Quote Originally Posted by Kraco View Post
Indeed they were, but it looked like Arlong wasn't even trying - he was that bad against anybody but nameless rank and file. However, back on Nami's island, he was clearly above the rest of his crew. I'm not saying he would have been absolutely very high on the One Piece power scale, but he was better than this.
Shouldn't he BE better on Nami's Island? I mean, this flashback takes place over a decade before the Arlong Park arc. Shouldn't him having been weaker a full ten years earlier been expected?