'One Piece' Impressively Foreshadows Zoro's Most Important Title

'One Piece' Impressively Foreshadows Zoro's Most Important Title
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One Piece is closing in on a major manga milestone as with 1,000th chapter closer and closer. These days, creator Eiichiro Oda is guiding the story through its long-awaited Wano arc, that turns out the artist has been laying foundation for the plot for quite some time. After all, some sneaky titling has been weaved through One Piece for years now, and it seems fans just put the whole thing together.

The reveal came not long after chapter 939 referred to an old man named Hyogoro as the Mighty Blade, but he is not the only swordsman to bear such a title. Actually this Mighty Blade term was already used in chapter 23, 195 and 467. Zoro and Ryuma are classified as Mighty Blade type,” Sandman AP said, providing each instance where the title was used.

The same kanji is used each time for the three men, and fans are curious about their shared title. The Mighty Blade status seems to refer to only the most skilled swordsmen, and Zoro is included on that list. So far, two of three fighters said to be Mighty Blade types are from Wano, and that has fans even more curious about Zoro’s origins. After all, much of the fighter’s past is shrouded in mystery, so fans are ready to find out whether the Straw Hat has a connection to the island nation or not.