Kinemon forced Oden to accept him and let him follow tbf
What political pull does buggy have?
The roger pirates were the strongest crew (not including rocks) so strength was a big part of it. Even believing him to be a legit rival for shanks
Buggy didn't really have many resources before they joined tbh with the giants being his strongest player and them leaving with luffy
Buggy is definitely charismatic in a weird way yeah lol
With crocodile and mihawk joining what they believe to be under his control their associating that with him being that strong
What political pull does buggy have?
The roger pirates were the strongest crew (not including rocks) so strength was a big part of it. Even believing him to be a legit rival for shanks
Buggy didn't really have many resources before they joined tbh with the giants being his strongest player and them leaving with luffy
Buggy is definitely charismatic in a weird way yeah lol
With crocodile and mihawk joining what they believe to be under his control their associating that with him being that strong
They THINK that he has some sort of power that he utilized collectively to get those two under him. But they don't actively think it's combat prowess.
Like take away buggy
Crocodile and mihawk arent gonna become yonko from gaining buggys crew
Crocodile and mihawk arent gonna become yonko from gaining buggys crew
From Mihawk and Croc's exchange, Hawk was to become Yonko from get-go and would've been so if they off'd Buggy right then and there (thus part of his reasoning that he doesn't want to become a Yonko), and Croc actively supports that ("You serious now?" to Mihawk saying he doesn't want to become an Emperor), then just shrugging off afterward with 0 stated desire to be one himself.