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Originally Posted by Kuroi Hadou
You know, I'm wondering if Mihawk's attack against Luffy was a bid to buy time for Shanks' intervention and to confirm for himself whether his frenemy's belief in him was justified?
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Reworded a small part, since we're in the manga section
. Definitely a plausible theory.
Mihawk was testing Luffy's fate; would he escape from his sights, or would he fall prey to the black sword?
Luffy's first bounty caught his attention, which prompted him to verify with his friend Shanks if this rookie was indeed the one he bet the new era on. Then subsequent to Crocodile's defeat and Luffy's bounty being raised to 100 million, Mihawk himself became interested in the SH pirates (evident in him attending the first Shichibukai replacement meeting).
During the Marineford war, Mihawk commented that Luffy possesses the most dangerous ability in the entire ocean: the ability to make those around him into his allies. Making that astute observation, it's possible that Mihawk foresaw that Shanks would inevitably intervene. From that point on, it was up to Luffy to persevere/hold out.
I like this theory, Kuroi Hadou
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