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Mar 15, 2024 · Although Roronoa Zoro is best known for his tendency to fight with three swords, he's capable of defeating opponents with a wide range of techniques. Throughout One Piece, he demonstrates various fighting styles, including a few that are sure to appear in his inevitable battle with the World's Strongest Swordsman, Dracule Mihawk.
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A sword is a weapon with a long blade which has at least one sharpened edge. It is used almost exclusively for melee combat, to cut and/or pierce opponents.
Swords are perhaps the most common weapon in the world of One Piece, with users ranging from untrained civilians and petty criminals to renowned Grand Line pirates and Marines. Those possessing particular training and expertise in their use are renowned as swordsmen.
Katana
The katana (刀, katana?, literally meaning "backsword") is a type of sword with a long, curved blade and one sharpened edge. Katana, alongside sabers, are the most common sword depicted in the series. Zoro's Wado Ichimonji, Sandai Kitetsu, and Shusui are all katana. High-ranking Marines, mainly Vice Admirals, use katana or other swords that resemble them. There are other characters who wield katana of gigantic proportions in comparison to their own sizes (also known as "zanbato"), such as Squard or Pica. The katana is the most common weapon wielded by the samurai of Wano Country. There are certain fighters who utilize katana blades to customize a standard bladed weapon. The Cat Claws are nekode with a katana blade placed on each finger, turning them into giant claws. The Kessui is a peculiar naginata that is essentially two katana linked together at each end of the hilt, creating a double-sided halberd. Below are the named katana that have appeared in the series: •Wado Ichimonji •Shodai Kitetsu •Nidai Kitetsu •Sandai Kitetsu •Yubashiri (destroyed) •Shigure •Kashu •Shusui •Sukesan and Kakusan •Karakuri Sword •Soto Muso •Enma •Ame no Habakiri •Yamaoroshi (non-canon) •Konpira (non-canon)
Shinai
The shinai (竹刀, shinai?) is a sword made of bamboo used for training or competition. As the shinai is not designed for combat to the death, it does not have a blade capable of lacerating the skin, but it can bruise the target if given a sufficiently-strong strike. It is generally designed to be similar to the katana in size and shape, but is more lightweight. The students at the Isshin Dojo in Shimotsuki Village use shinai for training and sparring. Shimotsuki Kuina would defeat Roronoa Zoro in two thousand duels with a shinai. They are also present at Marineford and the Germa Kingdom, among several other locations.
Kogatana
The kogatana (小刀, kogatana?, literally meaning "little backsword") is a smaller version of a katana, being more akin to a knife. Dracule Mihawk uses this weapon to fight weaker opponents, and also as a dinner knife.
Terminology
In English, katana refers exclusively to the so-named Japanese longsword with a curved, single-edged blade, which samurai wore from the 14th century onwards. In Japanese, 刀 (read as katana (かたな?) if standalone, and tō (とう?) if part of a compound; derived from the Chinese dāo) is a generic term for single-edged swords from around the world, like Western sabers and cutlasses, while the specific term for the Japanese katana is uchigatana (打刀?). By contrast, the character 剣 (read ken (けん?) or tsurugi (つるぎ?)) can refer to any straight, double-edged sword no matter the origin, like the European longsword. Originally, the term tsurugi designated a type of straight, double-edged sword from Japanese antiquity (similar to the Chinese jian) that was mass-produced as early as the Yayoi period ~200 BC, long predating the curved katana developed around the 14th century. While those kanji have historically fluctuated in meaning, in the One Piece manga and anime proper, the convention of 刀 meaning "single-edged" and 剣 "double-edged" is favored over other nuances, creating odd (though technically not inaccurate) designations of katana for non-Japanese swords. Since the majority of swords featured are single-edged (most often Japanese models like katana, but also Western blades like sabers and cutlasses), the kanji 刀 appears more frequently than 剣, e.g.: in such terms as meitō (名刀?), kokutō (黒刀?), and yōtō (妖刀?).
Censorship
Though the 4Kids anime does not censor the presence of swords as rigorously as firearms, it does digitally erase any bloodletting or significant wounds inflicted. In addition, it has occasionally shortened or removed blades held in close proximity to characters' faces, presumably deeming such scenes inappropriate violence. In the South Korean anime dub, among others, early episodes often recolor the blades solid black, making them resemble clubs more than blades.
•Napoleon is a bicorne homie that can extend various types of swords from its top, transforming into a sword homie. It can so far change into a cutlass, longsword, and a heraldic seax.
•Several characters are capable of forming functional, temporary swords through Devil Fruit powers or some other mechanism:
•Kamakiri wields the Burn Blade, a dial-powered weapon that generates flammable gas, which ignites in the shape of a blade.
•Caesar Clown's Blue Sword follows a similar mechanic to the Burn Blade, but thanks to Caesar's own Gasu Gasu no Mi, he does not need to utilize dials to generate flammable gas, doing so himself.
1.SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 13 (p. 84), Oda explains the structure of a sword, the Meito rankings, and hamon patterns.
2.One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 102 Chapter 1033 (p. 13, 15) and Episode 1060, Zoro remembers Shimotsuki Kozaburo.
3.One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 102 Chapter 1033 (p. 16) and Episode 1060.
4.One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 11 Chapter 97 and Episode 49, Tashigi mentions the status Meito, and explains about sword classes to Zoro.
5.One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 91 Chapter 912 (p. 5) and Episode 894, Sukiyaki's, while disguised as Hitetsu, occupation is given.
6.One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 95 Chapter 955 (p. 16-17) and Episode 956, Sukiyaki talks about Kozaburo and black blades.
•Sword - A Wikipedia article about swords in general.
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- Ace. Owner: Gol D. Roger. Ace, a saber worn by Pirate King Gol D. Roger, is a prestigious Meito categorized among the 12 Saijo Ô Wazamono. This full-sized saber boasts a slightly curved blade adorned with an ornate saw pattern on both sides.
- Yoru. Owner: Dracule Mihawk. Yoru, or Kokuto Yoru, is a black blade ranked among the 12 Saijo Ô Wazamono, wielded by Mihawk, a former Seven Warlords of the Sea member.
- Murakumogiri. Owner: Edward Newgate / Whitebeard. Murakumogiri is Edward Newgate’s Naginata and one of the 12 Saijo Ô Wazamono swords, possessing formidable power.
- Shodai Kitetsu. Owner: Kitetsu. The Shodai Kitetsu is one of the 12 Saijo Ô Wazamono swords, part of the cursed Kitetsu series alongside the Nidai Kitetsu and Sandai Kitetsu.
He usually uses Wado Ichimonji for them, but after the timeskip he seems to be proficient in using each of his three swords for his one-sword techniques. He mainly fights with one sword when not fighting seriously or when he is using a specialized cutting technique.
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Jun 5, 2020 · The sword style is easily the most effective weapon-based fighting style in all of One Piece. Considering that guns exist in the series, that should be recognized as a massive statement. With a litany of styles that fit under this umbrella, it's best to package them all as one discipline.
