 Warning, this video will contain spoilers up to Chapter 1028. You've been warned! Hello my Nakamotachi, this is Joygirl, and I want to talk about Zorro and what we could possibly see from him in terms of an upgrade or a new power-up at Wano. After seeing the events of Chapter 1028 when we saw Sanji get a new power-up by awakening his latent exoskeleton, it's gotten fans really excited to see the full extent of Sanji's power-up. In fact excited enough that you may have seen yours truly, participate in the Sanji Summit hosted by JD Legend where we went into depth about what this means for Sanji's character and if you haven't then I'd highly recommend that you check it out. And if you did, I want to make it clear that as much as I am a Sanji fan, I am first and foremost a straw hat stan. So when seeing this new power-up for Sanji, what this really gets me equally hyped up about is the idea of an incoming Zorro power-up and if you'd like to hear more of my thoughts on One Piece then make sure to like, share and subscribe. Moving on to the topic. It's natural for us to get excited and speculate about what Zorro's new upgrade will be because there's evidence in the past to suggest that since Sanji got a power-up, Zorro will too. The clearest example of this is in Ennius Lobby. This is when we first got to witness the next level power-ups and abilities of the crew's most prominent fighters, Luffy showed us his gear second and then also gear third. We saw Sanji's Diablo Jumbe followed by Zorro's Ashura. We even got something similar in the earlier Acts of Wano where the monster trio again each got their respective level-ups. Luffy learned advanced Armament Haki, Sanji made use of his Raid Suit for the first time and Zorro received Emma. So it's fair to assume that this pattern will continue now because now we're seeing Luffy learning how to master advanced Conquers Haki mid-battle and just having recently witnessed the newest development for Sanji in his Exo Skeleton, this leaves us with the question of what then for Zorro. It's almost guaranteed that Sanji will defeat Queen and Zorro will beat King and we've also already been teased as to how Sanji may potentially achieve this but how will Zorro? Which is why in this video we're going to consider all the different types of power-ups we could expect to see from Zorro's character by the end of the Wano Arc. And the first area of an upgrade that we should consider is in Zorro's Swords. Usually when Zorro gets a power-up, it does come in the form of obtaining a new sword. We saw it as early as Locktown when he acquired Sandai Kitetsu and Yubashiri and then again at Thriller Bark when he replaced the latter with Shisui after defeating its owner Yuma, who will get important again for this discussion so make sure to stick around. But also again at Wano, this is something that we've seen with Zorro acquiring Enmar. So the question is, will Zorro's new power-up come in the form of a new second sword within this Arc? And I have discussed my thoughts on Zorro getting a new sword by the end of the Wano Arc in more comprehensive detail in the past so I'd highly recommend you watch that video after this one but for the purposes of this discussion we'll keep it brief. So if this was the case, then there are two blades who would fit this build perfectly in becoming Zorro's new sword by the end of Wano. The first being the Ameno Habakiri. Given Zorro currently wields Enmar, there is the possibility of him coming to own the other of Odin's famed swords. Momonosuke declined to accept the O-Wazumono blade as he wasn't yet ready, leaving it with Hitetsu for safekeeping. And since then, it's been speculated by many that either Hitetsu will show up at the raid, particularly amongst fans who also believe that Hitetsu may actually be Kazuki Tsukiyaki in disguise, bringing the blade along with him. There is of course the fact that the last time we saw Hitetsu, he was in the flower capital nowhere near Onigashima, but the fact that Onigashima may soon land on Wano may make it possible for him or other characters to come into play. And if not Hitetsu, it's also commonly speculated that the sword will be brought by Hiori, who is also widely thought to be either making her way to or is already on Onigashima. Personally, if Ameno Habakiri is seen at Onigashima, I think it makes more sense for Momoto Kleyman. I think based on his character development of having to mature, it would also fit if he decides to wield his father's great blade, furthering his growth. And seeing as Zoro already has Enma, I'm not too sure how I feel about him also acquiring Odin's other sword, because the Ameno Habakiri isn't the only notable blade that we have at Wano, because we also have the Nidai Kitetsu. The Nidai Kitetsu is another cursed blade crafted by the ancestor of Hitetsu who made Zoro's current son Dai Kitetsu, and given Zoro's keen interest in the sword since very early on in the arc, and the fact that the Nidai Kitetsu is the sword within the same family of his son Dai Kitetsu, but a rank higher, I think it would be more fitting if Zoro places his son Dai with the Nidai Kitetsu. There's also the wild possibility of Zoro taking King's unique sword, which seems to be some sort of a morphing weapon, though this may be at odds with Zoro's status as a swordsman, because whilst he has declared that he's prepared to do anything to defeat King, I can't see his power up not involving proper swordsmanship, instead using the underhanded tactics of King's crafty sword. I've also seen the idea of Zoro reattaining Shusui by the end of Wano, which personally I don't find very compelling. I think it may be too contrived seeing as we had a side plot dedicated to why Zoro had to part with Shusui and this leading to its replacement in Enma. I can understand the argument that as Shusui was the sword of Ruma, who is now being largely speculated to be Zoro's ancestor, it could follow that Zoro inherits the sword of his forefather, but then there's also the fact that Shusui is already a black blade which Ruma achieved, and given the trajectory of Zoro's character in his personal quest to become the world's greatest swordsman, I think it's necessary that he transforms his swords into black blades and raises their ranks himself rather than simply acquiring an already blackened blade. But then this raises another possible power up involving swords, that being Zoro raising the grade of one of his current swords into a higher grade, and at this stage I do personally like the idea of him turning his blade to black over him acquiring a new sword as his immediate power up to fight and defeat King. Especially this late into the war I just don't see Zoro getting a new sword simply because whenever Zoro receives one, there's a moment where Zoro is given time to admire and bond with his new sword and there is that added suspense and excitement for us as to when Zoro will finally use it in battle. And gaining another sword mid battle will take this element away from the story and another factor is that unless the sword has a special ability like Enma which draws out the haki of its user, then there really wouldn't be much difference for Zoro in replacing any of his current swords now. With that being said I do expect Zoro to leave one with the Nidaki Tetsu but I just don't see this to be the power up to define Zoro's strength and victory over King during the raid. One new sword for the raid is enough. So another power up we can consider is the possibility of Zoro developing his awareness and use of his conqueror's haki to possibly unlock advanced conqueror's haki. Whilst not explicitly spelled out for us, it was heavily hinted that like his captain, Zoro has also tapped into this ability with Kaito posing the question during the supernova versus yonko battle on the rooftop. But given that it doesn't seem like Zoro is even aware that he possesses conqueror's haki, it might feel too soon for us to see him use it at will and advance conqueror's haki at that. So if Zoro were to use advance conqueror's haki in his fight with King, I see it more of as a final blow move unless King possesses this ability himself and then the two can have an extended fight clashing haki. But on the topic of haki, we could also throw in the idea that Zoro could learn advanced armament haki. If it is still too soon for Zoro to consciously utilize advance conqueror's haki in this arc, advanced armament may be all that is needed to defeat the durable Zowen in King. And it would also be in the realm of an achievable power up, as one could argue that Zoro has already used it as early as alabaster against Daz bones, though again perhaps not realizing exactly what it was. But moving on from the haki discussion, another popular theory amongst the fandom surrounds the mystery of Zoro's left eye. Personally, Zoro's eye is something that I've always just considered a simple aesthetic design choice and that it could be used to show us a glimpse into Zoro's training period with mihawk during the timeskip rather than housing any secret abilities, but it is possible that it could be used for something more. But if Zoro really did have some special power up connected to his eye, then I would question why he didn't use it against Kaido, unless of course he was also not aware of this power and it's something that he'll awaken during his battle with King. And if we go back to the power up parallels with Sanji, seeing as Sanji actually received his exoskeleton, it doesn't seem so far fetched now for Zoro to also unlock some eye power. And the reason I say this is also because coming out of the timeskip, we knew that both Zoro and Sanji had developed both armament and observation haki, and the two complimented each other, each being stronger in one form of haki over the other. Zoro's weakest form of haki was observation, with his poor sense of direction being a running gag in the series, whilst his strongest was armament. Whereas in Sanji's case, his weakest haki was armament, with observation being his strong suit. Now with the latest power up, Sanji's weakness in armament haki is being supplemented through the exoskeleton. So it'd be a really nice parallel if similarly, Zoro's weakness in observation haki is boosted by some non-haki related eye ability. This is of course just speculation though, because from recent chapters, it seems that the mysterious shut eye has already been used as a gateway for Oda to introduce us to Zoro's ancestry. We were told in Chapter 1023 that Yuma was also a one-eyed swordsman whom Zoro heavily resembled, whilst also being the spitting image to late Damio Shimotsuki Ushimaru. So it may even be possible that the power up comes in the form of some lineage related ability or development for Zoro too. There's also the argument that Zoro's new sword in Emma is a sufficient power up, because as we know it is a formidable sword with a unique ability in drawing out its users haki, and whilst this wasn't quite enough against Kaido, it may be enough against King. But then the fact that both Luffy and Sanji got two upgrades each in Wano, it's difficult to see that the same wouldn't happen for Zoro. And out of all of these, what I'm excited for most is to see each wing of the Pirate King defeat their respective opponents, not only because they would be beating the top two commanders of a Yonko's fleet, but because if we go back to parallels, this is perhaps the craftiest of matchups that Oda has presented. It's almost as if Oda is teasing us of what it would be like if Zoro and Sanji were fighting power ups and all. Zoro is currently fighting a flying opponent, which Sanji is now capable of if he wears his Raid suit, and Sanji is fighting a multi-limbed combatant with multiple weapons, similar to Zoro's multiple swords. And with the new level ups we've gotten so far and what we're sure to see soon, we really have some exciting times ahead. But now that you've heard my thoughts, let me know yours by leaving a comment below, don't forget to like and share the video, and please do subscribe for more One Piece discussions. 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