If you've spent hours tearing through enemy crews in ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 and have a soft spot for the series' most chaotically entertaining villain-turned-fan-favorite, the One Piece Buggy Cable Guy Holdems Mini might be exactly the kind of desk accessory your setup has been missing.
What the Buggy Holdems Mini actually is
Cable Guys has built a solid reputation making licensed device holders that pull double duty as display figures. The Holdems Mini line sits on the smaller end of their range, designed to hold phones, earbud cases, or compact controllers without dominating your entire desk. The Buggy the Clown edition is the latest One Piece addition, following closely behind the Monkey D. Luffy Holdems Mini that dropped just days earlier.
The timing makes sense. One Piece has seen a massive resurgence in mainstream attention, and Buggy in particular has become one of the franchise's most beloved characters thanks to his increasingly absurd rise to power in the later arcs.
The figure itself: Buggy in all his clownish glory
Here's the thing: Buggy is a character with a very specific look, and getting the mould right matters. The figure captures his signature striped hat, painted face, and that unmistakable unhinged expression that makes him so entertaining. The detailing on a figure this size is genuinely impressive, and the paint work holds up at close range without the kind of bleed or smudging that can make smaller collectible figures look cheap.
The base feels weighted enough that it won't tip over if you nudge your desk, which is a practical detail that matters more than it sounds when you're actually using this as a daily holder.
Practical use as a device holder
The Holdems Mini is designed for smaller devices, and that limitation is worth being upfront about. A standard modern smartphone fits in Buggy's outstretched hands, but placing a phone in the figure's grip does cover a good portion of the figure itself. That's the inherent trade-off with this form factor.
The Holdems Mini works best as a secondary holder for earbud cases, smaller controllers, or a secondary phone rather than your primary daily driver stand if display is your priority.
For a desk where space is tight, the compact footprint is genuinely useful. You get a functional holder and a display piece without sacrificing a significant chunk of your workspace.
Packaging and the collector angle
The Buggy Holdems Mini ships in a display-ready box featuring the One Piece logo and character art, which makes it a reasonable gift option straight out of the box. Collectors who want to keep it sealed have that option, though you'd obviously be giving up the functional side entirely.
For fans who've been building out a One Piece shelf or gaming station, pairing the Buggy figure alongside the Luffy version creates a natural set. Cable Guys appears to be leaning into the One Piece lineup, so more characters from the franchise seem likely down the line.
Who this is actually for
The One Piece Buggy Cable Guy Holdems Mini is a niche product in the best way. It's not trying to be the most practical phone stand on the market. What it delivers is a well-made, recognizable figure of one of One Piece's most iconic characters that also happens to hold your devices. For fans of the series who want their desk to reflect that, it does exactly what it promises.
If you want to go deeper into the One Piece gaming side of things, our ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 guides cover the game's roster and mechanics in detail, including Buggy's moveset for anyone curious how the clown pirate translates into the adventure games genre.
