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Why does Zoro respect Luffy? When they first met, he wasn't really pleased
about Luffy. Zoro was always quite a loner, even now in the crew. Does he
accept Luffy as his captain because of his dream? Or because he is stronger
than him? (even though their strength is similar, I think Luffy is still
stronger)

On Thriller Island, we saw how big his support for his captain was, when he
took all the pain, to save them all!

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zImj3.jpg)


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What factor led Zoro to accept Luffy as Captain?


I guess he accepts him as captain because of his kindness, when he was about
to be executed, the soldiers hold up their rifles and open fire, and Zoro
thinks how he cannot die, and remembers Kuina. However, before the bullets can
reach them, Luffy leaps from the Marine base and uses his rubber body to block
the bullets and send them flying. When Zoro is shocked and asks who he is,
Luffy responds that he is Monkey D. Luffy, and that he will become the Pirate
King.

_He wants to help Luffy to become Pirate King not because he asked him to join
the crew but he was willing to help and to meet Dracule Mihawk while they're
sailing ._

Click Here: [First Meet](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_2)


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I just rewatched the beginning and it makes is surprising clear. At that time
everyone knows who Zoro is, it is implied Zoro could kick Luffy's ass, and
everyone looks down on Luffy until they get confused by his devil fruit power.

Zoro is a demon.

Zoro is however a very honorable demon. He signs (figuratively) a contract to
torture himself to protect someone he views as innocent from someone he views
as completely dishonorable. He follows that contract twice: once to honor the
efforts of the girl he was protecting after the vermin mistreated her; once
when the vermin clearly broke their contract.

He, while powerless, signs a contract with Luffy. As long as Luffy frees him
and supports (or more accurately does not get in the way of), Zoro's dream to
become the worlds greatest swordsman, Zoro will be part of Luffy's crew. Even
when Zoro finds out that Luffy doesn't really have a crew at all, he shows a
ting of apprehension but no willingness to break his contract.

As time continues, Zoro increasingly grows to respect Luffy above and beyond
the requirements of his contract. He will not leave Luffy, however, unless his
contract is broken. This would have likely occured if Luffy was not strong
enough to proceed into the New World and provide Zoro the opponents he needed.

I guess when you make a contract with a straight shooting demon, expect him to
follow through in incredible ways.


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The fact that Zoro cannot bear Luffy's pain (as depicted above) is why he will
never be the Captain. Besides, why would he want himself as the Captain, if he
is the one who joined Luffy's team? By so doing, I think he is fully aware
that the Captain of Luffy's crew is Luffy himself.


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It is his trust in Luffy and Luffy's dedication to his dream. He believes
Luffy has what it takes to be a Captain.

Zoro believes in Luffy, he believes that Luffy would go to any length to keep
his word. He sees this quality the first time they met each other. He said
that Zoro was his comrade and he fought for him, honoring his word. He also
sees that Luffy has a big dream, and he was serious about it. Plus, he
believes in Luffy to be Captain.

This can be seen when Luffy fights Usopp. Luffy had to beat Usopp and leave
him, which was very hard for Luffy to do, but Luffy does it as a Captain. Zoro
remarks that it's the burden of the Captain, and the rest of the crew relies
on him to bear it (read more about it on the
[wikia](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_236)).


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