@nodensuke:
So are all the people who think he is alive. There are more than enough hints and evidence for Oda to be foreshadowing Sabo actually being alive..If you're not saying he's for sure dead than you can't deny that.
He only saw Sabo/his boat get shot, it's not like he dove in the water to confirm his death. Even if Dragon or the RA didn't rescue him, Not everyone dies from there ship being shot. All we saw was his hat floating..Not one person there actually confirmed he was dead.
Considering every other character who was thought to be dead managed to survive, and they were very minor characters. Why would Oda (who doesn't like killing characters off) choose to just kill off another character right after Ace and Whitebeard, when Sabo could potentially and probably does have more of a major part in the over all plot to the series?
It makes no sense at all to kill off a character without giving any actual conformation to their death in the manga, especially when he's stated he doesn't like killing characters.
Actually, Sabo was a minor character who only appeared in the FB, so if he dies its no big deal. I am not denying them, but I am saying there can be other explanation for them as well. Those points are very weak, and not solid proof that he is alive, thats all.
Yes, he did not dive in, but he did not see him surface either, and you need air to survive. Add that to the fact that RA had set sail the previous night, again does not look good. And Dogra confirmed he died, he doesn't need to go look in the sea to tell if he died or not. And even if he survived, why did he not contact Ace or Luffy again ??
Oda does not like killing people, but this is a FB, where people have been killed consistently, except perhaps Sanji's FB. So, Sabo dying does not seem so weird. Also, there was a debate before whether Saul survived or not. Some good points were given but in the end, he is dead. Even if the body is no shown, doesn't mean he is alive. None of the Ohara people' bodies were shown, Tom's body was not show, yet they are very much dead.
What part could he play ?? He seems like a one arc character, no different than Bellemere,Kuina,Tom, etc. Characters created for just the FBs.
It was stated in the manga that he died. The body was not shown, but it was stated. Then confirmed in the databook, something important like this will definately be approved by Oda first, before giving the info out.
I am asking for people who say that he is alive without a doubt, there are some posters that said its confirmed he is alive, and I just want to know where that is??
I am accepting both cases, that there may be a slim chance that he is alive, but for now its pointing that he is likely dead. Its stated in the manga, and then confirmed in the databook. So, lets wait and see.