Character Discussion Zoro has the wierdest WSS journey

[Topi Jerami]

Mihawk will be setup for Zoro vs Aramaki

*Shiryu
Get that goofy green shoes outta here

 

[Sword God Ryuma]

Its not weird. Also you skipped Ohm. Has a Swordsman you need to be able to handle various things because they have all kinds of weird and DF based Swordsman in this series. You just need to be strong

 

[Sword God Ryuma]

No you just need to beat the strongest swordsman lmfaooo

Yes they don't understand that if Zoro defeated Mihawk when he first fought him he would currently be the strongest lol. Also Zoro has fought Swordsman, Hachi, Cabaji, ohm, Kaku, King. I don't know what delusional shit yall are talking about.

 

[rohithkun]

Also What is the need for Zoro to fight swordsmen though. He can improve his skills on his own and he absorbs skills from other swordsmen like Kinemon. He doesn't need to beat every swordsman he sees for him to get stronger, there are other means. He just needs to be strong enough to beat Mihawk when the time comes. You guys treat it as if there is a tournament to decide WSS and Zoro has to beat various people to have the right to challenge Mihawk.

 

[Welkin]

I think it would be cooler if Zoro had more sword wielding opponents but at the same time Oda’s ass at sword choreography so it’s a fair sacrifice

 

[BattalGazi]

I think in the end we may see that Zoro was already WSS but he just didn't know haki so he was basically seeking himself, by this logic Mihawk may turn out a fraud which has happened in monsters one shot. I think Mihawk is the Usopp of swordsmen and in the future with Ragnir Usopp will also be fraud like Mihawk.

 

[ImmaIvanoM]

Zoro has the wierdest WSS journey


Was it the same for mihawk ? Because it's laughable.


- cats: they got claws , as some equivalent of swords

- a guy that uses baseball bats and muscular lady. No swords here.

- mr1: we works because he may not have swords but his entire body is like a sword

- giraffe with swords. no hater but giraffe that has a body like a shield is wierd WSS match

- ryuuma. Clear winner match with former, likely WSS from many years ago that also won Zoro a black blade.

But wierdest part is he gave up his first and only black blade, won fair and square, just like that.

- a guy that did occasionally used a sword but he was a rock golem. Barely qualify as a sword duel if I'm generous when guy was spamming rock golems 99% of the time



- pteranodon. Again, he said it himself he is not a swordman. He is a dino with wings and peak that look like swords but clearly are not swords.

- a duel with cat again, bigger then the pre ts cats, leopard Lucci. He got claws,.but no sword duel yet again.

- Super Super Sommers

A guy that has spikes, invisible spikes boosted by magic or whatever these guys are using.

Again not a real sword duel.

He is known as "knife of WG" so he is most blade like title of WG,.but still wierd.

What are you talking about?

Are you complaining that Zoro isn’t engaged in vagabond type regular fights like he’s in our real world with no super powers?

your complaint is that Zoro’s fights aren’t MORE basic?

 

[Albino 👑]

Zoro's WSS journey is nearly identical to a cook who focuses on fighting on the side.

Oda has no shame.

Thinking about it would Sanji technically be the second strongest swordsman or even the true strongest swordsman anytime he picked up a blade

Sanji unlike Luffy is pretty skilled with blades and is already comparable to Zoro just using his legs

 

[Loki D. Terror]

Oda for some reason doesn't write Zoro fighting swordsmen without DFs.

 

[Rivaille]

It is only weird for the people who think that to be the WSS you need to beat every swordsman on the planet.
In the world of One Piece to be the WSS you just need to be stronger than the current WSS. And the means you use to reach that level of strength is up to you.
That is why the « Mihawk is a fraud he never fought Vista » was always an idiotic argument.

 

[BoaHancocksHusband]

Zoro has the wierdest WSS journey


Was it the same for mihawk ? Because it's laughable.


- cats: they got claws , as some equivalent of swords

- a guy that uses baseball bats and muscular lady. No swords here.

- mr1: we works because he may not have swords but his entire body is like a sword

- giraffe with swords. no hater but giraffe that has a body like a shield is wierd WSS match

- ryuuma. Clear winner match with former, likely WSS from many years ago that also won Zoro a black blade.

But wierdest part is he gave up his first and only black blade, won fair and square, just like that.

- a guy that did occasionally used a sword but he was a rock golem. Barely qualify as a sword duel if I'm generous when guy was spamming rock golems 99% of the time



- pteranodon. Again, he said it himself he is not a swordman. He is a dino with wings and peak that look like swords but clearly are not swords.

- a duel with cat again, bigger then the pre ts cats, leopard Lucci. He got claws,.but no sword duel yet again.

- Super Super Sommers

A guy that has spikes, invisible spikes boosted by magic or whatever these guys are using.

Again not a real sword duel.

He is known as "knife of WG" so he is most blade like title of WG,.but still wierd.

Big Daddy Saran is standing in Zoro’s way being the Worlds 3rd Strongest Swordsman

 

[style]

Oda is basically telling that Zoro can beat his opponent even if they have extra abilities other than pure swordsmanship
No shortcuts allowed in his journey, he has to overcome everything

 

[Senfret]

You forgot Killer and Onimaru, that three way fight was a proper samurai fight, also it was inspired by the myth of Benimaru with the sword stealing and the bridge which was a nice touch

 

[Vanlax]

Zoro's path is about himself and not other swordsmen.

He's shown he can grow and hone his swordsmanship without having to strictly fight swordsmen.

It's not that hard to comprehend.

 

[Punk Rotten]

It really just comes down to him beating Mihawk later. Thats all there is to it. Its only a Zoro and mihawk concern to be the best swordsman apparently

 

[Gauntlet]

For those that are being reductionistic, I can say that Zoro's journey of becoming the World's Strongest Swordsman doesn't need to happen on panel with such logic. As long as Zoro gets the title, nothing else matters. The main point of this thread isn't whether or not Zoro's title is legitimate when it's all said and done, but rather did Zoro's opps sufficiently served the role of being Zoro's foil in his race towards becoming the World's Strongest Swordsman, which they obviously didn't. Said opponents should of also been used to expand on the poorly extrapolated concept of swordsmanship in One Piece, but Oda obviously failed in doing so. Yes Zoro is making "progress" in his "journey" of becoming the World's Strongest Swordsman, but rather than his fights and his enemies composed with the central principle being Zoro's journey and exploration of swordsmanship, they were mostly just generic antagonists that did little to advance Zoro on his journey to becoming the WSS other than them just so happening to have an ability that Zoro can learn an ability to counter, and even then that's not most of them.