Speculations What if Vasco Shot is Sanji’s BBP rival?

[Sir Yasheen]

Vasco is Brook's fight imo. His portrayal is too weak for Jinbe.
Imo Burgess is Jinbe's fight ^^. Part from the M3 and Jinbe, don't think any other SH can take on Burgess' Strong Strong Fruit.
His strength is akin to that of Jozu, prolly even stronger than Jozu (raw strength wise) so a fishman in Jinbe is a better matchup imo.

Imo Jinbe is going to fight Vasco cause it kinda fits with the theme of the BBP weakening the straw hats

Jinbes Fishman Karate is going to be tested best against Vasco since alcohol is known to dry and dehydrate. Since Fishman Karate is the power to manipulate water with vibrations, the dryer the land and the person, logically the weaker it is.

Combine this with Oda making Vasco Sanjuan and Devon a trio, and Franky Robin and Jinbe are the trio that fought the tobi roppo feels like odas going for that again for the BBP

 

[RoronoaZorro]

Sanji wlll solo all BB pirates except BB confirmed.
The all have something in common with Sanji.
This list is 100% not a stretch and its very reasonable. So keep that in mind.

Pizarro is a king, Sanji is a prince.
Lafitte can fly, Sanji can skywalk.
Sanjuan is very large, Sanji already kicked someone very large.
Doc Q uses science, Sanji uses science.
Augur has one eye covered, Sanji has one eye covered.
Shiryu can turn invisible, Sanji wants to do that too without his rape suit.
Burgess is strong, Sanji is *checks notes*, uhm, strong.
Kuzan has ice powers and Sanji is a cook that uses ice. Sometimes.
Devon can turn into a fox, Sanji once turned into a woman.

There you have it. Undeniable proof that its going down, bros! So hyped.
We might even get to see another Pommes Frite Jamba form.
I think Sanji has like 12 science power ups and 3-6 haki power ups left. He still has not mastered visible koka yet.

1. Shiryuu : both have invisibility as their skillset, he also got Sanji's childhood dream's Devil Fruit. There is a track record for Sanji vs Invisible, Absalom & Queen.

2. Burgess : both are unarmed, brute-force martial artist. There is a track record for Sanji vs Martial Artist, Kuroobi and Vergo.

3. Lafitte : both have the flight & stealth theme.

4. Doc Q : he uses food as weapons & can fly, something Sanji dislike as a chef. There is a track record for food-using opponent, Wanze and Katakuri.

5. Van Augur : he took Pudding, Warp's counter is speed & CoO. Sanji is CoO specialist, who can use FS or large sensing range to predict & know where Augur is.

6. Pizarro : both are from North Blue & have royalty background. Sanji has a track record fighting North Blue opponent (Jabra) & royalty opponent (Doffy).

7. Devon : woman theme, shapeshifter. Sanji has a track record fighting a female enemy before, Kalifa & Black Maria, and a shapeshifter, Mr 2.

8. Aokiji : he took Pudding, and ice vs fire theme. Sanji has a track record fighting characters that kidnap his female friends before, CP9 & Absalom.

9. Vasco Shot : both are pervert & once got turned into stone by Hancock. Sanji has a track record fighting a pervert before, Absalom.

10. San Juan Wolf : a giant opponent. Sanji has a track record fighting a very large opponent before, Oar & Wadatsumi. Early on, Sanji & nakama vs Oar. In the middle, Sanji & Jinbe vs Wadatsumi. Next, Sanji soloing a giant is normal progression.

 

[PuckTheGreat]

I was thinking Robin vs Vasco. This way Vascos lechery can be an active part of the fight and Robin has an avenue to progress her fishman karate by developing some water based techniques, utilizing the moisture in the air to do water attacks and counter Vascos fire as well as use the water molecules in Vascos alcohol. Since her and Jinbe seem to get along well, maybe he trained her off screen.

That's interesting ^^. Isn't my personal pick for Robin's fight (mine is Wolf) but wouldn't mind seeing this ^^
Skeptical about Oda going this route though coz as interesting as it'd be for Robin to build up on what she showed on Wano, I can't really think of why her development would be tied to fishman karate as there isn't really any history there. Feel like Wano was sorta like a nice tribute to Koala and Hack who she spent a lot of time with over the TS. Also Robin doesn't really come across as an intricate fighter to me even though she looks like it lol. She feels more like a brute force type regardless of the fact that she's very intelligent but maybe it's just me ^^

 

[Monkey D Theories]

Doubt it, Queen was goofy but still stood out as the number 2 under Kaido. Sanji faces goofy and expressive characters but ones that are highlighted in their crew. Pizarro fits the bill well enough, getting his arm busted by Koby and getting reprimanded by Teach but still being seen as a big issue on Hachinosu. I'd bet on him. Laffitte is possible too (though he'd be distinct among Sanji opponents). Vasco Shot being a goof isn't the issue (actually tracks for Sanji opponents). it's just that he's just too irrelevant, Burgess is another that actually fits the description well enough. Plus shooting fire from alcohol doesn't exactly make for an interesting Sanji fight, Sanji actually having to take down an island man actually requires Sanji to elevate his moveset.

The thing is, the BBP aren’t organized like the Beast pirates

There aren’t 3 All Stars above everyone else. You have 10 titanic commanders, seemingly with all equal standing to each other.

We won’t know actual strength rankings until we get bounties

 

[PuckTheGreat]

Imo Jinbe is going to fight Vasco cause it kinda fits with the theme of the BBP weakening the straw hats

Jinbes Fishman Karate is going to be tested best against Vasco since alcohol is known to dry and dehydrate. Since Fishman Karate is the power to manipulate water with vibrations, the dryer the land and the person, logically the weaker it is.

Combine this with Oda making Vasco Sanjuan and Devon a trio, and Franky Robin and Jinbe are the trio that fought the tobi roppo feels like odas going for that again for the BBP

See where you're coming from but Vasco simply doesn't have the potrayal to be Jinbe's opponent for me.
If we're going off the theme of "weakness" Burgess could also be appropriate here as Jinbe being a fishman typically has the strength advantage over his opponents (Fishmen are five times stronger than Humans was it?) and here we have Burgess who could probrably overwhelm Jinbe strength wise ^^

The bit about dehydration is interesting though and like you said could make for an interesting matchup ^^. That said, regardless of how dehydrated you get from alcohol it's not like it completely drains all of the water in the human body, in which case Jinbe can probably still use fishman karate on Vasco but then again this is ONE PIECE and Oda can do whatever he wants so it's a possibility.

Lastly I see no reason to exclude Brook out of the original Adult Trio just coz of the Wano matchups, it's not like he's gotten that much weaker than Franky and Robin. Moreover, bounty wise those 3 are closest together. If anything Jinbe could be included but can't really think of why Brook would be excluded all of a sudden.

 

[Monkey D Theories]

Vasco is likely the cook, as his powers revolve around alcohol. Hence imo he’s most likely Sanji’s rival.

Lafitte is the musician. He can hypnotize people like Brook and likely has the Siren DF.

 

[Sir Yasheen]

See where you're coming from but Vasco simply doesn't have the potrayal to be Jinbe's opponent for me.
If we're going off the theme of "weakness" Burgess could also be appropriate here as Jinbe being a fishman typically has the strength advantage over his opponents (Fishmen are five times stronger than Humans was it?) and here we have Burgess who could probrably overwhelm Jinbe strength wise ^^

The bit about dehydration is interesting though and like you said could make for an interesting matchup ^^. That said regardless of how dehydrated you get from alcohol it's not like it completely drains all of the water in the human body, in which case Jinbe can probably still use fishman karate on Vasco but then again this is ONE PIECE and Oda can do whatever he wants so it's a possibility.

Lastly I see no reason to exclude Brook out of the original Adult Trio just coz of the Wano matchups, it's not like he's gotten that much weaker than Franky and Robin. Moreover, bounty wise those 3 are closest together. If anything Jinbe could be included but can't really think of why Brook would be excluded all of a sudden.

I exclude him purely because of Wano. A lot of people had the same thought of Jinbe vs Who’s Who where it felt lackluster and should’ve been Brooks fight as the adult trio swordsman. Plus the bounty grouping is all messy because Robins bounty isn’t close to the others anymore either. I think the trio going forward combat wise will be Jinbe Robin and Franky fighting the three main second tier commanders of the opponents because otherwise Oda should’ve given Jinbe a different fight in Wano all together.

IMO Brook and chopper will be used to fight Doc Q and Stronger. Once Oda gave Stronger his own mythical devil fruit it opened a huge array of powers for the horse that I feel like would be too much for Chopper to gap alone, and seeing how Brook took an assistance role in Wano, I wouldn’t be too shocked if he did the same in the BBP arc.

 

[RayanOO]

That psycho will have hugggeeeee bounty for his crimes

 

[NotTommy]

The thing is, the BBP aren’t organized like the Beast pirates

There aren’t 3 All Stars above everyone else. You have 10 titanic commanders, seemingly with all equal standing to each other.

We won’t know actual strength rankings until we get bounties

Fair, but I highly doubt Vasco Shot is gonna have more than the likes of Burgess, Pizarro or Laffitte considering he's treated like fodder and his powers aren't particularly hyped. I agree that where the crew falls relative to each other will only really be clear then.

 

[Monkey D Theories]

Fair, but I highly doubt Vasco Shot is gonna have more than the likes of Burgess, Pizarro or Laffitte considering he's treated like fodder and his powers aren't particularly hyped. I agree that where the crew falls relative to each other will only really be clear then.

Out of those 3, tbh Pizarro is the only one with noticeably better feats

But Idk if he will really get a 1v1 against the SHs. I think it makes more sense for him to be a hypetool for someone like Law.

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I think by the time the SHs fight the BBP, Vasco will have awakened his powers and will have a busted awakening that put him above most of the BBP.

 

[NotTommy]

Out of those 3, tbh Pizarro is the only one with noticeably better feats

But Idk if he will really get a 1v1 against the SHs. I think it makes more sense for him to be a hypetool for someone like Law.

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I think by the time the SHs fight the BBP, Vasco will have awakened his powers and will have a busted awakening that put him above most of the BBP.

I like that you have high hopes for him. I hope he turns out strong and formidable to make for a good fight against whoever he faces, he at least stands out as especially deviant compared to most of the crew I'll admit.