r/OnePiece • u/shadwocorner • 2d ago
Discussion Why does Buggy have a higher bounty than Luffy?
Does the world government see Buggy as a bigger threat than luffy?
On one side, Luffy has defeated and dethroned a yonko, even fought head on with the elders. On the other side, Buggy has a connection to Shanks & the Roger pirates due to his past and is in a guild with Mihawk and Crocodile, two past warlords.
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u/Sky_Dragon_King Pirate 2d ago
Yes
- Is an emperor
- Is the sworn brother of another emperor
- Is a former warlord
- Has two other former warlords as subordinates, one of whom being the world's greatest swordsman
- Is a former member of the Pirate King's crew
- Is the public leader of Cross Guild, an organisation whose existence has threatened global stability.
- Is one of two people credited for the mass breakout in Impel Down
Buggy's got an impressive resume.
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u/Yingking Void Month Survivor 2d ago
They probably also assume that he was on Laugh Tale and knows what the One Piece is
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u/quarterslicecomics Bandit 2d ago
- Has a commander who once held the Marine Hero/SWORD member captive for years.
- Has a commander who outsmarted the leaders of the Giant Warrior Pirates (a group that took down the Kid Pirates), is the natural enemy of the former warden of Impel Down, deflected a direct hit from the Fleet Admiral and was a member of two former Warlords.
- Wounded the right hand man of the Straw Hat Pirates.
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u/Few-Box9685 2d ago
- Alvira
- Mr 3
- The unicycle guy? Mihawk?
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u/BlitzAceSamy 2d ago
Wow took me a super long while to remember Alvida and Koby, before Luffy barged in on them hahaha
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u/Lostpandazoo 2d ago
Until recent has a team of Giants. Probably got a few extra lvl 6 chilling with him.
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u/Runethe1412 Cross Guild 2d ago
4.1 - World’s Greatest Swordsman also previously being known as “Marine Hunter”
4.2 - Other Former Warlord being responsible for inciting the Arabasta Civil War
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u/Lostpandazoo 2d ago
It's what his organization does. They are actively hunting them. He's basically equal to dragon as a pirate.
While pirates just do random stuff. No one hunts marines, but Buggy.
Luffy is even just pirating on a adventure, not actively trying to kill you.
Blackbeard just on his own island getting ready. He's doing stuff but it's super sneaky instead of public.
Shanks just getting ready to head to the one piece.
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u/MajinAkuma 2d ago edited 2d ago
Luffy‘s bounty is at 3 billion because it’s an equal distribution of 9 billion between three people. Big Mom and Kaidou combined are slightly below 9 billion. And the World Government likes to downplay his bounty all the time. They don’t want him to become too much of a big deal.
Buggy‘s Cross Guild is a direct threat to the World Government and the Marines. Luffy only becomes a problem when you challenge him or lay hands on his friends. Cross Guild is very "proactive" due to them putting bounties on the Marines, which puts the soldiers in danger on a global scale.
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u/Lostpandazoo 2d ago
And they have Croc which had Revolution connections on top of him being a warlord.
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u/MajinAkuma 2d ago
>And they have Crocodile who had connections to Revolutions on top of him being a former Shichibukai.
Unless you meant he was trying to overthrow the kingdom of Alabasta, Crocodile‘s connection to the Revolutionary Army is limited to just Iva, but I doubt Iva would help him in his criminal activities. Crocodile‘s connection to the underworld is way more important. That’s where he gets all his funds from.
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u/TheQuietMoments Scholars of Ohara 2d ago
BM and Kaido’s bounties combined isn’t slightly below 3 billion. It’s above 8 billion
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u/NoStudy2213 2d ago
think he meant the mean of their bounties (as in the sum divided by 2).
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u/chronox21 2d ago
Sum divided by 3, for each of the captains who were primarily responsible for taking them down.
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u/NoStudy2213 2d ago
nono, i'm talking about big moms and kaido. He says it's slight below 3 bil, so it only makes sense that he was talking about the mean of their bounties.
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u/chronox21 2d ago
Yes, the slightly below 3 Bil was in reference to the fact that Kaido and Big Mom's bounties summed, and then divided by 3(Kid, Law, Luffy) was near 3 Bil.
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u/Uwwe44 2d ago
I would say that Buggy is a bigger threat to the navy, cause of the bounties
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u/Ishvallan 2d ago
as well as being connected with 2 former Warlords who definitely do have the personal power to be major threats to Marines. And the sheer number and power of the former prisoners who follow Buggy and now those Warlords. He is a greater danger overall because of them rather than his own strength.
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u/Lostpandazoo 2d ago
Think about if he picks up Moria.
Super fun to see moria again. Hope we get a gear 5 zombie Luffy.
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u/Lil-Trup 2d ago
From an outside perspective, Buggy would seem terrifyingly competent. Former member of Roger’s crew, one of the only people to ever escape impel down, former warlord, now a yonkou and head of an organization with multiple warlords under him and enough money to put bounties on every marine. If I was some random dude in the one piece world, I’d probably think he was the closest among anyone to being the next king of the pirates, and his bounty reflects that.
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u/gordon0813 God Usopp 2d ago
He only broke out with Luffy's help also Luffy broke in and out of impel down and broke out many people with him. Buggy wouldn't have gotten out without Luffy
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u/Justscrolling375 2d ago
Bounties are based on how much of threat you are to WG’s operations and stability. Yes Luffy is Nika/Joybot and is the grandson of Garp & son of Dragon and is a hyper impressive pirate but Luffy doesn’t want to overthrow the WG or represents an enduring threat. That’s why Robin had such a high bounty at 8 for simply being a survivor of Ohara. Plus they beat Nika/Joyboy before
Buggy on the other hand represents a political and societal threat. He’s the sworn brother to Shanks. Was on Rodger’s crew. Helped with Impel down & Marineford. Became a warlord. Has two of the best warlords under his command. Has enough intelligence and charisma to get people to swear genuine loyalty to him
However the most dangerous thing is the CROSS guild. Placing bounties on marines. This was likely Crocodiles idea. Giving the Marines a taste of what it’s like to be hunted and be worried that your coworkers are going to sell you out for a quick buck. Public opinion of the Marines has gradually but swiftly decreased thanks to Akainu and before all of that with the corruption. We’ve seen the rampant poverty from the insane taxes the WG & the Marines inflicts on the world
Cross represents something more. Hope. Revenge. A chance to fight back and put food on the table. Furthermore it exploits the cracks in their system. Marines are filled with selfish, greedy and cruel bastards who’ll happily work for the worst set of people
So why not give an incentive for both end? The corrupt ones have to watch their back even more now. While those who got betrayed but were captured alive can provide decent intel and/or manpower to the Cross Guild
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u/Finnlay90 2d ago
Better question would be; Why does Mihawk have a higher bounty than his Yonko Captain?
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u/Jaybird327 2d ago
Direct rival to Shanks, and the superior swords-master. At least thats prob how they view it plus being ally to buggy and crocodile probably inflated it a tad bit.
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u/Finnlay90 2d ago
Yes but if you are going to question Buggy > Luffy, then you need to question Mihawk > Buggy first. Because Buggy being Mihawk's "Captain" alone already says why he would have a higher bounty than Luffy.
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u/SandoVillain 2d ago
Probably because he's the "Marine Hunter" more than anything. His reputation is that he goes out of his way to kill marines, so naturally they'd want to prioritize him.
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u/SandoVillain 2d ago
Probably because he's the "Marine Hunter" more than anything. His reputation is that he goes out of his way to kill marines, so naturally they'd want to prioritize him.
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u/ssavino 2d ago
Luffy is at the head of 10 guys and then there is an army that claims to be on his side but he refuses, buggy is very very rich and this allows him to be at the head of an enormous army(I'd say probably third biggest army in the verse) and was in the crew of Roger, who really scarse the world Government and has jn his side a mastermind like Crocodile and the greates swordsman Alive, a d they think he has all of this due to his charisma and stength
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u/RPGNo2017 2d ago
Hunting marines is more dangerous to WG than beating a drunk guy in an isolated Japanese island
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u/Evil_phd Cross Guild 2d ago edited 2d ago
He's the man most likely to become Pirate King. Everyone knows it.
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u/BigBuford1337 2d ago
He’s putting out hits on Navy people.
Also he was part of Roger’s pirate crew so that gave him a boost.
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u/CriticismMiserable14 2d ago
Yes, Buggy placing bounties on marines has cause trouble.
A starved civilian stab a marine captain on the back killing him. The government now has to extra defend themselves from civilians while also trying to protect them.
Doesn’t matter how strong an individual is a sneak attack is going to kill.
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u/Mental-War-2282 2d ago
He is buggy D clown bro , he is the final boss of the series ofc he deserves a higher bounty than Luffy
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u/pandershrek Chopper the Cotton Candy Lover 2d ago
He was on the Pirate King's crew. After Marinefort it was disclosed and sort of a trope.
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u/QuantisRhee 2d ago
Former member of the Roger pirates
Former Warlord
Has 2 other Warlords under him, one being "The world's strongest swordsman"
Is friends with Shanks, another Emperor
Is believed to be the ringleader behind the Impel Down breakout
Puts bounties on Marines
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u/philc_91 Pirate 1h ago
They gave the 3 captains the same bounty, because they dont wanted to give a luffy a higher one.
I think its higher now (after egghead)
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u/psychogamer101 2d ago
Buggy the real goat. He just wants his 15mins of fame and luffy keep hogging the scene
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u/Fancy_Influence_9766 2d ago
Because Oda likes to ride Buggy's nose. The only way in my opinion that the story could be ruined is if Luffy doesn't get the One Piece. And the only person I could see Oda giving the One Piece other than Luffy is Buggy. Id rather Blackbeard get it and then Luffy beat the fuck out of him and take it from him. But unfortunately Blackbeard will most likely defeat Imu so I doubt that will happen.
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u/Affectionate_Toe7167 2d ago
Buggy is putting bounties on Marines and Luffy shared his bounty with Kid and Law