Does anyone else expect a bounty increase after egghead? I assume the WG do blame everything on the Strawhats and they also saw first hand the strength of the strawhats.
I assume something like +1 billion for Luffy maybe but even + 2 billion because of awakened Nika fruit.
and +500m for Zoro, Sanji and Jinbe and the rest maybe +300m
can you name a big moment that Luffy is involved where his bounty didn't increase?
EAST BLUE SAGA: his first bounty is the result of not just beating Arlong, but Buggy and Don Krieg. it's also unprecedent of having a bounty this high last i remember. - 30M
BAROQUE WORKS SAGA: defeating a warlord like Crocodile should be the next best step of making yourself more infamous to the WG. - 100M
SKYPIEA SAGA: something that is beyond the blue sea's hearing range, so no increase in bounty.
LONG RING LAND ARC: more or less a breather arc. no increase.
CP9 SAGA: first they infiltrated Enies Lobby, declaring war on the WG, beating up CP9 and rescuing Robin is the point where every SH gets a bounty. - 300M
SUMMIT WAR SAGA: beating up Moria, punching a world noble, breaking in and out of Impel Down with criminals, exposed as the son of Dragon, revealing his conqueror haki (don't know if it counts, but Sengoku looked like he shit himself), AND going back to Marineford to rub it in their faces! and all that just for his bounty to go up by 100M. in hindsight it could've been more, but i guess the inflation hasn't hit yet. - 400M
FISHMAN ISLAND ARC: kind of self contain so no big increase YET.
PUNK HAZARD ARC: Law and Luffy's alliance was made public but nothing happen instantly because of some policy. if Law had said [yes, Luffy is my underling,] then no major incident like...
DRESSROSA ARC: beating Doflamingo so bad his glasses broken up. once again the whole crew (and Law) got their bounties to go up. - 500M
ZOU ARC: another self contain with only a few of Kaido's minions knowing the SH was on the big ass elephant. but it does lead into...
WHOLE CAKE ISLAND ARC: coming in and out of the island after ruining the party, and beating up Katakuri. heck, Morgans also spiced it up by saying it was all Luffy's idea and Bege is a underling of his. revealing his unofficial fleet and Sabo being his brother is also a sure way to give him the huge increase of bounty (also Bege got his bounty to go up incase people don't know). - 1.5B
WANO ARC: the defeat of Kaido and Big Mom. that's it. that is all needed to be said. the SH, Kidd and Law got their bounties to go up majorly. - 3B
so if you're still asking whether Luffy (and his crew, Bonney and Kuma) will get an increase in their bounty or not. i say it be insane not to especially with this fake narrative from the news of holding Vegapunk hostage