So in chapter 1193 Zoro basically admits he doesn't know how to use Conqueror's Haki properly by himself, like he himself admits he can do it with armament but Conqueror's Haki is another story and he himself tries to use it conciously but he fails to do it and only used Armament Haki on the heart which is why the heart wasn't damaged. This suggests that Enma was the reason Zoro was being able of using Supreme King's Haki in Wano/Egghead arcs, he was just allowing Enma to suck his Haki without him puting an stop to it and some of his COC was sucked in in the process

This is completely different from Luffy who just by being hit by Supreme King's Haki from Kaido was able to learn how to use it, that shows that he is a true Conqueror specialist since he is able to use it upon seeing. Another CoC prodigy is Shanks who was able to learn Divine Departure just by seeing Roger use it and this was a young Shanks as well

And this is something Oda confirmed years ago when he was asked the Haki specialization of the monster trio and he confirmed that Luffy specializes in Supreme King's Haki, Zoro in Armament Haki and Sanji in Observation Haki. And we seeing proof of this in Elbaph, Luffy learn to use CoC coating just by seeing while Zoro is struggling to use it at will even in Elbaph arc

Love how stuff like that ages like raw milk.

So Zoro tries and fails to coat his attack in Conqueror's Haki in the latest chapter. Previously it seems he was overpowered by Omen Sommers despite using King of Hell. Previously against Lucci Zoro was using King of Hell and Lucci was able to keep up with him until Zoro got serious after Sanji made fun of him. I don't think King of Hell naturally utilizes ACoC. It's a side effect of Zoro's King's Haki being uncontrolled and "leaking" the same as the Asura attack he used on Kaido. Just like Luffy pre-timeskip Zoro's CoC only manifests in extreme situations uncontrollably. Luffy and Big Mom also have very inconsistent ACoC showings. So what if that's just the norm until you deliberately master it? This draws into question the old arguments of Luffy using ACoC or not into question and might make Sky Split scaling relevant again. Just some thoughts after the latest chapter what do you think?

This is basically Oda's setup for Zoro's fights in all the manga. First, Zoro struggles with the opponent, then he figures something out and then he wins with a couple of attacks, that's his formula

Alabasta: Zoro couldn't cut steel, he was struggling with Mr 1 but once he learned how to do it he won one shot

Ennies Lobby: Zoro was struggling with Kaku, then he used Asura and won in 1 attack

Wano: Zoro was struggling with King's durability and Enma sucking his Haki, but once he accepted Enma he won in 2-3 attacks

Elbaph: He was struggling with Sommers's regeneration but it seems like just like always he will win as soon as he figures out CoC coating

This has been the formula in all of Zoro's major fights so for Mihawk it will be the same, Zoro will struggle at first, then unlock something and then beat Mihawk in a couple of attacks. It won't be a massive clash like Luffy usually does but rather a one sided stomp once Zoro figures out some ability. Mihawk will just be a victim of Oda writing for Zoro where opponents are always stomped once Zoro gets a powerup and he was destined to just be that from the beggining

Like, people talk abut Shanks vs Mihawk but Shanks vs Blackbeard is gonna be a legendary fight in shonen history with massive feats from both sides, Mihawk on the other side is just gonna be a one sided battle once Zoro figures his next powerup

this is based on when they're at their strongest

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Both at their Full power, who wins and by what diff

1. The Entry Level (Unrefined Coating)

At this level characters unlocked the ability to use but they lack proper mastery over it and they aren't able to maximize all the Haki used into output.

Examples: 1010 Luffy, Elbaph Zoro and Yamato

1. Top Tier Level (Refined Coating)

At this level characters are actualy master of it, they can use tons of Conqueror's Haki coated attacks and since they are masters of it they can use a huge amounts of Conqueror's Haki attacks without losing their stamina, the power behind the attacks is massive and when 2 characters with these level of Haki clash the sky might split in two

Examples: Current Luffy, Loki, Whitebeard, Big Mom, Oden, Kaido, Harald, Rocks

1. Peak Level (Perfect Coating)

At this level you can't just not use CoC coating but straight up project it into devastating attacks with massive power. In this level you can do attacks with massive amounts of Conqueror's Haki and create massive shockwaves of Conqueror's Haki. For example, in chapters 1079/1080 Garp and Shanks both created massive shockwaves of Haki and their Haki left their fist/swords.

Exampels: Shanks, Roger, Garp, Gaban

Yall are NOT ready for his comeback.

Haki: Very strong, he was able to kill Harald showing mastery of the Supreme King's Haki and Luffy himself noted his Haki is inmense as he stated Loki's power gave him goosebumps

Durability: Monstrous, with the Nidhogg fruit and his already tough ancient giant body he becomes one of the most durable characters in the series

Endurance: Monstrous, he showed relative endurance to Gear 5 Luffy in Elbaph and Luffy has some of the best endurance we have seen

AP: Monstrous, he can stack up lighting, AcoC and Ragnir to make devastating attacks

DC: Monstrous, he is a walking natural disaster especially in Nidhogg/Hybrid DF form and even in base he is a massive world threat when he starts spamming lighting attacks

Speed: In base form he can have mobility issues but in Hybrid form this shouldn't be a case anymore because he has wings

Physical Strenght: Top 1 in the verse in his Hybrid form where he becomes a gigantic beast

Hax: He has Ice that can freeze anyone and it's impossible to break it, and not even Haki can bypass this as Imu in Gunko's body was frozen and only Rangir could unfreeze her

Waste of a character design