Future Events Zoro's Fight?

[Blazing Lion]

It is clear that Luffy will be fighting Imunko this arc (at least from the present villains, since she is the big bad). Though I do have doubts about this since Luffy doesnt usually have female opponents (Alvida and BM). So this leaves the other HKs (Killingham, Sommers) and the DR army for the remaining CoC users (Zoro, Loki). We have yet to have Sanji unlock it and Gaban has been taken out of commission. And as a Zoro matchup neither Killingham nor Sommers really seem to be okay.

If you look at Onigashima and Egghead you can see Oda has been giving Zoro alot of fights and clashes against many opponents, there is not a set arc opponent for Zoro. Even in Wano it was not fully confirmed to the fandom that Zoro was going to fight King. In Egghead Lucci being a Zoro fight was also not a prediction agreed by the fandom. And Egghead was more of a stopover instead of Elbaf imo (you dont really get back to back big arcs from Oda). And until now there has only been fodder fights (even against Gaban it was only a block). So if Elbaf is going to be a major arc or even semi-major arc (the reveals are nothing short of the biggest in the series), would it not be better to expect more than one fight for Zoro. And if Elbaf is like a W7/EL type of arc then how or what will the matchups be. We can get some real random throw-ins like T-Bone in the journey to EL.

And lastly can we expect a versus army battle for Zoro like he had the 100 bounty hunters in WP or 500 gifters in Onigashima? Is the DR army going to be for Zoro to take out?

@nik87 @Cruxroux @Shimotsuki Fenaker @mly90 @Crow @Lor D. Coast @HA001 etc.

 

[nik87]

I think this will be the same as Egghead, we already know Oda wont accomplish Imu's downfall here.
Zoro will attack Imu and Imu will probably DomiReversi Sanji to keep Zoro in check.
That way Zoro cant do anything because it would mean killing his own shipmate.

Egghead was stalled until a haki burst negated the main threats from DF users.
Elbaf will likely be the same, it will be a race in circle until probably Luffy uses a haki burst to negate all DF effects.
That way Sommers and Killingham go bye-bye just like 4 Elders went away in Egghead while Gunko stays for her plotline with Brook.

Loki might be Domied as well so Luffy will have his hands full as well.
Dorry/Brogy may be used as hype device initially but I am confident that Oda is gonna pull another nothing happened like in Egghead.

 

[Monster Zoro's Tesla Supplier]

Zoro and Sanji fight Dorry and Brogy

 

[Blazing Lion]

Zoro and Sanji fight Dorry and Brogy

Cant post spoilers here but that chance is fading imo

 

[Bad English]

Zoro vs Quiringem is still on the table

 

[Blazing Lion]

I think this will be the same as Egghead, we already know Oda wont accomplish Imu's downfall here.
Zoro will attack Imu and Imu will probably DomiReversi Sanji to keep Zoro in check.
That way Zoro cant do anything because it would mean killing his own shipmate.

Egghead was stalled until a haki burst negated the main threats from DF users.
Elbaf will likely be the same, it will be a race in circle until probably Luffy uses a haki burst to negate all DF effects.
That way Sommers and Killingham go bye-bye just like 4 Elders went away in Egghead while Gunko stays for her plotline with Brook.

Loki might be Domied as well so Luffy will have his hands full as well.
Dorry/Brogy may be used as hype device initially but I am confident that Oda is gonna pull another nothing happened like in Egghead.

I hope we dont get DRed Sanji and Loki, that part has already been covered in the FB, we dont want a repeat of that. There is no point in giving an answer to a problem that is not going to be used unless its an ACoA PU which fails and needs ACoC to work type of thing.

 

[Salah WG]

Dorry & Brogy are basically a Single Fighter, their Signature Attack includes them both,
Separating them & then Defeating them Individually wouldn't give their Legend Justice,

Their Signature Attack is often translated to "Warrior's Nation" or "Conquering Nation", but it's basically like it represents Might of Elbaph,
It's like They are saying: "This is Power of Elbaph Nation of Conquering Warriors", except this time they are Domi-Reversed so They aren't representing Elbaph anymore, They are Corrupted, They are Fueled by Imu instead, and They are now False Kings of Elbaph,

I think it doesn't make sense for them to be Defeated by SHs, because it proves nothing,
Instead, They should be Defeated by Loki, but shouldn't Loki be Fighting Imu instead?
Well, that's why Oda injured Loki, it's to prevent him from Fighting properly, instead He can use his Hammer to Power Up another Person's Attack, and that's Hajrudin,

Imo Dorry/Brogy should be Defeated by Hajrudin using an Attack that is Empowered by Loki/Ragnir,
Which is gonna Symbolize many things,

This leaves us with SHs, and their Job has always been to Face Intruders, not interfere in In-House Conflicts,
And Oda left only Monster Trio Free, while bringing only Three Holy Knights, so do the Math. However, Oda made it clear that the Problem isn't those Three's Presence, but instead what They Unleashed, which Hints that They might not be Defeated here, only forced to Retreat,

 

[nik87]

I hope we dont get DRed Sanji and Loki, that part has already been covered in the FB, we dont want a repeat of that. There is no point in giving an answer to a problem that is not going to be used unless its an ACoA PU which fails and needs ACoC to work type of thing.

DR Sanji and DR Loki are perfect stalling devices.
Zoro/Luffy do not want to harm them so they are stuck.
We know that no matter what happens here, Imu will remain because he is safe on the Red Line.

I thought Gunko came to Elbaf with a ship but I forgot that she and Shamrock also used Abyss travel.
So when the haki burst happens, she will be gone too. I dont want another stalling arc either but Oda cant help himself...
Loki wont be allowed to show too much imo because Oda likely wants to save that for WG war, or just Awakening like Momonosuke.

I dont see a typical Zoro opponent on Elbaf.
Shamrock was a possibility but he went away.
Killingham probably doesnt have aCoC so he could be at best another Lucci if Oda makes Zoro dumb to not use aCoC which is certainly possible if he wants to leave Venus for Momonosuke.

The nightmares and Giant Warrior Pirates are the hype tools that will likely end up losing but all others are unclear.
If haki burst happens, Gunko, Sommers and Killingham will disappear.

 

[MonsterKaido]

Dorry/Killingham/Sommers

 

[Bad English]

Dorry/Killingham/Sommers

1v3

 

[Crow]

I don't know if DR'ing any strawhat or important character will be happening. So far the only cure to DR was shown to be death or near death (we don't know if Rocks was dying anyway). And given the current setup, we have no reason to believe Luffy or anyone else is in any way 'better' equipped to unmake DR curse than Roger and Garp were at GV.

So I suppose Dory and Brogy most likely are done for. They'll likely stall Zoro and Sanji cause both know them and neither will want to hurt them (perfect opportunity for Oda to forbid Zoro adv CoC for most of the time btw).

Sanji doesn't need adv CoC to overpower one of the HKs. He just won't be able to fully beat them but him having the upper hand against Sommers is still reasonable.
Zoro's hypetool won't be so lucky. Especially since he's kind of a fishman with his weird fruit.

Zoro also displayed significantly more bloodthirst in the earlier Elbaf chapters. I don't know if the nightmares or DR'ed fodder giant pirates will get a taste of that.

Imunko will be kept safe from Zoro, as with most main arc villains. Especially since we have Loki, Brook and special boi around who narratively are all suiting better against her. Once Imunko is dealt with, Dory and Brogy will either die or unlikely return to normal. They should die off to make space for Hajrudin imo.

 

[Dragon777]

Dorry or Brogy.

By far the strongest under Imu now.

 

[Dark Knight Sanji]

We will get exactly what has been set up and that is:-
Luffy vs Imunko
Loki (+ Hajruddin) vs DR'ed Dorry and Broggy
Zoro vs Killingham (Killingham looks broken with his MMA ability and fear-inducing powers)
Sanji vs Sommers (The most Sanji-coded opponent there's ever been)

Franky and others stalling/ dealing with Domi Reversi'ed giants and other MMA'S.

 

[MonsterKaido]

We will get exactly what has been set up and that is:-
Luffy vs Imunko
Loki (+ Hajruddin) vs DR'ed Dorry and Broggy
Zoro vs Killingham (Killingham looks broken with his MMA ability and fear-inducing powers)
Sanji vs Sommers (The most Sanji-coded opponent there's ever been)

Franky and others stalling/ dealing with Domi Reversi'ed giants and other MMA'S.

Loki is definitely fighting imu alongside Luffy now.