@Kma:
Anyone else thinks that if Zoro did get his shadow stolen, if the real Zoro meets up with the Zombified Zoro, their personality and dream to become greatest swordsman will come to a fight?
That would be so much fun! : a fight between Zoro and Zorombie. But which would have Wado? I doubt they'd let the real Zoro keep his swords after they "half-dead" him.
And Setzer, once again you've made me laugh loudly over a one-liner of yours. Last time it was the "Food>Zoro" – this time it's the idea of him being zombified in a hybrid South-Facing Bird/camel critter. We all know how much he loves those South-Facing Birds, eh? especially when they try to steal his lunch. ;)
@Jirogomi:
I find the way the Riskies said "Killing is bad!" interesting. I wonder if Moria still needs the shadow's owner alive in order to use it and what happens to those shadows when their owner is dissolved by sunlight?
That's an interesting idea, Jirogomi – and if the old man and Brooke are any indication, then you're probably correct. There's probably a hidden colony/prison of some sort deep in the forest where the non-zombies who've been stripped of their shadows are kept alive (barely) so that the zombies who are the recipients of those shadows can remain alive also. So the trick would be to find a way to differentiate between zombie and non-zombie, and then get rid of the zombie without harming the non-zombie ... hmm ... that brings up another interesting thought. Could it be as simple as that? I wonder if each zombie and his/her shadowless non-zombie counterpart has some sort of connection or bond between them -- so that, for instance, if you hit one, you also unintentionally wound the other (basically, the same concept as a voodoo doll) ...?
One last quick thing : if the Sanji doggy-penguin seems somewhat similar to you, but you just can't quite place where you've seen it, maybe it's because of this:
http://img267.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sanjidogex5.jpg
EDIT:
My theory is Hildon is the one who steals the shadow. The bottle at his back could be the storage for it. He also has the best means of transportation. Last time we saw him was at the dining room and the last time we also saw Sanji was also there. Or he could be just the shadow transporter
Interesting! I like this theory. I assumed that the bottle on his back was for wine ot blood or something, but it could easily be for shadows too.