User blog comment:Kaido King of the Beasts/The Big Finish/@comment-25926617-20160324012038/@comment-208.96.127.154-20160324015416

The idea was that Crocodile worked in the shadows (ie. underground) and is being thrown up into the light of day. I don't think it's so much about him "representing the earth".

And yes, Doffy thinks of himself as a god and is brought down to earth.