User blog comment:Firefist553/Bon Kurei dead?/@comment-1297053-20101119020336

The important thing to remember is the way One Piece is written. Until the WhiteBeard war, Oda had never killed an important character off (outside of flashbacks). Let's face it, in the Arabasta arc alone, Igaram was 'killed' by his ship exploding, only to return at the end of the arc alive. Pell carried a giant bomb into the atmosphere, which exploded, and he still survived.

Were a character such as Bon Kurei to be killed, I can't help but think Oda would have shown their death in all the epicness it deserves. Ace for example died protecting his little brother, and passed away smiling knowing that he had truly lived. WhiteBeard died taking on the entirity of the remaining marines, and the BlackBeard Pirates, and even then died in a way that mirrored the death of Gol D Roger, and still remaining standing after he passed away.

It's just not Oda's style to say "They're dead now, let's move on". Anyway, look at this from Magellan's viewpoint: What is the better way to punish someone? A 'quick' death, or a long painful incarceration? I don't think we've seen the last of Bon-Chan.