Character Discussion How will Zoro become king of hell?

[Albino 👑]

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Why does he want to be king of hell specifically?
Where did zoro get the idea?
What will he do to become it?
When will he officially become it?
Who are other contenders for the title if any?

 

[PurpleSwordsman]

King of Hell is about controlling Enma(seems like he still has room for improvement here) since Enma is King of Hell in Japan culture/mythology.

 

[Finalbeta]

By keep being as flabbergasting as ever ~

 

[draganax]

hell is the spiritual realm of suffering, and suffering is preferred in the path of carnage.
zoro is the king of such place, he rules supreme, he is judge, jury and executioner.
with his new acquired instrument of punishment enma.

 

[Sir Yasheen]

1. By fully taming the power of Enma
2. From Shimotsuki Kozaburo who told him the inspiration for Enmas name
3. Id like him to defeat the two previous rulers of hell, Magellan in the Vegapunk Arc and Shiryu in the BB Arc
4. Probably never officially become it, but I think post BB sounds right.

 

[Herrera95]

He already is King of Hell by taming Enma.

 

[ShinmenTakezo]

Zori

 

[Den_Den_Mushi]

The Japanese word for hell 地獄 shares the same pronunciation as the word for high ranking samurai 侍極. So Zoro could have been indirectly saying he wants to be king of the samurai.

Alternatively, Oni serve under the king of the underworld Enma, so Zoro could’ve been announcing his intention to dominate Kaido. Plausible since he’s been talking about it this whole time.

 

[VinsmokeSanji]

Zoro inspired by kazaburo the first person give him real swords

 

[Finalbeta]

 

[Warchief Sanji D Goat]

Zoro got the idea of "King of Hell" from Enma. He wants to become KoH by taming Enma and declaring himself after defeating King. Don't think there's gonna be anybody else that wants to be KoH like Zoro.

 

[zzShinichi]

By sending someone who "can't die" to the Underworld :cheers:

 

[Albino 👑]

By sending someone who "can't die" to the Underworld :cheers:

King died?

 

[KiriNigiri]

The Japanese word for hell 地獄 shares the same pronunciation as the word for high ranking samurai 侍極. So Zoro could have been indirectly saying he wants to be king of the samurai.

Alternatively, Oni serve under the king of the underworld Enma, so Zoro could’ve been announcing his intention to dominate Kaido. Plausible since he’s been talking about it this whole time.

Adding on, hell in japanese is interpreted as housing various regions/planes, hot and cold, similar to Wano. Wano itself has been compared to hell on earth, so Zoro claiming he'll be "King of Hell" could be interpreted as him reclaiming Wano, which would mean slaying the one that currently rules it. Which could mean Zoro is taking back what he said about leaving things to only Luffy when it comes to Kaido. This is his mission as a Samurai of Wano, and what Enma yearns for.

 

[BOCCHI]

He already is. It’s a self gifted title. There’s no such a thing in reality nor is there anyone perusing its path like the PK. It’s the same dark king and sniper king.

 

[Law-sama]

Not when he die he become Servant of Hell

 

[stairs-kun]

I think it's interesting to look at the word used for "hell"

Zoro uses Jigoku when referring to being the King of Hell
Hiyori uses Jigoku to describe Wano
Kid and Beast Pirates used Jigoku when describing Kaido and Big Mom

I think word use is interesting because Zoro doesn't use en, naraku, or any other word which describes hell. It's even more interesting when you realize Zoro uses En-O for his technique, but use Jigoku no O for his epithet. Which mean there is a deliberate reason behind his choice of words.

 

[Finalbeta]

 

[zzShinichi]

I think it's interesting to look at the word used for "hell"

Zoro uses Jigoku when referring to being the King of Hell
Hiyori uses Jigoku to describe Wano
Kid and Beast Pirates used Jigoku when describing Kaido and Big Mom

I think word use is interesting because Zoro doesn't use en, naraku, or any other word which describes hell. It's even more interesting when you realize Zoro uses En-O for his technique, but use Jigoku no O for his epithet. Which mean there is a deliberate reason behind his choice of words.

 

[NAMELESS]

By slaying the strongest Oni in the World(Kaido)!