Ronoroa Zoro / "Pirate Hunter"

Name: Ronoroa Zoro
Jap. Name: ロロノア・ゾロ
Affiliation: Straw Hat Pirates
Occupations: Swordsman, Pirate, ex-
Pirate Hunter
1st Appears: Chapter 3; Episode 1
Age: 19
Height: 178cm / 5'10"
Devil Fruit: No
Bounty: Beli 120,000,000

Roronoa Zoro is a pirate and former bounty hunter. He is the first person to join Luffy's crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, and is a master swordsman. Despite no clear role being given to him, Zoro is often labeled by fans as the second-in-command of the pirate crew (the First Mate). Partially due to the fact that in the series several captains refer to their first mate as their "Partners" or "Champions" and Luffy refers to Zoro by these earlier on in the series. He is currently one of eleven pirates who have been referred to as "The Eleven Supernovas". He and Killer are the only supernovas who are not captains.

He is almost always seen carrying around his three swords, usually bundled up with his green sash (or haramaki) over his right hip which is favorable so he could easily draw any one of them with his left hand; his right hand is usually seen resting over the swords. This may indicate that he is left-handed, for most sword wielding characters in the One Piece Universe wear their swords to the left. On his left ear he wears three earrings and he normally has a bandanna tied around his left arm that he uses when he is fighting serious. The rest of his clothes vary from time to time, however he usually wears a white shirt, dark green trousers, black shoes and the green haramaki sash around his waist.
His body is covered with scars from his many battles- during the Baratie Arc he lost a duel with his rival, Juracule Mihawk, and was left with a massive scar across his torso. In the Little Garden Arc he tried to free himself from a wax prison by cutting off his feet. Although he did not entirely succeed, he gave himself a scar around each ankle.
His other remarkable feature is his green hair, of which Sanji often teases him about, calling him 'marimo' (moss-ball)(moss-head in Funimation dub and VIZ manga).
According to Oda, Zoro resembles a shark. Oda uses the color green to represent Zoro, and he smells of steel.