Thread:Omega64/@comment-4503935-20190703001710/@comment-10330822-20190705153905

Well, honestly, the more times he gets beaten and survives, the less likely this all seems to be. I mean, the entire reason Kaido does what he does is because he perceives Luffy as not a threat, because he couldn't even leave a dent in him, but he's still mindful enough to recognize Luffy's strength and given him a chance to join his crew rather than execute him outright.

That being said, the Udon Prison Mines is really the last chance. There are plenty of ways to end of executed, and no special exception was made for Luffy. The difference was that when Luffy did attack a guard, which is grounds for execution, Queen stepped in and allowed the special battle royale execution and gave Luffy a way out. Basically, even though the guards don't care about Luffy jonining the crew, Queen was still willing to leave the door open, as he knew how valuable Luffy is.

The irony in that, is that they removed his sea stone cuffs and added the prisoner/slave collar, which Luffy saw as an improvement since he was back at full strength. Queen felt it was actually worse because the collar could kill you under the right circumstances, but in truth, because it wasn't hampering his skills, Luffy just removed it with Haki, and thus became free.

It's also ironic that the reason Queen wasn't worried about Luffy escaping was both because of the collar and because he was there. But when Big Mom attacked, Luffy not only removed his collar, but Queen had to leave to deliver her to Kaido. Meaning the prisoner mines are actually defenseless as long as Kaido can't be notified. No one there is strong enough to defeat Luffy. Chemical weapons might work, but at the end of the day, the goal is to get out of there. If Luffy can just open the gates, even the most scared prisoners will probably make a run for it.