For pirates in the world of One Piece, despite their original purpose as rewards to apprehend criminals, bounties are worn like badges of honor. For most characters in the series, having a higher bounty, instead of being a source of fear from the various forces that may hunt them down, is a proud indicator of how far they have come on their journey so far. Due to this, every new bounty increase for the Straw Hat Pirates in One Piece is always a fairly important spectacle for both Luffy and his crew, as well as fans of the series.