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NOTE: This article regards the mainstream version of Arlong. For the 2023 television series version, see here.

Trying to oppose the Fishmen is like going against nature itself!
~ Arlong.

Arlong the Saw (in Japanese: ノコギリのアーロン, Nokogiri no Āron) is the titular main antagonist of the Arlong Park Arc and the overarching antagonist of the Fishman Island Arc in the One Piece anime/manga franchise. He is a sawshark fish-man who is the captain of the Arlong Pirates and a former member of the Sun Pirates with a strong prejudice view towards humans. He is also the arch-enemy of Nami, as he was responsible for enslaving her hometown and killing her adoptive mother, Bellmère.

He was voiced by Jūrōta Kosugi in Japanese and Chris Rager in English. In the live action series, he was portrayed by McKinley Belcher III.

Personality[]

Money is the best; you can trust it more than the human.
~ Arlong deals with Nezumi.

Arlong considers humans to be inferior beings, and is very cruel to them. He thinks nothing of killing a town full of humans, although he seems to prefer controlling people with money and deals (like Nami and Nezumi). He is also rather easy to anger, going berserk after he was attacked by Usopp and having to be dragged back to his base by his crew to prevent him from destroying the whole town.

He does not seem frightened by anything, and his Fishman strength has made him extremely confident that he and his crew are virtually invincible. After Nezumi told Arlong he as a Marine wouldn't stay for fear of being seen in Arlong Park, at this point Arlong invited the Marine to a meal and offered to kill anyone who dared report him. He also has an eye for spotting exploitable talent that he can use for his goals and is an excellent planner; he spent years using Nami and her maps to plan their takeover 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 can't go back on his word, he has no qualms about exploiting loopholes in his deals to unfairly get his way.

He is keen to separate his race from humans and constantly stuck by this mentality that his people are superior to humans in every way. During his fight with Luffy, the boy's constant fighting back made Arlong angry, to the point where it drove him into a deep anger. Arlong himself had expected Luffy to die quickly, his anger made him become foolish and destructive, even seriously damaging his own HQ building while attacking Luffy.

Despite thoroughly enjoying the suffering of humans, he appears to genuinely respect and care for his crew, as shown by his reactions to Zoro's massacre of his crew and to Luffy using one of them as a shield. He even had some respect for Nami, despite the fact she was human.

Biography[]

Childhood[]

In exchange for becoming one of the Shichibukai, Jinbei unleashed some monsters in the East Blue.
~ Yosaku talking about the Arlong Pirates.

Arlong was abandoned by his father in the Fishman-District and over time forgot his father's face. In his childhood, he befriended several orphans who would grow up to become his future crew. He also met Jinbe and Fisher Tiger, with them being acquaintances.

When he was older, he was approached by a man who claimed to be his father that left Arlong with Shyarly, his younger half-sister born to a different mother.

Piracy[]

When he was in twenties, he formed the Arlong Pirates and having been abused by humans in the past, he taught the younger generation to despise humans. Among the group were Hody Jones, who grew up to admire Arlong and seek to fulfill his dream. His crew would also harass the citizens, earning scorn from Jinbe who had become a royal guard and despised Arlong's brutal nature and often intervened.

At some point, Arlong and his crew along with Jinbe integrated as members of the Sun Pirates, of which Fisher Tiger was captain. Arlong enjoyed sailing with the crew and fighting humans, though at one point he was even disgusted by Jinbe's brutal nature in battle. He participated in the Sun Pirates attack on Mary Geoise and liberated several slaves, with those who were fishman joining them and making the crew official enemies of the Government. The crew saw many battles, with Arlong growing more ruthless even killing a marine, simply be

But following Tigers death and the recruitment of Jinbe into the Shichibukai, the group split into pieces and Arlong formed his own "Arlong Pirates", before leaving the Grand Line for easier targets. He tried to recruit several strong Fishman such as Vander Decken or Hyouzou but was refused because of they wanted to be partners or money respectively.

Enslaving a human village[]

Arlong set up his domain on one of the larger islands in East Blue, with a number of smaller villages in the vicinity under his control. Arlong dismantled his original galleon and used the materials to build Arlong Park, an eight-story building that served as his headquarters. From Arlong Park, Arlong hoped to conquer all of East Blue using superior underwater tactics through maps drawn by Nami that charted underwater terrain.

Arlong prepares to shoot Bellemere. When Arlong and his crew (consisting of Hatchan, Chew, and Kuroobi), first arrived on the island that would someday become Arlong Park, the first village he encountered was Cocoyasi Village, the home of Nami. Arlong then proceeded to extort money out of the residents of Cocoyasi Village. Adults would have to pay one hundred-thousand, children would pay fifty-thousand or be executed by Arlong's men. Bellemere (Nami's adoptive mother) only had one hundred-thousand so she decided to pay for Nami and Nojiko and sacrifice herself. Arlong shot her in front of her children as an example of disobedience and then kidnapped Nami.

He forced Nami to become a part of his crew as a map maker, and told her that if she brought him one-hundred million beries he would free her village and everyone in it, including her adoptive sister Nojiko.

Using Cocoyasi Village as his base, Arlong planned to take over the East Blue and soon with his new empire spread to the Grand Line. Arlong later became known as the most wanted pirate captain in the East Blue, with his bounty being low because of Nezumi, a corrupt Marine captain who accepted bribes in exchange for Arlong's grand plan being hidden.

Destruction of Arlong Park[]

Years later, when Nami was about to fulfill her end of the bargain using money she stole from Monkey D. Luffy, Arlong arranged to have Nezumi confiscate the money from her so she would be forever under his control.

Luffy, who followed Nami after being robbed by her, saw Nami brutally stabbing Arlong's tattoo on her arm in desperation. Angered by the obvious suffering Arlong had wrought against her, Luffy stopped her from hurting herself and unquestioningly accepted her plea for help.

The Straw Hat Pirates personally headed to Arlong Park, where Luffy directly asked for Arlong. After Luffy gave his name, Arlong told him that he was the pirate and earned a powerful punch to the face for what he did to Nami and Luffy proclaimed he would take him down. A long and arduous battle ensued between Luffy, Arlong, and the elites of their crews. However, Arlong knocked Luffy into the water, knowing his devil fruit powers was a weakness. While Zoro, Sanji and Usopp were able to defeat their opponents, in their tired and injured states they were absolutely no match for Arlong, although they helped save Luffy from a pool of water, enabling him to challenge Arlong after he and Arlong were the only ones left standing.

Despite Luffy putting up a good fight, Arlong overwhelmed Luffy who took a beating from Arlong's high-speed diving attack Shark on Darts and his sword Kiribachi (Saw Shaped Sword/Saw Blade), which resembled a long steel saw with teeth shaped like a shark's. He soon prepared to finish off Luffy. However, Luffy took the time to notice that the battle moved into the top of Arlong Park, where Nami slavishly made her maps for Arlong as a child. After feeling the turmoil and desperation that had seeped into the room over the years, Luffy became enraged and the tables turned dramatically. Arlong was infuriated when Luffy destroyed all his years of planning and attempted to stop him but is defeated by Luffy. Using the full power of his attack Gomu Gomu no Ono/Gum Gum Battle-Axe, Luffy managed to send the full force of Arlong's attack: "Shark on Haguruma (Gear)/Shark Tooth Drill" attack through to the bottom of Arlong Park, breaking Arlong's cartilaginous back and destroying the building in the process.

This did not, however, kill him: he is currently imprisoned in an unknown prison along with his crew, although Hatchan managed to escape during the transport.

Legacy[]

After his defeat, Cocoyasi Village was liberated and Nami destroyed her original tattoo to a new one, before deciding to officially join the Straw Hat Pirates. Arlong's defeat also caused Luffy to gain a his first bounty, taking Arlong's place as the most wanted pirate in East Blue.

Upon reuniting with the Straw Hat Pirates, Hatchan revealed that he was the sole escapee and Nami allowed her crew to save him. Much later, Hatchan told the crew that he really hated Arlong's views and he wanted to make up for their actions. Although Nami reminded Hatchan of his part in helping Arlong, she was surprised when Hatchan voiced that he honestly wanted to atone. Nami ultimately forgave him and saw that only Arlong was to blame for her trauma.

Jinbe also revealed that he let Arlong run loose in East Blue but was horrified to learn Nami's village suffered as a result. However, after Jinbe apologized for this and prepared to accept any punishment, Nami outright forgave him and only put her resentment towards Arlong. Her actions left Jinbe moved.

In Other Media[]

Main article: Arlong (Live-Action)

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Trivia[]

  • Arlong holds the honor of being the first major antagonist of the series.
  • In the fourth Japanese fan poll, Arlong is ranked the fourty-eigth most popular character in One Piece.
  • Arlong is the first individual known to have been released from Impel Down.
  • Despite his hatred for Celestial Dragons, Arlong ironically displayed the traits similar to them before their debut.

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