@Djordje you tagged me a couple of times to get a response and I know it was to troll and slander. But like I said I will wait till raws and full summary to comment.
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Heres what I make of the whole situation. Imu is very very quick, while Zoro was able to block Sommers attack on the kids he couldn't protect the giants/Gerd from Imu. So he somehow failed Luffy who thought that Zoro being there guaranteed safety.
Zoro using KOH Onigiri against Imu shows the difference in power creep. That is Zoros most basic move and his strongest mode. Compare that to Wano where Zoro started against Kaido with an Onigiri. The progression has been from Pre TS Onigiri to Post TS Rengoku Onigiri to Post Wano KOH Onigiri. I dont know if thr attack is the same as used against King because that one was a ranged attack and here Zoro is right next to the opponent even though the hands and swords are in a different position I think.
Now while people want to slander Zoro with tail blocking the attack, they willfully ignore that Imu has used the same as his weapon in his introduction twice to hit opponents (Cobra and Sabo). So the tail aint the weak part and nor was the tip used to block. On the contrary we can see clear shiver/vibration lines to show the force of the impact on the tail. The tail block looks very similar to how Nasurjuo blocked Rashomon in terms of paneling/placement.
The disappointing part is that Zoro left himself open to counter attack. Granted that hr probably didnt expect to get blocked by the tail but after Wano you expect him to block such attacks with full body haki like he did against Jackpot. And Odas intent here is clear, comparing the attacks against the giants, Zoro and Sanji its clear that the weakest one was used against Zoro although it was supposedly the FVs first named attack in the series. We see that Zoro is conscious (not one shot like the leakers implied) and will probably be involved for other stuff/fight. This is the time stalling or Zoro out of picture shit but without having Zoro KOd etc. For the giants and Sanji though it seems that they will be out for a while, Sanji will probably get back up due to Exo durability and regen and being able to get into a defensive stance.
Am I disappointed, yes in how Oda chose to take Zoro away from the main action. But I think that this arc might have more similarities with DR in terms of the villain (Imu/Doffy) having history with Loki/Law and as such we can expect (Nasurjuo/Pica) to be Zoros arc opponent eventually.
@Salah WG what do you think of the progression I mentioned, is KOH Onigiri Zoros new base from here on out. Can't wait to see KOH 10800 Pound Canon or KOH Sanzen Daisen Sikai.
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