We know he is and was a pirate
Thread being about how long do you think he’s been one
If you read buggy’s speech aimed at crocodile and mihawk and think it has nothing to do with mihawk idk what to tell you. Mihawk isn’t the exception and never has been
You noticed how none of them are a part of cross guild or Roger’s execution or even mentioned
And oda is using buggy to directly call out mihawk and crocodile
Dragon and Shanks were also at Roger’s execution
you’re the one who made the statement that warlords are failed pirates. Then I present you with 5 warlords who are not failed pirates and you are now claiming that actually no, only the ones that were at Roger’s execution
so you’re saying Oda’s intentions for people to remember that chapter 0 page and remember those specific warlords and NO ONE ELSE as being the people buggy is talking about?
geez, it seems you have a problem with the idea that buggy doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Like in that very same chapter we see buggy crying about how Shanks gave up on the one piece or whatever and yet we know that actually Shanks was on some vague secret mission this entire time that involved the Nika fruit
anha? Since your idea is “Buggy’s words supercede what’s shown in the story”, should we just believe everything buggy was saying about Shanks too since apparently Buggy also knows everything shanks and Roger had planned too and he has decided that shanks was a bitch for not trying to become pirate king.
my guy, even when asked directly the only thing Oda has ever revealed about Mihawk’s past is that he fought the marines for some time. Anha, no mention of wanting the one piece. Nothing. So what?