Zoro And Mihawk were initially considered enemies within A piece, but they do share a similarity that suggests they’re more alike than either of them would like to admit. Series creator Eiichiro Oda likes to sprinkle these types of connections throughout the manga. But in this case, it also confirms that Zoro will eventually surpass Mihawk.
At the beginning of the story, this does not happen. When Zoro and Mihawk first met, Zoro could barely attract the lord’s attention. Although the two fought, it was a battle that Mihawk easily won even though he fought most of the battle with a small sword. After that, Zoro continued to dedicate himself to becoming the greatest swordsman in the world. He improved a lot during his time in the Grand Line, and then during the One Piece timeskip, he actually trained under Mihawk, improving his skills even further. With the impressive swordsmanship he demonstrated in Wano, he could soon become Mihawk’s rival.
Zoro & Mihawk have similar nicknames in One Piece
A detail from Mihawk’s past implies that this will indeed happen. In chapter #1058, when the Seven Warlords system was disbanded, Crocodile called Mihawk and asked him to join forces. Crocodile recounts the fact that before becoming a Government servant, Mihawk was known as the Marine Hunter, implying that he used to hunt Marines to hone his sword fighting skills. This is extremely similar to how Zoro was originally a Pirate Hunter who honed his sword fighting skills to hunt down pirates. By implying that they had similar initial training methods, One Piece implies that Zoro could eventually reach Mihawk’s level of proficiency with the sword.
However, the difference in their initial goals actually implies that Zoro will one day surpass Mihawk. One Piece has shown a variety of very powerful pirates and marines for over a thousand chapters. However, while there seemed to be no end to the number of extremely powerful pirates to fight, most Navy officers below the rank of Vice Admiral did not seem to have much trouble fighting. With Zoro continuing to find more and more challenging enemies to fight like King in the Wano arc of One Piece, he will likely develop into a swordsman at a faster rate than Mihawk hunted down the Marines. . This makes his surpassing Mihawk almost inevitable.
Pirates are stronger opponents than marines in the One Piece world
With Mihawk being a pirate, it only makes sense that Zoro’s final act in the series is defeating him in a duel. This would make him both a Pirate Hunter and the strongest swordsman in the world, while also fulfilling the oath he made to himself and Kuina. It will also deepen his connection with Mihawk Furthermore, providing more depth to one of these A pieceThe best pairs of parallel characters.
