"The Strike of an Ifrit! Sanji vs. Queen" is the 1061st episode of the One Piece anime.
Short Summary[]
As Queen overwhelms Sanji with the Raid Suit abilities he duplicated, Some unknowingly interferes with the battle. Taking advantage of his scientific enhancements, Sanji discovers a new ability, Ifrit Jambe, which allows him to defeat Queen and send him falling off the island.
Long Summary[]
Sanji continues his battle against Queen. After Sanji destroys his Raid Suit, Queen decides to continue on with the battle. This time, he demonstrates his scientific enhancements and uses techniques from Sanji's brothers; he uses Ichiji's Sparking Red ability to fire laser eyes (Sparking Queen), Niji's Dengeki Blue to strike Sanji with electricity (Henry Queen), and Yonji's Winch Green ability to use his retractable arm as a winch, grabbing Sanji and spinning him in the air (Winch Queen). He reveals that he had a rivalry with Judge and his goal is to outperform Germa 66. Before he could slam Sanji into the ground, however, Sanji uses a Diable Jambe-infused kick to destroy Queen's mechanical arm.
In fury, Queen uses Sanji's Stealth Black ability to turn himself invisible to catch him off guard. However, Sanji uses Soru, allowing him to turn effectively invisible to Queen but physically taxing him. Queen plans to wait for him to exhaust himself, then strike him unexpectedly. Sanji perches on a wall looking for his next approach.
Some, the woman who Sanji accidentally attacked earlier, has her wounds bandaged and healed. However, the room where she and the other geishas were hiding are destroyed during the battle. The geishas decide to evacuate, but Some's pet mouse, Chuji, is missing, so Some stays behind to look for it.
Some follows Chuji dangerously into the battlefield, unaware of Queen's presence. Queen recognizes her; he had visited the pleasure hall numerous times in the past to request her services, but she repeatedly turned him down using sickness as an excuse. Seeing her healthy, Queen realizes that he had been lied to. Infuriated, he strikes Some in anger.
Seeing Queen attack a woman infuriates Sanji, allowing him to use a new ability. Using his strong exoskeleton to protect his body and coating his Diable Jambe flames with Armament Haki, he is able to turn the flames into hotter, blue flames, called Ifrit Jambe. This gives him added agility and greater kicking power against Queen. He strikes Queen in a set of attacks, knocking him into the ground.
Queen gets up, preparing his retaliation. Remembering his past and accepting the scientific advancements given to him by Germa 66, Sanji uses Bœuf Burst against Queen, sending a powerful flaming kick into Queen's stomach and defeating him. Queen's unconscious body is sent flying out of the Skull Dome and off Onigashima, falling into the mainland below. Emerging victorious from his battle, Sanji returns Chuji to Some then collapses from his injuries.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
- Vinsmoke Judge (flashback & fantasy)
- Sanji
- Queen
- Vinsmoke Ichiji (flashback & fantasy)
- Vinsmoke Niji (flashback & fantasy)
- Vinsmoke Reiju (flashback & fantasy)
- Vinsmoke Yonji (flashback & fantasy)
- Charlotte Oven (flashback)
- Some
- Chuji
- Charlotte Yuen (flashback)
- Zeff (flashback & fantasy)
- Franky (fantasy)
- Nico Robin (fantasy)
- Tony Tony Chopper (fantasy)
- Usopp (fantasy)
- Monkey D. Luffy (fantasy)
- Jinbe (fantasy)
- Roronoa Zoro (fantasy)
- Nami (fantasy)
- Brook (fantasy)
- Mont Blanc Noland (flashback; picture)
- Vinsmoke Sora (flashback; grave)
Anime Notes[]
- The anime adds the following:
- Flashbacks of Germa 66.
- The geisha checking on O-Some's condition.
- The attack on the area of where the geisha are is shown.
- Queen imagining his strategy on attacking Sanji after Sanji runs out of energy from his new high-speed ability.
- Queen's flashback of his past encounter with Some.
- The attack which the invisible Queen made on Some is fully shown.
- Sanji's vision of his family when Queen tries to confuse him, which changes to a vision of Zeff, and the other Straw Hat Pirates when Sanji points out to Queen who he truly is.
- The anime extends the following:
- The geisha deciding to the run to a new safe area, before Some leaves to look for Chuji.
- Queen's battle against Sanji.
- Sanji activating his newly developed Ifrit Jambe and using it to finish off Queen.
- Queen being knocked out of Onigashima.
- Sanji's talk with Some before fainting as the result of exhaustion.
- The episode does not end with the usual "I'm gonna become the King of the Pirates!", but "Luffy's gonna become the King of the Seas!", proclaimed by Chopper.