#usopp and buggy would be the funniest match up theyve hyped themselves up so much they would be terrified of each other

[kookoofufu]

I... I just realized Luffy may be the only straw hat who knows Buggy is an idiot. Think about it: Zoro and Nami met Buggy at orange town, which was pivotal for them becoming a crew. Buggy was the second antagonist, the first devil fruit villain, and it's a tense battle! They aren't super powerful yet and have to use strength and wits to defeat Buggy. Buggy almost kills Luffy AGAIN at Loguetown, which is all Sanji and Usopp know him for. Jinbe met Buggy in Impel Down and knows he's weak but also learns his past, sees him recruit a huge crew of inmates, and is saved by him. The rest of the straw hats hear about Buggy in the newspaper after Marineford. Then Buggy's a warlord, then an emperor with Crocodile and Mihawk working for him! The straw hats probably view Buggy as a fearsome pirate, like Law and Kid, and that must drive Luffy fucking insane.