Questions & Mysteries What were the reasons of Mihawk and Shanks' rivalry
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It's probable that they both heard of each other's reputation, and then Mihawk decided to challenge Shanks (since Mihawk seemed to travel to battle).
I myself always thought that between Mihawk and Shanks, if their combat factors are divided into four:
Swordsmanship
COA
COO
COC
Mihawk wins when it comes to Swordsmanship and COA, Shanks wins at COO and COC.
I myself always thought that between Mihawk and Shanks, if their combat factors are divided into four:
Swordsmanship
COA
COO
COC
Mihawk wins when it comes to Swordsmanship and COA, Shanks wins at COO and COC.
Does other stats like speed, strength, endurance and durability included as well?
My assessment of Mihawk's advantage in Swordsmanship and COA is due to the fact these two areas are where Zoro most improved over the TS, so it's safe to assume Mihawk's Swordsmanship and COA skills are no joke (no name slash casually cutting down mountains and meteors, bruh).
But for Mihawk and Shanks to be rivals, their skills have to be balanced, at least. So I assumed Shanks must have better COO and COC than Mihawk for their rivalry to be balanced, as all things should be.
My guess, though, is that Mihawk will turn out to be stronger, but Shanks will turn out to be quicker. Kinda like Zoro vs Kaku, tbh. Kaku was quicker, that's why he landed so many attacks on Zoro. Zoro only landed 3 attacks on Kaku, but he hit Kaku where it really hurt and eventually won the fight.
I imagine, in a fight between Mihawk and Shanks, Shanks would probably land more hits on Mihawk and have better maneuverability due to superior COO (and if his COC could affect his surroundings like something of a force field, it would be a bitch for Mihawk to deal with), but his superior COA means Mihawk could tank Shanks's attacks better and deal out a lot of damage that could bypass Shank's COA when combined with his greater Swordsmanship.
But of course, this is all just my imagination.
I don't think they had a feud at all, there was nothing but chivalry in their rivalry.
My take is that Mihawk probably just accidentally saw Shanks' skills one day and challenged him like he usually looks for people to fight (?). And from then on they dueled many times because they never managed to settle it.
I'd also assume Mihawk was the one who kept looking for Shanks, because Shanks is never eager to fight, and he was not surprised to see Mihawk look for him in the manga.
My take is that Mihawk probably just accidentally saw Shanks' skills one day and challenged him like he usually looks for people to fight (?). And from then on they dueled many times because they never managed to settle it.
I'd also assume Mihawk was the one who kept looking for Shanks, because Shanks is never eager to fight, and he was not surprised to see Mihawk look for him in the manga.
