Nuru is an anglerfish fish-man who appears only in the anime as a member of the New Fish-Man Pirates. He challenged Roronoa Zoro at Gyoncorde Plaza, confident that beating the swordsman would make him the strongest blade on Fish-Man Island.
Nuru's skin is a deep blue. He throws an orange vest over a black shirt and wears pink-tinted sunglasses, while a glowing bulb juts from the top of his forehead. For combat he carries a sizable shotel, the curved blade he turned against Zoro.
Brimming with overconfidence, he was certain he would claim the title of Fish-Man Island's top swordsman and squared off against Zoro without a trace of fear. He is also prone to flying off the handle, lashing out in fury the moment Zoro dismissed him as weak.

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His fish-man heritage grants him roughly tenfold the muscle of an ordinary person. The bulb fixed to his head can flare into a blinding light meant to dazzle opponents, a trick he tried on Zoro. He also fancies himself a master of the shotel, though his swordsmanship fell well short of overcoming Zoro.
Before Zoro's bout with Hyouzou, Nuru challenged him, boasting he would become the island's finest blade by cutting him down. After being outclassed he resorted to his luminous lure to blind his foe, but Zoro shattered the glowing organ into pieces and finished the duel, telling Nuru to go train further. A drugged-up Hyouzou then delivered the defeated fish-man a final blow.
Nuru is a fish-man from the Ryugu Kingdom on the Grand Line. He appears only in the anime as a member of the New Fish-Man Pirates.
Nuru is an anglerfish fish-man with deep blue skin and a glowing bulb jutting from his forehead.
Nuru fights with a sizable shotel, a curved blade he turned against Roronoa Zoro at Gyoncorde Plaza.
The bulb on Nuru's forehead can flare into a blinding light meant to dazzle opponents, a trick he tried using against Zoro.
After Nuru's swordsmanship fell short, he tried to blind Zoro with his glowing bulb, but Zoro shattered it and ended the fight, telling Nuru to keep training. A drugged Hyouzou then delivered the beaten fish-man a final blow.
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