Basil Hawkins sails as the enigmatic captain of the Hawkins Pirates, bearing the epithet "The Magician." Hailing from North Blue, he stands among the notorious twelve pirates of the Worst Generation. His infamy is marked by a 320,000,000 berry bounty following the timeskip. Hawkins possesses a tall frame with golden-blonde hair reaching his hips and distinctive red eyes, accented by black triangle symbols on his eyebrows. A black cross pattée tattoo rests at the base of his throat. During the Wano Country Arc, his attire includes a long black cape, dark shirt with a ruffled collar, purple checkered trousers, brown boots, a cream cravat, and a dark cross-shaped pendant. He later loses his left arm during the Onigashima raid fighting Killer. Hawkins maintains a consistently stoic and detached demeanor, rarely displaying emotion regardless of circumstance. He heavily relies on tarot card readings to calculate survival probabilities, guiding his decisions with ominous pronouncements about fate. Though he avoids unnecessary violence socially, Hawkins fights ruthlessly, utilizing others as human shields via his Devil Fruit powers. After foreseeing zero chance of survival against Kaidou, he joined the Beasts Pirates. Hawkins wields the Wara Wara no Mi, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit granting straw manipulation. This power allows him to create voodoo dolls linked to others, transferring damage meant for him to his substitutes; he can store ten dolls simultaneously. His combat form, Goma no So, manifests as a large scarecrow entity with metallic nail claws. He supplements this with swordsmanship, using a blade featuring a voodoo-doll pommel. He participates in Buena Festa's Pirates Festival on Delta Island, seeking Gol D. Roger's treasure amidst a treasure hunt culminating in a Knock Up Stream launch to a floating island. Hawkins allies there with fellow Worst Generation members Eustass Kid, Killer, Scratchmen Apoo, Capone Bege, Jewelry Bonney, X Drake, and Urouge against the awakened power of Douglas Bullet, a former Roger Pirate. Despite engaging Bullet directly, Hawkins and the others are overwhelmed by Bullet's massive exoskeleton and Haki-infused strength. As Bullet rampages and Marines encroach, Hawkins employs his tactical pragmatism and fortune-telling to navigate the conflict, adjusting strategies based on probability calculations. He evacuates Delta Island with surviving pirates after Bullet's defeat. His history includes forming transient alliances, like a pre-Stampede pact with the Kid Pirates and On Air Pirates targeting Emperor Shanks, which dissolved when Scratchmen Apoo betrayed Hawkins and Kid to Kaidou. Hawkins' Devil Fruit abilities and tactical acumen render him a persistent threat, consistently manipulating engagements to ensure his survival.