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Momoo is an enormous seal-shaped sea cow native to the Grand Line, remembered as the very first Sea Beast to appear in One Piece. The Arlong Pirates kept him as a fear tactic against the Conomi Islands, and years later the Caribou Pirates briefly yoked him to the front of their ship.

Age: 14 (debut); 16 (after timeskip)
Height: 36 m
Origin: Grand Line
Status: Alive
Epithet: Momoo the Sea Cow
Species: giant sea cow (mammalian Sea Beast)
Birthday: April 9th
Blood Type: S
Occupation: former pet of the Arlong Pirates; former steed of the Caribou Pirates
Japanese Name: モーム
Classification: Type A, Big Friendly
First Appearance: Chapter 73; Episode 31
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Appearance

Standing 36 meters tall and weighing roughly 16 tons, this creature carries a rounded cow-like face topped with horns and a broad snout pierced by a golden ring. Green blotches dot his hide, and a layer of fish-style scales runs from his throat down to his belly. Those scales are really hardened skin that shields his organs the way armor would. Although his form resembles a seal and bears such scales, he is still grouped among the mammalian Sea Beasts. His fins, besides aiding his swimming, conceal retractable bones that can jut out into claw-like points.

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Personality

Simple in mind like most pirate pets, Momoo devotes nearly all his attention to eating or to obeying whoever he treats as a master. His bulk and carnivorous appetite make him willing to devour any human who wanders too close, yet anything stronger than himself sends him cowering. Repeated thrashings from Luffy and Sanji left him terrified of the Straw Hat Pirates, a dread that outlasted the two-year gap. Spotting the crew again on the way to Fish-Man Island, he bolted in panic until the Caribou Pirates clubbed his skull and forced him back.

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History

Arlong and his crew supposedly came across the beast somewhere along the Grand Line and brought him to the Conomi Islands, where he was kept in an underwater cavern near Arlong Park. Hatchan, who could call him with a loud trumpeting blast, looked after him and occasionally unleashed him as muscle, with one such rampage flattening Gosa Village entirely. Weeks afterward he trailed cooking smoke to a ship carrying Luffy, Sanji, and Yosaku, earning a beating from both pirates before being strapped to the vessel and made to haul it toward Arlong Park. Exhaustion sent him veering off course into Cocoyasi, where he knocked himself out against the shore. When the crew stormed Arlong Park, Hatchan summoned him once more, and only Arlong's sheer force of will overrode his fear before Luffy spun him around and swung him as a club against the Fish-Men. Long after Arlong fell, Momoo drifted toward the Sabaody Archipelago, was caught by the Caribou Pirates, and served as their hull-mounted navigator until the Kraken smashed their ship and set him loose.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens to Momoo?

Momoo is beaten several times by the Straw Hat Pirates, later drifts to the Sabaody Archipelago, and is captured by the Caribou Pirates, who use him as a hull-mounted navigator until a Kraken destroys their ship and sets him free.

What is Momoo in One Piece?

Momoo is an enormous seal-shaped sea cow, a mammalian Sea Beast native to the Grand Line and the very first Sea Beast to appear in One Piece. He was originally kept by the Arlong Pirates as an intimidation tactic against the Conomi Islands.

How big is Momoo?

Momoo stands roughly 36 meters tall and weighs about 16 tons, with green blotches on his hide and hardened, fish-like scales running from his throat to his belly that shield his organs.

Who kept Momoo as a pet?

The Arlong Pirates kept Momoo in an underwater cavern near Arlong Park, with the fish-man Hatchan serving as his caretaker and summoning him with a loud trumpeting blast whenever muscle was needed.

Is Momoo afraid of the Straw Hat Pirates?

Yes, after being repeatedly beaten by Luffy and Sanji, Momoo developed a lasting fear of the Straw Hat Pirates that persisted even after the two-year timeskip.

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