User blog comment:SaintCoke/Recurring theme/ possible ending?/@comment-1595565-20100927210752

It's an interesting idea, and while symbolic I think it would be a tad unoriginal for Oda to repeat the way someone dies like that, but that's just me. As for what he's done to his body, I'm going to have to play devil's advocate because didn't someone say that even though Gear Second and/or Gear Third does have a life-draining effect that Luffy would be less affected or not affected at all since his body is rubber and can withstand a lot more than the average person? As for taking ten years off his lifespan due to the poisons, he could still live a long life. Whitebeard was 72 and was considered old, Dr. Kureha is 141 (post time skip) and I'm sure Garp and Sengoku have to be up there in age. So, while he lost 10 years, he could still live to be 100, he just could have lived to be 110. The only way I'd disagree completely is the "cause" of death. Roger had a disease, while Luffy's body would break down from overuse or exhaustion. Again, I like the idea, don't get me wrong, it's just there are a few mismatched details that raise doubt in my mind, that's all.