Only for zoro fans!!

gOld.D.jUrmi263

Hey there today i'm writting this thread for my favourite character in OP ZORO!
I'M asking you which moment in manga or in anime was the best WHIT zoro??

For me was when he fought whit kuma and he absorbed the damaged from luffy and than he was all in blood:sad: and almost died:blink: it was one of my favourites moments in OP!

And now i'm gonna say why is zoro my favourite character. why is yours?

For me is the best character because he always did the right thing and he always offer himself for others and he's sow cool although he get lost all the time

Sea

OMG ZOROWY IS THE KEWLEST! squeals ^^~~~~~~~~~!!!<3<3<3<3

Another 2010 poster.

Don Quichotte De Flamingo

Dinty would like that thread i guess

tolazy

i´m sure you´re not the only one who found that scene epic.
but i must say, i expect a Zoro threat more from Neomaster121.

Zkaiser

Zoro is the coolest character ever. This Mihawk ordeal stain his coolness a bit but I have been enthralled with Zoro ever since he showed up and it solidified during Whiskey Peak.

SGRaaize

@Sea:

OMG ZOROWY IS THE KEWLEST! squeals ^^~~~~~~~~~!!!<3<3<3<3

Another 2010 poster.

Screw you, there are good 2010 posters >Implying I'm one of them

Silverblade

Sometimes, I find it embarassing and regretful to be a Zoro fan in the open.

SGRaaize

Perona fans have it worse, don't worry

Cyan D. Funk

This is why we need chapters weekly.

@SGRaaize:

Screw you, there are good 2010 posters

must not exploit must not exploit

Dwragon

And should I worry, being a fan of both????
Favorite moment: There are too many. But Zoro has to take out one main enemy, just once! Something like this (not main character wins a significant fight against the main enemy) happens rarely and it is always good writing.

vlad Dracul

@Sea:

OMG ZOROWY IS THE KEWLEST! squeals ^^~~~~~~~~~!!!<3<3<3<3

Another 2010 poster.

another 2008 poster :ermm:

Sea

@vlad:

another 2008 poster :ermm:

Another 2006 poster.

bravewarriorofthesea

best zoro moment ever;
http://read.mangashare.com/One-Piece/chapter-097/page015.html
he's not afraid of anything, including bad luck. BAD. ASS.

MagneticMonkey

@Zkaiser:

Zoro is the coolest character ever. This Mihawk ordeal stain his coolness a bit but I have been enthralled with Zoro ever since he showed up and it solidified during Whiskey Peak.

To me it's Odas biggest failure in the story so far if you consider the choices he had.
And yay for the thread.

Sea

You have the strongest sword teacher possible next to you. What choices are better?

gOld.D.jUrmi263

@bravewarriorofthesea:

best zoro moment ever;
http://read.mangashare.com/One-Piece/chapter-097/page015.html
he's not afraid of anything, including bad luck. BAD. ASS.

true it was a real BAD ASS moment

Buccaneer

@Silverblade:

Sometimes, I find it embarassing and regretful to be a Zoro fan in the open.

This time, I find it embarrassing and regretful to be a Zoro fan in the open.

But in seriousness, Zoro training with Mihawk works. I thought it was lame as hell when I first heard about it. It might be too subtle for some, but I feel he's growing more into a first mate than just Luffy's sub-boss.

IceBorg

@Sea:

Another 2006 poster.

2009 posters are the best.

trappedolphin

@Sea:

You have the strongest sword teacher possible next to you. What choices are better?

@Buccaneer:

But in seriousness, Zoro training with Mihawk works. I thought it was lame as hell when I first heard about it. It might be too subtle for some, but I feel he's growing more into a first mate than just Luffy's sub-boss.

i agree. i am so tired of people railing on Zoro for asking Mihawk to train him. how else was Zoro going to get stronger on that island, punching apes? i believe that Zoro will continue seeking to defeat Mihawk, but he's grown out of that I-must-be-the-strongest-and-never-bow-down-to-anyone attitude that a lot of bad characters tend to have and acknowledged a greater goal than his own personal one.

that. is character development and depth.

bravewarriorofthesea

but it does kind of take away from their rivalry imo. maybe its a sign that zoro's final opponent in the series won't be mihawk, like a lot of people seem to think. (personally, i'm hoping for kizaru).

Cyan D. Funk

@bravewarriorofthesea:

but it does kind of take away from their rivalry imo. maybe its a sign that zoro's final opponent in the series won't be mihawk, like a lot of people seem to think. (personally, i'm hoping for kizaru).

Shiliew .

Sea

@bravewarriorofthesea:

but it does kind of take away from their rivalry imo. maybe its a sign that zoro's final opponent in the series won't be mihawk, like a lot of people seem to think. (personally, i'm hoping for kizaru).

Shiryuu probably.
And, that makes the relationship between Mihawk and Zoro more complicated, and this relationship can lead to more developments than the previous one( which was just: get stronger and defeat Mihawk or die trying.)

Kishido

See my signature…

Buccaneer

I don't think the timeskip is the end of character development, so I don't think the rivalry with Mihawk has to be complicated or compromised. Shiliew will be huge, but he doesn't have to clown Mihawk in order to be taken seriously.

bravewarriorofthesea

@Sea:

Shiryuu probably.
And, that makes the relationship between Mihawk and Zoro more complicated, and this relationship can lead to more developments than the previous one( which was just: get stronger and defeat Mihawk or die trying.)

i definately dont think its a bad thing. actually i thought the chapter before last that i'd hate it if mihawk trained zoro, but as usual, oda made me like it.
And as far as last battle's go, i see the strawhats teaming up with the revolutionaries in a giant throwdownwith the wg, after luffy was beaten blackbeard to become pk. i actualy read this theory somewhere in this forum. zoro will hopefully be fighting with mihawks old title.

MagneticMonkey

@Sea:

You have the strongest sword teacher possible next to you. What choices are better?

That's not what i'm saying. Oda could have made it the island of an old sword master retired (someone like rayleigh or whoever). But not mihawk.
With the old sword master shiryuu would still be a dangerous threat to zoro. I don't know why Oda chose Zoros dream opponent to teach him how to become stronger.

Kishido

Can we open Sanji, Luffy, Robin, Franky, Brook, Nami, Chopper and Ussop threads?

gOld.D.jUrmi263

@bravewarriorofthesea:

but it does kind of take away from their rivalry imo. maybe its a sign that zoro's final opponent in the series won't be mihawk, like a lot of people seem to think. (personally, i'm hoping for kizaru).

i think the final battle will be master VS student and course the student will win in epic ending:happy:

IceBorg

I want a Roger thread myself.

Don Quichotte De Flamingo

@MagneticMonkey:

That's not what i'm saying. Oda could have made it the island of an old sword master retired (someone like rayleigh or whoever). But not mihawk.

Yeah, i also think that this would have been the better way to go.
Pulling out of nowhere an old swordmaster(could also been Mihawks old master for all i care) wouldnt have been awkward. (like Usopp has now an older guy he learns new stuff) But i guess Oda thought it was more important to point out again(after Kuma-incident)that Zoro is ready to sacrifice everything for Luffys dream and so even his pride is no obstacle when he can get so stronger and more useful for the crew.

Kishido

@gOld:

i think the final battle will be master VS student and course the student will win in epic ending:happy:

trappedolphin

@IceBorg:

I want a Roger thread myself.

no no no, then ~~Moria~~ Beka will be wanting a page, and then Makino, and then… and then...

! i don't know, then what?

bravewarriorofthesea

@gOld:

i think the final battle will be master VS student and course the student will win in epic ending:happy:

this logic might be a little strange, but if luffy is to become the pk, then he should be about rogers strength. since zoro is the closest thing the strawhats have to a first mate, he should be about raleigh's level, right?
if this is the case, then mihawk is hardly a worthy final opponent for him anyway. kizaru, on the other hand…

MagneticMonkey

@Don:

Yeah, i also think that this would have been the better way to go.
Pulling out of nowhere an old swordmaster(could also been Mihawks old master for all i care) wouldnt have been awkward. (like Usopp has now an older guy he learns new stuff) But i guess Oda thought it was more important **to point out again**(after Kuma-incident)that Zoro is ready to sacrifice everything for Luffys dream and so even his pride is no obstacle when he can get so stronger and more useful for the crew.

I bolded an interesting part. To us readers zoros sacrifice at TB already showed us that he is ready to do anything for luffy. Why repeat that again while trying to become stronger? The man is ready to sacrifice his life therefore his dream for his captain. There was no need to repeat that by introducing Mihawk and thus forcing the character zoro to learn from the guy he wants to beat one day…

Kishido

@trappedolphin:

no no no, then ~~Moria~~ Beka will be wanting a page, and then Makino, and then… and then...

! i don't know, then what?

I hope our mods know what they have to do… Don't let this being turned into NF.

Faith in you
@bravewarriorofthesea:

this logic might be a little strange, but if luffy is to become the pk, then he should be about rogers strength. since zoro is the closest thing the strawhats have to a first mate, he should be about raleigh's level, right?
if this is the case, then mihawk is hardly a worthy final opponent for him anyway. kizaru, on the other hand…

WTF? Who said that Mihawk is below admiral level? He fought Shanks and still holds the title… Why people assume he is on a lower level than the top tiers?

Sea

@MagneticMonkey:

I don't know why Oda chose Zoros dream opponent to teach him how to become stronger.

Like I said, that would make the relationship between Zoro and Mihawk more complicated. Ever since Shiryuu appeared I have been thinking he might be Zoro's final opponent instead of Mihawk, and I was wondering what would be Mihawk's role then? I think it would be too plain to let Zoro simply defeat Mihawk and then Shiryuu, so with Mihawk being Zoro's teacher we can have more interesting directions for the plot.
And what Don said, Zoro was the special one among the crew, the only one who had to sacrifice something great to gain the strength he needed to help Luffy, and that thing was his pride. Oda remind us that Zoro, after all, is the second main protagonist.

Insider2000

I try not to let my Zoro admiration go to far.

No. I don't remember an image regarding Zoro, Zoicite, and a magic carpet ride.

MagneticMonkey

@Sea everyone has its own taste. Some see this as the better setup for the new world the plot and whatsoever. I don't.
I think that we can agree to disagree here.

GypsyCarts

@gOld:

Hey there today i'm writting this thread for my favourite character in OP ZORO!
I'M asking you which moment in manga or in anime was the best WHIT zoro??

For me was when he fought whit kuma and he absorbed the damaged from luffy and than he was all in blood:sad: and almost died:blink: it was one of my favourites moments in OP!

And now i'm gonna say why is zoro my favourite character. why is yours?

For me is the best character because he always did the right thing and he always offer himself for others and he's sow cool although he get lost all the time

! http://www.apforums.net/showthread.php?t=29484

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Sea

@MagneticMonkey:

@Sea everyone has its own taste. Some see this as the better setup for the new world the plot and whatsoever. I don't.
I think that we can agree to disagree here.

Yeah. All I can do is to hope you may grow to like it later when you see that development.

LOL, I am not sure if that development will be done well so I am not saying I will like it, but I hope I will. Lots of things in OP I didn't like at first but as the the story progressed I become fond of it.

Don Quichotte De Flamingo

@MagneticMonkey:

I bolded an interesting part. To us readers zoros sacrifice at TB already showed us that he is ready to do anything for luffy. Why repeat that again while trying to become stronger? The man is ready to sacrifice his life therefore his dream for his captain. There was no need to repeat that by introducing Mihawk and thus forcing the character zoro to learn from the guy he wants to beat one day…

Could mean foreshadowing for Zoro injuring\dieing to help somehow Luffy and so not achieving his own dream(even when i think Oda would not go THAT far).
For me it seems like Oda wants to show us that now after a big part of the journey Zoros goal of becoming the greatest swordman has now changed.

Its not anymore his biggest goal. Zoro wants to be now the best swordfighter, because it would be necessary\important for Luffy gaining his goal! Its now more like Usopp wants to be a brave warrior,because it`s necessary to help Luffy.
So it is also with the rest of the crew..all their dreams they try to reach are helping Luffy in someway or another, thats why they all are still aiming for it.

Recently Zoro was always portayed as the one who stands behind the crew (Usopp-incident in Water7 he was the one who made clear that Luffy don`t have to back down, Kuma-incident already mentioned) and i guess Oda wants to make it 100%-karat clear that Zoro is not any longer the lone wolf with only that one fix goal in his mind.
Zoro is the vice-captn who sacrifices everything for Luffy and stands behind the crew with everything he has.
(and I think that he knows that he could fulfill his promise to Kuina the best way like that–like Zoro said:The PK and the best swordfighter seems to be a ideal team)

trappedolphin

@Don:

For me it seems like Oda wants to show us that now after a big part of the journey Zoros goal of becoming the greatest swordman has now changed.

It`s not anymore his biggest goal.
Zoro wants to be now the best swordfighter, because it would be necessary\important for Luffy gaining his goal!

exactly. it's not just about sacrifice, because i think all the SHs would do that for Luffy. Sanji would have done the exact same thing Zoro did in that Kuma scene, if Zoro hadn't knocked him out prematurely. Zoro asking Mihawk to train him is an action of actually setting aside his pride and personal goal/treasure - which is all he ever talks about - to help his captain. he's sacrificing those things to gain the necessary strength of the future pirate king's first-mate - something that needs to happen anyway.