#stardust crusaders spoilers

[katchcern]

Part 3 Spoilers...Kind Of???? I just finished the Atum episodes last night so here are my predictions for what was happening concurrently.

[bayfuzzball7050]

@kakyoinmonth day 13!! — Family

Don’t look at me in that way, or I’ll feel ashamed for dying

It’s purposefully in a terrible quality, it’s to match kikuo’s work :3

I recommend the song I based this piece on it’s like a 1000/10 it’s really good

I took considerably less making this but it’s been in my head for so long that I can’t help but feel proud :) also! Kakyoin’s parents (still in the same awful quality(I really hope tumblr won’t crush the quality even more))

[ripyourselfopensewyourselfshut]

Im sorry

Og from 2020 under cut

[casscreative]

@kakyoinmonth day 21: water tower/clocks/night

goodbye, nostalgia

[starry-blue-echoes]

Star Swap is so hyped for me!!!  cuz Jotaro just has to go through his trauma! Jotaro gets to uncover what happened! Protect his past self! He has to inform his past self that things are going to go well In the past his mom was going to be okay and nobody (Important Dio get fucked) dies. But also things are going to go bad because that brat that past him is currently inhabiting right now. Will make everyone in the past freak out so bad because he didn't write down a single thing explaining anything. 

SO RUDE JOSUKE! and low-key life-ruining.

I know you said in general that Jotaro Is going to have a thing with electricity and Loud Noises (which I think are Kira's bombs I'm pretty sure) I also think *Click is just going to Immediately alert him. But I would also like to add RATS.

 Because I can't get over the fact that two Jotaros with their same Stands are going to be facing off with two rats with their same stands and our two Jotaros are going to get CLAPPED.  Those rats were INSANE.

Anytime Adult man Jotaro nearly gets killed

The teenager Jotaro’s brain: FREAKS OUT

I think the main issue here is that Jotaro has no actual context so Jotaro looks at a radio tower “I have emotions towards this And have no idea why and that's a problem.” I also feel like he's probably going to be Vigilant toward any unexplainable feelings that seem to emanate from that memory Gap so those Feelings just kind of get Amplified until he gets an explanation.

Having said that, I do believe that it is quite possible for our adult man Jotaro to ping Yoshikage Kira  Before he does anything in front of anyone.  Passing each other on the road but only once.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS yesyesyesyesyesyes

GOD this is all so delicious I barely know where to start

I didn't even think about just how much the mystery of Jotaro's "past" is going to tie into all this. Part 4 really is just a mass of mysteries and uncovering so many decade old secrets, and now some of the secrets have become personal

(Also uh. Before we get into things, clarifying nicknames are likely in order <3 let's just keep it simple and easy, Jojo is the teen and Jotaro is the adult)

but just. Gods can you imagine the pure chaos when Jotaro and Jojo meet for the first time. Jojo of course realized what was going on first, after all Jotaro's style.... really hasn't changed much. Not to mention the subtle shift in the air when the other man used his Stand

and of course, when Jotaro realizes he gets thrown for a loop. He came here to check up on his father's illegitimate child and do some poking around for the arrows. Now he's suddenly being nailed in the face with the past that's eluded him for years

it's going to be a MASSIVE relief for Jojo to hear, even if he doesn't express it fully. That mom is safe, that everything turns out okay.

He is however, equally as frustrated by Jotaro's lack of clarity in his memories and starts planning out a very aggressive note to leave behind when they finally switch back

and YESSSSSSSSSS with the clicking noise and rat thing, that's absolutely perfect. Especially with the rat thing since well. They move :)

and the worst part of it all, the electricity and explosions and clicks and rats, is Jotaro doesn't know why. All he knows is that this is a danger to him, that it is life threatening and pain causing and he needs to get away

(and speaking of Bug Eaten, Tonio is going to be getting a L O T more visits than in canon on account of the whole..... Being The Only Healer In This Entire Stand Ridden Town)

I LOVE the concept of Jotaro getting vague feelings of events to come. Because his memories aren't fully gone per say, they exist and are present but they're hazy and muddled and unclear. And yet, with every day he spends in Morioh, every adventure he hears the kids have gone through and every adventure he gets roped into as well, they become clear

But rarely do the warning systems help. At least, not in any way that truly helps. After all, Fate and the Future has already been decided. every action has already been taken, every fate known, every thing unavoidable. This is not a second chance at the life Jotaro had lived, it was Jojo's first chance

that's the most taunting part of these feelings. How vague and muddled and fuzzy they are. A feeling of deja vu can mean a new ally or a hated enemy and he can't differentiate the two

when he eventually realises this, Jotaro shifts his energy to something he can do, and that's training the kids. He came back to his own time a competent fighter and with the ability to stop time, so dammit he knows he can at least try

...........wait a moment I had

a FUN idea to play with regarding the time stop

so. Given the fact Jotaro learned it essentially via a slight paradox, there would be no relation to Dio at all. There wouldn't be any baggage or trauma attached to it at all

at least...... not with Jotaro that is :)

the other Crusaders? Who fought and nearly died against such an ability? That's an entirely different ball park :)))

plus, it could also lead to some fun angst in terms of "Theories Of Where Jotaro Was" now including captured and possibly trained by Dio which wasn't a fun thought for anybody involved

[creepcos]

DIO’s how to guide on getting free donuts

[passionesolja]

Dio Brando went from this evil poor Victorian child, to an evil grown man vampire, to a 121 year old cult leader who’s philosophy ends up restarting the whole universe. That is so insane. I’m so proud of him.

[shoechoe]

Abdul's death has always been annoying to me for writing reasons- he gets killed saving Polnareff (or so we are led to believe) very early in and gets brought back a few fights later only to do nothing of any particular importance and just die saving Polnareff again. As much as I like him and see the potential for a good character in him, it makes him quite a weak character in practice with an even weaker impact upon his (non-fakeout) death.

I kind of wonder what it would've been like if, instead of Abdul dying to save Polnareff in the Vanilla Ice fight, the roles were reversed and Polnareff died saving Abdul instead. That came to mind for me as that would've been an interesting reversal of the initial fakeout-death so it's given more purpose than simple shock value and I feel it would've added something to Abdul and Polnareff's relationship. (It does take away from the part of Polnareff's character where he's forced to keep moving on as all of his loved ones die around him, but he ends up dying and becoming a turtle in part five anyway, so... you know.)

Abdul being in part five instead of Polnareff would've also been interesting, I think- though, I'd be quite upset if it ended with him becoming a turtle (even for Polnareff, that was kind of an unceremonious capping-off of his character... Abdul definitely doesn't deserve that.) Maybe he could get something more dignified, like he ends up just barely surviving Diavolo's attack and going back to his original body in the end, or he just dies "gracefully" without any of the turtle stuff. I'm not sure.

[cosmic--dandelion]

I feel like a lot of people in the jjba fandom seem to genuinely struggle with how to flesh out Jotaro as a character or trying to imagine how he might have matured as a person without keeping Kakyoin's death canon. The single biggest reason I don't really explore the idea of killing him off in any of my aus is that I hate the idea of Kakyoin's entire existence being reduced to Jotaro's manpain. I'm not really a big fan of stuffing underutilized side characters into the fridge to begin with so the hero can get all sad and determined, honestly.

I think Jotaro doesn't necessarily have to be a less deep or interesting character in continuities where Kakyoin survived, nor do Kakyoin survives aus automatically have to be "softer" or less angsty.

[amaryllisblackthorn]

been thinking about my girl erina pendleton joestar recently

might as well bring up my personal headcanon that the joestar 'punching ghost' stands come from erina while the plant/vine ones come from jonathan. and the similarity to dio's stand is bc she's connected to dio just like jonathan was, though that connection's overlooked. it's not really a serious theory but it's real to me /lh

[stardustedsins]

Kiss Prompts #12. A kiss in grief

Joseph Joestar (part 3)/reader (gender neutral reader)

It’s all over. Jotaro has done what no one else could, finally defeated Dio. The cost was high. Avdol. Iggy. Kakyoin. Joseph. You’re riding in a Foundation ambulance with Jotaro, trying not to look at Joseph’s withered form on a gurney beside you. You don’t want to believe he’s gone. They’d brought Dio’s body along too, but you don’t have any problem looking at that gurney. It’s hard to believe the monster behind all this looks so… small. Human in death. 

Jotaro looks more angry than anything else. He’s badly hurt, but the pain doesn’t show on his face. You know you’re not that stoic. Your arm is broken, among a dozen smaller injuries, and you’re pretty sure you’re concussed. 

“No. It’s not over yet.” Jotaro mutters, standing up suddenly and raising his voice. “I want a blood transfusion between the two bodies. Is that possible?”

“You think-?” You don’t dare hope, not yet.

“He’s only been dead for a few minutes, just put the blood back in him.”

“But his heart has stopped! There’s now way to circulate the blood. It’s impossible!” One of the EMTs shakes his head, but Jotaro stands firm.

“I’m done with impossible. If all you need is a heartbeat, I’ll do it myself.” Star Platinum appears, hovering over Joseph and plunging a hand into his chest. Something beeps, and the EMTs jump.

“I-it’s working! His heart is beating!” They rush to set up the transfusion, and you can’t stand it anymore, you stand in spite of your dizziness and hurry to stand at the side of the gurney. You have to see this for yourself.

“Come on, Joseph.” You whisper. “Come back to us.”

Color starts to return to his face, and you lean down to kiss him, careful of your arm. It’s silly, but you have this hope that he’ll come back for you, as if he’d somehow feel your kiss from wherever he is. And if he doesn’t, it’ll be your goodbye kiss. You never had a chance for one. 

It’s just your lips pressed against his, a few tears rolling down your cheeks to land on his, not some magical movie kiss. You know it’s Jotaro and the EMTs doing all the real work.

But when Joseph’s lips move against yours, it feels like he really did come back just for you. You can’t hold back your tears as they overflow, and he reaches up to wipe them for you.

“Don’t cry, baby.” He says softly. “I’m here.”

You kiss him again, longer and deeper now that he’s alive and responding. You’re overwhelmed with this miracle on top of everything else (including your concussion). You have to lean against his gurney for support.

“Looks like you’d better sit down before you fall.” Joseph sits up with a hand on your arm. “Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere.”

[icouldbemoreclever]

Ok, I just think it’d be a really funny scenario if Kakyoin survives part 3, but is in the hospital recovering for a few years. Jotaro, being Jotaro, stays away and does canon things (arrow search etc), with maybe a few gruff phone calls over the years. Finally when Kakyoin’s out of the hospital and Jotaro’s back in Japan, they meet again but Jotaro’s with Jolyne and is like “oh yeah I have a kid now” and Kakyoin’s just like WTF???

[casscreative]

@kakyoinmonth day 31: knowledge/love/triumph

i think, despite everything, kakyoin died happy

[starry-blue-echoes]

I rediscovered golden ghost and I just had a funny thought.

You mentioned how Jolene would be surprised when she found out about jotaro fighting dio, but can you imagine how surprised dio would be when he finds out what jotaro does for a living.

I mean I know that dio lived with the joestars so he probably would have heard something about marine biology, but that was the 1880s the theory of evolution wasn’t even commonly known yet let alone excepted and marine bio was just starting to become more documented. Plus I’m sure that once he got out of his coffin he wasn’t looking at career prospects.

And I’m sure dios view of jotaro is probably a bit twisted. I mean the only times he sees him is when he’s spying on the crusaders during battles/when they’re traveling or in the final battle. Those were mostly times when jotaro was angry or quiet mostly. He probably sees him as this angry buff teenager who is so protective of his family that he’d go through an entire tarot deck of stand users, was clever enough to trick dio and beat him without any hamon,and mastered time stop so much quicker. I’m sure dio sees him as at least a bit of a reflection almost.

So i can only imagine his surprise when he finds out that jotaro didn’t take over the world, didn’t betray anyone,and basically just didn’t do anything that dio would do. According to Jolene He just went and studied fish.

JRBGHJSRBVHWBRHVBW Y E A H -

oh my god imaginle how funny it would be after Jotaro's failed rescue mission would go. In the early days of their interactions there wasn't too much going on between Jolyne and Dio. Sure he was a snarky jackass, but there wasn't much else. There was nothing personal about it. Even when he sees Jolyne's birthmark and learns she's a Joestar, that doesn't add that much to their back and forth

but when Jotaro shows up? When Dio learns Jolyne is his daughter???

oh BOY have things suddenly gotten so much more interesting for him

and honestly, seeing Jotaro now? He's going to think it's hysterical. The boy who once stole his power, who outsmarted him, was felled by a mere bullet and had been working a civillian life. He tried to settle down and study fish of all things. He practically squandered the power he had for this and it's too funny for Dio to be angry about it

Dio of course is up front with very very little, and the only times he ever properly shares information is when he's trying to annoy Jolyne, freak her out, or make her angry/upset. And even then, he'll usually purposefully exclude certain bits of information or overshare others to change how Jolyne views what's happened

for example, how he explains his and Jotaro's history :)

I'd imagine Jolyne would eventually ask if he knew her dad, and I kinda want him to just. Laugh and look at her with a grin full of teeth and respond with "Who do you killed me in the first place?" and then goes on to very graphically explain how Jotaro killed him when he wasn't even an adult yet

this of course leads her to ask why. Why would he do something like that?

and Dio doesn't come out with the answer right away. He knows Jolyne doesn't trust him and knows she knows he was a bad person in life. He's not doing this to get her on his side, he's just doing it out of sick twisted satisfaction

and just. God when Jolyne learns the reason behind it all. Because you bet Dio's going to spare no details when it comes to telling her all the horrors he inflicted on her father when he even younger than she was

and Dio....... honestly show Jolyne a very interesting side of her father she's never known. The stubborn warrior who refused to back down no matter the injuries or emotional harm he faced. He watched his best friends, his grandfather, all die before his eyes when he was 17 years old and refused to give up because if he did that would spell death for his mother

Dio has almost exclusively negative things to say about Jotaro....... but because it's coming from him that makes her really start to think about it and the implications, and in a weird way she starts to understand her father a bit better

[cyphyree]

ok ok but this got me thinking because Dio and Holly meeting irl (and not through some telepathic bloodline curse bs) could be so interesting.

Imagine Dio who loved his mother dearly, and watched her pass away due to his abusive dad's actions. Perhaps she protected him the best she could from his dad.

And now he's out here in Egypt about to kill this punk kid, but Holly comes out to protect her son at all costs-- and suddenly Dio sees the ghost of his mother protecting him, and perhaps the same love too. Even worse, now Dio is in the same position as the abusive father he hated and swore to surpass. I feel like it might strike a little chord down there somewhere, even if Dio is ultimately too far gone to change his ambitions.

au where Holly went to Egypt with Da Bois and Jotaro to save Joseph who's dying from the Dio-Disease.

Mom and son bonding time.

Holly meeting Enya, also a mother, who tells her that even Holly would kill for her son.

Dio perhaps meeting Holly in-person, and maybe even being reminded of his own mother.

Joseph on his sick bed trying to explain to Suzi Q that no, their precious daughter isn't going on some life-threatening mission to save his ass haha don't worry it everything is fine wait Suzi just booked tickets to japan wait Suzi stop-

[jeonseoguu]

same type of stand, same type of soul..?

also tumblr formatting is wack PLS DONT WATCH THIS HORIZONTALLY