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  Chapter 237. The Industry is Too Deep, You 't Ha

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  Of course, Cujoh Jolyne isly wrong in her observations.

  The cept of "deus ex maa"—suddenly introdug a previously unknow to resolve a plot—is something that creators of any work should generally avoid.

  For example, why is Sieg from "Fate/Apocrypha" often criticized?

  Is it because of Jeanne's character insistend "love brain"?

  That's part of it, but a rger issue is that "Fate/Apocrypha" is one of the most promi examples of a deus ex maa storyline.

  It's as if Higashide (the creator) didn't sider logic at all, simply stuffing in whatever he thought was cool or impressive without further thought.

  Take Karna's on, for instance—[Vasavi Shakti: O' Sun, Abide to Death].

  Acc to the setting, this is an uable Noble Phantasm.

  Even if Sieg teamed up with other Servants, he'd still be wiped out by Karna's Noble Phantasm.

  So, how did Higashide have Sieg, the protagonist, overe this challenge?

  Simple. Sinone of the Servants in "Fate/Apocrypha" could withstand Karna's ultimate on, and there were no legends hinting at a termeasure to Vasavi Shakti, he simply ied one.

  Hehe shield [Akhilleus Kosmos]—even if you searched all of Greek mythology, you wouldn't find any e between this shield and Achilles. Achilles had never been seen using it before, yet this shield mao block Vasavi Shakti and send Karna back to the Throne of Heroes...

  And that wasn't the only deus ex maa in "Fate/Apocrypha"! These kinds of events happened repeatedly with Sieg.

  In this situation, does Sieg's role as the protagonist even matter? Couldn't any random character repce him without impag the story?

  ...That's why professionals regard deus ex maa as something to avoid unless absolutely necessary.

  A story's most important element is always its protagonist.

  This allows viewers to project themselves into the story, being progressively immersed in it alongside the main character.

  Even ensemble casts have a few lead characters who serve as entry points for the audieo the adventure.

  If a protagonist's presence is diluted by deus ex maa, and audiences feel the protagonist doesn't deserve their role, they won't ect with the story.

  This leads to situations like Sieg's.

  Not only does he bee unlikable, but "Fate/Apocrypha", whitroduces fourteen Servants, including pures like Jeanne and Karna, ends up with ckluster popurity.

  Given such examples, wouldn't a simir deus ex maa with Jotaro and "Stardust Crusaders"... make it even more popur?

  Yes, the ratings went up.

  Though it sounds impusible, this reality pyed ht before viewers' eyes.

  Even industry professionals watg "Stardust Crusaders"—some out of i ieiques, others for learning or observatio it tradicted everything they thought they knew.

  Wasn't deus ex maa supposed to have ive effects on a work?!

  Just as they, like Cujoh Jolyne, were beginning to suspect the current audieaste had diverged, a keen observer reized the "magic trick" behind it all.

  "Holy, I'd heard rumors, but this new geion really is impressive," said Otsuki Toshimichi, who was drawn to "Stardust Crusaders" because of the eiques being applied and out of curiosity for EVA's reboot.

  Otsuki watched the episode unfold and ented, "It's teically deus ex maa to give Jotaro a time-stop ability, but they actually id the groundwork beforehand."

  "First, they set it up in the OP sequence, with [Star Ptinum] and [The World] mirr each other, subtly hinting to viewers that they are simir Stands. Then they further reinforced this idea through Jotaro's dialogue."

  "They created an atmosphere of despair, which made the setup explode at just the right moment! By using DIO's memory of disc the time-stop ability, they skillfully ed up this plot point!"

  Otsuki expined why "Stardust Crusaders" felt so distinct despite its use of deus ex maa.

  After ing to this realization, he added, "Green Dolphin Studio truly taught the industry a lesson here. Until now, we had no idea that an OP could be used in this way!"

  Yes, "Stardust Crusaders" succeeded in pulling off a perfect deus ex maa because of its OP, acc to Otsuki.

  With Green Dolphin Studio's tradition of pyful OP sequences from "Phantom Blood" to "Battle Tendency", the audience was already ditioo pay close attention to "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" OPs.

  Thus, rather than feeling like Jotaro's sudden ability to stop time was a deus ex maa, it became an integral part of the story.

  However, Anno Hideaki had a different opinion: "Otsuki, I think you're overanalyzing it."

  "The most important thing in a work is that it's eaining!"

  "Other works might suffer if they add a deus ex maa element, making it feel like an unfair move to audiehat's why we think it's hard to handle. But "Stardust Crusaders"..."

  As the battle between Jotaro and DIO tinued ons, Anno, still engrossed, remarked with enthusiasm, "Do you not find their time-stopping duel thrilling?!"

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