: He struggles with the extreme heat of the desert, which is the opposite of his native snowy climate on Drum Island.
: The crew reaches Erumalu , once a lush "Green City" now buried in sand. Princess Vivi explains the city's downfall, revealing how Crocodile used "Dance Powder" to steal the city's rain and frame the King for the resulting drought. One Piece (Dub) Episode 96
: Per Alabasta custom, once a Kung Fu Dugong is defeated, it becomes the victor's pupil. Luffy inadvertently gains an "army" of dugong followers who attempt to follow him into the desert. : He struggles with the extreme heat of