It is a known fact that Eiichiro Oda, the mastermind behind One Piece has taken inspiration from various other mythical and ancient folklore. He has developed these tales in his format and has created a story that is loved by millions of people. Be it characters, arcs, fights, or plotline development, multiple aspects of the story have been influenced by other things.
One such group of characters that were influenced by something else was Sanji’s siblings or as they are known in the story: The Vinsmoke Siblings. The Vinsmoke siblings were introduced during the Whole Cake Island arc and played a huge role in the storyline. Not only that, they are extremely strong and were genetically engineered.
It is believed that Oda’s daughter was the one who influenced him to create the Vinsmoke siblings, who later became an important element of the One Piece story. There is also some speculation that they might appear in the final saga of the series.
Eiichiro Oda’s Daughter Influenced Him To Create The Vinsmoke Siblings
The Vinsmoke Family is a royal lineage that dominates the Germa Kingdom as well as the North Blue, where they were once imperial conquerors and rulers. The present head of the Vinsmoke Family is Vinsmoke Judge, who has five kids. Reiju, better known as Poison Pink, was Judge’s eldest kid. After she was born, Judge had four more children as quadruplets: Ichiji, Niji, Sanji, and Yonji.
As reported by @Sandman_AP Oda had previously claimed that he had long since planned for Sanji to have siblings; but, shortly before the Whole Cake Island arc, he learned that his daughter had become fascinated with an anime series featuring sextuplets named Osomatsu-san. He wanted her to love him, so he decided to set Sanji as a quadruplet.
This last-minute change by Eiichiro Oda for his daughter speaks of his love for her. Also, it gave birth to one of the biggest villains of the story and also gave a huge plot development to the chef of the Straw Hat Pirates, who is also one of the strongest crew members.
The Future of Vinsmoke Siblings in One Piece
In a cover story that Oda published about the Vinsmoke Siblings following the Whole Cake Island arc, it was disclosed that they had escaped Totto Land and had even gone back to save Niji and Yonji. They also engaged in combat with Katakuri and Oven but were able to escape thanks to Caesar’s assistance.
All of the Vinsmoke siblings and Judge himself will surely make appearances later on in the narrative and have a significant impact on the plot. While nothing is known about their current exploits it is possible that they may play a big role in the conclusion of the series and have a huge impact on the One Piece story.
The Germa group has joined forces with Caesar Clown and recreated the MADS, which means that they are surely planning something which will be revealed in the later stage, or they can also make an appearance at the end of the Egghead arc as Vinsmoke used to work with Vegapunk.
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