History Characters / OnePieceSanji

For tropes pertaining to his [[Series/OnePiece2023 live-action counterpart]], go [[Characters/OnePiece2023 here]].

* TheGlomp: A RunningGag is Sanji attempting to do this to women and always failing for one reason or another.

** [[spoiler:St. Jaygarcia Saturn is capable of killing {{Mooks}} by simply looking at them. When Saturn uses the same technique on Sanji, Sanji almost passes out from it and becomes exhausted, and soon after he's rendered immobile. This establishes that the Five Elder Star's Devil Fruit ability is very dangerous to anyone without the need to inflict physical damage on them, but also that you need to be above a certain threshold in order to survive his glare, since the Marines' announcement specifically orders anyone below Rear-Admiral rank to leave for their own safety.]]

** In his fight with Vergo, which ended in more of a draw then a defeat, he didn't use Haki or Diable Jambe aside from his initial attack.

* NoLastNameGiven: For a very long time, starting in his mid-childhood, he only went by the name Sanji. He disowned any and all connection to the surname Vinsmoke because of all the horrible memories attached to it [[spoiler:and because his own father told him to never make mention of them again if he was indeed serious about cutting his ties for good.]]

** Makes some of the best damn food you'll find on the Grand Line. And he joined the crew to fulfill his dream of finding some mysterious and awesome ingredients that can only be found in the All Blue, so he can cook even ''better''. A lot of the FoodPorn in the show can be contributed to him, ''especially'' in the G8 filler arc. In the Totto Land arc, [[spoiler:he perfectly replicated Streusen's wedding cake, including all the secret ingredients, through smell alone. And it's so delicious that a taste of it nearly kills the chefs who taste-test it (and makes others believe he secretly poisoned it before discovering the truth).]]

* LightningBruiser: Sanji is the second fastest member of the Straw Hats while his physical power is roughly the same as that of Zoro and Luffy, and similar to them, he's able to take a lot of serious injuries, albeit less extreme. During the Wano arc, [[spoiler:his newly acquired exoskeleton and regeneration ability]] drastically increased his ability to tank attacks to a point that he's practically invulnerable.

* UnusualEyebrows: His eyebrows twirl into two big ol' spirals on the ends; and, predictably, they are often the source of ridicule. Oddly enough though, both of his eyebrow spirals curl ''to the right'', meaning his eyebrows are asymmetrical on his face. Which may explain why he chooses to hide one of eyes at all times with his hair. (pre-TimeSkip he covered his left eye, post-Time-skip it's his right). The swirly brows are a trait shred with his brothers; however, theirs twirl in the opposing direction to visually communicate that Sanji is different from them. [[spoiler:In Chapter 1031, during the Onigashima war after Sanji starts manifesting the same durable traits his brothers do, and apparently [[TookALevelInJerkass attacks an innocent woman off-screen]] whilst having an emotional crisis over his transformation, his eyebrows now swirl the same direction as theirs, showing how he's SlowlySlippingIntoEvil. After Sanji has solved his inner conflict, his twirly eyebrows are facing back to their original direction after having woken up from his intense battle with Queen, the real culprit.]]

* UnusualEyebrows: His eyebrows twirl into two big ol' spirals on the ends; and, predictably, they are often the source of ridicule. Oddly enough though, both of his eyebrow spirals curl ''to the right'', meaning his eyebrows are asymmetrical on his face. Which may explain why he chooses to hide one of eyes at all times with his hair. (pre-TimeSkip he covered his left eye, post-Time-skip it's his right). [[spoiler: The swirly brows are a trait shred with his brothers; however, theirs twirl in the opposing direction to visually communicate that Sanji is different from them. In Chapter 1031, during the Onigashima war after Sanji starts manifesting the same durable traits his brothers do, and apparently [[TooKALevelInJerkass attacks an innocent woman off-screen]] whilst having an emotional crisis over his transformation, his eyebrows now swirl the same direction as theirs, showing how he's SlowlySlippingIntoEvil. Even once it's revealed that it was actually [[{{PowerCopying}} Queen]] who did it, Sanji's physical changes remain, and it's left ambiguous if he'd really started to lose his emotions or not]].

* EmpoweredBadassNormal: In the first part of the story, Sanji is simply a SupremeChef who happens to be ''really'' good at kicking. His kicks would even break metallic objects. During the timeskip, Sanji has learned Haki and how to "fly" with a "Moonwalk"-style. After the events of Whole Cake Island, Sanji [[spoiler:receives a raid suit from his brothers, which he reluctantly uses for the first time in Wano, that gives him invisibility. While fighting Queen Sanji manifests the same ultra-durable body his brothers have and the ability to instantly heal his bones. He's not at all happy about the last two, since it makes him more like his evil brothers.]]
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Despite their less than amicable relationship, he's not above saving and then teaming up with his father and brothers when surrounded by the Charlotte Family and with both parties in need of some more manpower. He does, however, silently demand that they help his friends with a glare on his face after he frees them, earning an annoyed look from Judge while his siblings comply]].

* LightningBruiser: Sanji is the second fastest member of the Straw Hats while his physical power is roughly the same as that of Zoro and Luffy.

* ProdigalHero: In his backstory, [[spoiler:Sanji is the third son of the Vinsmoke family. However, his sister Reiju helped him escape from his family's abuse and he fled to the East Blue, where he became a sous-chef. He's forced to face his past when Judge tries bringing him back for a political alliance between the Vinsmokes and the Charlottes]].

* LadykillerInLove: [[spoiler: While he ''did'' turn down Charlotte Pudding at first, he seems to genuinely like her as a person and, if not for the terrible circumstances he's in, would probably marry her in a heartbeat. The end of Chapter 845 is all about it.]]

* NumericalThemeNaming: Sanji's name follow a numerical theme[[spoiler:with his older and younger siblings Reiju, Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji. He's "Sanji", "San" being the Japanese word for three and a reference to the order he was born in among the five of them. His name is also a pun on "three o'clock". The number three also represents social alienation -- he was his family's [[TheUnfavorite least-favored]] child and was constantly abused for being weak as a kid]].

* AtrociousAlias: Franky and Usopp point out that the name Sanji came up with, [[spoiler:"O-Soba Mask"]], [[spoiler:when he put on his "Stealth Black" raid suit,]] is rather lame and want to change it.

* GiverOfLameNames: Franky and Usopp point out that the name Sanji came up with, [[spoiler:"O-Soba Mask"]], [[spoiler:when he put on his "Stealth Black" raid suit,]] is rather lame and want to change it.

* ForWantOfANail: [[spoiler:Sanji not becoming an utterly remorseless {{Tykebomb}} like his quadruplet brothers hinged on his mother's kindness. Had Sora not made the choice to sacrifice herself to save her sons after Judge experimented on them in utero, Sanji wouldn't grow up to be a SpannerInTheWorks, a dear friend of the Straw Hats, and a major problem for villains. And more specifically, the entire Vinsmoke line would be rendered extinct by the Charlotte family/Big Mom Pirates, because Sanji didn't make the necessary friends and allies in order to save them. He wouldn't be able to make [[BitchInSheepsClothing Pudding]] reveal her BrokenBird side and perform a HeelFaceTurn, because that relied on ''kindness alone''.]]

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The Odex dub initially misspelled his name as "Sangi".

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* AdaptationalBadass: Downplayed. The sixth OP, Brand New World, shows Sanji matching Kalifa blow-for-blow at Enies Lobby, but in the manga, he lost the fight horribly, partly due to Kalifa's Soap-Soap Fruit, but mostly due to his WouldntHitAGirl attitude.

* AdaptationalBadass: Downplayed; the sixth OP, Brand New World, shows Sanji matching Kalifa blow-for-blow at Enies Lobby; in the manga, he lost the fight horribly, partly due to Kalifa's Soap-Soap Fruit, but mostly due to his WouldntHitAGirl attitude.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: As early as chapter 227, Sanji makes an off-hand comment about having been born in North Blue. It flies over the characters's head and isn't mentioned again for a while, but attentive readers may realize that it doesn't add-up since the crew met Sanji in East Blue and crossing from one of the five seas to another is only possible by sailing through Calm Belt (which is basically impossible without a Marine warship or an absurd amount of individual power), accomplishing the full Grand Line trip around the world (which nobody did since the King of the Pirates) or being a very wealthy/influencial individual with the World Government's authorization to cross Red Line. More than 600 chapters later and over a decade in real-world time, it is finally revealed that [[spoiler:Sanji was a prince from a kingdom in North Blue and he fled his family as they were crossing the East Blue side of the Red Line.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: As early as chapter 227, Sanji makes an off-hand comment about having been born in North Blue. It flies over the characters's head and isn't mentioned again for a while, but attentive readers may realize that it doesn't add-up since the crew met Sanji in East Blue and crossing from one of the five see to another is only possible by sailing through Calm Belt (which is basically impossible without a Marine warship or an absurd amount of individual power), accomplishing the full Grand Line trip around the world (which nobody did since the King of the Pirates) or being a very wealthy/influencial individual with the World Government's authorization to cross Red Line. More than 600 chapters later and over a decade in real-world time, it is finally revealed that [[spoiler:Sanji was a prince from a kingdom in North Blue and he fled his family as they were crossing the East Blue side of the Red Line.]]

* ABNegative: It turns out Sanji has a rare blood type. This becomes extremely problematic when the {{Nosebleed}} after {{Nosebleed}} he'd been suffering and had been PlayedForLaughs after being exposed to real women again caused him to go through all of Chopper's stock of that specific type. As a result, when a mermaid tries to keep him hidden by stuffing him into [[MarshmallowHell Marshmallow Heaven]], he has such an [[HighPressureBlood epic]] gusher that it becomes life-threatening. Further complicating the situation was the issue that due to some latent racism between humans and merfolks, those who had the blood type refused to donate either out of discrimination or fear of the enforcers of the regime.

** During the whole cake island arc, he turns down Luffy's attempts to [[spoiler:rescue him from his ArrangedMarriage and attacks him when he insists. Considering his UndyingLoyalty to his Straw Hat friends, this is really out of character for Sanji, though it's justified due to his being blackmailed]].

* OpposeWhatYouSuffered: After starving for weeks as a child, Sanji vowed to feed anyone who asks for food, even if said person wouldn't be grateful or is a villain. For this reason he makes food for Gin when he first comes to the Baratie and prepares the cake for a rampaging Linin in the Whole Cake Arc, despite knowing that she won't show any gratitude.

* OpposeWhatYouSuffered: After starving for weeks as a child, Sanji vowed to feed anyone who asks for food, even if said person wouldn't be grateful or is a villain. For this reason he makes food for Gin when he first comes to the Baratie and prepares the cake for a rampaging Linin in the Whole Cake Arc.

* OutOfFocus: He, Chopper, Nami, and Brook have to escape from Big Mom and her crew and so they're absent during the second half of the Dressrosa Arc.

** In the Zou and Totto Land arcs, [[spoiler:Sanji rediscovers his blood ties with the Vinsmokes, who he had not seen in years, and is forced to put up with them because his father made him the lynchpin that will seal the Vinsmokes' alliance with the Big Mom Pirates. To make things worse, Judge blackmailed his weakling son into submission, to the point where Sanji had to bend himself over backwards constantly to please both his family and Big Mom so his friends or the Baratie chefs wouldn't be assassinated. Despite having every reason to hate his asshole father and brothers, he ultimately decides to save them from being executed by Big Mom's family after Reiju tells him the truth behind his mother's death and his brothers' behaviors. [[MissingMom Vinsmoke Sora]] ends up getting the last laugh as Sanji's unearthed compassion saves the Straw Hats, the Vinsmokes, and the Firetank Pirates from total annihilation, and even finds a new ally in his supposed "fiancee", [[BrokenBird Charlotte]] [[TragicVillain Pudding]], who falls in love with him after he heals her broken heart and helps the Straw Hats flee Big Mom's wrath. Even better, all the Vinsmokes are indebted to the one they dismissed as a failure]].

* DeathGlare: [[spoiler:Gives [[ColdSniper Charlotte]] [[CombatClairvoyance Katakuri]] one after seeing a [[AbnormalAmmo jellybean]] kill the wedding priest instead of him. [[OhCrap He knows what's going on]].]]

* DodgeTheBullet: Like Luffy and Zoro, Sanji is fast enough to dodge bullets ''point-blank''. [[spoiler: Even more impressively though, he can dodge [[ColdSniper Katakuri's]] [[AbnormalAmmo jellybeans]] just as easily despite the fact that said person can ''[[{{Seers}} see into the future]] and [[CombatClairvoyance see his opponents' moves]]''. This implies that Sanji moves too fast for Katakuri to glance into the future in time to counteract him.]]

** Also, the [[IncrediblyConspicuousDrag two]] [[CampGay men]] on Fish-Man Island who gave him blood transfusions.

* {{Flanderization}}: In Sanji's very first appearance, he was able to have actual ''conversations'' with women he was attracted to and attempted to woo. Now? [[LovableSexManiac Not]] [[CasanovaWannabe so much.]] He also went from generally suave and occasionally going gaga over women to going gaga by default and violent nosebleeds at worst after the TimeSkip, though this was a result of spending two years on an island full of transvestites. He's displayed some signs of ForgotFlandersCouldDoThat a few arcs later however; though he still freaks out when talking to women far more than he originally ever did, he actually manages to talk like a human being long enough to leave a good impression on the mermaids, Viola, Carrot, and Pudding.

* LackOfEmpathy: [[spoiler:Invoked, and averted. Before Sanji and his fraternal quadruplet brothers were born, their father, Judge, attempted to weaponize them by altering their DNA and completely removing their empathy in utero so they can become the perfect {{Super Soldier}}s upon birth. Sanji's mother, Sora, tried to protect them by secretly ingesting a drug that reversed gene modification surgeries, but only succeeded in protecting Sanji, while Ichiji, Yonji, and Niji only have a tiny shred of humanity left. Unfortunately, the very fact that Sanji retained his compassion in a family that believed in MightMakesRight made him the sole target of horrific abuse and mistreatment at the hands of his brothers and father. When, during the Onigashima arc Sanji starts manifesting the same [[GoodThingYouCanHeal physical]] [[MadeOfIron traits]] as his brothers while he's fighting Queen, he fears to lose his empathy and become like his brothers.]]

* MafiaPrincess: [[spoiler:Sanji is revealed to be a literal ''Mafia Prince'' due to the Vinsmoke family being an infamous group of royal Underworld assassins and military commanders with enough political clout to have Big Mom, one of the four Yonkos, to be interested in an alliance with them. He also plays it straight [[AbusiveParents for extremely]] [[BigBrotherBully justified reasons]]]].

* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: After using the Raid Suit in the Wano arc, Sanji gets the same ultra-durable body as his siblings, his UnusualEyebrows spin in the same directions as theirs, and most shockingly of all [[spoiler:he apparently hit a woman on instinct whilst in an emotional breakdown over his changes. This makes him fear that he's losing his humanity and becoming an emotionless soldier like his siblings. After some pondering, Sanji concludes that for the King of Pirates he would be more useful as a flawed human rather than a cold warrior and [[WhatYouAreInTheDark destroys the suit rather than potentially lose more of himself to it]]. Even when it's later revealed that it was actually Queen [[PowerCopying using the]] [[{{Invisibility}} Stealth Black]] technology who struck her, the sentiment remains]].

* WideEyedIdealist: [[DownplayedTrope Solely when it comes to women and nothing else]]; Sanji's views on the ladies are quite rose-tinted and naive, and he's prone to trusting any woman who acts nice to his face or returns his advances. He even proclaims that he would never doubt a woman's tears and is willing to forgive the lies and actions of any woman who wrongs him. Administrivia/TropesAreTools, however, so this is usually [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] by being shown in a neutral light and presenting both the positive and negative outcomes of this trait of his. However, it's shown in a decidedly negative light in the Tottoland arc, where his patience is pushed to its limit as [[spoiler: his trusting nature leads to his heart being broken in an exceedingly cruel manner by a very sadistic, manipulative woman -- the likes of which he had never had to deal with before on such a personal level]]. However, in a true testament to his willpower, he sticks to his morals even after this; [[spoiler: [[FreakinessShame instead of showing any anger towards her, he compliments]] [[BrokenBird Pudding's]] ThirdEye and still calls her beautiful, which causes her to ''genuinely'' fall in love with him -- reconstructing the trope and proving that Sanji's chivalry ''can'' work against all odds.]]

* AchievementsInIgnorance: His interactions with Cosette and Pudding during the Whole Cake Island Arc proves that he's actually really good at charming women when he's not intentionally trying to.

* {{Bishonen}}: A masculine example, though it gets downplayed after he grows out his facial hair during the TimeSkip with the transition from the thin teenage stubble to a full goatee.
** Zoro calls him "Idiot Lovely".
** [[TheMafia Firetank Pirates]] member Gotti angrily calls Sanji "pretty boy".
** When meeting Sanji's older sister, Brook goes heart-eyed twice and says "So pretty." Shortly after, Luffy sees her face and asks, [[IdiotHero "Sanji?!"]]

* PrettyBoy: Sanji is a [[MrFanservice refined and handsome man]], emphasized by his habit of wearing an elegant suit. This gets explicitly lampshaded by Gotti, who calls him a "pretty boy."

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroakiHirata, Creator/IkueOtani [young] (Japanese); Creator/EricVale [Funimation dub], Creator/ChristineAuten [young, Funimation dub], Creator/MeganShipman [young, Funimation dub of ''Episode of East Blue''], David Moo [4Kids dub], Creator/VeronicaTaylor [young, 4Kids dub], Joseph Murray [Odex dub, eps. 20-67), Paul Pistore [Odex dub, eps. 68-104] (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Noe Velásquez, Alejandra Vegar [young, 4Kids dub], Oliver Díaz [young, Netflix dub] (Latin American Spanish); Creator/AlfredoMartinez, Creator/DianaTorres [young] (European Spanish); Hubertus von Lerchenfeld (German)[[/note]]

* StrongFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler:All of his Vinsmoke siblings resemble him to some degree, bearing his trademark swirling eyebrows and PeekABangs. Reiju and Yonji in particular resemble Sanji the most, with Reiju looking like the end result if Sanji was turned into a woman, while Yonji is Sanji's spitting image (save for the hair) and has his perverted tendencies. In the case of Sanji and his brothers, it's later justified with the reveal that they're fraternal ''quadruplets'', born on the same day, which is why they resemble each other so closely]].

* UnusualEyebrows: His eyebrows twirl into two big ol' spirals on the ends; and, predictably, they are often the source of ridicule. Oddly enough though, both of his eyebrow spirals curl ''to the right'', meaning his eyebrows are asymmetrical on his face. Which may explain why he chooses to hide one of eyes at all times [[PeekABangs with his hair]]. (pre-TimeSkip he covered his left eye, post-Time-skip it's his right). [[spoiler: The swirly brows are a trait shred with his brothers; however, theirs twirl in the opposing direction to visually communicate that Sanji is different from them. In Chapter 1031, during the Onigashima war after Sanji starts manifesting the same durable traits his brothers do, and apparently [[TooKALevelInJerkass attacks an innocent woman off-screen]] whilst having an emotional crisis over his transformation, his eyebrows now swirl the same direction as theirs, showing how he's SlowlySlippingIntoEvil. Even once it's revealed that it was actually [[{{PowerCopying}} Queen]] who did it, Sanji's physical changes remain, and it's left ambiguous if he'd really started to lose his emotions or not]].