One Piece: Vegapunk's Importance To Sanji's Character, Explained

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One Piece recently saw the introduction of one of the most important characters in the entire series in Dr. Vegapunk. Vegapunk was first teased way before the timeskip of the series, shortly after the events of the Enies Lobby arc. Throughout the course of the Summit War arc, fans got to see glimpses of his inventions in the Pacifista project and inanimate and Devil Fruit users.

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After the timeskip, Vegapunk became even more relevant to the story with the many gigantification experiments, artificial Devil Fruits, and the newly modified Pacifistas, called Seraphim, coming into play. In the Egghead Island Arc, fans finally were introduced to this genius whose mind is 500 years ahead of the rest of the world. Vegapunk is sure to answer some of the biggest mysteries of the One Piece world. At the same time, he's certainly going to be beneficial for characters such as Franky. Interestingly, Franky is not the only character who Vegapunk will have connections to. Sanji, the cook of the Straw Hat Pirates, is another.

Sanji is one of One Piece's most incredibly written characters. He is a part of the East Blue 5, the main characters that Oda considers to be the core of the series. Sanji aims to find the All Blue and help Luffy find the One Piece. He was recruited at the Baratie, an ocean-going restaurant, however, that's not where he originated from. Sanji was born in the North Blue as a Prince of the Germa Kingdom and is the third son of Vinsmoke Judge and Sora.

Shortly before Sanji was born along with his brothers, Judge experimented on them in order to turn them into war machines. This experiment made all the Vinsmoke siblings extremely powerful, however, Sanji was an