Powers & Abilities Could it be that Zoro actually did go all out in dressrosa? Zoro doesn't know how to use asura

#81
@Monkey D Theories No it would cost Oda a lot.

Again just look at pre time skip

Just like how I explained Oda made Zoro not use Sanzen Sekai for 400 chapters like how Asur a isn't being used, the Consideration of how strong Zoro is is always important.

Remember that for a large portion of Pre time skip, it's always been arguable that Zoro is pretty much as strong as luffy. And Oda knows that. Oda intentionally writes things like the two fighting in Whiskey peak because he knows they are relative.

And do you know what that leads to? That leads to Oda having to write the opponents of Zoro a certain way.

If Zoro is relative to Luffy in strength, that means that the opposing side must have a number two who is also relative to the final boss. And THAT CANNOT HAPPEN.

Understand, it's a special case that the strawhats have a vice captain who is relative to the captain. It's supposed to be special. That's why it's believable that other pirates keep confusing Zoro for the one who is the captain. Because it's extremely rare for their to be a subordinate who is relative to their captain.

And so the other gimmick of Zoro's pre time skip fights comes up. Zoro MUST BE NERFED. Since its supposed to be rare for a number two to be relative to the captain, Zoro who is relative to Luffy must get NERFED so that he can match up well to the number two.

See the pattern.

And guess what happened post time skip?

Zoro stopped getting NERFED. Oda finally got tired of having Zoro get nerfed so he had to settle for Zoro doesn't go all out.

If post time skip Zoro is relative to luffy (which we can argue about elsewhere) then unless Zoro gets nerfed similar to pre time skip, Pica would have to be relative to Doflamingo to match up. And this cannot happen. The literal story cannot allow pica to be relative to doffy or else it makes Zoro being relative to luffy less special.

I hope you see what I'm getting at.

It would cost Oda hundreds of chapters of setting up shit like urouge wondering how Zoro isn't a captain or Zoro tanking luffy's pain or Zoro beating the final villain hody in the arc itself before luffy.

Oda does these things to remind us that it's special that The strawhats have a number two who is relative to the captain and it cannot be special if every arc just has a bunch of number twos who are also relative to their captains.
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Okay. I guess you don't have an answer.

I hope you've learned something
The fuck are you on about? Grow some fucking balls and realize your little fantasy is full of shit. Use some common sense.
 
#82
He used "Secret Arts" at least twice
He used a secret art to cut the krakken as well. In fact he used A NEW secret art to cut the krakken. Unlike with pica where he recycled an ability from East blue.
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While asura exists, I think he either doesn't have full control over it, or that it perhaps has some sort of negative side effects that make it unusable in 99% of circumstances.
What about Sanzen Sekai? How come Zoro took 400 chapters to use his "best move"?
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The fuck are you on about? Grow some fucking balls and realize your little fantasy is full of shit. Use some common sense.
So you haven't learned anything.

Do you want to learn? If you do then we can set up a monetary exchange so that I can take time to teach you.
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Asura is not a flat mode that is applicable to all of his techniques, neither is Ni Gorilla.

It would massively deride the concept of Santoryu if all his peak moves required the illusory 9 sword style to be in peak power.

It's like saying Luffy's Axe is significantly stronger than his pistol, why doesn't he have a gattling+rifle+red hawk+gear 3rd form of it ?

Why didn't Zoro use Asura to multiply shishi sonson x3 against his loss vs. Kuma? Why didn't he stack Asura with Sanzensekai vs. Oz. It doesn't work that way, treating Asura as a flat boost to all of his moves and extrapolating his powers as a result is very strange.
@WesMidnight
Asura is a 9 sword style mode.

What are you talking about.

The same way there's no Three sword style version of Shishi son son, there's no 9 sword style version of Onigiri

It's not like gear fourth obviously. It's a mode that creates an entirely new fighting style. Hence the name 9 sword style.

It's not called " 3 sword style kaoiken X 3" like you're implying. The same way 3 sword style isnt "1 sword style kaoiken X 3"
 
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#83
this post doesnt even feel salty:gonope:
You mean pica being ONE STAT above Zoro makes Zoro not YC level? Pica only had mobility above Zoro and used it to run very well.

Okay Diamond Jozu has better Durability than White beard. Jozu has ONE STAT above whitebeard. I guess that means Whitebeard isn't Yonkou level??? Since he has ONE STAT lower than a YC

now thats some quality salt:goyea:
The fuck are you on about? Grow some fucking balls and realize your little fantasy is full of shit. Use some common sense.
just sayin:kayneshrug::kayneshrug:
 
#84
Oh Look Im immalv I can make shit post to somebody!
One Stat! Man! One Stat!
Good for fucking you.
Everything you said means nothing because irrationality at it's finest. If you think your smart go right ahead, But i'm going to be laughing at how false you are.


Jozu has better durability? lol that's laughable. Dude got frozen and lost an arm. WB had hellva lot more done to him and was still going.
 
#85
The last attack against Pica was his strongest attack, the same one that he used against Mihawk or Oars
@PurpleSwordsman
Look at this way, Zoro used TWO attacks on pica.

Zoro used Ichidai Sanzen Daisen Sekai (ISDS) on the Golem body. Then Zoro used Sanzen Sekai on Pica's body.

ISDS is the improved version of Sanzen Sekai. Sanzen Sekai being that move he used on Mihawk.

Zoro chose a weaker attack on Pica's actual body than the Golem body. As in Zoro HELD BACK on cutting Pica in half and killing him. He chose a weaker move.

And if you don't think ISDS is stronger than Sanzen Sekai then look at the English translation. Sanzen Sekai is "3 thousand worlds" and ISDS is "Greater 3 thousand words or 3 thousand Upon 3 thousand worlds"

So right there, you have clear proof that Zoro held back. It's the Equivalent of Zoro using Shishi sonson on someone when we know he can do Shi shishi sonson, the improved version.

And besides that point, there's the fact that Zoro has OTHER secret abilities. Zoro uses an ability called "Secret technique, crossing of six paths" on the Kraken.

This is a secret technique he used in chapter 610 or so, same as Sanzen sekai he used on Mihawk in chapter 50. There's nearly 600 chapters between his first secret technique, Sanzen Sekai, and his second secret technique Crossing of six paths.

There's no proof whatsoever that Sanzen Sekai is stronger than Crossing of Six paths. They are both secret techniques and Crossing of six paths was seemingly developed 600 chapters AFTER Sanzen Sekai.

So aside from Asura being stronger than Sanzen sekai, it's actually arguable that crossing of six paths is also stronger. And we know for a fact that Zoro held back from killing Pica because ISDS is DEFINITELY stronger than Sanzen Sekai which he used to finish pica
 
#86
No
It's not just Ashura it's all his demon soul stuff
I think he has gone all out with his own abilities and techniques if it makes sense but the demon power and shit that he can bring out of the sword has yet to be used and i don't believe Ashura by itself is a form anyway it's not like a gear if we wanna compare it all the weird demon techniques he used combined would maybe be his gear equivilant with Ashura being the strongest attack of it.
 

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#87
Oh Look Im immalv I can make shit post to somebody!
One Stat! Man! One Stat!
Good for fucking you.
Everything you said means nothing because irrationality at it's finest. If you think your smart go right ahead, But i'm going to be laughing at how false you are.


Jozu has better durability? lol that's laughable. Dude got frozen and lost an arm. WB had hellva lot more done to him and was still going.
Why you throwing a tantrum ?
 
#89
Jozu has better durability? lol that's laughable. Dude got frozen and lost an arm. WB had hellva lot more done to him and was still going.
thats endurance not durabilty:milaugh:
so @ImmaIvanoM is still right on that point.
and judging from ur last 2 post it seems u r the one who got salty and triggered not him:kayneshrug:

i think u should follow ur own advice man:goyea:. getting worked up like that from one of his post:whitepress:
Maybe you should leave the interwebs for a while
 
#90
thats endurance not durabilty:milaugh:
so @ImmaIvanoM is still right on that point.
and judging from ur last 2 post it seems u r the one who got salty and triggered not him:kayneshrug:

i think u should follow ur own advice man. getting worked up like that from one of his post
Dude, you think Jozu would take two punches of Manga to his stomach, get the fuck out of here. It is durability, endurance plays into that as well. Similar not the same.
How much you can endure and how durable are you. Two sides of the coin.
 
#91
If what you are saying is true, I'm just wondering why this is the case. Why couldn't Oda just make Pica stronger if ISDS wasn't Zoro's effective limit
If Zoro is relative to Luffy then Pica being strong enough to fight him would mean Pica is relative to doffy and that cannot happen.

Oda cannot have many other crews outside the straw hats have the dynamic of Zoro being relative to Luffy or Rayleigh relative to Roger or Beckman relative to shanks. These are arguable but there's a reason why they are arguable. Oda is setting up a theme that these crews are special and similar.

Zoro would have to get nerfed pre time skip style and then fight Pica because there's no way Pica should be near doffy. Doffy's crew isn't one of the chosen special crews.

Also Zoro held back from killing pica. He used ISDS on the the golem body and then scaled down to sanzen sekai on pica
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forget who, but someone made a good point that Zoro can't use Ashura unless he is severely damaged.
Zoro wasn't severely damaged during the Kaki fight.

I mean he was damaged but it wasn't "severe" at least on Zoro standards
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we're 10 years into the post-timeskip and in one of the most pivotal parts of the series
How many years is there between Chapter 50 and when Zoro used Sanzen Sekai in thriller bark. There's about 400 chapters in the middle.

There's about 480 chapters between now and sabaody archipelago when Zoro last used Asura
 
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#92
Dude, you think Jozu would take two punches of Manga to his stomach, get the fuck out of here. It is durability, endurance plays into that as well. Similar not the same.
thats not how Durabilty works. i would rather not derail this thread and i dont think i need to explain elementary terms we use in Vs fights.
in layman terms:
Jozu is harder to damage but easier to kill> High Dura-low endurance
WB is easier to damage but harder to kill> low Dura-High Endurance

not interested if Papazuki can 1shot Jozu or he needs 100shots debate. bringing up specific ability and how that affectswith different character isnt going to change the definition of durability and endurance. my initial reply was about dura and endurance of WB/Jozu
 
#93
thats not how Durabilty works. i would rather not derail this thread and i dont think i need to explain elementary terms we use in Vs fights.
in layman terms:
Jozu is harder to damage but easier to kill> High Dura-low endurance
WB is easier to damage but harder to kill> low Dura-High Endurance

not interested if Papazuki can 1shot Jozu or he needs 100shots debate. bringing up specific ability and how that affectswith different character isnt going to change the definition of durability and endurance. my initial reply was about dura and endurance of WB/Jozu
No Shit. I said two sides of the same coin. Do you get that? They're similar but obviously different.
Whitebeard is a Yonko, Their durability, unlike what some may claim, are near the tip top of the world.
Same with Endurance.

Whitebeard at Marineford was sick and on his deathbed, To make statements about that where he is his weakest. Is not smart dude.
 
#94
No Shit. I said two sides of the same coin. Do you get that? They're similar but obviously different.
Whitebeard is a Yonko, Their durability, unlike what some may claim, are near the tip top of the world.
Same with Endurance.

Whitebeard at Marineford was sick and on his deathbed, To make statements about that where he is his weakest. Is not smart dude.
Lmaoo WBs body was stabbed by literal fodders and gun shots, same fodders who can't even damage Daz Bones let alone Jozu.
 
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#95
Lmaoo WBs body was stabbed by literal fodders and gun shots, same fodders who can't even damage Daz Bones let alone Jozu.

Are you autistic or some shit? Get off the Japanese cartoon incest and think a little before you say absolutely retarded ass shit.
No Shit. I said two sides of the same coin. Do you get that? They're similar but obviously different.
Whitebeard is a Yonko, Their durability, unlike what some may claim, are near the tip top of the world.
Same with Endurance.

Whitebeard at Marineford was sick and on his deathbed, To make statements about that where he is his weakest. Is not smart dude.
 
#96
You seriously tryna reason with @Ravagerblade?

That **** is legitimately retarded, don't even bother
thanks for the heads up but i was just supporting one of @ImmaIvanoM claim (dura/endurance one)
its past 4 am here. i would rather not get into debate about what is durability and what is endurance:milaugh:
on a side note: this reminds me how low temp can Kuzan achieve? can he go close to Absolute 0? also how much does the decreasing the temperature affect Durability of living things and objects?

No Shit. I said two sides of the same coin. Do you get that? They're similar but obviously different.
Whitebeard is a Yonko, Their durability, unlike what some may claim, are near the tip top of the world.
Same with Endurance.

Whitebeard at Marineford was sick and on his deathbed, To make statements about that where he is his weakest. Is not smart dude.
can u please go back and read my initial reply? we are not talking about a hypothetical Prime Beard here. we are talking about the one we saw in action aka MF Beard. and that man didnt have high durability.
thats the whole point. also i was talking about two terms: "Dura" and "Endurance". not about how high is WB or jozu is in tier list or who can tank a heat based damage or cold based damage better.

and this part isnt even worth responding
Whitebeard is a Yonko, Their durability, unlike what some may claim, are near the tip top of the world.
Same with Endurance.
its not ppl's claim. we have on panel feats of WB having low dura. as for Prime B thats a whole other thing that we dont know. not interested in arguing about unknowns
so far only 2 yonko have shown high dura. and other 3 of have shown low dura. Dura was never important in One Piece. Endurance plays far better role in this Manga and Mangaka focuses on endurance a lot to show a char's will power.

to save the trouble of u mentioning random stuffs:
1. Roger: Died to 2 fodders stabbing him
2. WB: fooders made Beehive in him
3. Garp: Fodders damaged him
4. Shanks: lost his hand to a sea king
5. BB: got injured by Luffy
thats 5 of the toppest in the world who doesnt have insane dura going for them.

so far among top tiers we have only 2 comfirm case of high dura: BM and Kaido. Oden might count in this group too.
not sure about the logia admirals due to their df properties. not sure about other top tiers that i didnt mention as we havent much of them


TL;DR: Durability: Dofla >>>WB
in Combat: WB sneezes in his grave and Dofla dies in Impel down:kayneshrug:
 
#97
thanks for the heads up but i was just supporting one of @ImmaIvanoM claim (dura/endurance one)
its past 4 am here. i would rather not get into debate about what is durability and what is endurance:milaugh:
on a side note: this reminds me how low temp can Kuzan achieve? can he go close to Absolute 0? also how much does the decreasing the temperature affect Durability of living things and objects?


can u please go back and read my initial reply? we are not talking about a hypothetical Prime Beard here. we are talking about the one we saw in action aka MF Beard. and that man didnt have high durability.
thats the whole point. also i was talking about to terms: "Dura" and "Endurance". not about how high is WB or jozu is in tier list or who can tank a heat based damage or cold based damage better.

and this part isnt even worth responding

its not ppl's claim. we have on panel feats of WB having low dura. as for Prime B thats a whole other thing that we dont know. not interested in arguing about unknowns
so far only 2 yonko have shown high dura. and other 3 of have shown low dura. Dura was never important in One Piece. Endurance plays far better role in this Manga and Mangaka focuses on endurance a lot to show a char's will power.

to save the trouble of u mentioning random stuffs:
1. Roger: Died to 2 fodders stabbing him
2. WB: fooders made Beehive in him
3. Garp: Fodders damaged him
4. Shanks: lost his hand to a sea king
5. BB: got injured by Luffy
thats 5 of the toppest in the world ho doesnt have insane dura going for them.

so far among top tiers we have only 2 comfirm case of high dura: BM and Kaido. Oden might count in this group too.
not sure about the logia admirals due to their df properties. not sure about other top tiers that i didnt mention as we havent much of them
TL;DR: Durability: Dofla >>>WB
in Combat: WB sneezes in his grave and Dofla dies in Impel down:kayneshrug:
You have to understand the context. That's why I'm argumentative. WB was sick, I.E. not in his prime, and before you forget he was called the Worlds Strongest Man. If he's deteriorated that much from his prime, but yet still was literally ready and fine to take Mihawk's Slash. I think he's confident in his durability. He may have even sensed it wasn't a full powered Slash anyways.

Do we have an understanding?
 
#98
You have to understand the context. That's why I'm argumentative. WB was sick, I.E. not in his prime, and before you forget he was called the Worlds Strongest Man. If he's deteriorated that much from his prime, but yet still was literally ready and fine to take Mihawk's Slash. I think he's confident in his durability. He may have even sensed it wasn't a full powered Slash anyways.

Do we have an understanding?
A yonko is his prime lost his arm to a fish, replace Jozu with Shanks and fish is loosing its teeth
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If Mihawk slash landed on WB, he would be cut in half.
No line 1 million WB's back to back and they all would be cut in half
 
#99
A yonko is his prime lost his arm to a fish, replace Jozu with Shanks and fish is loosing its teeth
Why do you hang onto something that happened in Chapter 1? Something that Oda didn't really envision, but had happened at his editors beheadst? And besides that; it was more for Luffy's motivation and for emotions. Ever heard of retcons?
 
Why do you hang onto something that happened in Chapter 1? Something that Oda didn't really envision, but had happened at his editors beheadst? And besides that; it was more for Luffy's motivation and for emotions. Ever heard of retcons?
Okay any example of there being a retcon?
WB was taking damage from gun shots
Fodder arrows were piercing Oden's body and Oden is far more durable than WB surviving an hour inside of a magma.

What human top tier has shown diamond's durability?
 
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