Arlong

## **Personality**

Arlong is bigot who considers Humans an inferior race and even before become pirate was cruel to them. This hatred partly stems being his childhood of being mistreated himself in his younger years. He believes his race to br the most superior. However he is willing to make deals and let them live although under his rule with humans if that involves money Despite this (or probably because of) his love for money and his ideology of money making the world spin, he is known to be very cheap, as Hyouzou refused to join his crew because Arlong refused to compensate him for his service.

Because of belief of being a Fishman it has made very confident and cocky believing his strength from it made him unbeatable.

However while he looks down on humans he can admit if they have a talent or ability that is useful. As such he used Nami map making skills and navigation to pan for his future conquest of the East Blue. Nevertheless, any promise about money he makes, he keeps. The best example is when his crew urged him to keep Nami even if she brings the 100,000,000. However, even though Arlong states he cannot go back on his word, he has no qualms about exploiting loopholes in his deals to unfairly get his way. Like with Nami he said he would free her village if she brought him 100,000,000 but is more than willing to cheat her by having his corrupted marines find her remaining amount to keep her in his services.

## **History (One Piece Manga)**

Arlong was born in the Ryugu Kingdom, his father abandoned him in the **Fishman District** at the young. When he was 15 years old he was approached by man who claimed to be his father who left his younger half sister Shyarly in his care. During his childhood he grew up with his friends Jinbei, Macro and Fisher Tiger, when he turned 25 years old he formed his own crew the Arlong Pirates he spent a good portion of his time teaching the younger generation to hate humans among them being Hody Jones. He was also known to harass citizens of the kingdom for befriending them. Much to Jinbei's scorn. Jinbei severely disliked Arlong for his brutish actions and behaviour, often stepping in when he was causing trouble.

After Fisher Tiger freed the Slaves from the World Nobles he returned to the Island with the Fishman slaves and formed the Sun Pirates, with Arlong and Jinbe being among them to join.

## **Powers and Abilities**

Before moving to the East Blue Arlong was already quiet strong being a member of the Sun Pirates. However after Pirates disband after Jinbe joined the warlords of the sea. He moved to the East Blue along with his crew and was consider one of the three biggest threats there along with Don Kreig and Buggy the Clown. With the Marines focusing their attention on the Grand Line and the incapacitation of all other major East Blue pirate bands by the Straw Hats, there would have been nothing to stop them from taking over East Blue if the Straw Hat Pirates had not intervened. He was able to hold his own against Monkey D. Luffy and give the latter one his most brutal fights before the Grand Line.

After his defeat at the hands of the Straw Hat Pirates Arlong was willing to through the Demonizing process to become a Half-Demon gaining access to curses which increased his strength that he was able to hold his own Ichigo Kurosaki.

## **Trivia**

* Along is the first Fishman to be Demonized in the series thus far.
* Arlong's Japanese VA is Jūrōta Kosugi who also voices Asuma Sarutobi in *Naruto.*
* Arlong's English VA is Chris Rager who also voices Marshall D Teach (Blackbeard)
* Arlong shares the same birthday as Mito Uzumaki.