@jokergeist:

He's a successful pirate captain.

who gets beaten by the earliest version of Luffy

Buggy is a former apprentice to Gol D. Roger and was a member of the legendary crew

very misleading there yes he is a part of the crew as fodder

He is ranked alongside Red Hair Shanks

WTF!!!!??? no maybe when they where young but now not even close he is not high tier in fact he is only a bit above fodder in compat power

And Shanks considers him his brother

because they where friends way back when and crewmembers not because they are similar in power that is like saying nami is anywhere near luffy in combat power

He's fvcking awesome.

no not really fodder people could kick his a$$ to kingdom come