Zoro Roronoa

**Zoro Roronoa** (ゾロ・ロロノア, *Zoro Roronoa*), also known as "**Pirate Hunter**" **Zoro** (海賊狩りのゾロ, *Kaizoku-Gari no Zoro*), is both a fictional character and protagonist from the *J-Stars' Fairy One Piece Tail* series created by Hiro Mashima and Eiichiro Oda.

He is the combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates, and one of their two swordsmen. Formerly a bounty hunter, he is the second member of the crew and the first to join, and is considered as one of the most dangerous members of the Straw Hat crew after Luffy.

As a master of a swordsmanship style, which he created during his childhood training in Shimotsuki Village, Zoro is among the six most powerful combatants, alongside Luffy, Natsu, Sanji, Gray, Jimbei, and Erza. He traveled both seas and land trying to make a living.

His dream is to defeat the Warlord "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk and become the greatest swordsman in the world, in order to honor and fulfill a promise he made to his late childhood friend and rival. He is known for his awful sense of direction and would get lost when traveling.

In addition to his infamy as a master swordsman, former bounty hunter, and his great strength, Zoro is also regarded as one of wizards and pirates who are referred to as the "Worst Generation". Sometimes it led others to believe he's the captain before obtaining a bounty.

"*I am going to be the world's greatest swordsman! (…) Whether a hero or a villain, everyone's going to know my name!*"

—Zoro Roronoa.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Christopher Sabat (English), Kazuya Nakai (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (French), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Castilian Spanish), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish)
*Voice Actor (Young)*: Brina Palencia (English), Megumi Urawa (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (French), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Castilian Spanish), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish)

### Biography

Zoro is the first member of the Straw Hat Pirates and Luffy's most trusted swordsman.

When he was young, he learned sword skills alongside his friend and rival, Kuina. Sadly, she died in a tragic accident. Now Zoro works hard to keep his promise to her by becoming the world's greatest swordsman. To that end, he is endlessly dedicated to his training. He prefers a challenge and will gladly risk his life fighting the strongest possible opponent.

Loyal with a heart of gold, Zoro is a pillar of support who would do anything for his trusted friends. While he supports Captain Luffy from the sidelines, if push comes to shove, he's not afraid to show some tough love.

### Appearance

Zoro is a muscular man of average height with lightly tanned skin. He always carries his three swords along with him, bundled up with a green haramaki over his right hip, allowing him to easily draw them with his left hand. Zoro's other remarkable feature is his cropped green hair, which Sanji often teases him about by calling him "marimo" (*moss-ball*, *moss-head* in the dub) due to its resemblance to one.

Of the three swords he has on his person, he has always been seen carrying the Wado Ichimonji, while his other two swords have varied over time due to them being destroyed and subsequently replaced with progressively better ones. Although his right hand is usually seen resting over them, he can also use this hand to pull his swords out before sitting down. He has three identical gold earrings on his left earlobe.

Zoro normally keeps a black bandana tied around his left bicep and ties it around his head when he is fighting seriously against an opponent. Zoro's body is covered with scars from his many battles, most notably the massive scar stretching from his left shoulder to his right hip that he acquired during his loss against the world's greatest swordsman, Mihawk Dracule, at Baratie.

His other visible scars are the scars he inflicted upon his ankles in a desperate attempt to free himself from Mr. 3's Giant Candle Service Set by trying to cut his feet off at Little Garden. After the timeskip, he gained another scar over his left eye, which is now implied to be critically injured as it is always closed, which was been obtained through unknown means.

#### Pre-Timeskip

Similar to most of his male crewmates, Zoro has the same outfit throughout most of the series. Before the timeskip, he would consistently wear black trouserstucked inside black boots, a plain white shirt with three undone buttons at the collar and his green haramaki. However, only Zoro's shirt varies from time to time in the arcs.

##### Outfits

###### Canon

During the *Arlong Park Arc*, he disembarked Sanji's fishing ship neglecting to put on a shirt. After beating up most of Arlong's crew, he wore an opened, navy blue shirt decorated with light blue whirlpools that he stole from one of the fish-men. Since Zoro received his scar from Mihawk during the *Baratie Arc* before the Arlong Park Arc, Zoro wore bandages that were visible underneath his shirt.

During the *Logue Town 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. He remained shirtless and shoeless in the beginning of the arc after getting lost from the Going Merry and left unable to redress himself, until he 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 *Alabasta Arc*, he wore an orange keffiyeh with a gold chain on his head, a long-sleeved white coat with black lines all over it, and the bottom of his black trousers were torn above his ankles.

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

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

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

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

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

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

###### Non-Canon

In the *Movie 2*, after the Trump Pirates stole the Going Merry with his clothes inside, he had to wear a black kimono from a wedding store. Then he changes his clothes for an open black jacket, a white scarf, and black pants like the ones he normally wears.

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

In the *Movie 6*, he wears black pants, and a brown shirt, which he later exchanges for an open white jacket.

#### Post-Timeskip

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

##### Outfits

###### Canon

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

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

During the *Zou Arc*, Zoro wore a dark-blue t-shirt with his 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. He 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 his 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 him by Hiyori, the daughter of the sword's original owner, the legendary Samurai, Oden.

During the raid on Onigashima, Zoro donned a black version of his normal coat and a new bright red sash. He also briefly wore a Beasts Pirates uniform created by Kin'emon, before he and Luffy were discovered by the enemy pirates.

###### Non-Canon

* Hair Color: Green
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Black
* Age: 19 (debut), 21 (after timeskip)
* Birthday: November 11th
* Height: 178 cm (5'10"; debut), 181 cm (5'11¼"; after timeskip)
* Weight: Not Known
* Bounty: 60,000,000 berries (1st bounty), 120,000,000 berries (2nd bounty), 330,000,000 berries (current bounty)

### Gallery

Zoro's most common outfit after the timeskip.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Luffy D. Monkey
* Perona

### Enemies

* Don Krieg
* World Government

## Translation and Dub Issues

* In the English dub, His name is renamed and referred to as "**Zolo Roronoa**".

## External links

* Zoro Roronoa *Wikipedia*
* Zoro Roronoa *Heroes Wiki*
* Zoro Roronoa *Koei Wiki*
* Zoro Roronoa *One Piece Wiki*