Episode 1086

"A New Emperor! Buggy the Star Clown!" is the 1086th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
As the Straw Hats leave Wano, they find out their new bounties. Meanwhile, on Karai Bari Island, Mihawk and Crocodile confront Buggy for being portrayed as the clown's subordinates. However, they relent after they realize that it isn't the worst idea to have Buggy bear the brunt of the Marines' attention and have him become one of the new Emperors of the Sea. Thus, the Cross Guild is established with Buggy as the figurehead, and Mihawk and Crocodile as its Chief Officers.

Long Summary
As the Straw Hats leave Wano, Nami is enraged with Luffy who decided to descend Wano through the waterfalls instead of the official port. A little while later, Robin buys a newspaper from a News Coo and remarks that their new bounties have been released.

With Luffy now being one of the new Four Emperors, he is referred to as the Senior Captain of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet and his crewmen its Senior Officers. Their bounties have all increased as follows:
 * Chopper's bounty has increased to 1,000, a small increase of 900, much to his chagrin.
 * Nami's bounty has increased to 366,000,000, making her wish that she could have that money for herself.
 * Brook's bounty has increased to 383,000,000, which pleases him.
 * Franky's bounty has increased to 394,000,000. He is angered as the Sunny is shown on his poster instead of his face.
 * Usopp's bounty has increased to 500,000,000, which leaves him fearful at how high it has become.
 * Robin's bounty has increased to 930,000,000, to which she is nonchalant.
 * Sanji's bounty has increased to 1,032,000,000 which initially makes him happy that it increased so much, although he gets infuriated when he finds out that his bounty is less than Zoro's and Jinbe's.
 * Jinbe's bounty has increased to 1,100,000,000, which makes him happy that he is finally recognized as one of the Straw Hats.
 * Zoro's bounty has increased to 1,111,000,000, which he rubs in the face of Sanji who he calls a mere "fourth-placer."
 * Luffy's bounty has increased to 3,000,000,000, but he is unable to react to the news as he is stuck inside the cage Nami put him in.

Meanwhile, Crocodile and Mihawk arrive on Karai Bari Island, Buggy's Delivery's hideout. Buggy begs for his life for the misunderstanding which portrayed Crocodile and Mihawk as his subordinates, causing the World Government to declare him one of the Four Emperors. This is despite the fact that Crocodile and Mihawk were the ones who established Cross Guild. According to them, the word "humiliation" is not enough to describe the situation, so they must kill the clown.

In a flashback, it is shown how Mihawk and Crocodile agreed to team up following the dissolution of the Warlord system during the recent Levely. The dissolution stripped Mihawk of his immunity and reverted him to his status as a pirate and fugitive of the law. They arrived on Karai Bari Island which was surrounded by a fleet of Marines that was bombarding Buggy's Delivery hideout with artillery fire. Mihawk and Crocodile sink the Marine ships and get rid of the Marine forces. This act caused Buggy's underlings to mistakenly think that Crocodile and Mihawk were there as Buggy's henchmen saving their supposed boss. In truth, they were there to collect a debt Buggy owed Crocodile because they needed money to fund their newly-established company. Buggy was unable to pay, so he instead offered up his services to work off his debt. He offered manpower, advertising, and transportation services to the two, which they accepted.

Back in the present, Crocodile shows Buggy the flyers the latter distributed for Cross Guild which showed him at the center of the poster, his picture larger than that of Crocodile's and Mihawk's, implying that he was their boss. This was caused by Buggy's passionate underlings who revered him as their great and powerful leader. The poster reached the Marines who saw Buggy as a threat, being that he was once a part of Roger's crew, much like Shanks. The Marines also thought that Mihawk and Crocodile came to his aid that day. With the increasing influence Cross Guild built around the world, they put out new bounties for the three. Crocodile's bounty was increased to 1,965,000,000, Mihawk's bounty was increased to 3,590,000,000, and Buggy's bounty was increased to 3,189,000,000 as their supposed leader and new Emperor of the Sea.

After a while, Mihawk relents and thinks that it isn't a bad idea to have Buggy as their figurehead. He has no plans of becoming an Emperor himself as he would rather live a peaceful life. Crocodile finally agrees after seeing the merits. Buggy then addresses everyone in the hideout as the new figurehead of the Cross Guild. He introduces Mihawk and Crocodile as the guild's new Chief Officers.

Anime Notes

 * This is the first episode of the Egghead Arc and the Final Saga.
 * The anime adds the following:
 * Usopp taking a deep breath before looking at his bounty.
 * Franky tearing through his bounty poster.
 * The anime extends the following:
 * Sanji, Zoro, and Jinbe's reactions to their bounties.

Errors

 * In the preview of the episode from Episode 1085, Crocodile's wanted poster incorrectly spelled his name as "Sir. Crocodil". This was corrected upon release.
 * Sanji's bounty poster incorrectly calls him "Vinsmoke Sanji", despite the manga listing him as simply "Sanji".