Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-28702329-20180609141525/@comment-28205497-20181001204117

Star Platinum and The World being the same type of Stands gets even more confusing since part 4 retconned The World to be a Stand awaken by the Arrow. Adding to the fact that there exists a theory that since DIO is Jonathan from the neck down, The World was probably product of the Joestar bloodline, which would explain why it's similar to Star Platinum......BUUUUUUT Araki confirmed that Hermit Purple 2 is Jonathan's Stand. So Araki kinda shot himself in the foot.