Speculations Who does Zoro fight after King?

[ImmaIvanoM]

Nothing wrong with Gandhi being stronger. His power is probably unknown to the rest of the world. I could even see him being the one who scarred Ryuma.

If Gandhi is stronger because “People didnt know” why shouldnt we say Magus is even stronger than Gandi?

Do you know who Magus is? Magus is some random swordsman in West blue who is completely unknown and is actually a monster beyond belief… Btw i just made up Magus… Do you get my point? If Gandhi is stronger than Mihawk, what is there to say some other random guy unknown somewhere isnt also stronger than Gandi?

After Zoro beats Gandi his title will be “Possibly the Strongest swordsman in the world” because the story has just proven to us that people can be stronger than Mihawk simply by being unknown

 

[Salah WG]

Did you mean Shiryu instead of Magellan?

Which arc would this be?

I believe Zoro will be sent to Impel Down by Kuma right after this Raid
(Basically reverse Moment of Thriller Bark, Kuma said he will show him Hell then we had Nothing Happened moment, but in this Raid, we will have Nothing Moment 2.0 first & then Kuma sends Zoro to Literal Hell which is Impel Down)
He will defeat Magellan & be saved by Red-Hair Pirates (Not sure if Shanks will be present, but i'm sure Yasopp will meet Zoro)

Oda wasn't lying when he said Wano is End of Luffy's Adventure, after it, it's only War & Chaos

 

[Franosuke]

I believe Zoro will be sent to Impel Down by Kuma right after this Raid
(Basically reverse Moment of Thriller Bark, Kuma said he will show him Hell then we had Nothing Happened moment, but in this Raid, we will have Nothing Moment 2.0 first & then Kuma sends Zoro to Literal Hell which is Impel Down)
He will defeat Magellan & be saved by Red-Hair Pirates (Not sure if Shanks will be present, but i'm sure Yasopp will meet Zoro)

Oda wasn't lying when he said Wano is End of Luffy's Adventure, after it, it's only War & Chaos

Wait is there a written theory about this? Sounds really interesting

 

[Salah WG]

Wait is there a written theory about this? Sounds really interesting

I haven't shared the Full Theory yet, but hopefully i will do so this January
Zoro vs Magellan is based on his Fights Pattern, however second revisit of Impel Down is only so that Oda introduces a New Major Villain.
(Basically the guy that Shanks talked about with the Gorosei, & it's not Blackbeard or Rocks)

 

[Finalbeta]

I hope we will still see Magellan in action in the future

 

[nik87]

I believe Zoro will be sent to Impel Down by Kuma right after this Raid
(Basically reverse Moment of Thriller Bark, Kuma said he will show him Hell then we had Nothing Happened moment, but in this Raid, we will have Nothing Moment 2.0 first & then Kuma sends Zoro to Literal Hell which is Impel Down)
He will defeat Magellan & be saved by Red-Hair Pirates (Not sure if Shanks will be present, but i'm sure Yasopp will meet Zoro)

Oda wasn't lying when he said Wano is End of Luffy's Adventure, after it, it's only War & Chaos

Hard to imagine an arc that isnt focused on Luffy thought.

Zoro vs Magellan is based on his Fights Pattern

Also hard to imagine Magellan as a fitting match for Zoro's style but we will see.

 

[Date]

Mihawk(vsRHP arc)->Shiryu (vs BBP arc)->Fujitora(just a clash, not a fight to the end)->some new CP0/WG agent(Final War)->Bald Gorosei (Final fight)


Dont think the SH will fight the admirals to the end, because Fujitora and Ryukugyu have some hints on betraying the WG/starting a civil war, and i think Teach will beat Kizaru as a way to hype his power before he fight Luffy, probably in Alabasta for whatever the WG is after there(Pluton?).

 

[Salah WG]

Hard to imagine an arc that isnt focused on Luffy thought.


Also hard to imagine Magellan as a fitting match for Zoro's style but we will see.

No, not an Arc, it's part of Elbaf Arc, it's just that Zoro will be separated from Crew
Actually it's possible entire Crew will be split Post-Wano

Think of it this way
Zoro = Shark + Tiger + Dragon = Demon
In other words, he represents Strongest in Land, Sea & Air (As represented by his Santoryu, Asura & Animal Themes)
When these Three are combined (Such as Asura), he represents Demon & his Goal is to become Demon who Conquers Heaven

So Post-TS, Zoro have faced Shark Representative (Hody) & then Tiger Representative (Fujitora) & then Dragon Representative (Kaido)
And he defeated a Blade User from Sea (Hyouzou), Land (Pica) & Sky (King)

This exact pattern happened Pre-TS & after Three Major Saga, he fought against Kaku
Kaku = Multi Sword User like Hatchan + Troublesome Durability like Mr. 1 + Ranged Attacks like Ohm
And Zoro defeated him by becoming a Trion Figure (Demon/Asura)

So after Zoro defeats King, his next Opponent will be Demon Representative who combines between Challenges of Hyouzou, Pica & King.
And it will be someone who works for WG because after Kaido, Main Saga Villain will be Im-Sama.

Magellan is the one who fulfills all these requirements & complete the pattern, it will be a Fight to determine King of Hell/Underworld.
Zoro's Asura Path + Enma's Name + Tanking Worst Damage ... etc is the Path that Zoro took, cuz he wants to take down Heaven.
And i believe that it will be during this Fight that Zoro Masters Asura. (Unless he does it in Wano first)

And tbh this is just one of the many reasons i believe this Fight will happen, there is actually a Bigger Story that requires Impel Down to be revisited again (Not full Arc, just couple Chapters for certain Reveals)

 

[Cinera]

Probably like Loki or Shiryu

Even if he kills Kaido it won’t be a “major fight”

First ZKK and then Ben Beckman!

Zoro will probably not fight in Elbaf, due to recovering from Hakai and the rebound of the Mink medicine.

I think the order is Mihawk ——> Shiryu ——> Gandhi

Why would Zoro fight swordsmen after Mihawk?

Because I think Zoro will become WSS before Luffy becomes PK.

Why? Many Strawhats realise their dreams alongside or after Luffy.

Nothing wrong with Gandhi being stronger. His power is probably unknown to the rest of the world. I could even see him being the one who scarred Ryuma.

No, there's lots wrong with it. It means that Mihawk isn't actually the World's Strongest Swordsman and Zoro doesn't accomplish his dream.

Mihawk needs to be the very strongest swordsman in the world for Zoro to realise his dream.

Any exception invalidates the fulfilment of Zoro's dream.

 

[nik87]

No, not an Arc, it's part of Elbaf Arc, it's just that Zoro will be separated from Crew
Actually it's possible entire Crew will be split Post-Wano

Think of it this way
Zoro = Shark + Tiger + Dragon = Demon
In other words, he represents Strongest in Land, Sea & Air (As represented by his Santoryu, Asura & Animal Themes)
When these Three are combined (Such as Asura), he represents Demon & his Goal is to become Demon who Conquers Heaven

So Post-TS, Zoro have faced Shark Representative (Hody) & then Tiger Representative (Fujitora) & then Dragon Representative (Kaido)
And he defeated a Blade User from Sea (Hyouzou), Land (Pica) & Sky (King)

This exact pattern happened Pre-TS & after Three Major Saga, he fought against Kaku
Kaku = Multi Sword User like Hatchan + Troublesome Durability like Mr. 1 + Ranged Attacks like Ohm
And Zoro defeated him by becoming a Trion Figure (Demon/Asura)

So after Zoro defeats King, his next Opponent will be Demon Representative who combines between Challenges of Hyouzou, Pica & King.
And it will be someone who works for WG because after Kaido, Main Saga Villain will be Im-Sama.

Magellan is the one who fulfills all these requirements & complete the pattern, it will be a Fight to determine King of Hell/Underworld.
Zoro's Asura Path + Enma's Name + Tanking Worst Damage ... etc is the Path that Zoro took, cuz he wants to take down Heaven.
And i believe that it will be during this Fight that Zoro Masters Asura. (Unless he does it in Wano first)

And tbh this is just one of the many reasons i believe this Fight will happen, there is actually a Bigger Story that requires Impel Down to be revisited again (Not full Arc, just couple Chapters for certain Reveals)

Even though it seems unlikely from my perspective, I would welcome such development. :cheers:

 

[Shanal]

Death

He'll conquer death itself next, yes

 

[Paperchampion23]

If there's any kind of conflict with the Redhair Pirates, Ben Beckman. Zoro needs to prove his supremacy over Shanks' vice captain. After that?

• Raftel — Shiryuu of the Rain
• Final War — Gandhi or Kizaru
• ??? — Dracule Mihawk

Imo, if you believe the RHP can be the final battles, then its very easy to see how Mihawk can just ally with Shanks for that fight.

With that, Luffy and Zoro's final opponents will essentially be equal (because that is how the manga has painted it). Ben Beckmann just screams final Sanji opponent to me.


I do agree with this order though, but I think Fuji will be his fight. (Regardless of how "good" Fuji is). A lot of people think Kizaru's powers are more broken but I disagree. It's a fight of CoO and Speed ther and it seems like that is more Sanji's Forte now. Fuji might honestly be a CoC user considering how he butts heads with Akainu, while Kizaru is a marine lapdog who listens to him.

Imo:

- Shiryu
- Fuji
- Ghandi
- Mihawk

(Not including other surprise fights prior).

 

[Manos. AsuraZoro]

I believe it would be an admiral from either kizaru or fujitora.
Luffy will have to go and save sabo and Boa from the marines and this would be the first defeat of the marines..
The grand fleet of Luffy will come to aid of course.
BB will be the semifinal boss before IM.

 

[Finalbeta]

Oda had to have someone defeat a monster like King after all, and picking someone as grand as the Grandmaster proved a compelling choice I guess.

 

[stealthblack]

Back to monet he goes. Tag te-am with tashigi

 

[Finalbeta]

Back to monet he goes. Tag te-am with tashigi

 

[Cinera]

Some sort of payoff with Mihawk at the same time that Luffy meets Shanks.

Shouldn't Zoro be out of commission on Elbaf (presumably when Luffy will confront the Red Hair Pirates)?