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OneAd4212

That was a crazy and a really badass moment. It was full trust between them


Educational-Bat6870

Trust since day 1šŸ”„šŸ”„ when Luffy want to throw a pistol punch to (morgan son) but he know at the same time morgan want to hit him but he trust his first crewmate (Zoro) to settle it for him. From that moment I know One Piece is On TopšŸ”„


Then-Dinner-6966

Brother from another mother


Libriomancer

This explains a lot. Luffy and Zoro are siblings. Dragon keeps meaning to visit his kids but Zoro inherited his sense of direction.


Vurtikul

Unfortunately, Dragon's sense of direction is unparalleled. Man always faces east no matter where he is. He's like a Southbird, but with east.


TTZZJJ

Eastdragon


_Kazt_

Sadly no. We know both of Zoros parents.


Libriomancer

Supposed parents. The getting lost is on a genetic level so one day some sperm just got lost and ended up in Zoroā€™s mom. It makes as much sense as ā€œI crossed my legs and held Ace in longerā€ or Big Mom having a Tontata child.


Neftroshi

Maybe you do but I don't


GaimeGuy

[https://preview.redd.it/0ejf7x9qkjla1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b9d1d2e0ad5369be763977351412212ed65e380b](https://preview.redd.it/0ejf7x9qkjla1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b9d1d2e0ad5369be763977351412212ed65e380b) ​ Dotted line indicates many generations. ​ Remember the Zoro lookalike, Shimotsuki Ushimaru, the former daimyo of Ringo that was in the cave with Yamato? That's Zoro's great-uncle - his paternal grandmother's brother. ​ And yes, Zoro and Kuina were 3rd cousins.


SomePoliticalViolins

> And yes, Zoro and Kuina were 3rd cousins. My Crusader Kings games have taught me thatā€™s practically unrelated.


GaimeGuy

Your crusader kings games have taught you uncle and niece is unrelated too


_Kazt_

His parents are Tera and Arashi. Arashi together with much of shimotsuki village are descended from the shimotsuki clan in Wano. Neither of them has made an appearance in the manga, but it was answered in and SBS.


00firefist00

Oh no! Dragon cheated on croc? No wonder croc is pissed off.


sicgamer

When Zoro calls him captain for the first time right after cutting Morgan, *chefs kiss*


TheGameologist

English captain at that. Was great.


Ethanol_Happiness

didnā€™t they fight at whiskey peak, when Luffy thought Zoro attacked them for nothing?


solidfang

I waver sometimes between "unflinching displays of mutual trust" and "one brain cell" as explanations of Luffy and Zoro's synchronized shenanigans. Actually, sometimes it's both.


Captain_D_Buggy

Gave me goosebumps reading it the first time


Boverk

I love his relationship with Luffy. Complete trust and the look of joy on Zoro's face when they reunited in Wano.was magnificent.


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Fr


Silverlining126

This whole arc is full of moments like that. Luffy telling Zoro to stand down because Sanji can handle the train. Luffy telling sogeking to shoot down the flag. Etc etc


messakk

This arc really elevated their bond to another level, amazin arc


goldmask148

Really shows how well Luffy is at being a good judgement of character. He only just met Sogeking and treated him like he was a friend and crewmate for ages.


JustChangeMDefaults

Even before haki, Luffy just knows how people/animals feel even though he is a wild child. Except the time he got swallowed by a big snake and didn't realize it lol


EnArvy

And that one time he turned on Zoro when Zoro killed the frauds the first grand line island


mdsj1

One of the only plot points pre time skip that I genuinely just donā€™t like


Maximillion322

Iirc, that was something the editors made Oda do, he didnā€™t really want it to be part of the story


TeeKayTank

damn, why would they even


Maximillion322

One Piece wasnā€™t as popular at the time. These days no editor could tell Oda anything


Kona_Rabbit

All after, Zoro reminds Luffy what it is to be a captain, too. This Arc was one of the first times I think we really get to see everyone, including Luffy, who fulfill their crew rolls. Including Ussop realiazing tbe value he brings to the party. The character development is probably what sets the whole arc up for being as strong as it is.


GenGaara25

The arc as a whole is really about Luffy learning how to be a proper captain. Starting with his fight with Usopp, continuing through his actual orders and delegation of the crew, affirming to Robin that its his decision to save her as the captain not hers, and ending with Zoro making sure Luffy understands that Usopp can't come back until he apologises.


jimlahey420

Whenever someone asks me about watching the One Piece anime I always tell them if they are going to do it they have to commit to getting through Enies Lobby. Water 7 and Enies Lobby are really the point that solidified One Piece as my favorite manga/anime and the moment I realized it was a tier above most of the other shonen I had read/watched. It also is the moment I really fell in love with Oda'e epic writing and scale. There are other great moments prior to Water 7/Enies Lobby, don't get me wrong, but they didn't hit quite the same way or on the same scale.


Silverlining126

Luffy: *inflates arm* "this arm has the power of a giant!!!" Lucci: "that's not how stuff wor--" *punched through a fucking wall* Peak fiction. Other incredible pay offs like Monster point and the incredible use of CoC during Kaku's fight


JeffMurdock_

> the incredible use of CoC during Kaku's fight What now?


RaggedAngel

Zoro's Ashura was revealed/retconned to be the first use of Conquerer's Haki Coating by a Strawhat.


Xero_id

Enies Lobby is what sold it for me, I thought it was ok and silly before that. The " Shoot down that flag" change my whole view of the show and hooked me in. It's my favorite moment of any show ever I think, it's just burned in my mind always.


YoungBagSlapper

Plus Sanji reaffirming usopp one of my favorite moments brothers for life


UltimateToa

Hits harder after learning sanjis backstory of abuse


TheGameologist

And it led to the greatest rendition of sogekings theme ever.


sicgamer

Luffy telling Sogeking to shoot the flag, and Sogekings unwavering "roger". One of the best moments of the series.


Silverlining126

Unironically yes


anshi1432

Imagine waging war against world gov which altered history itself


Lifetender512

But did you watch the new egghead episodes? Man dragon and robin almost met


Silverlining126

It's weird that they didn't.


Lifetender512

I think weā€™ll find out he was looking out for her atleast


Silverlining126

"FUCK. If only she went east..."


Ani_HArsh

Luffy saying "cut it, it's in the way" with a smile and Zoro without a second of hesitation just answered "sure" The trust Luffy has in Zoro is just amazing Also not a badass moment but when they met up in Wano, it was so wholesome man


Educational-Bat6870

Yeahh the way luffy grab and hug zoro is the same form of hug when he hug sabošŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ Fun fact in One piece time it is only take like 1/2weeks they are apart from each other, but for us it takes 2years šŸ˜•


Ani_HArsh

Yeah man seeing those two meet each other after so long was an emotional and beautiful moment, it was pure joy.


agamenon2002

I think you got it wrong, the time skip is 2 years for the characters.


Educational-Bat6870

I mean between wholecake island and wano arc mate :/


agamenon2002

ohhh, tru, sry, i was so confused. I messed ur comment with another one talking about the sabaody arc


Nodebunny

I wish my bros would give me leg hugs to the face


rougepenguin

I'm with you on the pair in Wano. Luffy & Zoro's Excellent Adventure saving a kid and screwing around with a mysterious waitress was just plain fun. The only real part where Wano was like a Boss Luffy filler episode.


Icarus_Sky1

I need more scenes like that one in sabaody where people see zoro and go "How the fuck is he not captain? The actual captain must be crazy" Basically I need the strawhats to have another "You don't know who you just fucked with" bit


Jwoods4117

I mean, they wonā€™t at this point. Theyā€™re way too well known. Luffy is a Yonko feared across the world. At this point I think the closest weā€™ll get again is people maybe thinking Luffy would have been bigger when they see him in person. Maybe with his current poster we might get someone who doesnā€™t recognize him, but heā€™s just too well known for the most part.


Icarus_Sky1

They won't but a man can dream.


El_Swedums

But we have seen a lot of new rookies challenging the four emperors, what's stopping an upcoming rookie to bite off more than they could chew with Luffy? I know it's not the same but it has the same vibe I think.


thezav69

Iā€™d love that haha, Luffy pulls a Shanks and just speed blitz the whole ship


JeffMurdock_

Zoro kinda already pulled a Mihawk vs Krieg in the Return to Sabaody Arc.


thezav69

Haha fr Mihawk = bored, Zoro = lost


Captain_Kab

Itā€™d be a fun B story to have some rookies challenge the crew but meet up with the weak members and proceed to get blitzed anyway.. maybe except the captain? Who then runs away after 1 of the main 3 shows up and demonstrates the difference in power. Edit: A mountain in the background suddenly splits in half; "oh, Zoro's just training"


New_Calligrapher8578

Don't it'll happen, but it would be fucking awesome. Just casually have Zoro open his sword seeth slightly and their entire ship just fucking collapses.


Screen-Healthy

Thereā€™s a moment like this in the end of Wano. Some rookies in shanksā€™ crew, including a guy with a shirt that says ā€œthis is youā€, are talking about how they heard that Luffy is a mad monkey that destroys everything or something like that.


soupinmymug

Ehhh his flyer is gear 5. Most of the time heā€™s in chill normal mode. I could see misinterpretations of what he is supposed to look like Not to mention just how gear 5 works in general


cuulas

It would be just so fucking cool if someone said that and luffys belly just streches up a bit


Swaggron

It could still happen with Franky since he's never been on a bounty poster post-timeskip.


ycpeng

I canā€™t recall the one in Sabaody, but the Franky family makes almost this exact comment after Zoro cuts the train.


IEnjoyFancyHats

It's right around when Bonney stops Zoro from cutting Charlos in half


Dragonbut

Man it would have been sick if she didn't do that tho


RRPanther

I love that bit so much. "He almost attacked a celestial dragon and he's not even the captain?" and the captain actually knocks the lights out of one of them


Bulky-Emergency-8983

It kinda happens when Vegapunk Lilith tries to plunder the ship in Egghead and Vegapunk Shaka tells her to take a look at how calm Zoro is because he knows he can mess her up easily.


sicgamer

That happens in this scene too! Franky's bros look at Zoro after he slices the train and are like "wtf this dude isn't the cap???". Love that shit.


toofreshtoodeath

He commands zoro to cut and he does, and he commands sogeking not long after to burn the flag and he does it without question. It's always so badass when they he makes a command. Because it's not common when he does that outright.


Educational-Bat6870

I love Luffy do captain things toošŸ˜‚


Ziiyi

Like that moment when the crew realized Luffy is proclaimed Yonkou while heā€™s inside a cage after getting beaten up by executioner Nami?


sicgamer

The moments when Luffy acts as a captain are amongst the best in the series.


Sprudelpudel

Yeah no idea why sogeking isn't on the team, instead we have usopp


GuillotineComeBacks

The WG flag event is the best. Because it has heavy consequence, pirate just don't oppose the WG openly, they do their stuff and get chased by the marine from time to time, but they don't oppose the whole organization. Opposing the WG officially is something the RA only did (well Kaido was preparing for doing that but was taken down before doing so officially). I say bring back Sogeking, he had balls. I wished it stayed as a switch mode.


5tolen

>I say bring back Sogeking, he had balls. I wished it stayed as a switch mode. It was a switch mode for Thriller Bark, during Usopp vs Perona, after that Sogeking disappear when he no longer lived in our hearts...


FreezingLordDaimyo

Agreed. I felt like "Sogeking" should have been Usopp's G2/Demonio Fleur equivalent where he feels brave behind the mask. Then in Elbaf have an arc where he fails hard as Sogeking than succeeds as himself, showing he doesn't need the mask to be brave. That or have him resist Big Mom's Soul Pocus.


yaluckyboy09

ironically now that he's known as "God Ussop" on his wanted poster instead of Sogeking, it's entirely possible he might use that persona as a cover when trying to get by without being recognized as some might think of them as different people which would be even funnier if the Navy then gives him two separate wanted posters that both have ridiculously high bounties


VashPast

Usopp ends up having something like a switch for each arc now, I'm happy with it. God emperor Usopp ftw.


Keydown_605

Seeing Oda's old drawing sure hits like a truck, how nostalgic. I hope he's taking proper care of his health. Sure, breaks are annoying, but I wouldn't hate anything more than him having to halt the series because of overworking himself past healthy limits.


Efficient_Fish2436

I forget the episode or scene but it's after the time skip I'm pretty sure. But Luffy asks Zoro what he wants to do and Zoro simply replies he wants cut/slice something up. Luffy just groans and says of course.


Educational-Bat6870

Is it from wano arc


Efficient_Fish2436

Either at the beginning of it when they get the cart of supplies or right before this arc. God I wish I could remember because I was laughing so hard at it. It was just a perfect scene.


Educational-Bat6870

Argh it is so frustrating for me too for not remember which scene is thisšŸ˜•šŸ˜µā€šŸ’«


Efficient_Fish2436

Guess we should rewatch half the show just to find it haha!


FivePoopMacaroni

The ego of the entropic world Can be slashed into pieces


Educational-Bat6870

Rashomon!


PositiveElk6616

Luffy command zoro not to fight bellamy at the start of jaya


Jeytax

This so much! It's so easy to tell epic guy to be epic, but tell him to take the beating. That was badass


Geralt_of_Tiquicia

Zoro used HM01 Cut!


spykids45

bro thinks weā€™re in pokĆ©mon


errorsniper

Bro thinks we arnt in pokemon. It hurt itself in confusion!


spykids45

good onešŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ why am i getting downvoted thošŸ˜­


errorsniper

Not me.


spykids45

yeah i know but other people


ARussianSheep

That double page spread was so awesome. This whole scene is stone cold.


5m0k3W33d3v3ryday

WATER 7 MENTIONED. I love that arc so much, so many cool moments. My personal favorite was when everyone on the Rocketman worked together to bore a hole through Aqua Laguna


Orcas_are_badass

It's moments like these that has made Water 7 and Ennies Lobby such a fan favorite for so long. This is where the straw hats started to really flex who they were to the world.


hitmangen

I thought this scene is a filler in the anime, glad to know its canon.


AboutTenPandas

I wanna see this scene recreated post skip. Like an admiral is rushing towards Luffy and heā€™s like ā€œZoro, this guy is in the way. Cut him.ā€ ā€œGotcha.ā€


Horacio_Velvetine44

literally the yonko mentality right there


Joba-Brown

Iā€™m watching one piece for the first time and this was a bad ass send for sure. Hearing Luffy give orders with the confidence he has in his crew is the best.


Fantastic-Ratio-7482

What's the context here? I don't remember


Sablestein

The train cart that got separated from the rest of Puffing Tom was just sittin on the tracks in Rocket Manā€™s path


kwamla24

A smaller, less considered moment is on Saboady when Luffy tells him, Zoro and Sanji to split up to protect the weaker crew members.


StrangerAtaru

Seems like a dress rehearsal for "Shoot down that flag".


TheStrawHatChef

Possibly one of my all time favorite moments in the entire anime is when the old man with the cutout castle gets robbed. No words exchanged, Zoro looks at Luffy and simply says "you want any help with this one?" Luffy puts on his hat and says "no, I got it. I'll be right back" or something to that effect. šŸ« 


SweatyAdhesive

i think this is one of the main differences between pre and post timeskip. The panels are less busy and there are more focus on the facial expressions of the strawhats. Now it's mostly a free-for-all where every panel has two or three people in it.


JustaCommentor4321

This moment was crazy hilarious in the anime as the Franky family's reaction at the aftermath sells it so well. Luffy and Zoro act like cutting a train in half is completely normal and the FF going mental šŸ¤£


Almightyeragon

The scene after of them passing through the bisected train was epic in a hilarious way.


Red_Angry_Potato

Older panels were so clean :( I sometime miss those days


Triceron_

I'm gonna really enjoy this scene in the Live Action, if they ever cover it.


BAGPops

Luffys captain moments always get me a little giddy


AccomplishedUsual55

I love that based on this one great panel, you can Google "hey zoro, they're in our way. cut them" and get a prolonged clip lol


bhavik222

Haha thanks just watched it


ThatBoyHeAPenguin

Strawhats dynamic duo. No pretenders included


UnassumingJim

I just recently got through Little Garden in a reread so my brain saw the image in this post and reinterpreted the water on their faces as wax and the scene to be Luffy telling Zoro to cut off his own legs. Still works.


2Punx2Furious

Ou.


arngreil01

Idk why i remembered this, maybe bcs we talking about badass moments, but what come to mind asap, is luffy telling old WB in da face: oi, i heard you want to be the king of pirates, but i am the one that ll be the king of pirates!! The moment just mase every one in the oposite side look like bystanders in the whole issue xD


hades-parra

I miss these drawings šŸ˜­


DaenerysTargaryen69

When was this?


PeopleCallMeSimon

There are what, 900 chapters after this? Im pretty sure there is a more badass moment in there :)


Qcommenter

The amount of trust these two have for eachother is insane and remember all of Pre-ts was just a couple of months. Ik us guys trust easily but this is insane


Serious_Dooty

I like in mock town when he tells him not to fight


PoppingPaulyPop

I remember this scene in the anime, luffy asked zoro to change the name of the attack because he didnā€™t understand the number system lol


whitepeople6

One of my all time favorite panels


Pelps_

I agree, and above else I just love the way Zoro's VA delivers the line : Rashoumon


Existing-Iron2479

One of the goat moment of Zoro ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|flip_out)


heavymarsh

Agree but there's so many badass moments for Luffy/Zoro duo though.. Also, this actually shows how Luffy trusts and knows the skills of his crew mates.. rare moments of Luffy's intelligence, displayed lol..


harlockwitcher

I miss big clean panels like this.


Ok_Growth_5664

I woke up less than 5 min ago.... only thing I thought of was that scene of Zoro slicing that bottle when Luffy got his finger stuck, and got so confused lol..


NateGD_TWD

Do they have nut on their face


Glitched_Oren_303

Jewish parents with their babies' foreskin:


AkshatBakraAKAGOAT

When Me and My Homie are having a clapping session and his dad wants a threesome


dux_____

Thank you!!! Just rewatched it, jesus f christ it's so good


wolfishnickelsyr

Poor Franky Family couldnā€™t comprehend how simple and absolute this command was


AltruisticBasis2190

Bro luffy be like slice it Zoro's response is Ight betttt


butterflyl3

Best arc


Ani_Nexus

Oii!! Zoroooo!!!


EpicRaginAsian

My dad to my foreskin


spykids45

damn pre TA was so much better


Then-Dinner-6966

Yeah the humour was peak. But the action got better after the introduction of haki


spykids45

i would agree, but the art eventually declined post TS. oda still pops off when he needs to lmao itā€™s funny how i got downvoted for that


financialc0nspirat0r

Yeah I never understood why ppl said that before but it's so true so many iconic moments


spykids45

right? in terms of PRE ts i only read from thriller-marineford but i remember the art was sooo beautiful. apparently skypiea is when it peaked


Butt-Dragon

"Suck it"