Monkey D. Luffy/Relationships/World Government

Overview
Naturally, Luffy being a pirate has earned the Straw Hat captain their ire. However, due to his actions, and unintentional declaration of war against them, he has incited their fury towards him. Members of the World Government up and down the apparatus all wish to see Luffy eliminated and have dedicated most of their time trying to do so, having rapidly increased his bounty to 1,500,000,000.

A number of Luffy’s actions against the World Government include breaking into Enies Lobby, burning their flag, defeating Rob Lucci of CP9 and reclaiming Nico Robin into his crew. He then assaulted a Celestial Dragon on Sabaody Archipelago. Following this, he infiltrated Impel Down and escaped with some of the most notorious criminals. He joined the Battle of Marineford on the side of the Whitebeard Pirates, and has defeated three of the Shichibukai, Crocodile, Gecko Moria and Doflamingo. Because of this, they see him as a major threat and a bringer of chaos, and threatened to upset the power balance between the Three Great Powers when he challenged Big Mom.

Luffy does not like the World Government, but does not necessarily hate them either. He does not think of them as an entity to hate, but instead hates the individuals that threaten him or his friends, or commit acts he finds atrocious, who also happen to be part of the World Government. This has allowed him to make temporary and permanent allies, friends and acquaintances within the organisation and their affiliates, such as Koby, Helmeppo, his grandfather Monkey D. Garp, Smoker, Tashigi, the Admiral Fujitora, members of the Shichibukai, Crocodile, Boa Hancock, Jinbe, Trafalgar D. Water Law and Buggy. As well as kingdoms such as Alabasta, Dressrosa, Sakura, Ryugu and their respective rulers.

Five Elders
Luffy has never met a single member of the Five Elders, and is not aware of their existence. However, the Fiver Elders have been keeping close tabs on Luffy and his progression. They see him as a nuisance and a threat to the World Government and the balance of power among the Three Great Powers. Due to Luffy having the initial ‘D’ in his name and being the son of Monkey D. Dragon, the head of the Revolutionary Army and the World Government’s greatest enemy, they have labelled Luffy a “Dangerous Future Element”.

They first noted Luffy after he defeated Crocodile and have followed his various actions against them since, such as infiltrating Enies Lobby, burning the flag of the World Government, defeating Rob Lucci and saving Nico Robin, followed by an assault on a fellow Celestial Dragon on Sabaody Archipelago. Then breaking into Impel Down and causing a mass breakout, followed immediately by him joining the Battle of Marineford to try and rescue his brother, Ace, and for defeating three members of the Shichibukai, Crocodile, Gecko Moria and Doflamingo. They were notably angry, and shocked, when they discovered that Luffy had defeated Doflamingo, cursing the Straw Hat captain and calling him a brat.

World Nobles
The World Nobles, also known as Celestial Dragons, are the highest nobility in the world, sitting right below the Five Elders. Because of their actions on Sabaody Archipelago, particularly what the Celestial Dragon, Charlos, did to Hatchan, they incurred Luffy’s wrath, with Charlos being sent crashing through rows of seats and into a wall after the Straw Hat captain punched him.

So far, it appears that the World Nobles do not have a say in the policies of the World Government, aside from the Fiver Elders. As a result, most of them are not necessarily responsible for the World Government’s actions against Luffy. They do, however, have the right to call an Admiral to do their bidding should they wish it, and this was seen when Admiral Kizaru was called to Sabaody Archipelago after Luffy’s actions against Charlos. During the Battle of Marineford, Kizaru stated that the World Nobles have been itching to see Luffy arrested.

Luffy has flat out stated he hates the World Nobles. This began when he witnessed Charlos shoot and mock Hatchan, who he was now friends with. Such was his anger, he was willing to punch the Celestial Dragon despite knowing the consequences of doing so. He was later informed by Boa Hancock of the atrocities they committed to her and her sisters, despising them even more. When he discovered that Doflamingo is a former Celestial Dragon his hatred for him grew.

Charlos


Charlos is a World Noble and a brief, minor, antagonist to Luffy on Sabaody Archipelago. The two absolutely hate one another and earned each other’s anger whilst on Sabaody. Charlos despises Luffy for standing up to him and daring to defy him, whilst Luffy loathes Charlos for shooting his friend, Hatchan, and for his completely deplorable personality and cruelty.

Whilst on Sabaody Archipelago, Luffy crashed landed inside the Human Auction House where Charlos and his family were. Luffy was looking to rescue Camie, who was being auctioned off, ironically to Charlos, but was stopped by Hatchan who did not want Luffy to anger the World Nobles present but in the process revealed himself to be a fish-man. Due to the severe discrimination of fish-men he was hounded by the crowd and gleefully shot by Charlos, incurring Luffy’s wrath.

Charlos has only interacted with Luffy once, very briefly. However, due to his extreme sense of entitlement and narcissism, he immediately hated Luffy, not just for defending the fish-man he just shot, but for also looking directly at him and defying his command and entitlements. As Luffy stormed towards him he tried to shoot the Straw Hat captain but quickly began to panic when Luffy dodged his shots before being punched by the Straw Hat captain. According to Admiral Kizaru, during the Battle of Marineford, the World Nobles have been itching to see Luffy apprehended ever since.

Luffy has nothing but complete and utter contempt for Charlos, as well for the World Nobles at large. He believes them to be completely deplorable people after witnessing their rotten personalities before his very eyes. After he saw Charlos shoot Hatchan, and proceeded to mock and taunt his friend, he became filled with immense rage, compelling him to walk up to the World Noble and delivered a powerful punch to his face, sending him flying across the back of the room, knocking him out. Such was his hatred that he punched him despite knowing the full consequences of doing so. He made it clear to Boa Hancock that he had no regrets punching Charlos as he completely deserved it. Upon hearing Hancock’s story about being tortured by a World Noble as a child he has grown to hate them even more.

Magellan
Magellan served as the Chief Warden of Impel Down and became a natural antagonist to Luffy during the Impel Down arc. He found Luffy’s willingness to break into his prison, and being the first to do so, infuriating and bewildering. He was determined to know how the Straw Hat captain managed to infiltrate his prison, but Luffy refused to tell him.

The two eventually fought each other but Luffy resoundingly lost, having been drenched in Magellan’s poison from his Devil Fruit, putting Luffy on the brink of death. He was later shocked that Luffy was not only alive but had reached level 6 of the prison. He then discovered that Luffy was attempting an escape with his makeshift crew made up of infamous prisoners and, despite his best efforts, he failed to stop Luffy from escaping.

He now holds a strong grudge against Luffy, having taken personal offence to him breaking the prison’s perfect record since Shiki's escape, and, by extension, damaging his reputation. Luffy never defeated Magellan, but his success in escaping Impel Down destroyed his standing with the World Government who demoted him to vice-warden of Impel Down, replacing him with his subordinate, and previous vice-warden, Hannyabal. Comparatively, Luffy gained a boon from fighting Magellan as he developed a strong resistance to poison.

Cipher Pol
Though Cipher Pol have agencies stretching from 0 all the way to 9, Luffy has only encountered CP9 and CP6, with the former headed by Rob Lucci, who acted as the main antagonist of the Water 7 arc and the Enies Lobby arc. CP6 were part of the escort team for Franky and Robin but were detached from the Sea Train whilst on their way to Enies Lobby and then had their carts cut in half by Luffy and Zoro.

Cipher Pol do not hold any particular dislike or hate towards Luffy and the Straw Hats. Unlike the Marines, they exist to execute covert missions for the World Government, meaning that they would not try to apprehend Luffy unless specifically ordered to do so. They ended up becoming enemies of Luffy for taking Nico Robin from him and his crew.

Luffy greatly dislikes Cipher Pol, particularly CP9 and their agents, for their actions in Water 7, having falsely accused him and his crew of trying to assassinate Iceburg, and for destroying Galley-La Headquarters. CP9’s loss to Luffy and the Straw Hats caused inside turmoil for Cipher Pol, resulting in the pursuit of Rob Lucci and his former comrades of CP9, and a reshuffling of agents that eventually allowed Lucci to return as a member of CP0.

Rob Lucci
Rob Lucci was the main antagonist of the Water 7 arc and the Enies Lobby arc and became Luffy’s enemy for trying to take away Nico Robin from him and his crew. Luffy followed Rob Lucci and the rest of CP9 from Water 7 to Enies Lobby in order to retrieve Robin.

The two first fought on Water 7, with Lucci comfortably defeating the Straw Hat captain. He regularly mocked Luffy and continuously commented he was too weak to defeat him and save his friend. However, despite his personal animosity towards him, he was greatly pleased that Luffy had caught up to him, Spandam and Robin whilst in Enies Lobby, as he was determined to fight him again. This possibly indicates that, despite what he says, he sees Luffy as a worthy opponent. He praised Luffy that he is cut out to be the captain, acknowledging his leadership qualities and that he wished a certain idiot (Spandam) could bear witness to him.

Luffy despises Lucci for taking Robin away, but also because of his attempts to kill Iceburg and frame the Straw Hats, destroying Galley-La Headquarters and betraying the people of Galley-La. Rob Lucci proved to be Luffy’s toughest fight pre-timeskip, as he was pushed well beyond his limits by the CP9 agent. He was ultimately thankful that he had met him, as their fight helped to make him stronger and develop his Second and Third Gears, acknowledging the strength Rob Lucci possessed.

Due to his defeat at the hands of Luffy that meant his five year mission ended in failure, he was made into a fugitive and was pursued by Spandam and varying members of Cipher Pol. However, he was able to make a return to the agency, joining CP0.

Blueno
Blueno was the first agent of CP9 that Luffy defeated. The two hardly exchanged words and only interacted twice, briefly in Water 7 and again at Enies Lobby. Luffy tried to attack him in Water 7 but his attacks were completely ineffective due to Blueno’s ‘Tekkai’ and ‘Soru’ techniques that are part of the Rokushiki martial arts style. Blueno was responsible for Luffy being able to master the ’Soru’ technique as he was able to observe his movements during their first fight.

He believed Luffy to be a weak pirate and was thus left surprised when, fighting him a second time at Enies Lobby, the Straw Hat captain displayed his Gear Second form and had mastered the ’Soru’ technique in such an absurd amount of time and by only witnessing the move. He was completely overwhelmed by Luffy and was not able cope with Luffy’s onslaught. He remained defiant however, and chose to take Luffy’s Jet Bazooka head on with his strongest ’Tekkai’, this proved to be too much for him as, after a delayed reaction, he fell to the ground, defeated. After his defeat to Luffy he was made a fugitive, alongside the rest of CP9, for failing in his mission.

Luffy greatly disliked Blueno for taking away his crew mate, Robin, framing the Straw Hats for Iceburg’s attempted assassination, destroying Galley-La Headquarters and betraying the friends he had made in Water 7. Luffy still respected him as an opponent, however, and acknowledged he had to use his newly developed Gear Second form to defeat him, and was prepared to use his Gear Third form on him when he believed his second wasn’t enough.

Marine Headquarters
As a pirate, Luffy is naturally an enemy of the Marines. They started to take him more seriously after he defeated the villainous Marine Captain "Axe-Hand" Morgan and several known pirates such as Buggy the Clown, "Pirate Admiral" Don Krieg, and "Saw-Tooth" Arlong the fish-man. A 30,000,000 bounty was placed on his head after he had beaten Arlong. This reward eventually becomes 100,000,000 after he defeated Crocodile, one of the Shichibukai. Luffy's bounty later increased to 300,000,000 after invading Enies Lobby, to 400,000,000 after the Battle of Marineford because of his heritage and actions, to 500,000,000 after defeating Doflamingo, and to 1,500,000,000 after the events of the Whole Cake Island Arc.

Koby
Koby, the first person Luffy met on his journey, acknowledges that as he is a Marine, they will inevitably have to fight. However, they consider each other friends, as Luffy helped Koby muster the courage necessary to become a Marine. Koby holds great respect for Luffy, and he promises to always be a friend, though his dream - becoming a Marine - is opposite to that of Luffy's. Later on, having met on Water 7, Luffy inspired Koby to pursue his dream of becoming a Marine Admiral. Despite having clashed during the war, it appears not to have damaged their friendship, as Koby still admires Luffy's strength.

Smoker


Luffy has a great rivalry with Smoker since the two met in Loguetown. After Smoker watching Luffy show no fear when Buggy attempted to kill him, he recognized Luffy as a potential threat and was determined to capture him at any price only for Dragon (Luffy's father) to stop him.

Even though they are enemies, Luffy admitted that he likes him and sees him as a good guy. In Alabasta, Luffy asked Zoro to save Smoker from drowning, showing some compassion for the Marine.

During the war at Marineford, he initiated another confrontation with him and easily overwhelmed Luffy until Hancock intervened.

When they met again in Punk Hazard, Luffy was happy to see Smoker alive, and stated that he was worried about him after the battle at Marineford. Both Luffy and Smoker were forced to put aside their rivalry to join forces and face Caesar Clown and Vergo. After rescuing the children that were held captive by Caesar, Smoker once again allowed the Straw Hats and their allies to go free.

Borsalino
Due to Luffy assaulting a Celestial Dragon, Admiral Kizaru was sent to Sabaody Archipelago to arrest him. However, he escaped from Sabaody due to Rayleigh and Kuma's interference. During the battle at Marineford, Kizaru was a major hindrance to Luffy's attempts to rescue Ace. He kept Luffy from his goal multiple times and even destroyed the original key to Ace's handcuffs. Kizaru also mocked Luffy for lacking in power to save Ace. Despite that, Kizaru was very surprised to see Luffy unconsciously release a burst of Haoshoku Haki and joined his fellow admirals in trying to eliminate Luffy.

Sengoku
Before resigning from the Marines, Sengoku was angry with Luffy's actions such as defeating Shichibukai Crocodile, invading Enies Lobby and defeating Rob Lucci of the CP9, and defeating Gecko Moria. After hearing that Luffy punched the World Noble, Saint Charlos, he was enraged, wondering what was wrong with Garp's family.

His frustration reached its breaking point after hearing that Luffy had made it into and out of Impel Down and was intruding on the war against Whitebeard in an attempt to rescue Ace. During the war, Sengoku revealed to the world that Luffy was just as dangerous as Ace, because he is the son of Revolutionary Dragon. He was very shocked to see Luffy unconsciously use Haoshoku Haki but attempted to execute both him and Ace when Luffy managed to reach Ace with a key to his chains.

Sakazuki


While Sakazuki was an Admiral, he caused the most damage to Luffy during the war at Marineford, sending him into a mental breakdown by successfully killing his brother, Ace. Akainu then proceeded to hunt him throughout the entire battlefield, swearing to end his life no matter what, despite Blackbeard attempting to bring down Marineford. True to his word, Akainu focused all his efforts on ending Luffy's life, which reached the point of dangerous obsession, as it took the combined efforts of Jinbe, Crocodile, and the Whitebeard Pirates just to protect Luffy from Akainu's relentless pursuit. Akainu ultimately failed to kill Luffy after the intervention of Koby and the arrival of Shanks. Nonetheless, after striking through Jinbe, Akainu managed to leave Luffy with an x-shaped scar on his chest, which seems to remind him of the ruthless Marine officer, evidenced when Luffy touched the scar in anger upon learning of Akainu's promotion to Fleet Admiral.

For killing his brother, Ace, in the war at Marineford, Luffy holds hatred for Fleet Admiral Sakazuki. To this day, Akainu is the only enemy in the series who succeeded in completely breaking Luffy's spirit.

Issho
Luffy first encountered Admiral Fujitora at a casino in Dressrosa and he helped the man by informing him that he was being scammed by members of the Donquixote Pirates. He was amazed to see Issho effortlessly defeat the thugs and when asking for his identity, the latter told him it was best if he did not know for both of their sakes. Later on, when Doflamingo was fighting Law at Corrida Colosseum, Luffy was surprised to learn that Issho was a Marine admiral while the latter sadly stated he was repaying Luffy's good deed with violence due to having to capture Law.

When Luffy was preparing to leave Dressrosa, Issho planned to arrest Luffy and his allies. Luffy challenged the Admiral to a fight, proclaiming that he will not run from anyone regardless if they are an Admiral or Yonko before striking him. Though Luffy challenged the Admiral to a fight, he announced his attacks, making the man see that Luffy was pitying him due to his blindness which he took as an insult, revealing that he blinded himself and does not need Luffy's pity. Their fight was left at a stalemate when Luffy was forced to retreat by his allies. While Luffy was retreating, he was "pursued" by the citizens of Dressrosa and Issho overheard some of them speaking happily of Luffy. This made him relent as he saw there were people touched by the actions of a pirate and made him regret blinding himself as he wanted to see Luffy's face so he could see the pirate who obtained such praise. He later used the rubble he gathered to attack the group of pirates who were angry at Luffy for beating Doflamingo, which was done as thanks for Luffy defeating the former Shichibukai.