Speculations Is Wano Really Zoro’s Arc? The Difference Between a Broken Promise and an Unfulfilled Expectation.
Okay. But Oda is doing duo antagonists right?
After this flashback, it's very clear Orochi is as much of s villain in this arc as kaido is. So Oda has to make one of the main cast care about that right?
Like we came into Wano knowing both Kaido and Orochi are the antagonists but Oda went of his way to have Luffy get tangled up with kaido AGAIN so that the reader can have on panel evidence of kaido being a villain. Hence why Luffy gets smacked and imprisoned then he decides to train. Then Oda has to do the same for the other antagonist Orochi by having him get tied up with Zoro so that we can have on panel evidence of Orochi being a villain. And bonus Zoro also gets a training sword.
Done. We've set up the two villains in the eyes of the reader through the eyes of the two primary protagonists here, Luffy and Zoro. Then a bonus flashback with the two villains being shown in the eyes of Oden.
Now a war begins. That's the basic structure of Wano so far.
I don't know whether you are talking about fight match ups and saying that's what determines "the year of Zoro" because remember "the year of Sanji" was very lacklustre in terms of fight match ups right?
You bring up kid and that's fine. He'll help with taking down kaido. It doesn't mean he's more important than Zoro though. Hell Zoro is probably gonna help with fighting kaido too so...
After this flashback, it's very clear Orochi is as much of s villain in this arc as kaido is. So Oda has to make one of the main cast care about that right?
Like we came into Wano knowing both Kaido and Orochi are the antagonists but Oda went of his way to have Luffy get tangled up with kaido AGAIN so that the reader can have on panel evidence of kaido being a villain. Hence why Luffy gets smacked and imprisoned then he decides to train. Then Oda has to do the same for the other antagonist Orochi by having him get tied up with Zoro so that we can have on panel evidence of Orochi being a villain. And bonus Zoro also gets a training sword.
Done. We've set up the two villains in the eyes of the reader through the eyes of the two primary protagonists here, Luffy and Zoro. Then a bonus flashback with the two villains being shown in the eyes of Oden.
Now a war begins. That's the basic structure of Wano so far.
I don't know whether you are talking about fight match ups and saying that's what determines "the year of Zoro" because remember "the year of Sanji" was very lacklustre in terms of fight match ups right?
You bring up kid and that's fine. He'll help with taking down kaido. It doesn't mean he's more important than Zoro though. Hell Zoro is probably gonna help with fighting kaido too so...
Are you quoting me from somewhere? Why don't you find the exact quote of me saying this because I certainly don't remember saying "Zoro will kill kaido"
Anyway I've given you a very clear break down of what Oda is doing. And it's very clear that Zoro is the second most central character in this arc.
If your measure of "important character" has nothing to do with how many important plots the characer is involved in and it's just about who the character fights in the end then WCI wasn't really "Sanji's arc" then right? Since you don't care that outside luffy he had he most shit going on and all that matters is that he didn't have a fight at the end.
Hehehe, and even using your logic, Zoro's still had more fights than Kid, Zoro gotten power ups to be able to fight kaido while kid hasn't. Zoro's being match up against commanders for his end of arc battle. Zoro's still slated for even more power ups before he end of the arc.
Like even if all you cared about was fights, I still don't see how Zoro is lacking in this department
Anyway I've given you a very clear break down of what Oda is doing. And it's very clear that Zoro is the second most central character in this arc.
If your measure of "important character" has nothing to do with how many important plots the characer is involved in and it's just about who the character fights in the end then WCI wasn't really "Sanji's arc" then right? Since you don't care that outside luffy he had he most shit going on and all that matters is that he didn't have a fight at the end.
Hehehe, and even using your logic, Zoro's still had more fights than Kid, Zoro gotten power ups to be able to fight kaido while kid hasn't. Zoro's being match up against commanders for his end of arc battle. Zoro's still slated for even more power ups before he end of the arc.
Like even if all you cared about was fights, I still don't see how Zoro is lacking in this department
Yup because luffy is always the star snd it doesn't matter who has a grudge on who. Like law had a 10 year grudge and a 2 yar plan to beat Doffy and Luffy is the one who did most of the work since this is luffy's show. But suddenly kid is gonna appear and break this pattern that started in East blue?