Board Thread:Anime/Game Discussion/@comment-28920940-20170710055810/@comment-39718735-20200517152538

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).