I've been arguing this exact thing on twitter for a while. Him dying by turning into a statue would be AMAZING.
- It makes a lot of sense. Probably the most out of every conclusion I’ve seen.
- People were talking about how seastone is irrelevant in the arc even tho the island is its supposed origin. This totally changes it.
- It’s a great callback to Skypiea and shows how Oda pays attention to his details.
- Kaido will kinda become eternal like a legend through a statue although he dies. References the Buddhist monks which became stone while meditating.
- Pretty metaphorical too because Wano itself ‘killed’ Kaido, the land he has mistreated for decades