Future Events Zoro and Roger? The true nature of Zoro's dream

Where will Zoro demonstrate the pinnacle of his strength?

  • Against Mihawk

  • In the Final War

  • Against Shiryu

  • Against the Gorosei

  • A rematch with Ryuma

  • None of the above


Results are only viewable after voting.

Gol D. Roger

ȶɦɛ քɨʀǟȶɛ ӄɨռɢ
#41
Pretty much all that needs to be said, some people can try and wiggle around it but when its all said and done the upper echelon of the Straw Hats, especially Luffy/Zoro are going to surpass alot of past figures not only because the narrative demands it for obvious reasons but because thats just how most Shonen end, with the MCs ending up at the top of their respective verses, we've seen it with Naruto, Bleach, etc. One Piece is not different in this regard
Zoro doesn't give a flying fuck about Roger. He doesn't even give a shit about surpassing Ryuuma. All Zoro cares about is being WSS, and that means surpassing Mihawk.

However.

This is a shounen. Zoro will be the strongest swordsman to have ever lived. Why do we know this? Because he's been consistently paralleled with Ryuuma, a man hyped as the sword god. Therefore, by performing feats nobody has done, Zoro will be hyped as the new sword god.

Guess what? Luffy doesn't give a flying fuck about Roger either. But this is a shounen and we know that Luffy will surpass him by achieving what Roger never could. The two are related through parallels. Roger has absolutely nothing to do with Zoro. Ryuuma represents Zoro's Roger. Whether Zoro surpasses Roger or not depends on how strong Ryuuma was. That's all there is to it.
This^^^ is pretty much what I've been telling people to understand for the past two days. :pepelit:
 
#42
Regardless if Roger is a swordsman or not
He is dead
and Oda will only focus on Zoro/Mihawk plot for Zoro's WSS.
If Oda doesn't have the balls to settle the argument of Mihawk vs Shanks. Do you honestly think Oda would add Oden, Ryuuma, Roger and many previous dead people onto this list?
are you out of your minds? hahaha

let him settle the Shanks problem first, and then we will think about dead people.

People have been questioning Mihawk legitimacy even without knowing about Oden, and without prime Ryuuma being called "sword god". And without knowing Roger can fight with a sword.

People have questioned Mihawk's level with people of this era, people like Shanks, and Fujitora.
Let Oda settle the debate with those current two people who are still alive, and I am content and happy LOL
 

Bogard

You can't win
#45
I was on board with Oda thinking that everyone using a sword as a main weapon was a swordsman, but i seriously doubt Oda considers Roger as one, or at least not one that fall under the WSS title. I think he just wanted to mimic Roger as a real pirate and the clash was entirely pure haki blast from each other with Whitebeard also using a bisento, but with Oda emphasizing how neither weapon were touching each other

That plus the fact that we know Whitebeard has a powerful devil fruit(strongest paramecia), and thus it's feasible to imagine that Roger may have another powerful power to match that. If they are already evenly matched in a pure weapon/haki blast(COA/COC), then Whitebeard's gura destructive power would overwhelm Roger if it wasn't the case, and thus leads to the possibility that Oda just wanted to portray an equal clash without showing Roger's full power yet

I don't know if it's the gun, if it's a devil fruit, but the possibility exist, and thus while he may appear to use a sword right now, i don't understand why it's hard for people to understand that he may be more than just a swordsman

And this aside, there is build-up to take into consideration as well. Ever since the beginning of the story, Oda always portrayed Luffy's path different to Zoro's one. Zoro wanted to be the WSS and aimed for Mihawk, but when Luffy told him he'd become Pirate King, he was shocked, suggesting he knew what it meant, but never aimed for that because his goal simply diverged, with Luffy also stating that the WSS needs to stay at the Pirate King's side, so from story standpoint, Oda was already drawing the parallel with the right hand man of the pirate king being WSS worthy, while the Pirate King himself stands above him

Same happened when Mihawk asked Luffy what his goal was, with Mihawk saying that the goal in question was harder to accomplish, but that Luffy/Zoro was an interesting duo he wanted to meet, and yes i know there is more into pirate king than just power, but parallel doesn't lie, which i think was the real significance Oda was trying to draw out there

And for 900 chapters it always stayed the same, with Luffy following Roger's path to become pirate king while Zoro was following swordsman path to reach/surpass Mihawk

Roger was also the first one to discover the existence of the One Piece and labeled as the greatest pirate for this feat, but afterwards it created the greatest age of piracy with the current generation having even much more pirates than before, with the creme of the creme of the worst generation eventually being destinated to reach the top, and Luffy specifically being the one to accomplish something even Roger couldn't do

And thus while it wasn't specifically stated, i expect Oda to do the same with Zoro. He already created parallel with Ryuma who is venered as a god in Wano, but for Oda to accomplish that, he needs to make Zoro's final opponent the strongest obstacle for him in the path of swordsmanship, which i believe Mihawk to be that.
 
#46
What reason does he have to avoid it? Roger and Ryuma are dead, there is no other option/source for comparison. In the case Mihawk ever dies before Zoro gets to him, same thing applies, better/greater feats can be performed regardless.

-For us as readers we can easily go through their feats to see who is superior without needing them to fight (I don't need to see Roger fighting Fujitora)
-For the lore, he could perform feats so great that they surpass what the world even knew Mihawk was capable of. Dubbing him greater.

Stop making it more complicated than it needs to be, it's just a title. There are no official rules to gaining one, this isn't a sport like boxing where there are 1v1 fights lined up for the judges on the side to score for a championship (title) belt.

Says who? A major false equivalence anyway, Zoro would be performing a feat that no one has ever been able to produce. A little different than Dorry and Brogy over here throwing out attacks anyone and their mothers can replicate.

A feat that no being before you had achieved. Yea not hard to see why one could go down as the greatest after accomplishing that.



Who knows? Why are you implying you know exactly how he got the title?

You're acting like Kaidou went around facing different creatures to gain his title. Or defeated the previous strongest creature, whatever that means.
Is it possible for Zoro to lose to mihawk and then later Zoro cuts something real big and then the title transfers to Zoro for cutting something real big yet he lost to Mihawk?

If your answer is yes then please provide a panel in the manga that supports this. I need to see a panel that insinuates that Zoro doesn't actually have to beat a swordsman to prove he is the better swordsman and instead he just has to cut the thing the other swordsman couldn't

Note:
I'm not being random for asking for such a panel since we have been following Zoro try and achieve his dream for 1000 chapters so there's no way the rules of how he achieves his dream can just change after 1000 chapters with no foreshadowing.

Explain how this philosophy of being able to cut bigger things plays into everytime Zoro beats a swordsman in the story since like I said, apparently beating another swordsman isn't what proves you are better, it's simply cutting something bigger
 
#47
That’s not the point, Zoro could very well surpass Roger depending on how far Oda goes with EoS scaling, the issue arises when you connect Zoro’s WSS ambition with Roger.
I never opposed that totally tho my fellow. At my first paragraph i already said about it.Roger has nothing to do with zoro's ambition currently .but its bec of he is dead already and not bec of his fighting style.its just we are exchanging of ideas on dark clouds. I say it will rain (zoro may surpass), you say no it wont (zoro may not surpass).

And in eos discussions , shounen logic rules the area. "Luffy will be the strongest" "zoro will be the greatest swordsmen ever" are just some examples. These are not guaranteed but its what people expect from a shounen manga. And i think this logic is only connection between zoro and roger through swordmanship. And that is why there is heat on the forum rn ,not only by zoro fans but by opposite side too.

Most important thing is there is something to discuss after long ass time
 
#48
What is Mihawk's power lvl if Zoro defeats an Admiral and a member of Gorosei before fighting Mihawk? :catpole:
I talk about it when it happens ...

honestly ... Zoro fandom as of now is BASED on "fan fictions" and "what if"s and "so it means"

cause Mihawk is featless and didn't do much ON SCREEN

so as Zoro himself

all of you guys need damage control until manga gave you any on screen shit
 
#51
Zoros gonna surpass and reach the level of people like ryuma/mihawk/rayleigh/oden eos
With zoro in one way or another having some short of connection to them
Roger really doesn't have anything to do with him tbh. Just as much as shiki, rocks, linlin, etc.
 
#52
What damage control are you speaking of? Is it us who denies Roger being a swordsman?
It is not us who expected him to be a Hakiman or CoCman, it is everyone else, same everyone else who is doing damage control.
yes in fact Zoro fandom was on denial FOR YEARS that Roger is not a swordsman cause you didn't want to face Roger

but now that Oda proved you wrong , you jumped on defense by saying ... well Zoro > Roger

that's just lame and prove of how empty this wank base is


Zoro can die wishing be above Roger (or Shanks or Xebec for that matter)

and your wank fiction can't change that ...

Zoro fandom just need some medical and mental help ... they are a lost case
 

nik87

Kitetsu Wanker
#53
yes in fact Zoro fandom was on denial FOR YEARS that Roger is not a swordsman cause you didn't want to face Roger
but now that Oda proved you wrong , you jumped on defense by saying ... well Zoro > Roger
that's just lame and prove of how empty this wank base is
Zoro can die wishing be above Roger (or Shanks or Xebec for that matter)
and your wank fiction can't change that ...
Zoro fandom just need some medical and mental help ... they are a lost case
Has your brain gone on vacation or how else do you explain what you just wrote?
The only one who lost his shit after the last chapter is you. What happened? No Hakiman Roger, no CoCman Roger?

When has Zoro fandom denied Roger being a swordsman? We didnt want to face Roger? How will we face a dead man?
I have been proven wrong? Regarding what? That Roger is swordsman? Where have I said otherwise?
Saying Zoro>Roger is jumping on defense? I thought it is only common sense if Zoro is supposed to be GOAT.

Empty wank base because we say Zoro>Roger? Where has Oda prohibited Zoro to be above Roger?
Lmao. "I can die wishing Zoro above Roger..." Hilarious, the only one butthurt about it is you.
Nothing stops Zoro being above Roger, Roger is not a limit to anyone's power so good luck to your mental state.
 

Finalbeta

Hero of Albion
#54
What damage control are you speaking of? Is it us who denies Roger being a swordsman?
It is not us who expected him to be a Hakiman or CoCman, it is everyone else, same everyone else who is doing damage control.
I don't get what these guys expect Roger to end up being.

Hakiman doesn't even exist, same for DF powers as Fuji proved us.

Roger cannot be a Gunslinger either.
 
#58
Because there's no such thing as more than a swordsman in One piece.
The moment Oda placed Fugi and Law as swordsmen, this type of argument lost any validity (Not like it had any to begin with).
Create a chart between Roger,Law and Fuji....

Roger is the one that can be called swordman more easily so far.
If more feats are needed ....then we would wait but he's leading.

Post automatically merged:

Akainu/Primebeard/Roger > EOS Zoro >= Mihawk :yasu:
Don't lie you said Akainu >Roger

:smithnie:
 

ZenZu

The only one who can beat me is me
#60
Is it possible for Zoro to lose to mihawk and then later Zoro cuts something real big and then the title transfers to Zoro for cutting something real big yet he lost to Mihawk?

If your answer is yes then please provide a panel in the manga that supports this. I need to see a panel that insinuates that Zoro doesn't actually have to beat a swordsman to prove he is the better swordsman and instead he just has to cut the thing the other swordsman couldn't

Note:
I'm not being random for asking for such a panel since we have been following Zoro try and achieve his dream for 1000 chapters so there's no way the rules of how he achieves his dream can just change after 1000 chapters with no foreshadowing.

Explain how this philosophy of being able to cut bigger things plays into everytime Zoro beats a swordsman in the story since like I said, apparently beating another swordsman isn't what proves you are better, it's simply cutting something bigger
Ofcourse it's possible. Lmao am I missing something? Showing better feats is always possible.

Zoro lost to Kuma, guess he can never surpass him unless he defeats him in a fight.

Luffy lost to Magellan, I guess he's disqualified from the title of PK or possibly WSM unless he goes back and defeats him.
 
Top