One Piece: Roger's Sword Name Revealed!
Swords are one of the most widely used weapons in the One Piece story, apart from pistols and of course bare hands. There are many characters who are described as sword users, for example Roronoa Zoro who is famous for his santoryu style or the use of three swords, then Brook, Mihawk, Shanks, and there are many other characters.
Gol D. Roger the pirate king also turns out to be a character who uses a sword for the battles he does. Indeed, Roger is rarely shown using a sword in any of his battles even though it is seen that he always carries a sword. However, just like Shanks' Gryphon, it is unknown what grade or type of sword Roger is.
While fighting Shiki and his vast fleet in Edd War, it is shown that Roger wields a sword in one hand and a gun in the other. Roger has also been shown to use a sword against the Rocks pirate group, during the God Valley event. At that time, Roger was forced to team up with Garp to finish off Rocks.
He has also been shown using a sword in several other battles, for example when Roger and Whitebeard fought for three days and three nights on an island without stopping. In several other chapters where Roger uses a sword, it is not clearly shown how the shape and color of Roger's sword is.
However, in chapter 982 we were shown a little bit about the shape of Roger's sword. From the chapter, it can be seen that the shape of Roger's sword has similarities to the structure of Black Blade, when swords with the highest level such as Shusui and Murakumogiri are powered by Armament Haki.
As explained by Tenguyama, to be able to change a sword with the highest level into a Black Blade requires a high effort and cannot be careless. There must be a connection between the sword and its wielder. The user must also be able to control the immense power of the sword and more importantly it must be used frequently.
In chapter 912, in one of the panels that explain the 12 swords with the supreme level, there is one sword that looks like Roger's sword. And after being a mystery for so long, we finally get a definite answer from Oda Sensei regarding Roger's sword. The information comes from the latest Vivre Card which was released last July.
There are two interesting things that appear in the Vivre Card related to Roger's sword. The first, Roger's sword is a Cutlass type or a sword with a short blade size. The sword itself was confirmed to be one of the 12 swords with the supreme level. Roger also often coats his sword with Haki.
If you look at the story of his past, Roger probably got the sword in the middle of his adventure. He used it throughout his adventure to Laugh Tale, until he was about to be executed by the World Government. The second interesting fact is that Roger's sword is named 'Ace.
Sound familiar? The name 'Ace' which became the name of Roger's sword is exactly the same as the name of his biological son, Portgas D. Ace. Roger had previously said that he would name his son Ace if the child was a boy. However, what remains a question is whether the name of the sword has a big influence on the naming of his son.
This can refute the previously developed theory among fans, which states that the sword owned by Roger is the sword used by Shanks at this time. The name of Shanks' own sword is different, Gryphon. Although at first glance similar, Shanks' sword is longer than Roger's.
In addition, this also reminds us of the figure of Blackbeard, who named his ship the Saber of Xebec which could also be taken from the name of Rocks D. Xebec. Although this fact is interesting, maybe Oda should reveal this in his story. We look forward to more information from Oda Sensei regarding Roger and his past in the next chapter.
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