How could Mr.0 not recognize Sanji? — Small-biz version — Small-biz version

kernel_kate

When Sanji finds out Mr.3's hut in Little Garden, he answers a call by Mr.0, who mistakes him for Mr.3 himself. We know that den den mushis look like whoever's speaking at the other side of the line, so Mr.0 (who should know who his subordinates are) should have recognized that it was not Mr.3 Is it maybe a special den den mushi that does not show the likeness of the individual, for the sake of not letting anyone know who Mr.0 is, or is there a...

Originally asked by Zachiel on Stack Exchange (anime) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

So with the Den Den Mushi, there is no one size fits all. There are different mushi. Some, yes, are customized by their owners so they would look like them. Some not. Some have what you are talking about, which is Dynamic Mimicry feature on some Mushi, which is like a video calling and they will mimic all, even injuries. Some have Telepathic Communication, just Voice Mimicry, Document/Image Transmission, and they also have Behavioral Traits: They are generally content to be domesticated and "rely on food" to function, they are alive and can have bad and off days, not wanting to mimic, even flat out refusing to call. With this, Mr. Zero is trying to hide himself and stay anonymous. That's...

Full answer by Brandon Kent: https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/69788 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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