The author of One Piece reveals the Cross Guild bounty system

Key points

• The Cross Guild created a bounty system targeting Marines, creating chaos and making them more vulnerable.
• The Fleet Admiral has the highest bounty, followed by the Admirals, with exceptions such as Garp and Koby being awarded higher bounties.
• The Cross Guild's effective bounty system caused casualties among Marines, putting them at risk and potentially leading to war.

The Cross Guild has emerged as one of the largest organizations in the One piece world. Crocodile and Mihawk came up with the idea for the organization, but due to some rather comical circumstances, the whole world got the impression that it was Buggy's idea. The World Government wasted no time naming Buggy one of the Yonkos and placing a bounty of over 3 billion berries on his idea.

The Guild of the Cross has elite fighters within its ranks, but its bounty system is the main reason the world fears the organization. In a recent Q&A session, Eiichiro Oda sat down and explained how the Cross Guild's bounty system works.

The Cross Guild bounty system

How the Organization caused problems for the Marines

The Cross Guild has developed a bounty system that targets Marines. They place bounties on top Marines, making them a target for criminals and civilians. According to Eiichiro Oda, the purpose of the Cross Guild bounty system is to cause chaos among the Marines. Marines' lives are in danger, so they have to be very careful. The organization has a system in place that assigns bounties based on a Marine's strength, and it's more or less an accurate representation.

• Fleet Admiral: 5 crowns or 5 billion berries
• Admirals: 3 crowns or 3 billion berries
• Vice Admirals: 5 Stars or 500 Million Berries
• Rear Admirals: 2 stars or 200 million berries
• Commodores: 1 star or 100 million berries
• Captains: 1 star or 100 million berries
• Field officers: up to 100 million berries
• Junior officers: 100 thousand berries

The fleet admiral having the highest bounty makes perfect sense. Not only is he the leader of the Marines, but he is undoubtedly the strongest member of the organization. Just below the Fleet Admiral are the three Admirals, considered the Marines' most powerful weapon. Each Admiral has mad skills that allow him to defeat the most sinister criminals. The Admirals are followed by Vice Admirals and Rear Admirals. Other ranks usually don't have elite fighters, but the Cross Guild keeps an eye out for exceptions and assigns bounties accordingly.

Garp and Koby are the exceptions

Monkey D. Garp and Koby have been confirmed as the two exceptions to the Cross Guild ranking system. Garp is a Vice Admiral, so in theory his bounty should be 500 million berries. However, the Cross Guild is aware of Garp's monstrous strength. Then they gave him a bounty of 3 crowns or 3 billion berries. Garp is a living legend who has fought against the likes of Gol D. Roger, Shiki, Whitebeard, Rocks D. Xebec, etc. He is also the only Marine to ever corner the Pirate King in combat. Due to his involvement in the God Valley incident, Garp became known as the Hero of the Marines, so his high bounty is totally justified. It could be argued that his size would be the same as that of an admiral if Garp were younger.

Koby joined the Marines as a timid person who was unable to stand his ground. However, he became an excellent fighter. Currently, Koby holds the rank of Captain. Normally, Marines of this rank are given a bounty of 100 million berries. But the Cross Guild is aware of his successes, which is why Koby has a bounty of 500 million beri. Koby has access to two types of Haki and can use them at a high level. He also holds the title “Hero”, given to him after the Rocky Port incident.

How effective is the inter-guild bounty system?

The Cross Guild bounty system has already proven its effectiveness. The first Marine to fall prey to it was none other than Vice Admiral T-Bone. He was a noble man who always put the feelings of others before his own. Even when he was attacked by the commoner, it is likely that T-Bone did not stop him because he was aware of his condition. T-Bone's death shocked the Marines, who knew it was foolish to neglect the Cross Guild.

Don't lose your head…justice will always prevail. –Monkey D. Garp

The new Cross Guild system will affect more Marines, many of whom will end up losing their lives. This puts the Marines at significantly greater risk, and they can no longer afford to roam freely. The Cross Guild removed the advantage the Marines had over the pirates in one swift move. Sengoku and the other superiors are aware of the Cross Guild's threat, so it may not be long before they declare war against them.

What's happening at the Cross Guild?

As previously stated, Dracule Mihawk and Crocodile are the true leaders of the Cross Guild and just want to enjoy life. However, Buggy's rousing speech puts them in the middle of a hunt for One Piece. Buggy wants to reclaim the One Piece and his subordinates are more than willing to follow their captain. While Crocodile and Mihawk manage to beat up Buggy, they are too late to stop the movement as the wheels have already been set in motion.