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.
563: A Shocking Fact! The True Identity of Hordy! In the climax of the Fish-Man Island arc, delivers one of the most chilling revelations in the series. While many villains in the world of One Piece carry scars of past trauma, Hordy Jones is revealed to be something far more terrifying: an "empty" monster born of nothing but inherited hatred. The "Shocking Fact" Revealed 563 : A Shocking Fact! The True Identity of Hordy!
When asked what humans had actually done to him personally to foster such resentment, Hordy’s answer was a single, devastating word: . Hordy grew up in the Fish-Man District, fueled
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. In the climax of the Fish-Man Island arc,
Fukaboshi’s broadcast to the island clarifies the nature of the New Fish-Man Pirates. They are described as without substance.
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 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