563 : A Shocking Fact! The True Identity Of Hordy! Link
Unlike Arlong, who suffered under the sun and saw his hero Fisher Tiger die, Hordy Jones never experienced human cruelty firsthand. His "true identity" is not that of a victim, but of a . He is a monster created entirely by his environment—a product of the toxic resentment passed down by his ancestors that he and his officers adopted without ever having met a human themselves. A Legacy of Emptiness
The central mystery of Hordy Jones's character was always his motive. Why did he hate humans with such vitriol? Why was he willing to destroy his own home and execute his own kind to see humanity suffer? During the battle at Gyoncorde Plaza, Prince Fukaboshi finally forces the truth into the light. 563 : A Shocking Fact! The True Identity of Hordy!
The "shocking fact" of his identity ends in tragedy. By the end of the arc, the steroids accelerate his aging, leaving him as a frail, withered old man—a literal "living husk" of the hatred that consumed him. Unlike Arlong, who suffered under the sun and
When asked what humans had actually done to him personally to foster such resentment, Hordy’s answer was a single, devastating word: . A Legacy of Emptiness The central mystery of
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