gear evil is fucking stupid, everything else u said is awesome and i hope its true
I believe Awakenings can go south at any point
So, if Luffy is in Gear 5, and loses control, he would become like the Awakened Jailer Beasts who lost their minds to their Awakenings (I have a theory about Sugar turning them into toys to break that curse but that's another thread)
If Luffy believed his crew was dead, he would headlong rush in and try to kick ass immediately
Look at Luffy post-Ace's death and post-Kaido blowing up Oden's castle: this is a crazy man ready to die for the sake of violent vengeance
Someone, IMO Teach, is going to kill someone close to Luffy and trigger him losing control of his Awakening.
Kaido straight up asked "Who are you?"
If Luffy thinks his crew/friends are ACTUALLY DEAD, we'll get the real Nightmare Luffy
Nightmare Luffy in Thriller Bark was foreshadowing Luffy going berserk in Gear 6