@Urouge:
All of them that we've conveniently been shown. So they were around Luffy's old threat level when they joined, nothing wrong with that. That's impressive as it is. Mihawk's bounty has been kept hidden for a reason.
Oda could only hide his bounty or else we would have had one of the highest bountys of the whole world already introduced at volumne 6.
His bounty is definitely frozen, but still being the best swordfighter and being on a level with Shanks should have given him already such a high bounty that it`s on one level(or slightely behind)with a yonkou-bounty as he was introduced to the shichibukai.
Not many, but it doesn't matter. Bounties aren't based on fireworks. The fact of the matter is that Luffy got slapped around by any admiral that found him. He didn't even stand a chance.
Nearly everyone is slapped around by the admirals, beside a yonkou,Marco and 2-3 others.
So thats not rly a hint why they didn`t gave Luffy a higher bounty even when he clearly messed with the WG, while other NW-pirates sure have a higher bounty as he.
I mean he showed many times that he totally is against the WG and that he fights them in every way possible.(destroying EL,beating a celestrial dragon, invading ID,being part of the war and even burning their freaking flag)
You said yourself that strenght doesnt equal the bounty-level..but also how much someone is a threat to the WG doesnt count?
We could say that many NW-pirates were stronger than Luffy during the war, but as you also agreed that not many were such a threat to the WG.
So why do some NW-pirates have a higher bountys as Luffy? (which sure will be the case or else the NW would be considered kind of lame when not only high-class pirates could survive there)
In my opinion Luffy would deserve a higher bounty but they didnt give him a higher one, because he was still just a rookie who messed up the WG a bit, but still didnt showed that kind of threat over years constantly.
As soon as Luffy will show now after two years that he is now on a higher power-level and also still goes in every kind of way against the WG they will finally see him as the threat they were afraid of the whole time.
@Darkstorm:
Yes, in the lawless new world that the marines had as yet few forces.
Who in his right mind would take over islands which are gathering places for marines…
Afterall the yonkous took over islands where the marines werent present and were able to hold them over the years and here comes the question why the yonkous could hold them? Its just like with the Shabondy Archipelago..there are also lawless zones but the marines arent fighting for them with all they have. The WG\marines doesnt rly care for islands which are not part of their community and so why risking high losses in fighting huge pirate crews, when they don`t have to protect those islands.(as long as there is nothing rly important for them on it)
So naturally not every pirate does conquer islands because they couldn`t rule them anyways without a fix territory like the yonkou established and the rest is protected by the WG so not rly easy money.
Afterall would a pirate conquer an island of the WG he would be a greater threat as someone like WB who ruled over such places like FI which wasnt even claimed by the WG after WBs dead...it was more open for everyone who wants to take it and so BigMum took it.
@Darkstorm:
Because he couldn't back up his talk at the time.
They had to run from the buster call, remember?
@Don:
In my opinion Luffy would deserve a higher bounty but they didnt give him a higher one, because he was still just a rookie who messed up the WG a bit, but still didnt showed that kind of threat over years constantly.
As soon as Luffy will show now after two years that he is now on a higher power-level and also still goes in every kind of way against the WG they will finally see him as the threat they were afraid of the whole time.
Yup, just posted in the last post my thoughts a bit more clear.
@Darkstorm:
The marines were utterly unaware of croc's plans. Obviously they don't look close enough.
Well, it was still a secret organisation where even the members didnt know until the end who the leader was. The WG sure has an eye on them but let them do as they which as long as they make no open trouble and do as their contract says. But that they dont look close enough…well they sure know that they get betrayed somehow but still the shichibukai is one of the 3 forces of the world, so they can be suspicious but still also need them.
