Board Thread:Anime/Game Discussion/@comment-28920940-20170710055810/@comment-35502280-20200517165330

DirePresent wrote: The bittersweetness in Stone Ocean ending is actually great for the ending of the OG universe: the main characters had their lifes tweaked for the better with Pucci's demise: he erased himself from the new universe (dead people won't pass to the new universe and will be replaced) before he could complete his heavenly universe. Thus he never existed in the same way and thanks to that (and perhaps some butterfly effect) Jotaro, Jolyne and the rest never had to deal with his influence (to the point Jolyne doesn't even have the same name) and lived quite happier lifes in general (that being the sweet part).

However Jolyne and co in a sense remained dead, just as Foo Fighters said, her past actions and experiences are what made her be what she was, if that was erased and replaced even if she has the same mind and feelings a part of her was lost forever... that aside something is not discussed enough is: was Foo Fighters right after all? it's easy to think so taking into account she came from being literal mindless plankton to become a human, yet even when memories are lost you can still honor your previous identity, meet the people that were dear to you, rebuild your life instead of mourning the ashes... and that's the same thing that impulses the current eight arc of the series (the thing I love the most of the new universe is how it uses themes of every single part of the OG universe, from characters like Dio and Jonathan with diffferent characteristics to motivations and situations (Jotaro and Josuke trying to save their mothers, etc). Well said DirePresent. I still don’t know why people think Part 3’s ending was the worst. Jotaro being able to use the time stop was foreshadowed a whopping total of FOUR TIMES:

1. When Star Platinum got some toys and comics for Jotaro while he was in his cell. 2. During the D’Arby fight where Star Platinum got Jotaro a cigar and some juice. 3. During the beginning of the fight with Dio in the Japanese Dub where Jotaro says that Star Platinum is “the same type of Stand” as The World. 4. During the same fight with Dio where Dio and Jotaro find out that the latter can move in the former’s time stop.

All of this culminated in the final episode of Part 3, where Jotaro finally awakened his hidden potential and unleashed the Time Stop. The way Jotaro finishes off Dio is pretty badass as well. Tell me that Dio skipped leg day as much as you want, that finisher really is brutal.

The part where Joseph was revived was pretty funny, and the ending was a mixture of amazing and emotional. You can actually see the picture from one point in the Egypt Arc in Jotaro’s hand before he puts it away, and that same picture was shown at the beginning of Part 5 in Part 3’s art style. Nevertheless, it’s an ending I’ll never forget.