One Piece: This Buggy Theory Can Change Everything

One Piece: This Buggy Theory Can Change Everything

Key Takeaways

  • The strongest characters in One Piece often hold significant status, but Buggy the Clown stands out as an exception.
  • Buggy started as a weak pirate but rose to become one of the 4 Emperors of the Sea, thanks to his loyal crew and lucky breaks.
  • A theory suggests Buggy’s Bara Bara no Mi Devil Fruit may actually be a ‘Luck-Luck’ fruit manipulating reality to ensure his success.

As a seasoned One Piece enthusiast, I can’t help but be captivated by the intriguing tale of Buggy, the self-proclaimed God among pirates. The Cross Guild, with its ambitious goal to challenge the World Government, found an ingenious way to divert attention from their masterminds Crocodile and Mihawk – by making Buggy, their unwilling pawn, a beacon for all their machinations.


In the unpredictable and challenging waters of the world of One Piece, power seems to be the fundamental and crucial element for any character to endure. Regardless of their peculiar, amusing, or extravagant designs, the characters who leave the deepest impact in the series are consistently those with the greatest strength, whether they’re the Sea Emperors or the top-tier Marines serving the World Government

However, despite this common trend of the strongest characters typically having an equally important status, one character stands out. Buggy the Clown was introduced very early in One Piece and has since proven himself to be a hilarious but incredibly weak character. Despite this, he has somehow managed to become one of the 4 Emperors of the Sea and while most fans consider this to merely be a stroke of circumstance or a funny gag, there’s a theory that may hold the secret to how this may have happened!

Buggy’s Rise To Power

How Buggy went from a low-class pirate to a Yonko

One Piece: This Buggy Theory Can Change Everything
First Appearance One Piece, Episode 4, “Luffy’s Past! The Red-Haired Shanks Appears!”
Debut Date December 8, 1999
Story Arc East Blue Saga

In the beginning of their seafaring adventures, Luffy and his initial team encountered Buggy, their first pirate foe. At that time, Buggy was a minor pirate who had seized control of Orange Town. However, Luffy, Zoro, and Nami eventually overpowered him, resulting in a humorously, leading to a comical circumstances, leaving Buggy alive but only as a head, hands, and feet. This joke persisted throughout the story for some time

Following Alvida’s alliance collapse at Loguetown, I was imprisoned in Impel Down for quite some time. Yet, during Luffy’s daring prison break, a series of fortunate events helped me escape alongside heroes and pirates who had remained fiercely loyal to me. These pirates, inspired by my good fortune, wholeheartedly pledged their allegiance to me

Initially, no one knew where Buggy was hiding. Later in the story, it turned out that during the time jump, he had ascended to become one of the Sea’s seven powerful rulers, known as the Warlords of the Sea, filling a vacant spot among them. This unexpected twist left series enthusiasts astonished, as he managed to harness his new authority and crew’s crew to amassume such significant power, accumulated substantial power, earning enough power to be appointed as a Shichibukai! (Shichibukai is the Japanese name for “Seven Warlords of the Sea” or “Shichibukaiji” in Westerntal)

Things are looking up from now, as Buggy’s mischief took a break until the conclusion of the Wano storyline. Following Crocodile’s escape from Impel Down, he eventually teamed up with Dracule Mihawk and established the Cross Guild – an elite alliance aimed at challenging the World Government by offering bounties on high-ranking Marines within its ranks

I know that miracles don’t come too often!

As the Cross Guild swelled into a towering menace against the World Government, Crocodile and Mihawk masterfully decided to use Buggy as a decoy, deflecting attention away from themselves and straight onto him. Fueled by this strategy and the relentless devotion of his expanding crew, Buggy was eventually promoted to one of the Four Sea Emperators (or the Four New Pirate Oarsmen of the Seas Emperor of the Sea, joining forces, alongside Luffy Shanks Shanks, sharing the title with Luffy, Shanks, and Blackbeard – a position I never even desired!

There Might Be More To Buggy’s Luck

A theory about how Buggy has grown in power

One Piece: This Buggy Theory Can Change Everything

In the world of One Piece, Buggy’s extraordinary fortune is a beloved joke and meme among fans. However, some speculate that this luck could be due to the consumption of an incredibly potent Devil Fruit of the theory suggests the intrigu`s character may have been attributed to him having consumed an extremely powerful Devil Fruit, a theory suggesting he ate a remarkably potent Devil Fruit! This fruit is known as the Bara Bara no Mi, granting Buggy the power to divide his body into multiple parts. Initially, this power might seem very specific, but it comes with several advantages. For instance, Buggy can fly using this ability and becomes immune to slashing attacks and all blades

The theory proposes that the fruit in question is not what it appears to be; instead, it’s a ‘Luck-Luck’ fruit which has the power to alter reality around Buggy, ensuring he always comes out on top in any endeavor! Initially, this idea might sound far-fetched. But remember, author Eiichiro Oda has previously used such creative twists with Luffy, where his Devil Fruit was only known to grant the ability to stretch parts of his body for over a thousand chapters

Why would the World Government bother to give that one specific Devil Fruit another name?!

Eventually, it came to light that this was merely a disguise for its real nature; the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika. Considering this revelation, it’s not difficult to envision that something similar might have occurred with the Bara Bara no Mi. Initially presented as a common fruit, it granted Buggy the ability to slice his body. However, it appears to be a severely flawed Devil Fruit that manipulated the world to ensure Buggy’s success instead

In terms of theme, it’s plausible because the only other hidden fruit had quirky effects on the body as well. Some people who support this theory suggest it could be a Paramecia Fruit that grants Buggy extraordinary luck, or alternatively, another Mythical Zoan Fruit with undiscovered properties that will become apparent once he unlocks its powers

You’re going to be Pirate king? Then, I am God!

In the Skypiea flashback featuring Noland, Kalgara offers his daughter as a sacrificial tribute to the Shandoran gods. This scene references four deities: the Sun God, the Rain God, the Forest God, and the Earth God. Given that the Sun God is proven through a Paramecia Devil Fruit, some fans speculate that Buggy’s Bara Bara no Mi might manifest another one of these divine-like beings!

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2024-09-05 03:34