Elbaph Arch One piece greatly increased the power level of the Straw Pirates' master swordsman, Roronoa Zoro, and granted him new abilities. More specifically, his Haki has been vastly improved in this arc, and he has already put this newly awakened spiritual power into some of his fiercest techniques, bringing them to a level that rivals the likes of Yonko and Admirals. The Pirate Hunter's growth as a swordsman and powerful user of the Color of the High King will inevitably continue in the final saga, and as he evolves, he will unleash new Haki-charged abilities in due time, just as he did in the battle against the Domi Reversi army in the Warland Sun Realm.
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Judging Zoro's Newly Amplified Conqueror's Infusion
In the Elbaph arc of One Piece, Roronoa Zoro finally discovered that he had access to the Conqueror's Haki thanks to Scopper Gaban, the Pirate King's left arm. It was Gaban who told Zoro that he had access to the Conqueror's Haki and that he was actually particularly attuned to using it very well. However, much to Zoro's surprise, he was unaware of the fact that he was the one holding this Haki. Through Gaban, Oda emphasized that the true power of the Conqueror's Haki can only be manifested when the user learns to master it properly, paving the way for Zoro to become even stronger.
The fact that he is as strong as he is right now without even gaining full control of his Haki means that Zoro is going to be greatly promoted in terms of strength once he learns how to fully manipulate the Supreme King color. His recent battle against the demon army on Elbaph clearly shows that he has already gained some control over this power and has even used it to create new techniques.
Supreme King Color Shatter upgraded to Six Paths Crossing
Crossing of the Six Paths is one of the most powerful techniques Zoro has in his post-timeskip arsenal. He used this power for the first time on his way to Fishman Island to cut open one of the tentacles of Tsurume, a giant kraken. Since then, he has relied on this technique occasionally, as it is one of his strongest techniques, using the Wado Ichimonji sword to its absolute maximum level.
Now, in the Elbaph arc, Zoro put Conqueror's Haki into this technique and made it a tremendously powerful ability. With it, Zoro was able to defeat several giant Domi Reversed enemies with a single blow, showing his true fury. This power is strong enough to one-shot the vast majority of characters that exist in the One Piece world, a testament to Zoro's Supreme King manipulation.
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The Power of New Haki Technique Red Ogre Mega Rage Pirate Hunter Haki
In addition to unleashing the Crossing of Six Paths infused with the Supreme King's color, Zoro also unleashed a brand new Haki technique called Red Ogre Mega Rage in One piece Chapter 1177. This technique caused Zoro to chop the Domi Reversi'd giant into pieces and crush him.
The true power of Haki can only manifest when it is fully under control. — Scopper Gaban
Most likely this technique also saw the use of Supreme King Haki, although the lightning trails were not properly seen in this attack. In both cases, she was strong enough to take out powerful enemies with ease, showing Zoro's newfound control over his Haki.
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Measuring the Hell King's post-Elbaph threat level
It's clear to see that Zoro continues to grow in power in the Elbaph arc and will continue to grow in the final saga as it continues. His goal is to finally reach Dracula Mihawk's level and finally defeat him, and to do this he must continue to develop his Haki. As he gains more control over the Supreme King Color, he invents new Haki-based abilities and develops techniques that take him to the very top of the world. After Elbaph, Zoro is guaranteed to be on par with the admirals and Yonko of the One Piece world, as expected from Luffy's right-hand man, who is a key part of the Straw Hat Pirates and aims to rise to the top of the world as the most powerful swordsman.
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One piece
- Release date
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October 20, 1999
- Network
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Fuji TV
- directors
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Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imayomura, Yashiôhiro Mayuū Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
- Writers
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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda
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Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
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Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
