Oda needs to power up Shiryu. Despite him being Teach’s #2, he looked worse than Kuzan in the fight against Garp.
At the moment he honestly looks weaker than Zoro, with Zoro one shotting Lucci and clashing CoC with Nusjuro
Oda needs to power him up and with him already having a DF, the only other way is by powering up his sword.
I think the BBP could legitimately kill Mihawk, with Shiryu taking Yoru for himself. This isn’t to say that Shiryu could 1v1 Mihawk, but CG would be fucked if the BBP jumped them.
I think Mihawk would get 3v1ed, losing to Teach+Kuzan+Shiryu, with Shiryu getting the final hit via sneak.
In killing Mihawk, Shiryu will steal Zoro’s dream, preventing him from surpassing Mihawk. Zoro will defeat Shiryu to take back his masters sword and return it to Mihawk’s grave.
Eventually Zoro will get 3 black blades, defeat Nusjuro, and will be deamed WSSM as there will be no swordsman alive greater than him.
in any case, I think this theory would solve several issues:
At the moment he honestly looks weaker than Zoro, with Zoro one shotting Lucci and clashing CoC with Nusjuro
Oda needs to power him up and with him already having a DF, the only other way is by powering up his sword.
I think the BBP could legitimately kill Mihawk, with Shiryu taking Yoru for himself. This isn’t to say that Shiryu could 1v1 Mihawk, but CG would be fucked if the BBP jumped them.
I think Mihawk would get 3v1ed, losing to Teach+Kuzan+Shiryu, with Shiryu getting the final hit via sneak.
In killing Mihawk, Shiryu will steal Zoro’s dream, preventing him from surpassing Mihawk. Zoro will defeat Shiryu to take back his masters sword and return it to Mihawk’s grave.
Eventually Zoro will get 3 black blades, defeat Nusjuro, and will be deamed WSSM as there will be no swordsman alive greater than him.
in any case, I think this theory would solve several issues:
- Power ups Shiryu and makes him a formidable fight for Zoro, while creating a powerful motive for Zoro to beat Shiryu
- Gives Mihawk a satisfying defeat(getting 3v1ed by Teach, Kuzan, and Shiryu)
- Ties Zoro’s dream to the narrative. The WG is the final boss and the gorosei have been alive for centuries. With Mihawk gone, and Shanks possibly dying as well, Zoro will need to beat Nusjuro to achieve his dream.
