Quote (Eep @ Aug 30 2012 05:22am)
Yes, yes, I too thought Sabo would likely reappear somewhere in the manga. It seemed weird they would backstory and introduce him just for the sake of the ace mini arc.
This.
The manga leaves room for the possibility of Sabo being alive in one of the pages. I unfortunately don't remember the page but i'll link it when i find it again.
Quote (Charity @ Aug 30 2012 10:02am)
the 4th databook says sabo is deceased
could be something stupid like sabo the noble died that day but sabo the navigator or something lived lol
I think it's just a data book and i would assume it's based on the information at hand. If Oda decides he wants to bring Sabo book, i guess the fifth data book will have some changes.
I think the idea of Sabo being MIA can prove to be pretty consistent with the story though.
-He is a noble and wants to get away from his heritage
-Doesn't want his parents or the world government to come after him
-He is with Dragon or somewhere laying low
-He is operating under a new alias.
As for not being there when Ace was being executed
-Maybe he suffered memory loss from the blast when he was a kid
-Maybe he has some connection to Kuma and was being operated on by Vegapunk
I'm sure Oda will come up with a good back story if this proves to be the case. As for now, who knows i guess.