Zoro decisively swung his sword at Lucci in One Piece manga chapter 1110. There were many interesting things about that moment.
1. Zoro hits Lucci after several long chapters
Zoro's fight with Lucci lasted quite a long time. They first fought in chapter 1091 (released in Japan on September 4, 2023). Chapter 1110 was released in Japan on March 18, 2024.
Indeed, time in One Piece cannot be compared with time in the real world. Although in the real world, the battle between Zoro and Lucci has been going on for many months, in the world of One Piece, the situation from chapter 1091 to chapter 1110 may have only been going on for a short time.
However, a lot has happened on Egghead Island since Lucci started fighting Zoro. Including Gear 5 Luffy deactivated after dropping Admiral Kizaru in chapter 1095), then Gear 5 Luffy became active again when helping Bonney in chapter 1105.
2. Zoro hit Lucci after being provoked by Sanji
In chapter 1110, Jinbe sees Zoro still fighting. Jinbe is willing to bring Zoro back even if he has to do it by force. But when Sanji heard that Zoro was still fighting, he said that Zoro was just causing trouble. Sanji's provocation was heard by Zoro, who was so emotional that he swung his sword at Lucci with a new technique.
3. Lucci uses Madara's Shigan but none of the attacks hit Zoro
Lucci uses Madara's Shigan technique to attack Zoro. Interestingly, none of Shigan's quick attacks can hit Zoro. In reality, Lucci was the one who received the attack afterward. Although in terms of speed, Lucci is quite extraordinary.
4. Santoryu: Kokoba Madara Gari is like a move Zoro performed specifically for Lucci
Zoro's attack technique is Santoryu: Kokoba Madara Gari, “Hell Killing Leopard”. With a name like that, plus the fact that he used it to attack Lucci – who ate a Zoan devil fruit that can turn into a leopard, this technique looks like Zoro suddenly created it to attack Lucci.
5. Zoro doesn't wear a scarf on his head
One of the signs that Roronoa Zoro is serious when fighting is when he wears a scarf on his head. The picture above is when he defeated King, a dangerous enemy. When he fought Lucci, he was not wearing a scarf yet. So that means Zoro isn't serious yet, even though his fight with Lucci happened a long time ago.
6. If Lucci loses…
Has Lucci lost to Zoro? Because Lucci's Zoan-type abilities have awakened, it is uncertain whether he actually lost to Zoro, although it is clear that he was heavily affected. The thing is, Lucci even recovered quite quickly after being defeated by Gear 5 Luffy. Rapid recovery from injury is a characteristic of the awakened Zoan fruit.
But if Lucci really falls, Zoro will be the third character to defeat him on Egghead Island. Additionally, if Lucci loses, it means he can't even defeat the Yonko's right-hand man. Because in chapter 1093, Lucci said that the second person behind the Four Emperors also deserved to be executed.
7. In chapter 349, Zoro was easily defeated by Lucci, this time it was Lucci who was hit by Zoro
In chapter 349, while in Water 7, Rob Lucci in his panther form was able to handle Zoro and Luffy with relative ease. Even at that time, Lucci's Tekkai prevented Zoro's sword slash from hurting him. Now Lucci was truly eaten by Zoro's attack.
In Water 7, Zoro may have felt inferior to Lucci. Now everything has turned upside down…
