Theory Sanji's Peak

[PuckTheGreat]

What’s good y'all ^^
Been a min since I last posted a theory.
Wanted to actually make a video on this but haven't had the time so will just post it here instead.

Today I’m gonna be speculating a bit on what I think Sanji’s final power up will be, why I think it’d be this in particular and how I think he could potentially achieve it.

Hypothesis:
Could Sanji’s Peak be a full on Devil Transformation?

Why?
1.) Devil References
Now, this theory is far from novel and it’s something that quite a few of us Sanji fans have been anticipating for a while now as Sanji has quite a lot of devil references,
Starting from 1.) his trademark moves like Diable Jambe and Ifrit Jambe, Diable (悪魔 - Akuma) meaning Demon/Devil and Ifrit (魔神 - Majin) meaning “Demon God” which I think translates more accurately as “High Ranking Demon” given the Ifrit reference.

To 2.) His sporadic devil-like transformations when he’s mad in gag scenes, examples of this being when he quite literally transformed into a devil when he found out that Abaslom spied on Nami bathing during the Thriller Back arc lol with Zoro specifically stating that Usopp shouldn’t stimulate him anymore as he might actually transform into something. Then there’s the scene post Wano, when he transformed into a Devil after finding out that even Jinbe had a higher bounty than him.

Then there’s 3.) His Devil Quotes, some of which include him saying that he’d become the Devil of the Blue Sea if Enel hurts Nami during the Skypeia arc or his comment about cooking being from the gods and spices being from the Devil when first revealed his Diable Jambe transformation on Enies Lobby.

Now, although it’s true that Sanji does have a lot of Devil references, one could argue that it isn’t really anything new for a fictional character to have these type of references as a lot of authors add them to make attacks and such sound cuuler etc. and that linking this to a transformation might be a bit much. However, I’d argue that Sanji’s sporadic demon transformations are a bit too peculiar to brush it off as just that. Even for a gag scene involving anger the devilish transformations are a little too vivid.

That said, if that alone isn’t enough to convince you there there could be more to it, then my next argument should at least tickle your curiosity.


2. Luffy/Sanji Counter Parallels
Haven’t really seen this talked about much in the English fanbase but Luffy and Sanji have a shit ton of counter parallels so much so that it’s practically impossible to consider it just a coincidence imo at least. Initially discovered this from one of Yuderon’s videos which I thought was really interesting and later discovered that another JP YouTubers I watch in Koyakki has also discussed it before.

Here are some of the parallel's Yuderon pointed out as well as as some additions I've made to complement it:
-> Glutton/Cook
Luffy’s a glutton loves to eat, whereas Sanji is Chef that loves to cook

-> Hammer in Water/Exceptional Swimmer
Luffy is a hammer in water and can’t swim whereas Sanji is an exceptional swimmer

-> Red Hair Shanks/Red Leg Zeff
Luffy’s benefactor in Shanks lost an arm to save Luffy whereas Sanji’s benefactor in Zeff lost a leg to save Sanji

-> One Piece v All Blue
Luffy’s dream is to find the One Piece whereas Sanji’s is to find the All Blue (i.e. One vs All)


-> King/Prince
Luffy wants to become the King of Pirates where as Sanji as actual Prince that abandoned his heritage


-> Rubber/Steel (Soft/Hard)
Luffy has a rubber body via the Rubber Fruit whereas Sanji has a body of steel as a result of his Exoskeleton


-> Dragon/Judge
Luffy’s dad is a selfless revolutionary who’s saves the oppressed and is tryna take down the World Govt. whereas Sanji’s dad is a self-interested warmonger that would stop at nothing to rule over North Blue again.


-> Hancock/Pudding
Hancock who feel for Luffy was rumored to have a Gorgon’s eye whereas Pudding who feel for Sanji actually has a Gorgon’s eye


-> Warrior of Liberation/Warrior of Science
Luffy’s awakening on Wano was titled “Warrior of Liberation” whereas Sanji’s awakening on Wano was titled “Warrior of Science”


These are just a few of many counter parallels between the two.
If anyone’s interested in this you can check out Yuderon’s video on this below. Was a while back though so doesn’t have subs like his new ones.

Anyways going back to the topic of Sanji’s peak, not really sure how dedicated Oda is with this counter parallels but considering Luffy’s Peak is God Nika, I don't think it's out of the realms of possibility for Sanji’s Peak to be a Devil Transformation of sorts to serve as another Counter Parallel to Luffy.
Like I’ve already mentioned above, Sanji has a shit ton of Devil references so the setup is already there.


How?
Now that I have y’alls attention :p (I hope lol)
I’ll be discussing a few possibilities on how I think Sanji could potentially achieve this.

1.) PoL (Power of Love)
Power of Love is an ability that is still shrouded in mystery and all we know about it at the moment is that it’s a ridiculous ability that allows its user to perform stupendous feats like Sanji outright destroying Kizaru’s laser with a kick, Sanji no-selling a full all on attack from S-Shark with no guard or Kuma overcoming his programming with sheer force of will. We also know that his ability is tied to the Buccaneers but doesn’t this ability feel a bit too similar to a certain Gear 5?

Gear 5 is an ability that literally allows it’s users to do the unthinkable and in this form it is said that Luffy is only limited by his imagination, so what if PoL works based on a similar logic with the major driving force of the ability being love or more specifically the desire to protect someone or something.

Taking the counter parallels between Luffy and Sanji into consideration and the similarity between the two abilities, I think this is a strong possibility.

That considered if PoL is able to make its user’s desires a reality then Sanji might be able to acquire some sort of transformation if he desires it. For example, being able to manifest black flames that don’t exist on the plane of reality or being able to sprout wings to fly. It’s still a relatively new ability so it’s still unknown what kind of limitaitons Oda will put on it but it’s pretty interesting to think about.


2.) Ability of Ancient Race
One other possibility is that a potential transformation could come as a result of Sanji’s gene modifications. Some of you might have already noticed already with the PoL reference to Buccaneers on Egghead but it seems like Oda is giving Sanji abilities from the Ancient Races of the past. He already has the ability to combust into flames like the Lunarians, and now he has the Power of Love which seems to be an ability of the Buccaneers so could be that Sanji awakens abilities of an ancient devil race in the future which would given him access to some sort of transformation.


Anyways that’s all I’ve got for now with regards to how he could potentially acquire such a transformation. Hope y’all enjoyed the read ^^

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[Salah WG]

If not for a certain Transformation, i wd have agreed with almost everything you said.
All SHs have an Alter Ego or 2nd Identity or Superior Form ... etc

It started with Usopp turning into Sogeking, it was like his Batman Identity,
And then Oda did it with Chopper, as He turned into Monster Chopper,
And then He did it with Zoro, who became Mythical Demon Asura,
Now We also have Demonio Robin and Franky Shogun & Nika Luffy,

It's not coincidence that Robin's Demon Form is similar to Demon shown on Mural,
And that Franky Shogun is similar to Vegaforce meaning it's indirectly a Copy of Ancient Robot,
And that both Asura & Sogeking are Hinted to exist as indicated by BB's Flag & Existence of Sniper Island ... etc
Not to mention Nika who it's Confirmed did exist indeed,

So SHs are basically slowly being revealed to be Re-Awakening or Re-Birth of Ancient Legends,
Only ones Left to be revealed are Brook, Jinbe & Nami (Who are clearly also not Normal, Brook is Self-Explanatory, Jinbe have Unique Ability to talk to Sea Whales, and Nami can Predict Weather which are Hints that They are more than just what They appear to be),

Initially, i thought Sanji's Version of all this wd be similar to what you just Theorized now,
But unfortunately, We already seen it & Sanji ended up turning into Stealth Black who might later get redesigned to Sora Warrior of Sea as indicated by his Warrior of Science Epithet,

So i don't believe anymore that Sanji will turn into a Mythical Creature, but He still have room for his own version of Gear 4/King of Hell, basically a Form where He goes temporarily all out, and that might indeed make him resemble a Demon as He goes Full Flame Mode

 

[PuckTheGreat]

If not for a certain Transformation, i wd have agreed with almost everything you said.
All SHs have an Alter Ego or 2nd Identity or Superior Form ... etc

It started with Usopp turning into Sogeking, it was like his Batman Identity,
And then Oda did it with Chopper, as He turned into Monster Chopper,
And then He did it with Zoro, who became Mythical Demon Asura,
Now We also have Demonio Robin and Franky Shogun & Nika Luffy,

It's not coincidence that Robin's Demon Form is similar to Demon shown on Mural,
And that Franky Shogun is similar to Vegaforce meaning it's indirectly a Copy of Ancient Robot,
And that both Asura & Sogeking are Hinted to exist as indicated by BB's Flag & Existence of Sniper Island ... etc
Not to mention Nika who it's Confirmed did exist indeed,

So SHs are basically slowly being revealed to be Re-Awakening or Re-Birth of Ancient Legends,
Only ones Left to be revealed are Brook, Jinbe & Nami (Who are clearly also not Normal, Brook is Self-Explanatory, Jinbe have Unique Ability to talk to Sea Whales, and Nami can Predict Weather which are Hints that They are more than just what They appear to be),

Initially, i thought Sanji's Version of all this wd be similar to what you just Theorized now,
But unfortunately, We already seen it & Sanji ended up turning into Stealth Black who might later get redesigned to Sora Warrior of Sea as indicated by his Warrior of Science Epithet,

So i don't believe anymore that Sanji will turn into a Mythical Creature, but He still have room for his own version of Gear 4/King of Hell, basically a Form where He goes temporarily all out, and that might indeed make him resemble a Demon as He goes Full Flame Mode

Your theory on SHs having alter-egos is pretty interesting and it does fit ^^
But not sure I agree with the Sanji/Stealth Black argument though.
If Sanji actually kept the raid suit then fair enuff but he's already discarded it so that slot should still be open for him.
Moreover even though he's already awakened his gene mods, he didn't awaken invisibility but rather he's able to achieve a similar effect with sheer speed alone.

Also Warrior of the Sea ting is interesting but like I already pointed out, Sanji's raid suit plot is already over and he's already said he's never gonna rely on stuff like that again.

 

[Salah WG]

Your theory on SHs having alter-egos is pretty interesting and it does fit ^^
But not sure I agree with the Sanji/Stealth Black argument though.
If Sanji actually kept the raid suit then fair enuff but he's already discarded it so that slot should still be open for him.
Moreover even though he's already awakened his gene mods, he didn't awaken invisibility but rather he's able to achieve a similar effect with sheer speed alone.

Also Warrior of the Sea ting is interesting but like I already pointed out, Sanji's raid suit plot is already over and he's already said he's never gonna rely on stuff like that again.

I hope i'm wrong & you're right on this, cuz i prefer Sanji going full Surtur or Ifrit more than that Power Ranger stuff,
but my issue isn't just with Sanji turning into Stealth Black or Sora, it's the Fact that They are Old Legends, so Raid Suit might be gone, but Sanji's Identity as a Warrior of Science or Stealth Black cannot leave him,

If He copies another Old legend or Mythical Creature, then He'd be First SH to have Two Extra Identities, not just One,
Also their Alter-Egoes don't initially use their 100% Power, it simply represents a State in which They are above their Level,

But their other Powers/Techniques are still Disabled & They can choose to Activate them in that Mode, hence why it's an Alter-Ego,
So Sanji's Alter Ego shouldn't be in Flame Mode,

 

[BattalGazi]

I think Sanjis Transformation will be he qill change to man like Kenshiro from fist of the north star and it is name will be Sad man (Kanashi otoko). In this mode Sanji will be able to dissappear from existence also he will use his hands. This sad man is the opposite of the Joy boy so it makes sense for me at least, i also wouldn't be surprised if sad man can use Black flames. Since sad man is negative he will absorb all light in the flames and this will create black flames. Sad man form will be so empathetic that he can see the future so much no one will be able to hit him too.