Soro was a light brown wolf with yellow eyes. He had small pupils, a brown nose, and sharp teeth. He was also seen drooling.[2]
Personality[]
Soro had a very wild temperament, since he was running loose in the town. In the anime, he was shown to be quite vicious, terrorizing townspeople and causing mayhem.[2]
History[]
Biography[]
Soro was killed by Zoro after Helmeppo let him run loose in town. Since Soro was scaring the townspeople and was about to attack Rika, Zoro killed him with a slash much to the shock of everyone watching.[2]
Legacy[]
Afterwards Zoro was arrested and sentenced to one month without food where he met his future captainMonkey D. Luffy.[5]
Anime and Manga Differences[]
In the manga, Soro is given only a brief mention (and implied to have attacked Rika out on the street); the anime expands this to a full flashback, depicting Helmeppo and Soro harassing customers in a tavern owned by Rika and her mother, and Rika feebly trying to drive the wolf out with a broom. Soro's fate is also softened, with Zoro throwing a stool at him instead of cutting him down; the dialogue was changed accordingly, and it remains unconfirmed if he was in fact killed.[6]
Translation and Dub Issues[]
Some early fan translations assumed his name to be Inugata, based on a misheard line from Episode 2; in reality, this was a bystander exclaiming "[He really] did it!" (やりやがった,Yari ya-gatta?). His true name, Soro, was not revealed until databook Blue.
Strangely, the Viz manga refers to him as a "dog", and implies that he is only one of an entire pack owned by Helmeppo.
