Future Events Your Wildest Hopes for Zoro This Arc
I'll just say it: I want Zoro to kill Kaido.
Not because of bragging rights against those who don't think he will, but because I think it legitimately helps the story at this point.
Even if there are caveats behind the feat, like Oden's haki being stored to kill Kaido, the death of Kaido at the hands of a swordsman just rounds things out.
When Oden died, he was left with several unfinished business. He could not become the Shogun, he could not open Wano's borders, and he could not slay Kaido. He tells Kaido before his death that his soul will live on, and that the dreams he had for Wano will be realized.
INHERITED WILL
Momonosuke trains tirelessly to become the worthy ruler of Wano his father could not be.
The Scabbards work to fulfill his wish of opening Wano, and bridging the gap between the outside world and the country. Meeting good pirates like Luffy, who share Oden's vision for the country and wants to see it through.
Roronoa Zoro, the ideal of Wano. Zoro lived out Oden's dream of the country and its people's freedom to go about in the world. He's a potential Shimotsuki, an ally of the Kozuki, and almost symbolically as the Shimotsuki owned the only legal ports for in and out of the island, Zoro is a product of growth from outside the world. Oden became many times stronger after his journeys with Roger and Newgate.
Coincidentally, Mihawk offered sage advice for Zoro to see the world in order to become stronger.
Isolation had caused Wano to become stagnant, open to take over. Zoro's a positive omen for what the country could be. The land once known as the "country of gold" can be once more, and even greater.
Enma needed someone powerful like Oden to be tamed and wield, and now that Oden's will has been passed down to a worthy samurai, he is ready to take the head the fallen daimyo could not take. For the Wano of, now, and beyond. This is the land of the Samurai.
Not because of bragging rights against those who don't think he will, but because I think it legitimately helps the story at this point.
Even if there are caveats behind the feat, like Oden's haki being stored to kill Kaido, the death of Kaido at the hands of a swordsman just rounds things out.
When Oden died, he was left with several unfinished business. He could not become the Shogun, he could not open Wano's borders, and he could not slay Kaido. He tells Kaido before his death that his soul will live on, and that the dreams he had for Wano will be realized.
INHERITED WILL
Momonosuke trains tirelessly to become the worthy ruler of Wano his father could not be.
The Scabbards work to fulfill his wish of opening Wano, and bridging the gap between the outside world and the country. Meeting good pirates like Luffy, who share Oden's vision for the country and wants to see it through.
Roronoa Zoro, the ideal of Wano. Zoro lived out Oden's dream of the country and its people's freedom to go about in the world. He's a potential Shimotsuki, an ally of the Kozuki, and almost symbolically as the Shimotsuki owned the only legal ports for in and out of the island, Zoro is a product of growth from outside the world. Oden became many times stronger after his journeys with Roger and Newgate.
Coincidentally, Mihawk offered sage advice for Zoro to see the world in order to become stronger.
Isolation had caused Wano to become stagnant, open to take over. Zoro's a positive omen for what the country could be. The land once known as the "country of gold" can be once more, and even greater.
Enma needed someone powerful like Oden to be tamed and wield, and now that Oden's will has been passed down to a worthy samurai, he is ready to take the head the fallen daimyo could not take. For the Wano of, now, and beyond. This is the land of the Samurai.
I'll add this.
I'll add this, I find an explicit statement unlikely, but I think it being implied (e.g. Kaido says that Zoro could have killed the him of back then, but he's even stronger now. Zoro then proceeds to defeat the current Kaido).
This as well.
I have "Zoro lands the final blow on Kaido". Do you mean something else by defeat? A true 1 vs 1 is not plausible at this point.
I'll add "Zoro cuts Big Mom" then.
I'll add this, I find an explicit statement unlikely, but I think it being implied (e.g. Kaido says that Zoro could have killed the him of back then, but he's even stronger now. Zoro then proceeds to defeat the current Kaido).
This as well.
I have "Zoro lands the final blow on Kaido". Do you mean something else by defeat? A true 1 vs 1 is not plausible at this point.
I'll add "Zoro cuts Big Mom" then.
I think the highest praise Zoro could receive would not simply be surpassing Oden but having either Kaido or Big Mom compare him to Shanks, the only normal person among the current Emperors. Oden was strong obviously, but Kaido has grown much stronger in 20 years and is currently being stalemated by the other yonko in a four way deadlock. In that sense, Shanks is more of a threat to current Kaido and would make the most flattering comparison for Zoro. Let’s not forget that Kaido met Shanks on his way to Marineford, so he should be more than capable of understanding his strength.
Surpassing Oden from 20 years ago is basically a given with all the in-story setup and the theme of inherited will. What I’m proposing goes one step further in foreshadowing how Zoro will indeed surpass current Shanks to become the perfect rival for Mihawk.
Surpassing Oden from 20 years ago is basically a given with all the in-story setup and the theme of inherited will. What I’m proposing goes one step further in foreshadowing how Zoro will indeed surpass current Shanks to become the perfect rival for Mihawk.
- Kaido explicitly acknowledges Zoro as a Samurai on par with Oden
- Big Mom praises Zoro's prowess as a swordsman
- The implication is that Zoro receives extraordinary praise for his swordsmanship from Mama. Last chapter's "you really underestimated him" doesn't qualify:
- I want something more
- The implication is that Zoro receives extraordinary praise for his swordsmanship from Mama. Last chapter's "you really underestimated him" doesn't qualify:
- Zoro cuts lightning
- Zoro receives a second O Wazamono
- Zoro copies at least one of Big Mom's sword techniques
- Zoro overpowers Big Mom in a clash
- Zoro overpowers Kaido in a clash
- Zoro bisects Onigashima
- Zoro lands the final blow on Kaido
- Zoro turns Enma Black
- Zoro slays Kaido
"WELL DONE"
And you’ve told me I’M bad at trolling...imagine referencing Orochi as Zoro’s opponent in 2021, couldn’t be me 
All that for absolutely nothing lol. like that panel where he was lying down and said it actually gave me chills:
I still kinda wish it happened though, like all that build up and multiple panels with Zoro saying he wanted to kill Orochi and avenge Yasuie, the emotional connection between him and Yasuie, the connection between Zoro and the shimotisuki. Connection between Zoro, Ryuma, Shusui and the Shimotsuki.
All that for absolutely nothing lol. like that panel where he was lying down and said it actually gave me chills:
All that for absolutely nothing lol. like that panel where he was lying down and said it actually gave me chills:
Yeah, it would have been satisfying to see Zoro bring it to Orochi (which he still could if the latter is revived), but from his proper introduction, it was clear that he was never gonna be our guy’s final fight
Some warm up fights before the final fight would have been sweet. Zoro outclassing orochi who could have been tricky just because of his devil fruit and tricks same with Pica. Zoro outclasses then both but then can prove tricky when they use their abilities and all that. Would have been cool to see him go overboard by enma realising too much haki and Zoro being surprised at it there then practising with it along the way up to the roof. Give some fights to others too before the final like rather than us not seeing the Minks fight Jack and it off panelled, have someone like kid and killer fight jack or kid and law or even one of them solo you know. Or even some shafting the BM pirates and have someone fight Smoothie, we have a whole other YC who’s been wasted twice now lol. I mean there were so many possibilities this arc.
