The Mink Tribe is a race in the One Piece world. They were first mentioned in the list of slave prices that Duval showed to Sanji.[3] They live in the Mokomo Dukedom on top of Zou, and have largely remained isolated from other human civilizations for 1000 years.[2]
Appearance
Minks are humanoids with animal features. Similar to fishmen and merfolk, each individual takes after a specific animal. So far, the animalistic traits of the minks have all been fur-covered mammalian. As such, fur, which they also refer to as "mink", covers most of their bodies and is considered their pride and joy.[4] Females tend to look more like humans[5] while males tend to look more bestial.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8] Also similar to Fishmen and Merfolk, minks can give birth to any species of mammals, depending on their heritage.[9]
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Overall Strength
Minks have a variety of abilities like humans. Some are very agile and can leap incredible distances[10] while others are incredibly burly and strong.[11] They also possesses considerable stealth capabilities, having completely surrounded Monkey D. Luffy, a proficient user of Kenbunshoku Haki, without him even realizing it.[12]
All minks are warriors from birth who maintain their strength in old age.[13] Through unknown means, they can produce electric shocks known as Electro (エレクトロ, Erekutoro?)[14] from their bodies.[15][16][13] Some of them wield weapons through which they can channel Electro.[15][17][18] They also possess extremely quick recovery rates[19] and a strong metabolism.[20] Their overall combat abilities are great enough that Capone Bege, a member of the Worst Generation with a bounty of 
300,000,000 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.[21]
According to Inuarashi, the minks have a special ability, though its exact nature is currently unknown.[22]
Despite their great combat strength, the minks are left weakened by heat due to their thick fur coats.[23]
Inter-species Relationships
Minks are valued as slaves by humans, and the standard price for a Mink Tribe member is 700,000.[3]
They frequently refer to humans as lesser minks (少ない毛（レッサーミンク）, ressā minku?, literally meaning "fewer hairs")[24][25] because they believe humans are ordinary monkey minks with fewer hairs and thus assume both races are the same.[26] 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.[27]
The Mink Tribe is widely believed to have a closed door policy, isolating themselves from humans for over a millennium.[2] However, they are actually quite welcoming of guests visiting their country, for whom they ring their Bell of Welcome upon arrival.[28] They also have access to newspapers and are thus informed on events occurring around the world.[29] 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,[30] and Pekoms of the Big Mom Pirates.[31] 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.[32] 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.[33]
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.[34]
Minks are one of the races known to inhabit Totto Land, where they live in harmony with other races.[35]
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.[4] 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.[36] Duke Inuarashi has also indicated that the minks of Zou revere several deities, though the details of their spiritual traditions remain unknown.[37] Mink's 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).
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.[38]
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?).[39]
The minks are very honest with their desires and naturally pursue things that their animal traits stereotypically like, such as bananas for primate minks,[40] fluttery cloth for bull minks[41] or bones for canine minks.[42] They tend to show affection to others in the form of "minkship", which includes cuddling, nibbling, licking[43] or exchanging clothes.[44]
The minks consider the exchanging of clothes to be a sign of friendship.[44]
External Links
- Anthropomorphism — Wikipedia article about anthropomorphism.
- Talking Animals — Wikipedia article about Talking animals.
- Animals — Wikipedia article about Animals.
References
- ↑ One Piece Anime — Episode 753.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 51 Chapter 501 (p. 7) and Episode 395, The Mink Tribe is shown on the list of slaves.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 806 (p. 16) and Episode 755, Wanda refers to the minks' fur as "mink" and states that they take great pride in it.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 804 (p. 16-17) and Episode 753, Wanda and Carrot, two female minks, are seen.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 8-9) and Episode 754, Roddy and Blackback, two male minks, are seen.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 806 (p. 11) and Episode 755, Wanda's hand is clearly seen.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 812 (p. 6) and Episode 762, Pekoms reunites with his parents.
- ↑ SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 84.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 9) and Episode 754, Blackback slams Jean Bart into the ground with one hand.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 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.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 9) and Episode 754, Electro is named.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 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.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 8) and Episode 754, Roddy hits Luffy with an Electro-imbued headbutt.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 809 (p. 14) and Episode 759, Inuarashi channels Electro through his rapier.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 809 (p. 8) and Episode 758, Sicilian channels Electro through his rapier.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 82 Chapter 819 (p. 17), Jack notes the strong metabolism of the minks.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 82 Chapter 819 (p. 6), Inuarashi reveals that the minks have a special power that they will use in their next battle with the Beasts Pirates.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 82 Chapter 825 (p. 7), Pedro states that heat is the minks' weakness.
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 806 (p. 16) and Episode 755, Wanda refers to humans as "lesser minks".
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 806 (p. 16) and Episode 755, Wanda states that the minks consider humans to be monkey minks with less hair than usual.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 806 (p. 16) and Episode 755, Wanda explains the inaccuracy of the humans' perception of minks while noting some minks' attraction to humans.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 811 (p. 19) and Episode 762, Pekoms reveals that Zou is his homeland.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 82 Chapter 820 (p. 2-3), Inuarashi and Nekomamushi reveal that they sailed with both Whitebeard and Roger.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 82 Chapter 827.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 807 (p. 3) and Episode 756, Carrot explains the meat preference of the minks.
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 80 Chapter 805 (p. 11) and Episode 754, Blackback happily grabs and begins eating bananas upon seeing them.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 807 (p. 6) and Episode 756, Wanda reveals that she and the other dog minks are fond of chewing on Brook and call him "Baron Corpse" because of how much they like bones.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 81 Chapter 807 (p. 2-3) and Episode 756, Minks display "minkship" with the Straw Hats.
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 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.
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