Law’s Death Flags: A Full Breakdown
In a previous article I wrote that Law’s death is confirmed — but now that I think about it, there are even more death flags.
The Merry Connection
Near the end of the Marineford War, Law arrived to save an unconscious Luffy who was in mortal danger. This scene mirrors the Going Merry during the Enies Lobby Arc.
After one final voyage, the Going Merry ran out of strength and sank to the bottom of the dark sea, seen off by the entire crew.
Is it a coincidence that Law’s ship, the Polar Tang, is a submarine — designed to sink to the dark ocean floor at the very end?
The Ace Connection
Law, who Corazon loved like a son and died to protect, is also someone Sengoku cares for like a grandson.
This relationship maps directly onto Garp and Ace: Garp raised Ace — the son of his rival Roger — as his own family.
In other words:
The child that the person precious to Garp wanted to protect was Ace.
The child that the person precious to Sengoku wanted to protect was Law.
They seem highly likely to share the same fate.
Law Can Cover for Luffy’s Weakness
Gear 3’s side effect: Luffy temporarily shrinks.
Gear 4’s side effect: he can’t use Haki for 10 minutes.
Gear 5’s side effect: extreme fatigue causes him to physically age.
If Luffy had a body that didn’t age, he could fight in his Nika form indefinitely — making him the strongest being in the world.
Imagine: Law realizes this truth. Law himself has taken near-fatal damage. It’s the climax of a battle that will shake the world. Everyone has no choice but to entrust everything to Luffy.
That would be the perfect moment for Law to use the Ope Ope no Mi’s ultimate technique.
Law has undoubtedly felt gratitude toward Luffy. And he’s the kind of person who gets to choose how he dies.
The Dragon Ball Homage
“Law dies and Luffy becomes the strongest” — that’s a hard outcome to accept for Law fans, but Oda has a way of framing even painful moments as something positive.
Think of it as a Dragon Ball homage. Two “D”s combining their power to reach the ultimate peak — that’s Fusion. Or more precisely, the Potara fusion, where once merged, you can never separate.
Doesn’t Luffy remind you of Goku, and Law of Vegeta?
And what’s born from their union is “TrafalFly D. Nika.”
Thinking about it that way, the scene where Law uses the ultimate technique of the Ope Ope no Mi becomes something to look forward to. Don’t you want to see it?