Talk:Mink Tribe

Bepo-Pekoms
I think that we can list Bepo and Pekoms as Minkmen without official confirmation. 20:00, October 22, 2015 (UTC)

No. SeaTerror (talk) 20:01, October 22, 2015 (UTC)

No. 20:02, October 22, 2015 (UTC)

Bepo and Pekoms, and Pappug, are animals who act human. Minks are humanoids with animal characteristics. They're not the same.

20:03, October 22, 2015 (UTC)

Merry, Mohji and Caesar fits the category

Joekido (talk) 20:08, October 22, 2015 (UTC)


 * Maybe, but I think we need to settle this first.

no --Koromo (talk) 20:19, October 22, 2015 (UTC)

Fair enough guys. @Nova thats also a speculation. 20:35, October 22, 2015 (UTC)

Aside for Pappug, whom we know for a fact is not a minkman, it is too soon to say anything about Bepo and Pekoms. Everyone else is speculation. 23:07, October 22, 2015 (UTC)

Chapter 805
Now that Bepo is confirmed to be a Mink, I think it's safe to list Pekoms as one as well. They basically have the same characteristics like the dot-shaped eyes. 08:29, October 29, 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, it's fairly confirmed at this point.

10:59, October 29, 2015 (UTC)

Why can't we just wait? 11:03, October 29, 2015 (UTC)

Wait what? Do you think we will see soon again Pekoms with a character introduction box? I don't think so.

Yeah add him guys. The fact that he actually is one will probably be mentioned in quite a few years, when we will see more of him. 12:46, October 29, 2015 (UTC)

Though he seems to be a minkmen, adding any unconfirmed information is unprofessional. 20:25, October 29, 2015 (UTC)

A confirmed information is not just one written.

This might seem like a bit of a non-sequitur, but can I remind everyone of the Saruyama alliance? It seems common for humanoid animal characters, who we would assume at this point are minkmen, to claim to be normal humans, or at least insist they are not the animal that they resemble. Is this perhaps to avoid outing themselves as minkmen, for fear of being captured as a slave? 24.138.142.79 21:18, October 29, 2015 (UTC)

We've seen talking sea creatures like Pappug in OP so for all we know Pekoms could be a talking turtle who ate a devil fruit that turns him into a lion. (He could have reverted back to a turtle against Caribou, not necessary transform into one.) --Sarutobii2 (talk) 21:27, October 29, 2015 (UTC)

I always thought Bepo is a talking bear because Law switched his heart with one. It's way too soon to consider ANYTHING. 21:41, October 29, 2015 (UTC)

Bepo was explicitly confirmed to be a Mink in the latest chapter, Nada. It's just Pekoms we're debating now.

Anyway, I agree with what Levi has said here and the Pekoms talk page. If an obvious fishman appeared, we wouldn't hesitate to list them as one. Same should apply for minks. 21:52, October 29, 2015 (UTC)

Oh, I hadn't read it yet. Well, I guess that answers that question then. 22:38, October 29, 2015 (UTC)

@Anon: to be honest, that is a good point, although in that case you can argue that they looked like animals but weren't actually so. Pekoms is definitely a talking lion, so it's a different case. I still believe there is no reason to doubt it anything else other then a mink. What are the alternatives? A talking animal like pappagu? Well but if that's considered a reasonable doubt, then it's even more for fishmen. I don't remember ever reading an argument like "it might not be a fishman but a talking animal" in the past, so at least for coherency I don't understand why we should start now.

And what I'm also trying to explain, is that you cannot use the "everything that is not explicitly said is a speculation" only sometimes. If you truly believe that, then why in the template Pedro and those two unnamed characters are listed as minks? Who said that monkey or Pedro were a mink? I didn't see an infobox saying so. Was that because we are on Zou? Well how can you say that there aren't "talking animals" on Zou?

See? IMO if you think it's reasonable to doubt of pekoms being a mink because it was never said so, then Pedro and the other two unnamed minks should also be removed from the template. Those and EVERY OTHER new character we will see on Zo that doesn't have an infobox saying it's a mink.

Pappug is an exception to the rule and anyone who bothered to actually read his background would understand that. Bepo got confirmed this chapter, so anyone who tries to argue that is just plain dumb. Considering what he looks like, Pekoms is a mink too. Do you know how many characters we have listed as human who never outright said they were human? Try thinking next time. 01:54, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

Pappug was just a starfish who learned how to talk and act like a human. Pekoms may be the same case. If we don't have all the facts yet, then we should keep it under tabs for the time being. 01:57, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

Humanoid, check. Looks like a lion, check. Sentient and capable of speech and rational thought, check. What more do you want? Compare Pekoms to Agyo and you'll see he's clearly a mink. 02:01, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

Standing on hind legs, check. Using his stubby hands to play guitar, check. Sentient and capable of speech and capable of rational thought, check. Pappug the starfish also fulfills such requirements, and he is no Mink. 02:03, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

Read Pappug's backstory and you'll understand why he isn't and why he shouldn't be used as a counterargument. To start with, Pappug is not a mammal. 02:05, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

If we go by such speculations (no matter how close to 100% it seems), then we'd be accepting the kanji/romaji for Nui Nui no Mi without a data-book reference first. 02:11, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

Okay, put it this way: Big Mom is many times bigger than Bobbin, enough to eat subordinates. Should we label her a giant? 02:13, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

One has nothing to do with the other. If we hold off on Pekoms because it wasn't explicitly stated, then you do realize that most of the "human" category would be going down for the sake of consistency, right? If we can categorize humans, fishmen, and giants just by looking, then why not people whose bodies are covered in fur? If you want to argue Big Mom, wait until we see her whole body. 02:16, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

About the pappug argument: it cannot be like that, now that I think about it. Pappug was a starfish who learned/started to talk, but it's still, even now, a starfish. If that was the case for Pekoms, it would've been a lion who started talking. Pekoms is not a lion, but an humanoid lion. Lions done't have an opposing thumb or legs like that, heck their knees are backwards compared to humans. Pekoms is not a lion, therefore is a lion-type mink. Not really much of a choice.

And my point still stand: either prove that Pedro or Bariette are minks or remove them from the template.

Bepo obvious yes. Pekoms is kinda speculative, though the similarity should be noted on his page if we think no. Pedro is a yes too since we've seen him, and I'd say it's safe to include Barriette as he is part of the Mink organization. Nobody else with any animal-like horns/etc should be considered a mink. 05:25, October 30, 2015 (UTC)


 * "Pekoms is kinda speculative" - why is speculative exactly? Because at the moment I can't think any other explanation other then being a mink. It's not a DF, because he already ate one and he is not a talking animal like pappug for the reasons I stated above. So what's left? Aliens? There are indeed aliens in OP. Are you thinking Pekoms might be one?
 * "Pedro is a yes too since we've seen him". Lol what? Show me the infobox stating he is a mink. If you are saying "we have seen him and he has all the mink characteristics" then Pekoms is too. If you say "Pekoms although he fits being a mink is speculative to say so" then it's also speculative for Pedro. This is what I'm trying to make you understand: you cannot be the speculation paladin in one case and not in the other. If you use that logic you HAVE to stick with it. And since it seems to me that nobody is doubting Pedro being a mink, FOR THE EXACTLY SAME REASONS, nobody should doubt Pekoms. Because the assumption made for Pedro is the same one made for Pekoms which is "it's an humanoid animal".

Seriously guys, are you kidding? Then remove half the fishmen from the category,since there was no infobox saying "fishman". Jesus, you can recognize a giant if you see him, so why not a minkman. 12:39, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

It's all about context. If we meet someone covered in fur and animal characteristics on the island that minks are from, then they're a mink. If we meet some weird guy with the characteristics of two different animals at once on a totally different island, that's more speculative. Don't get me wrong, I'm ok with calling Pekoms a mink, but I'm much more hesitant than for other characters. 15:32, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

As fair I understand, the reason people were hesitant was the pappug argument, but as I've explained that cannot be the case. It's not a DF either, so what other reason might be?

"Jesus, you can recognize a giant if you see him, so why not a minkman." Bastille SeaTerror (talk) 16:46, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

You're really trying to base your argument on the fact that Pekoms is a Zoan? That is completely baseless. It's not speculative. Compare Pekoms to Agyo (an actual lion), and you'll understand how Pekoms is a freaking mink. How the frank is calling him a mink speculative? 16:55, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

@ST: You are completely right, the giant race case is a bad example. Not that matters here anyway, since we are not talking about a giant.

Why are you guys arguing against me so much? I said I'm fine with calling him a Mink, just slightly hesitant. 19:42, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

If you're fine with it, then don't churn out counterarguments. 19:46, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

Race or Tribe
Rhavkin (talk) 07:56, October 23, 2015 (UTC)
 * I think the Mink Tribe members are Minkman so there should be a different page for each of them. we don't know if every Minkman is a member of the Mink Tribe and not all members of the Mink Tribe are Minkmen (alligator-boar hybrid and the monkey). until we have more info, we shouldn't speculate that they are the same.
 * Should we note that every Minkmen weve seen was a MinkWomen?

Minkman=Mink Tribe member. And no, they are not all females. 12:28, October 30, 2015 (UTC)