Roronoa Zoro , also known as Pirate Hunter Zoro , is one of the main characters of the One Piece franchise. He is a swordsman and combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates and one of the twelve "Worst Generation" pirates along with his captain. He is a pirate, former bounty hunter, as well as is one of the most versatile fighters in the series and to considered one of the biggest threats by the World Government in the crew after his captain, Monkey D. Luffy, and Jinbe. After Luffy rise as one of... Roronoa Zoro: The Pirate Hunter and Swordsman of the Straw Hat Pirates Introduction Roronoa Zoro, also known as the "Pirate Hunter" Zoro, is a pivotal character in the popular manga and anime series One Piece , created by Eiichiro Oda. He first appeared in the third chapter of the One Piece manga, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1997 [1] [4]. Roronoa Zoro (ロロノア・ゾロ, Roronoa Zoro; spelled as "Roronoa Zolo" in some English adaptations), also known as " Pirate Hunter " Zoro (海賊狩りのゾロ, Kaizoku-Gari no Zoro), is a fictional character in the manga series and media franchise One Piece created by Eiichiro Oda. The character made his first appearance in the 3rd chapter of the series, which was first published in Japan in Shueisha 's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on August 4, 1997. Zoro is the second member of the ... Before joining Luffy, Zoro was known and feared worldwide as a notorious pirate hunter. He is renowned for fighting with three swords – one in each hand and one in his mouth. Zoro ’s extraordinarily powerful three-sword style of fighting mixed with his sheer will and determination to become the greatest swordsman in the world make him a formidable foe. Though he spends a lot of time sleeping, and is near on impossible to wake, he is always raring to go when there’s a fight to be won ...