General & Others A rival for Zoro

[LANJI CUCKSMOKE]

his rival will be mihawk
oda decided not to go too deep in that regard which Is my only complaint with these dreams so far .

 

[BOCCHI]

Nobody gives a fuck about the fake propaganda participation certificate title which is WSS.

Did Zoro hurt you this much after chapter 1010!!

 

[Oblivion]

tashigi is set up for that role. She has the same dream and you did describe Zoro and Tashigis dynamic pretty well

tashigi has the same dream as zoro?
iirc she wants to take back meito from evil pirates or something like that

 

[Sir Yasheen]

tashigi has the same dream as zoro?
iirc she wants to take back meito from evil pirates or something like that

She said she wants to become strong enough to take back all the meito from pirates and bounty hunters. This includes becoming stronger than Zoro and Mihawk. That by definition is the same dream as Zoro. To surpass Mihawk. Just because she didn’t say it’s for the title doesn’t mean the actual dream isn’t the same.

 

[Oblivion]

She said she wants to become strong enough to take back all the meito from pirates and bounty hunters. This includes becoming stronger than Zoro and Mihawk. That by definition is the same dream as Zoro. To surpass Mihawk. Just because she didn’t say it’s for the title doesn’t mean the actual dream isn’t the same.

I see what you mean but I don’t see it happening imo
It seems like eos isn’t that far off and Tashigi is still very far off zoro let alone Mihawk

 

[Sir Yasheen]

I see what you mean but I don’t see it happening imo
It seems like eos isn’t that far off and Tashigi is still very far off zoro let alone Mihawk

Epilogue will have Zoro vs Tashigi. Where tashigi will be an admiral and have collected all the blades except Zoros is my guest.

EOS Tashigi will be a war hero by taking down Fleet Captain Cavendish in my opinion.

 

[Chrono]

Did Zoro hurt you this much after chapter 1010!!

?

 

[Manos. AsuraZoro]

Cavendish is a fodder compared to Zoro.

By the the recent events even doflamingo looks weak compared to Zoro.
But i don't think we saw the limit of hakubas abilities it was like a wolf fighting sheeps.
He didn't even do a named technique in hakuba form.
It's just a nice mutch up for me, like the physically strongest swordsman vs the physically fastest swordsman.
But i don't have proofs that hakuba can reach Zoro's level of course it's a fight i really wanted to see back in dressroza and i think it would be cool

 

[The White Crane]

Now, the WSS title and the path to reach it... it's a very cool concept to me. But I think that Oda creating someone else with great drive and ambition who wants to achieve the same goal Zoro is aiming for and setting up a real rivarly between the two throughout the story would have been a very, very interesting dynamic, from which the story and the characters themeselves could have benefitted.

I would have loved such a thing. I like Zoro a lot and I am sure that I will very much enjoy the things he will achieve further down the line. But I personally think that this hypothetical character would have added a lot to the story.

That kind of character would have been left in the dust by Zoro's current achievements and feats just like Luffy's current achievements and feats left his alleged rivals like Kidd and Law in the dust.

 

[X18999]

I see a lot of people saying no one has the dream of becoming the WSS but honestly do we ever hear about the goals of anyone but Captains wanting to be PK or take over the world?

 

[pg13]

Zoro's Rival Should have been a protagonist , Someone in the crew that Luffy recruited who also wanted to become the greatest swordsman. Give them an arc where they betray the crew like Nico Robin except make them leave officially and then turn them into an antagonist. Like Sasuke.........Would've been an interesting Dynamic.

Or at the very least Make Sanji a Swordsman as well, then maybe their interactions would have more weight.

 

[Finalbeta]

Nobody gives a fuck about the fake propaganda participation certificate title which is WSS.

So if no one cares about WSS they also don't care about Oda sama, less the WSC not featuring in the databooks right?

 

[Warchief Sanji D Goat]

If only Kuina were still alive.

 

[mly90]

Nobody gives a fuck about the fake propaganda participation certificate title which is WSS.

Sadly we dont have anyone who wants became WSS

No one cares about neither Zoro nor his goals

Soulless responses as expected from two haters

 

[Chrono]

Soulless responses as expected from two haters

Thank you. I try

 

[mly90]

Shiryu of the Rain.

P.S: more interesting than Mifraud btw.

Yeah we know why you prefer Shiryu, we should trust take advice from one of the biggest Zoro hater on who would be his best rival

 

[Warchief Sanji D Goat]

Yeah we know why you prefer Shiryu, we should trust take advice from one of the biggest Zoro hater on who would be his best rival

Shiryu is strong though. He's literally the perfect swordsman for Zoro to fight against.

 

[mly90]

Shiryu is strong though. He's literally the perfect swordsman for Zoro to fight against.

True Mihawk is even better :cheers:

 

[Warchief Sanji D Goat]

True Mihawk is even better :cheers:

Depend on when Zoro will fight Mihawk, I will put him as one of the strongest characters alive in EOS.

 

[KiriNigiri]

Let's keep something mind: swordsman are the most common type of combatants in the One Piece world. To be recognized as the best of them is a big deal because of how many of them are out there. Not every actor aspires to be the best actor ever, but it doesn't change the fact that the field is stacked with a lot of talent who will beat you out in auditions, or just be chosen automatically due to their name. No one wants to lose a sword duel, even if they don't have the dream to be the best. Zoro has to separate himself from every swordsman in the One Piece world, and beat every single one he comes face to face with. That's not easy.

How Oda spices it up is not through a constant rivalry with someone of similar abilities and goals, but rather Zoro's devotion to someone else, that he's willing to risk his ambitions for.

That said, he does have a back and forth with Tashigi that's a role reversal of the one he had with Kuina in his childhood.