Mihawk vs. Shanks

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DO-DO-DO-N–--!!!!! *

Mihawk, the greatest swordsman alive, and Shanks, once his sparring buddy, faced off, swords drawn. Hawk Eyes, it seemed, had drawn his Black Blade out of respect for his foe.

"It's been a while, huh? Mihawk? Haha..."

"... I've no desire to fight a crippled swordsman, but I've my own reasons for this fight. Ready yourself, Shanks."

"... haha. Of course! That's what it's all about, ain't it?!!"

Both competitors readied their swords. The match was about to...

Do-kannng!!! *

The bell!!

Begin the voting, people!

*Vivi*

First post… first vote... to Shanks!!!
Couldn't resist voting him, he's just great...

Mihawk almost killed Zoro (yeah, I'm too dramatic XD) ... go Shanks!!! XD

Ivotas

Well IÂ´m a huge Shichibukai fan and all but of them all Mihawks popularity is not enough to match Shanks. Red Hair gets my vote.

Buccaneer

I….never really liked Shanks. Mihawk is the one I want to see more of.

Rama

Asuming this isn't a popularity contest, the winner obviously goes to Mihawk. He can slice Kreig's biggest ship in half in an instant. No doubt he can do the same to a 1 armed pirate.

Bulba

Go Mihawk! I never liked Shanks… I think he is too nice and all that stuff.

Ivotas

@Rama:

Asuming this isn't a popularity contest…

If you would have read whatÂ´s written on the poll then you would already know the question for this answer and maybe you would even have voted for a different character.

Plus a Great Pirate appears to be more dangerous then a Shichibukai.

Rama

The title is the only thing I didn't read. And considering we haven't seen Shanks' skills anyway, I still go for Mihawk. Besides, the 5 Elder Stars want only the thoughest pirates they can find to be God Pirates. Take Doflamingo, for example. Nearly unbeatable because of his supposed fruit power. Which is why I take that 340 MILLION former bounty very seriously.

sabret00the

Shanks the secret DF user.

Buccaneer

It's entirely possible for a pirate to refuse to become a Shichibukai. I take Whitebeard's Oda-endowed title of "strongest man in the world" more seriously than I take any bounties. But eh, whatever. I'm not too fond of Shanks' character.

Ivotas

@Rama:

Besides, the 5 Elder Stars want only the thoughest pirates they can find to be God Pirates.

That has never been said in the anywhere. I even dare to say that the Shichibukai are the best they can get. If it would be the strongest that are out there then the Worlds Strongest Man, Whitebeard would be also one of the Shichibukai which he isnÂ´t.

And another argument that I use once in a while is that the Gorousei (5 Elder Stars) who have all the CPÂ´s, the Three Admirals, the entire marine and WG officials actually and the Shichibukai below them which includes Mihawk, Doflamingo, Jinbei and Kuma consider a cooperation between Shanks and Whitebeard as serious threat. Appears to me that the Gorousei consider Shanks as much more of a strong guy then Mihawk.

Rama

Hahaha, well the Elder Stars went on about how he, a very dangerous pirate, would be all the more dangerous when meeting with Whitebeard for whatever reason. So yeah, he might have a fruit power.

(in respanse to Buccaneer's post.)

Ivotas

What do DF powers have to do with anything?

Rama

Well, considering most of the bigshots in One Piece couldn't do half the things they do without fruit powers, I'd say it plays a good role. And if you're talking about strickly this fight, like me and Buccaneer said, Shanks might have a fruit power he hasn't shown. Besides, Kreig thinks Mihawk has a fruit power. He might be right. Also, the only reason Whitebeard isn't a God Pirate is because he doesn't want to. I don't think anybody would ever want to argue with that.

Ivotas

Oh why do people always go by "Krieg said blah blah blah"? Krieg is a moron who thought that he is the strongest pirate in the world. He couldnÂ´t see the difference between him and Mihawk even after he sank his entire fleet and finished of Zoro and yet people still think that he is the person to judge anything corectly.

Plus Zoro, the guy who is going to become the strongest swordsman in the world doesnÂ´t have a DF power. Sanji whoÂ´s always close behind Zoro doesnÂ´t have a DF power. About Whitebeard we donÂ´t know.

Plus Mihawk already said that becoming Pirate King is much harder then to defeat him and since it appears that Luffy and Shanks will oppose each other at the end (because itÂ´s part of LuffyÂ´s promise 1. returning the hat when he is the Pirate King and 2. finding a crew that will beat ShanksÂ´) it means that Shanks would be more difficult to surpass.

Rama

I know all that about Kreig. I'm just saying that (though luck, mostly), he might be right. I'm far from saying he is.

And I think it's implied that they only apoint very powerful pirates to be God Pirates. Mihawk-world's best swordsman, Crocadile-sand sand fruit, Doflamingo-Puppit Puppit fruit it seems. As long as you're famous and unbalievably strong/skilled, the Elder Stars will always have an interest in you. But if you're eligable to have such a title, very few people will be foolhardy enough to try and change your mind.

Polygon

@Rama:

The title is the only thing I didn't read. And considering we haven't seen Shanks' skills anyway, I still go for Mihawk. Besides, the 5 Elder Stars want only the thoughest pirates they can find to be God Pirates. Take Doflamingo, for example. Nearly unbeatable because of his supposed fruit power. Which is why I take that 340 MILLION former bounty very seriously.

We havn't seen shank's skills, but we don't need to to know that he is quite dangereoous. There are not many if any other people who could actually ADD to WhiteBeard's power. You are in no position at all to make groundless asumptions about DonFlamingo. We have no idea how he got his former bounty or why. Sure 340 Million former bounty is preety impressive, but not the most as can be.

Rama

@Octogon:

We havn't seen shank's skills, but we don't need to to know that he is quite dangereoous. There are not many if any other people who could actually ADD to WhiteBeard's power. You are in no position at all to make groundless asumptions about DonFlamingo. We have no idea how he got his former bounty or why. Sure 340 Million former bounty is preety impressive, but not the most as can be.

True about Shanks. I'm really starting to think I underestimated him now that you mention it. But I'm still faithful to Mihawk all the way. And with Doflamingo's talent, how can you NOT have a bounty so high? That's the single highest known bounty in One Piece as of the end of Water7 and I imagine long after.

Polygon

@Rama:

And with Doflamingo's talent, how can you NOT have a bounty so high? That's the single highest known bounty in One Piece as of the end of Water7 and I imagine long after.

We have no idea what his power is, or if he even has a DF. Remember robin's first appereance on the merry? You didn't actually see the hands. IIt could be the same with mister. Pimp. He could've gotten his bounty for another reason then just being powerful.

thelousy

Regardless of all comments, Shanks gets it.

Rama

I'm pretty sure Robin's fruit preveiw was a lot more like Buggy's fruit than anything. They're using their powers, but you don't see what that is exactly. In a similar since, Doflamingo gives us a glimpse of his fruit power but leaves us hanging because we don't get to see him use it to the fullest. But considering we see him twidle his fingers, I'd say we got a good idea of what it is. He was twidling his fingers as if using a puppit. And having a fruit power is the only way I can think of be able to do such a thing.

Green Hair

I vote for Mihawk, the coolest pirate in the world (after Zoro, of course).

Rama

And about Mihawk's "own personal reason" for this poll, I'd say it's that Shanks tried to get him drunk.

StrawHatLuffy

Wow, this is difficult. I chose Shanks in the end ^^

wintergt

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wintergt

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So yeah, I voted Shanks

StrawHatLuffy

lol, nice one.. XD I wished Luffy got this advertising way back then and had won

*Vivi*

@StrawHatLuffy:

lol, nice one.. XD I wished Luffy got this advertising way back then and had won

Yes, my thoughts exactly >_<

Irresistiblement

And thus the advertising wars will start once again. It will be amusing, I'm sure. :laugh:

But yeah, Mihawk is nifty and all, but my vote goes to Shanks. I can't wait to learn more about him and see what depths his power can really exceed.

Forbidden Toast

How can I not vote for Shanks? ^_________^;
looks back into Shank's eye and flinches

Retro

Hey without Shanks, there be no Luffy and without Luffy there be no One Piece. Vote goes to ol red hair.

taboo

Go Shanky! (ha ha)

*Vivi*

@jackvance:

SO VOTE FOR ME

DO IT!

Talk about hypnotising powers XD

Jubin

I nominated Shanks and I'm sticking to him! GO SHANKS!

Still bumed that Luffy vs Shanks won't be possible…

normyk

Mihawk gets high points for not killing Zoro when he obviosly could have. I love the fact that he recognized the potential and wanted to see where it would go.
Shanks is just cool and laid back and awesome. Too bad we haven't had the chance to see him in action. I do think that it speaks volumes that Mihawk respects him.
Its kind of a toss-up for me but I Shanks wins based on just having the right attitude for a pirate. He is a genuinely good guy and I give him the vote for that.

Buccaneer

Shanks is like Luffy but not funny.

Daz

Shanks. He'd be kickass at any party. Awesomely cool 1 moment, raving drunk the second = Great entertainment value.

He reminds me of Robin Hood. Which is one of my favourite stories/characters, and I've seen the disney-movie a nausiatingly high amount of times as a kid.
In other words, I like Robin Hood. And both him and Shanks have such cool hats.

Rama

Shanks doesn't have a hat anymore.

funkyfunkyusopp

Mihawk was ok and all but.. SHANKS!!!

dubbed Shanks was also funny XD thus gets my vote hands down~

d3adpool

Shanks all the way with his Badass Aura No Mi

Rama

Dub Shanks was a bit more annoying than funny.

sanji-desu

I vote Shanks ~ Cause I love his laid back and drunken nature. But Mihawk is awesome too, especially with his bigass sword.

rice-a-roni

Well I like Shanks better but if they got into a fight, Mihawk would destroy shanks. Plain and simple

Captain Spazzo

Shanks all the way. He got Mihawk to chug, so he can't lose to anyone.

Plus, his crew is awesome. BECKMAN. Come on.

Riksu

mihawk. i'm not that fond of shanks. and juraquille is such a great name to carry.

Matt

I think Mihawk would win, although we haven't really seen Shanks's power yet.

bamf_girl143

Shanksu~< 3 He's so nubby, even though his hair looks kinda like a mullet. XD And I vote for him because… he's got the heart of a champyun! Li'l Shanks!! You just keep scrappin' along! ;----------;

Sorry. I'm a moron. XD

bevin

While I like Mihawk just fine, I have to go with Shanks. He's so squishy and he wears really loud pants now, which I have to respect.

Bounty1Berry

Mihawk has so much untapped potential. So many questions:

-What was his past?
-Who was his crew?
-How did he get on the Shickabuchai radar in the first place?
-Where did he get the sword?
-What made him so jaded?

At the end of the day, has Shanks really proven himself as anything other than a local good-time pirate who happened to be willing to sacrifice himself for Luffy?

"Mihawk's sparring partner" doesn't mean he's very strong or skilled.

bevin

@Bounty1Berry:

At the end of the day, has Shanks really proven himself as anything other than a local good-time pirate who happened to be willing to sacrifice himself for Luffy?

"Mihawk's sparring partner" doesn't mean he's very strong or skilled.

I think the fact that the World Government keeps tabs on him and gets nervous when he starts moving around too much proves he's got something going on. And everyone seems to know who he is whenever his name comes up.