Blackback

When Monkey D. Luffy entered the Whale Forest, Roddy and Blackback attacked him despite Bepo’s assurance that he was a friend. As Luffy clashed with Roddy, Blackback wondered why Roddy’s Electro did not work on Luffy before slamming Jean Bart into the ground when the latter attempted to break up the fight. After Wanda arrived and pacified him with bananas, which he happily ate, Blackback retreated on Pedro’s command. That night, when the Straw Hat Pirates arrived at the Whale Forest to see Nekomamushi after visiting Inuarashi, Blackback and Roddy apologized to Luffy for attacking him. Later, upon hearing Trafalgar Law expressing his concern that Zou and its inhabitants would not be safe if the pirates remained on the island, Blackback was touched by his words and shortly afterward took part in a party which lasted throughout the night. The following day, as Bariete rang the bell and spoke of the arrival of samurai, Blackback and the rest of the minks rushed to Kurau City. When Kin’emon and Kanjuro revealed themselves, Blackback and the minks welcomed them and revealed that Raizo was on Zou before standing proudly at having kept his presence a secret. When Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, the samurai, and the pirates returned from the Whale Tree with Raizo, Zou began shaking as Zunesha started crying out, throwing Blackback and the others into a state of panic. Jack had returned and was attempting to destroy Zou by killing Zunesha, who retaliated on Kouzuki Momonosuke’s command and sank Jack’s fleet with one blow, calming down Blackback and the others in the process. Later on, he requested to go with the Sanji Retrieval Team because he had fought with Luffy, but was told to stay behind on Zou by Nekomamushi.

Wano Country Saga

Wano Country Arc

The Guardians accompanied Nekomamushi to Sphinx to meet Marco. The Guardians were asked to wait at the coast while Nekomamushi spoke to him. On the day of the Fire Festival, the Guardians arrived at Wano along with Marco and Izou. After infiltrating Onigashima, the minks waiting on the roof of the Skull Dome until Kaidou arrived there with the Scabbards. When Jack and a platoon arrived, Blackback and Roddy urged Nekomamushi to focus on Kaidou. With the full moon in view, the minks then transformed into their Sulong forms. However, Jack defeats him along with the other minks with a blow from his trunk. After this, he would leave the roof along with the other minks on Inuarashi’s orders. When Luffy’s defeat was announced, Blackback became discouraged. The minks then looked for an escape route when they were surrounded by flames and other minks asked them what to do. He replied, however, that they will not be defeated by the fire and wondered who the madman was who set everything on fire, however at that point they were hit by an immense amount of water. A week after the defeat of Kaido and Big Mom, he enjoyed the festival in the Flower Capital with his friends.