Future Events Zoro vs Shamrock is happening

#41
I feel like in the short/medium term, nah. It feels like everything is set up for Luffy/Zoro/Nami and the Gods Knights to avoid each other right now- like the protag trio goes down to the underworld with the key and see what happened to Loki, while they barely miss the Gods Knights who ended up going up to the Sun realm. This, while also being realistic with the time it'd take to find the key and then go down to the Underworld, keeps the conflict from escalating to a direct major fight too early into an arc, and also keeps the tension incredibly high in both locations- then the story can use that tension, and resulting week to week buy-in from the reader, to keep us in our seats for a longer term story. This also avoids Oda throwing everything he has at us in under 30 chapters. Even if the specific details are wrong here, I think the general idea that these 2 groups will avoid each other for a while will end up being true.

but tbh i wouldn't rule it out later down the line, I have my own theories as to who Zoro will fight, but I think him vs Shamrock makes sense and would be a very entertaining/cool fight.

It's also possible they clash but don't have a major fight too, since Zoro has plenty of that these days- Fuji in Dressrosa, Kyoshiro in Wano, S-Hawk and Vnusjuro in Egghead. Plus, this could also throw out all my logic about avoiding a larger conflict too, so who knows
99% chance you’re right and 1% chance they have a brief clash with Luffy being shocked Shanks is there.
 
#42
Going by track record, the closest Luffy has come to fight against swordsmen is when he ran from Mihawk. There are other cases, I dont think Captain Kuro was a swordsman, Kizaru uses a sword but not a swordsman like Fujitora and even Fujitora not using his sword as a sword but using his DF through it.

Shamrock being a swordsman probably means that he in fact will not be Luffys fight, I am not sure if he will be Zoros fight either unless as others are pointing that someone above Shamrock comes (the Supreme Commander) and that Supreme Commander must not be a swordsman. I think Oda pretty much confirmed this with Luffy fighting/clashing with Peter/Warcury/Saturn but not Venus.

Luffy has the tools to fight against swordsmen now (with ACoA and ACoC) but for some reason I think Oda will still keep Luffy away from them. With so much focus on HKs and Gorosei in EH it is clear to me that WG are the next arc opponents and the fight with other Yonkos will be after that and at same time but not before.
 
#49
Following the narrative slashes in one piece are dangerous and any top/mid/low tier is vulnerable. I'm curious to see Niki fighting a real master swordman and see how it performs. It could solidify swordmanship in OP and the need of a swordman in any crew depending on the outcome of this fight.

So right now, there's 50/50 equal chance to see Niki vs Sham or Zoro vs Sham. But knowing Oda, probably something will happen to Zoro to stay out the fight
 

Shisui

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#51
The fact that we are even discussing Luffy/Zoro potentially fighting the leader of the HK is sad while a certain revo leader continues to do fuck all. I swr deadbeat is the biggest embarrassment to ever come out of this manga
 
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