Daruma is a cookie-cutter shark fish-man who served as an officer in the New Fish-Man Pirates before their defeat. His role in the Fish-Man Island Arc establishes him as a major antagonist. Notably small for a fish-man, Daruma has red skin, circular eyes, and a flat nose, with disproportionately large arms. The New Fish-Man Pirates' Jolly Roger tattoo marks his right arm. His distinctive attire featured an aviator-style helmet with upward protrusions and a plumed crest, a sleeveless open jacket with a fur collar, and Bermuda shorts. Following imprisonment and prolonged Energy Steroid use, his body aged rapidly, leaving him weak, wrinkled, and emaciated; he then wore a standard prison jumpsuit while keeping his helmet. Violent and predatory, Daruma openly advocates cannibalizing humans and enforces compliance on Fish-Man Island citizens through threats. He adheres to Arlong's anti-human ideology and despises Queen Otohime's pacifist beliefs. A compulsive urge to bite manifests as physical restlessness; he rejects sweets, preferring hard fish bones to alleviate jaw discomfort. As a fish-man officer, Daruma commands subordinates and possesses strength exceeding typical humans, amplified underwater. His most notable ability involves devastating jaws capable of pulverizing stone, enabling rapid tunnel excavation. Key techniques include: * **Cookie Cutter**: Digging underground passages for travel or ambush. * **Daruma Otoshi**: Collapsing terrain by creating extensive tunnel networks to cause pitfalls. * **Hi-Daruma Cutter**: Self-immolating to launch fiery biting attacks. He demonstrated resistance to Luffy's Supreme King Haki. During combat, he consumed Energy Steroids to double his strength temporarily, permanently depleting his lifespan and accelerating aging, leaving him frail post-imprisonment. Raised in the Fish-Man District, Daruma witnessed human oppression, fostering ingrained hatred. As a teen, he misinterpreted Fisher Tiger's actions as anti-human. He later joined Hody Jones' terrorist cell, assassinating fish-men sympathetic to humans and celebrating Queen Otohime's death. During the New Fish-Man Pirates' coup, he forced citizens to desecrate Otohime's image in Candy Factory Town and engineered pitfalls at Gyoncorde Plaza to disrupt the Straw Hat Pirates' assault. He fought Tony Tony Chopper and Usopp, ultimately losing to Usopp's Impact Wolf projectile. Post-defeat, imprisonment and Energy Steroid effects rendered him elderly and feeble. His name derives from "daruma-zame" (Japanese for cookie-cutter shark) and the Daruma doll, symbolizing perseverance. His attacks reference both: "Daruma Otoshi" parallels a traditional doll-tower game, while "Hi-Daruma Cutter" incorporates wordplay on "hidaruma" (blazing body).