One Piece Author Reveals Cross Guild Reward System

Key things

• The Cross guild created a bounty system aimed at marines, creating chaos and making them more vulnerable.
• Fleet Admiral has the highest reward, followed by Admirals, with exceptions like Garp & Koby assigned higher rewards.
• The effective Cross Guild bounty system has resulted in Marine casualties, putting them at risk and potentially leading to war.

The Cross Guild has become one of the largest organizations in the country 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 in naming Buggy as one of the Yonks and offering a reward of over 3 billion berries for his idea.

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

Guild of the Cross reward system

How the organization caused problems for sailors

The Cross Guild has developed a reward system that focuses on Marines. They post bounties on high-profile marines, making them a target for criminals and civilians alike. According to Eiichiro Oda, the purpose of the Cross Guild reward system is to cause chaos for the Marines. Marines' lives are at risk, so they must exercise extra caution. The organization has implemented a system that awards rewards 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
• Commodore: 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

A fleet admiral with the highest reward makes perfect sense. Not only is he the leader of the Marines, but he is arguably the strongest member of the organization. Just below the fleet admiral are the three admirals and are considered the greatest weapon in the marines. Each admiral has mad powers that allow him to defeat the most sinister criminals. Admirals are followed by vice admirals and rear admirals. The other ranks usually don't have any elite fighters, but the Cross Guild takes care of exceptions and allocates rewards 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 theoretically his reward should be 500 million berries. However, the Cross Guild is aware of Garp's monstrous power. So they gave him a reward 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 defeat the Pirate King in combat. Thanks to his involvement in the God Valley incident, Garp became known as the Hero of the Marines, so his high reward is fully justified. One could argue that his reward would be the same as the Admiral's if Garp was younger.

Koby joined the Marines as a timid man unable to stand his ground. However, he grew into an excellent fighter. Koby currently holds the rank of captain. Marines at this rank are normally rewarded with 100 million berries. But the Cross Guild is aware of his achievements and that's why Koby has a reward 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”, which was given to him after the Rocky Port incident.

How effective is the Cross Guild reward system?

The Cross Guild reward system has already proven its effectiveness. The first Marine to fall victim to him was none other than Vice Admiral T-Bone. He was a noble man who always put the feelings of others before his own. Even though he was attacked by a commoner, it's likely that T-Bone didn't stop him because he was aware of his condition. T-Bone's death shocked the Marines and they knew it was foolish to overlook the Guild Cross.

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 Marines at significantly increased risk and can no longer afford to move 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 threat of the Cross Guild, so it may not take long for them to declare war on them.

What's going on in Cross Guild?

That being said, Dracule Mihawk and Crocodile are the true leaders of the Cross Guild and they just want to enjoy their lives. However, Buggy's rousing speech put them in the middle of the One Piece chase. Buggy wants to get the One Piece and his subordinates are more than willing to follow their captain. Crocodile and Mihawk manage to defeat Buggy, but it's too late to stop the movement as the wheels have already been set in motion.