I have been seeing some Ryuma slander these last couple of days because "much ZKK is dead!" clowns wishing to not only discredit the Ruyma parallels between Zoro and Ruyma but also attempt to diminish what exactly it was that Ryuma did. Because everybody that has actually paid attention to the setting and lore of the One Piece world knows nobody has the hype that can even come close to this guy.
Ryuma stood against the World Government alone, and he did not only keep his country safe from falling into the WGs grubby hands or kept it from being destroyed, but he also gave Imu and his gang such a monumental ass-whooping that several hundred years after his death Akainu still keeps Kiazru from going to the island because they Navy and their government overlords are still having PTSD from the shit this man did to them.
"But Malick" some of you heretics who questions the sword gods greatness might say "we don't actually know if he fought any Top Tiers! Maybe the WG and Navy just sent fodders to Wano. Or maybe they just didn't care THAT much about the country!" and all I got to say to that is this:
Are you actually listening to what you are saying? Did you read the same Manga as I did? Watched the same show? Not only was every generation Oda revealed filled with its own various Top Tiers, but Ryuma and his deeds had to be so monumental that they kept the WG and Navy from destroying or taking over the country for hundreds of years after Ryuma had already died. Did you think Akainu hesitated to send an Admiral to that damn Island because Ryuma killed only Marine Captains and CP9 agents? That he came to be known as the sword GOD in a country world-renowned for its swordsmen because he never defeated anybody noteworthy in his life of open rebellion against the WG?
Bitch are you listening to yourself? Of COURSE this guy bodied Top Tiers!
As for the WG maybe not giving too much of a shit about Wano? Yeah I am sure they didn't care too much about the region of the world where sea stone and the Proneglphys originated from. As every One Piece reader knows those are two things neither the WG nor the navy ever really cared that much about am I right?
All I got to say to you people that wish to disregard the kind of hype that Ruyma has just cause they wish to shit on Zoro by proxy (and do not act like that isn't why you people do this) is to keep one thing in mind alright? Unlike Nika, Joyboy, or whatever character you decide to dick ride this week, Ryuma actually managed to keep his country and people alive and free from WG and Navy control for hundreds of years. So keep that in mind when you wish to use the sword god's name in vain next time okay?