Roronoa Zoro/Nico Robin

Pairing
Pairing:	Roronoa Zoro/Nico Robin
Alternative name(s):	ZoRobin
Gender category:	het
Fandom:	One Piece
Canonical?:	no
Prevalence:	Popular
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Other:	ZoRobin Manip by Spicyrahmen
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Zoro/Robin, commonly known as pormanteau ZoRobin, is the het pairing of Roronoa Zoro and Nico Robin from the One Piece fandom.

Fandom

This pairing, according to some fans, works good as they compliment each other well. While some fans think their age gap is slightly bothersome, both of the character's maturity makes up to it. Their interactions throughout the series are minimal but they are always seen together, harboring mutual trust and great respect towards each other. Zoro's distrust in Robin gradually develops to his recognition of her past and her knowledge of the Poneglyphs. While this pairing is platonic, their chemistry and potential are what led artists and writers to ship them.

ZoRobin as a het ship has lately been rising in popularity despite the lack of interaction in Wano Arc.

Fannish Tropes

Some popular story tropes for Zoro/Robin fanfiction include:

• AU - Broad canon divergence takes place in these scenarios. Oftentimes, the story takes place in modern world.
• BDSM AU - where Zoro is oftentimes depicted as the dom.
• Highschool AU & College AU - The Hungry Days OP commercial is used as the setting; student-teacher tropes are also included here.
• Spy AU, Bounty Hunter AU - May feature pre-strawhats setting.
• Soulmates AU - soulmate marked ZoRobin.
• Friends to Lovers AU - his initial dislike of Robin makes this trope popular.
• Pining
• Futurefic

Fanworks

Fanfiction

Multi-chaptered fics

• Shoganai (M) by ni21 - was one of the first and most popular BDSM fic of the pairing.
• Rig Maratha (M) by Mr Khan
• Diez Fleur: Akumas' Love Voyage (M) by NinjaSheik
• Company (M, WIP) by ZanyZoom
• Not Just A Woman (K) by kiboojosama
• Run Deep (M) by Calvin Pitt
• Hot For Teacher (M, WIP) by ni21
• I'll Do It (T) by LScore
• Against All Odds (M) by Labradorite Heart
• The Geisha and the Samurai (T, WIP) by FelidArachnid
• Seven Seas of Rhye (M, WIP) by hiraeth_chan
• In Our Own Way (G, WIP) by Goopy_Carbonara
• Maybe, Maybe (G, WIP) by Kikuneesama
• Thorns Wrapped 'Round My Heart (M) by CalvinPitt
• Baby Blues (M) by DreamOfStarsAndRoses
• On Strangers Places; We Meet (T) by eurydicesflower
• Fate's Mission (T, WIP) by Momerin
• Leave it to Luck (M, WIP) by ni21

One Shots

• Assassination? (T) by Sketcher1994
• Mine (M) by Peachie . D
• Transcendence (T) by echosong258
• Holding Hands (M) by LScore
• Wedding Hysteria (K) by DangoCorn
• A Sight to Sore Eyes (T) by DreamOfStarsAndRoses
• Between an Archeologist and a Hard Place (M) by RenKain
• A Different Kind of Kiss (G) by nzkn

Fanart

ZoRobin fanartists known for their art include:

• Nzkn_art Nez's work is prolific in general.
  • 1000 sword-style Robin
  • Higher Sanji Higher
  • robin doodle

• nsgw_O
  • Zorobin
  • Good Place

• j_esus3
  • Marchen Time

• Anne
  • skypiea
  • Wano

• eury
  • Spy x Family AU
  • I love the view

Cosplays

• Just a summer fling...? Posted by Funimation and cosplay by reagankathryn as Robin and alexdrastal as Zoro
• Can this be a thing? Cosplay by @rinacacosplay
• Bake A Love Challenge Cosplay by malombra xabbo

Memes

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ZoRobin Annual/Monthly Fests

• An organized ZoRobin Week was held last June with a week worth of prompts for artists and writers alike. Zorobin Week 2021 has an official twitter managed by the pairing's discord admins.
  • ZoRobin Week 2021 (Archive of Our Own) has a total of 31 works.
• Deeyosa announced in 2014 that the official ZoRobin week is scheduled from Nov 24 to Nov 30 — with the ZoRobin day Nov. 26 included.

Quotes

   Robin - “Are they always this cheerful?”
   Zoro - “Yeah, they’re always like that.”
   Robin - “Really?”
      — Zoro and Robin’s first casual interaction as she’s welcomed into the ship; Chapter 218.

   Zoro - “She is a woman.” 
      — Referring to what Zoro said when Enel struck Robin with his lightning in episode 180, Skypiea Arc.

   Zoro - "You'd go so far as to frame your friends for murder? What is this wish of yours?"
   Robin - "I don't need to tell you that."
      — Zoro referring to Robin’s “betrayal” in Water 7; Chapter 347

   Usopp: "WHO MARKED THE STRAWS?"
   Zoro & Robin (in unison): WE DID!
     — choosing the group in Punk Hazard; Chapter 655 

Trivia

• In Eiichiro Oda’s 1994 Monster manga, there are some parallels that can be linked to the pairing — Zoro’s resemblance with the samurai Ryuma and Robin sharing a similar tragedy with the heroine Flare who is the only survivor of her village that was ravaged by a dragon.
• Robin’s official color is violet, while Zoro’s official color is green.
• In the 11th cover art for Alabasta, a Strawhats vs Baroque Works color spread shows the rest of the strawhats facing the foe they are going to fight against. Zoro, sneering, is matched against Robin despite her being the only one to not fight in any of the battles.
• Zoro and Robin's relationship with Chopper can be seen as a mother and father.
• In Chapter 562, Robin is featured in the cover art as she's being imprinted by a flock while an independent duckling with three sticks similar to Zoro is seen waddling in the other direction.