Zou

Zou is an island located on the back of a massive 1000 year old elephant that roams the New World. It is home to the Mink Tribe and where the Heart Pirates crew members currently reside while waiting for their captain.

Zou is the primary setting of the Zou Arc.

Layout
Unlike any island that the Straw Hat Pirates visit besides Skypiea which are normally inanimate piece of earth, Zou is a massive living elephant that has been around for 1000 years, as a result it cannot be tracked by a Log or Eternal Pose. It shows slight damage due to time as its ear is torn and its body is slightly ragged. On its back is a massive jungle with an unstable ground. It's legs are very tall, making it difficult to get on the island. Zou moves very slowly. At times Zou would raise it's trunks to release rain eurption.

History
Zou has been home to the Mink Tribe for around 1000 years.

Kin'emon, Momonosuke, and his samurai comrades were headed to Zou, but they were shipwrecked on the way there.

After arriving at Dressrosa, Trafalgar Law gave Nami a Vivre Card. He told her it led to Zou and encouraged her to use it if something happened. After Sanji's brief clash with Doflamingo, the Straw Hats on board the Thousand Sunny set their course for Zou, in order to keep Momonosuke and Caesar out of Doflamingo's hands while the remaining members finished their business on Dressrosa.

Sanji and the Sunny guard group finally arrived at Zou in three days, barely avoiding Big Mom. They docked near the elephant's leg. When they arrived to the top, they attempt to find the girl while fighting off Kaido's lackeys and Sheepshead. They were almost washed away by the water eruption. Later on, Chopper noticed something and called everyone to come to his location.

A week later, Luffy and the others arrived and started the process of climbing the elephant.

Trivia

 * The island may be based on the Sanatani (Hindu) myth of the world residing on the backs of four elephants.
 * The giant elephant is one of the oldest creatures introduced in the series, its lifetime predating even the Void Century.
 * Zō is the Japanese word for "Elephant".
 * Given the fact that Zou can stand in the middle of the sea, it is highly probable his design was also based on the painting The Elephants by the surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, The Elephants are notorious for being quite gigantic elephants with buildings on their back and extremely long legs similar to those of the animals seen on the Long Ring Long Land.
 * The island resembles Elephant Rock, a giant elephant shaped natural rock formation located on the island of Heimaey, Iceland.

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