Sanji might never have been the character we know, if not for a major change before his debut. Eiichiro Oda, the author of One Piece, created several character designs for the Straw Hat Pirates, and all of them went through several rounds of revisions before they could be officially incorporated into the story.
Sanji's case is an example. Because the difference between the original design and the current Sanji is too great.
Eiichiro Oda once planned to make Sanji a sniper in One Piece
Black Leg Sanji in One Piece
Eiichiro Oda revealed the initial design for Sanji a few years ago, and seeing it will change your entire opinion of him. In the current version of One Piece, Sanji is the chef for the Straw Hat Pirates and uses kick-based martial arts in combat. He is also one of the strongest members of the Straw Hat Pirates, often considered part of the monster trio along with Luffy and Zoro.
Sanji is the creator of the Black Leg Style martial art, which is based on well-coordinated kicks. Sanji did this because he didn't want to ruin his hands, which were only used for cooking.
However, in the original design of Sanji created by Eiichiro Oda, Sanji did not have such a cool Black Leg Style. Instead, the focus was on his pair of pistols, indicating that he was a shooter. He also wore a black hat with a blue ribbon, a vest over a white shirt, and a blue scarf.
Even his hair color is black with normal eyebrows, compared to the blonde hair and curly eyebrows in the official image. It's clear that the Sanji personality that Oda first envisioned is very different from his current personality.
2 main characteristics of Sanji that are different from the original concept in One Piece
Sanji cooking in One Piece
Sanji is known for a few things: his perversion, his incredible cooking, and his deadly kicks. If Sanji's original character design was to be believed, he would never have gotten the latter two abilities.
Being a gunman means that Sanji would use his hands a lot in combat. This means that Sanji would not be opposed to using his hands in combat, in stark contrast to the current Sanji who protects his hands at all costs because he has to cook with them.
Of course, Sanji's famous attacks like Diable Jambe, Irfit Jambe, Hell Memories, Sky Walk, Blue Walk,,,. will also not exist. Instead, he will perform trick shots with his pair of guns.
If Sanji's original design is kept, his character will also overlap with another member of the Straw Hats, Usopp. Usopp is a sniper and usually uses a sniper rifle. If Sanji becomes a sniper, there will be two snipers in the Straw Hats. Although both Brooks and Zoro are swordsmen, their personalities do not overlap.
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