Future Events One Piece is almost over, will Zoro get his own arc or is it officially over?
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With Wano being the most Luffy centric arc yet, do you think Zoro still has a chance to headline his own arc? I guess Mihawk vs Zoro is the last chance.
its funny how people dont think wano was zoro's arc when
- zoro had one of the most important intro scenes to establish wano's setting, with an AMAZING double page spread where he murders a corrupt magistrate trying to throw him in jail on false pretenses.
- zoro was the one who had the closest connection with the arc princess, saved her, slept with her, inherited a sword from her etc.
- zoro was the closest to yasuie and the one with the most personal connection to the people of wano in general. luffy was connected by food with a random kid, zoro was connected by friends, family, and a lover. He was Yasuie's friend, he fought with and allied with his uncle's dog, the princess fell in love with him. His desire to fight for Wano was as personal as its ever been for him.
- he got conquerors haki this arc
- he fought the main villain in a tag team with luffy as well as having his own villain fight tied to the endgame lore of the setting
- he had an entire plotline about being connected to ryuma even more explicitly than just using his sword, with Ryuma being gassed up as a Joyboy-level hero of the past.
- he had a key flashback that went into detail about the nature of cursed swords, swords having their own will to be inherited and carried out by the user
- there was a scene that called back to one of his very first promises in Arlong Park, where until he fights Mihawk again "not even a grim reaper/shinigami will take my life"
and legitimately more. it was as much of a zoro arc as WCI was a sanji arc, zoro just has a different character and plot than sanji so the arc did not involve rescuing zoro from himself or zoro's emotional backstory with his abusive family, it dealt with different things like honor and reputation, duty vs desire, found family etc
- zoro had one of the most important intro scenes to establish wano's setting, with an AMAZING double page spread where he murders a corrupt magistrate trying to throw him in jail on false pretenses.
- zoro was the one who had the closest connection with the arc princess, saved her, slept with her, inherited a sword from her etc.
- zoro was the closest to yasuie and the one with the most personal connection to the people of wano in general. luffy was connected by food with a random kid, zoro was connected by friends, family, and a lover. He was Yasuie's friend, he fought with and allied with his uncle's dog, the princess fell in love with him. His desire to fight for Wano was as personal as its ever been for him.
- he got conquerors haki this arc
- he fought the main villain in a tag team with luffy as well as having his own villain fight tied to the endgame lore of the setting
- he had an entire plotline about being connected to ryuma even more explicitly than just using his sword, with Ryuma being gassed up as a Joyboy-level hero of the past.
- he had a key flashback that went into detail about the nature of cursed swords, swords having their own will to be inherited and carried out by the user
- there was a scene that called back to one of his very first promises in Arlong Park, where until he fights Mihawk again "not even a grim reaper/shinigami will take my life"
and legitimately more. it was as much of a zoro arc as WCI was a sanji arc, zoro just has a different character and plot than sanji so the arc did not involve rescuing zoro from himself or zoro's emotional backstory with his abusive family, it dealt with different things like honor and reputation, duty vs desire, found family etc
Wano was essentially his arc, every arc is Luffy’s arc, but in Wano Zoro uniquely got a lot more focus than normal. He got some lore developments, new sword, really impressive feats, unlocked conqueror’s haki and coating. I don’t think he will see this much focus again until the day he stands before Mihawk (and obviously Nusjuro/Shiryu).
Very well written why Wano is Zoro's arc but the 'honor and reputation, duty vs desire' part was already been told before Wano.
The other half was told that Zoro has this connection to Wano but the plot was never further emphasized or concluded. It's kinda left a bitter taste in the mouth.
The points that you said reminds me of a lot of the old school samurai mangas, it's about a mysterious powerful samurai comes to save the land from the devils. Some of them did different than another. Some has some flashbacks but some of them don't. Oda was trying to write something similar but also want to remain Zoro as a mystrious samurai. It might looks like a great story if it isn't written as a sub plot to the Wano story instead as a spin off solo manga.
The other half was told that Zoro has this connection to Wano but the plot was never further emphasized or concluded. It's kinda left a bitter taste in the mouth.
The points that you said reminds me of a lot of the old school samurai mangas, it's about a mysterious powerful samurai comes to save the land from the devils. Some of them did different than another. Some has some flashbacks but some of them don't. Oda was trying to write something similar but also want to remain Zoro as a mystrious samurai. It might looks like a great story if it isn't written as a sub plot to the Wano story instead as a spin off solo manga.
The Wano arc fell short of expectations for Zoro growth as a character or heck learn more about him. Several key plot points remain unresolved, including the absence of a visit to Ryuma's grave, a lack of detail regarding black blade forging techniques, the relegation of family history to an SBS, and Yamato's failure to recognize familial connections. Missing a key character and so on..
Also, what happened to the nidai that Zoro was going after? Wano, at the end, was just rushed/anticlimactic and could have gone longer...
Also, what happened to the nidai that Zoro was going after? Wano, at the end, was just rushed/anticlimactic and could have gone longer...
