Board Thread:Anime/Game Discussion/@comment-44553198-20191130233810/@comment-38952966-20200717234021

That's... not exactly true. Diavolo can defy Epitaph's predictions, in fact King Crimson is the only Stand that can do that. If he erases the time shown during Epitaph's predictions, then Diavolo (and only Diavolo) becomes exempt from fate during that time. The reason Doppio couldn't avoid damage during the Metallica fight is simply because Diavolo wasn't fully in control yet, and hence couldn't use King Crimson properly. However, outside of the time skip, Diavolo cannot defy Epitaph.

That said, Diavolo is still vulnerable to attacks he can't see coming (Epitaph has some kind of cool down to it, so he can't use it repeatedly) and it's still unclear how Epitaph would perceive other time- altering effects.

Additionally, King Crimson doesn't have the same strength feats that Star Platinum/The World have, and it's definitely not as tough. I can potentially see Diavolo beating Jotaro in a 1v1 purely because of their respective fighting styles, but I'd still say Star Platinum is ultimately a more capable combat Stand, and I see no way for Diavolo to defeat DIO and The World.