This article contains spoilers for the One Piece series.
Famous as the Pirate Hunter, Zoro is the beloved swordsman of the Straw Hat Pirates, and he is one of the crew's strongest fighters. Over the years, Zoro has grown tremendously a piece series, but he is yet to reach his peak His ultimate goal is to become the greatest swordsman in the world is still incomplete. Zoro is obviously stronger, but he is still outclassed by many skilled sword users, such as Shanks whom he can never surpass.
Mihawk
The strongest swordsman in the world
Mihawk is known as the strongest swordsman in the worldAnd he is the ultimate goal for Zoro. Zoro has always wanted to defeat Mihawk and claim his title, but at the moment, he is far from his level.
With the skill and power of Mihawk Yoru Still the Swordsman of the Straw Hats has a long way to go, but he's getting closer to his goal with every new arc. Zoro vs Mihawk The finale is a heavily anticipated battle in the saga, and it's near when Zoro reaches new levels of power.
Fujitora
A sea admiral
Among the marines, one character that particularly stands out when it comes to swordsmanship is the new admiral, Fujitora. Selected through the World Military Draft, Fujitora Known as Rakshasa. He is powerful Saizo o wazamono grade blade, called Yakuza KasenIn addition to your gravity devil fruit. Zoro may be close to him in strength, but he still hasn't surpassed him.
Ryuuma
Lord of Blades
Mihawk is said to be the strongest swordsman in the world, but there is a title even more impressive a pieceAnd that's it Ryuma's title of Lord of the Blade. If Mihawk is currently the strongest swordsman Ryuma was the strongest sword of all time.
Zoro's target is Mihawk, but he may have to grow up surpassing his own ancestor RyumaFinally. Zoro may eventually be recognized as the new god of the blade a piece.
Raleigh
Right hand of the Pirate King
Rayleigh was part of the legendary crew of the Pirate King, Roger Pirates. He is Roger parallels Zoro in PiratesBoth are one of the pirate king's wings.
Despite old age, Rayleigh is still a much better swordsman than Zoro. At this time, Zoro doesn't have great Haki control, and can't hurt immortals, while Ray, before his prime, was able to take them on.
Shanks
Yonko with red hair
Shanks now, The strongest Yonko of a piece. His skills are on a whole other level, and he's achieved all of this without the Devil Fruit.
Shanks is a swordsmanAnd in pure swordsmanship, he might be below Mihawk's level. However, Shanks is overall a very skilled fighter, especially when he takes on Rox D. When using Zebec's technology. He is a character that Zoro will probably never surpass.
rocks
The Legend of the One Piece World
Rocks One Piece is one of the biggest legends in the world. He's been a big mystery since he was first mentioned, but recently, he's been explored in more detail during Elbaf flashbacks.
In this flashback, fans discover that Rox D. Zebek actually wielded a sword, and with that sword, Rox displayed great destructive abilities, being able to attack his enemies like a hammer.
Roger
Pirate King
Roger is the most legendary person in a piece who became the pirate king. He was, of course, One of the most powerful sword wielders In the story, his fighting style was a little more unique than people like Mihak.
Like rocks and stones, Roger uses his sword differentlyand performs more crushing attacks than slashing. Roger is still on a whole different level from Zoro And will surely destroy him momentarily.
a nosebleed
One of the five elders
One of the strongest of the emu, the Nuszuro is one of The strongest swordsman the world government has to offer. He is one of the Five Elders, and seems to be the most skilled with a sword.
He and Zoro sparred for a moment in the egghead, and it was clear that Zoro was too far gone. Zoro must first master his conqueror's Haki to stand a chance against this mighty monster.
One Piece Chapter 1162 will be out next week. As usual, a piece is dropping on Sunday. In Japan, a piece falls on Monday at 12am JST. However, the majority of international readers will see the chapter available on October 12. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1162 is October 12, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.
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October 20, 1999
- network
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Fuji TV
- directors
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Hiroki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Ito, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yuji Endo, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
- The authors
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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Usaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda
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Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey d. Luffy (voice)
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Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
