Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28702329-20181215114648/@comment-39923208-20190917033046

Anthonycomen wrote: Yes. If you erase the moment Dio commands The World to stop time, time is never stopped. You would therefore immediately jump to the point in time where Dio has resumed time's flow, The World is in its cooldown, and Dio has moved where he planned to. Would that help Diavolo beat Dio? Only if he knew he could smash his brain to kill him. The thing is, brain smashing doesn't lead to death if the target is a vampire. See Part 2, Battle Tendency, where the vampire Straizo gets loaded with 50 .45 cal. bullets, then obliterated with multiple grenades, then wills himself back together, gets up, and continues hunting Joseph Joestar. And yes, while that may end up weakening DIO (see part 3, Jotaro punches into DIO's skull), it surely will not kill him. Besides, even if that did kill DIO, how would Diavolo know to go for the head instead of the donut, like he normally does? The only way to properly dispose of a vampire is by using 1) Hamon, which Diavolo doesn't have, 2) UV lights, which Diavolo probably isn't keeping handy, or 3) sunlight, which DIO will not even risk exposure to as long as he is in control of the situation.

Therefore, our fight is probably going to occur outside, at night. Diavolo spots DIO, and notices the sheer size of that lad (Keep in mind DIO's 6'5" Jonathan body vs the likes of Diavolo's 5'10"-maybe 6') coupled with the odd feeling he gets looking at him (like everyone else who looks upon DIO). Diavolo, the cautious f**ker he is, is going to use Epitaph to read the future. He will then use King Crimson to position himself somewhere where he can observe DIO. DIO notices that something is up when he basically teleports without his use of The World. He brings his Stand out, ready to intercept an attack. When none come, he activates The World's time-stop ability and uses it to float up to a rooftop, where he can observe his surroundings. Diavolo sees this and says to himself, "Holy sh*t, that guy just teleported to a rooftop, what kind of Stand is that?" as he searches into the future for hints with Epitaph. The gasp Diavolo elicits is enough for DIO (with his overpowered vampire senses) to pick up his location. DIO stops time again, and floats on down. DIO pops up mere feet from Diavolo. DIO monologues about his plans and having a use for a Stand so powerful. Diavolo edits out most of the monologue with a Time Skip and moves behind DIO. DIO is somewhat confused, but this isn't something he hasn't seen before. It matters not, as Diavolo propels a Crimson fist through DIO's back and out just below his sternum. DIO coughs at the unexpected blow, but he's survived much worse. He stops time, and pulls himself off of King Crimson. During his nine seconds, he monologues to himself, "Your attempt to kill me was a spirited one. However, it was muda, muda, muda muda MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA, MUDAAH!" DIO pummels Diavolo and King Crimson with a Stand rush, and resumes time. Diavolo is blown away by the instant flurry of blows, and thinks to himself, "H-H-H-How!? H-How could that m-man - no, that m-m-m-monster shrug off a k-k-killing blow from my all-p-powerful King Crimson!?" He falls to the ground, immobilized due to broken limbs. DIO slowly and victoriously treads ever closer, his victory having been assured. Diavolo whimpers in fear at the images Epitaph broadcasts to his eyes, as DIO kneels next to him. "Stow your fear, there isn't a reason to be afraid. You shall find a much greater purpose serving me." A flesh bud rises from the back of DIO's neck and hovers over his shoulder. Diavolo stares at it, utterly frozen with terror. Without another thought, DIO plunges the flesh bud right between Diavolo's eyes, another victim of the vampire's hunger for power.

If it were Jotaro vs. Diavolo, the fight might have been longer and more indecisive. However, it isn't his Stand that gives DIO the upper hand, but rather the fact that he's a vampire. He can tank really crazy sh*t, like grenades, losing limbs, destruction of his entire body, etc. As well as that, he's also really excessively strong, nimble, and fast, giving him the physical advantage. The Stands are a different story. The race is a really close one here, because both stands deal with Time F**kery, and King Crimson's got Epitaph. However, there's only a few abilities that can effectively counter Time-Stop all the time, and Diavolo doesn't have them. While, yes, Diavolo is basically unable to be harmed during his Time-Skip, he also is unable to harm others during the Time-Skip. DIO can harm whoever his target is within Time-Stop, while unable to be harmed unless by another Time-Stop user. Diavolo must suffer the handicap of having to kill his targets outside of his protective Time-Skip, while DIO can do as he wishes during a Time-Stop. Therefore, The World pulls out ahead of King Crimson and Epitaph.

DIO wins, and thank you for coming to my TED talk.