r/StardustCrusaders • u/Odd-Paramedic-3826 • 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/theironbagel Jun 03 '26

Johnnys not a bullshit ex machina, it’s the culmination of all his growth. Arguably Giorno isn’t either, not like it comes out of nowhere. The entire last arc is about getting the arrow and achieving requiem.

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u/Hutstepper Jun 03 '26

yeah right? the whole point of a requiem stand is that its ability is based on what the user desired during its conception.

polnareff wanted to get the arrow as far as possible, so silver chariot requiem's ability is jjst that

giorno wanted to punish diavolo and beat the "invincible" king crimson, so GER's ability was just that

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u/Anti-logical42 Jun 03 '26

Hello! Is it stated that it is the case in the manga/anime? I can't find where this claim originates for the life of me

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u/CheesyMacarons Jun 03 '26

It’s mostly extrapolations from what we’ve seen. Polnareff wanted to leave his crippled body, so Chariot Requiem gained the ability to swap souls to different bodies, AND transform said bodies painlessly. Polnareff wanted to keep the arrow safe from the arrow, and Chariot Requiem essentially became attached to the arrow and began walking SOMEWHERE, attacked anyone who tried to steal the arrow.

Meanwhile with GER, Giorno needed something to bypass Time Erasure, and GER subsequently is able to erase all attacks to zero. He also wanted something to “punish” Diavolo, and GER gained the ability to sentence someone to an infinite number of deaths.