Chapter 240. I Hate the Riddler
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Right, is this a case of Jotaro being a deus ex maa?
Or is DIO the deus ex maa?
Watg "Stardust Crusaders", as the plot suddenly takes another dramatic turn, even industry insiders who were initially puzzled by its popurity despite the use of deus ex maa are now even more bewildered.
Normally, by the logic of a typical deus ex maa plot, after Jains the ability to stop time and we see [Star Ptinum]'s six dimensional stats vastly surpassing [The World], there should be no way DIO, with his lesser base stats, could keep up, especially when [Star Ptinum] stick a mag on DIO without him even notig it.
With these differences in abilities and base stats, shouldn't DIO already be dead, defeated swiftly by Jotaro now?
But instead, DIO grows stronger with eater, and after Jotaro's initial resistance, DIO, using [The World], whose power is inferior to [Star Ptinum], toys with him! Even Jotaro's attempt to fake death nearly gets him killed for real?!
Is this the kind of deus ex maa we know?
How is it that they 't uand this high-level tactic?
Yet they have to admit: as Anno Hideaki said, if a work is iing enough, no one cares whether it relies on deus ex maa. Clearly, the battle between Jotaro and DIO over time-stopping powers, their mind games, and the ensuing tension are incredibly pelling.
No, it's beyond pelling.
It's filled with suspense!
The oute, which should have beeled by the deus ex maa, bees ambiguous again under DIO's ing, gripping every viewer's heart as they witness it unfold.
That's why Polnareff 't help but question Jotaro's choices so intensely.
As a member of the "Stardust Crusaders" cast and a character still surviving in the plot to help Jotaro fight against DIO's Stand users, Polnareff feels deeply that DIO is on a different level pared to previous ehey've fought.
Or rather, DIO's power clearly exceeds all reasonable limits!
Having a strong Stand ability is ohing.
They've entered other bizarre Stands before [The World].
And being immortal isn't an issue either. With Vanil Ice as an example, an immortal Stand user with a powerful Stand still be defeated.
But aside from these, why add high intelligeo DIO's character design!?
Strictly speaking, Vanil Ice wasn't unintelligent, but his fanatical devotion and tendency to lose reason wheed to DIO were his downfall. That's what allowed Polo kill him with [Silver Chariot], avenging Avdol and the others with Iggy's help!
But what about DIO?
When Polried to use a simir tactic, striking while DIO's attention was on Jotaro, and mao stab him with [Silver Chariot]'s rapier, preparing for the "brain-mixing" move he used on Vanil Ice, time stopped…
DIO, with a speed matg [Star Ptinum], reacted faster than Polnareff could.
Achieving this level of response involves more than just [The World]'s time-stopping ability. He was seriously injured by DIO who reacted first...
After all, [Silver Chariot] and [The World] both have speed ratings of A. When N'Doul could use [Geb] with a B-speed rating to give [Star Ptinum] trouble, it proved that a Stand's speed is irrelevant if its user 't react to an attack or doesn't know where it's ing from.
By the same logic, even though DIO activated time-stopping to defend against Polnareff's assassination attempt, [Silver Chariot] should have succeeded in the ambush.
Uhe same speed A, it should be the [Silver Chariot] that is ag uionally. It be oep ahead and plete the result before DIO stops time, leaving DIO uo think!
But iy, DIO reacted faster than Polnareff?
The only expnation is that DIO had anticipated Polnareff's ambush or maintained an unyielding vigince.
Evehrill of defeating enemies and victory didn't make DIO rex. What kind of monster is he?!
Is such a feat even humanly possible?
Even if DIO do this, how does the actor pying him, Dio, mao achieve such realism?
Polnareff, seeing him as merely a talented actor, only wonder if this situation came about because Jotaro actally leaked their information!
"Polnareff, haven't you always been curious about what I asked Dio back then?"
With a sigh, Jotaro said, "Alright, I'll tell you now."
"…"
Hearing this, Polnareff stopped his unreasoics as if he hadn't been ranting about how Jotaro had gotten him into such a mess.
But what choice did he have? After all, it Kujo Jotaro who became the riddler for them.
If he didn't know, he could ig. But Jotaro not only expined why he did it and his purpose behind it, he also kept the actual intel a surprise!
It's like pulling for Muramasa in "FGO", only to see golden sparkles and a rainbow, and just as you anticipate that elusive five-star Saber, you end up with a four-star Siegfried instead!
You get it nht? Is it any wohat Polnareff and the others 't hold back?It's okay now.
Finally, Jotaro is ready to reveal the truth!
"This is actually…"
"…"
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