Bounty has always been based on information known or believed by the world government. And that’s if they don’t want to hide the information
So based on your known/believed achievements they’re going to use the incident to judge your strength and danger level but again it’s only based on what they know. Also being part of a group maybe raise your bounty too just for being a part of it
- Crackers bounty would be higher if the wg had more information on him. Them not even knowing what he looks like
- Kid had a higher bounty than luffy not because of strength specifically but because of how much destruction he was
- Luffy would’ve had a higher bounty post thriller bark if the wg wasn’t keeping the thriller bark incident a secret
- Usopp and nami have bounties comparable to dressrosa luffy and zoro. They obviously aren’t comparable in strength
- Pekoms and tamango have higher bounties than oven and daifuku despite being stronger because they do more outside of tottoland
- 2.2 and 3.9 billion Blackbeard are equal in strength but he got the bounty increase for Kuzan being a known member under him and the other incidents his crew caused in that time
- Zoro and sanji beat king and queen and are stronger but have lower bounties because king and queen are more dangerous to the wg and their captain has a higher bounty
- Luffy kid and law have the same bounty despite luffy being significantly stronger with a significantly stronger crew because they got equal credit for taking out kaido and big mom
- Same happened in dressrosa with just Luffy and law
Bounties were never a reliable representation of strength
Spot on.
King and Queen only have higher bounties because they've been Pirates for decades, at least 20 years. They've had a lot more time to commit crimes and get involved in incidents to warrant those bounties.
Sometimes, a lower bounty can make you more dangerous than people with higher. Super Rookies are people with bounties of 100M+ by the time they reach Sabaody. Meaning they've done enough heinous activities to be considered Super Rookies as opposed to Rookie.
A Super Rookie can have a bounty of just 100m and it makes one wonder why does the WG make such a big deal? It's only 100m.
We know a Pirate gets a bounty after an incident or crime.
Kid, Law and Bege were Pirates 3 years before Luffy, in fact they started sailing around the same time as Ace. So, we can say Worstgeneration have been Pirates for a maximum of 5 years besides Luffy.
If you look at the averages in the first 3 years as Pirates:
- Luffy 300m in 1 yerar = 300m increase per year average
- Kid ~300m in 3 years = 100m increase per year average
- Law 200m in 3 years = 66.6m increase per year average
Compare this to any seasoned Pirate. Most Pirates have been sailing for decades, if we assume Katakuri has been 30 years:
- Katakuri ~1 bill in 30 years = 33.3m increase per year average
Seems like nothing, but most Pirates don't even get as high as 400m. Squardo whom WB gave command of his fleet because he was smart and powerful only had a 250m bounty over probably a 30 year period?
- Squardo 250m in 30 years = 8.3m increase per year average
Squardo was a seasoned Pirate, not a scrub, someone feared and respected in the New World and even amongst Marines. It's not often people look at bounties in terms of how long it took to accumulate them. Lots of big time Pirates who are just 300, 400m. The Supernova are a different breed.
Lots of big time Pirates are averaging maybe 8m a year increases and they're respected, and then people like Kat who are also respected are in the 30ms a year. Not many Pirates can earn above even 20m a year average unless they're special to begin with,
While Sanji and Zoro's bounty being lower than King and Queen seems ridiculous, their bounty is far more indicate that they're more dangerous because:
- Zoro 1 bill in 3 years = 333m increase per year average
- Sanji 1 bill in 3 years = 333m increase per year average
- King/Queen 1.3 bill in 30 years (probably more) = 43m increase per year average
Can tell Zoro and Sanji are far more active, and even if it's lower, it shows they're more dangerous because if their bounty is going up by 300m a year, it means they're doing some really dangerous stuff which King and Queen can't compare to. They might be similar levels, but their activity is on a completely different levels.
All the things Luffy did to reach 300m shook the world, so doing that on a yearly basis is insane.
Looking at bounties as power levels misses the point completely, when looked at in terms of duration, it gives a completely different picture as to what bounty means when one understands it only goes up based on activity.
Even someone with a 100m bounty should be feared if they've only committed 1 crime, and if they're really active, that's Luffy levels of insanity in terms of criminal activity. There's a lot more to bounty than the face value.
