@Vongola_Boss_XI:
Thanks! I like the notion that it can act as headcanon even barring outright confirmation. Someone I was talking to mentioned the scene where Luffy has Momo draped around his shoulders in Dragon form. I feel like something like that in the battle against Kaido could be cool.
I'm just imagining a scene where, as the battle progresses toward its final stages, Hawkins is reading the tarot deck and sees the odds turning against Kaido; Going from a chance of defeating him to certain victory. I dunno if anything like that will actually happen, but I think it could be cool.
I'm absolutely certain the battle will take to the skies at some point, with Luffy riding Momo as he finally conquers his fear and rises up with a big more dignity than he managed back on Punk Hazard. Possibly as a desperate race to the capital after Kaido decides to just waste it himself, leading to a final bout on top of Mount Fuji.
I like the idea of the Hawkins scene too. The dude's been weirdly absent from Onigashima for how much of a presence he was in the first act. He deserves at least one more scene of note before it's all over.