Highlights

• Zoro's ambition to become the greatest swordsman in One Piece could lead him to wield a Supreme Grade Sword.
• The series' ultimate weapons are rare and wielded only by the strongest characters, such as Mihawk and Whitebeard.
• Zoro's current swords can evolve into Ultimate Grade swords, particularly Enma, which has the potential to increase in rank.

Strength is one of the biggest factors when it comes to looking at the character Roronoa Zoro from One piece. Starting out as a young fighter with dreams of becoming the world's greatest swordsman, his ambitions have remained largely the same, as he believes that only by becoming a warrior of such high caliber can he hope to stand shoulder to shoulder with Luffy as the Pirate King.

Throughout your journey in One piece, Zoro has had a few powerful swords that make up his fighting repertoire that have led him to become such a strong character. Each of these swords have been renowned blades, as his arsenal has housed both Skilled Grade and Great Grade Blades, but never one that has belonged to the Ultimate Grade classification. In this article, we will see if Zoro will eventually wield an Ultimate Grade Sword!

What are supreme grade weapons?

In One piece, there are 4 types of weapons, or 'Meito'. These are; Graded Weapons, Skilled Grade Weapons, Great Grade Weapons, and Supreme Grade Weapons. These armaments are essentially named as those that are stronger and more durable than any regular ammunition used by most of the world, and the higher one is on the Meito list, the stronger and rarer they become.

Ultimate Grade Weapons are, as their name suggests, the rarest and most powerful weapons in the entire setting. They are so elusive that only 12 exist in the entire world, of which only 4 have been confirmed, and a few others have been speculated. In keeping with their legendary nature and power, 3 of these confirmed Ultimate Grade Weapons belong to some of the most powerful characters in the story; Gol D. Roger's cutlass named Ace, Whitebeard's naginata named Murakumogiri, and Mihawk's sword named Yoru, with the fourth confirmed weapon, the Shodai Kitetsu, whose whereabouts are unknown.

Each of these characters has proven to exist on an entirely separate level of strength, and their weapons have certainly helped them reach such levels of infamy. However, there are still some extremely powerful weapons that exist in the hands of some of the One piece stronger characters, but it is unknown whether they are Supreme Grade or not.

One of these is Shanks's Gryphon sword, a legendary sword that was able to collide with Whitebeard's preferred weapon and create an impact that split the heavens. It is unknown whether Gryphon is an Ultimate Grade or if it was simply Shanks's mastery of Haki that allowed him to do so. Another possible weapon is Elder Nusjuro's sword, which many believe to be the legendary Shodai Kitetsu, a cursed blade that has been confirmed to be an Ultimate Grade Weapon, but has yet to be confirmed.

Will Zoro wield a supreme grade sword?

Since his introduction, Zoro has been driven by the desire to become the world's greatest swordsman due to a promise he made to his childhood friend, Kuina. As his journey with the Straw Hats continued, Zoro realized that he needed to make his dream a reality not only to fulfill his promise to Kuina, but also so that he could be worthy of his best friend Luffy when he became the Pirate King.

With such lofty ambitions, it is easy to assume that Zoro will eventually wield a Supreme Grade Sword. As the battles ahead become more difficult and the opponents become tougher, Zoro must do everything he can to increase his strength, and fighting with a Supreme Grade Sword will surely propel him to the upper echelons of power. However, wielding such a weapon is not necessary for Zoro to become so strong.

If I die here, then I will be a man who could only make it this far.

This is because while powerful characters like Gol D. Roger and Whitebeard possessed such weapons, not all legendary fighters did. Silvers Rayleigh was Roger's second-in-command and is an immensely powerful character due to his mastery of the different types of Haki. While it is a topic of much speculation, Rayleigh's sword has not been confirmed as an Ultimate Grade Weapon.

Even so, Zoro was raised to eventually call one of these legendary armaments his own. This is because he began his journey with 1 Grand Grade Blade and 2 Skilled Grade Blades, but throughout his journey, he frequently added new weapons to his arsenal that are stronger than the ones he had before. Currently, Zoro wields 2 Grand Grade swords; the Wado Ichimonji and Enma, along with the Sandai Kitetsu, which is a Graded Sword.

The ultimate rank that Zoro can obtain:

There are a few different ways in which Zoro can wield a Supreme Grade Sword. One of them is by finding one or wielding one that previously belonged to someone else. Seeing as he uses traditional katana swords, the only possible candidate that fits the criteria is the Shodai Kitetsu, whose whereabouts are unknown, but it is speculated to be in the possession of one of the 5 Elders, Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro.

Transmit my will into this blade… now let's see if I can cut through steel.

However, the most likely way for Zoro to wield a Supreme Grade Sword is through Enma's darkening process. It has been stated that a weapon's rank can increase once it has 'darkened' with more use, which seems to be what Zoro's final sword, Enma, appears to be doing. A legendary blade that once belonged to the legendary Kozuki Oden, Enma has a unique ability to extract its wielder's Haki, which it can do with Zoro's Armament and Conqueror's Haki to make him incredibly powerful, elevating him to the rank of Supreme. Note.

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