Roronoa Zoro , also known as Pirate Hunter Zoro , is one of the main characters of the One Piece franchise. He is a swordsman and combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates and one of the twelve "Worst Generation" pirates along with his captain. He is a pirate, former bounty hunter, as well as is one of the most versatile fighters in the series and to considered one of the biggest threats by the World Government in the crew after his captain, Monkey D. Luffy, and Jinbe. After Luffy rise as one of... For other characters with the same name, see Roronoa (Disambiguation). The subject of this article is sometimes called Roronoa Zolo. Roronoa Zoro , also known as "Pirate Hunter" Zoro ,[9] is the master swordsman (剣豪, kengō?) and combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates, one of the Senior Officers of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet,[4] and is publicly recognized as the right-hand man and number two of his crew's captain, Monkey D. Luffy.[20][21][22][23] Formerly a bounty hunter,[6] he is the second ... Roronoa Zoro (, spelled as Roronoa Zolo or Roronoa Zorro in some English adaptations), nicknamed Pirate Hunter Zoro (, KaizokuGari no Zoro ), is a fictional character in the One Piece franchise created by Eiichiro Oda. In the story, Zoro is the first to join Monkey D. Luffy after