Ok, so considering this entire Orochi death sequence, i personally don't think that he's dead.
Every Mythical Zoan in the story so far has a "magical" ability that comes along with the DF itself. Basically it's like a combination of Zoan and Paramecia.
- Kaido has his Dragon scales, even in base, that's how it's portrayed.
- Marco has his regen.
- Sengoku shoots Shockwaves.
- Devon can imitate people.
- Lafitte can hypnotize others.
Going by that standard it doesn't make sense for Orochi not to have a special power, though, if Yamato gets his power then it's a different story.
Every Mythical Zoan in the story so far has a "magical" ability that comes along with the DF itself. Basically it's like a combination of Zoan and Paramecia.
- Kaido has his Dragon scales, even in base, that's how it's portrayed.
- Marco has his regen.
- Sengoku shoots Shockwaves.
- Devon can imitate people.
- Lafitte can hypnotize others.
Going by that standard it doesn't make sense for Orochi not to have a special power, though, if Yamato gets his power then it's a different story.