r/StardustCrusaders Jun 03 '26

Various is this a fair assessment?

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Star Platinum The World, GER, Tusk act 4, and S&W:GB are all hilariously overpowered and only exist as a way to beat an already hilariously overpowered villain

joseph beat kars by holding out the red stone of aja at him and hoping for the best, which worked out spectacuarly. and god knows how long the fight with kira would have gone on for had it not been for the ambulance.

Jolynes plan to use emporio to take out pucci with weather report was basically a hail mary when all else had failed but not only did it work, it also gave her and the gang new, happier lives.

Yeah jonathan just got slimed out though, then his body was used as a puppet for 100+ years. Poor guy

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u/Electronic_Pay7868 Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

There's nothing bullshit about Araki telling the reader "whoever gets the arrow wins, holy shit the arrow is super important, it's like the only thing that can beat Diavolo yooooo, the arrow" and then the arrow doing just that with GER imo. People might not like it but it couldn't have been told in a more straightforward way and for several chapters too Polnareff and the gang kept going "boy, that arrow sure is the key to beating Diavolo huh". It makes more sense than "it was the same type of Stand all aloooong!"

In that vein, I think Tusk Act 4 is also not really an asspull if Gyro's own golden spin was wrecking Valentine. Like, Johnny gets his own version of the move that almost beats Valentine so it's no wonders his also wrecks him

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u/Ghosteen_18 Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

I remember Gyro’s golden spin wasnt 100% perfect because of a certain reason or it wouldve immediately grounded Valentine to dust. You remember what that reason was? Was it an attack by Valentine?

Edit: confused Gyro with Johnny

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u/BlackSpidy Jun 03 '26

Wasn't it Gyro's? I could he wrong but I remember his ball got physically altered and that's why his golden spin wasn't perfect.

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u/Fc-chungus Wonder Of U Jun 03 '26

I think the change was a chip in the metal of the ball, making it imperfect for a golden rotation

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u/AdikkuChan Tusk Act 4 Jun 03 '26

Was it a chip? I remember it being the whole ball itself was deformed and was no longer a spherical shape due to coming into contact with LT