Many fictional protagonists, especially in comics, don't kill for various reasons; Superman and Batman are notable examples. But this isn't a phenomenon exclusive to comics, as such characters appear in other media as well. Monkey D. Luffy is as famous as Batman and Superman since One Piece is a global phenomenon. But does Luffy kill? In this article, we'll explore a specific fight, and you'll find out if Luffy killed Arlong during their fight during the Arlong Park Arc.

Despite a bloody and grueling battle, Luffy did not kill Arlong during the Arlong Park Arc; he defeated and severely injured him, but Arlong survived under the rubble and was later arrested by the Marines. This is in keeping with Luffy's character, as in canon, Luffy never killed anyone, stating that he prefers to give his defeated enemies a chance at redemption.

The rest of this article will detail the battle between Luffy and Arlong and why Monkey D. Luffy doesn't kill his enemies in One Piece. We'll provide a specific answer to the question and focus on the battle between Luffy and Arlong. Be careful, though, as there will be spoilers in the article.

Arlong was the first major enemy defeated by Luffy.

To properly answer the question in the title, allow us to tell you what happened between Luffy and Arlong. Arlong the Saw is a fish-man saw shark, the captain of the Arlong Pirates and a former member of the Sun Pirates. He is the main antagonist of the Arlong Park arc. After his defeat, he was not seen again throughout the series, and his will was inherited by Hody Jones, who had a more bloodthirsty perception than Arlong.

Like Jinbe and Fisher Tiger, Arlong grew up in the Fish-Man Quarter and took the path of a pirate. Already captain of the Arlong Pirates at age 25, he took the list of signatures from Otohime's petition for the peaceful coexistence of humans and seafarers. A soldier from the Neptune Army recognized him and ordered him to return the list. When Arlong grabbed the soldier and called Jinbe, the saw-shark fish-man let go of the soldier and spoke to Jinbe, who ignored the scum. Fisher Tiger's sudden arrival interrupted the two. Arlong invited him onto the Arlong Gang's ship. However, the adventurer was on his way to Ryūgū Castle.

Years after discovering the story, just as Nami was about to achieve her goal of using the money she stole from Monkey D. Luffy, Arlong used Nezumi to confiscate all of her money so that she would always be under his control. Luffy, who had followed Nami after she stole it, watched as she removed the Arlong Pirates tattoo from her arm out of desperation. Luffy stopped her, accepted her request for help, and put his straw hat on her. He, along with Sanji, Zoro, and Usopp, headed to Arlong Park to defeat Arlong and his subordinates.

At Arlong Park, Luffy went straight to confront Arlong, delivering a powerful punch that sent him crashing into a wall. With a Gomu Gomu no Kazaguruma (crusher), Luffy was tasked with throwing Momoo, the crew's sea king, away; in doing so, he defeated almost the entire crew. Arlong, furious at what he had done to them, took advantage of Luffy using the ground for his attack, detached the foundation and threw it into the deep pond in Arlong Park, proposing a dangerous game: how long Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp would be able to defeat him and his officers and thus save Luffy.

The fight was difficult since Zoro had a deep wound caused by Mihawk, Sanji fought Kuroobi for a long time underwater, and Usopp had to flee from Chuu's fury, who had punched him and then set his face on fire upon seeing this. He was going to attack the villagers of Villa Cocoyashi. Genzo, the village guardian, and Nojiko, Nami's half-sister, jumped into the pond to save Luffy, but the foundation of his feet was impossible to break. Having finally defeated Kuroobi, Sanji jumped into the pond to break the foundation with his feet, taking advantage of the fact that Zoro and Usopp were distracting Arlong. Nami (wearing Luffy's hat) arrived just as Zoro was distracting Arlong, threatening to kill him.

Arlong mocked her and her past futile attempts to kill him and offered, on the condition that Nami admit that she enjoyed being part of his crew, to forgive the entire city for trespassing in Arlong Park, except for Luffy's gang, as they were too stupid to challenge him. Nami refused and prepared to confront Arlong.

But before that could happen, Luffy freed himself from the problem with the help of Genzo, Nojiko, and Sanji, and once outside, he saved Zoro from Arlong's death and began a difficult fight against him. Luffy struggled against Arlong's swift and deadly attacks, his teeth, and his Kiribachi ("Jagged Sword").

The fight then moved to the room where Nami had been forced to work creating cards for years. Arlong cynically confessed how Nami had been recruited into his crew and how she had been his most important tool. Angered by all the pain and suffering Arlong caused Nami, Luffy managed to turn the fight in his favor: he broke Arlong's nose (which Arlong boasted was "indestructible") and destroyed the cards Arlong had given him. Luffy used all his strength in his "Gomu Gomu no Ono" attack.

Arlong attempted to defeat Luffy once and for all with his "Shark on One Tooth" attack, but the stomp hit him first. Arlong's stomp was powerful enough to destroy the ground they were fighting on as well as everything below them, thus destroying "Arlong Park" and ending Arlong's tyranny. Arlong. After this, the Marines commanded by Nezumi apparently arrested the group.