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Character Info
♦ Character's Name: Sanji
♦ Character's Canon: One Piece
♦ Character's Age: 22
♦ Canon Point: Directly after chapter 730 in the manga + about nine months ofcerealia history.
♦ Background/History:
Sanji's page on the One Piece wiki.
One Piece is looong and involved, so linking to his background is easiest.
♦ Personality:
For the first 597 chapters of the manga, Sanji was actually 19 years old. The manga then underwent a two-year timeskip. The bulk of this app refers to Sanji's younger self, since that is obviously where a large chunk of his characterization and growth happened. But I will include an addendum at the end of each section that mentions any important information that has happened since the timeskip.
So, the quickest way to sum up Sanji is to say that he's the Straw Hat's foulmouthed, chain-smoking, ass-kicking, lovesick dork of a chef. In other words, he's basically an oxymoron embodied. This is evident from the very first time he shows up in the story, where we immediately see him flailing pathetically at women only to immediately do a 180 and turn into a dangerous badass. He's first seen working at a seafaring restaurant, and right off the bat you learn that he's a flirt, that you shouldn't waste food around him, and that he can and will kick the crap out of you if you piss him off.
Sanji's past has everything to do with who he is. Stranded on a barren rock of an island for nearly three months when he was younger with very little food to get by on (and none at all for the second half of his time there) has completely shaped his views on cooking and the like. He knows just how valuable food is and considers wasting it to be a huge travesty, to the point that knowingly throwing it away crosses a personal line with him and is basically unforgivable. After being rescued from the island with the ex-pirate captain Zeff, Sanji began learning to cook in the restaurant he and Zeff opened together. Now, some nine to ten years later, Sanji considers himself to be one of the best cooks on the whole ocean. It's his passion in life, and -- because nearly everyone in One Piece has a dream goal they're trying to reach -- you also discover that Sanji's dream, of course, has to do with this part of his make-up. He wants to find All Blue, the elusive ocean that many people doubt actually exists, where fish from all four seas of the world swim together. It's considered a cook's paradise, and Sanji wants nothing more than to prove that it's there. A lot of Sanji's world really does revolve around food, as he spends a large portion of his day in the galley cooking and preparing meals. When a black hole like Luffy is your captain, you have to cook a lot to keep him satisfied. He's also always looking for new recipes to learn and gets excited whenever he has a chance to experience new cooking from different islands on the Grand Line.
Girls, you quickly learn, are Sanji's second passion in life. He considers himself to be a huge ladies man, and always dresses the part. His wardrobe is flamboyantly awesome in colorspreads, but for the most part in the actual story he is nearly always wearing a black suit and tie. Impressing the ladies is only part of Sanji's obsession with them, because more often than not he's not impressing them at all and is instead falling all over himself to do their bidding. Complete with flailing, spinning, crazy hearts in his eyes, and probably drooling. He goes from suave to a pathetic mess in less than a second (and then can snap back and turn into a snarling beast in even less time) and will do literally anything to make a woman happy. Sometimes his love for making women happy and his respect for them goes almost too far, to the point that he refuses to kick them even when they're an obvious enemy. This has gotten him into trouble before, in fact resulting in one of his few losses in a fight in the entire series. He claims that he absolutely cannot kick a woman and says that it's because of his upbringing. He doesn't mean it as an insult to them, it's just the way he does things.
Sanji's attitude towards men, however, is the complete opposite. He acts vastly different around them. Every other word out of his mouth is a curse, he's much more crass and crude, and he has no problem kicking them upside the head. Literally kicking, though, he doesn't ever fight with his hands -- yet another part of his upbringing. He was taught to fight by Zeff, and both consider a chef's hands to be their most important tool and therefore do not use them in battle. Despite the bipolar outward appearance of hating men and loving women, there IS an in-between and Sanji does manage to form close bonds with his entire crew, regardless of what gender they are. He can have real conversations with his Nami-san and Robin-chan, fawn over them whilst serving them special treats half a second later, and then promptly turn around and try to kick Zoro's ass for snorting at him. On occasion he'll even let his inner dork out and dance around with Usopp and Luffy. He's not the sort of man who's afraid to show his emotions, so he certainly has his moments of being easily excited or overwhelmed to the point of tears, too.
On the battle side of things, Sanji is one of the strongest fighters the Straw Hats have. He's considered one of their top three, alongside Luffy and Zoro, despite not having one of the top three bounties. Sanji is, however, the strongest person on the crew who does not have a Devil Fruit or fight with a weapon. Along with being one of the powerhouses, Sanji is also SMART. He's often the tactician of the crew and sometimes disappears to secretly do something behind the scenes that will later prove to be hugely beneficial and more often than not, actually save the entire crew. Sanji is very perceptive and even outside of battle, he has a way of seeing things that others do not and isn't afraid to tell people what they need to hear without softening the blow. Because of this, he also tends to be good at giving advice.
Sanji is one of the more complex characters I have ever come across. He's rarely, if ever, seen without a cigarette in his mouth; his favorite word is apparently "shitty"; he's a lovesick, flaily fool with any woman who crosses his path and a complete bastard most of the time otherwise; he considers himself to be very manly, a chivalrous prince (even going so far as to give himself the nickname "Mr. Prince") and a calm, cool (emphasis on the cool), collected individual when in fact his temper is practically nonexistent and he will blow his top at any guy who so much as steals a cookie without asking; he's a huge dork and is extremely capable of acting exactly like the 19-year-old teenager he is; and underneath all of that, he's fiercely loyal to his family and friends. Fiercely loyal and protective, especially of the weaker members of the crew, but never does he actually doubt them or what they're capable of with their own abilities. On occasion, though, Sanji does seem to have a self-sacrificing streak in him that has gotten him into trouble more than once. Luckily, usually someone steps in and literally knocks some sense into him (or just plain knocks him out). But, like the rest of his crew, he's always up and at 'em again in no time.
*Since the timeskip:
Sanji's two years older, 21 instead of 19, and as such he's a little taller and more muscular. His hair now covers his right eye, not his left, and it's grown longer, too. He's also actually managed to grow out his goatee finally.
During his two years away, Sanji spent his time on Momoiro Island in the Kamabakka Kingdom with a whooooole lot of okama -- or transvestites. He went two years without seeing any ladies at all, so when he first showed up after the time jump, every time he saw a woman he would become way more overwhelmed than usual and nosebleed explode all over the place. It became something of a running gag during the Fishman Islard arc, getting to the point that he almost died and had to have a blood transfusion (and, of course, the blood came from an okama). Luckily, he finally seems to have regressed back to his usual flailing when in the presence of a girl and the nosebleeds in the current arc have been kept to a minimum.
Though now he's also sort of got what might be considered PTSD from his stay at Momoiro Island, which mostly shows itself when there are okama around.
Otherwise, his personality hasn't changed too much. He's grown up some and might come across a little harsher at times than he used to. And like the rest of the Straw Hats, he's slightly more serious and aware of the dangers on the Grand Line since they've learned more about what they're up against and that they can fail. All of them are more determined now, as well as more prepared to deal with the second half of the Grand Line.
♦ Powers/Abilities:
Sanji's main and most obvious ability in terms of fighting is that he is an expert on kicking. His fighting style totally revolves around the use of his feet. It's usually said to be a type of martial arts, possibly a combination of Capoeira, Tae Kwon Do, Tan Tui, and Savate. While it doesn't have a specific name in the series, sometimes it is referred to as the "Red Leg" style, as that is the name Zeff was given when he was fighting with it, and Sanji has since turned it into his own "Black Leg" style. Sanji uses his legs and feet to defeat enemies, smash through walls and boulders, and kick the crap out of creatures that are way larger than him. He even has several combined moves with some of his crewmates that involve launching them at whatever they might be fighting. His kicks also have the unique ability to transform someone's facial structure if Sanji so desires to use them this way. Because of this there are two characters in the series who Sanji has given a complete plastic surgery-type makeover.
As stated before, Sanji only uses his feet while fighting because he considers his hands to be his most precious tools as a chef and cannot risk injuring them. This does not, however, exclude the use of handstands in battle, and many of Sanji's moves involve him flipping into one whilst swinging and spinning his legs around at enemies. So while his lower body is, yes, amazingly and ridiculously powerful, his upper body strength is nothing to laugh at either. In fact, in the first chapter Sanji shows up in, he is seen lifting a man entirely off his feet using only one hand. He's a complete powerhouse and it's obvious why he is considered one of the top three fighters on the crew.
One of Sanji's moves is called Diable Jambe. He basically has the power to heat his lower legs up so much that they turn bright red, which he does by spinning rapidly in place. Supposedly the heat of the attack is so high that contact for one second would set a person aflame.
Another thing Sanji is evidently skilled at is fighting with knives, since they're a chef's tool and he pretty much dominates anything to do with a kitchen. This has only happened once thus far in the series, due to Sanji's complete aversion of directly using his hands in battle. The only reason he broke out this particular talent is because he was fighting in a kitchen against someone who was using food as a weapon. He had some very nifty moves with the knives, but it's something that we, unfortunately, probably won't be seeing much of in the future.
Sanji is often the tactician of the crew, too, as was also previously mentioned. He's very perceptive and smart and can see things that others don't. He won't hesitate to silently go off on his own and make something happen that will eventually prove helpful to the crew's situation. His self-assigned Mr. Prince spy missions have gotten the crew out of several sticky and dangerous positions.
Outside of battles and the like, Sanji's most important ability involves his skills in the kitchen. He's an amazing cook, and is the sole chef on the Thousand Sunny. Before he joined Luffy's crew he was the Assistant Head Chef on the Baratie (the seafaring restaurant he and Zeff started). He loves cooking and will feed any hungry person or animal, regardless of whether they have money or are an enemy. He does this because he knows exactly what it is like to go without food, seeing as how he nearly starved to death when he was just a kid. Not only is Sanji an awesome chef, but he can make a feast out of the smallest and poorest choices of food, and it will no doubt taste delicious. All that, and he'll have it prepared in under a minute, too.
*Since the timeskip:
While he was on Momoiro Island, Sanji spent the two years fighting 99 Okama Kenpo masters to retrieve their recipes for Attack Cuisine. He's also now considerably stronger than he was before the timeskip. His attacks are much more powerful, and he's even able to spontaneously ignite either one or both of his legs at the same time to perform Diable Jambe, which means he no longer has to tornado spin to do so. He's even capable of igniting his legs underwater.
Sanji has developed Blue Walk and Sky Walk techniques now, which is when he travels at incredibly fast speeds either through the water or through the air (he does a kind of continuous flying jump/run thing in the air, so it's not exactly flying). He also can do something called Hell Memories that makes his entire body to go up in flames when he remembers his time in the Kamabakka Kingdom.
The other big thing that Sanji learned to do during his time away is Haki, which is the ability to sense spiritual energy and overpower enemies. Sanji has shown that he can use Kenbunshoku (Observation) Haki, which allows the user to sense the presence of others, even if they are concealed from view or too far to see naturally, and Busoshoku (Armament) Haki, which allows the user to create a force similar to an invisible armor around themselves.
♦ Is your character retaining any previous game memories?
Yes... Sanji is coming from a game calledcerealia. He was there for about nine months ICly (but over a year OOCly). Probably the most important thing to know coming out of that place is that he somehow managed to get himself involved in a thing with Zoro that he's still floundering about emotionally with.
He also ran his own TV show there (about cooking, of course) and was the head chef at Angelo's restaurant, the Lady Luck. Cerealia was full of all sorts of modern technology, too, so he's got some experience with all of that now.
Samples
♦ First-Person Sample:
Linking to several threads since Sanji varies greatly depending on who he's talking to...
1) Bickering with the shitty swordsman.
2) More bickering plus cooking.
3) A quiet moment with his captain.
4) Luffy again, includes some fighting.
5) Talking to a lady~ (to add some context: takes place the day after an April Fool's Opposite Day event)
6) More lady interaction.
7) Full on sparring & fighting. (warning: this thread takes a turn about 30 comments in and eventually heads into NC-17 territory, just fyi!)
♦ Third-Person Sample:
The sun is only just barely starting to come up over the water as Sanji leans up against the railing of the Thousand Sunny, cigarette in hand and a content look on his face. He's freshly dressed in his usual suit, the tie knotted perfectly as always. A soft breeze ruffles his hair as he takes a final drag of his smoke, then he flicks the remains out into the waves and turns on his heel to head for his galley. Robin-chan will be up soon, and he always likes to have a pot of coffee ready for his lovely flower when she comes to join him.
He's got an array of vegetables on the counter in front of him when she arrives, offering him a gentle smile that makes his heart soar before taking her usual spot at the table. They don't talk much during these early mornings, instead just enjoying each other's company, as well as the peaceful silence that will be broken the second Luffy rolls out of his hammock. It's a rare thing during the day, moments like this, so they take advantage of it while they can.
Sanji makes quick work of the vegetables, slicing and dicing until they're ready to be dumped into a pan on the stove. He gets the eggs out next, knowing from plenty of experience that the bacon has to be the absolute last thing he cooks, or the smell will bring the others running and half the damn food will be gone before he even has a chance to serve it properly.
Nami-san comes in next, not long after Robin-chan, and being alone with those two beauties fills him with so much joy that he practically floats around the kitchen as he gets out another coffee mug. Their soft murmuring to each other is like music to his ears, and he happily doesn't eavesdrop, instead just letting their voices wash over him as he stirs the eggs with his spatula. A few minutes lazily crawl by, and then actual music drifts through the open doorway. Brook on his violin. Sanji gets out another coffee mug, then grabs a cola while he's at it as Franky squeezes through the galley door next. The sound levels start to climb as greetings are made all around, and a loud thud outside has Sanji scowling for a second, knowing it's the shitty marimo landing heavily on the deck after his turn on watch up in the crow's nest. The dumbass will be sniffing around for booze, but hell if Sanji's going to let him raid the liquor cabinet so early in the morning. So it's another mug for him, but he'll skip the cream and sugar this time.
He has the bacon on the stove now, popping and sizzling as it cooks. He can practically count down the seconds in his head. Five...four...three...two...one—
Luffy crashes into the galley, shouting about meat and food and can he have breakfast now already, he's been waiting all night and didn't even try to steal any midnight snacks even once except for a couple hours ago, but it's okay because the fridge was locked so he didn't actually take anything.
Usopp and Chopper pile in after him, clambering into their seats at the table. All three get milk, big tall glasses that Sanji sets on the table with a look and a snapped: "You can wait two minutes, Luffy, goddamn."
It takes less time than that, actually, to serve his eight nakama perfectly plated scrambled eggs and bacon (with extra piled high on Luffy's plate). Some of them dive right into it, practically inhaling their entire serving in one go, and others eat in a hurry because they know they'll have to ward off Luffy if they take too long. The ladies take their time, because they know Luffy will end up with a footprint in his shitty rubber face if he tries to steal anything from them.
Sanji just watches them all, a warm glow filling his chest, and drinks his tea.
Extras
FUN FACT, I guess: Sanji's eyebrows are ridiculous -- even more ridiculous than you might realize at first glance.
Pre-timeskip:
+ Post-timeskip: 
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...Yeeeeah.
FUN FACT #2: Sanji is the only male on the crew who bathes every day, haha.
Also, despite being badass and awesome, Sanji is kind of made of fail. This is a running gag in the series. He's constantly getting shafted by women, being made a fool out of, and can't even seem to get a proper bounty poster. As such, he is the only member of the crew who has a drawn picture on their poster and it, quite frankly, looks ridiculous. He's...very touchy on this subject, lol:
For good reason.
Sanji is also very easy to irritate and he doesn't take teasing well, though he will gladly return the barb and mess with you straight back -- he'll just be trying to scream your head off while doing it. If he gets to you before you get to him, however, he will take great pleasure in poking fun at you first. Unless, of course, you're a girl.
It should also be noted that while Sanji is a self-proclaimed ladies man and a lover and charmer of all women everywhere, he never actually seems to succeed in his attempts at wooing.
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Character Info
♦ Character's Name: Sanji
♦ Character's Canon: One Piece
♦ Character's Age: 22
♦ Canon Point: Directly after chapter 730 in the manga + about nine months of
cerealia history.♦ Background/History:
Sanji's page on the One Piece wiki.
One Piece is looong and involved, so linking to his background is easiest.
♦ Personality:
For the first 597 chapters of the manga, Sanji was actually 19 years old. The manga then underwent a two-year timeskip. The bulk of this app refers to Sanji's younger self, since that is obviously where a large chunk of his characterization and growth happened. But I will include an addendum at the end of each section that mentions any important information that has happened since the timeskip.
So, the quickest way to sum up Sanji is to say that he's the Straw Hat's foulmouthed, chain-smoking, ass-kicking, lovesick dork of a chef. In other words, he's basically an oxymoron embodied. This is evident from the very first time he shows up in the story, where we immediately see him flailing pathetically at women only to immediately do a 180 and turn into a dangerous badass. He's first seen working at a seafaring restaurant, and right off the bat you learn that he's a flirt, that you shouldn't waste food around him, and that he can and will kick the crap out of you if you piss him off.
Sanji's past has everything to do with who he is. Stranded on a barren rock of an island for nearly three months when he was younger with very little food to get by on (and none at all for the second half of his time there) has completely shaped his views on cooking and the like. He knows just how valuable food is and considers wasting it to be a huge travesty, to the point that knowingly throwing it away crosses a personal line with him and is basically unforgivable. After being rescued from the island with the ex-pirate captain Zeff, Sanji began learning to cook in the restaurant he and Zeff opened together. Now, some nine to ten years later, Sanji considers himself to be one of the best cooks on the whole ocean. It's his passion in life, and -- because nearly everyone in One Piece has a dream goal they're trying to reach -- you also discover that Sanji's dream, of course, has to do with this part of his make-up. He wants to find All Blue, the elusive ocean that many people doubt actually exists, where fish from all four seas of the world swim together. It's considered a cook's paradise, and Sanji wants nothing more than to prove that it's there. A lot of Sanji's world really does revolve around food, as he spends a large portion of his day in the galley cooking and preparing meals. When a black hole like Luffy is your captain, you have to cook a lot to keep him satisfied. He's also always looking for new recipes to learn and gets excited whenever he has a chance to experience new cooking from different islands on the Grand Line.
Girls, you quickly learn, are Sanji's second passion in life. He considers himself to be a huge ladies man, and always dresses the part. His wardrobe is flamboyantly awesome in colorspreads, but for the most part in the actual story he is nearly always wearing a black suit and tie. Impressing the ladies is only part of Sanji's obsession with them, because more often than not he's not impressing them at all and is instead falling all over himself to do their bidding. Complete with flailing, spinning, crazy hearts in his eyes, and probably drooling. He goes from suave to a pathetic mess in less than a second (and then can snap back and turn into a snarling beast in even less time) and will do literally anything to make a woman happy. Sometimes his love for making women happy and his respect for them goes almost too far, to the point that he refuses to kick them even when they're an obvious enemy. This has gotten him into trouble before, in fact resulting in one of his few losses in a fight in the entire series. He claims that he absolutely cannot kick a woman and says that it's because of his upbringing. He doesn't mean it as an insult to them, it's just the way he does things.
Sanji's attitude towards men, however, is the complete opposite. He acts vastly different around them. Every other word out of his mouth is a curse, he's much more crass and crude, and he has no problem kicking them upside the head. Literally kicking, though, he doesn't ever fight with his hands -- yet another part of his upbringing. He was taught to fight by Zeff, and both consider a chef's hands to be their most important tool and therefore do not use them in battle. Despite the bipolar outward appearance of hating men and loving women, there IS an in-between and Sanji does manage to form close bonds with his entire crew, regardless of what gender they are. He can have real conversations with his Nami-san and Robin-chan, fawn over them whilst serving them special treats half a second later, and then promptly turn around and try to kick Zoro's ass for snorting at him. On occasion he'll even let his inner dork out and dance around with Usopp and Luffy. He's not the sort of man who's afraid to show his emotions, so he certainly has his moments of being easily excited or overwhelmed to the point of tears, too.
On the battle side of things, Sanji is one of the strongest fighters the Straw Hats have. He's considered one of their top three, alongside Luffy and Zoro, despite not having one of the top three bounties. Sanji is, however, the strongest person on the crew who does not have a Devil Fruit or fight with a weapon. Along with being one of the powerhouses, Sanji is also SMART. He's often the tactician of the crew and sometimes disappears to secretly do something behind the scenes that will later prove to be hugely beneficial and more often than not, actually save the entire crew. Sanji is very perceptive and even outside of battle, he has a way of seeing things that others do not and isn't afraid to tell people what they need to hear without softening the blow. Because of this, he also tends to be good at giving advice.
Sanji is one of the more complex characters I have ever come across. He's rarely, if ever, seen without a cigarette in his mouth; his favorite word is apparently "shitty"; he's a lovesick, flaily fool with any woman who crosses his path and a complete bastard most of the time otherwise; he considers himself to be very manly, a chivalrous prince (even going so far as to give himself the nickname "Mr. Prince") and a calm, cool (emphasis on the cool), collected individual when in fact his temper is practically nonexistent and he will blow his top at any guy who so much as steals a cookie without asking; he's a huge dork and is extremely capable of acting exactly like the 19-year-old teenager he is; and underneath all of that, he's fiercely loyal to his family and friends. Fiercely loyal and protective, especially of the weaker members of the crew, but never does he actually doubt them or what they're capable of with their own abilities. On occasion, though, Sanji does seem to have a self-sacrificing streak in him that has gotten him into trouble more than once. Luckily, usually someone steps in and literally knocks some sense into him (or just plain knocks him out). But, like the rest of his crew, he's always up and at 'em again in no time.
*Since the timeskip:
Sanji's two years older, 21 instead of 19, and as such he's a little taller and more muscular. His hair now covers his right eye, not his left, and it's grown longer, too. He's also actually managed to grow out his goatee finally.
During his two years away, Sanji spent his time on Momoiro Island in the Kamabakka Kingdom with a whooooole lot of okama -- or transvestites. He went two years without seeing any ladies at all, so when he first showed up after the time jump, every time he saw a woman he would become way more overwhelmed than usual and nosebleed explode all over the place. It became something of a running gag during the Fishman Islard arc, getting to the point that he almost died and had to have a blood transfusion (and, of course, the blood came from an okama). Luckily, he finally seems to have regressed back to his usual flailing when in the presence of a girl and the nosebleeds in the current arc have been kept to a minimum.
Though now he's also sort of got what might be considered PTSD from his stay at Momoiro Island, which mostly shows itself when there are okama around.
Otherwise, his personality hasn't changed too much. He's grown up some and might come across a little harsher at times than he used to. And like the rest of the Straw Hats, he's slightly more serious and aware of the dangers on the Grand Line since they've learned more about what they're up against and that they can fail. All of them are more determined now, as well as more prepared to deal with the second half of the Grand Line.
♦ Powers/Abilities:
Sanji's main and most obvious ability in terms of fighting is that he is an expert on kicking. His fighting style totally revolves around the use of his feet. It's usually said to be a type of martial arts, possibly a combination of Capoeira, Tae Kwon Do, Tan Tui, and Savate. While it doesn't have a specific name in the series, sometimes it is referred to as the "Red Leg" style, as that is the name Zeff was given when he was fighting with it, and Sanji has since turned it into his own "Black Leg" style. Sanji uses his legs and feet to defeat enemies, smash through walls and boulders, and kick the crap out of creatures that are way larger than him. He even has several combined moves with some of his crewmates that involve launching them at whatever they might be fighting. His kicks also have the unique ability to transform someone's facial structure if Sanji so desires to use them this way. Because of this there are two characters in the series who Sanji has given a complete plastic surgery-type makeover.
As stated before, Sanji only uses his feet while fighting because he considers his hands to be his most precious tools as a chef and cannot risk injuring them. This does not, however, exclude the use of handstands in battle, and many of Sanji's moves involve him flipping into one whilst swinging and spinning his legs around at enemies. So while his lower body is, yes, amazingly and ridiculously powerful, his upper body strength is nothing to laugh at either. In fact, in the first chapter Sanji shows up in, he is seen lifting a man entirely off his feet using only one hand. He's a complete powerhouse and it's obvious why he is considered one of the top three fighters on the crew.
One of Sanji's moves is called Diable Jambe. He basically has the power to heat his lower legs up so much that they turn bright red, which he does by spinning rapidly in place. Supposedly the heat of the attack is so high that contact for one second would set a person aflame.
Another thing Sanji is evidently skilled at is fighting with knives, since they're a chef's tool and he pretty much dominates anything to do with a kitchen. This has only happened once thus far in the series, due to Sanji's complete aversion of directly using his hands in battle. The only reason he broke out this particular talent is because he was fighting in a kitchen against someone who was using food as a weapon. He had some very nifty moves with the knives, but it's something that we, unfortunately, probably won't be seeing much of in the future.
Sanji is often the tactician of the crew, too, as was also previously mentioned. He's very perceptive and smart and can see things that others don't. He won't hesitate to silently go off on his own and make something happen that will eventually prove helpful to the crew's situation. His self-assigned Mr. Prince spy missions have gotten the crew out of several sticky and dangerous positions.
Outside of battles and the like, Sanji's most important ability involves his skills in the kitchen. He's an amazing cook, and is the sole chef on the Thousand Sunny. Before he joined Luffy's crew he was the Assistant Head Chef on the Baratie (the seafaring restaurant he and Zeff started). He loves cooking and will feed any hungry person or animal, regardless of whether they have money or are an enemy. He does this because he knows exactly what it is like to go without food, seeing as how he nearly starved to death when he was just a kid. Not only is Sanji an awesome chef, but he can make a feast out of the smallest and poorest choices of food, and it will no doubt taste delicious. All that, and he'll have it prepared in under a minute, too.
*Since the timeskip:
While he was on Momoiro Island, Sanji spent the two years fighting 99 Okama Kenpo masters to retrieve their recipes for Attack Cuisine. He's also now considerably stronger than he was before the timeskip. His attacks are much more powerful, and he's even able to spontaneously ignite either one or both of his legs at the same time to perform Diable Jambe, which means he no longer has to tornado spin to do so. He's even capable of igniting his legs underwater.
Sanji has developed Blue Walk and Sky Walk techniques now, which is when he travels at incredibly fast speeds either through the water or through the air (he does a kind of continuous flying jump/run thing in the air, so it's not exactly flying). He also can do something called Hell Memories that makes his entire body to go up in flames when he remembers his time in the Kamabakka Kingdom.
The other big thing that Sanji learned to do during his time away is Haki, which is the ability to sense spiritual energy and overpower enemies. Sanji has shown that he can use Kenbunshoku (Observation) Haki, which allows the user to sense the presence of others, even if they are concealed from view or too far to see naturally, and Busoshoku (Armament) Haki, which allows the user to create a force similar to an invisible armor around themselves.
♦ Is your character retaining any previous game memories?
Yes... Sanji is coming from a game called
cerealia. He was there for about nine months ICly (but over a year OOCly). Probably the most important thing to know coming out of that place is that he somehow managed to get himself involved in a thing with Zoro that he's still floundering about emotionally with.He also ran his own TV show there (about cooking, of course) and was the head chef at Angelo's restaurant, the Lady Luck. Cerealia was full of all sorts of modern technology, too, so he's got some experience with all of that now.
Samples
♦ First-Person Sample:
Linking to several threads since Sanji varies greatly depending on who he's talking to...
1) Bickering with the shitty swordsman.
2) More bickering plus cooking.
3) A quiet moment with his captain.
4) Luffy again, includes some fighting.
5) Talking to a lady~ (to add some context: takes place the day after an April Fool's Opposite Day event)
6) More lady interaction.
7) Full on sparring & fighting. (warning: this thread takes a turn about 30 comments in and eventually heads into NC-17 territory, just fyi!)
♦ Third-Person Sample:
The sun is only just barely starting to come up over the water as Sanji leans up against the railing of the Thousand Sunny, cigarette in hand and a content look on his face. He's freshly dressed in his usual suit, the tie knotted perfectly as always. A soft breeze ruffles his hair as he takes a final drag of his smoke, then he flicks the remains out into the waves and turns on his heel to head for his galley. Robin-chan will be up soon, and he always likes to have a pot of coffee ready for his lovely flower when she comes to join him.
He's got an array of vegetables on the counter in front of him when she arrives, offering him a gentle smile that makes his heart soar before taking her usual spot at the table. They don't talk much during these early mornings, instead just enjoying each other's company, as well as the peaceful silence that will be broken the second Luffy rolls out of his hammock. It's a rare thing during the day, moments like this, so they take advantage of it while they can.
Sanji makes quick work of the vegetables, slicing and dicing until they're ready to be dumped into a pan on the stove. He gets the eggs out next, knowing from plenty of experience that the bacon has to be the absolute last thing he cooks, or the smell will bring the others running and half the damn food will be gone before he even has a chance to serve it properly.
Nami-san comes in next, not long after Robin-chan, and being alone with those two beauties fills him with so much joy that he practically floats around the kitchen as he gets out another coffee mug. Their soft murmuring to each other is like music to his ears, and he happily doesn't eavesdrop, instead just letting their voices wash over him as he stirs the eggs with his spatula. A few minutes lazily crawl by, and then actual music drifts through the open doorway. Brook on his violin. Sanji gets out another coffee mug, then grabs a cola while he's at it as Franky squeezes through the galley door next. The sound levels start to climb as greetings are made all around, and a loud thud outside has Sanji scowling for a second, knowing it's the shitty marimo landing heavily on the deck after his turn on watch up in the crow's nest. The dumbass will be sniffing around for booze, but hell if Sanji's going to let him raid the liquor cabinet so early in the morning. So it's another mug for him, but he'll skip the cream and sugar this time.
He has the bacon on the stove now, popping and sizzling as it cooks. He can practically count down the seconds in his head. Five...four...three...two...one—
Luffy crashes into the galley, shouting about meat and food and can he have breakfast now already, he's been waiting all night and didn't even try to steal any midnight snacks even once except for a couple hours ago, but it's okay because the fridge was locked so he didn't actually take anything.
Usopp and Chopper pile in after him, clambering into their seats at the table. All three get milk, big tall glasses that Sanji sets on the table with a look and a snapped: "You can wait two minutes, Luffy, goddamn."
It takes less time than that, actually, to serve his eight nakama perfectly plated scrambled eggs and bacon (with extra piled high on Luffy's plate). Some of them dive right into it, practically inhaling their entire serving in one go, and others eat in a hurry because they know they'll have to ward off Luffy if they take too long. The ladies take their time, because they know Luffy will end up with a footprint in his shitty rubber face if he tries to steal anything from them.
Sanji just watches them all, a warm glow filling his chest, and drinks his tea.
Extras
FUN FACT, I guess: Sanji's eyebrows are ridiculous -- even more ridiculous than you might realize at first glance.
Pre-timeskip:
+ Post-timeskip: = & ...Yeeeeah.
FUN FACT #2: Sanji is the only male on the crew who bathes every day, haha.
Also, despite being badass and awesome, Sanji is kind of made of fail. This is a running gag in the series. He's constantly getting shafted by women, being made a fool out of, and can't even seem to get a proper bounty poster. As such, he is the only member of the crew who has a drawn picture on their poster and it, quite frankly, looks ridiculous. He's...very touchy on this subject, lol:
For good reason.
Sanji is also very easy to irritate and he doesn't take teasing well, though he will gladly return the barb and mess with you straight back -- he'll just be trying to scream your head off while doing it. If he gets to you before you get to him, however, he will take great pleasure in poking fun at you first. Unless, of course, you're a girl.
It should also be noted that while Sanji is a self-proclaimed ladies man and a lover and charmer of all women everywhere, he never actually seems to succeed in his attempts at wooing.