For a long time in the One Piece fandom, many assumed that Zoro is nothing more than a meathead brute who only knows to fight head on. Most of them try to enforce this assumption by comparing him with Sanji who they consider to be a smart tactician.
Well actually Zoro has repeatedly shown a certain tactical sense which initially allowed him to adapt to very diverse situations but also to achieve his objectives :
More than having demonstrated various tactical feats, it seems that whenever he makes a tactical move during a fight he wins instantly. In 1008 chapter, he was once again trying to come up with the best solution to win against the Yonkos before agreeing to Law's suggestion ... maybe another tactical feat incoming
Well actually Zoro has repeatedly shown a certain tactical sense which initially allowed him to adapt to very diverse situations but also to achieve his objectives :
- Zoro vs Ryuma
- a balanced fight until Zoro took the upper hand by exploiting the advantage of the ground around him (the falling roof cut by Ryuma)
➡️ a decisive tactical move
- Zoro vs Pica
- he comes up with 4 tactics to cut down Pica before picking the best one : Tactics n°5 (which is none other than the title of chapter 778).
- with this tactic, he managed to beat Pica while having anticipated the fall of the debris of the golem which were then repelled by Elizabello's "King Punch"
➡️ a decisive tactical planning
- Zoro vs Gifters
- not a real fight but after Luffy got knocked out by Apoo, Zoro decided to retreat and avoid fighting as much as possible in order to minimize the damage taken and keep their chances of fighting Kaido.
➡️ a tactical retreat
More than having demonstrated various tactical feats, it seems that whenever he makes a tactical move during a fight he wins instantly. In 1008 chapter, he was once again trying to come up with the best solution to win against the Yonkos before agreeing to Law's suggestion ... maybe another tactical feat incoming