As a seasoned gamer and ardent fan of One Piece, I must say that the upcoming Season 2 has me more excited than a kid on Christmas morning, especially with Joe Manganiello stepping into the role of Crocodile. The fact that he ran into Steven John Ward, aka Dracula Mihawk himself, at the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight is just the cherry on top of this nautical adventure!
We have a good deal of information about Season 2 of One Piece, such as Joe Manganiello being cast to portray Crocodile, a hook-handed villain who consumed the Sand-Sand Fruit and is one of Monkey D. Luffy’s longtime adversaries in both the manga and anime. Although we won’t be able to witness the live-action version of Crocodile until 2025 when the new season airs, I’m quite excited that Manganiello recently met one of Season 1’s coolest actors in person. Here’s hoping that they will share screen time on One Piece at some point!
While attending the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight, which, like One Piece, can be streamed with a Netflix subscription, Manganiello ran into Steven John Ward. If the name doesn’t sound familiar, maybe you’ll recognize the name of his One Piece character: Dracula Mihawk. Yes, Ward played the world’s greatest swordsman in one of the best shows on Netflix, and now he’s been able to meet one of the newest One Piece actors who’ve come board. Check out the Instagram picture commemorating the occasion:
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Beyond just sharing the same world, there are additional connections between Crocodile and Mihawk. In the early stages of “One Piece,” they were both identified as Sea Warlords, pirates who have been granted leniency by the World Government, given that they follow their commands. Later, Crocodile and Mihawk established the Cross Guild; it was eventually led by Buggy the Clown, as hinted in Joe Manganiello’s caption.
In Season 1 of “One Piece”, there were many delightful moments, but one that stood out to me was when Dracule Mihawk squared off against Roronoa Zoro outside the Barite restaurant. This fight demonstrated how much Zoro struggled to keep up with the formidable Mihawk. I can’t help but hope that the Netflix adaptation of “One Piece” will eventually pit Crocodile and Mihawk against each other: let’s watch this space!
There’s just one potential problem with this. The One Piece manga and anime are still going, with the former beginning in 1997 and the latter debuting in 1999. So obviously I don’t think the Netflix show will be able to cover that same amount of narrative real estate, but even so, Crocodile and Dracule Mihawk don’t cross paths until the Marineford arc. Considering that One Piece Season 2 will stop right before the Alabasta arc, and making my own estimations for what seasons will cover which arcs, Netflix’s One Piece would need to run until a seventh or eight season to hit Marineford, and the chances of that happening are extremely slim.
That said, this is an adaptation, and there are already some big differences between Netflix’s One Piece and the anime, like introducing Luffy’s grandfather Garp way earlier. So maybe the writers can find a way to bring Joe Manganiello’s Crocodile and Steven John Ward’s Dracule Mihawk together much sooner. I hope so, because the idea of seeing these characters fight or team up in live-action sounds amazing. Count on TopMob to let you know if that ends up happening as part of our continuing One Piece coverage.
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2024-11-16 07:07