User blog comment:Fliu/Chapter 989 Thoughts/@comment-30281369-20200907133003/@comment-101.178.1.92-20200908044705

Sanji has survived enough that I doubt even King’s piercing attack would’ve been enough to kill him. It would’ve great wounded him yes, same way that attack would’ve wounded Zoro, Jinbe or Luffy.

For that reason I think it’s unfair short sell base Sanji over his durability. Ichiji whose a genetically enhanced superhuman got taken out by Katakuri with a single attack, while Sanji recovered quickly despite King’s attack clearly bypassing the Raid Suit (he’s scratched up and bleeding). Whether Sanji puts the suit back on or fights without it, I don’t it matters at moment even if I prefer the latter.