One Piece Will Zoro Ever Be Challenged Again

Needless to say, Zoro had his fair share of extremely difficult bouts in the One Piece series.

For the about part, anytime the Straw Hat Pirates take on a grouping of adversaries, Luffy ever fights the strongest ane. If Zoro isn't fighting alongside his captain, and then he is fighting the second toughest enemy. The swordsman sets a very clear bar for him to jump over.

Despite winning most of his fights, there are times when Zoro doesn't have it easy. Non every opponent ends up as disappointing equally the New Fishman Pirates. On the contrary, Zoro often goes up against the strongest characters in the One Piece series. The commodity will contain manga spoilers to stay up to date.

10 most powerful opponents that Zoro ever faced in One Piece

10) Mr. ane

Most the climax of the Alabasta arc, Zoro faced a very difficult challenge. He needed to take out Mr. 1, who possessed the Supa Supa no Mi. This allowed him to turn himself into steel.

By this point in One Piece, Zoro had yet to cut through steel. However, by the cease of the battle, he somehow finishes the job with his one sword technique, Ittoryu Iai: Shishi Sonson. By defeating Mr. ane, Zoro was 1 footstep closer to condign a ameliorate swordsman.

9) Enel

During the Skypiea Arc, the Straw Hats needed to relieve the island's inhabitants from a power hungry god. Enel was a very dangerous opponent that Zoro didn't stand a chance against. He ate the Goro Goro no Mi, which allows him to transform into lightning.

Even with the numbers advantage, Zoro and the Straw Hats (sans Luffy) were clearly outmatched. Zoro went downwards with a single lightning strike (Kiten).

viii) Killer

Zoro and Killer are ofttimes seen as direct counterparts, similar to Luffy and Child. One Piece fans finally got to come across the two square off during Wano Country. However, Killer was assuming a secret identity, so Zoro didn't fifty-fifty know at the time.

A lot of blood was spilled in the snowy region of Ringo. Zoro and Killer were evenly matched until the very end. Afterward Zoro was distracted by a 3rd party, Killer struck through his shoulder with a scythe.

However, Zoro ended up using it against Killer, pulling out the scythe and performing a Three Sword Style technique. Kid'southward first mate went down, just certainly non without a fight.

vii) Rex

Male monarch proved withal once again why Yonko commanders are not to exist taken lightly. Kaido'south starting time mate was matched against Zoro during the Onigashima Raid in the Wano Country arc.

The Lunarian was able to deflect many powerful blows from Zoro. Due to his burn manipulation, King was able to switch between loftier speed and low defense or high defense and low speed.

Eventually, Zoro figured out the trick and finished the fight with a ridiculously powerful technique, En-Ō Santōryū: Ippyakusanjo Hiryu Jigoku.

6) Bartholomew Kuma

Kuma's arrival at the finish of Thriller Bark was a major turning bespeak for One Piece. Past this point, the Straw Hats couldn't deal with such a powerful enemy, given how they just fought Gecko Moria.

With the use of his Nikyu Nikyu no Mi, Kuma could repel anything that he touches, including abstract concepts.

Zoro didn't stand a gamble confronting Kuma, but that didn't stop him from trying to save his captain. The latter agrees to a deal, where he would get out on the condition that Zoro withstood Luffy's pain.

5) Fujitora

The Admiral was quite hands the most powerful fighter in the Dressrosa saga. Fujitora is a blind swordsman with incredibly advanced Haki, particularly with his Ascertainment. He could also use the Zushi Zushi no Mi, which allows him to manipulate gravity.

Zoro briefly clashed with the Admiral, who forced the swordsman downward into a hole. By this point in 1 Piece, Zoro wasn't fix to fight him and his Devil Fruit.

iv) Kizaru

Speaking of Admirals in Ane Slice, Zoro seems to have bad luck with them. After Luffy punched a Celestrial Dragon in Sabaody Archipelago, Kizaru was sent to deal with the matter. He proceeded to prove off his powers with the Pika Pika no Mi, which lets him turn into light itself.

Zoro had no manner of dealing with a Logia user by this point. He was nigh killed earlier Rayleigh saved the day.

3) Dracule Mihawk

The Baratie arc was a hard learning curve for Zoro. For the get-go time in One Piece history, he was completely outmatched past a superior fighter.

Mihawk is currently the all-time swordsman in the world, a title that Zoro wants to claim for himself. However, when both of them finally dueled, Mihawk didn't bother using his legendary Yoru. Instead, he resorted to using his Kogatana, a pitifully small knife.

Mihawk demonstrated why he is amid the elite fighters in the 1 Slice series. Zoro is nigh killed past a slash across his breast. Withal, the swordsman ends up surviving and promises Luffy to never lose once again.

2) Big Mom

The Onigashima Raid really took off when Zoro and the Supernovas teamed up to fight Kaido and Big Mom.

Although Zoro doesn't interact with Big Mom that much, he was able to tank a powerful lightning attack from her. Thanks to Police force, Zoro also barely survived a combined attack from the two Yonko.

Hakai was arguably the most dangerous attack in the One Slice serial, yet Zoro walked away with broken basic.

1) Kaido

For the longest time, One Piece fans have been waiting for Zoro to fight Kaido. Some fifty-fifty theorized that Zoro would country the finishing blow on the World'due south Strongest Creature.

Zoro was able to exercise something that not many I Piece characters can practise. He gave Kaido a permanent scar with his Conqueror'due south Haki and the Nine Sword Fashion (Ashura Bakkei: Moja no Tawamure).

Unfortunately, Kaido gets right back upward and crushes Zoro with his Raime Hakke technique. At the very least, the swordsman even so put upwards a proficient fight confronting the biggest threat in the One Piece series.

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