I had a theory a few weeks back that Sanji’s exoskeleton was going to be necessary to make his body durable enough for whatever his final power up was going to be to defeat Queen, and it looks like I was more or less right. I’ve wanted Sanji to expand on his fire power for longer than it should have taken tbh, but I’m just very happy it’s happening now. Can’t wait to see what this Majin Jambe of his looks like. Also seems like the physical boosts have made Sanji an outright speed demon. Might just be the fastest person on the side of the alliance.
I’m not really a tier junkie so where all this puts him isn’t something I particularly care about. But I’m satisfied with the unique flavour Sanji’s abilities have taken him. I was afraid Sanji would become Franky the Super Sentai Cook but instead all it’s done is augment his fighting style and he’s become the quintessential Iron Chef.
The tiniest part of me wanted him to have CoC - not for strength, but because of the narrative of giving Judge the middle finger about him not having rOyAL pRiDe, but in the first place he finds his joy in serving others, not reigning over them, and that’s just how he is. In the first place, I wouldn’t want CoC to become what Super Saiyan or Bankai became towards the end of their series lmao. So long as Sanji keeps getting stronger, keeps fighting even tougher enemies from here on out, and keeps playing a part in the larger story, I’m happy.
Now I just need him to fight an enemy that matches Sanji as a martial artist. As much as I love Queen and the techno Swiss Army knife he’s turning out to be, I want Sanji up against a more technical fighter in the same vein as Jabra, because that’s when his fighting style shows out the best.