Vinsmoke Sanji

**Vinsmoke Sanji** (ヴィンスモーク・サンジ, *Vinsumōku Sanji*), most commonly known by his moniker "**Black Foot**" **Sanji** (黒脚のサンジ, *Kuro Ashi no Sanji*), is a fictional character and protagonist from the *One Piece* series. He is a pirate and the cook of the Straw Hat Pirates, the former sous chef of Baratie, and the third son of the Vinsmoke Family, thus making him a prince of the Germa Kingdom, until he officially denounced them once again.

He first meets the pirates when they arrive at his mentor's restaurant at sea, Baratie. He feeds a pirate who was refused food from other chefs at the restaurant. His act of kindness leads to a forceful takeover by the heartless pirate, Don Krieg. After a grueling struggle to defend Baratie, Sanji leaves the nest with his mentor's blessings and joins as the crew's chef.

He is officially the fifth member of the crew and the fourth to join, doing so at the end of the *Baratie Arc*. Since he was born in North Blue, he is the first Straw Hat not to originate from East Blue. He is one of the Monster Trio in the crew, alongside Luffy and Zolo.

His mentor is a former pirate named Zeff who had been with Sanji since childhood. When he was child, Zeff and his crew raided the ship Sanji was working on for loot. They were both shipwrecked by a storm and stranded on an isolated island. Zeff damaged his leg whilst saving Sanji from drowning and gave the child whatever food rations they had. Driven to desperation by his eventual hunger, Sanji plotted to kill Zeff for the mysterious bag he had beside him. He is shocked to learn it is actually treasure and that Zeff ate his own whittled leg to keep Sanji alive.

Though they were shortly after saved by a passing boat, the unlikely duo share and connect with the same dream of one day finding the rumored chef's paradise, Great Blue, a legendary sea filled with delicacies of where all four seas meet, East Blue, West Blue, North Blue, and South Blue, along with their wildlife. By leaving the Baratie behind him ten years later, Sanji promises to someday fulfill the wish for him and Zeff. He has a bounty of 177,000,000 Berries, which is only valid if captured alive, per the request of his father.

"*Welcome to the Restaurant. Got a reservation?*"

—Vinsmoke Sanji.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Eric Vale (English), Hiroaki Hirata (Japanese), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (German), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (French), Not Known (Latin American Spanish)
*Voice Actor (young)*: Christine Auten (English), Ikue Otani (Japanese), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (German), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (French), Not Known (Latin American Spanish)

### Biography

Originally from the North Blue. Former #2 sous-chef of the Ocean-Going Sea Restaurant "Baratie", the Bistro of the Brine. Under Baratie’s owner and master chef Zeff, he trained his cooking skills and leg attacks. He has a foul mouth but more than earns his keep as the Straw Hat Pirates' chef.

1st class cook with a heart. He has a weakness for ladies, and will not hurt one even if she is his enemy. Falls madly in love with beautiful women - has his heart broken often as he breaks eggs.

To fulfill his dream is to find and discovering the point at which all sea ingredients can be found in the legendary "Great Blue," a part of the ocean where every possible sea creature is found, he joined Luffy in his adventures to the Grand Line.

In the two years after the Battle of Navyford he trained in fighting and cooking in the Kamabakka Kingdom.
This experience was a "boiling pit" for Sanji, but amid the torment he did learned Haki and acquire the New Crazy Karate 99 Vital Recipes.

### Appearance

Sanji is slim yet muscular, long-legged, young man with blond hair, often well-dressed, and keeps his hair brushed over one side of his face. For the initial part of the series, this was the left side. Due to his left eye rarely been seen, many fans have questioned whether he has one at all. It was seen throughout the series (although usually very briefly and/or most likely due to animation errors). Later, after the two year timeskip, he switched his hairstyle so that it covers the right side. It also appears that Sanji's hair is less straight and scruffier after the timeskip.

Among Sanji's physical traits are his distinctive eyebrows. Both form a spiral but at different ends. His right eyebrow forms a spiral at the outer end, while his left eyebrow forms a spiral at the inner end; both resemble the numeral 6. This means his face is asymmetrical with the position of his eyebrow spirals. This, however, is not fully seen due to his hairstyle. He still gets very upset if somebody, typically Zolo, mocks him over the spirals. Though, on rare or brief occasions, Sanji's other eye was seen, the spiral was never witnessed.

Sanji almost always wears a black, double-breasted suit with a tie and a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt of varying colors, usually orange, blue, turquoise, or black, with or without pinstripes. His outfit changes on a more frequent basis than most of the crew.

#### Pre-Timeskip

##### Outfits

During the *Drum Island Arc*, he wore a brown coat with furry outlining.

During the *Alabasta Arc*, he wore blue jacket-like attire suited for the desert in addition to orange sunglasses.

During the *Skypiea Arc*, he wore a pink dotted shirt with black knee-length pants.

During the *Davy Back Fight Arc*, he wore a lavender shirt with a blue tie.

During the *Water 7 Arc*, he did not wear a suit jacket, but a black vest over an orange, pinstriped shirt.

During the *Post-Enies Lobby Arc*, he wore a darker lavender shirt with a red tie.

During the Straw Hats' separation, Sanji was coerced into dressing as a typical queer, complete with a wig and heavy makeup, though reverts to his usual outfit and appearance sometime after that.

He also wears dress shoes, mostly for his Black Foot Style. These shoes are extremely durable, and were designed to increase the power of his attacks, though he can attack sufficiently without them as shown in his fight against Kuroobi.

#### Post-Timeskip

After the two year timeskip, Sanji now covers his right eye, shows his left eye, and has grown his hair just slightly longer. He also sports a dark goatee, and stubble on his upper lip. Both his left and right eyebrow are curled to the right. Sanji's neck has gotten thicker as well, similar to Luffy and Zolo. He has grown taller, and therefore remains nearly the exact same height as Zolo. He wears a black and yellow 3-piece suit.

##### Outfits

In Punk Hazard, he wears a full black three-piece suit.

While on Punk Hazard, Kin'emon used his unnamed Devil Fruit ability to give Sanji a double-breasted coat for the cold, as he was trapped in Nami's body because of Trafalgar Law.

During the *Dressrosa Arc*, Sanji first wore a white dress shirt which he wore untucked, with a black tie, black trousers and a black, pinstriped waistcoat. Upon going incognito into Acacia, he wore a black double breasted suit, with a white shirt with the top button undone. In the anime he wears a blue tie as well. He also wore black glasses and a fake white beard and mustache. After being injured by Doflamingo, Sanji wore bandages around his chest and wore his shirt and suit jacket unbuttoned and over his shoulders.

After arriving on Zou, he sported a pair of sunglasses (with his hair still covering one of the glasses) an orange leather jacket, yellow trousers and a small backpack. He also slightly trimmed his beard. Later, he wore a black fur-trimmed coat over a dress shirt, and a beaded necklace.

During the *Whole Cake Island Arc*, he wears a white, frilled dress shirt befitting the local style of clothing in Totto Land, as well as his usual black dress pants and shoes. He keeps the collar of the shirt upturned and the first few buttons undone. Once he departed with his family to attend the wedding, he was also clad in a red, single-shoulder royal cape held together with a golden chain and clasp. In addition, his wrists are each fitted with a gold exploding wristlet (later revealed to be fakes), and his face is discretely covered by a transparent hi-tech mask given to him by his sister, in order to work away the facial swelling he received during a violent confrontation with his brothers.

* Hair Color: Blond
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Grey-Blue
* Age: 19 (debut), 21 (after timeskip)
* Birthday: March 2nd
* Height: 177 cm (5' 9 1/2"; debut), 180 cm (5'11"; after timeskip)
* Weight: Not Known

## Personality

One of Sanji's most easily noticeable characteristics is the kind, calm, cool, and collected manner in which he carries himself. He tends to speak in a very composed manner, even in dire situations, and rarely acts without thinking. His demeanor in a lot of ways can be compared to that of a secret agent. This is amplified by the fact that he tends to wear a suit, very often enjoys a smoke, and in the anime they tend to play smooth music with jazzy undertones when he speaks. He quite often makes comedic exceptions to this, such as when in the presence of beautiful women, or when angered by a crew member.

Like Zolo, he is more perceptive than he seems, and often tells people what they need to hear instead of what they want. Hence, he is seen as one of the more hardened members of the crew. For example, when the Straw Hats first meet Laboon and learn that the whale had been waiting for 50 years for a reunion with his crew, it is Sanji who immediately (and correctly) points out that Laboon's crew is most likely dead. Sanji does possess an optimistic and idealistic side. His dream is to find a sea which even other cooks consider mythical. Furthermore, even after the abuse he experienced from his family as a child, he held out hope that they may have changed for the better; however, this hope proves to be completely futile. However, he was more angry than surprised at the revelation, showing that he maintains a healthy sense of skepticism even at his most hopeful. Sanji also showed a high degree of faith in his fiancée, Charlotte Pudding, and was horrified and downcast when he discovered her true motive.

Like Franky (and unlike Zolo), Sanji is not afraid to show his emotions when the moment calls for it, and is entirely capable of crying or losing his temper, which results in Sanji's short fuse and subsequent beatings of most villains (and Luffy). In fact, a running gag has appeared since Sanji's fight with Jabra, during which he stated that when he gets angry, he "heats up". After this fight, when Sanji gets particularly angry at a villain, he appears to burst into flames. This occurs against both Absalom and Duval, though the latter example appears only in the anime. It is also seen when Luffy states he is friends with Boa Hancock, a beautiful woman, when she appears to prevent a Navy ship from sinking the Thousand Sunny.

Though despite Sanji seems like one of the more hardened members of the crew due to his hardened outlook on life, Sanji does not object to acting foolishly on certain occasions, like dancing with the more immature members of the crew (Luffy, Usopp, Chopper and Brook), or acting childishly excited in certain situations (like when they first visited Skypiea) and he was also the crewmember who enjoyed going to Merman Island the most as he seen partying with mermaids. He is also one of those who believes that afros give power.

He has a habit of separating himself from everyone else, such as times like:

* When Luffy, Usopp, and Karoo were fighting Mr. 3, Ms. April Fools Day, Mr. 5, and Ms. Valentine Sanji got back to Merry Go and found Mr. 3's hide-out instead, fooling Crocodile to think he is Mr. 3.
* When Mr. 2 Bon Clay came on board Merry Go, Sanji wasn't there, making him the only member left of the Straw Hat Pirates whose identity was not known to Crocodile.
* When he and Usopp were going to save Nami from Eneru, he took a detour first to destroy the inside of Eneru's Ark.
* In Water 7 he leaves the group after finding Nico Robin and is not seen until the Puffing Tom's departure.
* When everyone else was fighting the two hundred captains at Enies Lobby, he went to close the Gates of Justice instead.
* In Punk Hazard, he leaves the group of Straw Hat pirates in order to save Tashigi from Vergo.
* The most significant would be having to leave Zou to spare his crew from the Firetank Pirates while he has to confront his family.

He does admit that he is not perfect. He convinced Usopp to let him fight Jabra, because of their differences in abilities. He admitted that he was stronger than Usopp in terms of physical strength, that they both had things they could not do and things they could do and because of that, they can help each other. This inspired Usopp to realize he was the only one who could save Robin by use of marksmanship.

Sanji is also able to think one step ahead in most situations *(especially during dangerous situations)* before anyone else does, making him quite extremely clever compared to his other crewmates. The first example is when dealing with Baroque Works he fooled Crocodile into thinking he was Mr. 3 and lying that he killed the Straw Hats which allowed the crew to be unhindered by the criminal organization until they reached Alabasta. Later on when the rest of the crew was captured by one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Sanji (with the help of Chopper) outwitted him using a Transponder Snail. This was very impressive as Crocodile was known for his scheming nature. Another example would be when Nico Robin was captured by the CP9, he somehow knew *(or was able to deduce)* that the CP9 were going to take Robin to the station. He was seen at the station hiding before the CP9 even got there. When these events go as he planned, he has a habit of saying 'Bingo!'.

Sanji seems to enjoy relaxing with a cup of tea (his favorite drink) as seen when he entered Mr. 3's wax house and helped himself to Ms. April Fools Day's tea set. This habit came up again in Enies Lobby when Kalifa distracted Sanji by offering him tea; in another instance, Sanji angrily refused Bege when he was offered something to drink while trapped inside of Bege's body.

He is very amorous, constantly flirting with any attractive and beautiful woman he sees, thus earning him the nickname "pervy-chef". In fact, he claimed that Nami was 98.72% of the reason he joined Luffy's crew in the first place. Since, and a while after, returning to Sabaody Archipelago after his two years on Momoiro Island, Sanji became even more perverted, making lewd faces when he so much as thought of beautiful women (primarily his crew mates, Nami and Robin) and acting strangely when he got close to 'real' women, causing others to question about his health. He's also known to show jealousy towards others when their luck with women appears better than his. An example of this being his reaction upon learning that Luffy spent his two years during the time skip on Amazon Lily, as well as his reaction to Momonosuke continuously being allowed to go places with Robin and Nami that Sanji himself would be prohibited. He is also amorous toward females of different humanoid species such as mermaids and minks.

Despite his extremely perverted nature Sanji has some degree of self control, stemming from his loyalty to his crew, as shown despite being attracted to Pudding, he sternly refused to marry her, letting her down gently. Though he is capable of self control, Sanji can still allow his extreme lust to control him as despite knowing of Pudding's malicious nature and her intention to murder him, Sanji still finds himself deeply captivated by Pudding's beauty and seductive words and physically struggled with himself. However, when the moment called for it, he was stoic when Pudding tried several times to assassinate him, disregarding her feeble taunts and suggesting she was lying to herself.

Sanji is conscious of his romantic nature but feels no shame throwing himself at beautiful women. When forced to agree with the marriage with Pudding for the sake of his loved ones, he told himself to act like his old romantic-side "love cook" despite feeling the grief of being separated from his friends and the danger they were in.

"*Even if it kills me, I refuse to kick a woman!!!!*"

—Sanji's strict policy in combat.
Because of the chivalrous lectures he received from Zeff, Sanji has sworn to never let women be insulted or injured while he can still stand, regardless of how attractive (or unattractive) they are, even in life-or-death situations. When he found Cosette brutally beaten to the point of unconsciousness, Sanji became absolutely furious and broke Niji's jaw when he saw him again despite the threats and warnings his family issued towards him; only when Ichiji reminded him did Sanji stop the assault. However, he is not quite above insulting some women himself if they prove to be evil or hurt his crew in anyway, like when he called Dr. Kureha "old hag" after she beat Luffy around and he called Kalifa "Witch" after being distracted by her and her tea when he needed to rescue Robin. He was also rude to his older sister Reiju but this was due to being forced back into the family and his arranged marriage as he actually bears no true hatred toward her specifically.

He has sworn to never let women be insulted or injured while he can still stand, regardless of how attractive (or unattractive) they are, even in life-or-death situations. This is still often problematic in his fighting as he cannot attack female opponents as he would rather die than hurt them (though that does not mean he will not resort to blocking their attacks, and even pointed a gun at Nico Robin when her status as a Baroque Works Officer was revealed). He even went out of his way when he sensed that Tashigi was crying, simply to protect her from Vergo, despite her being a naval officer. He is shown to protective to women of all ages, whether they are old or young, such as when he protected Kureha from Kuromarimo's attack and stopped Usopp from harming Lil. All of this is apparently the result of a strict upbringing due to Zeff teaching him the "ancient laws of the universe" that men should never hurt women. Because of his chivalry towards women, he refuses to carry a grudge against any of them no matter how they offended him, and even sees the deeper meanings of their actions, such as how Robin appears to betray the crew and how Viola deceived him and even violently beat him down. Even when he discovered Pudding's betrayal and how she cruelly mocked him behind his back, instead of feeling angry, Sanji only wept silently in the rain. Conversely, Sanji is very abrasive and insulting to many other males throughout the series.

Sanji considers himself handsome and charming, often comparing himself to a fairytale prince (fitting since he is actually a prince). So far, this trait is rarely or has not been noted by others, though there are times where ladies are interested in the cook, like after rescuing Coco Village from the Arlong Pirates, a whole group of women gathered around him (anime) the female bounty hunters at Misty Peak and the female members of the Foxy Pirates also took an interest in him (but both of these times they merely fooling him, making him drop his guard) more recently the mermaids of Merman Island were very captivated with the cook and played with him in the water causing Sanji to cry with happiness. At other times when Sanji is full of himself he tends to be brought sharply back to earth by the more cynical people around him (such as being called the "Prince of Idiot Kingdom" by Zolo, prompting Sanji to attack him).

Sanji disliked fighting when he was a child, as shown when he attacked his older brother only because he took his cooking away from him. Though Sanji was trained in sword fighting, his father, Judge, had been furious over Sanji being normal and unable to defend himself stated he would be worthless in future battles. But after fleeing the Vinsmokes and swearing to become strong to a disbelieving Zeff, Sanji's attitude to combat changed drastically and now he loves to enter battles (especially if it's to protect his friends). When Luffy burst into Arlong Park, he chided Luffy, saying "*save some for rest of us*". Sanji often grins before his fights (seen with Pearl, Kuroobi and Mr 2). Sanji even mocked the powerful Eneru after taking one of his lighting bolts point blank, thanking the god for "lighting" his cigarette before collapsing.

This cocky attitude to combat is shown further in *One Piece Film: Strong World* when Sanji knocks out the giant tiger Toramata he says "*nighty nighty kitty*" these one liners and confident attitude towards fighting make him considered "cool" and "awesome" by the likes of Luffy, Usopp and Chopper. Sanji is sometimes too confident in his skills leading him to underestimate his opponents (as noted by Zolo in Jaya). This happened with Wanze with Sanji got his legs trapped in Wanze's Ramen Armor and later underestimated Vergo leading to the Vice Admiral breaking Sanji's shin bone, he also held back against his father and was shocked when Judge used a human shield to get an advantage.

As stated by Brook, Luffy, his mother and his sister, Sanji is extremely kind, having a strong sense of generosity and compassion ever since he was a child, feeding food to a rat and looking after a turtle though was brutally bullied by his brothers and punished by his father for doing so. Sanji's experiences with his family hardened him up greatly as shown when he pulled a knife out on his father and when he nearly killed Zeff for "food". It wasn't until Zeff sacrificed his leg to save him, that Sanji truly lightened up again and regain his merciful nature for the majority of the series. The greatest sign of Sanji's kindness was shown when he confessed to Luffy that despite the immense suffering the Vinsmoke Family has caused him, he refused to leave them behind to die and wanted to save them. During the chaos caused by his crew, Sanji did not hesitate to save Charlotte Pudding despite overhearing her intentions to kill him. This side of him is shown again as when his family were in danger, Sanji ran to their aid before he succeeded in saving them from being killed by the treacherous Big Mom Pirates, much to his family's mutual shock.

There are still times when Sanji is downright ruthless to his enemies. In his first appearance, he brutally beat Fullbody and dangled him from the neck with one hand for wasting food, this is similar to Zolo's intimidating introduction into the series and even threatened to kill Fullbody when he said he was going to report the restaurant to the Navy. Sanji is especially brutal to the foes who attack or insult women, as he sent Kuroobi flying though Arlong Park when the latter insulted Nami, he reconstructed Wanze's face and kicked him through a door when the agent badmouthed Robin and viciously smashed Absalom into a solid stone wall due to his perverted actions towards Nami (and also for stealing his dream of invisibility). When his despicable older brother Niji threw a plate at Cosette's face, Sanji caught it inches from her face and was furious, and became outraged when Niji brutally beat up Cosette and upon seeing Niji again he kicked his brother's face in, forcing Niji to fix his jaw with his hands.

One of Sanji's most prominent characteristics is a strong respect toward food and the preparation of food in the kitchen. Since food and sustenance play a crucial role in maintaining life, he strongly believes that a chef's work must be treated as though it were sacred. Prior to being stranded on the rock with Zeff nine years ago, Sanji thought food was dispensable, and tossed out any that had gone bad. In fact, he was disgusted by how his fellow chefs would eat leftovers from customers. However, after being starved on the rock, he came to regret his maltreatment to food. As a result, he has a strong tendency to become hostile towards those who waste food or regard it in any way that is less than his respect for it. Thus, he has a habit of beating up anyone who steals food from the fridge (mainly Luffy). When Niji wasted his food by trying to throw it at Cosette, Sanji unhesitatingly ate it off the floor claiming it was delicious, causing the female cook to cry in happiness and Niji to become disgusted.

It has been dictated on many occasions that Sanji puts the quality of food before everything that is not vital, even his instant infatuation with any woman he sees. A strong example of this was shown in the anime-only *G8 Arc*, where he snapped out of an infatuation with Jessica after she questioned his culinary skills, and demonstrated his superiority (but when she recognized his skills and told him he was welcome in the kitchen, his infatuation returned). This is precisely why Sanji, in his first appearance, proceeded to beat Fullbody. He also is shown to fully believe that anyone who wishes for food should be given food, be it a customer or a criminal, such as giving the starving Ghin food despite the other chefs refusing to serve him.

During his time on Momoiro Island, Sanji showed his resentment to putting on a dress and losing his manhood. He bluntly declared to Ivankov that he is a man among men who was born to love the ladies and not to be friends with them. To this end, Sanji resisted becoming an okama for two long years.

After two years of living with only queers, Sanji was overwhelmed in the presence of beautiful women. Whenever he saw one, he was instantly infatuated with them and put on a extremely perverted face. He was also plagued by uncontrollable nose bleeds, which alarmed most of his crewmates when he had a really massive one and flew outside of the coated ship. As a running gag, when he saw overwhelming beauties like Boa Hancock or Princess Shirahoshi for the first time, he instantly turned to stone, but after recovering from the latter situation, he went back to the way he was around women prior to the timeskip. Zolo later addressed Sanji by a new nickname "Nose Bleed" during the battle against the New Merman Pirates, something that usually angers Sanji. When Sanji's heart was placed in Nami's body during the *Punk Hazard Arc* by Law Trafalgar, Sanji was so overexcited by this that it angered Nami due to his perverted behavior and it also caused him to have nose bleeds while inside her body.

Since a young age, Sanji has a habit of saying "crap" or "crappy" when describing something. While the Japanese word for feces, "kuso", is not specifically an expletive, Sanji's manner of speech makes the term sound brash. For example, he might call a person he especially does not like a "crappy bastard" or something along those lines (such as his personal nickname for Zeff, "crappy geezer"), but he also described something pleasant to him, like being alone with Nami, as "crappy fantastic" and "the crappy best".

Being one of the strongest members of the crew and being part of the "Monster Trio" Sanji is naturally fearless, fighting armies and god-like opponents with barely a concerned look. Sanji showed no fear to undead denizens of Thriller Bark and didn't hesitate to fight a Warlord in mid air when his crew was threatened and even fired at an Emperor's ship despite all the risks. Sanji, while very brave is not completely without fear, as he was terrified of the Queers that fought and chased him for two years. Sanji also becomes nervous whenever Nami is absent and fears for her safety (the same goes for Robin) and Sanji will be fearful when other crewmates are indirect danger of losing their lives as seen with Kuma. He also suffered post traumatic stress disorder from his childhood abuse at the hands of his brothers as shown despite having become immensely stronger physically and mentally he still trembled when Ichiji and Niji arrived in the Germa Kingdom. He also became terrified for Zeff's safety when Judge black mailed Sanji with threatening Zeff's life, and thus allowed Niji to strike him down when his older brother threatened the old cook.

Sanji (along with Nami) appears to have some fear or aversion to insects and he especially hates spiders, showing he may have arachnophobia. During the crew's search for the South Bird, he continually backed away from the various insects in the forest to the point he was afraid to touch them.

Sanji is shown to sometimes act like a jerk to anyone who is not a romantic interest. Unlike Nami and Robin and other attractive women, Sanji will not lend his chivalrous assistance to his fellow male crewmates when they ask for it on the ship and will even react rudely to their cries for help, but this is rarely the case. He was more willing to assist them as they were chased by a Pacifista, thinking they'll die if he did not aid them. Due to his kindness, Sanji will even save people that he has no obligation to help such as Ghin, Kinemon, and the kids from Punk Hazard (though this more due to Nami wanting to save them). Sanji even saved his enemies e.g when he saved Tashigi and the G-8 Marines from Vergo and Caesar's gas and later, Sanji saved a entire race when the Mink Tribe was poisoned, ordering Caesar to neutralize his own gas weapon.

Sanji will often get so caught up in what he calls a "*hurricane of love*" that he becomes downright delusional, similar to Boa Hancock to Luffy he often imagines himself bursting in on horse to save Nami or Robin. This even extends to Zoro as he sees the swordsmen's head as a huge "marimo" (ball of moss). And in the Davy Back Fight filler when Foxy said if they lost, he'd own the crew's children and the generations that come after, Sanji imagined his "daughter" (who looked like Nami), making Sanji happy. It's possible some of Sanji's imagination helps ease the trauma of what he's facing (like Usopp) since when he first landed in the Kamabakka Kingdom, he imagined the hideous Tibany as a beautiful woman only for reality to catch up with him. Sanji's disillusions rarely happen in dangerous situations and Sanji will keep a serious attitude.

At Water 7, he went overboard by not only leaving Nami a confidential letter, but defeating its purpose by writing Nami a very obvious message for her and only her at the Blue Station when he went off to sneak onto the Puffing Tom, which said that whoever else read it were all idiots, managing to annoy Nami once she spotted it.

Sanji is usually modest about his culinary skills, though he strongly dislikes his meals being criticized (especially by Zeff) and he tends to refer himself as a first class chef. During the anime-only events in Roguetown, Sanji at first refused to go in the cooking competition saying he doesn't enjoy cooking competitions, but changed his mind when he found out about Titanic Tuna. Sanji even claimed to Tamago that crew is likely suffering without his meals, causing Tamago to scoff at his arrogance (but Sanji was right about the crew). Sanji has a very different attitude towards fighting or hunting competitions, he loves to prove his strength as seen in the Davy Back Fight and especially loves matching up to Zoro (who likewise wants to beat Sanji).

Whenever he prepares a meal or a drink for his female crewmates, he dislikes it when his male crewmates start griping for not receiving any other food from him and then bickers at them to make their own food or tells them they were undeserving. If they try to sneak food, he is also quick to punish them, especially Luffy, with whom he has gone to great lengths to protect the fridge from being raided on the ship.

Because of his own brutal childhood, Sanji sympathizes with anyone who keeps their past hidden. This can be seen with Nami, Robin, Chopper, Viola, and even Kin'emon. When Sanji's own past is brought up by his friends, he has a tendency to try and shrug it off. However, when Bege finally revealed his infamous heritage, he said he never intended to keep his past hidden from his crew, and that he must deal with his problems alone.

Due to being locked up and punished by his own father, Sanji has a morbid attitude towards anyone whose been enslaved or locked up. When the crew witnessed a slave bite his own tongue off at the Human Auction House, Nami wondered what just happened and Sanji stated that compared to living life as wretched "property" of an another person, dying might have been the right choice. This belief also led Sanji to call in the Flying Fish Riders after Camie was kidnapped, as he knew their previous experience with the Human Auctioning business was necessary to locate Camie in time before she could become a slave herself.

Sanji's loyalty to those dear to him has their priorities, and he is willing to turn cold towards comrades for the sake of those who are in more danger. Such is when he knew that his father figure, Zeff, is being threatened with death if he is to be disobedient, Sanji would put up an act of bigoted cruelty towards the Straw Hat Pirates to sever ties with them, in order to protect Zeff, and hoping to chase away the crew from hopelessly chasing after him any further.

This ploy was tragically successful as Nami was heartbroken and angry at his supposed change and slapped him for his words. However, Luffy refused to believe Sanji of all people would abandon their crew after all their adventures and proclaimed he will not leave until Sanji returns, as Luffy could tell Sanji's words were forced and fake, and that he felt pain himself for kicking Luffy. In response, Sanji broke down in tears as he recalled his time with the crew. Later, he bargained with Big Mam to spare the Straw Hats' lives in exchange for his cooperation in the political wedding, showing he is fully willing to commit in giving up his freedom with his friends in exchange for their safety.

Like Zolo, Sanji strongly believes in loyalty, and after being forced to fight his captain, he claimed that he had lost the right to return to the crew, but Luffy convinced him to return by saying he would help Sanji save his family from Big Mam. Sanji still felt humbled and said he could not face the crew yet, especially Nami.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Straw Hat Pirates
	+ Luffy D. Monkey
	+ Nami
	+ Zolo Roronoa
	+ Usopp
	+ Chopper Tony Tony
	+ Robin Nico
	+ Franky
	+ Brook
* Gaimon
* Johnny
* Yosaku
* Vivi Nefeltari
* Karoo
* Kureha
* Whitebeard Pirates
	+ Trace D. Portgaz
* Nebra Nefeltari
* Cricket Mombran
* Hatchan
* Camie
* Rayleigh Silvers
* Kuja
	+ Boa Hancock
* Ivankov Emporio
* Jimbei
* Fukaboshi

### Family

* Vinsmoke Family
	+ Vinsmoke Judge (father)
	+ Vinsmoke Sora (mother; deceased)
	+ Vinsmoke Reiju (oldest sister)
	+ Vinsmoke Ichiji (oldest brother)
	+ Vinsmoke Niji (older brother)
	+ Vinsmoke Yonji (younger brother)
* Drip (imposter counterpart)

### Enemies

* Krieg Pirates
	+ Krieg
* Arlong
* Wapol
* Baroque Works
	+ Crocodile
	+ Galdino
* Bellamy
* Blackbeard Pirates
	+ Teech D. Marshall
* Eneru
* Foxy
* Lucci Rob
* Moria Gecko
* Impostor Straw Hat Pirates
	+ Demalo Black
	+ Manjaro
	+ Chocolat
	+ Mounblutain
	+ Drip
	+ Nora Gitsune
	+ Cocoa
	+ Turco
* Caribou

## Abilities and Powers

Sanji is one of the crew's top three fighters (despite not having one of the top three bounties, which Luffy, Zolo and then Usopp takes). While Luffy and Zolo usually fight the strongest and second strongest enemies respectively, Sanji usually ends up fighting with the enemy considered the third strongest; the only exceptions being in Punk Hazard and Dressrosa as Sanji fought far stronger opponents.

Sanji is the only member of the crew who does not utilize weapons or Devil Fruits in combat, relying instead on a martial arts combat style that centers on his leg power.

Although Sanji and Zolo would usually let their rivalry impede their fighting performances, they have proven to be a near-unstoppable force if they agree to cooperate for the battle, as seen when they instantly turned the tables against the Groggy Monsters.

As a member of the infamous Vinsmoke Family, Sanji was raised and trained from an early age (along with the rest of his siblings) in the ways of warfare and combat. Like his siblings, he also received genetic enhancements from his father, designed to endow him with superhuman abilities. However, due to his mother's intake of a counter-drug, Sanji's genetic modifications were neutralized, thus preventing him from receiving these modifications, and was born as a normal human. Consequently, he could not keep up with his siblings, and his strength did not rise from such training. Presumably, Sanji did not keep up the Germa training, but gained and adapted to a different style of combat through Zeff.

As a former prince of the Germa Kingdom, it can be implied that Sanji would have had the same political and military power possessed by the rest of his family. However, due to his decision to renounce his title and status as a royal (as well as his father's decision to cast him out of the family), Sanji has willingly given up any and all claims to these kinds of advantages. Despite this, it has been shown that he still retains political authority over the Germa Kingdom's subjects; during his childhood, the rest of the kingdom treated him with the same respect as they treated the rest of his family (despite his family's own poor treatment of him), and upon his return to the kingdom after 13 years, they continue to do so.

### Physical Abilities

Although Sanji is primarily known for his incredible leg strength, the rest of his body is shown to be just as superhumanly strong and durable, including his arms, which enables him to use an array of handstands, for his fighting style, which makes him much more versatile in certain combat situations.

In an SBS, Oda stated that Sanji's kicking power is **21 Bats** (the power to break 21 wooden bats in one kick). As this information was given prior to the time-skip, it is possible that Sanji's kicking power would now exceed this.

"*Blueno, don't underestimate that guy! He doesn't have a Bounty... But he's likely one of their main fighters!!*"

—Kaku on Sanji's strength.
Sanji has incredible superhuman physical strength. In Little Garden, he hauled a dead Spinosaurus though the jungle and back to the Merry with little effort and in the anime *Ocean's Dream Arc*, Sanji was able to carry the 300,000,000 Belly's worth of soild gold in sack over his shoulder, something Nami could barely drag across the ground. One example of his inhuman strength is shown during the *Skypiea Arc*, while riding on aboard the Merry Go, he was capable of lifting a large mallet that looked to have weighed several tons (though this is unlikely, as it belonged to Usopp and as such was probably another Usopp Pound decoy) before using it to slam an Impact Dial that was sitting on top of a barrel; needless to say, the impact would have most likely busted a hole on the Merry Go's deck had it not been absorbed by the Dial. After Luffy and Usopp dueled in Water 7, Sanji was able to easily restrain Chopper in Heavy Boost from going to intervine, as well as later being able to pick up and throw Franky, a large cyborg, very high (albeit with Zolo's aid). Sanji was also able to hold Nami above his head and keep her balanced while receiving countless attacks to his body from Absalom. More recently Sanji was shown lifting a huge pile of wounded Minks with little help. Another example of his physical might is seen when he was able to hold Absalom in place by gripping onto his leg, despite the latter's reinforced muscular structure and being struck multiple times while doing so.

Another example of his physical might is seen when he was able to hold Absalom in place by gripping onto his leg, despite the latter's reinforced muscular structure and being struck multiple times while doing so. His upper body is also superhumanly durable as well, having been known to take head-on attacks like Kuroobi's fists and half of Jabra's "**Gekkou Juushigan**" just before counter-attacking them with his kicks, and, along with Zolo, he has also shown himself to be resilient enough to be able to take Bartholomew Kuma's "Ursa Shock" attack head-on, despite having just endured an exhausting battle with the giant zombie Oars, and still remain conscious afterwards, before being knocked out by Zolo.

After his two years of training, his body has become much more stronger and faster, being able to break the neck of a Pacifista with only a kick, critically damaging it, and not showing any trouble afterwards (something he was not able to do before the timeskip) or being able to break a Sea-Prism Stone cage just with kicks (as seen in *Episode of Luffy*). He is also now able to withstand pressures of over 5000 feet under water without a coating, a depth which would have crushed a submarine. His overall endurance has also increased, as he was seen being able to take direct punches from both Jimbei and Luffy D. Monkey to the head, from both sides simultaneously, with relatively minor injuries (though left unconscious on the ground).

Also, during the time that he spent running away from the Queers on the Momoiro Island, he developed both the "**Blue Walk**" and "**Sky Walk**", techniques similar to the Six Powers' technique Moonwalk, enabling him the ability to swim (at great speeds) and fly respectively. His new strength is shown when Sanji manages to fight on par with Vergo, a Navy Vice Admiral who could also fight the likes of Smoker equally, for a short period of time, even after being wounded by attacks from Caesar Clown and having one of his legs broken. His physical power was later recognized by one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Don Quixote Doflamingo, who was forced to restrain Sanji's movements after the Straw Hat member landed several blows, and only suffered minor injuries from the Warlord's initial attacks. During the *Whole Cake Island Arc*, Sanji was able to easily overpower his brother Vinsmoke Yonji (who bullied him in the past) and emerge from the conflict without a scratch which is notable as their father stated Yonji's strength was formidable. Sanji was also able to match his father Vinsmoke Judge, the leader of Germa 66, in a duel before he was overwhelmed by the latter's advanced technology and underhanded moves and kicked his older brother Niji's face, forcing the brother to fix his jaw. Sanji also defeated Bobbin with one kick, despite the Big Mom pirate's great reputation. His sister Vinsmoke Reiju was in awe at how strong he has become since she last saw him describing him as a "beast". Sanji's attacks are even strong enough to make his captian Monkey D Luffy briefly pass out when struck by them, something only Rob Lucci has accomplished before.

Unlike his present self, when Sanji was a child, he was weaker than his siblings (who always outpaced him) to the point that he was considered a disappointment and a failure to his family. This is due to the drug that Sora (Sanji's mother) took during her pregnancy to ensure Sanji would still have his humanity, thus resulting in him without any apparent genetic enhancements much to Judge's fury.

### Tactical and Informational Wit

Though he's one of the physical powerhouses of the crew, Sanji can also be a skilled tactician if need be. This was particularly evident in the *Alabasta Saga*, where he was responsible for both disguising himself as Mr. 3 and fooling Crocodile into believing that the Straw Hats were dead on Little Garden, and posing as "Mr. Prince" to get the Straw Hats out of Rain Dinners in Alabasta.

In the *Skypiea Arc*, when he and Usopp snuck onboard the Maxim in order to save Nami, Sanji took a detour and destroyed the ship's main engine, which would have crippled the flying vessel, had it not been for the back up engines.

During the *Water 7 Arc*, he went on his own and waited patiently at the train station in case Robin were to leave. With his instincts confirmed of her departure, Sanji left Nami a Baby Transponder Snail and a letter of his intentions...though half the letter was babble of his love for her, and even worse, the hiding place of the letter was very obvious marked with red paint, with large hearts for Nami and a threat for anyone else not to read it.

During the *Enies Lobby Arc*, he took over the fight with Jabra and reminded Usopp, that he is better suited for assisting Robin from a distance, while he himself was better suited for front line fighting. And he later shut the Gates of Justice, giving the crew an opportunity to escape the Buster Call.

Sanji also had a fondness for reading books when he was younger and knows of many legends, albeit they are mostly "Fairy-Tale" like in nature opposed to Robin's "Historic" recollection of legends. In fact, he had already heard of the legendary ingredient the Blue-Finned Elephant Tuna before he even saw it. And he has also been familiar with the tale of Mombran Noland through the book King of Liars, Noland.

And through a book on Devil Fruit he learned of the Clear-Clear Fruit, although since he only had interest in that particular fruit what else he knows on Devil Fruit is currently unclear.

## Stealth Master

Sanji has an immense amount of skill at sneaking, rivaling that of Nami and Robin, at a tender age he was able to escape the Germa Kingdom and avoid detection for 13 years. As an adult Sanji's stealth skill was still prominent as he was the only Strawhat to avoid to detection from Baroque Works until the final battle in Alubarna. In the anime-only *G-8 Arc*, Sanji showed no trouble sneaking around the base and was forced to help his far less stealthy captain avoid detection. In Water 7, Sanji infiltrated the Puffing Tom right under the noses of CP9, who are masters of espionage and stealth; even Rob Lucci exclaimed his amazement at this feat. Sanji also moved around the heavily guarded Whole Cake Chateau with no difficulty (avoiding detection from Pudding) and successfully broke into the infirmary to speak with his sister, Renju, by tying up the guard.

It should be noted Sanji dislikes being forced to sneak, saying he prefers a straight fight.

## Facial Reconstruction

Sanji is capable of reconstructing someone's face simply by kicking them. This ability of his debuted when Sanji was facing off against Wanze. During his fight with Wanze, he did not seem to have any control over that ability. In fact it was discovered by accident- the kicks he inflicted to Wanze's face unintentionally reshaped it little by little until he looked entirely different, and it was reversed when the kick Sanji used to defeat him hit so hard it knocked his face back to normal. However, later in the series, he seems to have mastered it. Evidence of that is clearly seen when Sanji reconstructed Duval's face. Sanji clearly states that he did it on purpose, which in term means he has mastered that ability. He is also capable of smashing faces up, as seen when his younger brother Yonji incited his anger and got the right side of his face dented in for his efforts, and he needed to have his head crushed by a high-power steel hydraulic-press in order to push his face back into alignment after attempts to pound away the dent with a mallet didn't work.

## Culinary Expertise

Sanji is a exceptional culinary master of the highest caliber, possessing vast knowledge and the capability of preparing almost any kind of delicious food with a strong sense to the aesthetics of cooking. He cooks with amazing speed and dexterity, particularly in his use of knives. His sense of taste also is not lacking; often, he is able to deduce the qualities of aspects (i.e. ingredients, and method of cooking and preparations) involved in a prepared dish in a very short period of time. By the end of the two year timeskip, it has been shown that Sanji has already won the 99 recipes of Kamabakka Kingdom's Attack Cuisine as prizes for managing to defeat the Crazy Karate masters on Momoiro.

### Attack Cuisine

**Attack Cuisine** (攻めの料理, *Seme no Ryōri*) is a special kind of cooking only found in the Kamabakka Kingdom. According to Sanji, the cuisine emanates a powerful aura and flavor to the one consuming it. It is said by Emporio Ivankov that it builds up the physical side of the human body; he even vouches for it as the reason why the inhabitants of the Kamabakka Kingdom have fit and powerful physiques. While "Attack Cuisine" is not denied to outsiders, and is in fact freely offered, only the people who have gone through the "Bride Training" and have become users of the New Crazy Karate are told the 99 vital recipes of the Attack Cuisine. Exceptions to this rule may occur, as seen when Ivankov gave Sanji a challenge to earn the recipes. The challenge was to defeat the 99 Newkama Kenpo masters who are in possession of the 99 recipes while avoiding becoming an okama. Sanji accepted the challenge and eventually conquered it.

As of yet, only one of the 99 recipes has been revealed in detail:

* **Hormone Soup with Sea Pork** (海ブタ肉入りホルモンスープ, *Umibuta-niku iri Horumon Suupu*): A large pot of soup made from pork and with laced hormones. It is able to rejuvenate the consumer's energy and strength.

## Chivalric Sense

Sanji has demonstrated several times that he takes chivalry to such an extent that he can sense when a woman is in danger even when he is nowhere close to being within earshot, such as when Broggy approached Nami in Little Garden or when Tashigi was in tears after the betrayal of Vergo in Punk Hazard. However, this can be a weakness, as he refuses to attack a woman even at the cost of injury. This led to him sustaining serious damage against Kalifa until Nami showed up, and being at the mercy of Viola and her henchmen in Dressrosa. As a possible extension of this however, he seems to also be able to detect sincerity (or lack thereof) in women. In the latter example for instance, Sanji was able to tell that Viola truly felt despair under Doflamingo's control, despite her earlier boasting. When Nico Robin tried to leave the crew and discourage Sanji from chasing after her, he was able to tell that she was holding something back, later telling Chopper that "When a woman lies, a real man forgives her".

The source of his chivalry was shown to be Zeff as during the Whole Cake Island Arc, when his sister Reiju Vinsmoke asked him where he got his sense of chivalry, a flashback to his training days shown him being kicked by Zeff when he protested to Zeff's decision to not take a female cook when he said that Zeff should kick a female employee just like he does to all of his other crews. Zeff told Sanji that a man is not meant to kick women, stating it to be "the iron-clad rule of this universe since the time of dinosaurs", afterwards continuing that he'll punish Sanji by himself, even implying a suicide if Sanji ever "screws up as a man." When asked by Sanji why he'd go to such an extent, Zeff replied that it is his duty as Sanji's parent.

### Black Foot Style

*Main article:* *Black Foot Style*
Sanji has mastered a martial art referred to as the "**Black Foot Style**" that the pirate Zeff apparently taught him. His legs and feet are extremely powerful, able to smash boulders and effortlessly defeat creatures much larger than himself (like Bananawani and Mohmoo). His legs also imbue him with supreme agility, and his speed is close to superhuman as he was easily capable of out-pacing the super fast CP9 member Kalifa despite ultimately being beaten by her (though he stated that he refuses to fight women). He has also stated that the reason he fights with his feet is that he does not want to risk damaging his hands as he needs them to cook, though handstands aren't prohibited. He is also able to use one-handed handstands, and execute consecutive back handsprings (as seen during his fight with Jabra).

After spending two years running away from okama, his sprinting abilities have reached a point where he can momentarily run under water, using a **Geppo**-like technique he calls "**Blue Walk**". Not only is he not slowed down by the weight of water (as he was during the *Arlong Park Arc*), he can run in it to a degree of incredible speed. Usopp has stated that Sanji's speed under water is on par with a fishman, who are at their physical prime while under water. He is also able to leap and run much farther than most humans. He has improved this to using his version of "**Geppo**" in a move he names the "**Sky Walk**". Whether or not his proficiency with the technique is on par with other CP9's members still remains a mystery. Sanji is shown in *Movie Gold* to be able to carry at least two people with "Sky Walk" as he carried Nami and Carina with no sign of difficulty or decreased speed.

Also after the timeskip, it's been shown that he can now utilize fire in his strikes similar to his **Diable Jambe**. This is partially due to the trauma Sanji endured from the last two years, so much so that simply reminding himself of it causes him to burst out in flames through sheer anger. He demonstrates this by easily defeating the gigantic merman Wadatsumi, using "**Rage Memories**" while in this mental state to engulf the massive foe in flames.

This unusual martial art seemingly takes some inspiration from the Brazilian martial art, Capoeira, the Korean martial art Taekwondo and may have taken from the Chinese art of Tan Tui. It bears an almost identical line, in name and in style, to the extremely powerful and dangerous (to both the user and opponent) style, Blood Leg. Inspirations may also point to a French fighting style known as Savate. Originally developed by French sailors, Savate employs similar techniques that utilize the hands to support the body and give added power to kicks, and is especially useful on a swaying ship. French law at this time considered hands as lethal weapons, which could lead to death if hands were used to kill someone. Possibly for this reason, Sanji's main opponents throughout the series so far were all martial artists with their own unique style (such as Kuroobi's "Merman Karate", Bon Kurei's "Crazy Karate", Wanze's "Ramen Karate", and Jabra's "Iron Body Karate"), though Sanji's martial skill bested all of them, even Vergo, whose own fighting style matched Sanji's easily still had a hard time.

As for using his actual "attacks", Sanji has a very large number of specific kicks and techniques he uses to fight with. It should be noted that he does not call out an attack name whenever he kicks someone or something, but for important events and fights, he usually will. Most of his attacks are said in French and are usually cooking/food terms related in some way to the specific portion of the opponent's body that he's targeting or to the nature of the attack itself. In the English anime, the attacks are changed to be funny sounding, non-existent food items that have something to do with the target area of the attack.

Common attacks are "**Mutton Shot**" (Sanji jumps and flips, and kicks with all his might into the foe's mid-region or head) and "**Anti-Manner Kick Course**" (one of Sanji's most powerful kicks where he delivers a 180 degree vertical kick upward into a giant foe's torso or back, which is usually used on those he sees as having no manners, e.g. those that attack women; a typical finishing move).

Sanji's comedic finishing move "**Parage Shoot**", is a series of kicks directed at his opponent's face. This results in a rearrangement of the victim's facial structure, often turning them handsome or bishounen-like, as seen with Wanze and Duval.

### Diable Jambe

In the *Enies Lobby Arc*, Sanji reveals a new ability - Diable Jambe, the power to heat his lower legs to a temperature so high that they glow bright red, by spinning rapidly in place, which causes his attack to be more powerful. "Diable" means "Devil" in French and it's also the name of a kitchen tool. It's probably also a reference to the "sauce à la diable", a French spicy sauce. "Jambe" means "Leg", but the kanji reads "Diable's Wind". The aforementioned attacks also have the word **Diable Jambe** preceding it (ex. "**Diable Jambe: Flambage Shot**"). The heat of his attacks is so high that contact for even a second could set a person ablaze. Sanji used this ability during his fight with Jabra, in which his normal attacks were not as effective due to his active usage of **Iron Body**. With the heat of his new ability, Sanji overcame his inability to smash through **Iron Body** by burning through it instead. By using the technique "**Frit Assorti**" in **Diable Jambe** against Oars, Sanji was able to effectively deflect his direct "**Gum-Gum Bazooka**" in order to protect Robin with a single kick.

Also revealed during the crew's battle against a Pacifista, it appears that **Diable Jambe** puts extreme stress upon Sanji's legs. After several uses of the technique, Sanji himself comments that if he were to use the attack one more time, his legs would break. It is unclear at this point in time whether it is **Diable Jambe** itself that puts stress on his legs, or the strain of kicking the extremely durable Pacifista cyborgs repeatedly. After his two-year experience in "the pit", Sanji becomes strong enough to break the neck of a Pacifista with only a kick, critically damaging it, and not showing any trouble.

His tolerance against fire is also astonishing, which would make sense since he is a cook. This would explain why he is able to utilize **Diable Jambe** without showing any signs of getting burned himself while the opponent gets incinerated at the receiving end. However, Oda has said that it does not damage him because while the **Diable Jambe** burns hot, Sanji's heart burns hotter.

After the timeskip, Sanji has become vastly stronger and his attacks are much more powerful, as seen in his fight with a Pacifista. Before the timeskip, Sanji could only kick a Pacifista once because another kick would break his leg, and it did not do much damage. After the two years of training in "hell", he can critically damage a Pacifista with a single kick, which is strong enough to break its neck. **Diable Jambe** improves this to the point that his entire leg is now enveloped in large flames. His **Diable Jambe** is now so powerful and hot that even under water, he is able to scorch one of the Kraken's tentacles with "**Bien Cuit: Grill Shot**", severely injuring it. And later as he was airborne (**Sky Walk**) he executed another new move called "**Poêle à Frire: Spectre**", where he stomps his opponents repeatedly with high accuracy and speed, much to the amusement of Luffy and the others.

Sanji's Diable Jamble was able to counter his father's advanced battle gear with ease and when Sanji was about to use "**Poêle à Frire**" against Judge, the Germa King was forced to resort to using a human shield to overpower his son. Later when forced to fight off his Captian, Sanji's Diable Jamble "**Concasse**" was strong enough to make Luffy pass out when Sanji struck him with it.

### Haki

*Main article:* *Haki*
Sanji possesses the ability to use two forms of Haki: Observation Haki and Armament Haki. Although it is unknown if he can use it, Sanji also knows about Conqueror's Haki, something he (along with the rest of the crew) had not shown any knowledge of during the first half of the series.

#### Observation Haki

Observation Haki is Sanji's specialty concerning Haki. His possession of this form of Haki was first hinted at during the *Merman Island Arc*, when both he and Zolo were asked by Luffy if they could sense a "wild animal" in the Ryugu Palace, and they both confirmed that they could.

Sanji's proficiency at using this form of Haki is evident in the following examples:

* He helped Kin'emon recover his torso from within the lake on Punk Hazard, actively using Observation Haki in order to locate the samurai's torso within the dark water.

* He was able to perceive Tashigi being beaten by Vergo, despite the considerable distance between them.

* He detected a sniper on a rooftop 16 meters above the ground, and intercepted him before he was able to shoot.

* He found the Sunny Thousand (with some of their crewmates aboard) in the middle of the sea.

* He was even able to tell people's true intentions the first time they meet (as with Kin'emon or Viola, though it did not help with Pudding).

* He was also able to sense Cat Viper's aura from within Bege Capone's body castle.

#### Armament Haki

It was stated by Luffy that Sanji possesses Haki when discussing it within the context of members of his crew who could fight Caesar Clown, a Logia user; since Law was referring to the ability to coat themselves in armor, it confirmed Sanji as a Armament Haki user. However, Sanji did not actively display this ability until his fight with his father, when (much to Judge's surprise) he hardened up his right leg in order to block off one of his father's spear attacks. Sanji's use of **Armament: Hardening** to harden his leg can be seen as somewhat fitting as it goes along well with his epithet, "Black Leg".

### Weapons

While Sanji's policy, as a chef, is to preserve his hands for the sole purpose of cooking, he has been known to fight with an assortment of different items. Such situations are extremely rare, however.

### Swordsmanship

According to his father, Sanji was trained to use swords. However, due to Sanji's policy of only using his hands for cooking, it is unknown as to the extent of any skills he may retain. He still retain a high level of skill at wielding swords and/or other bladed weapons, as shown by his knife wielding skills, which are shown to be superb and on par with a skilled swordsman, a skill Sanji retained and continuously honed through use in cooking.

#### Houchou Sabaki

There has only been one time that Sanji has made an exception to his rule of never using knives (and other kitchen tools) or his hands to fight, though this was a very special case since his foe's armor was made of food (ramen to be exact) and they were fighting in a kitchen. Sanji "borrows" a pair of Wanze's kitchen knives during their battle aboard the Puffing Tom. He has demonstrated excellent precision when using knives, proving himself a skilled swordsman. According to Sanji, the way he performs this style is a first class cook special **Hocho Sabaki** (包丁捌き, *Hōchō Sabaki*).

* **Epluchage** (エプリュシャージ, *Epuryushāji*): The only attack Sanji showed while fighting this style. He uses a pair of kitchen knives to peel away an opponent's armor. "**Epluchage**" is a French cooking verb which means "to peel away skin". This is first seen being used against Wanze's ramen armor.

### Other Weapons

* **Usopp's Special Salt Ball** (ウソップ特製ソルトボール, *Usoppu Tokusei Soruto Bōru*): Sanji was given salt balls by Usopp during the crew's adventure on Thriller Bark, for use in Zombie attacks. He used them to reveal Absalom's position after the zombie commander became invisible through the powers of the Clear-Clear Fruit.
* Sanji was seen training a pistol on Ms. Sunday in her first meeting with the Straw Hats, but he did not fire it (likely due to his chivalry). Later, in Zou, he stole a rifle off one of the Firetank Pirates and used it to hold Caesar Clown hostage.

## History

### Early Childhood

Sanji was born in North Blue into the Vinsmoke Family, the reigning royal family of the Germa Kingdom. While he and his three brothers were all born on the same day, Sanji was born third, thereby making him the Kingdom's third prince. Before his and brothers' birth, their mother, Sora, took a drug that would ensure they would grow as humans, but it only affected Sanji.

While Sora was still alive, Sanji once prepared a meal for her. Even though the meal was ruined while Sanji was delivering it to her in some hospital, it made her smile and she decided that she would only eat what he had made for her, sparking an interest in cooking for Sanji.

Sanji's father, Vinsmoke Judge, revealed to his children at a young age that he had endowed their bodies with genetic enhancements, giving them the potential to develop superhuman abilities. He further revealed his ambition for Sanji and his four siblings to lead their kingdom's military arm, Germa 66, in the future, and began training them to capitalize on their genetic potential. While Sanji's siblings excelled at their exercises and their bodies evolved, Sanji continually lagged behind due to his body remaining human thanks to the drug Sora took prior to his birth. This made him an easy target for his brothers, who bullied him regularly, and Judge did not intervene due to his disdain for Sanji's weakness. One day, Judge caught him serving food to a rat in his room and shouted that Sanji would need to stop cooking and train even harder if he wanted to catch up with his siblings. He then threw the food and the rat out of the palace, causing Sanji to cry. Sanji continued to be beaten up by his brothers regularly, with Reiju occasionally tending to his injuries.

Eventually, Judge became convinced that Sanji would never develop superhuman abilities and decided to erase his son's existence from his future plans by putting an iron mask on him and locking him in a Vinsmoke castle dungeon. At the same time, he staged a state funeral for his son, informing the on looking Germa 66 soldiers that Sanji had died in a tragic accident.

During the next six months of Sanji's imprisonment, his mask was only removed when receiving meals from the guards. At some point, he read about the Great Blue from a cookbook he received. His brothers eventually discovered he was still alive and occasionally visited the dungeon just to continue bullying him. Reiju came to the dungeon to treat her brother's wounds but told him that she was not on his side. After the Germa Kingdom crossed the Red Line into the East Blue, Sanji declared to Reiju that he wanted to run away and become a chef. Reiju broke open Sanji's cell, allowing him to escape. As Sanji was fleeing, he ran into his father. Judge decided to allow Sanji to go on the condition that he never tell anyone about their relationship. While Germa 66 was attacking the island of Cozia in the East Blue, Reiju directed him to a cruise ship called the Orbit and told him to never come back to the Germa Kingdom. Having escaped the kingdom, Sanji cut all ties with his family and renounced his title as a prince.

### The Dream of Two Fools

Two years after he left the Vinsmoke Family, a ten year-old Sanji was working as a ship's cook on the Orbit. One day, "Red Foot" Zeff, a pirate, and his crew, attacked the ship. However, both ships were caught in a sudden storm and sank. Zeff managed to save the young Sanji from drowning. Before the storm tore the boats apart, Sanji had cried out his dream to find the All Blue, which was why he was saved by Zeff afterwards. After the storm, the two were washed onto a rock outcropping, high above the sea.

Despite their good fortune, there was little food for them: a few rations had washed onto the rock with them, but there was no vegetation, no animals, and no way to reach the water to fish. Splitting up what little rations remained, Zeff ordered Sanji to sit at the other end of the island to look for a ship. Sanji protested that Zeff was keeping a large sack for himself, but Zeff brushed him off, saying that as an adult, his stomach was bigger. Days passed, Sanji had no more food, but there was still no sign of a ship. Many weeks afterward, an emaciated Sanji decided to take a chance to kill Zeff for his food. He did not kill the old man, but when he slashed open the old man's sack in a fit of rage, he discovered that there was no food inside, only treasure. To his horror, he realized that Zeff had eaten his own leg to save Sanji.

Zeff confessed that he often lacked food on the high seas and planned on opening a restaurant on the seas. Sanji, guilty over plotting to kill Zeff, agreed, but Zeff remarked that he was too weak to help. Soon after, a ship appeared, and they were spared from death. Because of this ordeal, Sanji pledged to never refuse food to a starving individual, no matter how evil or poor they may be.In the manga, Sanji began smoking shortly after starting to work at the Baratie in order to impress Zeff, despite Zeff's warnings that it would destroy his taste buds, only for Sanji to reply "Now, I am a man!". Sanji subsequently spent the next nine years working aboard the Baratie as its sous-chef, during which time he vastly improved his cooking under Zeff's tutelage while also developing tremendous physical abilities and his signature kicked-based martial arts style with the latter's guidance.

## External links

* Vinsmoke Sanji *One Piece Encyclopedia*