There are only a handful of characters in One Piece who can rival Zoro in terms of prominence. First things first, he is a central character, which automatically boosts his screentime and therefore gives him more relevance. He uses not one, not two, but three swords to fight his enemies. That’s like three times as cool as the average swordsman. And as if that wasn’t impressive enough, he has a really sick scar sliding down his left eye. Sold yet?
With that being said, as impressive as Zoro is, there are still plenty of things that just don’t make sense about him. Many questions regarding his character still remain unanswered on top of the multiple questionable moments he still wasn’t accounted for.
10 An Abnormal Sense Of Direction
Kicking it off with the most obvious one, how can Zoro be so terrible with directiosn? It just doesn’t make any sense. Yes, it’s a running gag, but even running gags should have some sort of basic logic to back them up. As far as fans are concerned, there doesn’t appear to be any sort of logic behind Zoro’s inhumane sense of direction. Sometimes it goes far and beyond. If one of his allies isn't holding him by the hand, Zoro is bound to get lost.
9 Santoryu
Zoro’s thought process when he picked up his santoryu (three swords style) was a fairly simple one. More swords equate to more power, hence three swords. While it would make sense for the young Zoro to think of this, it doesn’t seem normal that the adult Zoro would just roll along with it.
Any normal person would switch to the more conventional style once they realize their errors. But unsurprisingly, Zoro isn’t that normal.
8 Mistaking A Ship For A Fishing Boat
Back in the Return To Sabaody arc, Zoro pulled a power move that is considered extreme even by his own standards. An adult mistaking his left for his right is indeed irrational, albeit it is understandable to some extent.
Zoro, however, mistook an actual galleon for a fishing boat. How does one even go about mistaking a muli-masted ship for a fishing boat?
7 Confronting Fujitora
The Dressrosa arc was a tense arc altogether. From the moment they set foot in the kingdom of passion, the Strawhat barely had any moments of relaxation. But that’s to be expected when the enemy is Donquixote Doflamingo and his lackeys.
Even when the Strawhats overthrew Doflamingo’s evil regime and were on their way out of the kingdom, Fujitora was hot on their heels. But instead of prioritizing escape, Zoro tells Luffy to fight-- which is a bad move no matter how one looks at it. Sengoku, Tsuru, and a whole army of Marines were closing by after all.
6 Asura
Asura is a move that Zoro developed some time unknown to fans. It’s a demonic style that allows Zoro to literally triple his sword-wielding potential by giving him 6 additional hands and swords.
As Zoro never explained the ins and outs of this technique, it still remains mysterious to everyone but its wielder. Whether these additional body parts are an illusion or genuine flesh is a question on every fans’ mind.
5 His Durability
It’s no news that Zoro is one tough guy. His everyday reaction to any wound inflicted upon his body is brushing it off and following up with a “tis but a scratch.” That proves just how durable he is.
But then again, even durability should have limits. Zoro survived injuries that should usually be impossible to survive. His fight against Diaz Bones was one instance, and his famous confrontation against Kuma is another.
4 His Backstory
It really doesn’t make sense how, despite the manga approaching its thousandth chapter, fans know next to nothing about Zoro’s complete backstory. Fans saw a backstory about his dream, but nothing of significance about the man in question.
Perhaps Oda is saving it for later, or maybe he hasn’t come up with anything yet. The only thing fans know is that they know nothing.
3 Challenging Mihawk
Challenging the World’s Strongest Swordsman has to be one of Zoro’s most outrageous moments. What’s even more outrageous is how he challenged Mihawk so readily while having complete faith in himself. It’s to a point where it couldn’t even be called confidence; idiocy would be a better-fitting term.
Still, Zoro and Mihawk’s initial encounter played an extensive role in the former’s character growth.
2 Asking For Mihawk’s Help
Speaking of the Hawkeye, isn’t it completely weird how Zoro willingly lowered his head and asked for Mihawk’s help? While it is true that he did offer his reason, it was nonsensical for the most part.
One should also put in mind that Zoro considers Mihawk his arch-rival; the final obstacle that separates him from his dream. Moreso, Zoro’s usual levels of pride wouldn’t allow him to perform such a gesture. At the end of the day, this could be attributed to friendship power.
1 Defeating Zombie Ryuma
Ryuma is a zombie created by Moria. And similar to Moria’s other zombies, he wouldn’t go down through conventional means… or so fans thought. Zoro, this mad lad, managed to defeat Ryuma without using a single grain of salt-- the zombies’ fatal weakness.
On the same caliber is Zoro’s "fight" against Monet. Monet, a Logia user, was easily subdued by Zoro without him even using Haki. With nothing but sheer dominance, he managed to defeat the snow woman.
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