In order for Oda to justify Zoro's nerf and not have fans(especially Japan's fanbase) coming to tear him down, he will have to give the Zoro fans a gigantic bone. Especially given Zoro's absence most of post-ts, this bone will have to be able to last the Zoro fandom YEARS. A bone like that can only come in very few ways. 
In this thread I will explain.
If Oda is to nerf Zoro so that he is out-of-commission/nerfed extremely in following arcs, he will have to give the fans something they can cherish/chew on for the time he is out or nerfed.
First, here are 5 things Oda has always done to help justify Zoro's nerf to Zoro's fans:
Baratie Nerf
But Zoro is different now. He is in a league of his own, and King can not satisfy any of these requirements. Zoro is at a point where he can achieve all of these things/requirements.
In order to justify the nerf pending for Zoro, Zoro will have to fight one of the Yonko ( Both Simultaneously?) completely solo. He will also have to forge a black blade, and he will also have to defeat the Arc's Strongest Villain.
Notice that every time Oda does these nerf moments, Zoro progresses. He does this so Zoro fans don't just feel as if it is a cheap repeat, and so that the Zoro fans don't hassle him for his handling of the character.
Remember, first, Zoro only learned of BlackBlades, and the next time he won one.
First, Zoro attempted but failed miserably at defeating the strongest villain, next time he almost did.
As such, the next time he is pending post-arc nerfs(Wano), he will have to have forged a black blade, and killed the arc's strongest villain.
Thus, in order for Oda to justify Zoro's post-wano nerfs, he will have to do these 5 things:
Sidenote: A theory that completes all of these requirements is none other than ZKK. ZKBM is also okay in my book.:cheers:
In this thread I will explain.
If Oda is to nerf Zoro so that he is out-of-commission/nerfed extremely in following arcs, he will have to give the fans something they can cherish/chew on for the time he is out or nerfed.
First, here are 5 things Oda has always done to help justify Zoro's nerf to Zoro's fans:
Baratie Nerf
- Introduction of Black Blade (Yoru)
- Fight Strongest Arc Villain Solo (Mihawk)
- Attempt to Kill Strongest Villain Solo (Sanzen Sekai)
- Profound Respect between Villain and Zoro (Mihawk's Respect)
- Major Character Moment post-fight(Zoro's promise)
- Obtaining a Black Blade (Shusui)
- Fight Strongest Arc Villain Solo (Kuma)
- Attempt to Kill Strongest Villain Solo (Almost achieved; Shishi SonSon)
- Profound Respect between Villain and Zoro (Kuma's respect)
- Major Character Moment post-fight (Nothing Happened)
But Zoro is different now. He is in a league of his own, and King can not satisfy any of these requirements. Zoro is at a point where he can achieve all of these things/requirements.
In order to justify the nerf pending for Zoro, Zoro will have to fight one of the Yonko ( Both Simultaneously?) completely solo. He will also have to forge a black blade, and he will also have to defeat the Arc's Strongest Villain.
Notice that every time Oda does these nerf moments, Zoro progresses. He does this so Zoro fans don't just feel as if it is a cheap repeat, and so that the Zoro fans don't hassle him for his handling of the character.
Remember, first, Zoro only learned of BlackBlades, and the next time he won one.
First, Zoro attempted but failed miserably at defeating the strongest villain, next time he almost did.
As such, the next time he is pending post-arc nerfs(Wano), he will have to have forged a black blade, and killed the arc's strongest villain.
Thus, in order for Oda to justify Zoro's post-wano nerfs, he will have to do these 5 things:
- Have Zoro forge a Black Blade.(Enma/Wado)
- Have Zoro fight the Arc's Strongest Villain Solo (Kaido/Big Mom)
- Have Zoro Kill/Defeat the Arc's Strongest Villain (Kaido/Big Mom)
- Have the Arc's Villain display profound respect for Zoro (Kaido/Big Mom)
- Major Character Moment for Zoro post-fight (Ryuma's Grave or something)
Sidenote: A theory that completes all of these requirements is none other than ZKK. ZKBM is also okay in my book.:cheers:
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