Board Thread:Anime/Game Discussion/@comment-24127588-20200810162551/@comment-38952966-20200818075202

Nothing you said refutes my point though... none of that makes it less of an asspull if it's not appropriately telegraphed.

Now let me clarify again: I don't necessarily think having an asspull in the story is bad. We can't always expect Araki to plan out all the details before hand, so if it leads to a complete story, an asspull is sometimes necessary.

There's no organic way to introduce Another World Diego, but the story needs him there in order to be complete. So was he pulled out of Araki's ass at the last minute? Yes. Does it make the story better? Absolutely. It's a consequence of storytelling, and I don't necessarily mind it if it's well executed.

Star Platinum getting the time stop and Another World Diego showing up are absolute asspulls whose introductions are too minimal compared to their role in their respective stories. But it's still ok, because it makes the story better, even though they interrupt the pacing.