Zunesha

Zunisha is an enormous elephant that wanders the New World and carries the island of Zou on its back.

Appearance
Zunisha has the appearance of a regular elephant, but with a massive size comparable to an island; its legs are disproportionately extremely long as they are able to reach down to the bottom of the sea. In contrast, it has comparatively small eyes which have sunken deep in their sockets, being barely visible at most times and giving the impression that it has no eyes at all. Its skin is heavily wrinkled, reflecting its old age.

Personality
Zunisha does not mind carrying a civilization on its back, and in fact cares greatly about the Mink Tribe, demonstrated when it warned Monkey D. Luffy and Kozuki Momonosuke that they would all be in danger if it fell. It will also not engage in combat unless directly ordered to do so, due to the criminal sentence it bears.

Relationships
Zunisha has a commensal relationship with the Mink Tribe and the island of Zou, because at least a couple of times a day it showers itself with seawater. This helps the minks acquire fish for food, so it is considered a blessing. The Mink Tribe has built aqueduct systems to divert the flooding.

Abilities and Powers
Due to its extremely gigantic size, Zunisha can carry a whole island on its back and walk in the New World sea for a entire millennium. It has immense longevity, having lived for at least a thousand years. It is capable of sucking up massive amounts of sea water, and with it a lot of fish and even sharks. With a single swing of its trunk, it can wipe out entire fleets of ships.

Those who can speak to Zunisha can also see through its eyes, giving them a great range of detailed vision.

However, due to having lived for so long, it is not very durable, so its weak and aged skin can be heavily damaged by concentrated cannonfire.

Past
In the ancient past, Zunisha was sentenced to walk the seas for eternity and only act upon being ordered to do so for committing an unspecified crime. Since then, it has wandered the sea of the New World and lived for centuries carrying the Mink Tribe and the other lifeforms on Zou.

Twice a day every day, it spouts the seawater it sucked up onto its back in order to bathe itself.

17 days before the Straw Hat Pirates landed on Zou, Jack and the Beasts Pirates invaded Zou. His presence was felt by Zunisha, who roared in pain.

Zou Arc
Jack and his men returned to Zou, with Jack intending to kill Zunisha. As the attack commenced, Zunisha began shaking and crying. With Jack's fleet heavily damaging one of its legs, Zunisha begged Monkey D. Luffy and Kozuki Momonosuke to give it permission to fight back. After Nekomamushi explained that it could not act without permission, Momonosuke ordered it to drive away Jack, prompting Zunisha to wipe out Jack's fleet with a powerful swing of its trunk before resuming its walk.

Trivia

 * Zunisha is the oldest living creature introduced in the series with its lifetime predating even the Void Century.
 * Given the fact that Zunisha can stand in the middle of the sea, it is highly probable its 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.
 * Zunisha may be based on the "World Elephant" Hindu concept, which is that a turtle supports elephants which carry the whole world on their backs - this could explain why Zunisha can roam around the sea.
 * The kanji 象主 means "elephant lord".
 * "Zunisha" as a word may stem from "Ganesha", the elephant-headed Hindu deity.

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