<p>I've always thought of it as, he knew that their crew wouldn't make it any further without hard training, so he had to make him realize what it would be like to lose his crew. It was also a great way to keep his cover in the military.</p>

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Can you clarify who is "he" and who is "their crew"?
nhahtdh
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k45k
<p>Bartholomew Kuma was a undercover member of revolutionary army, he cannot just say to the marines that he wont kill Luffy. Similarly, Straw Hat Pirates and Rolling Pirates (Lola's group of pirates) heard the order of the marines and Kuma can't just take a risk of blowing his own cover.</p>

<p>Hence he pretends to fight them all, since that also gives him a chance to check the loyalty of his crew and what are there potential.</p>

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2013-12-21T04:34:28.153Z
Is that the only reason?? :S
votelessbubble
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2013-12-21T13:00:12.547Z
@MärmîkŠhâh I checked the story, and this seems the only logical reason. What do you think??
Abhilash Vedwan
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2013-12-22T04:29:25.620Z
I couldn't really find anything else so i guess this is fine! :)
+1!
votelessbubble
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Is there something wrong with my answer, I mean its not accepted even after this much time.
Abhilash Vedwan
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Abhilash Vedwan
<p>Why did Bartholomew Kuma want to take Luffy's head after the Thriller Bark Arc? Wasn't he a member of Revolutionary Army and secretly working for his father Dragon? If it wasn't for Zoro, Luffy would have died.</p>

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2013-12-21T02:53:55.523Z
i assume that that time he didn't know about luffy being his(dragons) son and so as a member of the shichibukai, he wanted to kill him
votelessbubble
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2013-12-21T02:55:02.050Z
there is a reference in the episode 377 , just after the incident he says 'your son has good friends'
abkds
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2013-12-21T02:57:01.067Z
oh! Then let me check on it!
Ill come up with an answer soon :P
votelessbubble
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2013-12-21T13:38:31.523Z
@MärmîkŠhâh Wrong :) he does know about the connection between dragon ace and him
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Why was Bartholomew Kuma after Luffy's head at the conclusion of the Thriller Bark arc?
# Why was Bartholomew Kuma after Luffy's head at the conclusion of the Thriller Bark arc?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-12-21
Why did Bartholomew Kuma want to take Luffy's head after the Thriller Bark Arc? Wasn't he a member of Revolutionary Army and secretly working for his father Dragon? If it wasn't for Zoro, Luffy would have died.
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: i assume that that time he didn't know about luffy being his(dragons) son and so as a member of the shichibukai, he wanted to kill him  
> **username_0**: there is a reference in the episode 377 , just after the incident he says 'your son has good friends'  
> **username_1**: oh! Then let me check on it!
Ill come up with an answer soon :P  
> **username_2**: @MärmîkŠhâh Wrong :) he does know about the connection between dragon ace and him  
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### Answer by username_5 on 2013-12-21. Score: 7 | Accepted answer
Bartholomew Kuma was a undercover member of revolutionary army, he cannot just say to the marines that he wont kill Luffy. Similarly, Straw Hat Pirates and Rolling Pirates (Lola's group of pirates) heard the order of the marines and Kuma can't just take a risk of blowing his own cover.

Hence he pretends to fight them all, since that also gives him a chance to check the loyalty of his crew and what are there potential.
> **Comments:**
> **username_1** (2013-12-21): Is that the only reason?? :S  
> **username_5** (2013-12-21): @MärmîkŠhâh I checked the story, and this seems the only logical reason. What do you think??  
> **username_1** (2013-12-22): I couldn't really find anything else so i guess this is fine! :)
+1!  
> **username_5** (2014-01-17): Is there something wrong with my answer, I mean its not accepted even after this much time.  
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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-07-17. Score: 0
I've always thought of it as, he knew that their crew wouldn't make it any further without hard training, so he had to make him realize what it would be like to lose his crew. It was also a great way to keep his cover in the military.
> **Comments:**
> **username_4** (2015-07-17): Can you clarify who is "he" and who is "their crew"?  
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