Shanks is Mihawk’s Kuina
He is the one guy Mihawk can never truly surpass because he sacrificed his potential, losing his arm to Luffy.
Mihawk is surely stronger than 1 billion berry East Blue Shanks. But he can never be stronger than 2 armed prime Shanks, because Shanks gave up that potential when he saved Luffy.
Similarly, Zoro will never be able to surpass prime Kuina because Kuina died before she could reach her prime.
I bet that the Shanks Mihawk flashback will even parallel Zoro/Kuina with Shanks always being superior and Mihawk failing to take him down.
Perhaps Mihawk and Shanks even made the promise that one of them would become WSSM. But then Shanks gave up his arm for Nika jr. and Mihawk stopped fighting him because Shanks broke his promise.
He is the one guy Mihawk can never truly surpass because he sacrificed his potential, losing his arm to Luffy.
Mihawk is surely stronger than 1 billion berry East Blue Shanks. But he can never be stronger than 2 armed prime Shanks, because Shanks gave up that potential when he saved Luffy.
Similarly, Zoro will never be able to surpass prime Kuina because Kuina died before she could reach her prime.
I bet that the Shanks Mihawk flashback will even parallel Zoro/Kuina with Shanks always being superior and Mihawk failing to take him down.
Perhaps Mihawk and Shanks even made the promise that one of them would become WSSM. But then Shanks gave up his arm for Nika jr. and Mihawk stopped fighting him because Shanks broke his promise.