Board Thread:Manga Discussion/@comment-45779244-20200523133651/@comment-38952966-20200524194628

I know it's all a hypothetical, since it's impossible to know what Star Platinum's Requiem ability would actually be, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say no. And there's a bit of thematic analysis to understand why.

Giorno is a Jesus allegory: I think we all knew that already. He's the son of God (DIO) who will fight the devil (Diavolo) and is presented with tons of divine imagery throughout Vento Aureo. The thing is Giorno also represents purification, specifically DIO's purification.

In Jojo, everything was set into motion because of the conflict between Jonathan and Dio. That's pretty well accepted. It's a traditional conflict; light vs dark, good vs evil, selfishness vs justice, it's all pretty clear. It serves ss the fundamental basis around which not only all the story beats that come after, but also the character each protagonist and antagonist will take. Every Jojo has been some kind of play on our twist of Jonathan, and the fabled "Joestar spirit" that gives them all a strong sense of justice originated with Jonathan.

Similarly, every villain in the series has been some variation on the eternal evil darkness that is DIO. Kars is DIO's power without his craziness, Kira is DIO's craziness but calmed down and focused. Pucci is straight up inspired by DIO to set part 6's plot into motion. Every other conflict in Jojo is rooted cemently in the original conflict of Jonathan vs Dio.

So then we're presented Giorno. Giorno is the perfect balance of both of them. He has Jonathan's kind, reserved nature, and strong sense of personal justice, but with DIO's charisma, cunning, and ruthlessness.

And more importantly, Giorno fully accepts both parts of himself. As the perfect balance of the two characters who's central conflict sets up the entire series, he represents a sort of peace between them. A middle ground between the two. And so naturally it would make sense that this kid, this Jesus like figure that is the perfect embodiment of both halves of the series most important conflict, would have the most powerful ability the series could present. Gold Experience Requiem, from a thematic standpoint, should never be topped in power, because it comes from someone who fully embodied the series. Jotaro's role in the series is important as the one who ultimately defeats DIO, but it doesn't mean he's worthy of being the strongest. It's Giorno who fills that role.