D: Oda-sensei…He, hello~! Bang! I, to be honest…I got the “I love Cora-san” sickness. Yes. Please tell me about his size, the food he likes and hates. I’m so worried about it, that I can’t love.
P.N. a loving virgin

Oda: Oh, that’s hard. I’ll give you this recipe. Please, take your medicine. “size 293 cm” ; likes lettuce, cabbage, umeboshi ; hates bread, pizza. Well, that’s the most important.

Hi guys, this is my theory on Sanji, Hell Incarnate, and the links he shares with the biblical underworld, its ruler Satan and how this will effect the story of One Piece. Of course, there are several interpretations of the bible, so there may be varying degrees of accuracy depending on which edition you’ve read or are familiar with, if you are indeed Christian.

As we know, in Thriller Bark, Sanji made an incredibly bold statement to Kuma, when Zoro made his sacrifice to save the Strawhat crew.

Now, Sanji, the most feared amongst the Marines? Moreso than Zoro and Luffy? That doesn’t seem right… But trust me, this is very much a truthful statement, it’s just not clear to us yet.

So, one of the primary and most obvious links with Satan and Hell is his use of Fire. Specifically, Diable Jambe and Hells Memories. Diable Jambe translates to “Devil Leg”. Diable Jambe was first introduced as a gift from the Devil, and compared to spices. He then later labels it as the destructive power of the Devil

Hells Memories is also a heavy fire based and Hell-linked technique of Sanjis. A level up from Diable Jambe, Hells Memories specifically relates to Hell as a whole, or rather, a large portion of Hell, as I will explain later. Sanji, igniting himself fully on fire, is invoked by his memories of immense torture, having been stranded on his version of Hell on Earth.

It is notable that Satan is often portrayed to be enveloped in flames

But what about the other portions of Hell that I mentioned? Have they not come to fruition yet? Well, the answer is no. They haven’t. Yet…

There is one place in the One Piece world that is commonly referred to as “Hell”, many sections of this place also have the name “Hell” in their title. This is Impel Down, and it is very strongly linked to the Christian Underworld in the Bible as well as the Greek underworld. Impel Down has 6 floors and Hell has 6 areas. The 6 floors of impel down are Crimson Hell (level 1), Wild Beast Hell (level 2), Starvation Hell (level 3), Blazing Hell (level 4), Freezing Hell (level 5) and Eternal Hell (level 6). These areas portray six different features of Hellish punishment in the bible, although it never states there are different levels of punishment, it’s quite clear there are. Level 1 is very similar to the Incontinence level of Hell, in which the punished are simply treated with pain, whether this be by beating, piercing or battle. The Violence section of Hell is similar to level 2, as the beast called Geryon blocks the path to the third section, the basilisk also lays in wait here, keep in mind this is a massive parallel with One Piece:

This part is also strongly related to the Greek Underworld. Especially as in Impel Down, the Sphinx is what allowed/caused Buggy and Luffy to descend to Level 3, the story of the Sphinx is one of plagues and famines over the city of Thebes. Level 3 also has great significance as it parallels the Malebolge section of Hell, in which sufferers would face eternal starvation in intense heat. Level 4 and the Treachery or Caina zone, is the stereotypical Hell we know about, with flames blazing everywhere, too hot and volcanic for normal humans. Level 5 bares shocking resemblance with Cocytus, the last small section before the bottom of Hell. Cocytus is a freezing and icy landscape. Lastly, Lucifer is like Level 6, not to be confused with King Lucifer, is the deepest realm in Hell, nobody knows what happens in there.

Now, why does this matter? Well, so far, Sanji has shown abilities paralleling these floors, in said order. Firstly, when fighting Wanze, he used Kitchen Knives, paralleling Crimson Hell.

Then, he became a “hunter” against Jyabura, who was compared to a Beast, paralleling Wild Beast Hell.

He proceeded to use flames and intense heat within the same fight against Jyabura. This parallels Starvation Hell.

His flames became more intense, powerful and of a far grander scale when he used Hells Memories against Wadatsumi, paralleling Blazing Hell.

There are still two more levels to go. Freezing Hell and Eternal Hell. Interestingly enough, there’s already been an Ice reference to Satan in the Manga. Many people argue that Brook is Hell Incarnate, but I believe he’s simply a smaller reference to what Sanji is to become. Brooks new Ice technique, known as “Satan Soul”

This shows us the association between Satan and Ice. I believe Oda will take this further and give Sanji an Ice leg opposite to his Diable Jambe.

Don’t you find it strange how Sanji’s only ever used Diable Jambe on his right leg?

Punk Hazard also shows the right half of the Island to be embezzled in Flames while the left half of the Island is frozen over

To continue with the hellish themes of Sanji, his next powerup will be an Ice Leg. This still has food connotations, as Ice is used in beverages, to cool or prepare food as well as maintain it while in storage. So the logic of Sanji using spice to make fire can apply to use ice in a similar fashion. I therefore believe Sanji will be able to use Ice on his left leg and it will be used in a similar way to Kuzan, making it spread contagiously and cause extreme longlasting pain, making it perhaps more deadly than Fire.

Now then, why is Sanji basically like Satan? He isn’t a D and therefore isn’t Gods natural enemy. So how is he represented by the King of Hell? Well, the story goes that Satan was Gods greatest Angel, having gotten too full of himself, he challenged God, wanting to become the new Deity of the universe, having lost the fight, he was punished to rule the underworld for eternity. Essentially, Satan is a fallen angel. And Sanji too is a fallen angel. How do we know this?

Well, the Gods of One Piece only want Sanji Alive:

Due to his history and circumstances, Mister Prince is only wanted alive. There are many theories about Sanji being a Tenryuubito descendent or a lost Prince, all of them are plausible, but this only backs up and strengthens the possibility.

Sanji has also fought God and lost (funnily enough, Satan was defeated by a strike of lightning). Sanji is also a fallen Angel having descended from the heavens above.

To conclude, now what we know that Sanji is like a de facto Satan, the statement that he will be the most feared member of the Strawhats is slowly going to unfold and become true. Sanji will be able to use Ice in the future as well.

*Theory by L o g i a

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