I feel like a lot of people don't really get the point of the supernova or the worst generation.
The worst generation pirates are supposed to be the greatest generation of pirates, it just doesn't make sense for really any member of the WG to die before the final war. That would essentially mean that Luffy's generation is crap.
This isn't to say any and every worst gen member is stronger than any member from the previous gen. However, there are major indicators of what role Oda intends each member of the worst generation to have.
Ultimately, I feel like removing any of them just doesn't make sense, because it just shits on Luffy's generation. Like I think a decent amount of people think Kid will come back, but I've heard significantly less people talking about Hawkins.
Yet, without Hawkins, does the worst gen not have someone comparable to Doffy/Crocodile? It doesn't make sense to me.
Just because none of these guys are an actual challenge to Luffy, doesn't mean that there wasn't a point to their character. At this time, it just seems like the worstgen has had too much build up for Oda to all of a sudden backpedal and state "oh no, forget about these guys, I made a mistake introducing them".
Regarding the supernova "deaths" we have seen as of late
The worst generation pirates are supposed to be the greatest generation of pirates, it just doesn't make sense for really any member of the WG to die before the final war. That would essentially mean that Luffy's generation is crap.
This isn't to say any and every worst gen member is stronger than any member from the previous gen. However, there are major indicators of what role Oda intends each member of the worst generation to have.
- Luffy is the next PK
- Teach is Luffy's ultimate pirate nemesis(WB, Xebec)
- Zoro is the next WSSM
- Kid and Law are bronze medalist great pirates(ex. Kaido, BM, Shiki)
- Killer will be among the strongest RHM(ex. Oden, Beckman, Shiryu)
- Drake will be a powerful Vice Admiral, like Tsuru(who saved him during the Law flashback)
- Bonney will probably be a powerful revo like Kuma
- Apoo, Urouge, Bege, and Hawkins are the next shichibukai-tier pirates(comparable to Doffy, Croc, Weevil, etc.)
Ultimately, I feel like removing any of them just doesn't make sense, because it just shits on Luffy's generation. Like I think a decent amount of people think Kid will come back, but I've heard significantly less people talking about Hawkins.
Yet, without Hawkins, does the worst gen not have someone comparable to Doffy/Crocodile? It doesn't make sense to me.
Just because none of these guys are an actual challenge to Luffy, doesn't mean that there wasn't a point to their character. At this time, it just seems like the worstgen has had too much build up for Oda to all of a sudden backpedal and state "oh no, forget about these guys, I made a mistake introducing them".
Regarding the supernova "deaths" we have seen as of late
- I think Oda will reveal that Hawkins was saved by Chopper/Marco/Law/minks. Hawkins will realize that his stupid probability shit is all made up and will stop limiting himself in combat by doing what his cards say.
- Kid will be saved by plot and his near death experience will make him awaken ACoC, as Luffy and Zoro did under similar experiences
- Drake didn't die or anything. The reason we haven't seen him is because he was escorting several top beast pirates to impel down.
