User blog comment:JustSomeDude.../779:Why is Koala Suddenly Interesting?/@comment-1595565-20150307082716/@comment-10543621-20150307095409

If we're just basing it on corpse, I really doubt that's enough. For one thing, these things can easily be lost in translation. For another, even if Doffy is convinced that Law is now a corpse, Law's ability and profession, makes it not too far-fetched for him to be capable of faking his death or something along those lines in order to trick Doffy.

Like you said, it's too abrupt for an important character like Law to be killed off like that. If Oda really did that, it'd be really out of character for him