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For the chapter of the same name, see Chapter 805.

The Mink Tribe are a race of humanoids with furry mammalian features that live in the Mokomo Dukedom on top of Zou. From there, their tribe has largely remained isolated from human civilizations for 1,000 years.[3] They were first mentioned in the list of slave prices that Duval showed to Sanji.[4]

Appearance[]

Minks are humanoids with animal features. Similar to fish-men and merfolk, each individual takes after a specific animal. However, instead of having the characteristics of sea creatures, Minks possess the traits of fur-covered mammalian animals. As such, fur, which they also refer to as "mink", covers most of their bodies and is considered their pride and joy.[5]

Females tend to look more like humans[6] while males tend to look more bestial.[7] They possess humanoid hands and feet, but those based on animals with paws will also possess paw pads on their palm and up to their first knuckle.[8]

Minks[]

See also the associated category: Mink Tribe.


Biology[]

Mink Individual Species Family

A panda mink and a fox mink marriage with fox and panda mink children.

The species that individual minks take after are not directly hereditary. When Pekoms reunited with his parents, none of the minks in the crowd were lion minks.[9] Also similar to fish-men and merfolk, minks can give birth to any species of mammals, depending on their heritage.[10]

It is unknown if naturally occurring hybrid animals, such as ligers, are possible among Minks.

Minks and Their Species[]

Inter-species Relationships[]

Minks frequently refer to humans as lesser minks (少ない毛レッサーミンク, ressā minku?, literally meaning "fewer hairs")[11][5] because they believe humans are ordinary monkey minks with fewer hairs and thus assume both races are the same. Despite the rumors surrounding them, they do not have a grudge against humans, with some minks even admiring them or at times being attracted to them.[5]

The Mink Tribe is widely believed to have a closed door policy, isolating themselves from humans for over a millennium.[3] However, they are actually quite welcoming of guests visiting their country, for whom they ring their Bell of Welcome upon arrival.[12] They also have access to newspapers and are thus informed on events occurring around the world.[13] There are even some minks who have left the island to live outside, as evidenced by Bepo, who left at a young age and joined the Heart Pirates,[14] and Pekoms of the Big Mom Pirates.[15] This practice is so common that Zou's two current rulers, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, are former members of both the Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates.[16] Also, unlike other isolationist countries such as Amazon Lily and Wano Country, minks are very knowledgeable of Devil Fruit powers, as Nekomamushi knew down to detail that Jack ate an Ancient Zoan variant of the Zou Zou no Mi after witnessing his transformation, although it is possible he gained this knowledge after leaving Zou and sailing the seas with Inuarashi.[17]

The minks of Zou are extremely loyal to their friends, to the point of lying to enemies and sacrificing themselves and their country in order to protect them. This is prominently displayed by their strong bond with the members of the Kozuki Family from Wano Country, long-time friends who they consider family.[18]

Minks are valued as slaves by humans, and the standard price for a Mink Tribe member is Beli700,000.[4] Minks are one of the races known to inhabit Totto Land, where they live in harmony with other races.[19]

Overall Strength[]

All minks have formidable physical abilities, far superior to normal humans. Some are highly agile and can leap incredible distances[20] while others are incredibly burly and strong.[21] They also possess considerable stealth capabilities, having completely surrounded Monkey D. Luffy, a proficient user of Kenbunshoku Haki, without him even realizing it.[22] All minks are naturally skilled and powerful warriors from birth, even a newborn baby knows how to defend themselves. They also retain their strength in old age.[23]

Additionally, minks possess extremely quick recovery rates[24] and a strong metabolism.[25] Their overall combat abilities are great enough that Capone Bege, a member of the Worst Generation with a bounty of Beli300,000,000 and a large amount of men and firepower at his disposal, was wary of confronting the minks even though they were still recovering from Jack's assault.[26]

Despite their great combat strength, the minks are left weakened by heat due to their thick fur coats.[27]

Electro[]

Further information: Electro
Electro Infobox

A mink produces Electro.

Through unknown means, all minks have the natural ability to produce electric shocks from their bodies, an ability known as Electro (エレクトロ, Erekutoro?).[28][29][30][23] Minks can use Electro to enhance the effectiveness of their attacks, allowing them to cause electrical burns and paralysis.

If an animal-like being is not able to use Electro, it is proof that they are not a Mink.

Some of them are trained in weaponry such as swords and spears through which they can channel Electro.[29][31][32]

Sulong[]

Further information: Sulong
Carrot Sulong Form

Carrot in her Sulong form.

Sulong (月の獅子スーロン, Sūron?, literally meaning "Moon Lion") is an enhanced form that a mink takes upon looking directly at the full moon. It is thought to be something only the minks of Zou train in and is considered to be the "true form" of the Mink Tribe.[33][34][35]

In order to transform, a mink would need to look at the full moon for a period of time until the transformation is complete. During transformation, the mink's hair grows exponentially and all turns white, additionally their body becomes significantly larger. They also emit an electric charge during the transformation.[36]

Along with their altered appearances, this form vastly increases their strength and speed, unleashes their primal animal instincts, and greatly enhances the strength of their Electro. Normally, a casual Electro attack may simply inhibit the opponent with paralysis, but after the transformation, it is easily capable of knocking out several opponents. This form is so strong, a single mink transforming caused panic among the members of the Big Mom Pirates.

Sulong is not without its drawbacks. Without proper training to suppress their feral urges, a mink will lose their minds and rampage indiscriminately.[37][38] Furthermore, using this form for too long can cause severe exhaustion or even death.

A mink can return to their original form if the moonlight is blocked from their eyesight.[39][40]

Beliefs[]

Minks take great pride in their fur, which they refer to as "mink", and it seems to be an important aspect of their race's identity.[5] The Whale Forest is a sacred place that the minks of Zou have revered for generations, and because of this, it is constantly under the protection of one of the rulers of the Mokomo Dukedom, Master Nekomamushi.[41] Duke Inuarashi has also indicated that the minks of Zou revere several deities, though the details of their spiritual traditions remain unknown.[42] Minks tend to share a unique speech pattern, with females occasionally adding "-teia" and males adding "-gara", mid-sentence, usually attached to a pronoun (e.g.: you-teia, or you-gara). However, minks who have spent much of their lives away from Zou, such as Bepo and Pekoms, seem to abandon this speech pattern. Even Carrot once shared this speech pattern, but she gradually grew out of it after she began traveling with the Sanji Retrieval Team during the Whole Cake Island Arc.

The minks do not eat meat from anything with fur due to their own mammalian appearances, but they do not have a problem with eating non-furry mammals like hippos. Their diet also includes amphibians, reptiles, and fish.[43]

While the minks do not seem to differ among themselves, they recognize the different species among their race, as demonstrated when Wanda referred to several members and herself as "Canine Minks" (犬のミンク, Inu no Minku?).[44]

The minks are very honest with their desires and naturally pursue things that their animal traits stereotypically like, such as bananas for primate minks,[45] fluttery cloth for bull minks,[46] or bones for canine minks.[44] They tend to show affection to others in the form of "minkship" (pun on "skinship"), which includes cuddling, nibbling, licking,[43] or exchanging clothes, an act they consider to be a sign of friendship.[47]

When offering greetings or expressing gratitude, the minks use "Garchu" in place of thanks or hello. Sanji frequently uses "Garchu" as a way of getting the female minks to acknowledge his greeting while ignoring "Garchu" as thanks from the male minks. When Zoro resisted the cuddling of "minkship", several younger minks protested against Zoro's refusal.

The minks that live on Zou had divided their day between day and night and after 12 hours, exactly at six o'clock, fell asleep immediately where they stood. This was done to prevent the two leaders from encountering each other and fighting.[48] However, several exceptions have been shown, like the Kingsbirds,[49] the Guardians,[50][51] during intense fights,[52] and during a nation wide event.[53] After Inuarashi and Nekomamushi were asked to make peace with each other by Momonosuke, this segmentation has been nulled.[54][55]

Trivia[]

  • In the real world, a mink is specifically a type of animal related to the weasel that was at one point bred in fur farms for its highly prized fur. Strangely, there has yet to be a member of the mink tribe revealed to be a Mink species (The actual animal mink) within their ranks.
  • Some humans can have mink-like physical features, such as Masira, Shoujou, and the Coffee Monkeys, but they are still just regular humans.
  • The Mink Tribe is the only race living in Totto Land, who do not have a lineage in the Charlotte Family.

External Links[]

References[]

  1. One Piece Anime — Episode 753.
  2. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 498 (p. 18) and Episode 392, Bepo is the first Mink Tribe member to debut.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 802 (p. 16) and Episode 751, Law reveals that the minks have purportedly lived in isolation on Zou for 1000 years.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 501 (p. 7) and Episode 395, The Mink Tribe is shown on the list of slaves.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 806 (p. 16) and Episode 755, Wanda explains about the relationship and the differences between humans and minks.
  6. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 804 (p. 16-17) and Episode 753, Wanda and Carrot, two female minks, are seen.
  7. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 8-9) and Episode 754, Roddy and Blackback, two male minks, are seen.
  8. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 806 (p. 11) and Episode 755, Wanda's hand is clearly seen.
  9. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 812 (p. 6) and Episode 762, Pekoms reunites with his parents.
  10. SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 84.
  11. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 804 (p. 14) and Episode 753, Carrot refers to the newly-arrived Straw Hats as "lesser minks".
  12. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 806 (p. 11) and Episode 755, Wanda reveals to the other mink that the Straw Hats are merely visitors who entered without the Bell of Welcome being rung to announce their presence.
  13. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 806 (p. 9) and Episode 755, Wanda reveals that the minks learned of Jack's battle with the marines from the newspaper.
  14. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 6-7) and Episode 754, Law reveals that Bepo is a mink who left Zou at a young age.
  15. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 811 (p. 19) and Episode 762, Pekoms reveals that Zou is his homeland.
  16. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 820 (p. 2-3) and Episode 772, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi reveal that they sailed with both Whitebeard and Roger.
  17. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 810 (p. 3) and Episode 760, Nekomamushi notices that Jack ate an Ancient Zoan variant of the Zou Zou no Mi.
  18. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 816 (p. 14-17) and Episode 767, The minks reveal that they had risked their lives and civilization in order to protect Raizo as Nekomamushi states that none of them would ever betray their friends.
  19. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 827 (p. 5) and Episode 785, Mink are shown among Cacao Island's citizens.
  20. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 3) and Episode 754, Carrot jumps extremely high into the air in order to see what is occurring in another part of Zou.
  21. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 9) and Episode 754, Blackback slams Jean Bart into the ground with one hand.
  22. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 13-14) and Episode 754, Pedro and the other Guardians in the treetops retreat, prompting Luffy to admit that he had no idea they were there to begin with.
  23. 23.0 23.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 808 (p. 8-9) and Episode 757, After he and several other minks repel the Pleasures with Electro, Monjii states that all the minks are natural-born warriors.
  24. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 814 (p. 11) and Episode 765, Zoro and Brook note the fast recovery rates of the minks.
  25. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 819 (p. 17) and Episode 772, Jack notes the strong metabolism of the minks.
  26. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 812 (p. 14) and Episode 763, Bege states that he does not want to attract the attention of the minks due to their considerable combat abilities.
  27. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 825 (p. 7) and Episode 783, Pedro states that heat is the minks' weakness.
  28. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 9) and Episode 754, Electro is named.
  29. 29.0 29.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 804 (p. 16) and Episode 753, Carrot shocks Zoro with Electro while channeling it through her claw-weapon.
  30. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 8) and Episode 754, Roddy hits Luffy with an Electro-imbued headbutt.
  31. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 809 (p. 14) and Episode 759, Inuarashi channels Electro through his rapier.
  32. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 809 (p. 8) and Episode 758, Shishilian channels Electro through his rapier.
  33. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 14) and Episode 754, Wanda comments about the nights on Zou.
  34. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 811 (p. 18) and Episode 762, Wanda comments about the full moon.
  35. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 88 Chapter 886 (p. 17) and Episode 860, Carrot mentioned the full moon.
  36. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 88 Chapter 888 (p. 9-17) and Episode 862, Carrot transforms into her Sulong form.
  37. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 88 Chapter 889 (p. 2-5) and Episode 862, Jinbe explains the Sulong form.
  38. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 89 Chapter 897 (p. 4-5) and Episode 872, Pekoms explains the importance of self control during the transformation.
  39. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 88 Chapter 889 (p. 12-13) and Episode 863, Carrot returns to her normal appearance.
  40. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 89 Chapter 897 (p. 12) and Episode 872, The Big Mom Pirates try to stop Pekoms' transformation.
  41. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 809 (p. 5) and Episode 758, Wanda reveals that the Whale Forest is a sacred place guarded by Nekomamushi.
  42. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 816 (p. 14) and Episode 767, Inuarashi refers to multiple gods while swearing that Raizo is not on Zou.
  43. 43.0 43.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 807 (p. 2-3) and Episode 756, Carrot explains the minks' social conduct.
  44. 44.0 44.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 807 (p. 6) and Episode 756, Wanda refers to herself and other dog minks as "Canine Minks" and compares them to real dogs.
  45. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 11) and Episode 754, Blackback happily grabs and begins eating bananas upon seeing them.
  46. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 10-11) and Episode 754, Roddy is distracted by and impales a piece of fluttering cloth.
  47. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 812 (p. 3) and Episode 762, Wanda explains how the exchange of clothes with foreigners is considered a sign of friendship among the minks.
  48. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 809 (p. 4-6) and Episode 758, The day minks fall asleep.
  49. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 811 (p. 16) and Episode 761, Wanda explains the Kingsbird job.
  50. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 8-13) and Episode 754, The Guardians are awake during the day.
  51. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 87 Chapter 878 (p. 10) and Episode 850, Pedro is awake during Carrot's training.
  52. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 809 (p. 15) and Episode 759, Inuarashi stays awake past six PM to swap places with Nekomamushi against Jack.
  53. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 816 (p. 5) and Episode 767, The night minks are awake during the day.
  54. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 817 (p. 11) and Episode 768, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi reconcile for Momonosuke's sake.
  55. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 82 Chapter 819 (p. 15-16) and Episode 772, The minks celebrate their new way of life.

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