metaphors and was saying something was up with Whitebeard, that he was weaker than he should be. It was foreshadowing that Whitebeard wasn't healthy and Mihawk was the first one to notice this. He swings a testing slash at Whitebeard to see what happens and behold, it isn't even Whitebeard that deals with it. Jozu steps in. Almost like Jozu is concerned about his captain's failing health.

It being purely about distance is would be pretty lame. In an arena of numerous cunning characters, Mihawk's sharp eyes picking up on Whitebeard's condition is cooler in my opinion. It gives him a nice extra bit of characterisation.
This is exactly it, the physical distance thing is weird, to say the least and doesn't make a lot of sense for someone like Mihawk.
@nik87
 
I don’t think it even make sense for Mihawk to have meant what most people assume he did.

First off, does Mihawk think the Warlords collectively are inferior to WB, or does he see himself on a similar level to the rest of them? Neither interpretation is fitting at all.

Next, if Mihawk wants to test himself in comparison to WB, I don’t think sending 1 singular slash and then walking away does…literally anything.

He put less effort into pursuing Whitebeard than Gaban did pursuing Luffy
”Between us and that man”
I always read us as arbitrary, it’s basically Mihawk grouping himself with the rest and alienating WB — he is superior to the rest.

It was just to hype up the commanders as an introduction and more importantly hype up WB, the commanders no sold Mihawk and Kizaru’s attacks and WB didn’t even move a centimeter because he knew he was in no danger. Kind of like how Zoro tells opponents that they have to get past him
before getting to Luffy.

All of it is dramatic buildup for WB.
 

nik87

Kitetsu Wanker
This is exactly it, the physical distance thing is weird, to say the least and doesn't make a lot of sense for someone like Mihawk.
@nik87
It has nothing to do with power gap between WB and US, the Warlords or Mihawk noticing the decline of WB.
Neither has happened, people simply dont understand context of what Mihawk AND KIZARU are trying to do.
Dont be one of those people... :milaugh:
 
This is exactly it, the physical distance thing is weird, to say the least and doesn't make a lot of sense for someone like Mihawk.
@nik87
Apparently me and numerous others are wrong since Mihawk the Top Tier wasn't comparing himself to Whitebeard the Top Tier, he was comparing himself to Whitebeard's High Tier subordinates.

Horseshoe theory in the context of power scaling. When Agenda goes so far to defend a character, it goes right back round to being slander. :risicheck:
 

nik87

Kitetsu Wanker
Apparently me and numerous others are wrong since Mihawk the Top Tier wasn't comparing himself to Whitebeard the Top Tier, he was comparing himself to Whitebeard's High Tier subordinates.

Horseshoe theory in the context of power scaling. When Agenda goes so far to defend a character, it goes right back round to being slander. :risicheck:
You are wrong because Mihawk didnt compare himself to anyone.
You cannot play dumb anymore after it was explained in detail and after seeing Sandman saying that Mihawk doesnt admit inferiority.
So the only way forward is to willingly play dumb because WB>Mihawk straw is dead. You dont have to play dumb but you certainly can...
 
Apparently me and numerous others are wrong since Mihawk the Top Tier wasn't comparing himself to Whitebeard the Top Tier, he was comparing himself to Whitebeard's High Tier subordinates.

Horseshoe theory in the context of power scaling. When Agenda goes so far to defend a character, it goes right back round to being slander. :risicheck:
We still didnt get answer btw. about how oda is a "very careful author that totally meant and planned this" but why he sent the guy who got used as doffys chair in the same arc for mihawk but marco for kizaru
:Tou_Cheers:
I have the feeling we aint getting that answer ever
 
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