yes, Kira is David Bowie
Part 4 was about the war between Prince and David Bowie all along,
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable OT What a Beautiful Duwang
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Part 4 was about the war between Prince and David Bowie all along,
There are certainly worse wells to keep drawing water from, and when it's someone like Bowie, pretty much all of the other ones fall into that category!
JadedWriter
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Makes me wonder if Araki bases a villain around Freddy Mercury.
Ogre Street was named after Ogre Battle.
there are other Queen references but they're in the future, so don't spoil them
there are other Queen references but they're in the future, so don't spoil them
I'd assume they'd pm me or put it in spoiler tags.
BabyFaceKillah
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Wtf I haven't even finished the last one
JadedWriter
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Am I the only one hoping for more Cars references? Or hoping there's a stand called Cygnus X-1 or Xanadu?
slightconfuse
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So this guy is the big Gillian?
HOLY SHIT
Okay, I admit part 4 is starting to edge out part 3 just because it's taking twists and turns compared to Crusaders who's ultimate goal was known since episode 1.
Kinda surprised how likeable Rohan is when he's not being scummy and again the music throughout was so on point.
This is the episode where the synopsis for the show finally makes sense though.
Kinda surprised how likeable Rohan is when he's not being scummy and again the music throughout was so on point.
This is the episode where the synopsis for the show finally makes sense though.
Well I guess we've already had vampires, zombies and whatever the fuck the Pillar Men were so I guess ghosts shouldn't be off the table. Still took me off guard a bit though.
Also was it me or did a lot of the character art seem wonky this episode?
I'm also surprised Koichi even bothered to give Rohan the time of day. I would have told that dude to fuck off.
Also was it me or did a lot of the character art seem wonky this episode?
I'm also surprised Koichi even bothered to give Rohan the time of day. I would have told that dude to fuck off.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
I was thrown off a bit by how Kira didn't look as gaunt as in his original manga appearance.
I wonder if they purposefully reduced the Bowie look a bit because it'd be "too soon".
JadedWriter
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Koichi has no dignity.
If you're curious (not a spoiler), Araki decided in a volume extra that the Ripple and Vampirism were incomplete realizations of stand power. Since stands are psychic powers, ghosts are kind of like stands? I dunno.
Wonder if that'd make the stone mask a shitty version of the stand arrow?
Wonder if that'd make the stone mask a shitty version of the stand arrow?
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Speaking of Pink Floyd, it's believed both Reimi and Arnold reference Pink Floyd songs...
According to rumors, the Pink Floyd song "See Emily Play" was written by Syd Barrett after hallucinating a girl while sleeping in the woods after a drug trip, though he said he made this story up and it's believed that it may be named for the British sculpture Emily Young. Reimi can be rearranged into Emiri, how you'd write Emily out in Japanese syllables.
Arnold likewise is believed to be named afterthe song Arnold Layne, but there's no connection really to a dog---the song is about a transvestite who steals women's clothing, and I assume the idea was that it was done out of sexual arousal rather than identifying as a woman. One could perhaps see this connected to Kira who also has a kink, but one that manifests itself in a far more dangerous way. I used to think he was just named for Arnold Schwarzenegger though.
According to rumors, the Pink Floyd song "See Emily Play" was written by Syd Barrett after hallucinating a girl while sleeping in the woods after a drug trip, though he said he made this story up and it's believed that it may be named for the British sculpture Emily Young. Reimi can be rearranged into Emiri, how you'd write Emily out in Japanese syllables.
Arnold likewise is believed to be named afterthe song Arnold Layne, but there's no connection really to a dog---the song is about a transvestite who steals women's clothing, and I assume the idea was that it was done out of sexual arousal rather than identifying as a woman. One could perhaps see this connected to Kira who also has a kink, but one that manifests itself in a far more dangerous way. I used to think he was just named for Arnold Schwarzenegger though.
Yeah, Koichi and Rohan did seem off on a couple cuts. Not too bad but noticeable.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Also note that David Bowie did a cover of See Emily Play.
JadedWriter
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Reimi was knocking on Heavens Door.
i guess the fact most of those were left behind by this point makes most people forget there's lots of insane shit completely unrelated to Stands.
well, if you think about it in detail, the Stone Mask did the same thing the Arrow does but instead of drawing out your potential as psychic powers (Stands), it brings out the potential of your physical body. the whole of Part 2 was because the Pillar Men wanted to obtain the full potential of their bodies and that would let them conquer the sunlight and the world.
i thought it was due to Arnold Schwarzenegger because the other Dog's house has "Rocky" written in it and Rocky is one of Sylvester Stallone's characters, which would bring the references together.
Dominican Power
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Shit just got real. Now I see why Rohan plays a huge role in this part.
I was thrown off a bit by how Kira didn't look as gaunt as in his original manga appearance.
It would be weirder if they made a whole different model for just a scene.
I feel like that could end in disaster with spoilers everywhere for non-manga readers.
BreezyLimbo
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I just realized that Kira's VA is Sephiroth, which fits perfectly with the fact that Rohan's VA is Cloud. It's almost as if it was intentional.
somewhere in the episode.
That's what I want to know. I kept hearing that they snuck in
the song Killer Queen
JadedWriter
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Why didn't Jotaro walk this badass in the anime?
That's awesome. Too bad Remi wasn't voiced by Aerith.
Nocturnowl
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Bums me out that the PS3 port of that game is unavailable now, I arrived to the JoJo party too late.
JadedWriter
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Yeah that pissed me off too. I probably would've mained Pet Shop of all things.
Nocturnowl
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Pet Shop was the character I wanted to play as the most, glorious smug bird.
Sir Ilpalazzo
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The PS3 port was actually kind of fucked up (characters had wildly incorrect health values, which busted the game's balancing
even more
Not really.
Kira's theme just sounded a bit like the Killer Queen intro, which I hope was on purpose.
JadedWriter
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Still the best animal stand user. Probably the only bird fit for DIO makes me wonder how those two met.
Still the best animal stand user. Probably the only bird fit for DIO makes me wonder how those two met.
it probably went like this:
DIO is training his newly awakened ZA WARUDO thanks to Enya using the bow and arrow on him and, while in the middle of training, Pet Shop suddendly flies into the house and decides to attack. Enya, seeing that something was gonna attack DIO-SAMA and without thinking, shoots it down with the bow and arrow (remember, it kills most living things if they lack stand potential) to protect him, but, like the Rats that Jotaro and Josuke met, Pet Shop just rolled a bit and freed himself from the arrow.
at that point DIO intimidates Pet Shop a bit and he ddecides to become his servant because DIO can just convince any guy with nasty thoughts to become his servant.
Rushersauce
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HERE COMES DAT CHEW! OH SHIT THIS FEELS LIKE A PICNIC!
But then Pet Shop wouldn't have been able to go outside unless it was night. That makes him a lot less useful as a sentry.
JadedWriter
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"Enyaba, I like how that falcon poses. Shoot it."
"If it has no stand potential it'll die Dio-sama."
"Look at that smug bastard, he's full of standu potential. I must have him, make him mine Enyaba."
GREAT
Isn't that Iggy?
McFadge
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I guess that could work? It seems like it's in an entirely different part of the world, whereas the five stars fly towards the mansion. Iggy also doesn't show up until the second opening, but that doesn't really prevent them from using it.
It's Iggy. It's just to show that he shows up later into the journey.