Sanji

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is a fictional character in the anime and manga series One Piece, created and written by artist Eiichiro Oda. He is the fourth member to join the crew and the chef of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Creation and conception

Character outline
Personality
Sanji is the Straw Hat crew's chain-smoking chef, whose dream is to find All Blue, a legendary ocean which contains all the fish in the world. He takes great pride in the meals he makes.

Sanji is also a very skilled fighter, who uses only kicks. He said, that this is because a chef's hands are his prized possession and should not be risked in battle. He was trained by the once infamous pirate and chef Red Leg Zeff, who had been to the Grand Line himself.

Sanji has a strong sense of chivalry, and he will never harm a woman, no matter what. As said by himself, he will never kick a woman even if he dies because that is how he was brought up. Sanji also seems to keep this code regardless of a woman's appearance.

Abilities
Sanji is a powerful martial artist with superhuman strength, speed, and endurance. He is considered by the Straw Hat crew to be one of their strongest fighters. Sanji has mastered Red Leg, a fictional unarmed martial art which strictly uses the lower body and legs in combat similar to capoeira. Sanji's leg strength is great enough to smash through rock and defeat monstrous beasts in a single blow. Sanji is also shown to be very acrobatic, using flips and handstands in his fighting. His fighting style's name is taken from the alias of , Sanji's mentor and developer of the style.

Sanji's most powerful ability is Diable Jambe, which involves rotating at high speeds, heating his leg via friction until it glows red-hot. This powerful ability enhances his kick and literally burns his opponent when it connects. The more Sanji uses his kick, the more his legs are damaged, but the legs would heal after time. Oda states this is because Sanji's heart burns even hotter.

A unique attack to Sanji would be his beautification attack (Parage Shot!), which he demonstrated against chef Wanze. With several kicks to the face, Wanze's face changed to resemble one would expect from the protagonist of a shojou manga. This skill is shown again many chapters later on Iron Mask Duval.

As an expert chef, Sanji is capable of preparing almost any dish imaginable, while holding to a strong sense of the aesthetics of cooking. Sanji is also skilled in fighting with kitchen knives, as demonstrated against Cipher Pol chef Wanze.

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