Telling this since⦠always? Even before Onigashima I told you he will be on elbaf and laugh tale. And where is he right now? Elbaf.
Admittedly, I was down on Kid after Onigashima. I thought he lacked polish/development I anticipated for him before the arc. However, his decisive defeat against Shanks actually restored my faith in him in a weird way. I don't think Oda would abruptly end his arc in a one shot like that. It read more like Kid is hitting rock bottom before his final push towards One Piece on Laugh Tale. There's significance in him being the first to mention the "Man with burn marks," and while he will inevitably lose to Luffy, I don't believe it will be in a manner that completely trashes him. The same goes for Law. I'm even more confident in Law's comeback given he's one of the top 5 most iconic and popular characters.
did you know the word used for the kidd crew getting destroyed in japanese was ''kaimetsu'' which means an organization that forever ceases to function, whereas in law's case he only used the word for defeated, this is most likely because kid's dream was to be pk so he would have to be done in eventually whether it be by luffy or someone else
Linguistic scaling again?
I dunno man, hard to imagine Kid being trashed like this and never getting any subsequent showings. I'd even wear a Cruzeiro avy if he never returns