
Meanwhile, when Zoro first used Asura during his fight with Kaku on Enies Lobby, its appearance was an illusion that looks like a "demon god with three heads and six arms." With that, fans noticed that his nine-sword style was similar to the way Robin sprouts hands with her devil fruit.įAN FICTION Nico Robin/Roronoa Zoro tag on AO3 Nico Robin & Roronoa Zoro tag on AO3 The number 11 was derived from Zoro’s birth date on November 11th, while the number 26 is derived from Robin’s birth date on February 6th. To recognize the pair, fans have come up with a date to celebrate ZoRobin day - November 26 with the 24th as the starting point of the week. One of the iconic moments that drew fans with the pair was the time when Zoro caught her in his arms after Enel brutally attacked her with his lightning - it was then that Zoro was still wary of Robin before that event. From Zoro being wary of Robin to fully recognizing her as a crewmate. ZoRobin fans tend to say that it is one of the best arcs for the pair. The popularity of ZoRobin began on the Skypiea arc. Usopp – “WHO MARKED THE STRAWS?” Zoro & Robin (In Unison) – “WE DID!” - choosing the group in Punk Hazard Chapter 655 Fanon Īccording to Zokumuki, a youtuber who uploads anime statistic and popularity trends, ZoRobin ranks third in 2020 as the most popular het ship in One Piece while being led by LuNa and LuHan and followed by Zoyori. It was when the time they disagreed was when Zoro was about to go out of the ship, but Robin refrained him and told him that it was too dangerous for him to jump and might be killed by the water pressure. Zoro and Robin rarely got into disagreement but it was Robin’s concern towards the swordsman when they were about to head ten thousand deep of the ocean. While Bink’s Sake was being played by Brook, she commented that the song was nostalgic for her while watching over Zoro. She decided to keep it to herself upon learning what happened to the swordsman. Robin eavesdropped on what happened to Zoro. It was an incarnation that looks like a "demon god with three heads and six arms." Successfully defeating Kaku with his new technique, Zoro was the one who got the key for Robin’s handcuffs. In Chapter 417, when Zoro was fighting the CP9 member, Kaku, Asura had first shown up. Zoro got more mad than anyone else when they were about to head over and get her back right after she said that she wanted to live. Zoro obtains the key to Robin's handcuffs.

In Chapter 275, Zoro's protective nature was shown despite not trusting Robin, hence catching her in his arms after she was struck by Enel's lightning.Īs Aokiji was about to attack Robin with his Ice Saber, Zoro unsheathed his sword immediately, blocking his attempt to attack Robin in Chapter 320.Īlthough he still fully didn’t trust her, Zoro gave Robin the benefit of the doubt when she apparently had betrayed them. Enel said that he despised conniving women from trying to manipulate him with her information, thus striking a lightning bolt on Robin.

However, Enel had traced Robin’s actions, and said he already knew where the bell was located. Robin then said if he did that, Enel would destroy the things he wanted in Skypiea. But Robin then asked what if they refused, what happens after that. After that, Robin and Zoro were the last one to jump out of Going Merry.Īs seen in Chapter 274, Enel said that he would take the remaining five to Fairy Vearth after he defeated Gan Fall. She talks about how she never thought sailing could be adventurous. Before leaving Going Merry, Robin opens up first to Zoro. In Chapter 239, the Straw Hats seemed to be overjoyed upon arriving in the sky island. Zoro catches Robin in his arms after Robin was stricken by Enel's lightning. Zoro also added that he was still wary of her and she was still hiding her true intentions. He even said it was the bugs’ fault for getting in his way. But as they hunt for the South Bird, Robin tells Zoro to stop killing the bugs that got in their way.

Robin and Zoro were paired up as a team during the hunt for the South bird. The South Bird will be the one guiding them to where the knock-up stream was located, making the Straw Hats split into groups. She used various tricks to gain the trust of her crewmates, she never tried to trick Zoro into accepting her - she just gave him a smile.Ĭricket had told the Straw Hat Pirates to look for the South Bird in the woods in Chapter 230. Although most of the Straw Hats had accepted her as a crewmate, it was Zoro who remained wary of Robin due to her being a former enemy as well as being the vice president of Baroque Works. She then told them that she wanted to join the crew, which was eventually accepted by Luffy because he said that she didn’t do anything wrong. After the Straw Hats had left Alabasta, Robin showed herself after hiding herself on board of Going Merry in Chapter 218.
