Arlo

"It is the labor that makes us what we are, not the fruit that it yields."

- Arlo to Anton

Arlo is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts, with his only appearance, in the thirteenth episode of the second season. He is portrayed by Abraham Benrubi, and does not have a Storybrooke counterpart.

Before the Curse
Arlo sits at the head of the table in the lair of the giants, when Anton, his youngest brother, arrives late for their meal. Anton is fascinated by humans, but Arlo insists that humans must not know of both their existence and of the beans they grow. The giants once traded with the humans, but stopped when they realized the humans used the beans to conquer and plunder other realms. Arlo tells Anton that giants foster life. Anton questions why they still grow the beans, since they no longer do anything with them. Arlo tells him that growing the beans is their purpose for being. He shows disdain when Abraham crushes Anton's golden harp.

Arlo discovers Anton robbing their treasury. Anton says that he went down and met some humans that need the treasure. Arlo is horrified, but just then sentry birds raise the alarm. Their home is being invaded by Prince James and Jack, the humans that Anton met. They demand the giants' beans, but when refused, attack with poisoned swords. Arlo tells Anton to go and destroy the beans, so the humans cannot use them for evil. When Anton returns, he finds Arlo dying from getting stabbed by Jack's poisoned sword. Arlo kills Jack with her own sword, and then dies in Anton's arms.

Trivia

 * His casting call describes him as "about 40 years old, tall and fat, and also wise, spiritual, and fatherly."