Board Thread:Manga Discussion/@comment-34005353-20180130135414/@comment-4959537-20180315065335

Zodazzle wrote: LEONOX233 wrote:

There's no way he could use Hayato as a human shield, BTD is protecting Hayato and only him, Crazy D could just take him away from Kira with no harm and Kira wouldn't be able do a thing, also Josuke bumped on Hayato and held him in place to give back his hat in the previous loop and that didn't activate BTD protection, what proves that there's some nuance to avoid BTD being activated anytime someone touches Hayato. He was talking about projectiles, not close-up. And yes, Hayato could be a human shield. BTD is protecting him, so all projectiles would be stopped. Kira is strong enough to pick him up and restrict his movements while running away. However, he might not get far due to the weight he would be sustaining from holding Hayato. Even so, how a little kid could act as a full shield to a grown man running, in such a short range? We aren't talking about a normal hostage scenario, stands have superhuman reflexes and precision, a skilled shooter can shoot the head of a criminal holding someone, a stand like Crazy D can do that faster and with more precision, plus the fact of Hayato being a kid leaves a ton of other open spots where he could shoot and not harm Hayato in the slightest.

And not forget good old Okuyasu is there too, The Hand can swipe Hayato away like he did with Stray Cat and Kira wouldn't be able to do a thing.

Also, Kira knows that the rest of the gang is nearby, so buying time isn't really a option as Jotaro and Rohan are around the corner and he don't know if or when BTD will get them, so the best option is to quickly eliminate Josuke and Okuyasu, as he didn't see them as threats at first.