User blog comment:Firefist553/Who hates Akainu???/@comment-910220-20110107073612

Ah, stop crushing the guy. He's a powerfully cool villain. Without a proper villain, this story wouldn't get exciting. I mean, what he did (killing Ace) changed the history of the entire series forever; how often do you see a main supporting protagonist die like that? This completely unexpected plot twist is what makes us love reading One Piece, and we have to thank Akainu for it (still, killing Ace, he should be defeated by Luffy in revenge later on). Oh, and with his magma powers, it's all cool.