@Ivotas:
Err, he said that he was saved by them in the White Sea, which means that he fell through the White White Sea. And that´s exactly the point. The attack itself didn´t kill him.
I didn't mean that the blast killed him, but without help he still might have died. Same thing with Croc's power: Mr.3 didn't die from it, but if the Straw Hats hadn't gotten him out of the crocodile belly he might have.
Personally I have the philosophy of "dead until proven otherwise" I actually don´t see any point for anyone in Nanohana saving those guys that were about to kill the inhabitants. Especially not because they were mummyfied by their local hero Sir Crocodile. There´s just no point to it, plus the sole establishment of Puppoo and his crew was to get killed by a Shichibukai.
I guess after seeing people survive explosions, gunshots, blasts to the face, sword piercings, etc. I've adapted the "alive until proven dead" philosophy. :P
Not saying I think Puppoo was saved, (don't know whether Alabasta law enforcement is merciful enough to take in criminals alive) just that if we can assume he's dead after Croc's attack, then the same thinking can be applied to the random pirate in Skypiea as well.
Huh, what did Arlong do what Buggy, Krieg and Croc didn´t do? They all killed people withing the story.
I did forget about them. But turning on their own crew out of irritation, doesn't seem as successful as carrying out an intended kill on a "good guy" like Bellemere.