Questions & Mysteries Will Mihawk actually be Zoro's final opponent?

#61
Zoro vs Mihawk confuses me more than anything else in the story

Just think about it for a second

When would the fight take place?

Before Laugh Tale? Well that would mean Zoro has at least 1-2 more opponents before the series ends

During the Final War? Mihawk has no reason to align himself with the government. I don't think this makes much sense

Where would the fight take place?

Would it be a battle at sea? There's no way a ship would be able to withstand top tier Zoro and Mihawk going at it

Elbaf? What reason would Buggy and Co have to go there?

Too many questions
Secretly, I believe Zoro vs Mihawk is an epilogue fight that takes place in some remote island where nobody lives.
 
#63
"Will Oda fumble a fight he setup over 1000 chapters ago in favor of an obervation Haki training tool, aka Shiryu?" is a question that somehow keeps getting asked by way, way too many people.

Stop the cope. Mihawk did not join Shanks. He will not die alongside Shanks via Blackbeard and Shiryu, and it is time to move on. Shiryu will likely never be on the same panel as Mihawk. Shit, I would go as far as to say that if Yoru works in any way like Enma does?

Shiryu's touching the sword could probably kill him.

Zoro will use this motherfucker as a stepping stone to up his haki game, and there will be nothing else to it. At best? His sword has "eaten" a devil's fruit, and Zoro will take it to further upgrade himself before facing Mihawk.

As for other options, Nasjuro might be after Mihawk, depending on how well Saturn does for himself. He will not be stronger most likely, but if Saturn beats or even just gets extreme diffed by Luffy? Then the one Gorosei actually known for carrying a sword could be at least a worthy opponent for a WSS Zoro to flex on. But besides that? Fat chance.
 

Cinera

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#72
What stops Oda from elevating Shiryu to that level?
  • He was given Absalom's fruit
  • His disappointing showing in the fight vs Garp

His portrayal doesn't place him above other YC 1s, meanwhile Mihawk is at least comparable to the Emperors.
 
#75
Luffy (and the strawhats) and buggy (and cross guild’s) goal of the one piece is more important and relevant to the story than just zoro vs mihawk
When both crews finally clash that’s when they’ll fight not before or after. The winner is going to be essential in helping their captain become pirate king. Even Zoro himself prioritizes luffy’s dream over his own. His dream is never going to be as important as him helping luffy become pirate king

Also mihawk is a part of cross guild just like the rest he isn’t working for imu. He’s not going to fight zoro while luffy fights imu and everyone else has actually relevant battles
Basically the same thread so same answer
 

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#76
Nasjuro being stronger than Mihawk means, the WG has like 10-12 admiral level people on their side, which is ridiculous
There's a reason they rule the world.


Are you guys again with this bullshit?
Of course he is going to be nothing says that a Teacher can't fight his student look garp and aokiji also mihawk is going to LT now that he is with buggy "nothing will happen to him" if it is what people are expecting and there won't be anything more after LT one piece ends up there
The fights that remains for woro are
Shiryu < an admiral maybe (fujitora is my bet) < mihawk
I don't even think he is fighting that nasujuro gorosei
The Final War would be after Laughtale, after the One Piece has been found.

Laughtale isn't the end of One Piece, but at best the penultimate arc.


Unless luffy’s final opponent is buggy then no

It’d be somebody under imu
TBH, Zoro fighting Mihawk doesn't need to fit into a Strawhat battle. Buggy isn't strong enough to be an opponent for Luffy anyways as things stand, so Zoro could fight Mihawk while the other Strawhats don't do anything.
 
#77
There's a reason they rule the world.



The Final War would be after Laughtale, after the One Piece has been found.

Laughtale isn't the end of One Piece, but at best the penultimate arc.



TBH, Zoro fighting Mihawk doesn't need to fit into a Strawhat battle. Buggy isn't strong enough to be an opponent for Luffy anyways as things stand, so Zoro could fight Mihawk while the other Strawhats don't do anything.
It does tho
Luffy and buggy are after the one piece meaning their crews will eventually clash. The strawhats and cross guild fighting is bigger than just zoro and mihawk. The fight pushes the winner closer to the one piece and makes their captain pirate king
The strawhats and cross guild won’t do nothing either. They’ll obviously play a role too

Personally personally I think a Davy Back fight between the 2 would be the best option
After Blackbeard and shanks fall and luffy gets the final poneglyph cross guild challenges them. They can’t win a straight up 1v1 so it’ll be cross guild’s best option to take everything. Zoro and mihawk getting their own round to fight potentially even the last. The winner being the wss and making their captain pirate king
 

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#78
The winner being the wss and making their captain pirate king
Mihawk doesn't at all care about making Buggy the Pirate King though.

Like for all you've said about Cross Guild vs Strawhats the fact is that neither Mihawk nor Crocodile care to make Buggy the Pirate King.
 
#79
Mihawk isn’t the final fight, it’s most likely an admiral aka Fuji. Mihawk is second or third to last. The final arc is gonna be SHs vs WG + marines. Neither Zoro or Mihawk is that special to fight in an arc made just for them so it’s definitely gonna be added in one of the arcs.
 
#80
Mihawk doesn't at all care about making Buggy the Pirate King though.

Like for all you've said about Cross Guild vs Strawhats the fact is that neither Mihawk nor Crocodile care to make Buggy the Pirate King.
  1. Mihawk is a member of cross guild
  2. Cross guild is going for the one piece
  3. Therefore mihawk is also going for the one piece just like the rest of the crew
 
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