Nami is a real rollercoaster of emotions as a viewer at first, you love her, then after witnessing her betrayal you’re confused and angry at why she would do something like that, then after hearing her story and motivations you just want to give her a hug. Luffy’s fight with Arlong and destruction of the room in which she was forced to make maps relieves her of all her past pain - she had finally found a place where she belonged. It’s Luffy’s ability to look past her betrayal, listen to her past, and see the person she has become that allows her to change her ways and understand that friends will be there for her. Until meeting Luffy, she had double-crossed everyone she had ever come across after using them to her advantage. This led Nami into a life of thievery and deception in order to make as much money as she could. Nami made a deal with Arlong, the captain of the Fish-Men pirates, that if she managed to bring him 100,000,000 Berries - Berries being the currency of One Piece’s setting - he would free the island. Since a young age, she has been fighting to keep not only herself but the other islanders alive by working for these pirates. They then enslaved the citizens of this island and, after finding out Nami’s talents for navigation and cartography, forced her to create maps for them. Nami was dealt a fairly rough hand in life as a large group of Fish-Men pirates invaded her home island. Her talents can be seen during the Arlong arc - we see an entire room filled to the brim with maps that Nami created at a young age. Also known as the “Cat Burglar”, Nami is an extremely talented navigator and cartographer whose ability is praised by not only those close to her but by those she sees as enemies.
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