User blog comment:Baka-baka-no-mi/Alabasta = Dressrosa/@comment-1876594-20140807162239/@comment-24803637-20140807170931

Doesn't matter if it's a coincedence, still a similarity.

Caesar was 1 hit by Luffy and still build up to the Dressrosa arc. Crocodile could definitely be considered the first powerful boss in the Alabasta Arc and so could Doflamingo at this point and time.

And I'm was referring to the clearly not weak Diamante, Trebol and Pika, and some of their subordinates eg Senor Vergo.