User blog comment:Brocodile/X Dory/@comment-24850639-20141118235552

Remember this is the pirate alliance SAGA. Right now we are in the Dressrosa ARC, where Mingo is the primary antagonist. However, the main antagonist of the SAGA is Kaido, who's related to Doflamingo through SMILE trading, and thus building his Zoan army. We know Drake is seeking Kaido for some reason. We know Drake is an ancient Zoan type, and it would make sense that Kaido and him would have/develop some kind of connection. At the time of this flashback, we know Mingo is involved in DF trading, but the status of his relationship with Kaido is unknown. All we do know, is that Dressrosa hasn't happened yet, so he more than likely hasn't begun full scale production of SMILE. Doflamingo is determined to get Law back, and isn't the least bit concerned that the Navy has him in "custody". Perhaps:


 * Drake has had a brush with Mingo that we are currently unaware of. There is currently no clear explanation as to Mingo's interest in Momonosuke. The only similarity between Drake and Momo is an extremely rare Zoan ability. Whether Drake had his fruit at the time or not, it is likely that Mingo wouldn't be too happy to discover Drake aboard instead of Law. Perhaps Drake had a traumatizing experience with Mingo where he's also seeking revenge, and also trying to do so directly through Kaido.

Just a thought, but the main point here is to think of the mounting evidence that links Mingo to Drake. Not only that, but the mounting evidence that Kaido is becoming more heavily involved with the storyline. Like I said, Kaido's the main antagonist of this saga, the big kahuna of sorts of what this is all slowly leading to. We know Drake has some kind of bone to pick. Perhaps his brief involvement here could be a reference to why. Kidd's alliance may be hinted at being aimed at Big Mom, but the person who reported their alliance was Absalom, whom is hinted to be Moriah's savior from who? Mingo. Moriah currently has a grudge against whom? Kaido. Vergo and Drake's time in the Navy is another source of connection between Drake and Mingo possibly. I'm gonna reach a little further here, and say that the Navy figure with whom Mingo was discussing his Moriah assignment with looked a lot like Tsuru. Tsuru was present and called Mingo out when he was using his powers on the Vice Admirals in his introduction, and its Tsuru now who's the head person in charge on this surge against the Donquixote Family. I'm even starting to think that these rampaging animals in the cover stories have something to do with Kaido too. In any case, Oda is very deliberate with how he places things and word things, so don't think he'd be showing Drake now if it wasn't important.