Roronoa Zoro/Abilities and Powers

Abilities and Powers
Within this very battle, he transcended himself...

Zoro is considered to be one of the Straw Hat crew's top three fighters, so much that people occasionally mistake him as the captain of the Straw Hat Crew after witnessing his fighting skills in battle. And while Luffy always fights the most powerful enemy, Zoro always ends up fighting the second strongest (with the exeption of the Baratie arc). Even without his swords, he has extremely unbelievable monstrous strength. At a very young age he lifted boulders over his head for training, and is now able to toss an entire building at an opponent. He can use some sword techniques without his swords. He has also been shown to pack powerful punches. He even developed the ability to pump his arms up with pure muscle.



How can he still be standing after taking a hit from the giant? I don't even know who the real zombie is anymore!

To match his strength, Zoro also has an incredible tolerance of pain, evidenced by numerous situations he has thus far endured: Mr. 1's two buzz saws jamming into his chest during the Alabasta arc, Arlong's saw-like nose stabbing into his chest, Mihawk's Black Sword slashing his chest, CP9's Kaku's many Rankyaku attacks, Oars' kick and Kuma's Ursus Shock. This last is especially impressive as Zoro managed to absorb the tremendous amount of punishment Luffy had taken, besides the damage inflicted on him during fights with Oars and Ryuma only remarking afterward "Nothing happened" when questioned by Sanji.

During almost all of his major battles, Zoro is usually seen covered with blood at the end. Zoro's agility, speed, and overall reflexes are also extraordinary. In numerous occasions, Zoro has shown being able to evade (or block) high-speed attacks and projectiles. These high-speed attacks and projectiles move so fast that it would normally be impossible for an average human to even notice them, much less evade them.

Unlike some of the members of the crew, Zoro does not shrink from the idea of using deadly force against dangerous enemies and has been noted by several of his fellow Supernovas to be capable of exuding a tremendous amount of murderous intent.

Weapons
same Pacifista, the results were very different.

Zoro's Swords


During his adventures, Zoro has acquired many swords. The three he currently uses are:
 * 1) Meitou; Wadō Ichimonji (formerly belonged to Kuina)
 * 2) Sandai Kitetsu (formerly belonged to Ippon-Matsu)
 * 3) Meitou; Shuusui (formerly belonged to Ryuuma)

Former Swords
For one reason or another, maybe as a demonstration of his skill because he can use any sword he must at any time, Zoro has one or more of his swords destroyed, removed from his possession, or incapacitated in some way:
 * 1) Katana x2 (destroyed by Juracule Mihawk)
 * 2) Johnny's and Yosaku's swords (returned to them after battle)
 * 3) Meitou; Hana Arashi (Sogeking handcuffed to Yubashiri, stopped using when Sogeking was unlocked from Zoro)
 * 4) Meitou; Yubashiri (formerly belonged to Ippon-Matsu, destroyed on Enies Lobby by Shuu, now resting on Thriller Bark)
 * 5) Marine cutlass (left behind after immediate battle)

Battle Handicaps
When fighting in major battles, Zoro has frequently had some sort of handicap. In some cases, this is having a physical disability prior to a battle. In others, he has been handicapped by a lack of one or more swords. Sometimes he faces an opponent that can only be beaten by a sword skill Zoro hasn't mastered yet or even by other crew members. Or fighting opponents who cannot be defeated by swordplay at all.

The amount of handicaps have been noticed and the following are examples of the times a handicap was seen:
 * Fighting Morgan and his Marines after starving for weeks.
 * Buggy's splitting ability.
 * Fighting Cabaji after being stabbed by Buggy.
 * Having two swords stolen prior to fighting Sham and Buchi simultaneously.
 * Being seriously wounded by Mihawk prior to fighting Arlong and Hatchan.
 * Being literally on fire and with his legs severly damaged during his fight against Mr. 5.
 * Not knowing how to cut steel against Daz Bones.
 * Being disallowed to use swords in the Groggy Ring during the Davy Back Fight while all three of his opponents snuck in weapons.
 * Having Usopp chained to his hand during his fight with Kaku.
 * Shuu's rust powers.
 * Losing Yubashiri before his battle with Ryuuma.
 * Being injured by Oz, during the battle with Kuma.
 * Having to endure the after-effects of when Kuma transferred all of Luffy's pain to him when they fought on Thriller Bark.

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