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Jigoro

Character

Once a master swordsman who slew thousands of pirates to shield his family, Jigoro of the Wind was reanimated by Gecko Moria under the label Zombie #850 and given life by Roronoa Zoro's stolen shadow. Set to guard Hogback on Thriller Bark, the reanimated General Zombie turns Zoro's blade techniques against the Straw Hats.

English Voice: Christopher Sabat
Japanese Voice: Kazuya Nakai
Birthday: February 21
Age: 59
Height: 238 cm
Status: Deceased
First Appearance (Manga): Chapter 452
Crew & Affiliations: Thriller Bark Pirates
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Appearance

In his living years Jigoro looked the part of a middle-aged man, with sunken eyes, a long fall of black hair, and a small toothbrush mustache; one of his upper front teeth was gone. His neck sat thick on his shoulders, and as a reanimated corpse his head was bound in bandages, pierced by several nails, with some manner of bird fixed to the back of it. He dressed in a yellow shirt reading YOUR SONG, a band of red and black wound about his stomach above a heavy metal hoop pocked by two bullet holes at his hips, and wore sandals over black socks on a pair of hairy legs.

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Personality

While alive he held a reputation for stubbornness, yet he cherished his family and battled hard to keep them safe. Carrying Zoro's shadow as a zombie, he at first took on Zoro's conviction that a scar across the back marks a swordsman's deepest disgrace, and he prized his own skill with the blade. In time, like every zombie who fulfills Moria's erasure pact, he shed Zoro's recollections of the Straw Hats along with his feelings and bent fully to his masters' commands, even ready to leap from a tower on order. Toward rival zombies such as Inuppe, though, he turned fiercely competitive.

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Abilities

During his lifetime Jigoro stood among the great swordsmen, credited with cutting down seven thousand pirates. Reborn as a General Zombie, he far outmatched the ordinary undead of Thriller Bark, and Zoro's shadow let him call upon moves drawn from both the Three Sword Style and its One Sword Style branch, among them Sanjuroku Pound Ho and Hyakuhachi Pound Ho. With these he overcame even Nico Robin, who conceded his strength, and his power let him tear himself loose from her Dieciseis Fleur grip. He fought with a trio of matching cutlasses. The borrowed shadow carried a flaw as well, leaving him with no sense of direction, so that he once marched the wrong way while moving to help Tararan. After Oars fell to the Straw Hats, Moria drew Zoro's shadow back out of him, and Jigoro became a lifeless body once more.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jigoro in One Piece?

Jigoro, known as Jigoro of the Wind, was once a master swordsman who slew thousands of pirates to protect his family. After his death he was reanimated by Gecko Moria as Zombie #850 and given life by Roronoa Zoro's stolen shadow to guard Hogback on Thriller Bark.

How old was Jigoro when he died?

Jigoro was 59 years old when he died, according to his profile in One Piece.

What zombie number was Jigoro given on Thriller Bark?

Jigoro was reanimated as Zombie #850 on Thriller Bark, given life through Roronoa Zoro's stolen shadow.

What sword techniques could Jigoro use as a zombie?

Carrying Roronoa Zoro's shadow let Jigoro call upon sword techniques from both the Three Sword Style and its One Sword Style branch, including Sanjuroku Pound Ho and Hyakuhachi Pound Ho.

What weakness did Jigoro have as a zombie?

The shadow Jigoro borrowed from Roronoa Zoro carried a flaw of poor direction sense, causing Jigoro to once march the wrong way while trying to help Tararan.

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