Basil Hawkins
Basil Hawkins is the captain of the Hawkins Pirates from North Blue. He is known as The Magician and maintains a bounty that rises from 249,000,000 beri to 320,000,000 beri. Hawkins participates in the gatherings of notable pirates on Shabondy Island and later aligns with other members of the Terrible Generation before joining the Beasts Pirates as a Headliner. His actions center on calculating probabilities with cards and employing substitution techniques during confrontations.
Hawkins appears in multiple encounters across the seas, including clashes on Shabondy Island and pursuits in Wano. He forms temporary alliances with Eustass Kid and Scratchmen Apoo that dissolve under pressure from stronger forces. His decisions reflect a preference for paths that minimize personal risk according to his readings.
Appearance
Basil Hawkins possesses long light hair that partially obscures his face in profile and a neutral expression during most observed moments. He wears a long coat marked with cross symbols over dark pants and later appears in an open shirt with wrapped straps on his right boot.12
Hawkins maintains an upright posture even amid surrounding chaos and displays a cross-shaped earring along with a dark coat featuring a cross emblem in later sightings. His hair flows dramatically during movement in several confrontations.34
Personality
Hawkins speaks in a calm analytical tone when reading probabilities from his cards and maintains a detached demeanor when declaring outcomes such as the mark of death upon others. He responds to threats with composed statements that he does not know certain individuals and suggests alternative sources of information.56
Hawkins dismisses meetings as farces and exits early when discussions turn chaotic, showing a preference for avoiding unproductive alliances. He laughs in an amused defiant manner when facing opponents and later expresses resignation when reflecting on choices made to ensure survival.78
Abilities and powers
Hawkins employs floating cards connected by thin lines to his hands to calculate probabilities such as escape success rates and combat outcomes. The cards display percentages and later feature designs including sun and starburst motifs along with specific labels such as Hierophant and The Tower.910
Hawkins performs hand signs to summon straw constructs including a sword-like weapon called Warabide Sword and uses straw doll substitutions that transfer damage to linked targets. He activates techniques such as Chambres after being struck and launches nail projectiles as ranged attacks while remaining composed.1112
History
Basil Hawkins is introduced as captain of the Hawkins Pirates from North Blue with a bounty of 249,000,000 beri. He stands calmly in a restaurant on Shabondy Island while declaring that the day will bring death when fate is unkind and later confronts Sentomaru using probability cards that reach zero percent.1314
Hawkins appears among the captains gathered in Sabaody where Shakky mentions his name alongside others. He confronts X Drake on a street and warns against haste while reading no death around them. Later he transforms into a long-haired monstrous form and performs a hand sign for counterattack during the encounter.151617
After the war at Marineford, Hawkins studies his cards on a tropical island shore and notes that Strawhat Luffy's chances of survival never reach zero. He encounters Brownbeard there and observes the mark of death upon the larger pirate before the confrontation escalates.1819
Hawkins later joins the Beasts Pirates as a Headliner with his bounty listed at 320,000,000 beri. He participates in raids in Wano, targets individuals marked with a waning crescent moon on the ankle, and reflects on his alliance choices after the fall of Kaido.2021
Post-Marineford period
On a tropical island shore after Marineford Hawkins plays cards with sun and starburst designs while seated calmly with a small cat-like figure nearby. Brownbeard later recounts how Hawkins annihilated the Brownbeard Pirates during the chaos following Whitebeard's fall.222324
Punk Hazard
At Punk Hazard Hawkins decides to exit a meeting early calling it a farce amid arguments over alliances. He later forms an alliance with Kid and Apoo at the same time as other crews react to news of Doflamingo's resignation.252627
Wano Country
In Wano Hawkins pursues targets with nail projectiles while identifying the Hierophant card as one of pursuit. He arrives at town entrances and concludes an alliance exists among intruders after surviving a surprise attack. Hawkins joins the Beasts Pirates after the earlier alliance with Kid and Apoo collapses due to Apoo's submission to Kaido.282930
Relationships
Major battles
Hawkins faces Sentomaru on Shabondy Island and reads probabilities aloud while maintaining a neutral expression despite surrounding chaos. He later transforms into a long-haired monstrous form and performs a hand sign counterattack against Borsalino that results in visible damage transfer.533
Hawkins battles Killer on the upper floors of a castle in Wano while using straw doll constructs linked to Eustass Kid. He activates cards including DEATH UPRIGHT and STRAW MAN'S CARD during the exchange and is ultimately sent flying by Killer's Sonic Blade attack.3435
During the confrontation Hawkins declares a 92 percent likelihood of death for opponents and references his role in the Hitokiri Kamazo tragedy. He activates The Tower card and laughs while announcing an annihilation card before being struck by Killer's Sonic Blade.3637
Hawkins battles Killer on upper floors of a castle in Wano using straw doll constructs linked to Eustass Kid. He activates cards and reveals the link to force Killer into hesitation while panting heavily and admitting few lives remain.3839