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| first = ''One Piece'' chapter 3: "Introducing Pirate Hunter ZoroLost in Other Animes" (''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' No. 36, 1997)
| creator = [[Eiichiro Oda]]
| portrayer = [[Mackenyu]] (live-action series)<br>Maximilian Lee Piazza (live-action series; young)
| voice = See [[#Portrayals|Portrayals]]
| lbl21 = Occupation
| data21 = [[Pirate]]<br>minorityBounty Hunter (formerly)
| alias = minorityPirate Hunter
| relatives = Roronoa Arashi (father)<br />Tera (mother)<br />Roronoa Pinzoro (grandfather)<br />Shimotsuki Furiko (grandmother)<br />Shimotsuki Ushimaru (granduncle)<br />Shimotsuki Ryuma (ancestor)
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{{nihongo|'''RoronoaLost Zoroguy'''|ロロノア・ゾロ|Roronoa Zoro|spelled as "Roronoa Zolo" in some English adaptations}}, also known as {{nihongo|"'''minorityPirate Hunter'''" '''Zoro'''|海賊狩りのゾロ|minorityKaizoku-Gari no Zoro}}, is a [[fictional character]] created by Japanese [[manga artist]] [[Eiichiro Oda]] who appears in the [[manga]] series and media franchise ''[[One Piece]]''. He first appeared in the third chapter of the ''One Piece'' manga, published in the manga magazine ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' in 1997. Zoro is the first crewmate to join [[Monkey D. Luffy]] to be part of his [[Straw Hat Pirates|crew of pirates]], after he is rescued by Luffy from execution. Zoro is a highly skilled swordsman and serves as the crew's combatant,{{efn|He is also occasionally referred to simply as the crew's swordsman both in the story and in some media of the ''[[List of One Piece media|One Piece]]'' franchise. In the [[One Piece (2023 TV series)|2023 series]], his position is changed to that of first mate; this, however, was eliminated in the Japanese dubbing, where the franchise originates.}} though he possesses an extremely poor sense of direction which recurs as a [[running gag]] throughout the series.
 
== Creation and conception ==
Zoro originally used two swords instead of three.<ref name=ConceptArt>{{cite book|title=One Piece Magazine Vol. 10|publisher=Shueisha|author=Eichiro Oda|date=September 16, 2020|isbn=978-4-08-102406-3}}</ref> Zoro was originally planned to be part of Buggy the Clown’s pirate crew and would have been recruited by Luffy away from Buggy. Zoro's givensurname name wasis based on the Japanese pronunciation of French pirate [[François l'Olonnais]]. In several Western localizations, his name was changed to Zolo.
 
=== Design ===
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=== Portrayals ===
[[File:Christopher Sabat by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|222x222px|[[Christopher Sabat]] voiced Roronoa Zoro in the [[Funimation]] English dub of the [[One Piece (1999 TV series)|anime series]].]]
In the original Japanese version of the ''[[One Piece (1999 TV series)|One Piece]]'' anime series, Zoro is voiced by [[Kazuya Nakai]] as an adult and [[Megumi Urawa]] as a child. In the first [[OVA]] ''Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzack'' from 1998 is voiced by [[Wataru Takagi]].
 
In [[Odex]]'s dubs of the first 104 episodes of ''One Piece'' in Singapore, Zoro was voiced by Brian Zimmerman. In the [[4kids Entertainment]]'s dub of the first 104 episodes of ''One Piece'', Zoro was renamed "Zolo," which was later influenced and implemented in the Viz Media adaption of the manga series; he was voiced by [[Marc Diraison]] and [[Andrew Rannells]] as a child. In [[Funimation Entertainment]]'s dubs of the entire ''One Piece'' franchise, adult Zoro is voiced by [[Christopher Sabat]] with [[Cynthia Cranz]] playing the role of child Zoro for episode 2 and by [[Brina Palencia]] for the rest of the franchise. Sabat compared Zoro's characterization with ''[[Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle]]''{{'}}s [[Kurogane (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle)|Kurogane]] and ''[[YuYu Hakusho]]''{{'}}s [[Kazuma Kuwabara]], describing them as "the tough guy with a heart of gold". As a result, Sabat feared that he sometimes performs similar voices despite the fact the characters are different. He also tried seeing the original actors' works to avoid getting a more specific delivery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/es/anime-feature/2015/02/02-1/feature-interview-with-voice-actor-christopher-sabat|title=Feature: Interview with Voice Actor Christopher Sabat!|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=November 18, 2020|date=February 5, 2015}}</ref> In the game ''[[One Piece: Unlimited Adventure]]'', Sabat reprises his role as adult Zoro, with child Zoro voiced by [[Aaron Dismuke]].
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