During the meeting of the Warlords where only two members are absent ( Hancock and Jimbei), it was stated that the very notion of them working together as a team is entirely unthinkable. They have very little (if any) respect for each other and will for the most part not accept help from one another, apparently due to a firm sense of pride. The terms that the Seven Warlords of the Sea are on with each other is best described as very unstable. Another example is Crocodile who was imprisoned in Level 6 of Impel Down, while Luffy with a bounty of 300,000,000 Berries at the time put him only at Level 5. Jimbei's bounty, for example, after his resignation his bounty jumped from 250,000,000 berries to over 400,000,000 berries. It should be noted that these are their former bounties, and do not represent the current threat they could achieve as active pirates.

There is an enormous range in the bounties between the members due to differences in circumstances under which they were recruited, with Weevil Ward, who had a bounty of 480,000,000 Berries, Kuma Bartholomew of 340,000,000 berries, Doflamingo Don Quixote with 250,000,000 berries, and Blackbeard, who had no bounty at all. The majority of the Warlords are composed of New World veterans those who have met the World Emperors or even confronted them. The Warlords of the Sea seem to be a mixture of the more chaotic Four Emperors and the more orderly Navy. On the other hand, they are known as 'government dogs' and are despised by other pirates, but are still feared and respected for their infamous reputation and strength before, and even after they become the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Although they work for the World Government, the Warlords do not care about or respect the Government (excluding Kuma Bartholomew, somewhat) or even other Warlords, and are often considered by the Navy to be no different from any other pirate. The Seven Warlords of the Sea is an organization of seven pirates turned privateers in the service of the World Government.

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