was anyone else supposed to join? the ghost girl and zombie master were too 'evil' to join the team, and were already on thier way when Kuma came.


I don't think Ace is really dying. I think it's more of 'life sucked out' thing, the jail is probably made from seastone and it causes all the pirates to gradually collapse.
[insert harry potter Azkaban and/or Kryptonite reference here].