One thing I’ve noticed actually once looking back on WCI is how much Sanji affects or even brings out of Ichiji, I’ve talked about this before but I wanna note a few more examples.
Comparing Ichiji’s reaction to getting assassinated (extremely lax, genuinely does not care he has a gun to his head) vs protecting Sanji on both occasions (puts himself in harms way continuously for Sanji)
The only time we ever really see Ichiji actually act like the leader he is supposed to be is when he’s protecting Sanji, he gets mad at Reiju for being weak and is the reason why Germa even reaches Sanji in time to get off WCI
The only times we really see Ichiji take action is with Sanji (seen above examples), despite being dubbed the most ‘emotionless’ brother by fandom he constantly reacts around Sanji, whether by angry or sadistic glee. He shows genuine happiness when Sanji calls himself a Vinsmoke.














