As we've just found out in the latest chapter, Zoro is still known as the 'Pirate Hunter'.
Does anyone else find this a bit odd? After all, he's been travelling with the Straw Hats for a while now, and he hasn't been hunting any pirates.
Maybe the Marines are stupid?
Maybe they are…
It's not about the marines alone, he is known all over the world as a famous pirate hunter. Once you get a nickname, it isn't always easy to get rid of it. In the world of One Piece it might be a big question a decade or so after the story, why the first mate of one of the most notorious pirate crews in history was known as a pirate hunter, but for now, it's entirely logical.
And besides, a nickname doesn't have to be related to the current reality, does it? Because last time I checked, Edward Newgate didn't have a beard 
It's not about the marines alone, he is known all over the world as a famous pirate hunter. Once you get a nickname, it isn't always easy to get rid of it. In the world of One Piece it might be a big question a decade or so after the story, why the first mate of one of the most notorious pirate crews in history was known as a pirate hunter, but for now, it's entirely logical.
And besides, a nickname doesn't have to be related to the current reality, does it? Because last time I checked, Edward Newgate didn't have a beard
Yeah, but it should be easy for Zoro to get rid of his nickname, since he hasn't gone after any pirates for ages.
Or it could be that nowadays he's seen as a Pirate Hunter, as in a hunter (of whoever gets in his way) who also happens to be a pirate…
_Life's too short to waste time being normal.
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….lets see now... its been exactly 1 arc since zoro last went after a pirate. Lets see if he can manage 2 arcs before we start raring to get rid of his nickname.
@Sofia:
Or it could be that nowadays he's seen as a Pirate Hunter, as in a hunter (of whoever gets in his way) who also happens to be a pirate…
That makes sense.
Holy hole in a doughnut, Batman!
I think Pirate Hunter Zoro was known throughout all of East Blue and if the nickname was changed, it would cause a lot of confusion.
Now, that I'm thinking about this, a One Piece sequel would be kind of hot. People would be talking about Luffy's crew like legend. "The first mate was a master swordsman and also was a pirate hunter." or "The navigator had the ability to control the weather without the use of a Devil Fruit."
Maybe the Marines are stupid?
Of course they are. See Sanji's and Chopper's bounty posters for example…
And besides, a nickname doesn't have to be related to the current reality, does it? Because last time I checked, Edward Newgate didn't have a beard
This one is more of a translation problem. In Japanese, his nickname is ''Shiro Hige''. The word "Shiro" meaning white, and "Hige" meaning beard or mustache. As seen on his face and his flag symbol, the man doesn't have any beard, but he does have white mustache. A more proper nickname for him should be "White Mustache". However, this name doesn't have a 'ring' to it as a pirate's name. This might be the reason why most people translated it as "Whitebeard" instead.
Now, if you check the dictionary, the meaning of beard is:
1 : the hair that grows on a man's face -often- excluding the mustache
So, technically this term still works, though prople don't normally use the word "beard" to refer to mustache.
This one is more of a translation problem. In Japanese, his nickname is ''Shiro Hige''. The word "Shiro" meaning white, and "Hige" meaning beard or mustache. As seen on his face and his flag symbol, the man doesn't have any beard, but he does have white mustache. A more proper nickname for him should be "White Mustache". However, this name doesn't have a 'ring' to it as a pirate's name. This might be the reason why most people translated it as "Whitebeard" instead.
Now, if you check the dictionary, the meaning of beard is:
1 : the hair that grows on a man's face -often- excluding the mustache
So, technically this term still works, though prople don't normally use the word "beard" to refer to mustache.
I'd been wondering about that.
Also! I think they're just too lazy to give Zoro a new nickname. They were too busy trying to quickly finish a Sanji sketch! >_>
It's not about the marines alone, he is known all over the world as a famous pirate hunter. Once you get a nickname, it isn't always easy to get rid of it. In the world of One Piece it might be a big question a decade or so after the story, why the first mate of one of the most notorious pirate crews in history was known as a pirate hunter, but for now, it's entirely logical.
And besides, a nickname doesn't have to be related to the current reality, does it? Because last time I checked, Edward Newgate didn't have a beard
Whitebeard is an incorrect translation.
His name in japanese is Shirohige
Shiro is white
Hige mean moustache, but can be used as beard.
Shanks has a tiny "beard" of sorts but he mostly has hair on his head and a little facial hair.
Blackbeard has a thin bushy beard.
White Moustache has a HUGE moustache.
And he was known as a Pirate Hunter for hutnign Pirates with bounties, but now he hutns other Pirates basically.
I'd like to see him gain a new nickname, sometihng cool like "Hawk-eyes" mihawk.
Like GearSecond said… Zoro is still hunting pirates, just not as a bounty hunter, so what's the big fuss?? Ir's a catchy nickname, and it has a badass ring to it.
It's an awesome nickname it makes people think what is a pirate hunter doing with pirates. He has also been fighting pirates all through one piece nearly so it kind of makes sense
Maybe he's a pirate who hunts?
I think its as simple as the fact that he had a bounty before joining luffy, and when you have a bounty they dont make a new one with a new name, instead they add to it regardless
I think its as simple as the fact that he had a bounty before joining luffy, and when you have a bounty they dont make a new one with a new name, instead they add to it regardless
He didn't have a bounty before his 60 million beri one, I think it's pretty obvious that he didn't have a bounty when Luffy got his first one.
I'm sure he did it was 6,000 beli or something
I'm sure he did it was 6,000 beli or something
Nope. Sorry.
You can still be famous and get not have a bounty. It seems like Zoro didn't do anything to warrant a bounty on him, he hunted pirates..
Daz Bones is a different story, we don't know what he did and if you have a crazy big ass black man with blades for a body that slices people up like cake that doesn't work for you, is there any reason to NOT have a bounty?
I seem to recall Baroque Works being mostly Bounty Hunters, Das Bonez speicfically.
Bounty Hunters do not get bounties, since they help the World Govenrment, no matter how strong they are.
They should change it to "Marimo Zoro" nods For sure. OH OH! "Greenwaist Band Zoro"! O_O; Wow…I'm such a damned loser. How about "Greenhaired Zoro" to go with all of the other pirates named after their physical attributes.
I still think they need a pink haired chick who ate the "Hige hige no mi" and is know is "pinkku hige". And her entire crew thinks she's a man because since she ate it, she took on the persona of a man, and all that jazz. You get the idea.
Zoro will always be pirate hunter, becouse this is how we first meet him and that's his nickname on his poster so if they changed his nickname nobody would know who that "new Zoro" is… as simple as that...
I always found Zoro's title ironic, with his bad sence of direction how does he 'hunt' them down anyway XD
if it had to change it would change to demon eyes.. or something like that…
similar to hawk eyes for mihawk...
Well, obviously I didn't know Whitebeard's nickname still was about right even though he only has a ridiculously enormous mustache, but that doesn't mean my opinion changes on Zoro himself: he first got fame as a bounty hunter, and no matter what he does now, that can't be changed, unless he finds a way to go back in time or erase everybody's memories.
You know zoro can still be considered a pirate hunter, because all luffy and crew has fought are mostly pirates. from buggy to arlong to BW to foxy etc….
Of course they are stupid. See Sanji's and Chopper's bounty posters for example…
Yea…. I agree. :]
You know zoro can still be considered a pirate hunter, because all luffy and crew has fought are mostly pirates. from buggy to arlong to BW to foxy etc….
BW weren't pirates, they were a crime syndicate.
Enel and his priests weren't pirates. Enies Lobby and junk weren't pirates.
All of East Blue was Pirate vs. Pirate. Most of the Grand Line has been fighting junk OTHER than pirates.
