How would you feel if someone else became Pirate King?

[Warmmedown]

What if Oda doesn't have Luffy become pirate king? Maybe luffy does all tje work amd then dies, leaving Buggy to be pirate king. Buggy is the only viable option I can think of. Though, it depends what it actually means to be pirate king.

 

[SSJ2]

Yeah I was just gonna say, what actually makes someone the Pirate King? Like did anyone even know about the One Piece before Roger revealed it at his execution? I don't believe they did, so it was a matter of reaching the final island that made him the Pirate King. I guess Blackbeard might be able to get there if he steals the poneglyphs.

 

[Warmmedown]

Maybe Roger was a yonkou-level pirate in prestige and then the other pirates of that level elevated him when he reached Raftel or because they knew he had the One Piece. Why were they even trying to get to Raftel in the first place? WB, Big Mom and Roger were all trying to get to Raftel (was Rocks trying too?). So did they know One Piece was there? Was there something else on Raftel they were hoping for? Or was it just for the competition to see who can reach the hidden island first, a competition only a few elite pirates even were aware of?

If someone weak and without pre-existing influence like Bellamy or Wapol gets the One Piece, could he be the pirate king? Or would they need to already have renowned status?

 

[SSJ2]

It must have something to do with the Void Century. Roger wanted Oden so they would be able to read the poneglyphs, so he definitely knew something was up. Rocks was also said to be studying the forbidden history, so the rest of his crew should know about it. The Ohara scholars knew the name of the ancient kingdom from their research, so I'm guessing that all of the major players assume that the ancient kingdom is the final island, and they probably think it will give them access to the ancient weapons.

Maybe nobody knew about the existence of the One Piece but they knew about the final island at least.

As for the last part, I really have no idea. I haven't the slightest clue as to what the One Piece could be. All we know is it made Roger laugh hysterically. I dunno, I don't think some weak sauce pirate finding it would change anything.