Luffy 2
Ane Neemann
I recall that a shichibukai needs to have quite a good bounty, and be very strong. So why was Luffy never offered the position? I mean his second bounty was higher than Crocodile and Hancock, so if we say he offended the World Government in the Enies Lobby arc, then before that, he was eligible, and even afterwards, we can't say he's not eligible; let's not forget Doflamingo threatened tenrybito with revealing some information, and his status was not revoked.
First time around when Luffy took down Croc, BB offered to take the position of Shichibukai by presenting the marines with Ace. It was an offer the Marines could not pass up on, so they did not think of any other suitable candidates.
Also, since the credit for taking down Croc was given to Smoker, Luffy was relatively unknown. This further emphasized the reason as to why he was not considered because Shichibukais would generally be selected from feared and notorious pirates.
After the war of best, there were three vacant positions for the Shichibukai. But none of them were offered to Luffy. This is because Luffy by then has declared war against them by burning the flag of WG. He attacked Ennis Lobby, Impel Down and Marineford the three symbols of the Marines, he punched a Celestial Dragon and he rung the Ox bell 16 times which declared the coming of a new age of pirates. All this made Luffy as someone who would be an enemy to the world government not some random pirate like the other Shichibukais who were even though notorious pirates did not directly meddle with the affairs of the World Government.
Because Blackbeard made a deal that he'd bring them Luffy's head to become a warlord. By the time Blackbeard had renounced his position, Luffy had already declared war on the world government, defeated another warlord, destroyed their judicial island, led a mass prison break from their prison island, and partook in a war against the government at the marines's headquarters, punched a world noble, and completely defeated their secret assassination squad CP-9. By that point, they didn't want anything to do with him besides bringing him to justice. Now they even revoked Law's status just for allying with him.
Well, for starters, despite being eligible for the position, he gained that meaty bounty after defeating a former Shichibukai, and while that may qualify him for the position, Luffy also thwarted Operation Utopia, which was covered up by the World Government to give the credit to Smoker and hide the fact that the whole Shichibukai system is flawed and prone to abuse. Luffy becoming a Shichibukai would make the public question what deeds he had done in order to earn the position, and may expose the truth that it was a pirate that saved Alabasta, not the Marines. Also, while it is the World Government's decision, I doubt the Marines will agree with the decision of making Luffy a Warlord post-Alabasta, especially Smoker.
One answer can also be that the World Government considers all D's as the enemy of world government or just the fact that luffy is the son of Dragon is enough reason to not to make luffy their ally by making him a Warlord.
The Shichibukai position isn't tied to bounty or even personal strength, it's tied to influence. Mihawk and Crocodile were given the position despite their low bounties because they had become well known around the world by then. Hancock was also offered the position at a fairly low bounty because of how early she became famous and because the World Government didn't want to make enemies with the Amazons and Buggy was given the position after Marineford due to his influence on other Pirates.
The Shichibukai have to be well known and respected or even feared as it is their responsibility to hunt other pirates. Luffy was largely unknown for quite some time, not really being a respected name until after Marineford by which he had already crossed the World Government thrice over.
Secondly, if there's a once-in-a-blue-moon chance that they had offered him to become a Sichibukai, then without any doubts Luffy would've refused it because he does not want to work under someone. Otherwise, he would have taken Ace's advice to become White Beard's crew member.
The Gorosei and the heads of the Navy know who Luffy is. Even when the rest of the world thought Smoker did everything, the Gorosei/Navy knew the truth. They even knew things that he didn't, like, the fact that his father was Monkey D. Dragon.
Garp knows that Luffy carries that same spirit in him, hence all the love fisting. He was close with Sengoku, and if he thought Luffy would do it, he definitely would of spoken up, but Luffy always told Garp "I want to be a Pirate, no Navy".
The Gorosei wouldn't want him anyway, due to the true purpose of the 7 Warlords, which is to do all the underhanded and sneaky crap the Navy can't be caught doing. They know if Luffy ever got a hold of the info they are hiding from the public, he would stop that immediately. Not that Luffy would figure anything out, but, once Nico Robin explains it to him, well you get the picture.
Luffy's goal isn't having a position like a king, leader, or a Shichibukai.... cause he doesn't want to be controlled, he wants to have fun, great adventure, exploring, and things like that, that's why he is so close to the Red Hair Crew. When Luffy was a kid, they came and told him stories of their adventures, so that being a pirate for him is the meaning of freedom, he even refused being the boss of the grand fleet (chapter 800). As he said "I wanna be the pirate king not an important person".
Greetings, fellow One Piece fanatics! I've decided to throw my hat into the ring on a popular topic: What if Luffy was OP? But unlike other stories that just hand him a Logia or other Mythical Zoan (not that those can't be great fun, shout out to Kairomaru and his fics!), I'm going to use a very recent revelation from canon and work with that. Spoilers for a few things revealed at the end of Wano but now, let's a-go!
Pirates were said to be the scourge of the seas. Remorseless killers and plunderers who sought only treasure and power at the cost of innocent lives and their own morality. What many didn't know, however, was that one in every ten crews were actually quite decent. These Peace Main pirates cared only for adventure and the thrill of the unknown. Sure, they would rob people and cause trouble but only if you pissed them off first.
And so the Red-Haired Pirates were quite content to simply drink and goof around in the local tavern, much to the delight of their biggest fan. A seven-year-old boy in a white shirt, jeans and a recently made scar under his left eye was clearly ecstatic just being around them.
"Heh, nice try, pipsqueak!" Shanks ruffled the boy's hair for good measure, making him growl in embarrassment. The other pirates laughed along to add salt in the wound. Sure, it was all in good fun but that didn't save Luffy's pride.
That brought another round of laughs from Shanks's men while Luffy mostly ignored them. In the back of his mind, however, he wanted to prove them wrong. Okay so the knife under the eye thing backfired (and was probably gonna get him hell from Gramps later) but he knew he could do it! All he needed was a chance to prove he'd be the greatest pirate ever!
Then the boy's eyes turn to the open treasure chest sitting behind Makino's bar. Inside is a glimmering golden fruit covered in swirls, shining in the sunlight coming in through the side window. Suddenly he barely remembered the plate of meat he just ate, his stomach growling in need. He guessed it belonged to Shanks, but he didn't care. Luffy needed it.
That made the pirate step back. Devil Fruits were supposed to taste like utter crap. Shanks wanted to ask more but then suddenly the kid's eyes rolled back, almost falling off the barstool. The entire party stopped dead at the sight, Makino yelping in terror as all of the pirates crowded around. No one even noticed when a crowd of bandits entered.
"Stop making it so fun!" the voice taunted back before the shadow itself started to ripple and reveal the actual person. An eight-foot tall lanky man in billowing white robes with equally stark hair that more resembled fluffy clouds. Luffy might have said he looked silly if not for his face. Not only were his eyes as gold as the fruit he ate, they seemed to almost glow with manic joy. On top of that, he had a smile so wide it showed off his gums that made the boy want to laugh and run away at the same time.
"Well, I have many names depending on which spot of the multiverse I'm in. Peridot, Discord, Loki (that one is really damn popular right now) and Alastor are a few but you, my little badass in the making, can call me Nika!"
"Yes, but it isn't gonna be quick. You're gonna have to do most of the work. This isn't the kind of story where I just snap my fingers and make you an all-powerful god. I mean, if I could do that, do you think I'd be sitting here playing tiddlywinks with myself for almost 800 years?"
"Heck no, where's the fun in that?! No, long story short is that I point you in a good direction to go and you take it from there! Think of me as your guardian angel who only occasionally screws with you for my own amusement!"
The boy opened his eyes and had to adjust to the low lighting of the room. He recognized this place, the back room of Makino's bar where he occasionally stayed when Gramps trained him to the point of unconsciousness. He turned and saw the lady herself watching over him. As soon as their eyes met, the lady smiled.
"Not at all. Usually, a person's power will manifest immediately. The only thing that would make them go under like would be falling in the sea or touching seastone but neither of those things were around."
"Hm?" He looked at the orange and blue-shelled Transponder Snail ringing on his desk, wondering who could be calling him this early in the morning. Figuring he could use the distraction, he picked up the line.
"Sure thing. See you soon, Grandpa." The snail clicked off and an elated Garp strode out of his office. It was finally happening! Luffy was interested in joining the Marines! He would head straight for Sengoku's office to look into some extra shore leave. On the way, he also made a note to ask Tsuru for ideas on what to bring the kids to cheer them up. She did have a granddaughter herself.
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