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kookoofufu · 7 months

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Okay I'm noticing things re-reading the Zoro vs Mihawk duel, specifically how Mihawk gets as inspired as Zoro does.

Mihawk is very interesting because he's one of the few characters in One Piece who has actually achieved their dream: becoming the world's greatest swordsman. But he's not happy.

It's important that Mihawk is introduced frowning. Yes he has a RBF but I think the frowning is supposed to emphasize that Mihawk is bored and unfulfilled. He's completely stagnant, faces no real challenge and hasn't for a long time. His comment about picking on Don Krieg "for fun" is somewhat unbelievable, because he is clearly not actually having fun.

He also starts off mean as shit. Mihawk is usually very cool and detached, but when he first learns Zoro's dream he immediately starts putting Zoro down. This is notably different from the anime where he smiles in response. Why the weird intense animosity?

The animosity continues with his comments about swordplay during the fight. In the anime it seems like he's saying Zoro is more powerful than expected, but in the manga, given his early comment about subtlety, it's supposed to be an insult.

Mihawk starts to respect Zoro after his response to being stabbed, but when Zoro turns around with the "swordsman's shame" line at the end of the duel, it's the first time in the entire interaction where Mihawk smiles.

In One Piece, many characters (especially villains) dismiss and mock dreams. Mihawk seems the same at first, but this expectation is flipped when he smiles and gives a Big Damn Speech about Zoro surpassing him after the duel. He's the first major player to actually support Zoro and Luffy in pursuing their dreams!

I think this duel changed Mihawk from being jaded and angry about dreams to being supportive of the people (our heroes) trying to achieve them. Mihawk has something to look forward to, maybe for the first time since becoming the greatest. And isn't it awesome that some small fry pirate hunter from the east blue made a warlord want to lose? It ties into a theory/observation I saw floating around that the straw hats inspire villains by defeating them, jolting them out of complacency and making them want to pursue their abandoned dreams (i.e. Crocodile returning to the New World, Buggy wanting to become King of the Pirates). And I think that's neat.

#one piece #manga panel #dracule mihawk #ch 50 #ch 51 #write up

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imberlae · 1 year

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#the reason why raeliana ended up at the duke's mansion #whale #mangacap #manhwa #manhwacap #ch 50 #noah voltaire wynknight #raeliana mcmillan #imberlae

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wholesomeberserk · 7 months

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#berserk #ch 50 #guts #casca #golden age arc

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sunflowercider · 8 months

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The baron and baroness fussing over lloyd and making sure he was well fed (to the point where he makes himself sick whoops), and lloyd cant even fight back bc his heart is warm for them is so