Dracule Mihawk

**Dracule "Hawk-Eyes" Mihawk** is a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the first to be revealed in the *One Piece* series. He is also the current title holder of, **"Greatest Swordsman in the World"**. Mihawk served as Roronoa Zoro's swordsmanship master during the two-year timeskip.

## Profile, Stats and Episode Appearances

**Name**: Dracule Mihawk

**Alias**: Hawk-Eyes, Greatest Swordsman of the World

**Age**: 43

**Classification**: Human, Seven Warlords of the Sea, Strongest Swordsman in the World

**Affiliation**: Seven Warlords of the Sea

**Gender**: Male

**Height**: 198 cm (6'6")

**Weight**: 100 kg (220 lbs.)

**Eye Color**: Yellow

**Hair Color**: Black

**Status**: Alive

**Powers and Abilities**:

**Weapons**: Yoru, Kogatana

**Class**:

**Attack Potency**: At least **Mountain level**

**Speed**: At least **High Hypersonic**

**Lifting Strength**: **Class M**

**Striking Strength**: **Class PJ**

**Durability**: At least **Mountain level**

**Stamina**: At least **Superhuman**

**Range**: **Melee**, at least several **Kilometers** with Ranged Slashes

**Intelligence**: At least **Above Normal**

**Appearances**

* 23-24 (Speaking Lines)
* 25 (Mentioned, Flash Back)
* 29 (Flash Back)
* 31 (Mentioned)
* 40 (Brief Appearance)
* 41 (Flash Back)
* 45 (Speaking Lines)
* 61 (Mentioned)
* 119 (Flash Back)
* 135 (Mentioned)
* 148 (Brief Appearance)
* 151 (Speaking Lines)
* to be continued

**Voice Actor**:

## Physical Appearance

Mihawk is a tall, lean man with black hair, a short beard, a mustache and sideburns that point upwards. His nickname comes from his strangely colored yellow eyes, which resemble a hawk's eyes.

He wears black and red ornate clothing with a 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, a long, open black coat with no shirt underneath, and red, flower-patterned sleeves and collar. He wears light purple pants held up by a decorated belt and tucked inside overly large boots in comparison to his leg size.

He wears a kogatana around his neck, appearing as a golden cross-shaped necklace, and carries his sword Yoru , on his back when he is not using it.

## Personality

Like many other characters he has a unique laugh, or uniquely to himself bearing two: "*Wahhahhahha/Kukukuku*".

Mihawk is mostly very serious; he rarely smiles, and he has only been seen laughing twice so far. He took the revelation about Luffy being Dragon's son in stride, despite the surprise of those around him. He never unnecessarily reveals emotions on the battlefield, even when something unexpected happens (such as Jozu intercepting his flying slash aimed at Whitebeard, or Luffy surviving his onslaught).

He displays a sense of honor like some other Seven Warlords, such as Boa Hancock, Bartholomew Kuma (before his final modification into PX-0), and Jinbe. He recognizes and respects the swordsman's code and he even permitted Roronoa Zoro the luxury of training at his hand for his dedication and selflessness. He is also unafraid to reference his title of "Greatest Swordsman in the World" in relation to himself, indicating a high level of confidence in his own abilities. He takes pride in his swordsmanship, believing that a nick on his sword is a blemish to his pride. Though he is confident in his strength, Mihawk remains grounded. While he has become jaded regarding the abilities of other swordsmen, due to facing numerous weaker opponents, he is able to recognize talent. In fact, he has a desire to see Zoro surpass him after having witnessed Zoro's incredible will and determination after their battle. When he speaks to Zoro, he states he will wait for Zoro, no matter how long it takes and notes that he will continue to be the world's greatest swordsman, showing great confidence in his own skills and abilities.

Mihawk is selective and whimsical when it comes to fulfilling his duties as a Warlord, as evidenced by his history of poor attendance at Warlord summons, as well as his decision to hunt and harass some pirates over others. Zeff speculated that the reason Mihawk attacked Don Krieg and his men might have simply been because they disturbed his nap. Mihawk admitted that the only reason he followed them all the way back to East Blue from the Grand Line was to kill time.

Although Mihawk spends most of his time alone, he is fine with making company with people, such as Shanks and Perona. He also appears to have a sense of hospitality, having (somewhat) tolerated Perona and Zoro's presence upon his return to Kuraigana Island right after the Whitebeard War; he even went as far as relay to Zoro the events that occurred concerning his captain, Luffy. In addition, he offered a boat to help the Straw Hat's swordsman leave the island.

Mihawk also shows curiosity for the people he decides to attack. He attempted to strike Whitebeard just to see what the power distance between himself and Whitebeard was. He also attacked Luffy just to see if fate is on Luffy's side or not. As a result, Mihawk is very analytical about others' abilities, and can recognize strengths that others may not, such as when he understood that Luffy's natural charisma and quick amassing of comrades is his most dangerous attribute.

Despite his serious demeanor, he is shown to be capable of engaging in peaceful activities such as tilling the land of Kuraigana Island.

## Powers and Abilities

**Master Swordsman Specialist**: In terms of combat, Mihawk is the single greatest swordsman alive in the world, naturally commenting on his immense mastery of swordsmanship: two years ago, he was capable of effortlessly defeating a three sword-wielding Zoro, who was renowned all over the East Blue, with a single dagger that he generally uses as a dinner knife. He has been known to have frequently dueled with Shanks of the Four Emperors when they were younger.

## Equipment

**Yoru**: Mihawk wields the Black Sword Yoru as his main weapon. Yoru is a curved black blade in the shape of a crucifix, with a golden crossguard decorated by red cabochons (which are blue and green in the anime), and a hilt wrapped in bandages, with a particularly big cabochon at its extremity. When he accepts challenges for his title, he only draws this blade for those with enough spirit to earn Mihawk's respect, or enough power to present a threat; otherwise his Kogatana is sufficient. Yoru is an ornately-decorated, single-edged, life-sized sword (about 7 feet) shaped like a crucifix with a shiny black blade, which is curved at the end.

**Kogatana**: Mihawk has a pendant cross knife worn on his neck. He is shown using it as a tool to eat with, but in his hands it is also a deadly weapon capable of defeating any minor or moderately skilled swordsmen.