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I agree with that
but still, we had so many factions going after the corpse, and then it was just Valentine going after the corpse
Valentine, Johnny, and Diego
Yeah, I felt that valentine kind of got shoehorned in.
But he was still an awesome villain, so much so he wasn't really evil to began with.
Diego was villain to rekindle the Jonathan and Dio that will always be fate.
Valentine was definitely evil, but I felt Araki really only added in his evil scenes to solidify that, because his cause was mostly noble
it really depended on what he would do with the corpse in the aftermath
in the end he really DID need to get the corpse cause every other nation was after it
whether he hid it underground or abused its power is another story
He was jut as evil as Johnny in that way.
Wanting to take something for his own gain, he just used more extreme measures.
yeah you're right they were kind of on even ground but its so iffy
because johnny would often act selfish for the corpse but he acted like a normal human being in every other scene
Valentine acted like a normal human until like that 20 chapter span where Araki wanted to make him seem as evil as possible so he attempted to rape lucy, said he didn't care about his wife's death, killed a man on the ship for no reason, and tried to kill johnny in the end
well actually that last one is an outlier, I need to reread those parts to see what else he did
Johnny was just determined to kill for his goal when everyone else was just as determined
Valentine did unnecessary things that weren't even apart of his goal
up until the attempted rape, he was just a really out going president
yeet
Wow that's really fucked.
Araki the mad lad.
Still not most disturbing thing he wrote.
I agree with takatsuki, that's why I call it like a 20 chapter span, Araki really only added it in to solidify that he was evil and not johnny just being an asshole
there's still so many people on the fence about him actually being a villain too
I mean yeah, but it's still be relationship since they're both selfish over something very scared.
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dunno, i like valentine a lot
If I remember correctly he was trying to get her to admit who she was and then he wanted to rape her anyway
I love Valentine as well, just not that scene
didn't bother me really, it's just kind of a cheesy way to try and make someone evil
yeah I agree
that's why I didn't like it
every scene where he was made to be evil wasn't really in his overall character
it was a span of time to make him seem like that
It's pretty extreme but it shows something about his mindset in wanting to take what he thinks his rightfully his.
ya, i feel like without forcing something in, people wouldn't have viewed him how they do
Which ties into the corpse.
well
that's why I say we should have continued to see the other factions going for the corpse because then you forget almost every other nation in the world was also trying to divert misfortune to everyone else as well and he was completely justified to go after it
We really only saw Germany and Naples, but its obvious there would've been other factions
it's just Araki drifted away from that
Well if focused too much on that, it derail into a war manga.
that's why it was under the guise of the race rather than everyone outright telling everyone else where the corpse was
if you want a MEXICAN jojo instead RicePirate is making a motion comic on it
how long has it been on hold I barely learned about it recently
cause joestar bloodline...
Araki thinks the globe is just America, Italy, Germany, sea
Jolyne has sex with a martian for alien jojo
So maybe.
What if, joestars are from the stars.
omg that'd be mind fuck for part 9
Like ufo ending silent hill level weird.
I find it wierd that the higashikatas arent the ones with birthmarks
I mean, they've got like a brand though.
Didn't kira have one.
Or am I forgetting something?
Oh shit, he never did.
Well that's bizarre
nothing are you okay
no he isn't
I'm fine.
I forget stuff, I just read all of part 8 recently.
I was putting it off.
Funny since I started with part 1 back in 2005
Cause he's got the jo from higashikata
I was introduced to series through library.
Highashikata's don't have a mark cause they aren't descendants of Johnny, they're the descendants of Johnny's wife's father
Johnny is mad lad
@rotund haven There's no "Jo" in Higashikata
Tbh he was such amazing character, literally redeem himself by saving his fam.
the other "Jo" Josuke has is in "Suke"
Josuke more lke jokesuke
Hasn't done anything amazing to put him that like, god tier list yet.
Joshuu is a joestar in spirit
Joshuu is like Johnny junior but more perverted.
where was it stated that S&W got some of KQ's abilities?
soft and wet got the bubbles
Ive yet to see anything
I thought he could take stuff away but didn't have bubbles
Nah
he had bubbles when he was grafting the rokakaka, pretty sure
The stealing is new
Snw is more combat based now
Whether thats due to KQ idk
But his bubbles took the offensive lost fusion
yea, that was just absorption, apparently
cuz it didn't completely remove everything, idk
🤷
Like I was kind of disappointed that Soft and Wet was mostly the same beforehand
I expected a stand that was different
And would make sense to create Soft and Wet
By the designs of Killer Queen being half of it
kinda makes you wonder if Josuke just haven't really unlocked its full potential, doesn't it?
And the other stand being half of it
SofT aNd WeT iS kInG cRiMsOm
gahd
please gimme something original
i mean, S&W is pretty original and I love its design
but if it has an "ultimate" form, please let it be original
Let's see past ultimate forms
Star Platinum: The World
Gold Experience Requiem
And Tusk Act 4
So you have a
2/3s chance of something good
he didn't, Jotaro just discovered its ability
I do not remember Hank Hill being there
He was there lol
There was also this bit
WOAH GUYS HOLY SHIT IS THAT EMPORIO IS HE GONNA TELL JOSUKE THE SECRETS THAT THIS IS AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE OF MADE IN HEAVEN AND THE UNIVERSE
/s
Aaaaaaaaaaa
Emporio got leg enlargement surgery
Idk if Josefumi not absorbing all the pepper was a drawback of his power or whether he just wanted a bit of pepper on his food
I was using a pepper grinder on my food last night and I twisted the wrong way and the whole thing exploded and my dinner was covered in peppercorns
I'd have given anything for his power at that point
Rate Yasuho out of 10
26
I thought 19
I don't like where this is going
Yasuho's 9/10. More or less the best jobro.
Speedwagon is definitely best part 1 character. He's a good man.
Part 9: A dog gets caught under the ground where johnny is buried and becomes a dog joestar
The epitome of bizarre
If speedwagon were a girl I would marry him
get you someone who believes in you like speedwagon believes in Johnathan
I find it funny that speedwagon made the joestars super rich.
Oh wait there is a Shrek reference in JJL
Dolomiti lives alone in a swamp and represents how Shrek could have been if he had rejected his destiny
If I were a logic teacher i'd fail you
you all saying speedwagon was best part 1 character like Dire didn't exist
it's upsetting
although Part 8 isn't over
there have been no references to either
Speedwagon
or Dio
and all 7 parts reference the both of them
I legitimately don't know how Araki could continue on with the Brando bloodline
Speedwagon on the other hand, the only explanation for that would be headcanoning that the SWF isn't as big as it was in 1890
Diego could've had illegitimate kids.
but in reality the only real reason SPW isn't there anymore is because it doesn't hold relevance to the Joestars in the SBR universe
Probably did.
if he did, they have no beef with the joestars
Johnny didn't kill him, and nobody knows how he died either
Speedwagon Foundation could still come back but it would be more like a callback
Araki kind of blew his chance to bring them back because he didn't put Holly in a Speedwagon hospital
UNLESS
He decides to introduce the foundation with a team of stand users investigating the Rock Humans
that would be neat but I don't think that's gonna happen
watch Rai be a Speedwagon agent
Considering that the original purpose of the SPW is to progress medicine, science, general advancements in human technologies, it would make sense for them to show up as doctors in Jojolion
Except we've seen literally nothing from them other than that they're a mining company in steel ball run
that's why its a missed opportunity for Holly to not be in a Speedwagon Hospital
WHAT IF
nah nevermind that's dumb
yeah I really liked the part when dire's signature attacked failed BOTH times we saw it
stop denying that Dire is epic
Dire is polnareff who sucks
Dire is polnareff on steroids but Araki scrapped him because he didn't want Dire to beat Dio in one move 😎
or the part when Johnathan just headbutt him and beat it
ya
Koichi
Yasuho... oh
I just checked.
It's literally yasuho from part 4
I feel like she is reincarnation of reimi
WHAT
It'd make sense.
Thunder Cross Split attack is unbeatable you fool
How do you forget Yasuho?
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omg zoj
Araki explaining evolution "2011"
so are we to assume that cows snakes and squirrels are our own descendants?
I can’t believe josukes and yashuos real parents are monkeys, quite a plot twist
Monkeys either become humans are rock people, fascinating
Sometimes monkeys become stand users whose stand is a boat as is shown on the left
I bet female koichi despite having no combat capabilities could beat dire in a fight
So the vitamin c arc is like heavy weather
It's got the aoe ability that turns people mushy when you touch the fingerprints
It gives a nice flashback and revelations on josuke
Weather is prototype gappy?
🤔
So I asked someone I'm getting into Jojo who they thought was the part 8 villain, and showed them a few of the candidates. Going purely by design, they said it was Jobin.
I showed them Kaato, Jobin, and Holly.
They're only in part 5, and I provided zero context beyond Kaato being Jobin's mom.
Which isn't exactly an earth-shattering revelation.
sorry to be pedantic but quite a few villains in jojo arent villains, theyre anatgonists
part 1 dio, part 6 pucci, part 7 valentine and i think jobin falls into the same category
of having distorted but logical and understandable ideals
but its thier actions that are questionable
ok pre vampire dio
like afterwards he was just a dick
but he had a poor upbringing and a personality that was relatable and understandable for someone in his situation
I was about to say, Dio was the most villainous villain we've ever had
I also disagree there, since he could've changed hearts when the joestars took him in
he wanted to be on top of the world and crush everyone beneath his feet
like you can relate to part 1 dio more than kars, or diavolo, or even part 3 dio
all he knew were people who took advantage of one another
he couldnt trust anyone especially his fater
he wanted to be on top because of his proud nature and to never experience humiliation or defeat again
im not saying most people would do what he did, but there are people in this world like thats and its understandable
Being understandable doesnt make them NOT villains
Pucci straight up murders the world and valentines action would lead to mass death
no pucci resets the world so that humans can take control of thier fate
and valentine wants his country to be prosperous, to take the first napkin, to set an example of a poweful country
pucci wanted everyone to know thier future so they could make the right decisions
valentine wanted his countrymen to be the best in the world
Okay but in reality
It's just mass genocide
The ends DONT justify the means they ARE villains
Pucci didn't actually kill when he achieved his goal, aside from Jolyne's group, but he did kill people to get there
however they are all alive
what's fucked up about Pucci's goal (which is really subjective) is that they are subject to knowing everything that happens to them
there's basically no point in living after that and it kills people spirits if they'll only ever amount to so much
it takes away free will
Valentine is only fucked up considering the corpse reverts all that happens away from the United States
if the corpse does not move all misfortune away from the United States, and only makes it more prosperous instead then he was completely justified in having his goal
Both Pucci and Valentine murk people because they think they're right
yeah most of Valentines shit I feel was added to solidify he's a villain cause if we only had his goal then he would look like a saint compared to johnny
cause they both do the same shit
True
Valentine was justified going after the corpse anyway since other nations were after it
imo valentines ambitions were more justified than johnnys
Dammit it all seems wrong everyone is evil
thats what i love theres grey areas in each part
what he used it for is a different story, which we never actually see and I think it was pretty vague on what would actually happened. We all believed it would revert misfortune to other nations, but what if it didn't do that?
can the corpse even do something like that?
its equivalent exchange as we see in jojolion
I feel like that was added afterward
i mean johnny was killing people through love train which was a direct result of the corpse
so to save valentines life someone else had to die
Johnny was completely justified in trying to kill valentine though, some man is trying to kill him after he's going after his own goal and in the way he is attacked they are portrayed as acts of terrorism against his own country as johnny always calls the enemies "terrorists" and then with all that power he tries to get an extremely powerful artifact he can do god knows what with
Johnny was in the same boat as us too cause he changed his mind about valentine after he found out his motivation
he only killed him in self defense
does gyro zeppelli fortnite dance if he was alive today
:/
wtf
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exactly my friend, exactly
why does most of the jojolion chat consist of people talking about johnny in part 7
because they can
theres a thing called #steel-ball-run
ehhh it's fine it's fine
it started off with a topic that was aimed at part 8, but included an example from part 7
though i do agree, it went a bit too extensive
if you're fine with it i guess thats ok then
I mean my understanding of it is still like you can talk about anything part 8 and below I guess, even if not directly part 8
Johnny is my favorite looney toons character
I wrote this another time
But I'm starting to think Kaato is gonna be the main villain
And her Stand is gonna be something akin to Gate of Babylon, if any of you watched Fate
woah woah woah slow down buddy, comparing jojo to other Anime's everything else is a jojo reference remember
JJL isn't done yet but boi, it's gonna be a shit ton of episodes that's for sure
hmmm... which part would be best suited to a movie/movie series adaption?
we tried phantom blood once yeah but. we could try it again
Phantom Blood is like the only one you could adapt easily as a movie
Perhaps Battle Tendency as well
But no other part could be adapted very well with a movie or series of movies
Aside from the current Part 4 adaptation maybe?
The thing is
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We don't know what Kaato's Stand's rules are
It could be something like D4C in which we don't understand how strong the ability is untill we see it in application
Alternatively, Joubin could be the 'final boss'
But Speed King would have to evolve, it's just too weak in its current form
Well, too weak to qualify as a main villain's Stand
I have a theory that Araki is tired of using Time-based Stands for main villains, so he's switching to the other side of the coin, which would be space. Valentine had space-related powers in that he could traverse between parallel dimensions and such
Agreed, space type stands are more likely
Kaato seems to have space-related powers in that she can 'store' things in pocket dimensions, it seems
We're not exactly sure yet
At first I was like "Nah no way that's final boss material"
But then I realized
Again
Gate of Babylon
But we haven't seen much of it
That's the point
There could be so much more to it
We don't even know the name
I doubt Araki would leave that hanging
I sure fucking hope not
I'm tired of Araki Forgot
I love Araki but his memory really is his greatest enemy
Yeah but his forgot moments were at an all time low in SBR
Then they just came back a little in JJL?
Yeah if I remember correctly, there was a panel early in in the True Man's World arc in which Ballbreaker appears subtly in the background
It's honestly hard to tell what's a forget and what isn't until Part 8 is over
Yeah we can't be sure of that
Also fancy meeting you here MM
The explaination I'm waiting the most is what in the goddamn are the wall eyes
(I've seen you around on here and I always miss you lol)
Hopefully it'll be mentioned
If Araki remembers that Mitsuba exists
NicoB server, dude
I meant I always miss you on the Jojo server lol
Weeeeell there has been I think one official case of Araki Forgot
is it Blue Hawaii?
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And it's Araki's classic 'I forgot what power I gave the main character'
Oh you mean Soft & Wet
Not really gone, just not used I feel
Same thing with the 'sensory overload' Golden Experience had
Used in the Bruno fight and nowhere else
I think there was no Araki Forgot moment in SBR
Well tbf, I think for Part 5
But unless the stealing abstraction comes back around in the next few chapters, we can mark original Soft & Wet's ability an official Araki Forgot
Araki just realized he made Giorno too OP
Another mystsery in the early parts is the Mystery Man
Yep, this one
But if Araki remembers Mitsuba, he's gotta remember this dude
And Fun Fun Fun dude came back too
I've heard theories that he's supposed to be an early prototype of Jobin
I don't think anyone expected Araki to remember that Mitsuba was a thing and actually do something with her.
But....in just a few chapters later, Jobin shows up and looks nothing like it
Not really?
Nooooo
That guy was in Fun Fun Fun, right?
I get JoJolion is a monthly manga, but he can't have changed his design so suddenly and so soon
This is Fun Fun Fun
Jobin didn't show up until like, what, chapter 32?
Jobin is after I Am A Rock
Oooh right
That's plenty of time to change the design like that.
I think you're right, because Joubin is on like a trip
And it doesn't have to be Jobin
And comes back after I Am A Rock
"every day is a summer vacation"
It could be someone from Josefumi's past we don't know about
When you think about it
I've also heard theories that the Fun Fun Fun mystery man is a prototype Damo, but I'm not buying that one.
We still don't know that much about Josefumi
The design is way too different.
Mystery guy's design at least has some superficial similarities with Jobin.
Jobin is certainly more believable
Yeah, buuuut I have a gut feeling this isn't the case
It's just weird it hasn't been brought up at all
Even if it is Joubin, why does Josuke remember Joubin?
I don't think Kira or Josefumi ever met him
I feel like Araki has to write shit down
Because he should be aware how bad his memory is at this point
He's admitted in interviews
Joking aside he probably had a lot of notes in SBR
While in JJL he's more like 'eh it'll work out'
Just a feeling
JJL is definetly shaping up to be the longest part yet, though
It is
idk about y’all but it feels like jojolion has been going on for really long but nothing super duper important has happened
Araki said the plot is gonna converge after the hospital arc
But nothing major happened
yeah
God I sure hope so
So here's hoping we get something
it hasn’t gotten all that hype yet even after the plant dude came around
what’s it called
plant appraiser
The most major thing I felt happened was meeting the plant appraiser and Blue Hawaii
Rai?
Vitamin C was pretty big
adding another character to the story it felt like
but I think that the plant appraiser will be hella importsnt later on
Yeah Vitamin C was pretty much the mid-season final boss of the arc
that’s what they’re building up to right
The Akira of JoJolion, basically
yeah
We still have no idea what the New Rokakaka does
get the rokakaka for whatever reason
Or what the Rock Humans want with it
To heal HOlly
It doesn't help that rokakaka
oh yeah
but was it ever told why the rock humans want it
Araki turned it into TWO WEEKS
Nope
and jobin is just a regular ass dude why’s he want it
i forgot half of jojolions story
Jobin wants it to save Tsurugi
As basically scam artists
Because of the higashikata family curse
But they ESPECIALLY want the New Rokakaka because it would benefit them in some way we don't know yet
Also that
First born son gets all sick
We still don't know what the Higashikata Family Curse is or what caused it
And then turns to stone
Hmm
man johnny realy did fuck all the shit up huh
No, I don't think it is
why would the United States of america do this
Remember, Johnny went to America to steal the Holy Corpse to HEAL the disease, which was on his wife, it was already there before the Holy Corpse arrived in Japan
Idk
They'll probably touch on it again at some point
It passed onto his child, and then with the Spin he passed it onto himself
And then he died
what was ticket to ride again
I mean, I think it has to have something to do with the Rock Humans
i forgot all this shit
Redirect all misfortune
I think the Hospital Arc will be the equivalent of the Cinderella arc in Diamond
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The last arc before Big Shit happens
The rock humans are described as parasites
The Rock Humans can't integrate into society
And even when they do tragey happens
Example. Dolomite
He turned into a potato
Where he accidentally caused his girlfriend to kill herself with his Stand
We still don't know what they are or where they came from
We just know they're silicone-based lifeforms and they just sort of hide in human society
And apperently they're all connected in this big conspiracy
What I'm worried about is how the villain will tie into everything with the rock humans.
Kaato has the most villain flags of anybody in Jojolion, but it's hard to imagine exactly how she's involved and why.
ya she’s shady
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It's possible that there's going to be more than one main villain
An ensemble or a duumrivate
i don’t think there’s really a main villain yet
I'm personally expecting both Kaato AND Joubin to be the main villains, together.
Mother and son and all of that
the closest we have to any main villain is joubin i think
yea
they’re working together aren’t they?
We don't know, but it's likely
The most likely motivation is trying to get rid of the curse once and for all
yeah
Which is gonna make 'em some major anti-villains, that's for sure
Since they're just trying to protect their family
At this point I can't see Jobin as the main villain. He's more of an anti-villain or a rival, kind of like Diego was.
mhm
The problem is
If the main villain is someone we've never seen before
The part is gonna last ast least a year or two longer just to build up the villain
Kaato feels more menacing overall, she has an unknown spatial-manipulation Stand, and she came in at a very crucial point in the story.
And then she just kinda fucked off
And we have no idea what she's been doing since we last saw her.
Exactly
Everybody who has seriously interacted with her is more or less scared shitless of her.
The problem is we already know more or less what Joubin's backstory is
And while he had a very troubled childhood
It just doesn't feel like it would place him in main villain territory, not alone at least
didn’t he fuckin kill a guy
Yes, by accident
Honestly, it seems like Jobin has been written to be easily manipulated.
And he was attempting to kill him
and then kaato was like “oh it’s chill ill help you hide the body”
Kaato is definetly the one we know less about
He was described as a 'gopher' at one point, and Poor Tom completely tricked him.
Yeah, that too
Jojo big bads are either cunning and strategic, or they have undeniable villainous presence, or both.
And Jobin doesn't really fit either to me.
I think the most likely candidates at this point are either: Kaato alone as the main villain, or Kaato and Joubin, with Joubin being manipulated by Kaato
it could be a new take on a villain
doppio was a villain and wasn’t like super Big Evil Bad Man
I could see Jobin as the final boss, given that SBR's final boss wasn't the main antagonist, but I think Kaato is definitely pulling the strings.
Doppio is a weird case
The thing is
I can't see him as a final boss either
Unless the New Rokakaka or some other mcguffin gives him a stand evolution
Because Speed King...isn't all that strong
It's actually probably the weakest Stand in JoJolion
Speed King is also portrayed as being quite mysterious though.
There's a lot we don't know about it.
We don't even have stats for it, and it was more or less outright stated Jobin wasn't showing all that he could do.
What we know is that it can create heat, to what extent we don't know
But it can cause people to pass out, for example he makes Yasuho pass out in the Blue Hawaii arc
But it's either unable to be strong enough of a heat to kill someone, or he's intentionally holding back
Considering how much he's been built up as a threat, I imagine it's probably the latter.
Yeah, but so far as it being portrayed, it's one of the weakest Stands
None of the stands in JoJolion are particularly powerful, when you think about it
Even S&W isn't even that powerful
the babys air pressure stand is pretty strong
Oh right, Ozone Baby
We definitely haven't seen all that Speed King can do so far, and Kaato definitely has more tricks up her sleeve than just the thing with the cards.
And honestly? I wouldn't be surprised at all if King Nothing has more that we hadn't seen.
like vitamin c and ozone baby are top 5 strengthwise in jojolion
Like a lot of the HIgashikata Household's Stands we rarely see
Wasn't King Nothing used like 50 chapters ago?
IIRC?
i wish we saw more of nut king call
Walking Heart didn't appear again after Damo
Nut King Call is equally missing
We don't even know what Kaato's Stand even is called
nut king call is the best stand name
I think Vitamin C was probably the Red Hot Chili Pepper of Jojolion, whereas Ozone Baby was the Killer Queen/Sheer Heart Attack.
like nut king call has gold experience levels of potential
California King Bed has never been used again (But then again it's an extremely specific power)
California King Bed is justified that it only got used once, since Daiya is pretty heavily handicapped and it's so ridiculously niche.
Creates nuts
CKB is a pretty poor stand even by jojolions standards
NUTS
Nut King Call and Walking Heart have no excuse though.
nut king call can combine anything
Yeah Nut King Call can be either Sticky Fingers level of powerful, at least
and unscrew anything
combining water and money
I'm fine with not seeing Nut King Call very much though, given how insufferable its user is.
Kyo too hasn't gotten a lot of screentime recently

@granite sedge joshu is bae
We got a big focus on Tsurugi though
I think he's the Higashikata household member who has the highest screen-time, right below Joubin
do you think joshu will be useful at some point
If the Higashikata household members are gonna converge together into a full team
It's probably gonna be after the hospital arc
Especially now that Mitsuba has a Stand
I think they'll probably do something more with every Higashikata, since a confrontation with either Jobin or Kaato has been pretty heavily foreshadowed.
Part of me feels like Mitsuba will side with Jobin, but she seems like she'll be an ally after this arc given how Yasuho has helped her out, and how badly the fruit fucked her over.
Y'know, despite Diamond being the 'mystery' part of JoJo, JoJolion is 300% more mysterious than Diamond ever was
in B4 we get diamond is unbreakable where the main villain only shows up in the last third
oh yeah definitely
i don’t think that’ll happen because jojolion is really fucking long as is
Jojolion is heavily flawed in places, but I do have to admit that it's a very interesting and compelling mystery.
It's super fun to discuss and speculate about.
There isn't a lot of whodunnit in Part 4 because the killer literally shows up after Reimi reveals there is a serial killer
I think it's definitely my favorite part to talk about.
Part 4 pretty much had it be 'we know but they don't know' about the mystery.
I don't think Araki will live to finish an eventual Part 9, if he ever does it
Part 8 is more of a true mystery in that neither we, the viewers, nor the characters in-universe know the answers.
Also, don't talk like that. Araki's only in his 50s, right?
he’s a vampire
i thought part 4 was good withthe “you’re not my dad” shit
I'll try not to think about it too hard
He's definitely going to be done with Jojo after part 9, but I think he'll live to finish part 9.
Three trilogies just feels like the natural way to end Jojo.
The Dio trilogy, the Arrow trilogy, and the SBRverse trilogy.
The Dio Arc, the Arrow Arc, and the ??? Arc
@supple plaza thats me with one piece
like araki is a god, hell survive
but oda is only like 2/3 through his story of currently 900 chapters
but back to jojolion
Anyway
I had a thought early on in JoJolion
And that was 'What if Yasuho and Gappy fused together in the final part as a final powerup?)
*"
And I still think they COULD do that
But I don't know if they should or would
oh fuck three way
We getting Steven Universe up in here
i mean explosion bubbles and stealing makes kinda sense
but idk how trcking and remote control combined would worj
work
Yeaaah it's a heavily flawd idea
I also had an idea that is stupid, but it was an idea a game indirectly gave me, the game being Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Nice
And in that game, there's Blades, which are basically sentient weapons that are also sentient Stands
Josuke and Yasuho fusing would be the weirdest thing.
I mean, what kind of Stand would S&W plus Paisley Park even result in?
And there's Rare Blades, which are unique Blades that do different things and have widlyly different design
And common blades which look kinda the same
So I was thinking
Morioh gets invaded at the climax by a bunch of Stand-Users who use 'Generic Stands', who are really good at physical combat but aren't really goot at much else, effectively only being brute force
Like full on invasion sequence
ooh
It sounds interesting, but it doesn't really feel 'Jojo' to me?
Yes I know
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The main thing that gives my idea some validity is Yauho's monologue in Chapter 1 about the Wall Eyes
"As if they're there to protect us from something coming from the sea" or something along those lines
And at first I interpeted that as "SEA MONSTER"
But "Army of Stand Users invading the city" sounds more JoJo than Chtulhu rising from the depths
rock humans?
Possible
I could see the Wall Eyes being the stage for the final battle.
They grant Stands, don't they?
Not literally rising from the sea
Maybe the villain uses the Wall Eyes to get a new ability or evolve their Stand.
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As in, they invade from the sea
With boats
And ships
Jojolion has a heavy focus on boats and ships
Every Jojo villain either evolved during the battle, or tried to.
Kira being a ship doctor, for example
Maybe whatever entity is leader of the Rock Humans decides to forgo the subtle parasitic living, and starts a war with humanity itself
I leave for 10 minutes and come back to 150 new messages but when i'm actually here there's like 0
That's just a whack theory with no substance, though
speaking of ships, why did part 4 josuke have an anchor
I could see the leader of the rock humans appearing, but I don't see them being the main villain.
I mean, it does sound like the rock humans want to be more than decorations in hiding
araki couldnt have thought 4 parts ahead
So I can see it happening
Also we gotta remember then name of the part
Maybe they turn out to be the second to last boss, the Vanilla Ice of Jojolion so to speak, but then the villain sneaks up on them and kills them once they're down?
main dies
I could kind of see Kaato deciding that they had outlived their usefulness.
That would be a great way to do the full climax
Stand users invade from the sea and are attacking Morioh, but the Wall Eyes do something to drive them away, maybe
Like, just when everyone in-universe thinks it's finally over, the true villain shows up and starts fucking everyone over.
The leader shows up, having built up from chapters before, claiming they wage war on all of humanity
What we think is the final battle begins, he's the thoughest enemy the group faced so far
And then
Boom, they kill him, it's over
And then Kaato shows up and is like "Lol nope"
I can practically imagine her face during that, honestly.
Do you remember the menacing look she gave Josuke in the chapter where she visited the Higashikata house?
That panel was terrifying.
One has to wonder just what she has stored in her Stand
It really looks like the Main Villain Face Araki tends to give
Compare it to like Pucci and Valentine, for example
yo i wouldnt mind the zepellis comin in and being the villains
Half-closed eyes
Kinda pursed lips
Looking down
Yeah it's definetly a villain look
ya
Araki doesn't usually devote that kind of detail to a panel unless it's something really important.
Like, only really major moments get detailed close-ups like that.
hm! you are Right
The more it's likely that Kaato is the main villain, or at THE VERY VERY LEAST a late-game villain
Well Kaato's return from jail was focused on.
I can imagine it: Josuke and Yasuho fighting Kaato in a ruined Morioh, half-destroyed by rampaging Rock Humans
i mean if its gonna be like the part 4 ending then its isnt the main jojo that deals the final blow
Who's the Jotaro of the part though?
It would be incredibly ironic if Jobin was the one to ultimately take her down.
Yasuho is the Koichi, Joshuu is the Okuyasu
Probably Norisuke.
yeah im thinking jobin
Maybe last-minute-betrayal
Like "I won't be controlled by anyone anymore!" and attacks Kaato
She has the last name but that's it
i mean joshu isnt exactly stupid
Araki please hire me as your official ghost writer plox
hes just got a poor personality
Norisuke=Jotaro, Jobin=Yuya(?), and Rai=Rohan
Hmmm I don't know of Jobin is really the Yuya
Norisuke taking Kaato down would be very satisfying, but I think we all know it's not happening.
King Nothing is, at least for now, a weak Stand.
It's highly likely that Kaato is going to kill Noriosuke
Compare that with our probable main villain who's most likely absurdly overpowered.
Mark my goddamn words
Norisuke's had major death flags for way longer than we've known Kaato.
Kaato Stand name when?
YO what if joshu could unscrew and combine stands
After hospital arc, probably. @dusky geyser
like give S and W king nothing arm
Hmm, that would be a cool idea
I just wonder what kind of power-up Kaato would get if she's the main villain
if joshu unscrewed a stand the person would also be unscrewed
I mean, a theory a lot of people have is Kaato and Jobin fusing with the fruit, but I don't really like that idea.
yeah exactly
It'd be too weird even for Jojo. They're mother and son. How would that even work?
like when bruno gets the kidsarm in his first fight
Again, it could possibly be just a straight up power-up of what she already has
What if the fruit becomes the new Requiem Arrow?
One ending theory I heard a while back was that maybe Josuke eats the fruit to evolve his Stand so it was strong enough to take down the villain, but he loses his memories again as the tradeoff.
Which is basically able to summon weapons from his personal treasury of infinite, extremely powerful weapons
oh yeah
Me thinks an upgraded Kaato's Stand would be able to, wait for it
Pull entire places into the pocket dimension
So OOOOH
I got a fantastic idea
Instead of it being a ruined Morioh
I'm thinking there has to be more to her Stand than just the trick with the cards.
It's a ruined Morioh swallowed by her pocket dimension
I love the part where he rides a horse.
I don't think it's just pocket dimensions.
Kaato's Stand is a small version of D4C.
It has to be some sort of spacial/dimensional manipulation, though
kaatos stand is ZA HANDO confirmed
Hmm, I don't think so, D4C was travelling between parallel dimensions
za hando and sticky fingers had a baby
I think Kaato is more focused on storing and weaponizing POCKET dimensions instead, different things
Something that might be cool was if Kaato's Stand could merge or separate space.
Merging space produces the pocket-dimension effect we've seen by minimizing the amount of space something takes up.
Y'know that old trop of 'the final boss is set in a new dimension' that JRPGs often have?
We never really had that with JoJo, and with a spatial manipulation Stand, we could have it
Separating space either undoes the pocket dimension effect, or potentially creates rifts in space.
D4C was close enough to a spatial dimension Stand.
And I'm more or less imagining it like the city hovering into an endless space, like an island, with a whole bunch of objects that Kaato can manipulate
I'm just wanking the idea knob at this point
D4C was a heavily defensive Stand in nature, so I imagine Kaato's Stand will be more offensively-inclined in combat, especially given her revenge-driven motivation.
If D4C was the ultimate defense, I could see Kaato's Stand being the ultimate offense.
If my idea really comes to pass, which is unlikely but possible
She could just manipulate every non-organic object in her dimension and use it as an attack
Like the buildings? She can just throw them
Everything would be out to kill the protagonist, basically
Which would make her
Absurdly OP
That would be really cool.
I do wonder how strong the villain of Jojolion will be overall, given that Jojolion has a lower overall power level than pretty much any other Jojo part, except maybe part 4.
But this would only work if they're actually in her pocket dimension themselves. Again, the idea is that Kaato's Stand evolves to the point it's able to swallow entire places whole, and just swallows all of Morioh just to kill Josuke
Probably killing many innocents in the process
Kaato will either come across as a Kira type with an underpowered Stand (compared to other main villains) that she uses creatively, or she'll be like Diavolo/Pucci/Valentine with a nearly invincible, ridiculously busted Stand that the heroes can barely fight.
Based on what we've seen, it could be either
I'd put good money on the latter, though. I think things will ramp up a lot in the later chapters
Yeah, KQ was an atypical villain Stand because its core ability didn't interact with one of the inherent building blocks of reality.
So Kira had to be really creative to come across as a huge threat.
i mean with the exception of part 6 the stands in those op main villain parts were pretty strong
like tusk and gold experience were strong even before thier powerup
I do wonder just how over-the-top Araki would go with that idea
I'm imagining Kaato sitting in her pocket dimension like a queen as she tries to kill the protags without lifting a finger
Because remember, since it all would be INSIDE her Stand, range wouldn't be a problem
Spatial Stands lend themselves much better to wide-scale shenanigans than temporal Stands do.
Also it's possible that Soft & Wet is going to get a mid-season upgrade soon
Apart from Made in Heaven, the time-based Stands were all fairly small-scale.
Compare that to the wide-scale battle against Funny Valentine and D4C.
Yeah, spatial stands allow for much....wider-scale ideas
Wow we wrote the same thing
Remind me if I'm wrong, but Josuke can't create explosive bubbles like Kira can, right?
It's possible that the upgrade may be just that
He re-learns how to use explosive bubbles
And Sheer Heart Attack
If Kaato's Stand turns out to be as broken as everyone thinks though, that'll still come across as underpowered.
I duunno maaaan
Ranged, matter-destroying bombs sound pretty OP
Especially considering Josuke was able to survive with just regular 'bubbles' so far
When I first read Part 8, I thought Josuke would get Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde syndrome, where he could switch between his personality and Kira's, thereby switching his Stand between S&W and Killer Queen.
Thaaat would be difficult to use in fights
(Plus we already kinda did that with Doppio and Diavolo)
It would. That was just the impression that the part gave me.
What do you think would be a good upgrade Josuke would have to get to have a shot against the Kaato I'm describing?
(Also if I turn out to be right about any of this I'm gonna nut SO HARD)
nut king
The return of Caesar's razor bubbles.
Hmm... Hard to say. I kind of want him to develop some kind of time-based trick.
A battle between a time Stand and a space Stand would be really cool.
Y'kniow what?
Maybe he doesn't have to
If Araki brings back his 'abstract' stealing
He could run up to Kaato, fighting his way to her, and then...pops a bubble on her. And says, "I've stolen your [Pocket Dimension]"
And everything comes crashing down
That'd be the most unexpected shit, I don't even think I could be mad.
Also, this will totally be the name of her Stand.
Alternatively
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I got a better idea
Caravan Palace
It would still fit in with the king-motif, but instead of being king or queen, it's the palace itself
And I know this is just a cover, buuuut
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I could still see it being Queen of Spades. I recommend checking out the lyrics too, because they also remind me of Kaato.
Her having a Queen Stand rather than a King makes sense, and I'm pretty sure she's supposed to represent the suit of spades.
Whoa, black betty (bam-A-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-A-lam)
Black betty had a child (bam-A-lam)
The damn thing gone wild (bam-A-lam)
She said "I'm worrin' outta my mind" (bam-A-lam)
The damn thing gone blind (bam-A-lam)
I said oh black betty (bam-A-lam)
whoa, black betty (bam-BA-lam)
Hato is heart, Daiya is diamond, and Mitsuba is clubs. So Kaato must be the Higashikata of spades, right?
Nope
Although she also represents the entire deck.
Kaato is not the spade
She's THE card
Her name is more or less romanji for Card
Also
Whoa, black betty (bam-BA-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-BA-lam)
She really gets me high (bam-BA-lam)
You know that's no lie (bam-BA-lam)
She's so rock steady (bam-BA-lam)
She's always ready (bam-BA-lam)
whoa, black betty (bam-BA-lam)
whoa, black betty (bam-BA-lam)
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Just finding funny little coincidences here
I could definitely see her Stand being called Caravan Palace/Black Betty if it weren't for the King naming scheme. I can't see Araki ditching that unless it's to make her a Queen.
I've heard Kings and Queens and Queens of the Stone Age suggested for her too.
Hhmmm
That's pretty good considering the theme
HOWEVER
Here's a compromise
The original name is Queens Of The Age
Or
More simply
Queen
As in the band
It's just 'Queen'
That'd pretty much be the Queen reference to end all Queen references, given how much Araki likes referencing them.
I could see it being Queens of the Stone Age, but Kaato usually shortens it to Queen since the original name is so long.
Like what Valentine does.
And then, hear me out
When it evolves to swallow all of Morioh like I'm predicting/making up
It turns into Caravan Palace
The palace of the queen
Just came to say hi even though I never saw jojolion
Jobin is the main villain oof
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How is it so far?
Good
Is it finished?
Absolutely not
Read boy read
Okay bye bye
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Considering how Valentine was, having jobin be the antagonist is nice
Hmm, my bets are officially on Kaato
Gets as much screen time as a protag would but his actions are relatively malevolent
She just makes the most sense
How so
Read up
We talked in length
She also has Main Villain Face Syndrome
Compare the face to Valentine and you'd see
Even if we ignore the evidence for Kaato, Jobin isn't written like a main villain.
He's too easily manipulated.
Yeah, plus his back story is already revealed
He's a threat, but we've never once gotten the impression he was ever in control.
Yeah but jobin isn't a villain he's an antagonist
Yeah, it's highly likely he'll give the New Rokakaka Branch to Kaato
Now that he has it
Jobin would take the branch for himself
The thing about Rock humans invading Morioh is probably far-fetched
But it would be a fitting end to their threat
Jobin just doesn't strike me as having the right kind of personality for the main antagonists.
They're always really cunning and strategic and/or incredibly intimidating.
Jobin gets manipulated too easily and he doesn't come across as someone utterly terrifying like Kaato does.
such a bold foreign language, will we ever truly understand it's meaning?
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give me the best crackship in Part 8
Tsurugi and Jobin
the best what
@flat vale Crack ships are the types of ships that you have to be on crack to support
Like Yasuho x Joshu
Like Yasuho X Josuke
u wot 
Josuke X Daiya when
So Daiya is like conveniently blind?
wdym
are you like referring when to when she saw Josuke get paged
cause I guess I could kind of agree with you on that
Like I remember her being blind, but she can see some stuff?
and she's knows her house like the back fo her hand so she'll seem to be able to see sometimes
I think she's LEGALLY blind but sometimes she's even more blind so yeah its inconsistent
I think it was said she wasn't 100 percent blind though at the beginning but sometimes she can see better than other times
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People confuse the #jojolion with #manga-jojokes sometimes
It happened to me before
lol
i'm pretty sure gapgap really meant to send it here
Literally speaking JoJolion Kira would win
Wider range of abilities, can use ranged bombs without Strayt Cat
Can use multiple Sheer Heart Attacks
The only thing he lacks is Bite The Dust, which is extremely situational anyway
and by the looks of things, diu kira isn't in kosaku form so he shouldn't have access to btd anyways

