Its almost certain that Straw Hats are going to get new bounties after Dressrosa. Its been a long time time since there last bounties and they have successfully demonstrated that there strength has increased manifold. They have been involved in something that genuinely has a potential of creating a big disturbance in the world. Even Fujitora himself refused to arrest Doflamingo as he knew the extent to which world order could be disturbed by doing so. Doflamingo is a former celestial dragon and even now effectively has the power of one. He controls a large part of the underworld and has ties with one of the yonkous. His going down will create huge waves in the new world which could have long lasting effects. Government takes these kinds of things very seriously as one thing that is most important for the government is balance of the three great powers. And luffy is targeting two of them at the same time. Although there is a chance that when Doflamingo's real face is revealed government will create a big cover up giving credit to Fujitora for saving Dressrosa just like they did in Alabasta (Dressrosa arc is similar to Alabasta in many ways) but even after Alabasta Straw Hats still got a bounty raise despite the cover up. Even if something like that was to happen people who really matter would know who was responsible for what happened in Dressrosa and Luffy will still become an even bigger and more respected name among pirates. So let's get down to it and see what I think will be the new bounties for the Straw Hats:
It has been told many times that bounties don't increase that easily after it goes above 300 million so I don't thing it is going upto 500-550 million as many people have been saying. Let's look at the past for explanation. Luffy's bounty was 300 million after Enies Lobby. After that he defeated a schichibukai, punched a celestial dragon, invaded impel down leading to escape of most dangerous criminals in history, played a major role in war of the best, it was revealed that he had conqueror's haki, he is son of dragon, he is brother of Ace, and after the war he returned to marine headquarters with a former schichibukai and first mate of pirate king and rang the ox bell sixteen times. That's a lot! And still his bounty was increased by only 100 million!
After the time skip straw hats have been involved in creating chaos on Sabaody, defeating New Fishman Pirates (assuming marines know about it as smoker got the information out of a pirate), kidnapping Caesor Clown and other events on Punk Hazard, forming an alliance with Trafalgar Law, and finally the events on Dressrosa including revelation that he is brother of Sabo. Those are big things definitely but this is just the beginning of Straw Hats in the new world and I don't think government is going to give Luffy that big bounty that soon. Bounties in the range of 500 million are possessed by pirates who have stayed in the new world for several years and have been involved in several big events.
One of the main reasons I thing that Luffy will get this bounty raise is due to the strength he has shown. He demonstrated his haki in front of marines in Sabaody by defeating a pacifista in one hit. Also Fujitora with his extra ordinary observation haki has been observing luffy and others very closely. With gear fourth and his great control over all forms of haki, Luffy is now placed in top tier pirates in the new world. Combination of this kind of strength with the danger he poses to the world government is going to lead to this bounty raise.
A lot of people are predicting less than what I am saying and lot of them are saying more. Well I think this middle one is about right. The main reason that Zoro is going to get this bounty is because he is widely recognized as the first mate and vice captain of the straw hats. In the past in the Alabasta arc, he was the only one who got a bounty raise except Luffy, and the main reason was because he is the vice captain of the straw hats. After Enies Lobby his bounty doubled. Vice captains are given importance by the marines and he also demonstrated his strength against the pacifista in Sabaody. He also took down Monet in front of Tashigi in a terrifying way. He took down pica with strength that amazed pirates on Dressrosa so much that they couldn't believe he didn't participate in the tournament. So its not unrealistic that he would get a bounty this high. Besides, he is most probably also going to have a big role in taking down bird cage and that would add to his reputation.
Sanji has been away from the island for most of the time in Dressrosa but I think he is still going to get a raise, albeit lesser than others. He was involved in taking down a pacifista at Sabaody, fought with Vergo, and also fought with Doflamingo for a short time while the marines were observing.
This one is the best. This arc has truly been a great arc for Usopp. He was announced as God Usopp on the whole island and got major pirates of the new world as his followers. A 500 million bounty was put on his head. While some people might disagree, I think that bounties shouldn't really been taken too seriously. Except very strong characters, bounties are generally used as a gag. Imagine Sanji's reaction when he finds out that even Usopp has a higher bounty then him. That scene would be epic!
And even if you keep humour aside, Usopp isn't really a weak character anymore. He just obtained enormous observation haki and if he can learn to use it properly, he can hit people from miles away. He has proved to be a valuable member on several occasions and deserves to be taken seriously.
Robin has improved her devil fruit powers greatly during the timeskip. She has been visible several times during the events on Dressrosa and also participated in the fight with Gladius. Another reason why I think she will get this much increase is because her ties with the revolutionary army will become known to the marines.
Franky went through a major overhaul during the time skip, he substantially increased his knowledge due to Vegapunk's notes and attained several new powers. He defeated Senor Pink of the Donquixote Pirates and will possible have a role in taking down bird cage. So this much bounty raise is apt for him.
Besides these, Nami, Chopper and Brook will not get any change in the bounty. They have been away for most of the arc and haven't been involved in any major event. But it remains unknown what happened to them and Sanji after they faced Big Mom. So there is an uncertainty towards those events. If something major happened that got noticed by the marines than it may affect their bounties but that seems to be a stretch.
Also, most probably we wouldn't immediately get to know about these changes in their bounties. It would be in the middle of the next arc or somewhere around that time. So many things are happening in One Piece at the same time and I'm hoping the next arc (probably Wano kingdom arc) is going to be even more epic!
Monkey D. Luffy (B 400,000,000 --> B 480,000,000)
After the time skip straw hats have been involved in creating chaos on Sabaody, defeating New Fishman Pirates (assuming marines know about it as smoker got the information out of a pirate), kidnapping Caesor Clown and other events on Punk Hazard, forming an alliance with Trafalgar Law, and finally the events on Dressrosa including revelation that he is brother of Sabo. Those are big things definitely but this is just the beginning of Straw Hats in the new world and I don't think government is going to give Luffy that big bounty that soon. Bounties in the range of 500 million are possessed by pirates who have stayed in the new world for several years and have been involved in several big events.
One of the main reasons I thing that Luffy will get this bounty raise is due to the strength he has shown. He demonstrated his haki in front of marines in Sabaody by defeating a pacifista in one hit. Also Fujitora with his extra ordinary observation haki has been observing luffy and others very closely. With gear fourth and his great control over all forms of haki, Luffy is now placed in top tier pirates in the new world. Combination of this kind of strength with the danger he poses to the world government is going to lead to this bounty raise.
Roronoa Zoro (B 120,000,000 --> B 210,000,000)
Sanji (B 77,000,000 --> B 95,000,000)
Usopp (B 30,000,000 --> B 150,000,000)
And even if you keep humour aside, Usopp isn't really a weak character anymore. He just obtained enormous observation haki and if he can learn to use it properly, he can hit people from miles away. He has proved to be a valuable member on several occasions and deserves to be taken seriously.
Nico Robin (B 80,000,000 --> B 100,000,000)
Franky (B 44,000,000 --> B 86,000,000)
Besides these, Nami, Chopper and Brook will not get any change in the bounty. They have been away for most of the arc and haven't been involved in any major event. But it remains unknown what happened to them and Sanji after they faced Big Mom. So there is an uncertainty towards those events. If something major happened that got noticed by the marines than it may affect their bounties but that seems to be a stretch.
Also, most probably we wouldn't immediately get to know about these changes in their bounties. It would be in the middle of the next arc or somewhere around that time. So many things are happening in One Piece at the same time and I'm hoping the next arc (probably Wano kingdom arc) is going to be even more epic!
