Wanze

Wanze · alive · CP7 (Cipher Pol No. 7) “ace” · Ramen Kung Fu · Sea-Train head waiter

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A fighter from Cipher Pol No. 7 (CP7) — its “ace,” practitioner of Ramen Kung Fu (noodle-dough armor) — doubling as the head waiter on the Sea Train voyage (the Puffing Tom) to Enies Lobby. First mentioned Ch. 362 in the escort roster; first clearly shown on-page Ch. 367 .

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Water Seven (Ch. 372 — “Plastic Surgery”) — Decisively beaten in Car Four; Sanji deforms his face with “Plastic Surgery Shot”

• The Car Four fight against Sanji concludes. Wanze self-identifies as “the ace of CP7” (p. 10) — the first on-page naming of a Cipher Pol unit other than CP9 (recorded as a Foreshadowing seed; see CP7 Wanze Ace First On-Page Cipher-Pol-Sibling-Unit Mention) — and re-deploys Ramen Kung Fu (“Ramen Beam,” “Noodle Nail Knockout,” p. 11). He slanders Robin (“she’s a serial liar… a terrible woman,” p. 16) and disrespects food, enraging Sanji (“you wasted food… you called yourself a ‘cook’ in front of me,” pp. 16-17).
• Decisively defeated: Sanji carves through the ramen armor with kicks (not blades — “kitchen knives aren’t swords. They’re not for cutting people,” p. 13) and surgically rearranges Wanze’s face — Kick L’Oeil (p. 13), the Le Menton / Les Dents / La Bouche / La Joue / Le Nez slicing sequence (p. 14), Plastic Surgery Shot (p. 15), and Decoupage (p. 18), demolishing the car. Cross-link CP9, Sea Train, Sanji.

Water Seven (Ch. 370 — “You’re Not Alone”) — Car Four: Sanji vs. Wanze — the noodle suit shredded into “1.4 millimeter pasta”

• “Car Four: Sanji vs. Wanze” — the Ramen Kung Fu fight against Sanji plays out in Car Four (pp. 7-15). Wanze’s “Ramen Kung Fu” wraps him in a giant armor-suit woven from his own noodles and tries to bury Sanji in pasta.
• Sanji at first refuses to use a kitchen knife on a kitchen’s “ingredients” (hands and knives “sacred to cooks”, p. 14), then relents — “an amateur who can’t even cook shouldn’t be allowed to have kitchen knives… the techniques a first-class cook uses to handle a kitchen knife!!!” (p. 15) — and slices the noodle suit into “1.4 millimeter pasta” (“Your 1.4 millimeter pasta is served”, p. 13), defeating Wanze. Cross-link CP9, Sea Train, Sanji.

Water Seven (Ch. 369 — “Ramen Kung Fu”) — Full Ramen Kung Fu demonstration vs Sanji; defeated

• Blocks the boarding party (Sanji, the freed Franky, and the masked Sniper King long-nosed man) in Car Four and formally introduces “Ramen Kung Fu” (pp. 7-8, 17). Named in Kalifa’s onboard situation diagram as the guard in Car Four (p. 4). Demonstrates the full noodle arsenal: kneads “alloy flour” and fires the “Ramen Beam” (p. 11), the “Noodle Slicer / Fire Skate Blades” (pp. 13-14), and tempers the noodles into the “Ramen’s Formal Suit,” an edible combat uniform (“everybody’s dream weapon”) (pp. 16-17). References a strict father (“Even my father never talked to me like that!!”, p. 15). Sanji sends Franky and the masked man ahead toward Robin’s car while he stays to fight: blocks Wanze’s blow once and lands roughly ten kicks in return (p. 15), then defeats him (“So… what are you?”, pp. 19-20). Cross-link CP9, Sea Train, Sanji, Franky.

Water Seven (Ch. 368 — “Sea Train Battle Game”) — Blocks Car 4; challenges the rescuers to a ramen battle

• Blocks Car 4 of the kidnap Sea Train (Puffing Tom) and confronts Sanji, the masked Sniper King and the freed Franky, captioned on-page “WANZE — CP7 Cooking Fighter” (p. 18). Offers ramen made from flour kneaded inside his mouth/nose into noodle “nets” (“like fishnet stockings… about my nose hair”) and declares: “If you want to pass through this car… you must first defeat me!!” (pp. 18-19). His Ramen Kung Fu is teased but not yet fought; the on-page beat confirms a CP7 field agent (a Cipher Pol unit other than CP9) operating around the Enies-Lobby transfer. Cross-link CP9, Sea Train, Sanji, Franky.

Water Seven (Ch. 367 — “Sniper King”) — First clear on-page appearance; staged in the kitchen car

• First clearly shown on-page . Staged running the kitchen in car four of the Sea Train (Puffing Tom) during the CP9 escort, addressed as “Mr. Wanze” — “Mr. Wanze, we’re having some terrible problems on the train now, so…” (p. 18) — as Nero discovers the criminals have escaped. No power / fruit details shown this chapter; his Ramen Kung Fu and CP7 “ace” status are recorded as forward context. Cross-link CP9, Sea Train, Sanji.

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Notes

• Forward (NOT yet on-page through 0362): first clearly shown @0367; fights Sanji (~0369–0370); defeated @0372. Recorded as forward-canon; last_appearance stays 0362 until those beats are synthesized.
• Etymology note : “Wanze” / Wanze; “Ramen Kung Fu.”