i believe that mihawk is from the royal family that ruled god valley. he survived the hunt because of the pirate attack, and decided to become the greatest swordsman in the world because he witnessed garling, a swordsman, killing his father. thats the reason why shanks, garlings son, is his rival.
if im not mistaken, he was 4 or 5 years old during the god valley incident.
if im not mistaken, he was 4 or 5 years old during the god valley incident.