Powers & Abilities Would Zoro be nerfed if he lost one arm?

[BornInAbyss]

Thats a good question right there right? Lets look at shanks! He lost his arm but he still is a yonkou and seemingly haven't lost any strength.

But Shanks is only using one sword while zoro uses 3 at his best capacity. So zoro would be limited to 2 swords instead of 3.

But does the number of his swords really nerf him? One of his strongest move is a 1 sword style move.

Any thoughts?

 

[centurion]

In what world does losing a limb not hinder your physical strength and overall power?

Zoro with 1 arm = no more Santoryu/3 Sword Style = nerf

 

[Franosuke]

It would be a nerf. Maybe he would adapt to it eventually and regain his past strength but he would have to put in a lot of work to revamp his fighting style. His haki is strong enough to do that

 

[symbiote]

It’s a bigger nerf than you guys think. His normal 2 Swords is a sword in each hand, he’s going to have to change up the whole fighting style.

 

[serialwinnerv7]

If he could develop hakimanship other than pure swordsmanship then no

 

[roronoa_fan]

Databook Red makes it very clear that Shanks became weaker after he lost an arm.

 

[BornInAbyss]

Databook Red makes it very clear that Shanks became weaker after he lost an arm.

so shanks with 2 arms could literally be PK

 

[roronoa_fan]

so shanks with 2 arms could literally be PK

Not because it's not related to strength. His Vivre Card makes a point of saying that he is the closest man to being the Pirate King if he considers that Pirate King means being the freest man.

 

[Malick the last Light]

Mihawk ended his rivalry and spend over a decade traveling the seas out of boredom because fighting against Shanks after he lost his arm didn't do it for him. Zoro especially has always been portrayed at his strongest with all three swords working together. Would he be a scub without one of his arms? Of fuckign course not. Shanks isnt a scrub either. But he would nerfed.

 

[Mackiss]

He just needs to lost enma to rollback to veteran level.

 

[Finalbeta]

Yes

Mihawk even calls Shanks one armed been so he himself most likely recognizes that is a nerf

 

[Rottkins]

Dude Oda in the 40 and 60 zoro wrote that he is4 and 5 swords style Zoro. I am pretty sure he would have cut off all limbs, put in those places swords and be happy as hell, running and cutting everything around. Besides they have Franky in the crew. Making for Zoro a robotic limb is not a problem, if he would ask for one. But tho nerfed or not he will fight even like an armless knight from Mony Python and Holy Grail with Wado in his thief and people will be still pissing their pants out of fear.

 

[RoronoaZorro]

Losing an arm is a huge nerf because Zoro is the way he is due to 3 swords style.

Proof: Killer fight in Wano.

 

[vikas]

He will hold his sword with his armpit or buttcheeks ......dude is using teeth to hold a sword.

 

[Gol D. Roger]

Yup, unless you're Kid, it is a nerf and so is losing an eye.

 

[traxex123]

Yup, unless you're Kid, it is a nerf and so is losing an eye.

no, losing an eye only makes him cooler

 

[nik87]

Yes.

 

[Yo Tan Wa]

Ofcrs,, Zoro's is not Goat like Sanji or Shanks to not get weak if decides to not use hands or if he loses a arm. Even two arms are not enough so he uses his teeth. ​

 

[matt245]

It will, after all, he uses 3 sword style. But I do see him being able to master 1ss and maybe a weird type of 2ss to still be a little bit strong.

 

[GrandmasterChef Zonji]

He Already on Nerf with One eye Being Closed anyway