Sulong

Sulong is a bodily transformation that members of the Mink Tribe can activate by looking at the full moon.

It was first alluded to in the Zou Arc multiple times, but was not shown or named until the Whole Cake Island Arc.

Activation


Once a mink stares at the full moon, their transformation immediately begins, and after a few seconds they will have achieved their new form. In order to initiate the transformation, a mink must have a clear, unobstructed view of the moon. If the moon is covered by clouds or a roof, the mink will be unable to transform. The mink can also shroud their eyes from the moon's light to prevent transformation; even tinted glasses will effectively shield them.

Sulong can be deactivated by covering the eyes or otherwise being prevented from looking at the moon's light. The Big Mom Pirates attempted to forcibly stop Pekoms from transforming by gouging out his eyes, although it is unknown what the end result of this was.

Transformation
A mink's transformation begins with their pupils shrinking to an extremely small size as their eyes turn red. Their fur and hair turn white as their bodies grow in size. Particularly hairy and furry areas, like manes and tails, have been shown to grow tremendously and take on a wilder appearance. Overall, their bodies look even more animalistic than they do normally. Once transformed, their body is constantly surrounded by sparks of Electro.

Strengths
Referred to by Inuarashi as the minks' "trump card", Sulong is the biggest known combat asset to the Mink Tribe. While the Inuarashi Musketeer Squad and Guardians on Zou ultimately fell to an army of the Beasts Pirates led by Jack after a five-day battle, Inuarashi was confident that the Sulong form would aid the minks in the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance's upcoming battle against the entire crew. The effectiveness of Sulong was quickly shown when Carrot activated it on the seas of Totto Land, as she near-singlehandedly debilitated an entire fleet of Tarte ships. Pekoms was also confident that he could use Sulong to take on an entire army of the Big Mom Pirates and successfully distract them, although his attempt was much more easily neutralized.

Said to be the "true form" of the minks, a race whose members are born with natural fighting ability, the Sulong transformation exponentially enhances the existing skills of a mink. When Carrot, a rabbit mink with tremendous jumping skills and agility, activated Sulong, she was able to glide through the air as though she could fly and gracefully jump and spin around from ship to ship in a way that non of her opponents could keep up with. A mink's base physical strength appears to increase with Sulong as well, as Carrot was able to easily rip the helm off of one of Daifuku's ships. While attacking, Carrot constantly emitted Electro and gave each of her victims a debilitating shock with just a simple touch from any part of her body, including a bite from her mouth.

Weaknesses
Due to the fact that Sulong can only be activated when a full moon appears, being roughly every 30 days, usage of it is extremely limited. Additionally, since a mink must have an unobscured view of the moon to trigger Sulong, conditions and circumstances may prevent activation even when there is a full moon in the sky.

This transformation is very dangerous for minks, as unless they are sufficiently trained, they will lose their minds completely and attack anyone near them, even friends and allies. Achieving control over the Sulong transformation is extremely difficult, as seen with Pekoms who is unable to restore his normal mental state without the intervention of Pedro. In addition to its mental effects, Sulong is extremely taxing on a mink's physical body, as the mink will expend all of their energy and die after just a single night of usage. After using Sulong in a span of mere minutes, Carrot became very tired to the point of starting to lose consciousness and had to rest on the Thousand Sunny for a while afterwards. This makes it even more important for minks to train to control Sulong, as if they are unable to deactivate the transformation they will run wild until they soon die.

It takes several seconds for a mink to fully transform into their Sulong form, so if an opponent is able to act quickly enough, they may be able to overwhelm the mink and halt the transformation. A mink's transformed body has not been shown to have increased durability; when the gun Pekoms was holding caught on fire while he was transforming, his hand was quickly burned and forced to let go of it.

Carrot

 * Moon Rabbit (月兎): Carrot charges at full speed at her opponents using her claws to scratch and electrocute everything in her path. It was first seen used against Daifuku's fleet. It was named in the game Pirate Warriors 4.
 * Comet Rabbit (彗星兎): Carrot jumps and falls landing with a double front kick electrocuting her opponents. It was first seen used against Daifuku's fleet. It was named in the game Pirate Warriors 4.

Trivia

 * Jinbe had heard that the Sulong transformation is an awakening of a mink's deep feral memories.
 * The Sulong transformation is similar to the myth about werewolves, who would transform from humans into ferocious bipedal animals (wolves) under the light of a full moon.
 * The minks being a race of natural born fighters who can undergo a powerful transformation under a full moon and rampage if they had no training is also similar to the Saiyans from the Dragon Ball franchise.

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