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Arlong is a fictional anthropomorphic shark-man from the anime and manga
known as One Piece.
Considered to be one of the most powerful and ruthless pirates alive.
Arlong is a prideful Merman Supremacist that believes all humans were
created to serve Mermen.
Mermen in One Piece are a race of anthromorphic fish people with both
lungs and gills. They're said to be stronger then humans above water, and
ten times stronger and faster than humans under water.
Arlong's domain is a large island and several small villages called
Arlong Park. He intends someday to take over the ocean and create a great
Merman empire.
When Arlong first arrived on the island that would someday become Arlong
Park, he killed Nami's adoptive mother and kidnapped Nami. Later he forced
her to become a part of her crew as a map maker, and told her that if she
brought him a million Belli (this setting's cash) he would free her village
and everyone in it, including her sister.
Years later, when Nami was about to fullfill her end of the bargain using
money she had stolen from Luffy D. Monkey, Arlong arranged to have some
corrupt Marines confiscate the money from her so she would be forever under
his control.
Luffy, who followed Nami after he was robbed by her, saw how distraught
she was and without questions went to fight Arlong. What ensued was a long
and arduous battle between Luffy, Arlong, and the elites of their crews.
By the end it's left with only Luffy and Arlong standing and Luffy is
taking a beating. It doesn't look very good for Luffy until the battle moves
into the top of Arlong's tower where Nami slavishly made her maps for Arlong.
After feeling the turmoil and desperation that had seeped into the room
over the years, Luffy became enraged and the tables turned dramatically.
With one massive blow, Luffy snapped Arlong's neck and demolished his
entire tower. Only Luffy walked out of the rubble alive, so for all intents
and purposes it appears Arlong is dead.
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