Hi Worstgen,
I just want to remind everybody that Akainu is not being portrayed as a good guy.
- Akainu's sense of justice is, "Absolute Justice." It represents the very notion of, "The End Justifies The Means."
- Akainu kills his own men based on his own discretion.
- Luffy's sense of justice is, "Perfect Justice." It represents the notion of, "Always Being Correct". He is NEVER wrong.
- Luffy would never kill his own men. He would only kill their dream and that would probably also be in an effort to get them to become one of his crew again.
In other words... Akainu represents something that our perfect lil protagonist Luffy would never stand for. To really emphasize the point, ABSOLUTE means ABSOLUTE. Akainu is not changing. Luffy cannot change him. That means he has to die because Akainu will never give up his stance on things. If Akainu does not die, then that means he will be insisting on his, "The End Justifies The Means" agenda forever.
I honestly.... HONESTLY... doubt that Luffy is going to let Akainu continue with his, "Absolute Justice" forever. Not happening.