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

[Yo Tan Wa]

Might be rare one here but I believe it means both, Mihawk indeed wanted to test himself against WB otherwise he wouldn't care about attacking him at all.
Zecond :- being so close to WB he must aimed at WB with the thought why can't i just directly do this when WB is directly infront of him. But then Jozu stops his attack implying he'd not as close as it seems. This also implies he views himself superior to rest and on WB level, hence he directly wanted to attack the King. Once Jozu stops the attack he no longer try to engage/fight the YCs, they weren't worth with his time.​

 

[Malio]

Well yes, as you said, it was a simple observation from Mihawk.
Whitebeard was the man back in his day. Mihawk wanted to test that out, when he got the opportunity in the war.
Whitebeard's subordinate interfered & that was all Mihawk needed to know.

Compare that to Oden going after Whitebeard and Whitebeard handling it himself.


Mihawk > Whitebeard

 

[soupongo]

Compare that to Oden going after Whitebeard and Whitebeard handling it himself.


Mihawk > Whitebeard

Are you thinking of Roger? When did Oden go after WB? when he tried getting on his ship? WBP are a family and they don't want to waste whitebeards time on a random fight when he has to save Ace

 

[Gol D. Roger]

He admitted inferiority to the wb he saw

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Sandman is a mihawk fanboy like you
He's trying to cope

Screaming, "YOURE COPING," while you yourself are coping isn't gonna change anything. Mihawk knew WB, the strongest man in the world, should be beyond everyone at MF, but the WB he saw isn't what he should be, and hence his remark.

Basically, he tried check if the man known as the strongest is far from him and others and concluded that the distance b/w is them isn't what it's supposed to be. So to test it further, he sent out a slash to see how WB would deal with it, which got interpreted.

 

[thedarkdragon11]

So as Usopp...

 

[trav]

WB in his prime avoided fights

WB in his prime jumped Oden like a rabid dog.

Kaido himself believed

Kaido, as did everyone else, though that WB was still in good health.
He was not. He was sick to death already.

 

[nik87]

I consider Primebeard the strongest in OP History nobody gonna surpass him. Mihawk is the strongest after him for me

Can you give me a narrative reason, why is it important for the story of One Piece for a dead guy who left us 600 chapters ago to remain the strongest?

I see the comment as Mihawk wanting to test how much WB is stronger than him but finding out that WB is a shell of his prime self who’s weaker than him and hence needs his subordinates blocking his slashes hence knows he’s weaker and stops attacking since he doesn’t wanna pick on people not in their prime out of respect.

None of that actual physical distance bullshit headcanon garbage

No, there is nothing about Mihawk wanting to test how much WB is stronger than him.
It was never about testing anyone's power.
The actual physical distance that seemed way too close is what made Mihawk do what he did - test if he can kill WB but the true distance turned out to be far greater because there are capable troops that can shield Whitebeard.

Mihawk indeed wanted to test himself against WB otherwise he wouldn't care about attacking him at all.

No, not at all and that is the whole point of the thread.
Mihawk is not trying to test himself by measuring true distance between Whitebeard and US.
The reason why he attacked him is the same reason why Kizaru attacked him - he was very close and seemed exposed, up for killing.

Whitebeard was the man back in his day. Mihawk wanted to test that out

It is not about Mihawk wanting to test out if Whitebeard was still the man.
All that Mihawk wanted to test in that scene is if Whitebeard is really served on a silver platter as it seemed due to being very close to the enemy troops and seemingly with nothing to protect him. Kizaru tries the same thing right after Mihawk.

, but the WB he saw isn't what he should be, and hence his remark.

concluded that the distance b/w is them isn't what it's supposed to be.

There is no remark about Whitebeard's strength whatsoever, you need to let go of that headcanon that was repeated for way too long.
The remark is about actual physical distance that everyone in Marineford can notice, starting from Sengoku as I have shown...
No, what he concluded is actually the complete opposite, the true distance was far bigger than what it seemed due to actual physical distance.

 

[soupongo]

WB in his prime jumped Oden like a rabid dog.

Kaido, as did everyone else, though that WB was still in good health.
He was not. He was sick to death already.

No, he didn't "jump" Oden. Oden attacked him and he blocked. He could have done the same thing to Mihawk if he wanted. He was smiling. And I have no idea why you think Kaido is ignorant. WB was openly traveling the world with nurses and stuff. Their is no secret being covered up, WB is simply the worlds strongest man, as the narrator literally says. According to everyone in the story, it was Whitebeards era until he died. He was running the seas. No one has ever said or implied anything like Kaido took over once WB became sick or something.

 

[GalaxyLevelShanks]

No, there is nothing about Mihawk wanting to test how much WB is stronger than him.
It was never about testing anyone's power.
The actual physical distance that seemed way too close is what made Mihawk do what he did - test if he can kill WB but the true distance turned out to be far greater because there are capable troops that can shield Whitebeard.

 

[soupongo]

And again, downplaying Whitebeard for having Jozu block an attack against him is crazy, because Zoro did the same thing to protect Luffy the very last chapter lmfao. Is Luffy not a Yonko anymore then?

 

[nik87]

As I said, include context instead of analyzing the meaning of a single word.

 

[grey matter]

Trying to overcomplicate very simple stuff. It's just referring to these:
- Mihawk sensed decline
- Mihawk wanted to see what else stood in the way between "us" (i.e WG forces) and him. To be immediately shown that it's the commanders.
Kizaru tried attacking and got stopped by a commander too.

 

[PuckTheGreat]

I don't know why y'all always overcomplicate tings lol
Mihawk has probably never fought Whitebeard before and Whitebeard is a living legend that is also referred to as the World's Strongest Man. What is so complicated about Mihawk humbling himself to see how he compares to him 💀

 

[Nidai_Kitetsu]

Mihawk said - the true distance between us and that man. This means he wasnt only talking about himself - he called Whitebeard stronger than everyone else, including Kaido, Shanks, etc.

 

[nik87]

Mihawk sensed decline

What is the basis for this?

What is so complicated about Mihawk humbling himself to see how he compares to him 💀

All you need is proof of Mihawk wanting to see how he compares to him.
Hint - there is none.

he called Whitebeard stronger than everyone else, including Kaido, Shanks, etc.

He didnt speak about anyone's strength whatsoever.

 

[Nidai_Kitetsu]

He didnt speak about anyone's strength whatsoever.

He didn't mean distance literally. He wanted to figure out the true distance - i.e. he put the WSM title to the test.

 

[nik87]

He didn't mean distance literally. He wanted to figure out the true distance - i.e. he put the WSM title to the test.

Bro, my whole thread is providing context that it indeed is about literal physical distance which is what Sengoku remarks as well...
Give up on the power scaling mindset of Mihawk, it doesnt exist in that scene. Kizaru is also trying to do the same thing as Mihawk.
Both are trying to take him out first because he is close and exposed, however, the true distance is actually greater because WB has reliable shields(Jozu and Marco).

 

[Cozy Sofa]

Before MF
• Mihawk doesn't hunt rabbits with cannons
• Mihawk knew his own level was ≈> Yonko Shanks
• As WSS only Yonko, PK, FA could measure up
• Mihawk admitted PK > WSS, Yonko, FA
• WBs reputation was PK-level

During MF
• Mihawk decided to test WB to gauge the gap
• Mihawk realized the gap was insignificant
• Mihawk decided to test the next PK Luffy
• Luffy passed the test
• Mihawk refused to fight Shanks with handicap

 

[Rej]

Mihawk has a scar on his back.

 

[nik87]

During MF
• Mihawk decided to test WB to gauge the gap
• Mihawk realized the gap was insignificant

Literally didnt happen.
Thanks for not reading.