Powers & Abilities Zoro and the Scabbards

Cyrus the Cactus

Mihawk Reigns Supreme
Fujitora didn't put any effort into it. Plus, it is literally his most basic technique from what we have seen. On that basis, saying it's his weakest technique is not a shot in the dark. To put it into perspective, I'd say Zoro used pretty much all the might he could muster when under that gravitational stress. Fujitora literally just initiated his Zushi Zushi no Mi. He didn't try. He effortlessly blocked Zoro the first time and when Zoro's slash hit him, he effortlessly blocked that too - one handed both times.

Of course Fuji acknowledged his strength, Fujitora's a very fair person. He was also simply doing his job. BUT being pushed back means nothing. Like, Luffy smashed the fuck out of Fujitora with G3, sent him flying, and yet Fujitora was totally unharmed. In fact, he brushed it off completely like it was nothing. The force was enough to push him, but nothing was ever going to come of it. Same applies here. It's an impressive feat, but it doesn't put you above Asura Doji or Kyoshiro.
Kinnemon, who was quite familiar with Oden, was shitting his pants in Dressrosa when Zoro was slicing Pica up. Notice how he stopped bothering Zoro about Shusui after that too?

Kawamatsu, who was also familiar with Oden, was amazed by Zoro’s show with Enma.

Also, Enma was forged at least 50 years ago - Kouzaburou left Wano around then, so there was at most 30 years between the swords being made and Oden having them.
 
Kinnemon, who was quite familiar with Oden, was shitting his pants in Dressrosa when Zoro was slicing Pica up. Notice how he stopped bothering Zoro about Shusui after that too?
Totally irrelevant - how does this change anything? Zoro's obviously more powerful than Kin'emon - what exactly are you trying to prove?

Kawamatsu, who was also familiar with Oden, was amazed by Zoro’s show with Enma.
Yep, and this still changes absolutely nothing about what I said.

Also, Enma was forged at least 50 years ago - Kouzaburou left Wano around then, so there was at most 30 years between the swords being made and Oden having them.
Oden died 20 years ago, we don't know how old he was, nor for how long he owned those swords.
 
but you think it is more likely that they have all tried to use Enma, in turn tarnishing Oden's will? This is a samurai based culture. They have a strict code. That much we know already.
This is the part where you need to support it with manga fact. Has it been said anywhere that if they use it , it will tarnish his name? Have any of them been shown to reject getting the sword?


Manga fact: Kawamatsu is clearly not on the same level going by feats. Assuming Kyoshiro is Denjiro, he and Asura Doji look like YC3 or thereabouts. Kawamatsu isn't much stronger than the dukes in base form, who needed a 2v1 to put up a fight against Jack (and still lose).
First of all this makes no sense and is entirely false. Kinemon specifically stated that Asura, Denjiro and Kawamatsu were on the same level.

Interpretation of said fact: we do not know why he is amazed. Did he try himself? We don't know. Is it merely based on the swords reputation? We don't know.

Heck, is the claim about Enma merely a reputation based claim, or is it based in fact? We. Do. Not. Fucking. Know. Take all these remarks with a pinch of salt.
You really need to read the manga so that you stop making these kinds of claimed. We do know why he is amazed, it is literally in the chapter (the only man other than Oden to tame the sword).....

It is obviously a statement of fact because you know it was stated by the one who is guarding the sword...in front of everyone who knows Oden since their childhood.....


Zoro has not shown anything on that level or scale, and he's now receiving a power up
Interpretation of fact number 3
Power ups come when a character needs to be stronger to meet the upcoming demands of their fights. Zoro needs this power up to reach that plane in terms of power. Zoro isn't far behind YC3, but the dude is certainly not stronger than Jack yet.
All is looking good until we come to this point.
Zoro has already shown something better than that scale when he faced an admiral twice.
It is your opinion again that Zoro needs the power up to reach that plane.....this is your problem. The manga is linking Zoro to Kaido, that's the upcoming demand for Zoro. He is getting the sword which was used to injure Kaido to fight who? Obviously Kaido... that's how portrayal works.
If that's not enough, we come back to the main point, Zoro is the only one to be able to tame the sword which is better than anything Asura has done


Tame/Master are synonyms.

It could be Kyoshiro's typical disposition, but at the end of the day, when guys like Doffy tried, their disposition changed to become far more serious. Do you have socio-emotional agnosia? It's clear Kyoshiro literally isn't even trying. Like, zero effort. Zoro is panting, visibly enraged and shocked by the fact this guy is toying with him. That much is obvious. I don't care how you try and interpret it or pretend to interpret it: you know Kyoshiro at that point in time was stronger than Zoro no question
And that helps your point how? It still says in the manga that Zoro has tamed the sword. Whether it can be switched with master doesn't change the claim itself.

Again you keep stating lots of things without stating anything significant. Did Zoro use haki vs Kyoshiro? Did he use named attacks?
Answering these is what you need in order to determine whether he was going all out or not....quite simple
 

Cyrus the Cactus

Mihawk Reigns Supreme
Totally irrelevant - how does this change anything? Zoro's obviously more powerful than Kin'emon - what exactly are you trying to prove?


Yep, and this still changes absolutely nothing about what I said.


Oden died 20 years ago, we don't know how old he was, nor for how long he owned those swords.
Ok, so...what was the author’s intent by saying “only Oden tamed Enma”? Was it meant to suggest that he was the only one who tried, or that he was the only one that succeeded?
 
This is the part where you need to support it with manga fact. Has it been said anywhere that if they use it , it will tarnish his name? Have any of them been shown to reject getting the sword?
You really need to brush up on your samurai code. Doing anything against their masters will, whether dead or alive, is one of, if not the most inextricably and incorrigibly disrespectful act possible in samurai law. These guys are based on samurai, in a country based on Sengoku Japan, where Samurai were at their most prominent. It is ridiculous to even question this shit. These guys are toiling and working so hard against all the odds and have been for 20 fucking years - at no point would these guys ever do something, which, in their eyes, would be so disrespectful, idiotic and sinful.

No, none have been shown, so, the statement is ambiguous, not certain. This is the point I've been trying to get across. It is ambiguous, therefore, we cannot treat it as if it says one thing or the other. We need to know more before drawing sensible conclusions.

First of all this makes no sense and is entirely false. Kinemon specifically stated that Asura, Denjiro and Kawamatsu were on the same level.
He specifically stated that Oden brought such great samurai to their knees and that the three of them were necessary for their plan. Nothing about power was ever mentioned.

You really need to read the manga so that you stop making these kinds of claimed. We do know why he is amazed, it is literally in the chapter (the only man other than Oden to tame the sword).....

It is obviously a statement of fact because you know it was stated by the one who is guarding the sword...in front of everyone who knows Oden since their childhood.....
It is a factual statement, but facts need context, which we lack, as I have been telling you. I'm not saying it's not true, I'm just saying it isn't necessarily the whole picture. And even if it were true and somehow, Asura Doji broke out of character and tried to steal the sword from Hiyori and then use it himself and failed, we do not know what conditions are needed to be able to use Enma. Is it potential based? Integrity based? Power based? We cannot say. If it is power based then you are correct, but if it is not, then you're incorrect and I am correct. As I've said, it is ambiguous. We dont fucking know. Stop acting as if Tenguyama Hitetsu is gospel when all we have is word of mouth to support his statement.



All is looking good until we come to this point.
Zoro has already shown something better than that scale when he faced an admiral twice.
It is your opinion again that Zoro needs the power up to reach that plane.....this is your problem. The manga is linking Zoro to Kaido, that's the upcoming demand for Zoro. He is getting the sword which was used to injure Kaido to fight who? Obviously Kaido... that's how portrayal works.
If that's not enough, we come back to the main point, Zoro is the only one to be able to tame the sword which is better than anything Asura has done
Faced an Admiral and being effective against an Admiral are totally different kettles of fish my guy
Linking Zoro to Kaido? Perhaps, but it's also linking Luffy, Law and Kid to Kaido too. And we all know who will actually end up defeating Kaido (Luffy). 4V1 defeating Kaido and playing a role is arguably less impressive than defeating a YC1-3 1v1. Im not sure about that because it's too early to say for sure.
The Manga has also linked Zoro with King and Kyoshiro, so there's that loose end too. He needs to overcome those before he can do anything to Kaido, and Enma is how he is going to do it. Therefore, current Zoro cannot deal with Kyoshiro and certainly not King until he has mastered Enma - as i've said before this is the purpose of his powerup.



And that helps your point how? It still says in the manga that Zoro has tamed the sword. Whether it can be switched with master doesn't change the claim itself.

Again you keep stating lots of things without stating anything significant. Did Zoro use haki vs Kyoshiro? Did he use named attacks?
Answering these is what you need in order to determine whether he was going all out or not....quite simple
I'm just pointing out that you failed at being a grammar nazi - nothing more really. You were just trying to be condescending but it didn't work. It can be switched with master, and both words have multiple meanings. It's down to the reader to interpret what is typed/written correctly.

Fuck sake dude - you never look at the flip side. Did Kyoshiro use Haki? Did he use named attacks? No? Well it's back to square one for this argument.
 
Dont pay them too much attention due to an irrelevant clash where neither of the combatants actually tried something. :catpole:
Kyoshiro is good enough for a warm-up.
It will be like Ryuma vs Zoro a mid diff fight

I also love how you guys ignores the fact that Oda is making clear that Zoro is probably close to Oden's level rn and will be on his level him once he masters Enma the same Oden who's >>>9 Scabbards..but yeah Kyoshiro and Shuten are close to Current Zoro lol

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You really need to brush up on your samurai code. Doing anything against their masters will, whether dead or alive, is one of, if not the most inextricably and incorrigibly disrespectful act possible in samurai law. These guys are based on samurai, in a country based on Sengoku Japan, where Samurai were at their most prominent. It is ridiculous to even question this shit. These guys are toiling and working so hard against all the odds and have been for 20 fucking years - at no point would these guys ever do something, which, in their eyes, would be so disrespectful, idiotic and sinful.

No, none have been shown, so, the statement is ambiguous, not certain. This is the point I've been trying to get across. It is ambiguous, therefore, we cannot treat it as if it says one thing or the other. We need to know more before drawing sensible conclusions.
So you have no manga fact supporting the claim. Good that's a start.
There is no ambiguity to the statement. This is no different than those who claim Mihawk is not WSS because we don't know if he fought everyone.


He specifically stated that Oden brought such great samurai to their knees and that the three of them were necessary for their plan. Nothing about power was ever mentioned.
He stated that they were the same level.

Fh
It is a factual statement
That's all you need to admit to. It means I have a better claim for my point than you do. With the information we have, my claim is supported and yours is not. If that changes with new information then it's fine but until then we look at what the manga says.


Faced an Admiral and being effective against an Admiral are totally different kettles of fish my guy
Linking Zoro to Kaido? Perhaps, but it's also linking Luffy, Law and Kid to Kaido too. And we all know who will actually end up defeating Kaido (Luffy). 4V1 defeating Kaido and playing a role is arguably less impressive than defeating a YC1-3 1v1. Im not sure about that because it's too early to say for sure.
The Manga has also linked Zoro with King and Kyoshiro, so there's that loose end too. He needs to overcome those before he can do anything to Kaido, and Enma is how he is going to do it. Therefore, current Zoro cannot deal with Kyoshiro and certainly not King until he has mastered Enma - as i've said before this is the purpose
He was effective against the admiral. He overpowered his attack and pushed him back. Then he faced him a second time to stalemate.
There's nothing arguable about it, helping stop the WSC is way above defeating a YC3 character.


just pointing out that you failed at being a grammar nazi - nothing more really. You were just trying to be condescending but it didn't work. It can be switched with master, and both words have multiple meanings. It's down to the reader to interpret what is typed/written correctly.
That's nice and all but you should reread your own point before pointing fingers.
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Fuck sake dude - you never look at the flip side. Did Kyoshiro use Haki? Did he use named attacks? No? Well it's back to square one for this argument
Again reread your own post. You were the one claiming that Zoro was going all out which is obviously false. I made no statement regarding Kyoshiro going all out
 
Shutenmaru attacked Jack from the front and Jack has prepared to fight, yet he was able to cut Jack's sword and slashed him.

And then there is Kawamatsu, someone who's on the similar level with Shutenmaru, he attacked Zoro from behind and was easily blocked by Zoro, making Kawamatsu back tracking.

So, even before this chapter, it has been made clear by Oda that Zoro is above the likes of them.
 

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I like kyoshiro. He is strong, badass and enjoys decent hype around him.

However, I won't go into too much detail regarding that brief clash between him and Zoro because it doesn't mean anything.

Also, the way Zoro is progressing and the consistent hype is being build around him, I have no reason to put Zoro below or at par with kyoshiro especially when it's kyu who hasn't shown anything special nor enjoys any remarkable portrayal like that of king.
 
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