[Spoilers] Why is Doflamingo Hesitating

[Jolly Roger]

DD is a very calculating man it seems. The way he says he saw law as his second or just like him. He said he was disappointed in Law for not being calculating and taking a chance on Luffy. DD knows the Strawhats have come through some incredible situations and should not be underestimated. He wants to protect himself as much as possible.

I say whatever plot protection and yadablabla. Sure thinking logically in some situations its seems impossibl but isn't that really the point of these shonen and some manga? To overcome the impossible? So whatever. I find that a fallible excuse.

Now IMO I think DD is pverestimating the Strawhats. Overestimating and underestimating pretty much have the same effect. The result of overestimating is because one thinks too much. That is DD. He is an underworld mastermind controlling from both sides. One as a celestial dragon and schichibukai and the other as the "joker". He is a very calculating man. And instead of acting on instinct like Luffy (who only has one objective in mind) DD just wants to try and protect himself as much as possible while when the quickest solution would have been to eliminate Luffy from the get go.

 

[giostep]

Truthfully, I think Doffy knows that luffy isnt the person to take lightly. Luffy beat Robin Lucy, and plenty of other tough opponents, why becuase they turned there backs and thought that it was sweet becuase luffy was the rubber man, and not the fire man. Doffy isnt going to underestimate luffy and co. becuase IF he does and IF the beat him, even IF he doesnt die or got o jail with fujitora, he STILL has to answer to Kaido, I also think that luffy's relationship with red hair will play a big role when it somes to luffy vs kaido or luffy vs Big Maam. Luffy isnt the person for you to sleep on. I put my word that luffy hasent even shown 50% of his power since training. The fact that he was able to turn his first into fire while underwater shows us this. Doffy isnt dumb.