Do people not remember Doflamingo shitting his pants and running away from Tsuru even though he needed to look for Law in order to obtain the Ope Ope?
He gave up one of his key pieces and ran for his life
This weird idea that you can’t do X, Y, or Z is completely disproven by characters in the story
“You can’t give up on your dream or have your will broken” False, Chinjao and Luffy
“You can’t run” False, like half of the conqueror’s have run at some point or another
“You need a conqueror-like dream/goal” I’m sure Whitebeard wanting a family and Katakuri wanting to protect his family is conqueror-like. Every father or older sibling in the world must have conqueror’s haki
“You can’t be subservient to others” False, half of the conqueror’s were subordinates at some point
None of the criteria that people make up is accurate. It’s literally just about having a strong will. There isn’t a single
hard rule to CoC