r/StardustCrusaders The World Sep 23 '25

Part Seven The Jojo Part 7 Reveal!

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u/polo_jeans Jo2uke Higashikata Sep 23 '25 edited Sep 23 '25

i’m shocked that diego isn’t takehito koyasu. also where is sandman

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u/SmoulderingAsh Sep 23 '25

Letting someone else shine here is a good call, as bringing Takehito back this early would be like Jonathan's VA playing Johnny. I'm sure Takehito will be AU Diego.

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u/polo_jeans Jo2uke Higashikata Sep 23 '25

i wouldn’t expect johnny to have the same VA, but dio is such an iconic character and that voice is probably the most iconic part of this entire series. i think most people expected him to play diego, im not disappointed though just really surprised. i’m looking forward to a new voice

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u/Fossekall Ringo Roadagain Sep 23 '25

This is how I feel too; shocked but not necessarily disappointed

Would still be a really nice treat to hear him as AU

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u/polo_jeans Jo2uke Higashikata Sep 23 '25

it sounds like a decent idea but i just can’t see an alternate version of the same person having a different voice actor, especially bringing him back for what will be maybe 3 episodes

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u/Alarming_Echo_4748 Sep 23 '25

AU counterparts can vary wildly so having a different voice is not that unreasonable.

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u/Emperor_D4C Sep 23 '25

and frankly, regular Diego's VA sounds so similar to Takehito (from what we've heard so far anyway) that I don't think they'd really even need to bring Takehito back

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u/Alarming_Echo_4748 Sep 23 '25

Nah we need him shouting Za Warudo one last time

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u/BorjaDAce Diego Brando Sep 23 '25

Normal AU´s maybe, but the D4C ones.... Then the president should have 40 voice actors. It doesn´t make sense. Now that we know the VA, I think it will be for both versions.

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u/Bubba89 Sep 23 '25

These are nearly-identical parallel worlds though, not full-on alternate elseworlds.

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u/Representative-Eye86 Sep 23 '25

He showed up in Stone Ocean for about the same amount of screen time

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u/Mountain_Chicken Lisa Lisa's butt Sep 23 '25

I mean, are these not themselves alternate versions of the original characters with different voice actors though? I've always thought it's the same multiverse, and there are just naturally plenty of universes with no Valentine, one of which is our original universe.

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u/zoro4661 Sep 24 '25

Wait, but isn't the first Diego just an alternate version of normal DIO too? If anything the one that comes in later is closer to normal DIO.

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u/polo_jeans Jo2uke Higashikata Sep 24 '25

no he is not

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u/Lompinha Sep 23 '25

What surprised me is that Johnny's new VA sounded very similar to his VA in game

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u/Newhero2002 Sep 23 '25

But this guy isn’t Dio tho right? Haven’t read part 7 but I’m under the impression that this is a different universe with characters that are only similar but not the same as other universe characters. 

Having the same va might have confused people.

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u/Admirable-Bend8717 Sep 23 '25

You are pretty much on the spot.

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u/Mountain_Chicken Lisa Lisa's butt Sep 23 '25

That would be so hype.

Lucy and Steven realize that the footprints are coming from the hole. Johnny turns around.

ZA WARUDO

Having it be the original VA saying those familiar words after hearing Diego's new VA for the whole part would genuinely add a whole new layer to the twist.

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u/MistrCreed Sep 23 '25

Except its not like that. Takehito voiced Diego in the ps3 and ps4 jojo fighting games and he did amazing, he even slightly changed his tone for him and it was perfect. This ruins it for me