563 : A Shocking Fact! The True Identity Of Hordy! -

It was this vacuum of motive that led Hordy to assassinate Queen Otohime. He killed the one person bringing hope to Fish-Man Island specifically because her peace would render his hatred obsolete. The Physical Transformation and Price

The New Fish-Man Pirates fear that the grudge against humans might one day fade, leading to peace. To prevent this, they actively stoke the fires of hatred to justify their existence.

When asked what humans had actually done to him personally to foster such resentment, Hordy’s answer was a single, devastating word: . 563 : A Shocking Fact! The True Identity of Hordy!

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 "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. It was this vacuum of motive that led

Overdosing causes his hair to turn white and his muscles to bulge to monstrous proportions.

Hordy grew up in the Fish-Man District, fueled by the stories of Arlong's "superiority" and the death of Fisher Tiger, which he misinterpreted as a reason for eternal war. To prevent this, they actively stoke the fires

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.