User blog comment:Blackendedsoul/Buggy's Shock!/@comment-3119203-20120313023432

No, I think Buggy's body needs a message to separate. If it didn't then he never would have been defeated by Luffy, who hit hit in the groin and in the face/body. How come he didn't separate then? He might have it down to reflex, but obviously not as well as a logia user. Sure, he has had his fruit for a long time, but he sat around in the East Blue for forever before doing anything. That dulled his skills.