And now you're even saying the exact same stuff she did! However, in spite of his personal pride and self-respect, Zoro has shown to be willing to lower himself to the ground in complete humility for the sake of his friends, as was seen when he begged Bartholomew Kuma to spare Luffy's life in exchange for his own (Zoro's). He has a strong sense of leadership and reasoning. He can also allow his temper to get the better of him, as after Orochi murdered Yasuie in cold blood and tried to kill his daughter over a trivial matter, Zoro was so furious, he attacked the shogun in a rash fit of rage, completely ignoring the consequences of his actions. Shimotsuki Village (former) Kuraigana Island (former, temporary) That is to say, Zoro seems to sometimes still let his guard down when Nami is concerned (aside from danger) - he admited it himself in Baratie arc and now, he didn't really consider it might be someone else than Nami too. Mihawk made it part of Zoro's training to master Haki, so to ensure Zoro would give his swords more protection and care. Zoro and the rest of the crew became furious and attacked the Franky Family in retaliation, and destroyed their base in the process. Despite the fact he didn't trust her completely because of that, he still cares about her - it is seen in many snippets - he takes one of Usopp's shot to protect Usopp and Nami from harm, he is concerned about her as he is seen to be a bit distracted by her when she starts running from her hiding place and lastly, he immediately tells Nami to duck when an object was flying towards her. Though not as much with strangers, Zoro is always ready to protect and save his comrades whenever they are in danger, even at the cost of his own life. Zoro seems to have the most respect for Luffy and this deep respect has been demonstrated on various occasions. The first moment is somewhat small, but I like how Zoro took care of a monster that scared both Chopper and Nami. Affiliations: However after finding out Zoro's kind personality Koby started to admire him. Zoro first met the rookie at Dressrosa and was put off by the latter's excitement to meet him. He has shown to care for her well being, protecting her from Kamazo despite already in a fight with Gyukimaru and followed her out of concern when Toko ran off to save her father. After the timeskip, Zoro and Luffy still get along though he remains annoyed with Luffy's stupidity and will not tolerate Luffy calling him out on being stupid. Zoro has been absurdly reckless in the face of major battles, often at the cost of his own well-being. "That was a scream," Zoro whispered. Zoro can also be very vigorous when he is determined to achieve a goal or defeat an enemy. While he can be the voice of reason on some occasions, Zoro rushes into things most of the time and leaves it to fate to decide the details, much to the horror of crew members as he fails to see his own fault. Saga, feeling indebted to Zoro, vowed to become the sword of justice as he had in their childhood.[34]. He pleaded with the Shichibukai to spare Luffy's life in exchange for his. Pica eventually emerged and prepared to kill Zoro using his Haki, but Zoro's Haki was stronger, and Pica was cut down. Marc Diraison, Andrew Rannells (young) When Enel posed as God, Zoro was asked by Sanji if he believed in God, but Zoro did not show any devotion toward the idea of one, and did not care one way or the other. They had a habit of calling him "Aniki" (older brother) ever since Zoro saved them from a particularly dangerous pirate that they were trying to defeat, making them look to Zoro as a kind of hero. Zoro selflessly saved Hiyori and Toko despite not knowing who they were. After accepting Zoro's request for training, Mihawk tells Perona to tend to Zoro's wounds. Zoro like the others (except Robin) was hostile towards Franky from the outset due to the cyborg beating up Usopp and stealing their money but after the events of Enies Lobby and Franky building the Thousand Sunny for the crew Zoro grew to like the cyborg, though Franky's tendency to cry a lot gets on his nerves. Even while sitting down on a moving animal, Zoro still got lost while believing everyone else got lost along the way. Enraged at Orochi for his tyranny and killing Yasuie, Zoro attempts to kill the shogun. When Tsuru wanted to repay him for saving her, he only wanted more alcohol. Sanji said as he continued to the kitchen. He still respected Saga greatly, throwing him a katana to use for their final duel, and he was happy once his longtime friend was freed from the cursed sword's control. He refused to sell Wado Ichimonji regardless of the price offered, due to his personal sentiment towards Kuina. After Loguetown, the crew faces the greatest challenge-how to get in the Grand Line. Chopper is in total awe of his strength and "tough-guy" attitude. However, Zoro refused her offer and told her to go away. If Zoro didn't strike at that moment, Nami could most probably be seriously wounded or even dead. It is also nice to know that in this moment, he somehow has "her back". Zoro is also prone to saving Nami, other times, none too gently when the situation calls for it, out of harm's way, and this rough treatment puts Zoro at further odds with Sanji. Despite saying he did not care what happened to Sanji, Luffy caught Zoro listening intently to Pekoms from outside the door showing he still cares for Sanji's safety. The two fought fiercely and eventually, Zoro defeated Ryuma. When they first met, Zoro knew he had no chance against his superior might after a short fight. Zoro's favorite type of island and season is autumn on a autumn island. Any problems with that, Pirate King?! Anime pre-timeskip Both Zoro and Nami opened the door and peered out into the night forest. Though not as much with strangers, Zoro is always ready to protect and save his comrades whenever they are in danger, even at the cost of his own life. In the aftermath of the Dressrosa incident and the declaration of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, Zoro can be seen forcing Law to partake in the festivities. Zoro defeated her once when she attacked him after finding out that he was a pirate, but refused to fight her again in later confrontations due to her uncanny resemblance to his childhood friend, Kuina. Despite her occasional annoyance at his antics, Nami does respect Sanji to some extent although she does not always show it. Sham and Buchi, thinking that Kuro had grown weak, tried to attack, but Kuro quickly got behind them and threatened them with his cat claws. He has been shown to believe to a degree that these emotions can hinder his judgement as a swordsman: when Ohm asked him if he was out for revenge upon discovering Tony Tony Chopper wounded and unconscious, he replied that he does not like to fight for reasons like that. Zoro trusts that Sanji will protect the weaker members of the crew. He states that he can not lose this sword no matter what. The Pirate Ganzack, https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Roronoa_Zoro/Personality_and_Relationships?oldid=1774094. After the events in Arlong Park, both of them are shown to trust each other more. Zoro depends mostly on luck, while Nami at least tries to plan some things up (though Zoro sometimes goes along the plan or Nami herself believes in luck rather than explain everything). Zoro understands how much Nami loves money and compared to her, he isn't greedy. Fortunately, Bonney was able to restrain him and diffuse the situation by faking his death. When this happened again with Robin and Usopp, Zoro was wary of Robin, questioning whether they should treat Robin as a friend or a foe, and after Enies Lobby, Zoro did not accept Usopp wanting to rejoin the crew saying he stepped on Luffy's pride. When Zoro defeated Kaku, they shared a joke and Kaku, injured but honorable, laughed and handed Zoro his key. However, Zoro was the one who didn’t let them. Zoro smells like steel. A Zoro x Nami collection of scribbles and drabbles or any less than a thousand words. Zoro usually maintains a very stern, serious, and distanced personality, but often loses his temper in a goofy and exaggerated comical style. By this point, Nami already knows he is very strong and she believes he would be able to turn the tables in their favour if he had all three swords with him. Sanji is a chivalrous man and he treats every woman as the same. With each new order that came in, everybody on the team pitched in to get shipments out the door and delight our early customers. In his battle with Ohm, the priest stood in the way of him rescuing Nami and Gan Fall from Nola's stomach. Zoro´s usual response to this is that he is one day going to kill Luffy, while Luffy responds only with apologizing to Zoro. Zoro is however the first and only victim who Nami happilly lended her money to without the past debts as he by that point didn't do anything he has to repay her for. Tashigi and Zoro met in Loguetown, where she helped him search for a new katana. "Pirate Hunter Zoro" (海賊狩りのゾロ, Kaizoku Gari no Zoro? He is even known to resort to methods like drawing sticks or casting lots whenever the Straw Hats need to choose someone to do a particular task. This shows that despite Zoro not being completely humble, he is not overly arrogant. While he is quite indifferent to the gender or/and age of his opponents, many of his adversaries (like Tashigi and Monet) seem to believe he does not take women seriously when in fact it is only because Tashigi reminded him too much of Kuina and that Monet was merely a distraction. Like Nico Robin, Zoro is also easily sensitive when put into embarrassing situations to where he prefers to object vocally (though Robin usually ignores these situations most of the time because of her patience), rather than respond violently like Nami or Sanji. While demanding Fukaboshi to bring the rest of the crew safely back to the palace during hostage negotiations, she is the first one Zoro mentions. Zoro and Saga were peers and close friends as children. Zoro also doesn't even seem to want to do anything else other than waiting for Nami getting help for them - which just shows how much he trusts Nami to help them out ^^;; Create your own unique website with customizable templates. Zoro chased Pica down and cut apart his stone covering, intent on finding Pica's true body. Furthermore, Zoro tends to face death in a defiant manner and show no fear of dying even when he is in a gravely injured state. Zoro suggested he cut off one of their arms to which Usopp strongly disagreed, which caused Zoro to come up with a plan to use Usopp as his sword. Because Zoro saved her from Kamazo's attempts to kill her, Toko became very grateful towards him and helped Hiyori treat his wounds. Because Zoro is a member of the Straw Hats, Bartolomeo greatly admires him for his strength and sees him as vice captain of the crew. Chapter 3; Episode 1[2] More recently he has been calling Sanji "#7", referring to his order of arrival at Sabaody. At Punk Hazard, he did not object to helping save the children Caesar Clown was experimenting on and later agreed to help Kin'emon look for Momonosuke. Despite his doubts, Zoro's protective nature extended to include her, as later on, he shows willingness to protect her if she is in any danger, such jumping to her aid along with the Monster Trio when she was threatened by Aokiji, implying that despite his lack of trust towards Robin he will still save her just like the more trusting ones, Luffy and Sanji. After the death of Luffy's brother, Zoro tried to get back to his captain as he was aware of the pain Luffy was going through. He also seems to be partially irreverent, but not seriously so, simply choosing to focus more on his training and what is clearly in front of him than worry about spiritual matters as well as questions about its mysteries that he cannot truly answer. Rika was very happy to hear that, and then she explained to Luffy that Zoro is not evil as people say and that he was arrested for killing the wolf while defending her from him. Zoro holds his vow to Kuina dearly and, whenever he comes close to death (such as during the events with Morgan and Dracule Mihawk), he recalls his memory of her to spur him on. Before he passed out, Zoro mused an apology for the fellow swordsman. Zoro only relented when Hiyori promised to give him Enma, a sword of equal value, in return. While in midair or far away Luffy tends to grab Zoro with stretched arms and make him fly through the air, crashing with force that would kill any normal person. During the Long Ring Long Land Arc, after winning the Davy Back Fight contest against the Foxy Pirates, Zoro implied that he would never have become a pirate if it were not for Luffy and commented that he would have no point of being one if he ever left the ship. In the apex of the battle with his opponent completely covered with blood and wounds, Mr. 1 decided to finish Zoro once and for all. Zoro met Jinbe during the Straw Hats' visit to Fish-Man Island. Bounty: Franky, though super strong himself, acknowledges that Zoro is superior battle-wise and even claimed to Brook that he is the strongest swordsman. [21] When the latter tried to take advantage of this belief, he cut her down without hesitation, only refraining from killing her because she was too weak to even be considered a proper opponent, using a non-Haki strike in lieu of a blunt attack. After Orochi executed Yasuie whom he was friendly with, Zoro also learned from Hiyori about how Orochi fed the citizens of Ebisu Town faulty SMILE fruits to prevent them from expressing sadness over their suffering from his tyranny. What's also interesting to note is the fact how both of them think similarly here - Zoro thinks and wishes he needs at least one more sword and Nami thinks and decides she has to get his swords back if the situation goes on. Roronoa Zoro Zoro saves Nami lots of time, I like it so much whenever they got eye contact. Zoro also bluntly mentioned to Robin that he still did not trust her and believed that she was hiding her true intentions. Epithet: Statistics If you are searching for reasons why these two in particular, visit the page: -The first moment we have is when Zoro protects Nami from Buggy pirates. He reprimanded Chopper, reminding it was his choice to join the Straw Hats and compete in the fight and told him to man up and have faith in the crew to win him back. As the battle continued, Mr. 1 attacked Zoro progressively more brutally with each attack. He was not enticed or won over by the beauty or charms of Nami or Robin when they joined, did not peep on the women's bath when Nami and Vivi were bathing, nor does he show interest in overwhelming beauties such as the Mermaid Princess Shirahoshi or Boa Hancock. Zoro lives for the thrill of combat. Upon meeting Luffy at Wano Country, Zoro was overjoyed at the reunion and smiled at which Luffy gave him a big hug. While in his spare time, Zoro takes up hobbies such as fishing, drinking, and training.[23]. For example, in Skypiea, when he noticed the Going Merry being dragged away, he told everyone to leave the ship, saying he would stay back alone and protect it. While exasperated at how clueless Zoro could be for not knowing who Charlos was and the repercussions of killing him would be, she became even more confused when he picked up a man who had previously been shot by Charlos and carried him to a nearby hospital. It has been stated that he has a monstrous killing intent evident from the fact where he almost drew his sword on one of the World Nobles. Zoro was furious and stated that he never trusted Nami in the first place. Zoro challenged the zombie samurai and grew to like his sword, the Meito Shusui, and challenged him to acquire it. Zoro developed respect towards the samurai, as both are warriors of honor, and for his skills and way of fighting. Zoro was at first disturbed and confused by Brook's skeletal appearance, but later on, they get along very well. In a rash fit of rage, Zoro tried to attack Orochi. What does she do to help him? However at that very moment, Zoro was finally able to slash through Mr. 1's steel body. When Wicca stole Shusui, Zoro persistently chased after Wicca endlessly and also sternly rejected Kinemon's attempts to challenge him for Shusui. As … From that, and the inhuman amount of power the two possess, their rivalry is similar to legendary status. He was visibly glad to hear from Franky that Robin had been freed. Zoro often speaks of how he does not care about Nami, but his actions show the complete opposite and worries about her. Zoro also washed Chopper's back in the large bath in the castle. Zoro never calls Sanji by his name, usually calling Sanji "dartboard brow", "ero-cook", or "dumbass cook" while Sanji often calls Zoro "marimo" (moss head), "shitty marimo", or "shitty swordsman". Before the timeskip, whenever he saw her, he would run away claiming that she is the one person he cannot fight. When Shimotsuki Yasuie was executed by Orochi and seeing the citizens of Ebisu Town laughing along with his daughter Toko, Zoro was furious and only calmed down after Hiyori explained they laugh due to the SMILE fruits having robbed them of their emotions. Zoro is grateful to Koushirou for teaching him the sword and giving him the Meito Wadō Ichimonji. Zoro never held any respect or signs of worth towards the pirate clown. As Zoro, Nami, Chopper, Robin aboard the ship, the shrimp suddenly carried them, Zoro tried to kill it but there's something behind. Due to her resemblance to Kuina, however, he seems to have a soft spot for Tashigi as he saved her from Monet and later again after Tashigi has passed out and poison gas is entering the room by carrying her on his shoulder. At Skypiea, he rushed to catch Robin before she could hit the ground after she was attacked by Enel and berated him for attacking a woman, despite ordinarily sharing the self-proclaimed god's mindset of not holding back against a woman in battle. Robin herself is willing to protect him, such as how she caught him after he was knocked into the air by Oars, trying to save him from Kizaru, and stopping him from being killed by the water pressure when he tried to exit the ship on the way towards Fish-Man Island.