Though the opinions and ideals of the crew were extreme, they displayed a high level of brotherhood amongst themselves and even towards Nami despite her species divide. With the Marines focusing their attention on the Grand Line and the incapacitation of all other major East Blue pirate crews by the Straw Hats, there would have been nothing to stop them from taking over East Blue if the Straw Hat Pirates had not intervened. With Nami's sea charts, they could tactically take advantage of ocean currents by blocking them with boulders to create whirlpools. Arlong had a keen eye for talent that could be used for his ambitions and was able to make use of the skills bestowed upon him and his crewmates, even though he had lacked the resources to pay for more experienced soldiers such as Hyouzou. Their captain Arlong was not bothered by Luffy having a Devil Fruit power and took advantage of his weakness to the effects of the sea. For the Straw Hats, this was the toughest of their early fights, pushing them all to their limits (though much of the pressure on Sanji and Zoro was due to Luffy's recklessness and Zoro's injury). Hatchan, in particular, was able to best three other fish-men, much like himself, from time to time in a matter of seconds. Members of this particular crew also seemed to be stronger than most other fish-men, though this is probably to be expected, having been once led by a Warlord-level pirate, Jinbe, and having experience from the Grand Line. Not only did they have the advantage of being born fish-men, but the crew were fearsome fighters and almost unbeatable underwater. Twenty villages were part of their territory that would have gone on as the founding of the Arlong Empire. The Arlong Pirates were known to have the following territories under their control:
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