Straw Hat Pirates — May 3, 2018
Did the Straw Hats just cross the line from Supernovas to a Yonko-class crew?
Sanji receives a raid suit.
Nami walks away with Zeus — and maybe even Prometheus.
At what point does “rapid growth” turn into something the world government can’t ignore anymore?
- Initial Reactions: “This Is Already Yonko-Level”
- Luffy’s Bounty and the Logic Behind It
- Threat Level vs Actual Combat Power
- Sanji, Nami, and Equipment-Based Power Ups
- Crew & Grand Fleet Bounty Math
- What Comes Next After Chapter 903
- 👉 Editor’s Conclusion ①
- 👉 Editor’s Conclusion ②
Initial Reactions: “This Is Already Yonko-Level”
1: Anonymous Pirate
This is basically already half a Yonko crew.
377: Anonymous Pirate
>>1
It’s still too early for you… Straw Hat…
5: Anonymous Pirate
The new Yonko are:
Pirate King Urouge
Luffy
Buggy
Bluebeard
8: Anonymous Pirate
Red-Haired Shanks was cool as hell.
Luffy’s Bounty and the Logic Behind It
14: Anonymous Pirate
It’s weird how Luffy’s bounty keeps going up even though he’s not really doing bad things.
Impel Down and the war arc are understandable though.
18: Anonymous Pirate
>>14
He’s basically doing pirate hunting.
34: Anonymous Pirate
>>18
Zoro was a pirate hunter and had zero bounty until he became a pirate,
but Straw Hat hunts pirates and his salary skyrockets.
That evaluation makes no sense lol.
50: Anonymous Pirate
>>34
Both the Arlong arc where he first got a bounty and Enies Lobby where it jumped massively
were because he picked fights with the Marines.
If he only hunted pirates, there’s no way he’d get a bounty.
86: Anonymous Pirate
>>50
From the Marines’ perspective, a pirate hunting pirates should be convenient, right?
So why does his notoriety increase — that’s the point.
Well, it’s probably about danger level.
Aokiji’s line from over ten years ago keeps getting quoted again.
How the 1.5 Billion Was Calculated
27: Anonymous Pirate
The 1.5 billion is based on his achievements up to Doflamingo, right?
If beating Katakuri is included, how high does it go?
31: Anonymous Pirate
>>27
That’s already included.
38: Anonymous Pirate
>>31
Isn’t that update way too fast?
45: Anonymous Pirate
>>38
Because Morgans, the media guy, was right there at the scene.
47: Anonymous Pirate
Son of the world’s worst criminal.
Freed dangerous prisoners at Impel Down.
Shot down the Enies Lobby flag.
Defeated 800 million and 1 billion commanders of a Yonko.
Commands 5,000 subordinates.
Yeah, makes sense.
He’s a massive criminal.
Crew Strength From the Marines’ View
99: Anonymous Pirate
Direct subordinates include:
Sanji at 330 million
Zoro at 320 million
“God” Usopp at 200 million, valued at 500 million by Doflamingo
Nico Robin who can awaken ancient weapons
Looking at it this way, it’s brutal.
106: Anonymous Pirate
>>99
It’s a small crew, but every single one is elite.
117: Anonymous Pirate
>>106
If you include allied crews, it’s over 5,000.
Past Standards Look Ridiculous Now
49: Anonymous Pirate
Former Warlord “Desert King” Sir Crocodile
Bounty: 81 million berries.
Katakuri, Blackbeard, and Power Perception
59: Anonymous Pirate
Katakuri stabbed himself — won’t he get punished if that gets reported?
68: Anonymous Pirate
Blackbeard said “It’s still too early for you, Straw Hat,”
so Luffy probably isn’t there yet.
He’s survived tons of insane incidents, so 1.5 billion is fair,
but his combat power still isn’t there.
If he fought Katakuri again, he’d probably lose.
77: Anonymous Pirate
>>68
Blackbeard is probably around the same level.
He also looks inferior compared to the other Yonko.
81: Anonymous Pirate
>>68
Blackbeard just stole Whitebeard’s powers and acts tough.
I don’t want to hear that from him.
Sanji, Nami, and Equipment-Based Buffs
70: Anonymous Pirate
[Bad News] Sanji shows the limits of his strength and gets a power-up item.
74: Anonymous Pirate
>>70
And even then, he’s still weaker than Nami who got Zeus.
101: Anonymous Pirate
The Marines are seriously running power-scaling threads about pirates.
Iconic Luffy Lines That Define His “Threat”
112: Anonymous Pirate
Luffy dropping his intimidation set:
“Wanna use her? (Arlong talking about Nami as a navigator)”
“Don’t make our navigator cry!!!”
“This room is the problem!!! I’ll destroy everything tied to that bastard!!!”
“Blood can harden sand, right?!”
Growth Speed Feels Unreal
120: Anonymous Pirate
The growth is way too fast.
Excluding training arcs, it’s barely been a year and this happens.
Whole Cake Island Expectations
762: Anonymous Pirate
The goal was to get Sanji back,
but since they declared war on a Yonko,
I wanted them to at least deal some damage to Big Mom.
788: Anonymous Pirate
Nami getting Zeus is hilarious.
If she also gets Prometheus, she becomes the strongest in the crew.
What Is a Bounty Anyway?
798: Anonymous Pirate
Giving bounties to mere adventurers lol.
799: Anonymous Pirate
Even if they say he didn’t do bad things,
being a pirate itself is a crime.
Grand Fleet Bounty Math
178: Anonymous Pirate
Straw Hat Grand Fleet
Luffy: 1.5 billion
Zoro: 320 million
Nami: 66 million
Usopp: 200 million
Sanji: 330 million
Chopper: 100
Robin: 130 million
Franky: 94 million
Brook: 83 million
Total: 2,730,000,100 berries
Subordinates:
Cavendish: 330 million
Bartolomeo: 200 million
Gambia: 67 million
Chinjao: 550 million
Fleet total: 3,877,000,100 berries
199: Anonymous Pirate
>>178
Jinbe is over 400 million.
219: Anonymous Pirate
If you include unknown bounties and unclear statuses,
it easily hits 5 billion.
Visual Commentary and Old Rivals
193: Anonymous Pirate
(Manga panel)
The defeated ones.
211: Anonymous Pirate
>>193
Looking at this, Lucci was actually cool.
I don’t like Water 7 though.
Sanji’s Bounty Backlash
214: Anonymous Pirate
330 million for someone like Sanji is too much.
He didn’t do anything in the Big Mom arc.
229: Anonymous Pirate
>>214
Even Sanji himself says it’s because of the Vinsmoke name.
What Arc Comes Next?
240: Anonymous Pirate
Is it Wano next? Or the world council arc?
245: Anonymous Pirate
>>240
World council.
You’ll get Vivi and Rebecca fanservice.
253: Anonymous Pirate
>>245
What… so no Zoro again…?
Leaving the Supernovas Behind
291: Anonymous Pirate
So Luffy already pulled ahead of the Supernovas?
I wanted Law and Kid to stay neck-and-neck with him.
309: Anonymous Pirate
>>291
Not just ahead — his whole body is out already.
312: Anonymous Pirate
>>291
Law is also a D, so he’ll stay important.
Kid though… yeah…
Final Irony
332: Anonymous Pirate
The guy who first pushed to put a 30 million bounty on Luffy
must be bragging about his foresight right now.
👉 Why Japanese Fans Think This Way
Japanese fans treat bounties as systemic threat indicators, not pure power levels.
The comments consistently frame Luffy as someone who breaks order, embarrasses authority, and survives events that shouldn’t be survivable.
👉 From Growth to Inheritance: When the Straw Hats Stop Being Rookies
Sanji’s raid suit and Nami wielding Zeus symbolize a shift from natural growth to inherited power and influence.
That’s the moment many readers feel the Straw Hats stop being “promising rookies”
and start feeling like a crew the world must respond to — whether it’s ready or not.
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