Dracule Mihawk

Dracule Mihawk

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Japanese Name:     ジュラキュール・ミホーク
Romanized Name:     Jurakyūru Mihōku
English Name:     Dracule Mihawk
First Appearance:     Chapter 49; Episode 23
Affiliations:     Shichibukai
Occupations:     Pirate; Shichibukai
Epithet:     "Hawk-Eyes" Mihawk (鷹の目のミホーク Taka no Me no Mihōku?, "Hawk-Eye" (English versions))
Japanese VA:     Takeshi Aono;
Hirohiko Kakegawa (Episode 461+)
Odex English VA:     Chuck Powers
4Kids English VA:     Andrew Paull
Funi English VA:     John Gremillion
Age:     41 (debut)[1]
43 (after timeskip)[2]
Birthday:     March 9th[3]
Height:     198cm (6'6")[1]

Dracule "Hawk-Eyes" Mihawk[4] is a member of the Shichibukai and the first one to be revealed. He is also the current holder of the title, "Greatest Swordsman in the World" (世界最強の剣士 Sekai Saikyō no Kenshi?). Mihawk served as Roronoa Zoro's swordsmanship teacher during the two-year timeskip.

Appearance

Mihawk is a tall and lean man with a short beard 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, and a long, open black coat 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.

He wears a kogatana around his neck, appearing as a golden cross-shaped necklace, and carries Yoru on his back. His large sword, which he keeps on his back at times when not in use, has a curved black blade, and is also in the shape of a crucifix, with a golden handguard decorated by red beads (which are blue and green in the anime), and an hilt wrapped in bandages, with a particularly big bead at his extremity.

At his home in Kuraigana Island's castle, he 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. 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. Although it cannot be directly seen, he did not seem to be in possession of Yoru at that time.

After the timeskip, he shows some more wrinkles near the eyes[5].

In Volume 63 SBS, Oda drew the Shichibukai 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.