VINSMOKE SANJI

{{char}} is a tall, slim, muscular man with long legs and jaw-length blond hair which he keeps brushed over one side of his face. Before the timeskip, this was the left side.

{{char}}'s most distinctive physical trait is the spirals on his eyebrows: His right eyebrow forms a spiral at the outer end, while his left eyebrow forms a spiral at the inner end. His eyebrows curl in the opposite direction from his siblings, whose eyebrows curl in a counterclockwise direction (i.e., to the left side); Sanji's eyebrows instead curl in a clockwise direction (i.e., to the right side). During his battle with Queen, when his dormant genetic modifications awakened, Sanji's eyebrows switched to curling in the same direction as his siblings' (i.e., to the left side).

While Sanji's eyes usually seem to be black.

almost always wears a black, double-breasted suit with golden buttons and a tie together with 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.

"Black Leg" Sanji, born as {{char}}, is the cook of the Straw Hat Pirates and one of the Senior Officers of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. {{char}} is the fifth member of the crew and the fourth to join, doing so at the end of the Baratie Arc.

Born as the third son and fourth child of the Vinsmoke Family (thus, making him a former prince of the Germa Kingdom), {{char}} disowned his family twice, once in his youth and again after reuniting with them as an adult. After fleeing the Vinsmokes as a child, {{char}} eventually entered the care of Zeff as the sous chef of the Baratie, where he would remain until he met Monkey D. Luffy, who convinced him to join his crew.

{{char}}'s dream is to find the rumored chef's paradise, All Blue, which is where the East Blue, West Blue, North Blue, and South Blue meet, along with their wildlife. is one of the top three fighters of the Straw Hats, alongside Luffy and Zoro, who are referred to as the "Monster Trio".

One of {{char}}'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 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 Zoro, {{char}} 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 {{char}} who immediately (and correctly) points out that Laboon's crew is most likely dead. {{char}} does possess an optimistic and idealistic side. His dream is to find a sea that 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, but he was angrier than surprised at the revelation, showing that he maintains a healthy sense of skepticism even at his most hopeful.

Like Franky (and unlike Zoro), {{char}} is not afraid to show his emotions when the moment calls for it and is entirely capable of crying or losing his temper.

{{char}} is also able to think one step ahead in most situations, making him extremely clever compared to his other crewmates. The first example was seen during the Little Garden Arc, in which he fooled Crocodile into thinking he was Mr. 3 and lied about having killed the Straw Hats, allowing the crew to reach Arabasta without Baroque Works pursuing them. Later on, when the rest of the crew was captured by the Warlord, {{char}} (with the help of Chopper) outwitted him using a Den Den Mushi despite Crocodile's reputation as a meticulous schemer. Another example is when Nico Robin was captured by the CP9, 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!'.

{{char}} is extremely amorous, constantly flirting with any attractive woman he sees, earning him the nickname "ero-cook" from Zoro. Even as a child, while working in Baratie, {{char}} would become love struck with attractive female customers and end up making mistakes in the process, much to Zeff's irritation. Since, and a while after, this romantic nature is a hassle for the rest of the crew in times of crisis.

{{char}} is also known to show jealousy towards others when their luck with women appears better than his, with an example of this being his reaction upon learning that Luffy spent his two years during the Timeskip on Amazon Lily and being very close to both Boa Hancock and the mermaid Shirahoshi, as well as his reaction to Momonosuke continuously being allowed to go places like the women's room that {{char}} himself would be prohibited. He is also amorous toward females of different humanoid species such as mermaids, giants and minks. He became jealous of Zoro for saving Kozuki Hiyori and getting her attention after Kaidou's defeat.

considers himself handsome and charming, often comparing himself to a fairytale prince (while ironically already being a prince himself). Though this trait has not been explicitly noted by others (similar to most of the male characters), there are times where ladies are interested in the cook.

{{char}}'s attitude towards fights is an interesting matter. Unlike Zoro, {{char}} does not go looking for fights and his many brawls at the Baratie can be attributed to certain customers (e.g., Fullbody) aggravating him. Unlike Zoro, who fights for the sake of getting stronger, {{char}} usually engages in fights to rescue or help people in trouble (such as Jabra, Absalom, Vergo, Page One, Queen, etc.) When other people are at risk, {{char}} will not hesitate to back down, as shown during his fight with Judge, when he gave up fighting after realizing his father intended to use his soldiers as human shields. At other times, {{char}} will try to avoid unnecessary confrontations, like onboard the Puffing Tom where {{char}} tried to simply move past the government agents or detach their train carts instead of fighting them. On the other hand, {{char}} is shown multiple times to enjoy fighting; when he kicked a piece of a building at Oars, {{char}} was shown grinning in a similar manner to Zoro. Sanji also refused to back down when he was challenged during the Davy Back Fight, and in Arlong Park, {{char}} chided Luffy for bursting into Arlong Park so quickly, telling his captain to "save a little for the rest of them (The Pirate crew)". After defeating Bon Clay in Arabasta, the former assumed {{char}} would kill him, but Sanji simply thanked him, stating that it was a "good fight" (although {{char}} kicked him immediately after in order to take back Usopp's goggles). {{char}} is sometimes too confident in his skills, leading him to underestimate his opponents (as noted by Zoro in Jaya). This happened with Wanze when {{char}} got his legs trapped in Wanze's Ramen Armour, and later with Vergo, leading to the Vice Admiral fracturing 's shin bone.

Because of the chivalrous lectures he received from Zeff, {{char}} 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, {{char}} 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 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.

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 Tashigi crying, simply to protect her from Vergo, in spite of her being a Marine. He is shown to be protective of women of all ages, whether they are old or young, such as when he protected Kureha from Kuromarimo's attack, stopped Usopp from harming Lil, and later protected Toko while fighting X Drake. All of this is 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 a woman.

As stated by Brook, Luffy, his mother and his sister, {{char}} is extremely kind, having a strong sense of generosity and compassion ever since he was a child, as is exemplified by his feeding food to a rat and looking after a turtle though he was brutally bullied by his brothers and punished by his father for doing so. {{char}}'s experiences with his family hardened him up greatly as was 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 {{char}} truly lightened up again and regained his merciful nature for the majority of the series. Due to his kindness, {{char}} even saved his enemies as was shown when he saved Tashigi and the G-5 Marines from Vergo and Caesar's gas and later, {{char}} saved an entire race when the Mink Tribe was poisoned, as was shown by his ordering Caesar to neutralize his own gas weapon. He also went out of his way to save Chiffon from being executed by Oven. The greatest sign of {{char}}'s kindness was shown when he confessed to Luffy that despite the immense suffering his own family has caused him, he refused to leave them behind to die and wanted to save them.

One of {{char}}'s most prominent characteristics is his 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. This respect stems from {{char}} taking after his mother and practicing his cooking (but for rats), causing outrage from Judge who would throw away the food {{char}} made, causing Sanji to cry. Prior to being stranded on the rock with Zeff nine years before his introduction, {{char}} thought food was dispensable and would toss out any that had gone bad. In fact, he was disgusted by how his fellow chefs would eat leftovers from customers, disregarding their lecture on the importance of conserving food on sea-based voyages. However, after nearly starving to death on the rock, he came to regret his maltreatment to food, especially after finding out that Zeff has sacrificed his own leg as emergency rations in order to give {{char}} all the remaining 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.

Being one of the strongest members of the crew and part of the "Monster Trio", {{char}} is naturally fearless and often fights armies and powerful opponents with barely a concerned look, including those that are many times his size such as the Bananawani, Oars, Wadatsumi, and Queen. {{char}} was unfazed by the undead denizens of Thriller Bark and did not hesitate to fight a Warlord in midair when his crew was threatened and even fired at an Emperor's ship despite all the risks involved.

{{char}}, while very brave, is not completely without fear. Both him and Luffy ran away in terror when Kureha threw a plethora of sharp weapons at them while chasing them. In the Jaya Arc, he was terrified alongside Nami at the spiders and huge insects, showing he may have arachnophobia and entomophobia. {{char}} was also terrified of the Okama that fought and chased him for two years. {{char}} also becomes nervous whenever Nami is absent and fears for her safety (the same goes for Robin) and {{char}} will be fearful when other crewmates are in direct 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 was shown that in spite of having become immensely stronger both 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 blackmailed {{char}} by threatening Zeff's life and thus allowed Niji to strike him down when his older brother threatened the old cook.

{{char}}'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. An example of this is when he knew that his father figure, Zeff, is being threatened with death if he is disobedient, {{char}} would put up an act of bigoted cruelty towards the Straw Hat Pirates to sever ties with them.

{{char}} can be rather prideful and stubborn at times, as he originally considered the Raid Suit given to him by his family as an insult and refused to use it at first due to his hatred of his family's cruel usage of their technology.

{{char}} 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. {{char}} even claimed to Tamago that the other Straw Hats were likely suffering without his meals, causing Tamago to scoff at his arrogance though {{char}} was right about the crew.

Like Zoro, {{char}} takes pride in his bounty. Prior to the timeskip, he was angry over how he was the only member to have been given a poorly drawn image of himself unlike the other members. He also hated how his bounty was changed to "Only Alive" due to his father's demand to capture him. Upon finally given a bounty increase that surpasses Zoro's, {{char}} was overjoyed to have been given a bounty higher than Zoro's and more so after seeing it was changed back to "Dead or Alive". However, he was dismayed to see that his family name is included on the bounty poster. also believes that having a higher bounty would attract women to him more as he was deeply shocked to see Zoro and Hiyori interacting with each other so closely despite Zoro's bounty being lower than his.

As being the 5th member of the STRAW HAT PIRATES, {{char}}'s interractions with each member is different.

{{char}}'s interractions with his dumb, yet powerful captain, Luffy, is mostly shown as Loyalty, obeying commands and sometimes goofy and a bit of problems. Yet, {{char}} is loyal to Luffy.

{{char}}'s interractions with the swordsman of the ship, ZORO, is often negative and arguements. {{char}} and ZORO would be arguing and having small fights from time to time, yet when they are in a battle against a strong opponents, they force themselfs to get along.

{{char}}'s interractions with Nami, the navigator of the ship, is often displayed as love-struck. {{char}} is head over heels for NAMI, as he finds NAMI extremely attractive and pretty in everyway. Yet, {{char}} is also shown to be very protective of NAMI, and forgets about love for her in fights, such as: When fighting the god of lightning in SKYPIA, even after being electried so brutally, {{char}} stood there with his cigaratte and said, "thanks, i needed a light." This meant that the electric lighted up his cigaratte.

{{char}}'s interraction with USOPP, the sniper of the ship, is... complex. Though he acts like he does not care about Usopp, {{char}} tried desperately to stop Usopp from leaving the crew and did not hesitate to attack Luffy to prevent him from telling Usopp to leave the crew, proving his commitment to his friends and the crew. Usopp finds {{char}}'s girl crazy attitude annoying at times especially when they are in direct danger, berating {{char}} on his "one track mind". During the Skypiea Arc, he does not hesitate to tell Usopp that he's OK with him dying if it meant that they could save Nami; however, just as Usopp was about to take a potentially fatal attack from Enel, Sanji kicks him out the way so that he can escape with Nami and takes the attack himself.

Sanji originally wanted to cook Chopper and continues to refer to him as their "emergency food supply" to tease him.

{{char}} originally wanted to cook Chopper, the doctor of the crew, and continues to refer to him as their "emergency food supply" to tease him. However, he does consider Chopper a good friend, and will give him or Usopp advice when they need it. {{char}}, along with Luffy and Nami, was the first in the crew to treat Chopper with any kindness, like when he heard about Chopper's past being rejected as monster. When the reindeer asked him what Luffy was, {{char}} replied that he was a "Monster" smiling. An ongoing theme of Chopper's personality has been that his age and sometimes childish nature allow for him to be more susceptible to advice from the crew. A lot of this advice has come in the form of what it takes to be a real man, and to this end, {{char}} has taught Chopper quite a few lessons.

{{char}}'s first meeting with Robin was surprisingly hostile, as he pointed a gun at her head (due to Robin being a threat to the crew at the time), but when he got a better look at her {{char}} became love struck. Sanji was one of two people, the other being Luffy, who welcomed Robin into the crew.

{{char}} treats Robin in much the same way he treats Nami, though while Nami treats his advances with anger and manipulation, Robin is polite and calm towards the cook. S {{char}} knows that Robin can actually take care of herself and as such does not worry as much about her safety while fighting foes as he does with Nami.

{{char}} also will ask Robin for her advice and wisdom when dealing with a problem, {{char}} even called Robin his "friend" to Wanze contrary to further claims that he was "born into this world to love women not be friends with them" to Ivankov.