>>280789764
yeah but from a narrative/characterization point of view, luffy was smiling every time he came close to "dying"
i dont think luffy was close to "dying", from a narrative perspective, in impel down
meanwhile, everyone keeps talking about clover, but clover went down facing death head on and defiant til the end
meanwhile, teach was trying to get away from whitebeard until the tide turned because he was afraid of death, he's a fake D