Inuarashi

Duke Inuarashi is a canine mink and one of the two rulers of the Mokomo Dukedom, dubbed the "Ruler of Day". He rules over the Mokomo Dukedom from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. He and Nekomamushi serve as retainers for the Kozuki Family of Wano Country.

Alongside Nekomamushi, he was once a member of the Whitebeard Pirates and Roger Pirates, serving under Kozuki Oden. For some reason, Pedro states that the world was waiting for him and Nekomamushi and so they must not be allowed to die.

Appearance
Inuarashi is a grizzled dog with shoulder-length black ears. He is incredibly large, standing at about twice Zoro's height. He has a beard and wears a small pair of blue sunglasses. He has a large and bushy white tail.

During the battle against Jack, he wore a black striped suit with a frilled collar, a belt, a light-colored cape, and a helmet. After awaking from his coma, he wore a king-like robe and his head and torso were covered in bandages.

While being tortured by Jack, he lost his left leg.

Personality
Inuarashi is a noble and humble mink who is well-loved by his people. He was eager to meet the Straw Hat Pirates after they saved the Mink Tribe, indicating a grateful personality, and he downplayed his strength when he was complimented by Luffy.

Despite being one of the two most powerful minks, Inuarashi prefers diplomacy over aggressive response. He cares for his people and their rich cultural history so much that he was willing to lay down his sword to reason with Jack and the Beasts Pirates and would have willingly allowed them to search for Raizo if they ceased their attack. However, he is also a firmly loyal person with an incredibly strong will, absolutely refusing to reveal that Raizo is on Zou despite extensive torture at the hands of Jack, and was fully willing to risk the kingdom's destruction to protect that friend.

Like the rest of the canine minks, he finds Brook to be delicious because of his body of bones. Seeing Brook's injuries, he allowed him to recover so he can chew on him for a later time, much to Brook's horror.

Kozuki Family
Inuarashi is very loyal to the Kozuki Family of Wano Country, serving as a retainer along with Nekomamushi. Their loyalty to the family was so strong that they were willing to sacrifice their kingdom just to protect Raizo, another retainer of the clan. Inuarashi even agreed to truce with his longtime rival Nekomamushi just to appease Momonosuke.

Nekomamushi
Though they were once friends, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi are currently on very bad terms with each other. Because of this, they avoid meeting face-to-face. When they did meet, they exchanged words of hostility before preparing to enter a battle to the death despite their respective injuries. It was hinted by Momonosuke that their quarrel is related to his father Oden.

However, they agreed to form a truce in order to avoid agitating Momonosuke. When reminiscing about their adventures in the past, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi became very jolly around each other again, surprising Usopp.

Jack
Inuarashi was willing to reason with Jack, even giving him and his underlings the opportunity to search for Raizo. However, Jack refused his offer, causing Inuarashi to give up and attack him. When Jack used Caesar Clown's gas weapon to defeat the entire Minks army, he crucified Inuarashi and tortured him, which led to the Duke to lose his left leg in the process.

Abilities and Powers
As one of the two rulers of the Mokomo Dukedom, he holds a large amount of influence amongst his kin.

According to Wanda, he is the country's strongest warrior, and that he had the upper hand in the battle against Jack, a pirate with a 1,000,000,000 bounty and the right hand man of the Yonko Kaido, before he brought in one of Caesar Clown's weapons. He possesses incredible physical strength, endurance, and durability as he was able to stop Jack's trunk with one hand, without being hurt, even though the trunk was powerful enough to destroy several buildings in one swing. Like most of the minks, he is capable of using Electro.

It is unknown how much the loss of his leg affected his overall combat abilities, but he was still capable of clashing with a one-armed Nekomamushi.

Weapons
Inuarashi wields a rapier, which he can channel Electro through.

Past
In the distant past, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi were friends. They formed a pact with the Kozuki Family and traveled the seas together with Kozuki Oden. They had been on the ships of both Whitebeard and Gol D. Roger. However, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi never went to Raftel.

Some time later, after returning from a voyage barely alive, they started hating each other to the point that they could not stand seeing the other. They decided that Inuarashi would rule Zou during the day and Nekomamushi would rule during the night.

When Jack and the Beasts Pirates invaded the Mokomo Dukedom in search for a ninja called Raizo, Inuarashi arrived to confront Jack while the Musketeer Squad battled Jack's subordinates. Inuarashi tried to reason with Jack, saying that he would be allowed to search for the ninja if he ceased the destruction. Jack responded by attacking Inuarashi with his trunk, but the latter easily blocked the strike. They clashed until dusk arrived. Inuarashi and his group then retreated to allow Nekomamushi to deal with the invaders.

The battle against the Beast Pirates lasted for five days with Nekomamushi and Inuarashi taking turns fighting against Jack. Even though the Mink Tribe had the upper hand, they could not defeat Jack. On the fifth day of the battle, Jack lost his patience and used one of Caesar Clown's poison gas weapons. With the Mink Tribe rendered helpless, Jack tortured the strongest of them, including Nekomamushi and Inuarashi. During the torture, Inuarashi lost his left leg. The torturing ceased when Jack heard about Doflamingo's defeat and capture, causing Jack to leave Zou in order to rescue him, leaving behind some of his subordinates.

After Sanji's group arrived, they forced the Beasts Pirates to retreat and Caesar Clown to neutralize the poison gas. The Mink Tribe was saved when Sanji's group tended to the wounded. However, Inuarashi fell into a deep coma.

Zou Arc
On the day Luffy's group arrived on Zou, Inuarashi awoke from his coma and wished to meet the Straw Hat Pirates.

Chopper, Miyagi, and Tristan raced to give him medical treatment, and Wanda and the other Straw Hats soon arrived. Inuarashi thanked all of them for saving his country, and Luffy admired his strength. Inuarashi rebuffed this, saying he had been defeated, though Wanda reminded him that he had the upper hand until Jack used his weapon.

Inuarashi then noticed Luffy's straw hat and commented that he once traveled the seas and encountered Shanks. Before Luffy could talk about Shanks, Inuarashi suddenly fell asleep when dusk arrived. However, he briefly woke up to explain how Luffy's group indirectly caused Jack to leave Zou before falling back asleep.

On the next morning, Inuarashi was alerted by Bariete ringing the town bells. After arriving at Kurau City, Inuarashi was displeased to meet Nekomamushi face-to-face. After insulting each other and commenting on how the other lost a limb during Jack's invasion, they had a brief fight. The fight stopped when Kin'emon and Kanjuro revealed themselves. After they asked about Raizo, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi both kneeled and revealed that Raizo is safe and they had been waiting for the samurais.

While conversing with Kin'emon, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi began arguing again. Momonosuke stepped up and begged them to cease their quarreling. Not wanting to disappoint Momonosuke, whom they recognize as their lord, the two rulers complied. Inuarashi and Nekomamushi then called a truce and took the samurais and the Straw Hats to a secret area in the Whale Forest where Raizo was hidden. When Robin saw the red poneglyph, Inuarashi commented that it was for a different purpose and gave Robin permission to read it.

After Robin deciphered the red poneglyph, Inuarashi proceeded to explain that it is one of four Road Poneglyphs that can reveal the location of Raftel. After Nekomamushi explained the history of the Kozuki Family and how they created the poneglyphs, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi expressed sorrow when the samurais explained about Lord Oden's execution at the hands of Kaido and the shogun of Wano Country.

Right after the revelation that Oden was part of Roger's crew, the samurais and the two rulers of Zou revealed Oden's will to open the country of Wano to the world. Inuarashi and Nekomamushi agreed to help the Kozuki Clan fight Kaido and the shogun of Wano Country. Inuarashi explained that the minks will show their true strength the next time they face the Beasts Pirates. After Luffy agreed to the alliance, Inuarashi heard about Sanji's departure and asked Luffy if he will be fine going to Big Mom to get Sanji back.

The group then left the secret room and Inuarashi revealed that he and Nekomamushi once traveled with Oden and had been on the ships of both Whitebeard and Roger but never went to Raftel. Inuarashi and Nekomamushi both expressed joy from thinking about their days of adventure. When Nami asked about following the log pose to the end of the Grand Line, Inuarashi revealed that the last island on the Grand Line is not actually Raftel but it still holds some significance. He then praised Nami for her skills as a navigator. When they went back to discussing defeating Kaido, the alliance decided to split up and meet on Wano Country. As they left the Whale Tree, they felt Zou shaking and hear Zunisha crying.

As everything shook around them, Momonosuke saw Jack's return through Zunisha's vision. Inuarashi then mobilized the minks for battle. However, on Momonosuke's command, Zunisha sank Jack's fleet. With the threat of Jack gone, Inuarashi expressed his surprise at Momonosuke's ability.

When Momonosuke chose to remain on Zou in order to communicate more with Zunisha, Inuarashi decided to stay with him in order to guard Zou from Kaido's threat. He promised to bring Momonosuke back to Wano when the time comes. As the Sanji retrieval team departed from Zou, everyone, except for the Straw Hat members left behind, were shocked when Luffy jumped off Zunisha with his party.

Whole Cake Island Arc
Inuarashi then stood watch at Zou's entrance. Wanda asked him to rest and said that they could post some guards. Inuarashi was deeply concerned about how the Beasts Pirates located Zou and suspected that they might return.

Major Battles

 * Mink Tribe and Heart Pirates vs. Beasts Pirates
 * Inuarashi vs. Jack (multiple times)
 * Inuarashi vs. Nekomamushi (interrupted)

Translation and Dub Issues

 * "Inu Arashi" means "Dog Storm". The second part could also be short for "porcupine" (ヤマアラシ), which would match Nekomamushi's naming scheme of two animals. The Viz translation originally used the latter translation, referring to him as "Dogupine". However, they later switched to the former translation and now refer to him as "Dogstorm".

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