Often in One Piece, there are characters that disappear from the story for a while only to be reintroduced in the later arcs. Oda has used his cast of characters exquisitely, and he has managed to get the best out of them. Oda's talent should not be underestimated especially considering the huge number of characters in the story.
Crocodile manages to remember every single one of them and makes sure that they play their role in the story. Among the many characters created by Eiichiro Oda, Crocodile is among the few standouts. Crocodile has not been involved in any of the major arcs for a long time now, and it makes one think, does he have anything left to give to One Piece?
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Crocodile is the main antagonist of the Alabasta arc. He planned to take over the Kingdom of Alabasta in order to find the poneglyph, which was hidden somewhere in the kingdom. He wanted to use Nico Robin to decipher the poneglyph and gain information about Pluton, which is one of the Ancient Weapons. Crocodile never stated why he wanted to get his hands on Pluton, but it is reasonable to assume that he believed with the power of an Ancient Weapon, he could compete against the big names.
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Crocodile's plan was almost impeccable, and it had almost no flaws, and it is fair to say that he would have succeeded if it weren't for Luffy's intervention. Crocodile managed to defeat Luffy, not once but twice and both times, Luffy was left in a torrid condition. However, Luffy had other people who helped him, and it allowed him to defeat Crocodile in their third encounter.
After his defeat at the hands of Luffy, Crocodile was captured by the
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