Spoiler One Piece Chapter 1003 Spoilers Discussion

[Lukegranders]

he never implied hes not a swordsman
hes used a sword for over 30 years

He’s refuses to call him a swordsman. He goes onto imply he isn’t even a swordman a by saying “ but how does he fight” yet you have people saying shanks is a swordman.

 

[HA001]

He’s refuses to call him a swordsman. He goes onto imply he isn’t even a swordman a by saying “ but how does he fight” yet you have people saying shanks is a swordman.

that was a joke sbs years ago

when in reality
hes had a sword since he was a child all the way until now and every single clash hes used a sword

 

[Erkan12]

Mihawk fans: He is called WSS therefore any swordsman is below him, this is indisputable.
Also Mihawk fans: Emperors are called the strongest pirates but Mihawk doesn't count because dude trust me on this.

Facts.

 

[Chrono]

when zoro met him again he mentioned how hachi was so weak he couldn't even hit him once

Again doesnt change the fact that Tatsu Maki is a finisher.

Base Pica is a fodder to Zoro. Yet he used Sanzen Sekai to finish him off

 

[Lukegranders]

that was a joke sbs years ago

when in reality
hes had a sword since he was a child all the way until now and every single clash hes used a sword

It wasn’t a joke and like I said we don’t know how shanks fight. Clashing isn’t enough

 

[Rekien]

Again doesnt change the fact that Tatsu Maki is a finisher.

Base Pica is a fodder to Zoro. Yet he used Sanzen Sekai to finish him off

Aoe =/= finisher....Its meant to deal with a large group of enemies, not to finish a single strong opponent.

 

[Hanzo hattori]

Mihawk fans: He is called WSS therefore any swordsman is below him, this is indisputable.
Also Mihawk fans: Emperors are called the strongest pirates but Mihawk doesn't count because dude trust me on this.

90% of them are Zoro fans lol

 

[HA001]

It wasn’t a joke and like I said we don’t know how shanks fight. Clashing isn’t enough

so hes carried a named sword for decoration all this time ?

 

[Finalbeta]

Again doesnt change the fact that Tatsu Maki is a finisher.

Base Pica is a fodder to Zoro. Yet he used Sanzen Sekai to finish him off

No it's not necessarily a finisher.

What stops Zoro from using other additional attacks right after pulling Tatsumaki off?

 

[Zowo]

BM uses a sword and yet she also fights using her devil fruit ability. She is definitely not a pure swordsman. We can't know how Shanks is fighting.

fujitora uses a sword but always goes for his fruit in oda s eye he s a swordsman just like law big meme kaku etc

 

[Kejon]

Mihawk fans: He is called WSS therefore any swordsman is below him, this is indisputable.
Also Mihawk fans: Emperors are called the strongest pirates but Mihawk doesn't count because dude trust me on this.

Lmao they are kind of hypocritical in that regard.

 

[Lukegranders]

so hes carried a named sword for decoration all this time ?

Whitebeard Bisento is also named

big moms sword is also named

you have mihawk over them?

 

[Finalbeta]

It wasn’t a joke and like I said we don’t know how shanks fight. Clashing isn’t enough

Shanks may possess other styles but he fundamentally remains a swordsman, it is very likely he is nevertheless. Which can't be dismissed.

 

[Lukegranders]

Shanks may possess other styles but he fundamentally remains a swordsman, it is very likely he is nevertheless. Which can't be dismissed.

Exactly what I’m talking about. You guys inject your headcanon into these discussions. When the author himself implies he isn’t intend to side with the author

 

[HA001]

Whitebeard Bisento is also named

big moms sword is also named

you have mihawk over them?

wbs bisento is just that a bisento

over meme of course

 

[MonsterKaido]

With the whole swordsman debate its depends on what mihawk has. If mihawk has devil fruit it doesn't matter others have it too if he does not that may be of advantageous to competitors. Mihwak definitely is strongest in certain stats of fighting like coa and maybe coo.

 

[Raughtale]

they were called the most powerful in terms of political strength

This is the ''it's about skill level'' of replies

 

[Finalbeta]

Exactly what I’m talking about. You guys inject your headcanon into these discussions. When the author himself implies he isn’t intend to side with the author

Well the fact he is a swordsman then suggests that Mihawk automatically stands above by the structure of the title.

I don't believe in WSS being style based, never heard of a fiction on which the strongest swordsman isn't meant to imply the strongest individual being a swordsman too.

Regardless, Mihawk was introduced as WSS during the Current era and Zoro himself wanted to pursue the goal to surpass the strongest swordsman currently living so he is WSS, even the databooks suggest it.

 

[Kejon]

fujitora uses a sword but always goes for his fruit in oda s eye he s a swordsman just like law big meme kaku etc

That hardly matters. He might be a swordsman, but he just doesn't fully rely on his sword to attack people. Same with BM.

 

[HA001]

Exactly what I’m talking about. You guys inject your headcanon into these discussions. When the author himself implies he isn’t intend to side with the author

the only one injecting headcanon is you

shanks as a child in the oden flashback has a sword

shanks with buggy in wbs memeories has a sword

shanks duelled with mihawk with a sword

shanks in luffys past has a sword

shanks when ace met him has a sword

shanks when he clashed with wb used his sword

shanks when he blocked akainus punch used his sword

post time skip shanks still has a sword

ace novel when his coc isnt enough he reaches for his sword


over 30 years this man has used a sword
he is a swordsman