Soro

''Not to be confused with Zoro, the swordsman of the Straw Hat Pirates. ''

Soro was Helmeppo's pet wolf that had been released to frighten Shell Town's citizens. The manga simply states that Soro attempted to attack a young girl named Rika, but Roronoa Zoro saved her by killing the wolf. The anime goes into more detail, showing Soro, upon entering a restaurant owned by a woman and her young daughter, Rika, begin to frighten off customers. Rika tries to stop the wolf until her mother warns her that she'll be punished for angering Helmeppo. As Rika realizes her mistake and reluctantly moves away from Soro, the wolf then attacks her. Zoro steps in, simply throwing a chair at Soro and knocking the wolf aside. Helmeppo demanded to know who Zoro was, before realizing he was the famous pirate hunter, Roronoa Zoro. Helmeppo demands to know why a pirate hunter is defying the marines, but Zoro ignores him for the most part, telling Helmeppo to leave and let him enjoy his meal in peace.

Helmeppo, angered that his pet had been killed/hurt and that Zoro was ignoring him, attacked Zoro, but Zoro dodged the attack by simply moving out the way. Annoyed by Helmeppo's rather pathetic attack, Zoro seemed content with finishing off Helmeppo, but after being told that the little girl he'd saved, Rika, and her mother would be executed for Soro's death, he struck a deal with Helmeppo to save their lives. If Zoro could survive for a month in imprisonment (it is implied that he was to go the entire month without food or water,) that the Rika and he mother would be allowed to live and Zoro would be released.

After this episode, Soro does not reappear in the anime or the manga, though Helmeppo does.

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LittleBitDifferent 02:36, February 17, 2010 (UTC)