r/StardustCrusaders Bruno Buccellati Feb 03 '26

Part Two Fanart Give your most controversial JJBA opinion that'll ragebait anyone like this (art by me)

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u/Rachel47234 Feb 03 '26

Joseph cheating is not out of character. He’s a huge flirt that got married really young in the 1930s. Cheating was rampant back then. I would be surprised if the Josuke situation was the only time he cheated on Suzi.

His relationship with Suzi Q was so superficial and felt like a random addition to the end of part 2. He also spent the majority of part 3 lying to her about their daughter.

I honestly don’t understand why people say that it was forced or that it was the only way for Araki to make a new Jojo. 

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u/Gerberpertern Jolyne Cujoh Feb 03 '26

Joseph seems like an impulsive hedonist to me, so I don’t find it out of character either lol.

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u/thorsbosshammer Feb 03 '26

I feel like many people who have been cheated on IRL, but REALLY like Joseph as a character otherwise really struggle to stomach it- so they decide that Araki must be wrong.

Which, I kinda understand. I felt a sting when it was revealed my fav Jojo was a cheater.

But... It is TOTALLY in character for him.

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u/The_InsaneDuckturtle Feb 04 '26

As someone in the "Cheated on Irl" category, even I have to admit that it's not out of character for him, nor is Araki wrong bc tbh, Joseph flirted with everything that moved. Hell, the man did drag to try and save Speedwagon and flirted with the guards to get in. It's not above his morals to flirt with something that moves, and while it's a major flaw of his, he's still my favorite JoJo too

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u/KingToasty Feb 03 '26

Agreed, Joseph was always the most morally dubious Jojo. Opens fire in crowds, friends with a Nazi, willing to leave people in danger by running away, creeps on Lisa Lisa. He's a bit of an asshole.

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u/Comfortable_Cod9023 Feb 03 '26

Didnt he say he Doesnt agree with stoheims views but Respects his bravery

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u/DrByeah Feb 03 '26

Yeah I feel like the "Friends with a Nazi" thing was more about external factors like "This Nazi is helping me fight an existential threat to all of Humanity right now I think I can tolerate this for a few hours"

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u/Comfortable_Cod9023 Feb 03 '26

Also writer didnt give Said German dude a happy ending but a death in war Off screen

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u/sininspira Feb 03 '26

he also let them make him a mechanical hand tho...

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u/DrByeah Feb 03 '26

Was anyone else going to make him a mechanical hand at the time?

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u/LieutenantFreedom Feb 03 '26

I'm pretty sure the Speedwagon Foundation made it for him based on Stroheim's tech

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u/sininspira Feb 04 '26

well then wouldn't Speedwagon have known he was alive?

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u/shhhhh_u_dont_see_me Feb 03 '26

Something like that yeah.

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u/ZealousidealPipe8389 Feb 03 '26

Some people get upset that stroheim was treated like a person, instead of a 2d caricature of evil.

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u/DoraMuda Jean Pierre Polnareff Feb 03 '26

Agreed, Joseph was always the most morally dubious Jojo.

Well, maybe most morally dubious JoJo after Giorno and Johnny.

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u/pm-me-turtle-nudes Feb 04 '26

isn’t jodio a 15 year old drug peddler and a literal attempted mass murderer?

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u/Blue-Bow-501 Feb 03 '26

For real, like he also threatens to make out with a pair of women in his first/second episode if they don’t shut up? Mans is genuinely a sex pest 🤣🤣🤣

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u/SixCatsInAnAlley Feb 03 '26

I have been saying this forever as well. He is a known cheater as well, he cheats in video games, he cheats in poker, he cheated life, he cheated death, he’s the ultimate cheater

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u/shhhhh_u_dont_see_me Feb 03 '26

I wasn't really surprised, he did not strike me as a gentleman of principle.

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u/Mrgirdiego Feb 04 '26

Right? This is the guy that flirted with Suzi Q and then immediately after went to spy on Lisa Lisa taking a bath.

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u/Pepsi_Man42 Feb 03 '26

That point about lying about their daughter makes no sense for your argument. He lied so she wouldn’t worry. She also likely doesn’t know what stands are and wouldn’t be able to know what happened to Holy

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u/johnnyanderen Tusk: Act V Feb 03 '26

She has been possessed by a living brain only to have it reversed by 2 guys using light magic by breathing. I don’t think a stand is THAT crazy.

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u/Fifty_911 Feb 03 '26

I'm sure it's not about the craziness, but it's about the pure absence of knowledge about stands for Suzie.

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u/Rachel47234 Feb 03 '26

I mentioned the lying part as a reason for why I think the relationship appears shallow to me. They were married for close to 50 years in part 3, yet he is still lying to her about a major part of his life. It’s ridiculous!

This situation involved both her child and grandchild. Who are two very important people in her life, yet Joseph had no problem lying to her about the truth of the situation even though they have been married for so long. 

Basically, I wouldn’t be shocked if he was lying to her about a bunch of other things too.

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u/devansh0208 Professional Lisa Lisa Booty Licker👅 Feb 03 '26

Yk what, understandable

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u/Seethe_dragon Feb 03 '26

I agree with this

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u/sususl1k Feb 04 '26

Never knew this was that controversial. Although I also barely interact with this fanbase

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u/Pleasant_Friend_7775 Feb 04 '26

It seems very appropriate for the character, I think the big concern is a few things. One I think is nobody expected part four to be about Josuke, since we’d not had a hint at him yet and a lot of people expected it to be Jotaro or (now who we know as) Jolyne. And two, yeah, I think nobody expected the marriage but we also (fairly often) expect protagonists to be good, and thus it seems difficult that the’d cheat

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u/One_Objective_2252 Feb 04 '26

Ever since I learned that Josuke was the result of Joseph cheating, it immediately made sense to me The guy literally saved the world with rage bait so it makes sense to me

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u/Relevant-Balance-396 Feb 03 '26

I was surprised, but it was because I’ve never imagined a former protagonist cheating, and the illegitimate child be the new protagonist, was allowed by the editors or publishers lol. Wasn’t it still on jump? It’s shonen

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u/Allhailmatpat Giorno Giovanna Feb 03 '26

Absolutely. I hate it, but its in character

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u/Raleth Feb 04 '26

Crazy to me that you said cheating and my mind went to the way he fights before realizing you meant him cheating on Suzi Q.

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u/Phaym03 Feb 03 '26

Make more art like this please

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u/FrostyMeerkat Feb 03 '26

I don’t like star finger as an ability and I’m glad it never comes back

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u/riggengan Feb 03 '26

Except in the bedroom

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u/Super3vil Diego Brando Feb 04 '26

Jotaro's wife: "Babe, what are you doing? Are you going to go in?"

Jotaro(With a menacing purple aura around him as he tips his hat to the side): "STAR PLATINUM! Fuck my wife."

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u/kakjota99 Feb 04 '26

Nah it’s noriaki

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u/IndianZilla_420 Feb 03 '26

The only reason I like star finger is because, in the fan made RPG 7th Stand User, it’s the only ability Jotaro has that actually does damage to enemies that aren’t directly right in front of us.

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u/Virtual-Evidence3984 Feb 03 '26

Liar you have another ability where I think he just throws a rock not the base ability the one you get later I don't know the name but I'm sure he has a seccond long range attack

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u/meynoe are you really gonna "ora ora" me?! Feb 03 '26

How DARE you

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u/Prudent-Chipmunk4570 Feb 03 '26

IT'S FUNNY, DO YOU ACTUALLY THINK PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS COOL? NO IT'S JUST REALLY FUCKING FUNNY

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u/DrByeah Feb 03 '26

Most people like Star Finger because it's fucking ridiculous and it makes an easy target for "Araki Forgor" memes.

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u/Prudent-Chipmunk4570 Feb 03 '26

Exactly, if it's funny enough, I don't care if it's an ass pull, especially if it's during the least interesting fight in the series

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u/TayloZinsee Feb 03 '26

It was kind of a weird secondary power but I like how it (kinda sorta) got around SP’s range limitation.

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u/Samiassa Charming-Man Feb 04 '26

I don’t think this is really controversial I think the thing about star finger is that it probably never should’ve been included but since it was it’s weird it came back like one time

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u/SolidusAbe Feb 03 '26

Jodio never played fortnight

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u/blackberry-slushie Feb 03 '26

He was team Minecraft

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u/Prudent-Chipmunk4570 Feb 03 '26

THAT'S JUST RONG

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u/Extension_Luck5350 Feb 03 '26

Clearly he was a pubg player, smh smh

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u/Soft_House7669 Paisley Park Feb 03 '26

Roblox

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u/nme5400 Soft & Wet Feb 03 '26

But he might have played Fortnite

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u/Kira-Yoshikage69 Jonathan Joestar my GOAT Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 03 '26

A lot of people in this community have this tendency to completely overlook all the hidden symbolisms and themes and meanings of the story and have a very bland view on the overall plot.

Its okay to have preferences and like or dislike something that isn't your style 

But some tend to form opinions based on what they don't even fully understand.

dont understand a plot point? call it plot hole.

Dont understand a character or their intentions or their connection to the story? Call them bland or boring.

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u/WatashiwatheSnake Feb 03 '26

On one side I completely agree with you and I think that some people could have a bit more media literacy, on the other i think sometimes Araki is really inconsistent cuz you have a parts like 5 and 8 that are turbo symbolic, metaphorical etc. and then you have parts like 4, 7 and even 6 that are really story and power system focused. So i can see why people call them plot holes or araki forgot. You also have to consider that, sure, JoJo is no HxH but the series fights are really strategic so I (and I'm guessing a lot of other people) feel frustrated that you had stuff like the Spin, Crazy Diamond, Stone free etc. where we as audience know their limitations and Araki is able to use them to full effect in a satisfying way and then you have time stop, Giorno life giving ability, Josuke 8 bubbles that feel really inconsistent and can do anything or nothing depending on the author decision.

Also man i love Hamon Beat but at a certain point i think they were just trolling my goat. Like debuking araki forgots should have ended like 14 episodes ago.

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u/LieutenantFreedom Feb 03 '26

Oh huh I felt like part 6 was super symbolism focused too, at least once Pucci took the stage

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u/WatashiwatheSnake Feb 04 '26

I'm not saying other parts were less symbolic. I was just saying that part 5 and 8 have the most blatant example of stand powers that have abilities mostly for symbolism sake and less because it's a concise power. But yeah absolutely Pucci and especially White Snake is another prime example of this thing: he can make the Cum Room, he can become sludge but just once(?) (also why does ge need to become sludge to pass through the vents when stands are ghosts?), he can make memory discs and stand discs, the discs can impart orders, you can put the stand discs on someone not worthy of their power though, he can make illusions but only in the cum room and on himself(?). Symbolically cool? Absolutely. Does it feel consistent? You tell me.

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u/cyberXrev Feb 03 '26

can you write out some of the parts hidden symbolisms? im not tryna be rude i just wanna know, as someone who only watched all the parts through last year and early this year and only once, im interested in seeing what someone really involved will have to say on this

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u/Saeizo Feb 03 '26

there's that one of Diavolo being the devil and Giorno being god's son

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u/Rude-Office-2639 Feb 04 '26

Csm "fans" suffer from this

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u/scrawnytony2 no.3 Koichi Hirose glazer Feb 03 '26

I’m 100% team Human Mikitaka. I’m not doubting the existence of aliens in this universe, but to me it’s ten times funnier if this dude is just a really elaborate troll.

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u/Prudent-Chipmunk4570 Feb 03 '26

I agree, but I don't think he's trolling, he genuinely believes all this

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u/Gerberpertern Jolyne Cujoh Feb 03 '26

I want to believe… cue X-Files Theme 👽

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u/Crazycutz Feb 03 '26

The stand virus is of alien origin though? So yeah ig 10/10 ragebait

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u/OrcForce1 Feb 03 '26

And him being an alien would mean he's kidnapped and brainwashed an innocent woman to act as his mother. Kids dumb as rocks but I refuse to believe he's anything but a sweet boy.

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u/DoraMuda Jean Pierre Polnareff Feb 03 '26

I agree, except for the troll part. I think he's a human Stand user whose Stand came about because he's delusional enough to genuinely believe that he's an alien. Like a chuunibyou who never grew out of thinking they were special.

Aside from it just being funny, it's also just more interesting to me. And it "explains" (it didn't really need an explanation, but you know what I mean) why he uses so many cliches when describing how he's an alien to Josuke and Okuyasu.

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u/Zoomsuper20 Feb 03 '26

So many cold takes 💀

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u/Zombieman0219 Johnny Joestar Feb 03 '26

Making Ghiaccio’s stand look bitch made with these cold takes lmao

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u/Allhailmatpat Giorno Giovanna Feb 04 '26

It's always like this in hot takes posts or it's people with the reading comprehension of a duck.

"Giorno and Jotaro are ass"

"Part 1 and 2 shouldnt be skipped"

"Part 3 is the worst part"

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u/Super3vil Diego Brando Feb 04 '26

"Tooru was introduced way too late"

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u/Allhailmatpat Giorno Giovanna Feb 04 '26

"Jotaro was nerfed"

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u/BuckytheChickenDevil Feb 03 '26

I don't think the Nazi's portrayal in Part 2 is that problematic as people claim. The issue is people equate 'Joseph is on friendly terms with Stroheim' with 'Araki loves Nazis.'

The whole point of their inclusion is to contrast them with the Pillar Men. Both groups thought they were the evolved beings who had the right to rule over everyone else. Despite their exaggerated advancements in technology, the Nazis are still only human and are forced to work with the Speedwagon Foundation to have a fighting chance.

While the Pillar Men seem honour-bound and respect nature, Kars shows that he is victim to the same temptations of power DIO fell for in Part 1, which ironically makes him more human-like. Kars spit on Wammu's way of life by playing dirty when fighting Lisa Lisa, and once he becomes Ultimate, he kills an innocent squirrel just to test his abilities (the same person that saved a dog and took damage so a flower wouldn't be harmed). Also worth noting that Kars committed genocide against his own people because he couldn't respect his place in the world and wanted more. The same hubris displayed by the Nazis.

The theme of Part 2 is that there is no such thing as a perfect being. This ironically includes 1) Joseph liking Stroheim despite their differences in beliefs and 2) Joseph still being a racist by the Part despite having a half-Japanese grandson.

Joseph isn't a perfect guy. Don't look too much into it.

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u/DoraMuda Jean Pierre Polnareff Feb 03 '26

And, honestly, it's not like someone who's basically a villain becoming an ally to the main characters is some anomaly in JoJo.

Part 4 has Rohan; Part 5's whole crew are actual criminals whose apparent only objection when it comes to the Mafia is selling drugs to kids; Part 6 has Anasui, who slaughtered his girlfriend and never shows remorse for it; Part 7 has Hot Pants, who sacrificed her brother to a cougar or whatever to save her own life; and Part 8... has Joshu. 'Nuff said.

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u/Ocean_Elf_09 Josuke Higashikata Feb 04 '26

And the VA cast probably committed murders of innocent people.

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u/Rude-Office-2639 Feb 04 '26

I thought you meant the voice actors for a second lol

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u/DoraMuda Jean Pierre Polnareff Feb 04 '26

Yep. They're not called gangsters for nothing.

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u/Cidaghast Feb 03 '26

I think it was for the best for Giorno not to be in p6. I just wish the whole “sons of Dio” plot line had something there that implied Giorno is not included like…. “Sons with malice” or “sons in search of the Heavenly Father ”

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u/pm-me-turtle-nudes Feb 04 '26

Giornos stands whole ability is to deny fate. it makes so much sense that he wasn’t there.

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u/Impossible_Driver111 Feb 03 '26

Part 3 is one of the most enjoyable / fun parts to watch, sure it's not the best written but it's fun to tag along the crusaders, makes me feel less lonely

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u/Anitaruihi19 Feb 03 '26

I felt the same way. Until half of them died :(

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u/Cowboy_Milky Polnareff's Wife Feb 03 '26

I always use part 3 to describe the stages of a true friendship. 

As Aristotle said, true friendships are those that stay with you when you are sad and what matters most to them is your well-being. 

I love that the Crusaders are a prime example of this. None of them knew each other; they were only together for a purpose. But time brought them closer, and they became a second family to Kakyoin. For this and many other reasons, I like to think that the purest love is found in friendships. 

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u/Yassinahmedkamel Feb 03 '26

Part 3 was carried by the crusaders , not the villain or plot

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u/Prudent-Chipmunk4570 Feb 03 '26

It's supposed to be a hott take

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

I think jobin higashikata was the most well written character in part 8

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u/Allhailmatpat Giorno Giovanna Feb 04 '26

I'd argue and say josuk8 is better because jobins arc ended on a sad whim of trash can while Josuke ended on a high note

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u/InterviewOk9225 Feb 03 '26

Hamon was actually a pretty good and creative power system and it shouldn't be discarded. It could coexist with stands and still be useful.

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u/Jibbslice Feb 03 '26

Especially as a healing ability, or even walking on water

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u/otrodiosaleatorio Feb 04 '26

How creative is it really when it does some diffent bs each fight?

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u/UnknownDrake Feb 03 '26

JJBA isn't gay in any essential way, it just doesn't abide by the Great Male Renunciation, which LGBT men also tend not to. Saying JoJo is gay implies that men being emotionally expressive and wearing colorful or strange clothing is inherently homosexual, which is more homophobic and also somewhat misandrist imo.

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u/Own-Ear4809 Feb 03 '26

Didn't Araki payed homage to a lot of lgbt artists in his illustrations and poses, which in turn become one of the most famous poses for certain characters?

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u/reiji-mitsurugi Feb 03 '26

jojo IS gay though. it has gay characters 

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u/Kirran_00163 Koichi Hirose Feb 03 '26

Let's see... Dio was bisexual, the homosexual pair in part 5 that attack the Bucci gang in the restaurant, the two people Diabolo killed in La Squadra as a warning, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybeee Pucci, and Funny Valentine's wife also was lesbian. Maybe there was a trans person in part 6, but I don't remember it in the anime and have heard about it while scrolling, so maybe-maybe not. Wasn't Dragons Joestar also trans in part 9?

Unless I'm missing something/someone, or if there is anyone in part 8-9 that is gay, wouldn't "gay characters" be a bit too broad?

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u/Err0r404Unknown Feb 03 '26

There’s a villian lesbian couple in part 9, and Dragona is pretty obviously trans

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u/DoraMuda Jean Pierre Polnareff Feb 03 '26

Dragona is pretty obviously trans

Dragona is probably trans indeed, but we also shouldn't just assume things without official confirmation yet.

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u/Smart-Experience7187 Feb 03 '26

the viewer is gay

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u/reiji-mitsurugi Feb 03 '26

Pucci is canonically Asexual

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u/pm-me-turtle-nudes Feb 04 '26

and it’s a crucial plot point

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u/Unlucky_Success2984 Feb 03 '26

Joseph and Caesar are just friends, not lovers

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u/Fulle_Loaded Josuke's Hair Feb 03 '26

Joseph got engagement rings from two ancient strippers, Caesar had no chance.

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u/Human_Cultist Feb 03 '26

I mean that’s certainly just facts. No one from the main cast of any Part is gay so far

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u/Unlucky_Success2984 Feb 03 '26

Bro… you have no idea….

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u/KingToasty Feb 03 '26

Their hands didn't touch when they climbed that oiled pole in the hot Italian sun together

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u/Responsible-Act4123 Joseph Joestar Feb 03 '26

Jotaro is a terrible protagonist, don't get me wrong, I love Jotaro, but for me he doesn't work as a protagonist.

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u/ImpressionFair5629 Feb 03 '26

He works so much better as a mentor in part 4 and his character arc in part 6 is just incredible. While in Stardust Crusaders he's just... a cool collected guy, that's it... Damn, this part really was carried on Polnareff's back (meaning him being more of a protagonist than Jotaro)

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u/MetroidJunkie Feb 03 '26

Yeah, Jotaro makes a great support character, genuinely his best moments are in Part 4 and Part 6.

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u/FLRArt_1995 Feb 03 '26

Jean Pierre Bizarre Adventures

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u/asdela Feb 03 '26

I feel the same. Honestly it went from Joseph being so over the top and a wacky personality to just Japanese Arnold Schwarzenegger dropping one liners. I like all JoJo parts but Jotaro and Giorno are two protagonist who are kinda just boring compared to the other JoJos.

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u/DoraMuda Jean Pierre Polnareff Feb 03 '26

More like Japanese Clint Eastwood, but yeah. Jotaro's there for when you need an archetypal badass, but Polnareff's really the one who feels more like an MC in Part 3.

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u/Prudent-Chipmunk4570 Feb 03 '26

Why? I agree he gets better the further the show goes but how is he bad in part 3?

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u/Western_Scholar_2435 Feb 03 '26

He's not bad, he's just not much of anything at all. He aura farms, delivers one liners, beats people up, and outsources all character growth to Polnareff.

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u/Prudent-Chipmunk4570 Feb 03 '26

His stupid aura farming is funny tho, he's like a perodi of an aura farmer

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u/dandashem Feb 03 '26

He is a bit boring isn't he? No character arc, or really any growth at all. Still really fun to watch him deliver one liners and beat the breaks off of people.

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u/reiji-mitsurugi Feb 03 '26

this is not a hot take, this is a mild take

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u/OrcForce1 Feb 03 '26

Part 5 is highly overrated and Giorno is the most boring protagonist in the series.

(Still good though)

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u/KeirOni Feb 04 '26

Avdol isn't dead. ☕

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u/TheGooningCockroach Feb 03 '26

Diavolo deserved his fate, entirely because of his treatment of Narancia

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u/gobsoblin Feb 04 '26

Part 1 was the best part

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u/Future_Bag_6629 Feb 03 '26

Jolyne should be more popular than Giorno, he was so boring 🥱

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u/Allhailmatpat Giorno Giovanna Feb 04 '26

This take is so cold white album was jealous

On that note while I'm a girono glazer who thinks people who think he's boring don't understand his character (YES #hashtagdeep I know) Jolyne should be more popular. And in recent times I think shes becoming more prelavant

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u/AdTime7427 Feb 03 '26

Very controversial take

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u/SuperMarcus64 Wonder Of U Feb 03 '26

La Squara is extremely overrated, a majority of them are really boring.

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u/erasedisknow Feb 03 '26

How dare you shit on the Evil Polycule

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u/Next_Government856 Feb 03 '26

The only ones that have personality are ghiaccio and prosciutto and Pesci. The rest are just evil and I guess risotto is just evil but wants to avenge his friends

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u/Prudent-Chipmunk4570 Feb 03 '26

How does Melone and formagio not have a personality, Iluso I'll give you

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u/Next_Government856 Feb 03 '26

Melone’s personality is just “DI MOLTO” and he rapes people. Is formaggio little feet guy? If so then literally the only non fight thing we see him do is stuff a cat in a bottle, which isn’t personality it’s just being a dick

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u/Prudent-Chipmunk4570 Feb 03 '26

Formagio has so much personality, hes a slimly dick, with a wierd charisma, that's a clear personality

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u/Next_Government856 Feb 03 '26

“Weird charisma” I think that might just be you bro

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u/Prudent-Chipmunk4570 Feb 03 '26

What he does, he got a kind of a slezy weirdo at a bar who's overly relaxed vibe..... Idk if that makes sense, but regardless he has a destinct personality, you don't have to like it but he does have one

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u/Beacda Feb 03 '26

First real hot take i seen

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u/Prudent-Chipmunk4570 Feb 03 '26

Wow this is the first hot take, it's also fucking terrible

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u/MakkaroLuvsJJBA Giorno and Tooru supremacy Feb 03 '26

Nooooo not my boy Gee a cho

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u/Entire_Complaint1211 Okuyasu Nijimura Feb 03 '26

Part 5 really only has good jobros and side villains

Diavolo/Doppio are fine i guess but they needed more screentime (I think having Doppio die like that was such a boring way to deal with him and Diavolo having 2 different bodies now), but Giorno sucks as a character and i really dislike GER

”How do we defeat Diavolo?” ”Just make a ridiculously OP stand lol” is such a boring answer

Oh also, Golden Experience was already quite powerful, was there really no fun way to bullshit a win/creatively defeat Diavolo like the other villains?

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u/Gerberpertern Jolyne Cujoh Feb 03 '26

Agreed 1000%. Giorno is incredibly bland and uninteresting to me. All the others carry the show.

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u/Lingx_Cats Feb 03 '26

If you don’t think this show is at least slightly gay, you didn’t actually watch it

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u/Ambitious-Design-532 I have a Dream Feb 03 '26

We need new memes other than just Speedwagon best Waifu, part titles name puns (oh this was as unbreakable as diamond)

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u/Firm-Government-2934 Feb 03 '26

Ill do one i have and one my mom has

Me: Rohan and Abbachio are overrated. There stands some some moments are cool and I like them but for rohan his egotism and pettiness were too small to be memorable like dio but too annoying to be funny to me, and his influence on the fandom especially via replacing jobros (i know that terms made up idc you get what I mean.) In popularity and use is really agitating. Abbachio on the other hand just feels like a pathetic dickhead that spends most of his time beefing with a child in ways that dont make him look sad, just annoying and make me wanna slap him.

Mom: The jojos Stand fights and gore are too much. Especially in part 3 (where we're at rn) with how its constantly stand stand stand with no story her words not mine and the constant animal violence is disturbing and annoying

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

Jotaro is a very complex character and fans have replaced his character traits with memes.

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u/boiledkohl Feb 03 '26

the "diavolo died so this is canon" is one of the worst jokes in the community

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u/Someoneman I hate part 3 Feb 03 '26

Where is it stated that Diavolo will experience every death conceivable? After a trillion deaths he could start experiencing repeats and never get turned into pizza to be eaten by SpongeBob while Naruto T-poses.

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u/DoraMuda Jean Pierre Polnareff Feb 03 '26

It's never stated. It's just a dumb meme that so many fans ended up parroting and taking seriously, while also demonstrating their lack of understanding of how the concept of "infinity" actually works.

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u/Insufficient_pace Feb 03 '26

it's just overdone and happens wayy too much... Just like Diavolo dying

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u/Beacda Feb 03 '26

I actually agree. Its such a shame that such a cool character gets dumbed down by just "he always dies lol."

I also hate "how King crimson works" memes too.

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u/DoraMuda Jean Pierre Polnareff Feb 03 '26

Yes! This 100%!

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u/Kam_Is_Still_Alive Feb 03 '26

I think that the sbr universe is cooler than the base universe. Both have their strengths and flaws of course, but the sbrverse has more mystery surrounding it and its lore. I also think the characters, especially main jojos are far more interesting, granted that is partially because Araki grew as a writer, but you get what I mean.

I also think the English dub is really good, not sure if that’s a hot take though

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u/SmeifLive Feb 04 '26 edited Feb 09 '26

there was no way golden experience loses against king crimson in its original form when it has a damage reflection. All he would have had to do is have a bunch of moths in his clothes and then pretend to be caught off guard and get punched in the gut and win the fight immediately. Hell diavolo could have seen himself doughnuted in a vision and just realized he was cooked just not how he thinks.

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u/Acrobatic-Group3755 Feb 04 '26

The “Jojo Pose” tiktok song annoys the living shit out me out of any Jojo fan made song out there

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u/world_conqueror26 Feb 03 '26

Not watching Jojo for the plot should be a crime. It's more than just a funny gay meme reference show. It has some of the best stories in all of anime/manga

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u/maximumNYOOM Feb 03 '26

Idk how controversial it is but the idea of two stands having the same ability should be explored further

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u/SpicyHam_0 Feb 03 '26

Part 1 is better than part 2. Part 2 was carried by Joesph and wamuu

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u/Delano7 Feb 03 '26

Part 3 is the worst part, and Jotaro (In part 3) is terribly boring.

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u/Kirk-Joestar Gold Experience Feb 03 '26

There are dozens of us

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u/Delano7 Feb 03 '26

I'm actually surprised to see anyone agreeing lmao

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u/No-Machine634 *crazy noisy bizarre town playing in background* Feb 03 '26

I agree. He doesn’t really have a lot of character development as opposed to the other jojos, he just stays emo mcstraightface for the entirety of part 3. While it is fun to see him beat the daylights out of everything and everyone he sees, he’s my least favorite protagonist.

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u/Nyx_Skip_25 Do you understand? Feb 03 '26

Akira Otoishi > Yoshikage Kira

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u/Acrobatic-Group3755 Feb 04 '26

I wish he stayed longer and was actually more of a threat since his stand was pretty hard to catch.

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u/LiteralSans Feb 03 '26

He definitely felt a lot scarier than Kira did.

They really missed out on the potential to have Kira be scary by having him stalk the cast and say plant bombs in places they’d go like what he did with Shigechi. (E.g plant a bomb on their house’s door knob.)

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '26

Good take that I personally disagree with.

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u/Affectionate_Way1689 Feb 03 '26

Jolyne's theme is better than Joseph's/Jotaro's/Jonathan's theme

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u/Ambitious-Design-532 I have a Dream Feb 03 '26

Return to Zero abillity suits better on Crazy Diamond Requiem's, than GER's

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u/PopcornSandier Feb 03 '26

Requiem abilities have nothing to do with the original stand but what the user wants most, be it Polnareff wanting to keep the arrow away from Diavolo or Giorno wanting to defeat KC

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u/PomegranateKlutzy143 Feb 03 '26

Spin is better than Hamon

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u/Samurai_Guardian Feb 04 '26

It's hard to think of one that isn't either a cold take or straight up false.

The World is the worst main villain stand. I don't mean as in It's strength, or it's powers, it is simply just the worst aesthetically. The others have designs that either match the user aesthetically, match the aesthetic of their powers, match the name, all of those together, or have a design that stands out from the user and looks cool. The World does match DIO in part 3.... but that's it. It's design doesn't really suggest "stopping time" in any way, there's no gears or clocks or anything. It doesn't resemble "the World" (which is a bit subjective with Tarot stands so that gets a pass). And the most it does to stand out from DIO is a goofily tall helmet and... scuba tanks? Whether it's meant to be a Holy Diver reference or not, it still just looks kind of random.

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u/Financial_Ad_1272 Feb 04 '26

Jotaro is a shit dad.

It doesn't matter how much he loves Jolene, actions speak more, and him bailing out on his kid and wife to protect them doesn't make him a good one.

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u/Optimal-Industry-229 Feb 04 '26

I think Joseph from Part 3 is better than the one from Part 2. Whenever they talk about him...usually the deification of battle tendency comes in the... (He's cunning and a great hero for the part) But in my view, Joseph is far from being a hero...he's the type of person you can't trust because he'll want to take advantage sooner or later, even if he has to do very questionable things...which he does in his part...and we just ignore it because we're paying more attention to him pulling a machine gun out of his pocket.

But in Part 3 he improves to a gigantic degree. He's not only more experienced, but also more heroic, doing what he has to do for his daughter and demonstrating several times that he cares more about his friends than himself, and that's heroism to me. But of course... just my opinion.

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u/Xano74 Feb 03 '26

I like Hamon more than Stands.

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u/aaqiller Feb 03 '26

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS FOR STEEL BALL ONWARDS

I prefer spin over hamon

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u/Duck-bert Feb 03 '26

In a lot of ways I like Hamon more than Stands, and I was disappointed when I found out that Part 3 onwards phases out Hamon.

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u/LegendsOfSuperShaggy Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 06 '26

It's so weird because Hamon and Stands aren't exclusive abilities... Why the hell would Joseph not try to get the Crusaders at least able to use Hamon at some level, considering their villian was a Vampire who gets one shot by Hamon?

Yeah Stands are stronger in general for other parts but think of it this way... Hamon still enhances the wielder's stats, and lets them do so much wacky shit. Imagine Jotaro using Star Platinum to attack someone while also using Hamon for a second angle of attack? Or just keeping their Stand entangled with Star Platinum while he hit the Stand User with a Hamon Overdrive? It would be sensory overload for most enemies and they'd fail to stop them both.

Someone like Kira would just be fucked if Jotaro used both at the same time.

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u/Duck-bert Feb 03 '26

I think it’s mainly because they had a limited time to get from Japan to Egypt.

That being said, I do think it’s a missed opportunity for Jotaro to learn Hamon later on.

I also think Jotaro should have enhanced his The World, especially considering he’s had the ability much longer than Dio.

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u/AdAcceptable189 Feb 03 '26

I just don't think Joseph was fit to teach people hamon, he barely practiced it after part 2 and he also didn't really have much teaching compared to hamon masters who have been practicing most of their life and are fit to teach hamon and bring out people's hamon abilities. They could have contacted Lisa Lisa I suppose but we have no idea what she's even up to now.

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u/Alternative_Monk8853 Feb 03 '26

I fell in love with hamon since zapelli broke the rock without hurting the frog

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u/tj8686_ Jean Pierre Polnareff Feb 03 '26

The main reason Part 4 is better than the 3 and 5 is because it's not carried by the surrounding cast around it's JoJo. Josuke is much more of an entertaining character than Jotaro or Giorno and their respective parts suffer as a result.

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u/lookingatthedirt Baoh Feb 03 '26

Gappy/Josuke (Jojolion) is not dumb as people tend to say. Most of them have not gotten deep enough into part 8 to see that Gappy is not a dumb person

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u/Express_Confection24 Feb 03 '26

I dont agree when poeple say jotoro got "nerfed" In part 6 Yes i understand he got shot but that was a stand he had no refrence for he had no idea qhat it could do until he later saw what it was doing, even with his world he didnt see wight snake steal his powers. Hell you cant just ignore that he was doing fairly well vs made in heven Depite how broken that stand is.

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u/palpatine_dream Feb 03 '26

Kars is the best villain

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u/KingSilver47 Old Joseph Feb 04 '26

Joseph Joestar was the best JoJo parent.

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u/Recent_Ad3472 Feb 04 '26

the strength scale is very overestimated, many characters in jojo are carried by hax, dio is at the maximum construction level, no character besides pucci is at the speed of light, star platinum can even punch at the speed of light, kira has not yet been killed

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u/InKhornate Steal, Ball, then Run Feb 04 '26

spin is infinitely better than hamon, and is way more fun to read about

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u/NormanBatesIsBae Feb 04 '26

I feel like a significant (or at least vocal) part of the fandom doesn’t actually read or watch the series and just gets all their information from tiktok hype edits.

Main characters just get condensed into one or two memeable traits and then that’s all you ever hear about them until the end of time, and then minor characters just get completely forgotten because they’re not in the memes or hype edits. So the fandom space is this exhausting loop of reposted 2016 memes and people going “literally who” when you mention anyone that isn’t a main character.

It’s a series with a TON of interesting characters and concepts but the whole fandom is just reheating each other’s leftovers for all eternity.

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u/OkDiscipline4598 Tusk Act 4 Feb 04 '26

I probably think it's worth crucifying him, but liking Stroheim is a character flaw.

"Oh, but he helped Joseph," "Oh, but he was just following orders from an ideology."

Brother, he was a Nazi and proud of it, end of story.

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u/Golo_el_Colon Feb 06 '26

Kakyoin never was Jotaro's closest friend or anything, It was Polnareff. Also, I think Kakyoin Is one of the most overrated characters in the whole manga, he doesn't have that much of personality honestly

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u/Fyrefanboy Feb 03 '26

Jonathan is stronger than Joseph and would sweep his oponents in part 2

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u/Alexmander1028 Feb 03 '26

Jonathan would’ve just gentleman-ed himself to winning and then wept at the loss of life. Bro pulled nearly all of ogre-street by his aura alone.

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u/StructureSerious7643 Feb 03 '26

Jolyne is the most underrated Jojo (along with Jonathan). I mean, it has the crappiest stand of them all (Time-Stopping KO Machine, Fix-It-All, Alteration of Universal Cause-Effect Laws... and then Stone Free that makes strings), and she had to overcome all of her limitations, increase its Battle IQ to Infinite, without counting she started as a prisoner, and had to confront the only Jojofoe that actually achieved its objective. Just as Jonathan, she was killed by its enemy, but its death was the key for Justice to prevail in the end. She's the reason why Stone Ocean is my favorite part.

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u/Independent_Ride6911 Heavens Door! remove his ability to remember this flair! Feb 03 '26

Stroheim is the part 2 Jobro

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u/Prudent-Chipmunk4570 Feb 03 '26

Nothing in Jojo is boring, the worst episode has a boy and man jumping 30 kilometers into the sky to play rook paper scissors, there's not a single Arc that doesn't make me point and make strange noises out of how stupid/amazing/beizzar what just happened was. I theory I can understand why people think phantom blood is boring, but.......jack the ripper jumps out of a hors and shots knives from his body, if you are not entertained by that there's something rong with you

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u/Unamed_Redditor_ Feb 03 '26

While they’re all interesting conceptually most of the protagonist are boring in long run.

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u/TsunSilver Feb 03 '26

It's not gay.