In the world of One Piece, Dracule Mihawk is known as the Strongest Swordsman. He has achieved this title by defeating some of the strongest fighters in history and to date, and there is no one who can challenge him for the title. However, Roronoa Zoro the swordsman of the Straw Hat Pirates has been dreaming of achieving the feat since his childhood and he is very well on his way to doing so.
Still, Zoro has a long way ahead to even match the strength of Mihawk in One Piece. But the Pirate Hunter has been honing his skills with every arc by fighting and ultimately destroying characters like King in the Wano arc. This shows that the battle between Zoro and Mihawk will be truly great.
However, there has been a debate going on among One Piece fans regarding the anticipated battle between the two. While no one knows what will be the outcome of the battle, Eiichiro Oda, the mastermind behind One Piece may have already settled this debate by dropping major hints regarding Zoro and Mihawk.
The Debate Between Roronoa Zoro And Dracule Mihawk
Since the beginning of the series, the fan-favorite character, Roronoa Zoro, has been quite vocal about his dream to become the strongest swordsman in the world and fulfill his promise to his childhood friend Kuina. However, to do so he needs to defeat the current holder of the title of the Strongest Swordsman, Dracule Mihawk.
Zoro and Mihawk have fought once before during the Baratie Arc but it was a one-sided battle where Mihawk destroyed Zoro using a tiny sword. There Zoro declared that until he achieves his and his captain’s dream, he will not lose at all. He kept that promise till now and has been constantly training to make sure he doesn’t lose.
A long debate has been going on among Zoro and Mihawk fans about who would win in their final battle against each other. Given that during the time skip Zoro trained under Mihawk and is still levels below him, many One Piece fans believe that Zoro might not be able to defeat Mihawk in the end which will ultimately shatter his dream. But Oda-san might have already settled the debate.
Zoro is Going To Defeat Dracule Mihawk at the End of One Piece
Upon the dissolution of the Seven Warlords system, Crocodile contacts Mihawk and proposes a coalition, referencing Mihawk’s previous reputation as the Marine Hunter, which suggests that he hunted down Marines to refine his sword fighting abilities.
When Zoro first started, he was a Pirate Hunter honing his sword-fighting abilities by pursuing pirates. One Piece suggests that Zoro might eventually acquire Mihawk’s level of sword proficiency by implying that their early training regimens are equivalent.
While the number of extremely powerful pirates to be defeated seems endless, most Naval officers below the rank of Vice-Admiral appear to be relatively easy targets. This implies that Zoro had more difficult opponents than Mihawk, thus ultimately hinting at the fact that Zoro will win the final fight against Mihawk and will take the title of the Strongest Swordsman in One Piece.
