Seabount D. Shaw/Personality and Relationships

Personality
Perhaps one of the most peculiar men alive, Shaw is quite iconic to the World Government for his calm, collected and quiet personality. He rarely speaks to anyone, and only stands up for himself and his crew when necessary, and even when he does, he only communicates with them by electronic devices. He is also renowned for his iconic "slasher smile", a trait he shares with his father Seabount D. Isaac, who is known for his underworld crimes with the World Government, savage intellect and near-unstoppable fighting skills.

In spite of his stoic and aloof inflated ego, he does care deeply for his crewmates, and his bond with his crew along with his emotions evolve drastically throughout the series. The reason he does not communicate with his crew is that he doesn't want to risk the World Government hunting them down due to their relation with him, but these scenarios change and progress dramatically throughout the series. For this reason, he despises his father yet still retains a marginally neutral amount of respect for the latter, mainly because of his prestigious reputation and his occupation as his father.

Also, it is noteworthy that he is constantly caught facing the East while biting or sucking his fingers by his crew. The reason for this is unknown, and because of this, rumors have sparked up within the crew that he either misses his hometown, or he has some kind of relation with it. Comically, he is diagnosed with motion sickness, so whenever he boards the Jolly Roger of his crew, he is likely to throw up, getting a laugh from the crew members.