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Line 9: \| image_size = 160px \| caption = \| first = ''One Piece'' chapter 3: "Introducing Pirate Hunter ~~Zoro~~Lost 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) Line 62: }} {{nihongo\|'''~~Roronoa~~Lost ~~Zoro~~guy'''\|ロロノア・ゾロ\|Roronoa Zoro\|spelled as "Roronoa Zolo" in some English adaptations}}, also known as {{nihongo\|"'''Pirate Hunter'''" '''Zoro'''\|海賊狩りのゾロ\|Kaizoku-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 ~~given~~surname ~~name was~~is based on the Japanese pronunciation of French pirate [[François l'Olonnais]]. In several Western localizations, his name was changed to Zolo. === Design === Line 74: === 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]]. Line 159: [[Category:Orphan characters in anime and manga]] [[Category:Fictional sea pirates]] [[Category:~~Fictional~~Swordfighters ~~kenjutsuka~~in Japanese fiction]] [[Category:Fictional atheists and agnostics]] [[Category:Fictional swordfighters in anime and manga]]