Rightflank Fortress
- Region
- Whale Forest
- First seen
- Ch. 806
- Name meaning
- Descriptive geography, not a pun: the keep stands on the right flank / front-right leg of the elephant Zunisha, whose body the whole land of Zou rides on. Zou's mink districts are named for their position on the living elephant's anatomy. On-page also rendered 'Right-Flank Fortress'.
Whale Forest · first appeared: Ch. 806
Profile
A fortified mink stronghold inside the Whale Forest on Zou — a gated keep guarded by horned minks (Ch. 806 p. 11). The advance Straw Hat group (Nami, Chopper) recovered here after Jack’s assault, and it is where the crew reunites and the minks lay on a feast for the “saviors’ friends” (pp. 12–14). The chapter takes its title from this place. The huge cat-mink revered as the Cat Viper is roused here.
Key chapters
- Ch. 806 — first mentioned & first shown (chapter title “At Rightflank Fortress”). Entered properly only “with the ringing of the WELCOMING BELL” (p. 11). The crew reunites with Nami & Chopper; the minks welcome them with the “Garchu” greeting and a feast (pp. 12–14).
- Ch. 816 — referenced again (on-page spelled “Right-Flank Fortress”, an alias of this note) as a mink stronghold of the Mokomo Dukedom from which forces mobilize toward Kurau City (p. 3).
Cross-links
- Characters from here: the Minks; the Cat Viper
- Events here: the post-assault reunion of the Straw Hat groups
- Mysteries set here: the off-page assault on Zou (see Devastation of Zou Ghost-Town Found)