One Piece Just Fixed Sanji's Worst Moment (& Set Up Robin's Redemption)

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Warning: Contains spoilers for One Piece episode 1020.

One Piece episode 1020 has not only just fixed Sanji’s worst moment in the series, but it’s also laid the groundwork to redeem Robin’s poor treatment in the series over the years. Among all the Straw Hat Pirates members, Sanji and Robin are two who have been at the center of contention more often than not, whether it be through their actions or lack thereof. However, with the most recent episode, the story is finally taking steps to amend how they’ve been treated over the years.

Sanji and Robin are two characters in the One Piece anime and manga who have both received criticism for how they’ve been treated in the story. For Sanji, one of his most infamous moments in the story was during the Enies Lobby arc, when his refusal to hit a woman caused him to be defeated by Kalifa, despite greatly surpassing her in power. For Robin, while she’s always been an active part of the story, there’s been criticism over how she rarely ever gets to fight a major antagonist, with the last definitive instance being her fight against Yama in the Skypiea arc — which was almost twenty years ago and was the very first arc to feature Robin as a protagonist. Even with how much the story has been progressing over the years, both have been major sticking points about the characters that have only served to bring down both them and the story, as a whole.

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Fortunately, One Piece's Wano arcis finally moving to fix things for both characters. In episode 1020, Sanji has been captured by Black Maria of the Animal Kingdom Pirates, but rather than just let himself get beaten up because he’s dealing with a woman — as he did in Enies