One Piece 805: The Mink Race

Is it just me, or does there seem to be a big difference between the male and female Minks we've seen so far? Male minks look to be much closer to their animal counterparts, while the females are clearly humans with some animal features (a tail, ears, nose/snout, probably having fur). We might still see more Minks that break that trend later, but that kind of sexual dimorphism that only seems to serve to make the females more attractive bugs me a little. I would have rathered they be separate species that are closely related, like the fishpeople/merpeople. Then again, I do recall the term 'Lesser Minks' be thrown out recently, so maybe that is in fact the case (although I thought it was used in reference to humans). A minor gripe overall, though.

Glad to finally have an explanation for just what Beppo is. I always assumed that he was like the starfish Pappug - an animal that learned to talk. Maybe Pappug is part Mink himself (although him being a fishmen would make more sense). 

Interested to see what this 'Electro' is. At first I assumed that it was some sort of tool that generated electricity like Sky Island's dials, but upon rereading the Bull Mink Rody didn't seem to have any items on his head that he could have use to electrify his headbutt. Is it possibly some new form of power altogether? Or maybe a Mink-specific ability.

A while ago, a friend of mine talked about how Oda still had a lot to reveal about Haki, and might possibly reveal more forms/colors of it. I didn't really think there was much to that, but now I'm having second thoughts. Electro could in fact be a new color of Haki that the residents of Zou specialize in. Plus, if you can electrify one's haki, why couldn't it apply to other elements like flame or ice? That could possibly shine a new light on Sanji's Hell Memories technique.

Obviously no one is buying that Sanji's group has kicked the bucket. No way Oda is going to kill main characters off screen, if he even kills anyone at all. I just hope the explanation for why they're apparently dead is better than what happened with the Yeti Cool Brothers back on Punk Hazard ('confirmed' dead, actually just knocked out). Maybe Wanda has befriended Nami and is hiding them from the rest of her race.

Has it been confirmed that Jack is with Kaido? Seems likely at this given that who Sanji fought seemed to be wearing Kaido's symbol, and that Jack himself intended to go after Doflamingo. There's not really much else he can be with all the Yonkou and Shichibukai seats accounted for (though I guess Law's is empty as of recently). Oda seems to really be building up the guy, but the mere fact that he's probably not a Shichibukai or Yonkou makes me not really care as much. 

Who knows if he'll actually play a role in this arc though. The current situation reminds me a lot of the Drum Kingdom arc, and Blackbeard is still a long ways from being fought. I want to know why Zou was attacked, and if Jack's men are still occupying the island. 

I'm really hoping that, if Jack is indeed with Kaido, this doesn't turn into the typical island-to-island serial escalation. I want to see a huge fluid arc with a story spanning across numerous islands rather than something like 'Fight Kaido's fourth in command on Island A, his third in command on Island B, second command on Island C, and finally go after Kaido himself on Island D'. That's too plain, but I have faith that Oda will really shake things up.