Dracule Mihawk

**Mihawk** is the world's greatest swordsmen and one of the 3 Leaders of the Cross Guild

Due to his actions he is a minor antagonist of the Marine Island arc by occasion.

## Appearance

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

Mihawk 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, and a long, open black coat with a red velvet inside with no shirt underneath, with 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.

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.

## Personality

Mihawk is mostly very serious. He rarely smiles, He never unnecessarily reveals emotions on the battlefield, even when something unexpected happens. As an infamous pirate, he is not someone ambitious or cruel and his only goal in life is to be outmatched by another swordsman.

He displays a sense of honor as he recognizes and respects the swordsman's code. He is also unafraid to reference his title of "Strongest 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.

Although Mihawk is normally passive when dealing with others, he can come off as rather blunt and cold at times. In spite of his apathetic behavior, Mihawk is capable of showing care and compassion to others. Mihawk also shows curiosity for the people he decides to attack.

Mihawk has an interest in agriculture and gardening. While Mihawk is generally compose and level-headed, he is capable of becoming violent when angered. Like many other characters he has a unique laugh, unusually bearing two: "*Wahhahhahha/Kukukuku"*.

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Buggy The Clown

Mihawk and Buggy have a working relationship with Mihawk commonly getting angry at Buggy for his need for everything to be flashly and gave him a earful after the failed raid on the Marine Treasure Island

#### Crocodile

Crocodile and Mihawk while they have a working relationship they are also friends with each other commonly being united over their shared love of piracy and riches or their anger at Buggy

## Abilities and Powers

As the “Strongest Swordsman in the World” in both name and reality, Mihawk is one of the strongest pirates in the world.

### Swordsmanship

Mihawk is known as the "Strongest Swordsman in the World" because of his unparalleled skill with a sword. His vast mastery in swordsmanship even surpasses the skill level of his former rival Shanks, one of the Four Emperors of the Sea.

Mihawk's swordsmanship is extremely versatile; he can create immensely powerful compressed air slashes that are able to destroy gigantic ships and enormous icebergs from great distances by using the "Strong Blade" swordsmanship, and can deflect the course of bullets with masterful and graceful precision using the "Gentle Blade" swordsmanship.

### Haki

Mihawk has mastered both Observation Haki and Armament Haki.

### Weapons

Mihawk wields one of the 12 Supreme Grade Blades, the "Black Blade" Yoru, as his main weapon. Yoru is a curved, single-edged black blade in the shape of a latin cross, with a golden crossguard decorated by blue and green cabochons, 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.

Mihawk also has a cross-shaped knife that he wears as a pendant around his neck named Kogatana. He is shown using it as a tool to eat with, but combined with his supreme sword skills, it is also a deadly weapon capable of defeating any minor or moderately skilled swordsmen. According to Mihawk, it is the smallest blade in his possession.

## History

### Pre-West Blue Saga

At some point Mihawk became the worlds greatest swordsmen and formed the cross guild. Mihawk did a raid with the cross guild which went poorly. He also told everyone to join the raid before it started or he would kill them himself

## Major Battles

* Whitebeard Pirates vs The Marines (Summit War)
* Cross Guild vs Marine Treasure Hideout