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"Hawk-Eyes" Dracule Mihawk

Voiced by: Takeshi Aono (JP), Hirohiko Kakegawa (JP, Episode 461+), Chuck Powers (EN, Odex), Chris Collet (EN, 4Kids), John Gremillion (EN, Funi); Jorge Badillo (4Kids), Esteban Desco (Netflix) (Latin American Spanish)

Age: 41 (Pre-Timeskip), 43 (Post-Timeskip)

Debut: Chapter 49 (Manga), Episode 23 (Anime)

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"A sword with power alone is not powerful."

The first of the Seven Warlords to be formally introduced, with his appearance marking their very first mention in the story. Being unparalleled in swordsmanship skill, Dracule Mihawk currently carries the title of the "Greatest Swordsman in the World" and thus is the man that Zoro strives to defeat. He holds admiration for Zoro's spirit, wishing for Zoro to one day surpass him and personally training Zoro during the Time Skip. His main weapon is his gigantic black-blade sword Night (Kokutou Yoru), one of the 12 Supreme Grade swords in the world.

He is a reclusive man who prefers solitude, living on the mostly empty Kuraigana Island, sailing by himself in a small boat and never interacting with others unless it's absolutely necessary. As a Warlord, he only comes to meetings at Navy Headquarters when his interest is piqued by something or it is mandatory. He is also the only member of the Warlords who does his job honestly and dutifully, attacking nobody but other pirates who antagonize the World Government and rarely, if ever, showing disobedience or engaging in deceitful activities.

Mihawk was famous even before the Great Pirate Era started as the 'Marine Hunter', and while he was issued a bounty, it remains unknown. He and Shanks used to be legendary rivals, dueling often in the past before Shanks lost his dominant arm.

His bounty prior to being frozen as a Warlord is unknown, but his bounty at the end of the Wano Arc is 3,590,000,000 Berries, the third highest active bounty at that point in the series and the highest non-Emperor/Pirate King bounty overall, fitting his title as the world's strongest swordsman.

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• Absurdly Sharp Blade: As befitting for the best swordsman in the world, his sword can cut through entire ships and mountains of ice as if they're made of butter.
• The Ace: As far as swordsmen go in the One Piece world, Mihawk is the bar upon which ever other swordsman is measured against. Zoro, the most renowned swordsman in the East Blue, couldn't even touch the guy when he was only using a tiny dinner knife as a weapon, and even two years training under Mihawk himself isn't enough to close the gap between them yet. On top of that, he's also handsome, well-educated (judging by his extensive library), and a skilled cook and farmer.
• Adaptation Dye-Job: His eyes are red in the manga, to reinforce the Dracula inspiration of his character. They're gold in the anime to reinforce his character's hawk motifs.
• Aloof Ally: To the Marines. Granted, the Warlords aren't exactly known for keeping up their end of the agreement, but it's particularly telling that both the Marines and his fellow Warlords themselves are visibly surprised when Mihawk actually starts to fight for real with them. Ironically, despite this status, Mihawk is the only Warlord that never actively works against them, making him their only real ally in the group before its dissolution — which, if anything, proves how screwed up the idea of the Warlords was to begin with. Ironically, it's revealed that he used to hunt the Marines before he was a Warlord.
• Ambition Is Evil: He has an interesting take on this trope. In his first appearance he mocks Zoro for saying his goal is to defeat Mihawk and Luffy for wanting to be the Pirate King, saying they're foolish and lofty. However, he seems to greatly admire, or at least approve of, those who have the will to actually try achieving their ambitions no matter how lofty or impossible they are. So it's not so much he has a high opinion of ambition itself, but that he has much greater respect for the will to achieve it.
• Animal Motifs: The hawk, for having sharp, narrow eyes. He's even nicknamed "Hawk-Eye".
• Anti-Villain: Mihawk isn't as bloodthirsty as his fellow Warlords; he might attack other pirates to alleviate his boredom, but he never drags it out and doesn't practice cruelty on his enemies. Even his ruthless curb-stomping of Zoro in the Baratie arc is more about teaching Zoro a lesson about how much farther he has to go than any genuine malice, and he ends up becoming Zoro's mentor during the Time Skip.
• Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: He's the best Master Swordsman in the world, and he does not shy from telling his opponents how insignificant they are in his eyes. That being said, he is capable of recognizing Worthy Opponents and personally trains Zoro since he sees him having the potential to be one, encouraging him to surpass him.

• Audible Sharpness: As befitting the most powerful sword in the world, Night (Kokutou Yoru) makes an audible sound whenever Mihawk brandishes it.
• Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: A platonic version. Mihawk readily agrees to let Perona go to help Moria after ill news regarding him pops up, making him alone for the first time in two years. Also counts as a Pet the Dog moment as he is ensuring her protection, making her leave the island before the full force of the Marines attack them due to the abolishment of the Seven Warlords System.
• Badass Boast: He has two memorable ones, the first being his response to when Zoro challenges him to a fight and he pulls out his smallest knife in response:

  Mihawk: I'm not the kind of fool who hunts rabbits with a cannon. (Chapter 51.)
  Later, when fighting against escaped Impel Down prisoners at Marineford who want revenge on him...
  Mihawk: I can't be bothered to remember the name of every bug I step on.

• Badass in a Nice Suit: His attire isn't as impressive as Crocodile's, but it's still worthy of showing that Mihawk is the greatest swordsman in the world. If the whole Warlord of the Sea thing doesn't work out, he could always go look for work in the next installment of Pirates of the Caribbean.
• Badass Longcoat: Mihawk wears a coat with a lovely paisley pattern, befitting for his Dracula-like design.
• Badass Normal: He lacks a Devil Fruit and he is a (presumably) normal human being. He's also the greatest swordsman in the world who kicks just as much ass as the other, super powered Warlords.
• BFS: His famed Black Blade: Night (Kokutou Yoru) is a sword whose blade is nearly as long as a normal person.
• Black Swords Are Better: His Black Blade: Night (Kokutou Yoru) is considered the greatest sword in the world. During the Time Skip, Mihawk teaches Zoro the importance of reinforcing a sword with Armament Haki, which in concentrated form becomes visible as a black layer over whatever it's applied to. This incidentally gives Mihawk the added advantage of it being impossible for opponents to tell if he's using Armament Haki or not since his blade is already black by default.
• Blood Knight: It's subtle due to him being The Stoic, but it's apparent that he craves a good fight. Unlike almost every other big name pirate seen in the series, Mihawk has no crew, area of influence, or plans in motion. His only real interest appears to be fighting strong enemies. Due to being the greatest swordsman in the world with barely anyone else who can rival him, this has left him feeling unfulfilled. It's also the reason he spares Zoro's life after their duel and is willing to train him during the Time Skip despite Zoro's goal being to defeat him, as he sees Zoro as having the potential to become a Worthy Opponent in the future. His reaction to a Marine battalion converging on his home of Gloom Island is a smirk, stating that he hasn't had a good thrill for a long time.
• Bring It: Mihawk's reaction to a fleet of Marine ships coming to arrest him after the abolition of the Warlord System is to comment about how it's been a long while since he was on the opposite end of a pirate hunt and he's quite excited about it, topping it off with an amused smirk.
• Broken Ace: He seems to be rather disillusioned after becoming the greatest sword-wielder in the world and not having someone at his level to fight.
• But for Me, It Was Tuesday: When two prisoners from Impel Down ask if he remembers them while they start to attack, his response is "I don't remember the name of every insect I crush."
• Calling Your Attacks: Averted. Unlike most other important characters in the series who name their attacks, Mihawk doesn't so much as grunt when he attacks, regardless of who he's attacking or how.
• Charles Atlas Superpower: The anime has him jump several hundred feet into the air before trying to impale Luffy. Then there's the whole business of him chopping a mountain of ice in half!
• Cherry Tapping: He uses a dinner knife to fight Zoro (who's using all three of his swords) and easily overpowers him.
• The Comically Serious: In the anime, after Luffy defeats Arlong and earns his first bounty, Mihawk visits Shanks to deliver the news. A joyous Shanks decides to start partying (again, despite being hung over from partying the night before) and offers Mihawk a drink. Mihawk keeps that eternally serious look on his face... and chugs the whole thing in one go.
• Commonality Connection: It's hinted in a flashback that part of how Crocodile convinced him to help found the Cross Guild was by pointing out both ex-Warlords are slow to trust others.
• Consummate Professional: Mihawk is the only member of the original group of Warlords to never actually betray the World Government or abuse the privileges they grant him. He obeys all the mandatory orders they give him without protest and takes the initiative to attack other pirates, adhering to the system's primary purpose as a deterrent to said pirates. While he does have a friendship with Shanks, Jimbei has a similar relationship with Whitebeard and the World Government did not imprison Jimbei for it until it caused him to betray them during the upcoming Paramount War, indicating that this connection wasn't a concern to them until it made him conflict with their interests.
• Cool Sword: Mihawk wields the Black Blade: Night (Kokutou Yoru), which is one of the Twelve Supreme Grade Swords, the best-crafted blades in the world. Its durability and sharpness in combination with Mihawk's unparalleled skills are why Mihawk is considered the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Cross Attack: Following his Dracula inspiration, Mihawk's design incorporates cross-shaped weapons. His cross-shaped necklace is actually a small knife named Kogatana, which he uses for weak opponents, while his huge sword Night has a handle that resembles an ornate cross.
• Cultured Badass: Besides being the World's Greatest Swordsman, he lives inside of a castle, drinks red wine, cooks his own food, spend some of his free time reading, and has an interest in farming. Some of these habits are a nod to one of the characters he's based on: Dracula.
• Curb-Stomp Battle: He is by far the world's strongest swordsman and wins almost every fight effortlessly. Of special note is his first duel against Zoro, which emphasizes how much the latter has to improve to challenge Mihawk again. During the only time on-screen someone appears to be giving him a good fight, Mihawk isn't using any of the skills he has displayed earlier and isn't taking the fight seriously.
• Deadpan Snarker:
  • After Zoro challenges him to a duel, he brings out his cross pendant and reveals a six-inch dagger (that he uses for eating with), explaining that he's not the type to use unnecessary force against weaklings:

  Mihawk: Sorry, but this is the smallest knife I've got.

  • Once he forms the Cross Guild with Crocodile and Buggy is mistaken for the leader, Mihawk notes during his subsequent beating that the clown is the first person to have ever become an Emperor by begging for his life. And he (initially) wants to make sure that Buggy's the last.
• Determinator: Mihawk dogs Luffy during Marineford more than any other character save Akainu. Even when someone shows up to stop Mihawk's pursuit, it never lasts long, and once they're dealt with or another opponent distracts them, Mihawk goes right back to pursuing Luffy.
• Disproportionate Retribution: He hunted Don Krieg's fleet across the Grand Line and utterly destroyed it because... they woke him up from his nap. That, and to kill time.
• Dragon-in-Chief: Alongside Crocodile, Mihawk is one of real leaders of the Cross Guild but the World Government mistakes Buggy for being the leader due to the positioning of his picture on the organization's poster, while believing that the former two are his right-hand men. Mihawk is annoyed at the mistake, but comes to see the benefits of having Buggy as a Puppet King, and decides to let it go.
• The Dreaded: Having a reputable, fearsome name is standard fare for all Warlords, but his Killing Intent during the Marineford War is potent enough to deter Luffy from attacking him directly. Among all the Warlords, he commands respect from the Marines that the others don't. Notably, the Marines mistaking Mihawk for one of his underlings is one of the reasons why Buggy is declared one of the Four Emperors in the aftermath of the Wano arc.
• Enemies Equals Greatness: He seems to believe in this to a certain extent. The reason Mihawk is constantly bored is because his skills as a swordsman outclass everyone else's to such an extent that almost no one can consider themselves a serious rival to him. Only Shanks has ever earned that distinction, and he lost it when he lost his dominant arm, causing Mihawk to lose interest in fighting him. In essence, without any serious enemies to challenge him, his title as the World's Greatest Swordsman loses some of its weight to him because Mihawk himself doesn't have the competition to give it that weight anymore (i.e. there's nothing to be proud of being considered the strongest of people much weaker than you). That's why Mihawk is so invested in Zoro's journey; Zoro is the first swordsman in years that has shown both the potential and conviction to challenge, if not outright surpass him.
• Establishing Character Moment: Even before making a proper appearance, he casually slices in a ship in two with a single swing, immediately showing how strong he is, and then arrives in a small coffin-shaped boat, sitting in a silent and confident pose, which gives him a shroud of mystery. His subsequent fight with Zoro where he effortlessly defeats him using his smallest knife and both spares his life and wishes him to surpass Mihawk as a swordsman after Zoro displays his honor as a swordsman shows Mihawk's confidence, honor, and his desire for a Worthy Opponent. Mihawk's might also shows how far Zoro has to go in order to achieve his dream of becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Excuse Me While I Multitask: When Vista fights Mihawk during Marineford, Mihawk spends the first half not even looking at Vista, deflecting his blows, and making an internal monologue about Luffy's ability to sway both former enemies and complete strangers to his side. That said, it's obvious that Vista isn't taking it seriously himself, and Mihawk makes it clear that Vista is not someone who he's taking lightly.
• Eye-Obscuring Hat: In his first full appearance, Mihawk's hat is covering his eyes. He then raises his head, revealing his sharp eyes full of killing intent.
• Famed In-Story: His duel with Shanks is reputed to have shaken the Grand Line. Even Edward Newgate, of all people, says that their battle is still ringing in his ears while talking to Shanks many years later.
• Final Boss Preview: Mihawk is Zoro's final adversary to beat to gain the title of World's Strongest Swordsman and shows up almost out of nowhere in the middle of the Baratie Arc. Zoro doesn't waste the chance to challenge Mihawk, but Mihawk defeats him easily only using his smallest knife, showing how far he has yet to go before reaching his aim. Mihawk plays this role for the Straw Hats as a whole as well since his performance shows them just a taste of what awaits for them on the Grand Line and beyond.
• Foil:
  • To Shanks. Both are extremely talented and notorious swordsman who act as the motivating figure in two of the main characters' arcs (Shanks for Luffy, Mihawk for Zoro) and who used to be each other's rivals. But both contrast in several key ways:
    • Shanks is normally friendly and laid-back, but is implied to have an extremely dangerous and ruthless side should he be pissed off. Mihawk is cold and aloof, but has respect for those he considers having the potential to be a Worthy Opponent and has a Hidden Heart of Gold.
    • Shanks is always accompanied by his True Companions and is often shown having parties with them. Mihawk has always been a loner prior to the Time Skip.
    • Shanks, for the vast majority of the series, is a distant childhood figure who Luffy aims to surpass, with the time when they finally reunite being teased multiple times. Mihawk's relationship with Zoro is considerably more personable, even mentoring him over the Time Skip. That being said, Luffy and Shanks' relationship is still considerably warmer than Zoro and Mihawk's; their last meeting ends with Shanks giving Luffy his hat and making a promise to meet each other again when Luffy became a great pirate. Zoro and Mihawk's first meeting ends with Mihawk dealing Zoro a massive scar for life and making a promise to meet again at the top so they can have a Duel to the Death.
  • As Zoro's main rival, mentor, and ultimate goal to surpass, Mihawk contrasts Zoro in a few aspects. While Zoro is an ambitious and driven young swordsman who has the epithet of "Pirate Hunter" while becoming a pirate, Mihawk is an experienced and jaded swordsman known as "Marine Hunter" who is aligned with the Marines until the dissolution of the Warlords system. While Zoro is ultimately loyal to Luffy's ambitions, Mihawk seems to answer to no one except himself. While Zoro uses three swords, Mihawk uses one powerful Black sword.
• Friendly Enemy: To the Straw Hat crew, in a sense. Specifically, he keeps tabs on Luffy's and Zoro's growth as pirates, boasts that Luffy's goal of becoming Pirate King is more dangerous than surpassing Mihawk himself (which is Zoro's dream), gives a mental apology to Shanks before fighting Luffy at Marineford, and agrees to train Zoro during the Time Skip for the sake of Zoro being better able to protect his True Companions.

• Go Mad from the Isolation: A relatively mild example since he's certainly not outright insane, but it's clear that his eccentric and destructive behaviour largely stems from spending far too long Lonely at the Top without anyone able to challenge him.
• The Hermit: He's one of the few characters who travels the seas completely alone, and when he's not out and about he hangs out alone in his island castle.
• Hidden Heart of Gold: While he may be an aloof loner, his interactions with Shanks, Zoro, and Perona show Mihawk ultimately isn't that bad a guy. He remains friends with Shanks despite Shanks losing his left arm and thus no longer being a Worthy Opponent, he is a harsh but fair mentor to Zoro and encourages his dream to surpass Mihawk, and he allows Perona to live with him after Zoro leaves. When she decides to leave on her own, he encourages it because he can tell by the news that the Warlord System is about to be abolished, making him and anyone directly associated with him a target.
• Hidden Depths: Besides being the greatest swordsman in the world, Mihawk also has an interest in agriculture and is able to cook for himself.
• High Collar of Doom: His attire has an high collar befitting his draculesque appearance.
• Hoist by His Own Petard: Deliberately invoked. He decides to spend a couple of years training Zoro, whose only real goal in life is to defeat Mihawk, rather than wait around for possibly decades before he could get a good match out of him because he respects Zoro's desire to become stronger for the sake of his captain rather than himself.
• How Dare You Die on Me!: Not exactly "die", but he seems slightly bitter about the fact that Shanks lost his dominant arm.

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• I Am Not Left-Handed: Mihawk will only exert what he thinks is the minimum required effort to fight his opponent and thus rarely shows the entirety of his abilities. He will even refrain from using his signature weapon and will settle for his small cross dagger if he thinks that's all he'll need. He only goes all out on those he deems worthy of fighting.
• Implausible Fencing Powers: People call his initial attack during the Paramount War "the World's Strongest Slash" for a very good reason. In his first appearance, Mihawk effortlessly holds off Zoro's three swords with a knife, deflects bullets with his sword, and slices through a ship the size of an office building with just one swing. Without making physical contact with the ship. Then, during the Paramount War, he accidentally cuts an entire frozen tsunami lengthwise much to the shock and horror of the majority of the battlefield, ally and enemy alike.
• I Need You Stronger: During the duel between Zoro and Mihawk at the Baratie, Mihawk is far stronger than Zoro and effortlessly defeats him, but is impressed by his will and determination and tells him get stronger so that they can have a rematch in the future. Mihawk actively reinforces this after he accepts Zoro as a student over the two years time-skip.

  Mihawk: My name is Dracule Mihawk!! It's too soon for you to die. Discover yourself. See the world!! And grow strong, Roronoa Zoro!!! However long it may take, I shall await you at the top. Strive with your whole heart and mind to best this blade, fierce one!!! Strive to surpass me, Roronoa Zoro!!!

• Intergenerational Friendship: After Perona lands on Mihawk's island, he lets her live with him and they form a good friendship despite Perona being in the mid-twenties and Mihawk in his forties.
• Intergenerational Rivalry: Mihawk is Zoro's rival because the latter has to defeat him to claim the title of "World's Greatest Swordsman", despite being old enough to be Zoro's father. While initially dismissive of him, Mihawk grows to respect Zoro after seeing his tenacity and potential and considers him a possible worthy rival, to the point of officially mentoring Zoro over the Time Skip.
• I Shall Taunt You: When Zoro challenges him in East Blue, Mihawk apologizes that he doesn't have anything smaller than his six-inch dagger, enraging Zoro.
• It Amused Me: Mihawk's reason for destroying ninety-eight percent of Krieg's fleet and then hunting down the remainder from the Grand Line all the way to East Blue to finish the job?

  Mihawk: For fun.

• Killing Intent: Meeting his eyes causes people to sense his murderous intent running so deep it makes most of them reconsider fighting. Luffy, who almost never hesitates when fighting, is given pause when their eyes meet in Marineford. Even better, it's never stated that Hawkeye has Conqueror's Haki, meaning he may just be that intimidating.
• Ki Manipulation: He can use Armament Haki and taught Zoro how to use it over the Time Skip, especially about imbuing swords with Haki.
• Knight of Cerebus: No enemy prior to his introduction and for quite a while afterwards poses as much of a threat to Luffy and the others as Mihawk does during the few brief chapters he appears in. He's the first sign that the One Piece world is a much larger and more dangerous place than it initially seems.
• Lack of Empathy: Zigzagged. Mihawk is not a soft person and is rather uncaring to Perona over Moria's apparent death, coldly telling her to leave since her crying hurts his ears. But he later relents in letting Perona go to see Moria because he suspects the World Government is about to abolish the Seven Warlord system and thus wants to spare Perona from being associated with him, thus showing he cares a bit about her.
• Loners Are Freaks: Averted. Mihawk is a very solitary man, yet his prowess is such that he's a rather feared and respected presence whenever he appears anywhere. Plus, he's not above spending some time with people he finds worthy such as Shanks (whom he's known for a very long time) or Zoro (whom he takes on as an apprentice). He also has Perona living in his castle and doesn't appear to mind her presence despite her exuberant personality.
• Master Swordsman: Mihawk is renowned for being the world's greatest swordsman, and hardly anyone is close to him when it comes to swordsmanship. Specifically, Mihawk has shown himself to be mighty enough to cut down entire ships and icebergs and precise and quick enough to deflect bullets.
• Meaningful Name: He's called Hawkeye and possesses tremendous eyesight, able to keep track of extremely fast targets. While fighting him, Luffy realizes that Mihawk could easily intercept one of his Gear Two attacks and redirects the attack towards the ice below them to avoid having his arms cut off.
• Mr. Fanservice: He's remarkably good-looking and often appears in an opened shirt or shirtless under his trench-coat.
• Mysterious Past: Despite being the very first Warlord introduced in the story, he remains as the Warlord whose backstory is the least elaborated on. In fact, all that's really known about him is that Shanks and him used to be rivals, that he was famous before Roger's execution, and that he used to target Marines specifically to the point where he had the epithet of "Marine Hunter". Nothing else about his background, where he's from, whether he had a crew at some point, how he gained the title of Greatest Swordsman in the World, etc. has been revealed at all.
• Names to Run Away from Really Fast: He has the namesake of Dracula and a ferocious predator (hawk), which his fitting for his fearsome reputation as the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Noble Demon: He works alongside the government, but so far he has yet to display any outright antagonistic actions in the series. Although he opposes Luffy during the Marineford Arc, he only does so out of curiosity and because it's business. Mihawk has been shown to have a cordial relationship with Shanks and he encourages Zoro to surpass him out of respect for Zoro's spirit despite Zoro's goal being to defeat Mihawk.
• No Celebrities Were Harmed: He's visually based on the real pirate Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts, who also lived in a hard-to-reach creepy castle.
• No Challenge Equals No Satisfaction: He and Shanks, an Emperor of the Sea, had a swordfighting duel in the past. A duel that, according to fellow Emperor Whitebeard, was "enough to shake the Grand Line". When Shanks lost his dominant arm saving Luffy from a Sea King, Mihawk didn't find him challenging enough to duel anymore so he stopped. This is also one reason why he's so bored of being The World's Greatest Swordsman, as being the best in the world means no challenger can give him a satisfactory match. When he sees a bunch of Marine ships rolling up to his island after the abolition of the Warlord system, he is visibly amused and remarks that it has been a while since he saw some real action.
• No-Nonsense Nemesis: While Mihawk will use a proportional amount of force to take down the threat, he will still not hold back when fighting at that level or spend time needlessly calling his own attacks. He keeps a cool face and plans to defeat his enemy swiftly.
• Nothing Personal: In general, any time he's opposing the Straw Hats it's never personal. He holds no ill will towards them and is even a bit friendly, only antagonizing them when it's his job to do so.
• No Shirt, Long Jacket: He wears a dark longcoat and bares his unscathed chest and abs underneath as an indicator of self-confidence, showing that he's never gotten a scar in a fight.
• Not so Above It All: Mihawk is just as irked by being considered Buggy's underling as Crocodile and insists quite strongly that Buggy pay for this mistake with his life. Once he cools down, though, he suggests keeping the idiot alive and as their supposed boss so Mihawk and Crocodile can go about their own business undisturbed.
• Not So Stoic:
  • He breaks out into full grins twice, back to back. First when Luffy tells him his goal, and then when Zoro swears he will never lose to anyone again.
  • He also bursts out laughing (with the stereotypical "Mwahahaha!") when Zoro begs Mihawk to take him on as a disciple.
  • When a Marine battalion rolls up to his island after the abolition of the Warlords, he makes no attempt to hide the fact that he is looking forward to a good fight.
• Odd Friendship:
  • With Perona, a loud and outspoken Perky Goth girl nearly half his age. Though we've only gotten brief looks at their story during the Time Skip, apparently Perona warms up to Mihawk enough to go back to his island after dropping off Zoro, and Mihawk doesn't mind Perona staying on his island until the government abolishes the Warlord system and it's safer for her not to be associated with him.
  • A larger example would be with his old rival Shanks. Shanks is comfortable enough with inviting him to party, and he's even more different from Mihawk than Perona, being Fun Personified and all.
• One-Hit Kill: When he's serious or doesn't want to waste time, most of his fights end in a single blow.
• One-Man Army: He flat-out wrecks an entire armada, comprising of fifty ships and five thousand men, on his own with no effort for no other reason than because he was bored. He also deserves special mention amongst the Warlords as a whole for being the only member who has no crew to speak of, meaning that whatever danger he poses is by his merit alone.
• Opt Out: The moment Shanks shows up at Marineford, Mihawk puts his sword away and says fighting Shanks wasn't part of the agreement before making his exit.
• Outside-Context Problem: Mihawk is one of the most infamous pirates of the world but generally wanders around the Grand Line since that's usually the only place that has any threats challenging enough to keep him from getting too bored. His arrival in the middle of the Baratie Arc is something completely unexpected from every character present (most of whom are from East Blue and don't even know of him, let alone of how dangerous he is) and from a narrative standpoint, as the arc already has the necessary players and the story itself is in its early stages.
• Overly Narrow Superlative: Subverted. Night is known as the 'world's strongest black blade', which initially seems like a strangely narrow and unimpressive field. It's only much later that we learn that 'black blade' is the generic term for weapons imbued with Haki to push their performance beyond physical limits, which means that Night is the absolute best of the best as far as swords go.
• The Perils of Being the Best: On top of having next to no one able to give him a serious challenge and leaving him perpetually bored, Mihawk has to deal with a constant stream of ignorant weaklings trying to take his title (which only reinforces the first problem by constantly reminding him of it). When he realizes that Zoro has the potential to be his successor and give him the challenge he's been seeking, he flat-out demands the younger swordsman become stronger so he can fulfill that role for both their sakes.
• Person of Mass Destruction: Mihawk is one of the strongest fighters of the One Piece World and debuts by slicing in half an entire ship with just a casual swing of his blade. During the Paramount War, he cuts a frozen tsunami lengthwise by pure accident, unleashing a massive hail of icebergs onto a significant portion of the battlefield.
• Pet the Dog: Despite Mihawk appearing indifferent towards everything, he willingly lets Perona go after living with him for the last two years so she can go reunite with Moria. He does so for her protection as he anticipates the abolition of the Warlord System, which will put her in harm's way if she remains associated with him.
• Properly Paranoid: After reading an article about a topic that recently came up at the Reverie, Mihawk correctly guesses that the Warlord System will be abolished and, knowing the Marines will come for him eventually, orders Perona to leave not just to reunite with Moria, but to protect her from the Marines, knowing she won't stand a chance against the amount of force they are going to use to try and subdue him.
• Razor Wind: He's able to slash the air and use it as a projectile with his main sword Night. Bonus points for being the same eerie green as the candles on his boat.
• Red Baron: He has two reputable epithets that he's known by. He's called "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk because of his penetrating and intimidating eyes and is referred as "The World's Greatest Swordsman" due to his unparalleled skill as a swordsman. Crocodile later reveals a third epithet for Mihawk's notoriety, "Naval Hunter," which serves as another parallel to Zoro, the "Pirate Hunter."
• Red Eyes, Take Warning: Mihawk's eyes are red in the manga to reinforce his Dracula inspiration and visually communicate how dangerous he is, as well as making his glare even scarier.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: Mihawk is the blue to Shanks' red. The two are rivals but, as shown when the two meet up, Mihawk is very serious and stoic while Shanks is carefree and likes to have fun.
• The Rival: He used to be one to Shanks, with both being great swordsmen. This changed after Shanks lost his left arm, however. He sees Zoro as having the potential to someday become his new rival, even deciding to train him specifically out of admiration for his resolve.
• A Scar to Remember: At the conclusion of their first duel, Mihawk deals a massive wound to Zoro's chest. After it fully heals, it leaves a huge scar that stays with Zoro for the rest of the series. It acts as a reminder of the encounter, to further motivate Zoro on his journey and towards his goal of defeating Mihawk.
• Sink or Swim Mentor: When Mihawk accepts Zoro as a student, which is after having him defeat an army of swordsmen monkeys, Mihawk mentions his training methods will be rather extreme and that Zoro might not survive them. He isn't lying; while Zoro manages to survive his training with Mihawk, he doesn't come out unscathed, having lost an eye during those two years.
• Smug Super: Mihawk is always calm and stoic, so while it's not very evident and he doesn't vocally communicates it, his body language suggests an extreme self-confidence. Mihawk often looks down on his opponents and elevates himself above the common people. That said, his fame as "the World's Greatest Swordsman" is well deserved and no other swordsman in the series has given him a true challenge. At the same time, Mihawk can recognize the value of other fighters like Zoro despite the latter being far weaker than him.
• Sorting Algorithm of Evil: Averted. Mihawk's debut marks the first mention of the Seven Warlords, but he's shown to be stronger than many of the Warlords who have debuted after him and he's said to be a former rival of one of the Four Emperors, Shanks. After the Time Skip, Zoro claims to still not be on Mihawk's level, despite the Straw Hats having already defeated a couple of Warlords pre-skip. To top it off, that claim is made while they're in the process of defeating another Warlord. This is only reinforced after the Time Skip, where Mihawk has the highest-known bounty of all the Warlords after the system is officially abolished during the Wano arc, and the highest non-Emperor/Pirate King bounty in the world. That means the World Government views Mihawk as the greatest threat on the seas after the Four Emperors themselves, just by the merit of his strength alone.
• Spanner in the Works: He chased Krieg into the East Blue, where the latter and his armada then felt safe and tried to take over the Baratie (which was significantly undermanned in a fight, even with the Straw Hats and Johnny and Yosaku assisting). But then he decided to actually pursue Krieg, and single-handedly levelled the playing field for the Baratie by sinking said armada, leaving just Gin, Pearl, and Krieg himself able enough to fight.
• Spell My Name with an S: There was some minor contention on whether his surname is "Dracule" or some variation of "Juraquille", though the former is the spelling almost universally accepted by the western world. It was ultimately resolved with the release of the One Piece Databook Green. It's "Dracule".
• The Stoic: Mihawk is one of the most serious characters in the One Piece world. He hardly smiles, let alone raise his voice, and never loses his temper.
• Strong as They Need to Be: Mihawk's entire philosophy on fighting, and swordsmanship in particular, is using only as much force as you need to get the job done, and not an ounce more. When he fights Zoro in the East Blue, he only uses a six-inch knife and is able to best Zoro's three-sword style effortlessly. He decides to go all out on Zoro only after the latter has proven to be a Worthy Opponent.
• Supernatural Gold Eyes: In the anime, his eyes
  
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• Super Senses: There's a reason he's called "Hawk-Eyes". Mihawk's sharp eyes allow him to see and follow people going at supersonic speed, like Luffy in Gear Two.
• Sword Beam: Mihawk can create green beams from his sword Night to cut down things many times larger than himself. He fires one at Whitebeard during the Marineford War, and it's big enough that it would've cleaved Whitebeard's ship in half if it wasn't redirected to the sky by the Whitebeard Pirates' Third Division Commander "Diamond" Jozu.
• Sword Lines: In the anime, his Black Blade: Night leaves a green (originally purple) trail behind it when it's swung.
• Tempting Fate: The whole reason Mihawk attacks Luffy during Marineford is just to see whether or not Luffy will somehow be able to get away from him alive.
• Tsurime Eyes: He has slanted eyes like a hawk's, which displays his confidence and ability as the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Underestimating Badassery: Despite being aware of Mihawk's fame, Zoro challenges him for the title of the world's strongest swordsman. Mihawk accepts, but decides to use only his smallest knife since he doesn't consider Zoro worth using anything bigger on and completely defeats Zoro with it. During the Paramount War, other swordsmen, many of whom are not only aware of his power but have even challenged him before, try to take him on only for Mihawk to defeat them instantly.
• Unwitting Instigator of Doom: His complete thrashing of Don Krieg's fleet leads to the latter returning to the East Blue and invading the Baratie. Not that Mihawk cares the slightest about what may happen to the Baratie.
• Victory Is Boring: His constant search for a rival, combined with the fact that he's known to attack entire fleets over something as trivial as disturbing his nap, seems to be his way of alleviating his boredom of having no-one to challenge his position as the World's Greatest Swordsman. When the World Government abolishes the Warlord system and revokes his immunity, Mihawk actually smirks when the Marines send a fleet to arrest him, because it means he might actually have a decent challenge on his hands.
• Villainy-Free Villain: Subverted. Despite being recruited as a Warlord, Mihawk never commits any crime onscreen. But since he's a pirate and not the nicest man around, it's likely he committed some sort of crime in the past. Chapter 1058 eventually reveals that before he was a Warlord, he used to actively hunt the Marines.
• Vocal Dissonance: Initially with his first voice actor, Mihawk sounds much older than his age suggests, though Aono often used this vocal tone for doing Big Bad characters like Demon King Piccolo in the 80s. His new voice, Hirohiko Kakegawa does not have this problem, sounding more appropriate for his age.
• Wine Is Classy: When not out slaughtering pirates, Mihawk can be seen relaxing in his mansion with a book and a glass of red wine, similarly to his Dracula-inspiration. His entry in the Vivre Card — One Piece Visual Dictionary reveals red wine is his favorite food.
• Wild Card: Mihawk is a fair weather ally to the Marines at best as a Warlord, and shifts from trying to actively kill Luffy at Marineford to helping Zoro get stronger to support Luffy almost immediately after. It's not a surprise that the Marines want him under their thumb for how unpredictable he is, and when the Warlord system is abolished, the Marine hunts him down but he forms an alliances with Crocodile (and Buggy).
• World's Best Warrior: Everyone in the setting recognizes him as the greatest swordsman in the world, and he more than lives up to the honor. It's said that Shanks, an Emperor, clashed equally with him in the past and the only one that Mihawk doesn't completely stomp in a duel is Vista, a very high-ranking subordinate of Whitebeard, though neither party takes their fight very seriously. Every other swordsman shown simply pales in comparison to him, even Zoro, who Mihawk easily defeats using a small knife in their first duel. Even after training with Mihawk during the two years time-skip and the impressive feats of swordsmanship he demonstrates afterwards, Zoro freely admits he's still got a long way to go before reaching his master's level, and this is after he has become a widely-feared figure in his own right. In the non-canon One Piece Stampede (which Oda was a writer and consultant on), this is starkly shown when Zoro manages to slice one of Fujitora's meteors in half with one of his techniques; while he succeeds, the two halves still remain intact and threaten the people below that Zoro was trying to protect. Cue Mihawk, who manages to destroy both halves with a single slash of his sword.
• Worthy Opponent:
  • In the past, Shanks was considered a swordsman as good as Mihawk, but after Shanks lost his arm saving Luffy, Mihawk no longer considered him a worthy opponent and refuses to fight him again in the present.
  • Once he meets Zoro he starts hoping the latter will grow enough to fill the role, after he does some major level grinding at least.
  • He also sees Vista as a competent swordsman; while it's clear that neither party is taking their fight seriously, Mihawk states that any swordsman would know and respect Vista's name and power.

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