Dracule Mihawk

Dracule "Hawk Eyes" Mihawk[15] is a world-famous pirate who holds the title "Strongest Swordsman in the World".[8]

Formerly one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea (the first revealed and formally introduced)[3] until the group's dissolution,[4] Mihawk has since become one of the founders of Cross Guild, alongside his former Warlord colleague, Sir Crocodile.[2][16]

In the past, Mihawk was called the "Marine Hunter"[9] and had a renowned rivalry with Shanks, currently one of the Four Emperors. Mihawk's former place of residence was on Kuraigana Island,[5] where he served during the two-year timeskip as Roronoa Zoro's master in his swordsmanship training.[17][18] Like the other ex-Warlords, Mihawk has been cloned by Dr. Vegapunk to create one of the Seraphim, S-Hawk, as part of a project to replace the Warlord system.[19]

Due to his status and title, Mihawk is viewed by Zoro as the ultimate obstacle to achieve his dream of becoming the world's strongest swordsman himself. Mihawk can be considered a supporting antagonist of the Baratie Arc and one of the major antagonists in the Marineford Arc, where he took part in the Summit War of Marineford on the side of the Marines, along with most of the other Warlords of the Sea.[20]Appearance Mihawk is a tall, lean, and muscular man with a fair complexion and short-cropped, jet-black hair that is slicked back, as well as a short beard, mustache, and sideburns that point upwards in a "V" shape. His nickname comes from his strangely colored eyes: red in the manga, yellow in the anime, which resemble a hawk's eyes due to the concentric ring present around each pupil.

Mihawk wears black-and-red, ornate clothing with a golden (white in the manga) crucifix pendant that hides a little dagger, which gives him the appearance of a Spanish swordsman. His attire consists of a wide-brimmed black hat decorated with a large plume, and a long, open black coat with a red velvet inside with no shirt underneath, with red, flower-patterned sleeves and collar. He wears white (light purple in the anime) pants held up by a decorated belt and tucked inside overly large boots in comparison to his leg size.[8][21]

Mihawk wears a kogatana around his neck, appearing as a golden cross-shaped necklace which is a dagger which looks identical to its larger counterpart Yoru, and carries his sword Yoru on his back when he is not using it.[8][21]

At his home in Kuraigana Island's castle, Mihawk sports different pants and an open white shirt with a ruffled neck. When he met up with Zoro outside, he had a plain dark cloak draped over his shoulders.

After the timeskip, Mihawk shows some more wrinkles near the eyes.[22] While reading about the Straw Hats' actions on Dressrosa and resulting new bounties, he was seen in his casual outfit along with a dark scarf draped over his shoulders and a wide brimmed straw hat.[23] After the Seven Warlords of the Sea abolishment, Mihawk wore a black jacket with golden flower-pattern (replacing his signature red one).

Twenty-four years ago, during Gol D. Roger's execution, Mihawk did not have his beard, nor did he wear his hat, and his hair was scruffier and shorter. He already had his crucifix pendant and sported what looked like a flower-patterned jacket.

In SBS Volume 63, Oda drew the Seven Warlords as children. Mihawk is shown with many scratches and bruises from training. He used a bokken as his weapon. He dressed in a dark-colored open jacket, short pants, shoes and a light-colored belt.[24]

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