Kid isn’t dead. While the Kid pirates have been destroyed, without actual confirmation of his death, there is a zero percent chance Oda killed him off.
However, with his crew destroyed, I think there’s a very high chance he will join Cross Guild.
CG seems like a way for Oda to still keep characters relevant even if their main role in the story is over. So I feel like worst case with Kid, he joins CG and is about as relevant as Crocodile.
in joining CG, it would cement CG as the strongest pirate crew, basically the Rocks pirates 2.0. This would make Buggy one of the greatest pirates of all time, surpassing the old guard yonko in infamy.
Also regarding his rivalry with Luffy, all of Roger’s biggest rivals were former Rocks pirates. So I feel like it would be a nice parallel.
Anyways, that’s the theory.
However, with his crew destroyed, I think there’s a very high chance he will join Cross Guild.
CG seems like a way for Oda to still keep characters relevant even if their main role in the story is over. So I feel like worst case with Kid, he joins CG and is about as relevant as Crocodile.
in joining CG, it would cement CG as the strongest pirate crew, basically the Rocks pirates 2.0. This would make Buggy one of the greatest pirates of all time, surpassing the old guard yonko in infamy.
Also regarding his rivalry with Luffy, all of Roger’s biggest rivals were former Rocks pirates. So I feel like it would be a nice parallel.
Anyways, that’s the theory.