Zoro vs Mr. 1 – Two Unusual Sword Fighting Styles, The Battle Play by Play

This is one of the more interesting sword fights in One Piece so far. (The other one is Zoro vs Kaku, which I intend to cover too some time.)

Roronoa Zoro is a member of the Straw Hat crew. He is second only to the captain, Luffy, in raw power and combat skill. As you can see from the following image and his ‘pirate flag‘, Zoro is a master of Santoryu – three sword style. (See also The Katana’s Name is Sogeking! for a related post!)

His opponent is Daz Bones, code name Mr. 1. His entire body has the properties of solid steel, and not just steel, but steel blades.

Due to the fact that his very limbs are his weapons, Mr. 1 doesn’t fight like a traditional swordsman so much as an ‘unarmed’ martial artist – using kicks, hand strikes and Capoeira/acrobatic spins to engage the opponent.

Pit these two very unconventional swordfighting styles against one another, and you have a unique matchup, which I present to you along with play by play narration below the fold!

The Katana’s Name is Sogeking!

Oh no! Due to a mishap, the wrists of Zoro and Sogeking (Usopp’s alter ego) are cuffed together!

The only way to unlock the unbreakable handcuffs is with a key, held by one of the enemies – but not those they are facing now!

How will they adapt to this difficult situation? Zoro has an idea!