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2009-02-07, 21:39
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Bounties are irrelevant. Blackbeard's the obvious proof of this, since he didn't even have a bounty to begin with. And let's also not forget Crocodile and Hancock, who both have bounties below the 9-digit mark. I'd say that strength and/or notoriety are the most pivotal qualities to becoming a Shichibukai (with Blackbeard being of the former quality, thanks to his defeating Ace). If we look at Kidd and Law, the two Supernovas who stand out the most (aside from Luffy and Zoro of course), then we can see that they have the latter quality held down pat (though they're certainly no weaklings, either). After all, the reason why Kidd's bounty is higher than Luffy's is because of the fact that he's killed many people, and as far as Law goes.... well, the only hint we have is what Kidd said about hearing several "nasty rumors" about him...... So yeah, a huge bounty isn't even necessary to qualify for the Shichibukai position. The only thing that's really needed is an impressive feat of strength that'll put the wowsers in the government's trousers..... |
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2009-02-08, 00:01
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And let's say Kidd was free and Law got captured. Then Jinbei's status got revoked. If Kidd wanted the position I would believe he would have to prove himself. All my opinion of course.
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2009-02-08, 02:51
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The supernovas are the polar opposites of "nobodies". When they're first introduced in Sabaody, Shakuyaku even tells Luffy that their names are the ones that appear most often in the newspapers. Are they rookies? Yes, they are. But they're all still infamous enough to attract the government's attention. But since they are rookies, I do agree that they'd probably have to prove themselves in some way to earn the govenment's trust.......
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2009-02-08, 03:05
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Just an interesting thought experiment to determine the one possible instance in which bounty would matter (if anyone else has other, please post them): What if there are two (or more) pirates being considered for a position amongst the Shichibukai, only there is only one empty spot to be filled. Now, both 'applicants' have equal levels of notoriety, infamy, and fame, and they each have equally destructive abilities. Added to that, they both have comparable crew sizes (with comparable levels) and have traveled/gained notoriety for an equal period of time. In the end, the main difference between the two is bounty size (one has a larger (not necessarily significantly larger) bounty to the other). So, if all things are held equal (or at least comparable), except bounty size, then, in this one particular instance, wouldn't bounty be the deciding factor for the application process?
Obviously, this sequence of events is extraordinary, and almost impossible to replicate in “real life” (i.e. the One Piece universe), and the possibility took all of a second to work out (and a few extra seconds to type  ), but, this does seem to be a potential instance in which bounty would actually matter in determining a Shichibukai.
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2009-02-08, 03:54
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If you think about it, there is no realistic way to establish a trust between WG and the Shichibukai. In that case, you need to at least have some reason you can use. For instance, either an accomplishment or a credible reason may suffice for the person being selected as a Shichibukai. You won't need anything more since you cannot be sure of either ways. For Blackbeard fits the first example. And, maybe Jinbei and Boa fits the second part. Both have something to protect, that being other than your regular pirate crew.
To the above question, you can find a good reason to select the one with the lower bounty, if you think that person is more suitable. But, if the WG thinks of Shichibukai as nothing but a pirate that may work with them, then the one with the higher bounty would get selected. That means, they won't really need any kind of credible reason to select a particular person. Even the cruelest one may be suitable for the job, which I think is not really agreeable, from a justice point of view (regardless of how much distorted sense of justice they may have, they still have it). |
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2009-02-08, 10:49
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Lol chapter 531 actually caught me by suprise
 I really did think that Zoro got shipped off the prison I was like "Cool Zoro is back I dont know how he got there but atleast 1 down 7 too go" but then i saw his "Okama Kenpo" lol and I saw it was Mr.2 hahahaha things got interesting.
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2009-02-10, 07:48
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This latest arc is pretty cool. It's nice to see some of these old faces. Though I'm looking forward to the end of this arc. I'm seriously looking into what will happen when the crew comes back together again. With the exception of Sanji and a few others. We do know that both Nami and Franky are on islands where they can comes back with some kinds of improvements. I'm really looking forward to seeing that outcome. Nami is on a sky island where they study the weather. Franky is on a future island, home of the genius. It seems on both Franky and Nami can get some kind of improvements. Nami probably needs it the most. Zoro also seriously needs some recovery time. Hard to imagine he'd get much where he landed. Still, Perona did bandage him up for some odd reason. I'm dying to see what the crew will be like when they all return. Not sure what Usopp could get from that weird island filled with killer plants. The same for Brook's poverty island. It's filled with demon worshipers. It looks like they may have to go rescue Robin. To look at things it seems Kuma purposely sent everyone to where they ended up. He must of known something about these places could help them. Or hoped they would just be happy where they were and stayed. Haha, I just thought of something. If that last part of my theory is true. Watch Kuma accidentally mixed up where he sent Luffy and Sanji. That or he thought Sanji's legs would get stronger from all the running away he'd be doing.
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2009-02-10, 10:33
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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I think Kuma is working for Dragon... Because he seems to have some connections too him. Also I think that Dragon was the one who ordered Kuma to seperate the group and if you remember when Kuma wispered into the ears of Silver rayleigh said to Kuma "And you expect me to... Believe what you say........?" then Kuma replied "That is up to you..... Even I have doubts in this matter."
So I think Dragon ordered Kuma too seperate the group too make them stronger because, Luffy certainly is getting stronger, I mean he unlocked his Haki potential, Usopp was sent to some place and it looks like you need quick drawing and good sniping to survive. And Nami landed on top of a sky island where a old man is trying to control the wether or something, which is perfect for her since she is using clime tact too control wether. All im saying is that everyone was sent to a place where they could grow stronger. |
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2009-02-10, 10:47
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2009-02-10, 13:33
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That's an awesome Shichibukai pic... didn't really picture Boa in red, i kinda thought she'd look better in black or purple heh, and it seems like Oda has decided to go along with the anime team and start coloring Kuma's coat black instead of orange |
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