This article is within the scope of the Notable Quotes Audio Project. This project is dedicated to uploading audio for notable quotes on character articles. If you want to participate, please check the project page.
A tall man with a huge, misshapen belly, Hakeswill also had jaundiced skin and a scar ringing his neck. He was a psychopath, with no regard for social norms, often beating up other miners and generally aggravating Dan McGrew. He became a criminal when he cut up the face of a Malamute Saloon prostitute, in revenge for, as he stated, "[making] fun o' me Mum".
Obidiah Hakeswill is a reference to Obadiah Hakeswill, a character in Bernand Cornwell's Sharpe series. Both characters share a sociopathic demeanour,a scarred appearance, an obsession with their mothers and are convinced they cannot be killed