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general-cyno · 6 months

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wano has become a favorite arc of mine for different reasons and it also gave me a lot of zolu brainworms to mull over, so here I go (again). spoilers for some of the big reveals in the arc so beware

despite getting separated shortly after reuniting, yasuie's execution once again highlighted how similarly minded zoro and luffy are - like zoro, luffy gets pissed at the sight of ppl laughing at yasuie after he's killed, though they both learn it's due to the effects of the smile fruits. and despite the fact that doing so could put their plan in jeopardy (hence why sanji yells at zoro to cool his head), luffy actively cheers zoro on (from the distance) when he goes after orochi in retaliation

a nice tiny moment is also back when they're together. luffy was worried since big mom appeared in wano yet jimbei (who had stayed in whole cake island to fend her off along his former crew so the straw hats could escape) hadn't arrived. albeit zoro wasn't even part of the WCI arc events, he's quick to reassure luffy:

although I'm not certain whether law was referring to them specifically or not, there's a part during the discussion of the raid where he says there's two idiots who, no matter how much planning goes into it, are likely to charge straight in regardless. then, of course, this happens:

(so yeah. I think they're probably the idiots)

and funnily enough, zoro doesn't get lost for once. not only does he find luffy, any intention zoro had of (ironically, considering he was causing a ruckus himself) chastising luffy for messing up the infiltration goes out the window when he tells zoro about the spilled oshiruko

this is a direct callback to their interactions with tama when they first reunited in wano. it's cute how attached they got to her and yeah, they're both stupidly reckless at times but this is one occasion in which it isn't just for the sake of chaotic shenanigans - it's them getting angry at how these ppl are disrespecting what tama and the oshiruko stand for. to those present, it seems foolish/weird since they don't understand the context behind it, but it's the kind of understanding that goes on between luffy and zoro precisely bc of the moments they share together.

there's some good panels of both worrying about each other after getting hurt and zoro carrying an injured luffy to safety. they're soooo.

this was pretty good too:

their plan to jump to the roof to face kaido ultimately fails here but it's still cute that zoro's so willing now to just cling to and let luffy carry him around like this (arlong park zoro has come a long way lol). it also says a lot abt luffy's trust in both the crew and zoro that he was fine letting them in charge below while he and zoro went to face kaido together.

the x drake ordeal was kind of funny but it served to show exactly why zoro complements luffy so well. luffy tends to be very trusting toward others, even those who might've started out as enemies which usually works out fine but still. zoro's quick to remind luffy that the guy's a traitor and unreliable, and (along with some of the other straw hats) refuses to blindly accept the impromptu alliance. it's interesting though, that zoro doesn't entirely disregard luffy's opinion nor x drake's help per se - he's just understandably wary of drake's true intentions (pointing out that he's still hiding where he stands in the whole conflict) and eventually agrees to team up. love the balance of it ngl.

that said, the actual fight on the roof has to be one of my favorite parts! it's probably one of the most obvious occasions in which zoro's role as luffy's first mate/right hand man and how much luffy relies on him too shines through. there's zoro slashing big mom and kaido's fire attacks so they wouldn't hurt luffy, taking the lead in attempting to stave off kaido and big mom's joint attack (and succeeding for a bit) despite the fact that he's got three powerful captains beside him, and several panels of him protecting luffy. this one was particularly crazy

this is pretty much zoro's equivalent to "if you wanna kill him you'll have to kill ME first". insane. I love them so much. zoro may be the one to have more instances in which he gets to demonstrate his loyalty and protectiveness towards luffy rather than the opposite - but knowing luffy's the one who usually risks himself for others in grandiose ways, I find it very compelling that zoro gets to be the one to protect him in these important moments, that luffy trusts him to do it and even thanks him for it here in this arc. to me, there's a reason why, out of the whole crew, zoro was the only one to take part in this particular confrontation. mutual trust/understanding/respect etc are at the core of their relationship. it's a two way thing.

fast forward to zoro vs king and OF COURSE this mf thought of luffy when facing the guy.

I posted about this the other day, but something similar happened during zoro's duel against mihawk. when the latter asks what drives zoro to fight despite being so weak, it's this exact part of his meeting with luffy at the marine base that he recalls. zoro has certainly driven himself to get stronger for the crew's sake and for his dream, but it's clear that luffy (and his own promise to kuina) is one of zoro's biggest motivators. he's also the one person zoro has cast aside that very dream of his for so... (thriller bark zoro you live in my heart always).

when zoro wins against king, too, it's his promise to never lose that he recalls. the promise he made to luffy. regardless of how you interpret their relationship, it's obvious luffy means a lot to zoro and moments like these don't let the readers forget it.

that said, this was perhaps the most insane part to me:

just when you think zolu can't get more trope-y than it already is, the manga says: wait a fucking second. canon sun/moon, heaven/hell, god/demon zolu.

I was already spoiled about these bits, though they were exciting to read through anyway. I think it's very curious that both zoro's ancestry and his conqueror's haki reveal happened during the arc where the true nature of luffy's devil fruit comes to light and his awakening into joyboy/nika takes place. can't say for sure what oda's planning for them in the future, but wano is probably the biggest glimpse so far as to the kind of figures luffy and zoro are bound to become (or are already becoming) in one piece's universe.

joyboy luffy being considered a hero to wano only rivaled by shimotsuki ryuma is also so... oof, knowing that ryuma (also called god of the blade) is zoro's ancestor, whose zombie he faced back in thriller bark and whose sword shusui he wielded for a while after that, and that he resembles physically too (both being one-eyed samurai/swordsmen). there's a lot more parallels to be drawn between them, and zoro's conqueror's haki adds a whole new layer to their relationship, but a detail that's fascinating to me is that both zoro's presence and joyboy's awakening in wano are hailed as the work of fate at different points, by kawamatsu and zunesha respectively.

overall there seems to be a thread of "fate" that's tying the story together from the void century to roger's era to the present but choice is also an important aspect imo. zoro and luffy are an example, bc in spite of how their stories have turned out to be somewhat intertwined... it was luffy's choice to seek out the demon pirate hunter and rope him into his crew. it was zoro's choice to join him, to make a promise that'd tie his own dream to luffy's. there's a potential that neither of them could've reached if they hadn't come together to sail in that dinghy and formed an entire crew (a family!) that have all of them journeying towards their dreams, always relying on and striving to become better for one another. all of these little choices for luffy and zoro led them up to this point and onwards, which tbh is just really fucking good.

#zolu #tp #long post #yes it's me....again. and with a longer post yet #there's a lot more I wanted to mention djdjdkdkd but I think it was too much for a single post #and I didn't want to derail much #can't say I wasn't a little disappointed bc wano felt like it could've been The zoro arc yknow #still. there was A Lot going on in the plot to squeeze something more and honestly ajdjdjd I think oda kinda botched the possibility #of a rescue zoro arc in this particular angle simply bc there is no way that current zoro would ever leave luffy and the crew #much less for a legacy he's never even known (and technically still doesn't). zoro's loyalty was already put to test in a way #back in thriller back I mean. and we all know how that went so yeah #anyway that's exactly the stuff that could warrant its own post djdjdj but long story short #I LOVE ZOLU SO MUCH #jay reads op

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sancastarcs · 3 months

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ZORO SAVED SMOKER BC LUFFY TOLD HIM TO OH MY GODDDDDDDD

#I love zolu so much #clinically insane #one piece #zolu #ronoroa zoro #monkey d. luffy #smoker one piece #alabasta #roronoa zoro

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robbie-verse · 4 months

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i started watching one piece !!!

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eiichiro · 8 months

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ONE PIECE (1999-?) ✴ ORANGE TOWN ARC episode 0004 ✴ luffy's past! the red-haired shanks appears! created by oda eiichirou

#one piece #gif #*#gif: one piece #opgraphics #orange town #monkey d. luffy #roronoa zoro #zolu #god i love them so much

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beaulesbian · 3 months

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zoro, when the path ends with a wall: i can cut a door? luffy, knowing it would create more chaos: ok, do it!

#theyre so crazy both of them! and i love it #i cant even put into words how i love this anime-only scene!#'well there are always obstacles on a path' aksjddj insane for him to say that in this scene. so funny. and luffy immediately going with it #zolu #one piece #one piece ep 988 #one piece wano #wano #monkey d. luffy #roronoa zoro #luzo #long post #im not giffing this. the screenshots maybe even capture their insanity much better #mine #gif:op anime #gif:zolu

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1pcii · 4 months

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if Zoro asked Luffy 'would you still love me if I was a worm?' Luffy would be vibrating out of his skin with excitement detailing how he would take care of Zoro and build him a special little enclosure and make him little swords out of sticks so he can still achieve his dream of being the world's greatest swordsworm and feed him worm sized portions of meat and booze everyday and carry him around everywhere so they can still do everything together.

he also delightfully rambles about how he could be a worm also and they'd go on worm adventures together and make friends with all sorts of other bugs and how much fun they'd have.

edit: there's fanart for this scenario now! show it lots of love it's absolutely adorable!!!

#luffy and usopp have bugsonas for all of their nakama #zoro: would you still love me if I was a worm #luffy. starry-eyed: boy WOULD I!#psii.txt #I still very much have bug-a-boyfriends zolu on my mind #I'm not even rlly big on bugs I just think Luffy (and Usopp's) affection for them rlly fun and cute #text #1pc #roronoa zoro #monkey d. luffy #zolu #luzo #not super clear but I was also thinking about zolusopp near the end of this post so #if anyone want to tag/add usopp thoughts to this feel free!#edit: addition in reblogs

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saeiken · 6 months

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various op sketches :P

#pls click for quality idk why tumblr hates me sm #one piece #monkey d. luffy #roronoa zoro #vinsmoke sanji #portgas d ace #chopper #zolu #op #luffy #my art #i just finished thriller bark and yes i have already made art abt It but i want to stagger posts a bit so youll have to wait #did a lot of this as a break from art school stuff #i love doing art as a break from how much art ive been doing <has a healthy work schedule #you will see my homework (threat) but not for.. abt a month lol

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bora-panda · 7 months

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Captain Luffy and his first mate Zoro >:)

I love them a totally normal amount...she lied

#opla #opla fanart #one piece live action #one piece fanart #one piece #zolu #zolu fanart #zoro and luffy #monkey d. luffy #ronoroa zoro #I love them so so so so so so much #boraboop #my art

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shima-draws · 6 days

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This is everything actually!! Just so you know!!!

#I’M SO EMO FNFNGNDNSNAMDM #I’d already seen this before I got to this ep but UGHHH IT’S JUST AS GOOD WATCHING WITH CONTEXT #Back together again and it feels so good 😩#THE Captain and First Mate ever.#One Piece #Zolu #Zoro #Luffy #Monkey D Luffy #Roronoa Zoro #LUFFY’S LITTLE BLUSH…HOW ZORO’S SO HAPPY TO SEE HIM…LUFFY LEAPING RIGHT INTO ZORO’S ARMS KNOWING ZORO WILL CATCH HIM…#LUFFY HUGGING HIM SOOOO TIGHT BC HE MISSED HIM SOOOO MUCH!!!!#AAGHFHDH. AAAAA!!!!!#Listen before I became a Sanlu girlie I was a Zolu girlie first. I will ALWAYS love them #Shima speaks #Video

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mindie-arts · 1 year

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Get you a mans who takes care of you after battle 😩

#i love them sm 😭#they mean so much to eachother your honor #luffy #one piece #monkey d. luffy #one piece fan art #roronoa zoro #zolu #zoro x luffy #zolu fan art #fanart #hehehehe

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gummii-teef · 7 months

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Late night OP doodles

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lumensuperbis · 6 months

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luffy deciding the only way to get out of the book prison is to rip off both his hands 🤝 zoro deciding that the only way to get out of the wax cake is to cut off both his legs

truly they are meant to be

#personal #one piece #monkey d. luffy #roronoa zoro #zolu #zoro #luffy #they're always on the exact same dumbass page and i love that for them absolutely incredible #and poor nami just has to sit there both times like WHAT ARE YOU DOING that girl deals with so much lmao

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beanghostprincess · 7 months

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i love clingy zoro.

zoro being all tired and sleepy and hugging luffy close when one day he tries to wake up earlier than he usually does, luffy complaining at first bc he's hungry but giving up once zoro buries his head on his chest.

zoro having 0% of social battery at a party and looking for luffy around (while he's excitedly talking to someone else) and placing his hands around his captain's hips, putting his chin on luffy's shoulder (luffy proceeds to pat him on the head without stopping his rambling).

zoro kissing luffy's scars and biting around his whole naked body, trying to leave marks. and they actually don't end up having sex that night, they just keep holding each other until they fall asleep. zoro likes knowing luffy is close to him.

zoro being jealous of anyone who might show romantic interest in luffy and stepping in like a guard dog in case they say something inappropriate. like. he never actually does anything and he trusts luffy with his life, he just doesn't trust others.

zoro holding luffy's hand when they have nothing to do.

zoro kissing luffy's cheeks at random moments of the day just because.

zoro always sitting next to luffy.

zoro placing his arm around luffy's shoulder when they sit together.

zoro wearing the straw hat when he's peacefully napping and luffy trusting him enough to leave him alone with it.

zoro calling luffy "my captain" over and over and over again.

zoro telling luffy that he loves him one day, suddenly when they're just resting in sunny's deck. luffy's back against his chest, between his legs, looking up at zoro and asking: "why?"

"why what?"

"why saying it now? zoro rarely does this."

zoro sees luffy's hair move because of the breeze. he's covered in sunlight and he's still brighter than the sun itself. zoro kisses his hand. "just felt like it."

luffy nods. he kisses zoro's knuckles back. "i also feel like telling you."

zoro hums, squeezing his hand. "then do it, captain."

"i love you!" luffy smiles widely, eye to eye. it almost blinds him.

zoro holds him closer. and closer. and closer.

zoro doesn't think he'll ever have enough of luffy.

#idk what is this i was bored and sad and i love these two #clingy zoro is real #he's so needy #he's like a guard dog but actually he's a cat #zoro cat behavior real #he just loves his captain too much #one piece #roronoa zoro #monkey d luffy #zolu

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viwifie · 7 months

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genuinely still can't explain how these lines broke me.

there's something about their care and respect for each other that is unspeakably beautiful. luffy seemed genuinely shattered seeing zoro in that state, and he didn't hesitate to say those words out loud, showing how much he actually trusted and valued him.

luffy believed in zoro, he would always do, and it showed with how he didn't try to stop him from accomplishing his dream– as risky as it sounded, because he simply never doubted him. And even though he had stated that he'd eat both of his legs and arms to save him, he'd still wanted zoro to keep up on his dream because.. he simply wanted him to. he'd never stop zoro from accomplishing his promise, and i think that itself is beautiful.

and it's still stuck in my head with how zoro asked luffy if he'd ever dissapointed him. i couldn't really point out the main reason behind it, that why it would be spoken out so intimately, which isn't something that you'd witness in many other relationships (or friendships you might say). but i'd love to think that he simply valued luffy as much as the letter did. he truly respected luffy, both as his captain and someone who, as cheesy as it may sound, brought light to his life. He finally had a reason, and, to that extent, devoted his life for him.