and what about sanji's sacrificial streak as an extension of his white knight ideals, way more 'noble sacrifice' than 'self-hating suicide mission' ykwim. sanji who is loved and valued, and confident to a fault, who has dove headfirst into unwinnable odds alone and come out smug and victorious. sanji remembering thriller bark and zoro's sacrifice, born of love and loyalty, and knowing this is his turn. sanji remembering his mother and believing, for however brief a time, that perhaps this was always his path, to end up here and fulfil the role she left unfinished, to save his friends' lives like his mother did, save their freedom like his sister did.










