Dracule Mihawk

Name: Dracule Mihawk
Affiliation: Cross Guild, Seven Warlords of the Sea
Occupation: Pirate; Cross-guild Officer; Warlord of the Seas
Habitat: Kuraigana Island
Nickname:
"Hawk Eyes Mihawk"
"The strongest swordsman in the world."
"Marine hunters"
Age: 43
Birthday: March 9th
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Blood type: S
Bounty: 3,590,000,000 Belgians

Mihawk is calm, composed, and reclusive. He is as dangerous and formidable as the sword behind him. He shows almost no emotion, only a fierce and lifeless gaze. Mihawk is only seen laughing twice in the series. He rarely smiles or shows obvious surprise, handling situations with composure and seemingly avoiding emotional displays on the battlefield, even in unexpected circumstances. Yet, he is not particularly ambitious or ruthless. Despite his formidable reputation and skill, his sole goal in life is to find someone worthy of matching or defeating him with his sword. Beyond that, Mihawk prefers a peaceful life.

shape
Mihawk is a tall, slender, muscular man with fair skin, short, neatly combed jet-black hair, and a beard, mustache, and short, pointed sideburns forming a "V" shape. His nickname comes from his unusual eye color: red in the manga and yellow in the anime, which resembles a hawk's eyes due to the concentric rings around each pupil.

Mihawk wears lavishly embellished black and red clothing, adorned with a gold cross pendant concealing a dagger, giving him the appearance of a Spanish swordsman. His attire consists of a black wide-brimmed hat decorated with a large feather and a long, open black robe lined with red velvet, worn without an inner shirt. The sleeves and collar are adorned with red floral patterns. He wears white trousers (light purple in the anime) cinched with an ornate belt and tucked into oversized boots disproportionate to his legs.

Mihawk wears a Kogatana around his neck, which is a golden cross-shaped necklace containing a short knife similar to a Yoru but larger. He also carries the Yoru sword on his back when not in use.

Twenty-four years ago, during Gol D. Roger's execution, Mihawk didn't have a beard or mustache and wasn't wearing a helmet. His hair was messy and shorter. He already had a crucifix pendant and wore a jacket with a floral pattern.

Mihawk's Sword, Yoru
Mihawk uses one of the Twelve Greatest Swords, "Black Sword" Yoru, as his primary weapon. Yoru is a single-edged, curved black sword shaped like a Latin cross. It has a golden handguard adorned with red gems (which in the anime are blue and green), and a hilt wrapped in bandages with an unusually large gem at the end. When he accepts the challenge for the title, he only draws this sword against those with enough spirit to earn Mihawk's respect or enough power to pose a threat; otherwise, his Kogatana is sufficient.

Mihawk also possesses a cross-shaped knife called the Kogatana, which he wears as a pendant. He uses it as a tool for eating, but combined with his superior swordsmanship, it's a formidable weapon capable of defeating mid-level or lower-level swordsmen. Even Zoro, the swordsman who dueled with three swords, was considered by Mihawk to be the smallest sword he owns.

Mihawk is known as "the world's strongest swordsman" due to his unparalleled swordsmanship skills. His mastery of swordsmanship even surpasses that of his old rival Shanks, one of the Four Emperors of the Sea.[42] He was also able to easily defeat Zoro, a renowned swordsman throughout the East Blue, two years prior with just a single knife.

Mihawk's swordsmanship is incredibly versatile. He can create powerful compressed air slashes capable of destroying giant ships[27] and massive icebergs from a distance[43] using his "Strong Sword" swordsmanship skill, and can deflect projectiles with precision and grace[44] using his "Gentle Sword" swordsmanship skill.[45] He can also cut through steel with ease and precision, as demonstrated against the Iron-bodied Mr. 1, whom even Zoro struggled to overcome.[40]

Mihawk was a very capable teacher, as evidenced by Zoro's significant improvement in skill after training with him for two years. This improvement surpassed anything the training dojo had taught him throughout his many years there. Zoro himself admitted that even after training with Mihawk, he was still far from Mihawk's swordsmanship level, a testament to Mihawk's considerable fighting ability.
Haki
Main article: Haki
Mihawk is highly skilled in Haki, and he's also a very capable teacher, as he once taught Zoro.

Observation Haki
Mihawk is capable of using Observation Haki, befitting his nickname "Hawk Eye." He has an exceptionally sharp eye, able to easily track Luffy's high-speed Gear 2 movements and attack with extreme precision,[32] which neither Boa Sandersonia nor Boa Marigold can do.

Weapon Haki
Mihawk is skilled in the use of Armament Haki. He is incredibly proficient in this form of Haki, able to permanently transform his sword, Yoru, into a black blade. He also taught Zoro how to use this type of Haki to protect his sword from any damage.

Ability and power
As both in reputation and reality, "the world's strongest swordsman," Mihawk was one of the strongest pirates in the world. Even before the Great Pirate Era, he gained fame for defeating increasingly stronger enemies until there were no worthy challengers left. And now, he reigns supreme as the world's strongest swordsman.

Due to his swordsmanship prowess, Mihawk was a formidable opponent of Shanks, the future Emperor and a great swordsman alike. They fiercely competed in legendary duels daily until Shanks lost his left arm to the Lord of the Shore. Mihawk's exceptional fighting skills allowed him to single-handedly destroy Don Krieg's entire fleet, consisting of 50 ships and 5,000 crew members, with only the main ship surviving due to a violent storm. This display of power led Don Krieg to believe Mihawk possessed the power of a Devil Fruit.

Furthermore, he easily defeated Roronoa Zoro two years ago using only the cross-shaped knife he wore as a pendant. In fact, Mihawk was far more capable of easily killing Zoro with just his knife, and the only reason he didn't was because he knew Zoro's strength and determination. During the Marineford Summit, he didn't even suffer a scratch, despite fighting Vista and Crocodile.

The true evidence of Mihawk's extraordinary strength is that after the Seven Warlords of the Sea disbanded, his bounty increased to 3,590,000,000, one of the highest in the world. This surpasses the bounties of two of the current Four Emperors: Monkey D. Luffy and Buggy. His former contemporaries, like Crocodile, stated that the organization led by him and Mihawk would not escape the Navy's notice, which proved true when Buggy was appointed one of the Four Emperors simply because the Navy believed Mihawk and Crocodile were working under him. In reality, they were the founders of the organization.

Besides his fighting abilities, Mihawk is also an excellent cook, having cooked for both himself and Perona for two years. In the anime, he demonstrates how he combines his swordsmanship with cooking, slicing vegetables with incredible speed and precision using a kitchen knife. His physical abilities are impressive.
Mihawk possesses immense physical strength, which he enhances with his swordsmanship. He was able to stop Zoro, a formidable and incredibly strong swordsman, with just a single knife held in one hand.

Mihawk possesses immense speed and agility, as evidenced by his ability to jump and transcend enormous heights and distances. He also has extraordinary reflexes, easily countering the increased speed of Luffy's Gear Second.

past
Mihawk was famous even before the start of the Great Pirate Era. Although all the details of his rise to piracy and swordsmanship remain a mystery, it is known that Mihawk "was greatly betrayed" and harbored a deep resentment towards the Navy. This resentment eventually earned him the nickname "Navy Hunter." This event seems to have further intensified Mihawk's isolation and distrust of people, a characteristic that remains a significant part of his personality to this day.