JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Chapter 139 Discussion

Despite his moves being fully countered very easily, DIO's skills were demonstrated to Kakyoin and he managed to make a thorough analysis of The World's limits. It looks like they didn't consider flying severed heads to be a possible factor though.



Kakyoin's got an idea!

Who needs projectiles when you have a senator?

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                        Wait, Dio's Stand ability is to stop time?...



I mean, the clock being targeted by Kakyoin does make sense in this case but I'm not 100% sure just yet.

Kakyoin please no...

I find this fight to be really interesting

Dio is terrifying.  Kakyoin has gathered that his stand is like Jotaro’s in its range.  He needs to be within approximately ten meters and has no projectiles.  What this has essentially done is made this a horror chase.  Narrowly escaping through the two long range stands clinging to a nearby roof and looking back at Dio who just ominously walked through the distance creates a sense of relief.  A sense that they survived.  That is rad and it gives a feeling of genuine fear of the unknown that we too can tap into.



I have been wondering if Dio could find any respect for the bros.  To refuse to bend to fear is what he himself did.  He lost twice and continued to fight for his desires.  Kakyoin lost to Dio once before and he is back to fight.  In my mind, the importance of fighting against Dio to Kakyoin is like the importance of defeating the Joestars to Dio in the symbolic meaning of the act.  Dio only came to respect Jonathan after losing to him twice, perhaps this was a self defense mechanism to protect his pride and make the man who defeated him one of a kind.  Therefore to even wonder if he is capable of respecting Kakyoin could give Dio too much credit.  But, with the slight joy he seems to take in this pursuit, I am very curious to see more of their interactions.



For now, deflecting Emerald Splash, sending the World to slam Hierophant Green, and telling Wilson that it doesn’t benefit him to explain anything before tossing him as a weapon was some good stuff from lord Dio.



I was thinking about how if Dio wasn’t awful to innocents I may actually find him more cool than repulsive.  But the way he tramples on everyone, especially the weak, gives him an added level of villainy.  He is not an antagonist because of his affiliations, he is a straight up villain.  And typing this made me think of Jotaro’s fight with Kakyoin where he stated: “Evil means to use the weak for your gain and then stomp on them when it's over!”  I feel we just saw that verbatim more than ever, although it is a motto close to Dio’s heart regardless.

I wonder what that quick fight looked like to the Senator who can't see Stands.