Board Thread:Fanmade/@comment-34013154-20181112223306/@comment-43913911-20190923190728

Zodazzle wrote: ...What? Are you seriously comparing speeds by their visible punches in the manga (that are also over a decade apart) rather than their actual stats? Star Platinum has an A, and Tusk Act 4 has a B. Literally look at the stats and there you go. Besides, Star Platinum has been said to exceed the speed of light, and Tusk Act 4 can't apply to that. So it's definite that Star Platinum is faster. Stop digging for evidence of speed in the manga, which keep in mind aren't in motion.

I don't think this argument has been resolved yet, so I thought I'd put in my piece. First off, the fuck are you doing comparing stand stats?! Those aren't just signs of physical strength, so stop using them as such. They can also be used to showcase a stand's ability. This is fact. The main argument I'm seeing on Star Platinum's side is that Star pummels Tusk into the ground before Tusk Act 4 activates his Infinite Spin. This is supported by his Stand Stats.

First off, if you think using stand stats as a reference, broken as they are, is a good idea, then take a look at D4C. Tusk Act 4 beat the living shit out of him and D4C SHARES STATS WITH STAR PLATINUM. You might make the argument 'oh, Valentine was just so shocked at seeing Tusk break his barrier he let is guard down'. This is not true. D4C had time to react and hide further inside the light, and then get totally pummelled. That is fact.

Another fact, taken directly from the manga: Tusk Act 4 is the embodiment of the infinite rotation. This is also stated as the first line under the 'Infinite Rotation' section of it's powers in this very wiki. Tusk Act 4 does not just control the Infinite Rotation, it is the Infinite Rotation, in a very real sense. This is also why Tusk's Infinite Rotation is seen as an image of the Stand, even when travelling across the floor like in his fight with Diego AU.

Not to mention the fact that while Johnny always pulls his punches, Jotaro doesn't necessarily ever timestop unless he absolutely needs to. For example, he waited until Crazy Diamond had hit him before he used SP:TW. In that situation, Johnny will come out on top no matter what.

Also, I've seen earlier in the chat people say that SP:TW stops everything nearby. That is clearly false. It only speeds itself up to be FTL. Examples of this include Pucci being able to move in timestop and whaddya know, Act 4 himself being able to move thanks to the fact that no matter how far you slow down infinite rotation, it will still be infinite. That is certainly how Tusk moved in timestop, taking into account everything else laid out here. Because Tusk and the Infinite Rotation are one and the same, it is simple logic to say that the Infinite Rotation will carry on moving in timestop, if Tusk can. However, Tusk has a limit to the time it can move in timestop, so let's assume that this would either slightly slow down the Infinite Rotation or make sure it can only be transferred by itself for a few of  Jotaro's 'seconds'.

As a side note, people take Star Platinum breaking through diamond as a large feat. Diamond does not even remotely equate to an absolute barrier, or the solid 'no' comparable even to the likes of G.E.R that Tusk broke through.

Finally, I draw my conclusion. Let's just say that both characters went into the fight with killing intent. For the sake of argument, Jotaro stops time before Johnny does anything, since he's the more experienced out of the two. If Star Platinum rushes up and pummels Tusk Act 4 for the entirety of his timestop, or even most of it, Tusk will have been in physical contact with SP. Even if it could move for only a second in stopped time, a second is all it takes to kill Jotaro. As we proved earlier, Tusk Act 4 is the Infinite Rotation in every sense of the word, so he clearly doesn't need to transfer the Spin through his fists. I say this because other people say SP would be crushing him too hard to do anything, but that doesn't make a difference to Tusk Act 4. Thanks to the D4C fight, we know Tusk is at least comparable to a stand with Star Platinum Stats, so even if you want to go down that route of logic, Tusk wouldn't be crushed by Star and would still be able to land a punch on him. Even if Star is way stronger as some people say, that doesn't make a difference since all Johnny needs is any form of physical contact. If you think about it this way, Diego AU throwing knives while in timestop makes the most sense, since he wouldn't have a chance of being affected by the Spin.

This has been a long one, but I hope I've changed some people's minds on this topic. I've tried to include as much evidence from the manga and respected sources as possible, so hopefully I haven't messed up anything too badly.

Arigato (Gyro!),

Riux