JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Chapter 150 Discussion

Expected him to do this once they revealed he can move during the time-freeze.

Didn't expect the steamroller though.

DIO's so grand that he only wants to give Jotaro the most bizarre type of death he can think of by ramming a giant road roller on top of him. In a way, it'd be like he'll get crushed by the weight of the World because it's yellow like the Stand I guess.



Too bad for him that Jotaro finally learned how to stop time as well though, wow!

Haha, Dio never expected this.

ROAD ROLLER LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO  

ITS SO STUPID AND PEAK  



jotaro time

Oh how the tables have turned!

The iconic ROAD ROLLA DA. The muda muda vs ora oras were very nice lol. I can't believe there's only 2 chapters left

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                        Awesome, Jotaro turned that around against Dio. 2 more chapters to go...I'm guessing he will be defeated next chapter!

I was concerned when Dio powered up because I’m not a fan of alternating beat downs.  They are to build tension and hype and create a comeback factor but at times they can feel real artificial.  Jotaro beats Dio to near death, Dio runs away and powers up, Dio beats Jotaro to near death.  That isn’t interesting to me, what I find absolutely interesting are the situations in which there is a chance for both sides to find victory, no matter how small.  For instance, when Jotaro was playing dead; another skill he inherited from Joseph no less, or the phenomenal way to put Jotaro at a disadvantaged state in having him be able to move for 2 seconds to counter Dio’s 9 seconds.  It creates situations such as the magnet trick, or moments before the road roller attack where Jotaro always has a small instance to fight back.  Sometimes I feel like I’d prefer to cut out all the oraoraora mudamudamuda beat downs as beloved as they are.



That said, my fear that this is what would occur when Dio powered up to phase 2 were largely diminished.  Even though this did in fact happen, the ending and Dio's behavior made it constantly quite interesting.  Recently, Dio finally started to absolutely explode in his emotions.  Transcending his previous state made him nuts in ecstasy, the feeling of obtaining his goal and becoming the very strongest.  Seeing his proud state as he tore into his own flesh and exclaimed his rulership was excellent.  If Joseph and Dio are going to die in the same part, two characters we’ve loved for two parts prior, I’d like Dio to at least go out at his best.  I’ll miss him, but I’m glad to see him reaching a state he could only imagine in Phantom Blood.



Going along with this, I can add more to my Dio analysis.  I previously suggested that the crux of his reasoning to conquer was somewhat missing in this new Dio.  Rather than doing it out of necessity to fight against his crippling insecurities, it felt hollow.  As if he was following the path that he always followed even if he lost the purpose behind it, minus some validating sadism.  Since he awakened, he was always working towards this moment, becoming strong enough to stop the one threat that remained.  But after that threat was culled, he would have nowhere to go.  Previously, he stated that to survive was to conquer your fears and for a man who sat at the top of the world, he would have done that.  I think to survive is to conquer your fears, yes, but not the outcome of such an act.  The act of fighting for your values is what gives you meaning and that’s why the Joestar Egypt Tour Group can die happy, and I think it’s why Dio is most ecstatic in these moments.  We see him going through the process of adrenaline, the look on his face exclaiming: “I did it” says it all.  This is the moment he lives for.  But in turn, this is why I think Dio has morphed from a tragic child to a jaded someone seeking purpose, and it’s why, even if he won this battle, I don’t think he would be happy no matter how much he exclaims that he will rule over the world.  He may find some joy in his rule, don’t get me wrong!  But his purpose without the Joestar’s around to stop him will be null.  For this reason, I find Dio misguided, and I can’t help but feel a little proud of him in a twisted way before his 5 seconds of fame are up and he gets a time stop beat down worse than he could ever imagine.

Dio with the extreme-level *taps temple* gesture.