Roronoa Zoro


 * The subject of this article is sometimes called Roronoa Zolo.

Roronoa Zoro, also known as "Pirate Hunter" Zoro, is the combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates, and one of their two swordsmen. Formerly a bounty hunter, they are the second member of the crew and the first to join, doing so in the Romance Dawn Arc.

As a master of Santoryu, a swordsmanship style which they created during their childhood training in Shimotsuki Village, Zoro is among the four most powerful combatants of the Straw Hats, alongside Luffy, Sanji and Jinbe. Their dream is to become the greatest swordsman in the world, in order to honor a promise they made to their deceased childhood friend Kuina.

In addition to their infamy as one of the Straw Hats and as a former bounty hunter, Zoro is also regarded as one of twelve pirates who are referred to as the "Worst Generation".

They currently have a bounty of 320,000,000.

Appearance
Zoro is a muscular person of average height with lightly tanned skin. They always carry their three swords along with them, bundled up with a green haramaki over their right hip, allowing them to easily draw them with their left hand. Of the three swords they have on their person, they have always been seen carrying the Wado Ichimonji, while their other two swords have varied over time due to them being destroyed and subsequently replaced with progressively better ones. Although their right hand is usually seen resting over them, they can also use this hand to pull their swords out before sitting down. They have three identical gold earrings on their left earlobe. Zoro normally keeps a black bandana tied around their left bicep and ties it around their head when they are fighting seriously against an opponent.

Zoro's body is covered with scars from their many battles, most notably the massive scar stretching from their left shoulder to their right hip that they acquired during their loss against the world's greatest swordsman, Dracule Mihawk, at Baratie. Their other visible scars are the scars they inflicted upon their ankles in a desperate attempt to free themself from Mr. 3's Giant Candle Service Set by trying to cut their feet off at Little Garden. After the timeskip, they gained another scar over their left eye, obtained through unknown means.

Zoro's other remarkable feature is their cropped green hair, which Sanji often teases them about by calling them "marimo" (moss-ball, moss-head in the Viz Manga and FUNimation dub) due to its resemblance to one.

Before the Timeskip
Similar to most of their male crewmates, Zoro has the same outfit throughout most of the series. Before the timeskip, they would consistently wear black trousers tucked inside black boots, a plain white shirt with three undone buttons at the collar and their green haramaki. However, only Zoro's shirt varies from time to time in the arcs. During the Arlong Park Arc, they disembarked Sanji's fishing ship neglecting to put on a shirt. After beating up most of Arlong's crew, they wore an opened, navy blue shirt decorated with light blue whirlpools that they stole from one of the fish-men. Since Zoro received their scar from Mihawk during the Baratie Arc before the Arlong Park Arc, Zoro wore bandages that were visible underneath their shirt.

During the Loguetown Arc, Zoro acquires Sandai Kitetsu and Yubashiri to replace the two conventional katana which were broken by Mihawk in the Baratie Arc.

During the Drum Island Arc, Zoro was bundled up for the winter island, but later stripped down after a foolish choice to swim in the frigid water on the island. They remained shirtless and shoeless in the beginning of the arc after getting lost from the Going Merry and left unable to redress themself, until they stole a parka from a man in Wapol's army, which was a hooded, forest green parka with a light green sash and white fur on the cuffs, hood, and hem, as well as a pair of boots.

During the Arabasta Arc, they wore an orange keffiyeh with a gold chain on their head, a long-sleeved white coat with black lines all over it, and the bottom of their black trousers were torn above their ankles.

During the Skypiea Arc, they wore their usual outfit in the beginning of the arc until they took it off after fighting a skyshark to save Tony Tony Chopper from being eaten. Afterwards, they wore a long, deep blue T-shirt and goggles strapped either on their head or around their neck, which were later broken and discarded.

During the Water 7 Arc, they wore their usual outfit until near the end, where they wore an unzipped, bright yellow jacket with a closed pocket flap on each side. They continued wearing this outfit throughout the Enies Lobby Arc.

During the Post-Enies Lobby Arc, they wore a black shirt with the Galley-La Company emblem on it in white.

At the end of the Thriller Bark Arc, they wore an opened, gray shirt. They also replaced Yubashiri, which was rusted away by Shu in the Enies Lobby Arc, with Shusui, which was entrusted to them by the zombie of Ryuma brought to life by Brook's shadow.

During the Sabaody Archipelago Arc, they wore an opened white shirt with red stripes.

During their time at Kuraigana Island, shortly after being sent there by Bartholomew Kuma, they wore an opened, dark blue shirt. Since Zoro was critically injured when they arrived at the island, Perona patched them up, so bandages were all over their body.

After the Timeskip
During and after the two-year timeskip, Zoro gains a new scar running down over their left eye, which is now implied to be critically injured as it is always closed. Their frame gets larger, showing considerable more muscle mass and their hair gets shaggier while slicked back. Zoro now wears a long, open dark-green coat closed on their waist and is held by a red sash, in which their three swords are now tucked into, and their black bandanna is tied around their left forearm. Their coat exposes their bare chest, revealing their green haramaki underneath the coat. They have also grown noticeably taller, as they are similar in height to Robin.

During the Punk Hazard Arc, they wore a white furry coat for protection against the cold weather on the frozen side of Punk Hazard, which they took from Brownbeard's Centaur Patrol Unit.

During the Dressrosa Arc, they wore a black suit and a white dress shirt with the top button undone. They also wore black sunglasses and a fake white mustache as a disguise. Their sunglasses were destroyed in their clash with Admiral Fujitora. Additionally, they discarded the mustache upon their identity being exposed. After the battle against the Donquixote Pirates, Zoro took off their suit jacket, and unbuttoned their shirt leaving their chest and scar exposed.

During the Zou Arc, Zoro wore a dark-blue t-shirt with their green coat and haramaki over a pair of long, black trousers and boots.

During the Wano Country Arc, Zoro wore a white yukata with black details and a green cloud pattern on its bottom. They wore a dark green jittoku haori with a mon of a black sun over a khaki gear, and zōri with a black strap. Zoro also styled their hair in the chonmage style. After agreeing to allow Shusui to return to Ryuma's grave and remain in Wano, Zoro was given the legendary blade Enma in exchange, which was entrusted to them by Kozuki Hiyori, the daughter of the sword's original owner, the legendary Samurai, Kozuki Oden. During the raid on Onigashima, Zoro donned a black version of their normal coat and a new bright red sash. They also briefly wore a Beasts Pirates uniform created by Kin'emon, before they and Luffy were discovered by the enemy pirates.

Non-canon
In the Movie 2, after the Trump Pirates stole the Going Merry with their clothes inside, they had to wear a black kimono from a wedding store. Then they change their clothes for an open black jacket, a white scarf, and black pants like the ones they normally wear.

In the Movie 3, they wear an open blue jacket with short sleeves, with a white line on the sleeves, short black pants, and still wearing their green haramaki. Also momentarily, they wear an extravagant penguin costume designed by Usopp.

In the Movie 6, they wear black pants, and a brown shirt, which they later exchange for an open white jacket.