So, on stream and twitter, I've been asked, "What are your favorite fights?"
And with JoJo it's a lot more different than the other things I've watched.
Rather than just have specific fights that I put over all the others, I just have a lot
that I like for a lot of reasons, usually all at the same level.
So, here's ten fights.
Now, while this fight is relatively one-sided, I do think that this was one of the more satisfying
beatdowns in JoJo.
I know I felt that way, and I know plenty of people when starting JoJo saw this and
loved to see Dio finally getting what's coming to him.
Jonathan isn't a wrathful character.
He truly tries to be the best person possible to everyone he meets.
Jonathan tried that with Dio, and Dio wasn't having it.
Instead, he had the alpha version of the JoJo beatdown going.
And that's what I think this is—a powerful, satisfying beatdown.
Though I will say it's a good thing that George stopped this all because, to be honest, Dio
would've probably made Jonathan into swiss cheese with that knife.
He needed time to grow.
Next, Joseph Vs. Wamuu.
Now, I love the idea of a chariot race as a battle.
When JoJo was released, many of its contemporaries went for character vs.
character, basic ground, and nothing special except for the characters.
A change in the setting made such a significant difference.
Yes, this is a fight.
You got the character vs. character, abilities against abilities, intelligence against intelligence,
all that.
But something about the fight being a continuously moving setting made it more engaging?
I guess that's what I'd say.
Like, the pace of the fight itself, something.
It's hard to formulate a specific set of words, but the fact that the fight is constantly
moving is engaging.
I guess that's the idea.
Wamuu and Joseph are extremely smart and skilled tacticians of battle, so finally seeing this
battle happen and considering what's at stake is what truly made this battle as powerful
as it was.
Plus, it's like the last good fight in Battle Tendency.
I'm perfectly fine with dying on that hill too, as much as I liked Kars as a concept,
Wamuu was built a lot more and was like more than Kars.
Next, the Stardust Crusaders Vs. N’Doul.
Now don’t take this as me ignoring the other fights, I'm most likely making another video
with another 10.
This matchup is just one that I wanted to give it's deserved attention.
When you have that type of group in fiction, there's always going to be the big question,
"How well do they work together?"
They got utterly clapped, entirely clapped, wholly clapped.
See, Twitter, I did use it.
Without a doubt, there would be no Stardust Crusaders if it wasn't for Iggy, and I think
that's what makes me enjoy it a lot.
This fight was an introduction to a new member of the team, what's a better introduction
than showing off how bad you need a member like that?
I also like seeing as to how helpless everyone is to a ranged used like N'Doul, but still
having the ability to think of something to combat it somehow.
This fight reminded me of the fight against "The End" in MGS3, but this battle had higher
stakes and higher difficulty with the conditions they face.
You also have the final standoff in the fight, and who doesn’t love a standoff?
Next is Polnareff, Avdol, and Iggy Vs. Vanilla Ice.
The reasoning is fairly the same, but it’s pro-crusaders because it's a better example
of the team synergy working.
Well, it’s more of a duo than anything, but it's one of the better displays of team
synergy in the part.
Polnareff and Iggy are a duo that has been working on their relationship since the second
season started.
We know how pesky and tedious it was to work out their problems in the beginning.
But seeing them join together in the way they did against a minor villain like Vanilla Ice
made it all worth it.
Also, Vanilla Ice was a great boss before the final boss.
Easily.
Especially with a stand like Cream, it made the battle so good.
This feeling that you can be sharked from any direction by an invisible force, and then
lose your life in an instant.
It put a lot of pressure on us and the characters.
Because of that pressure, we got to see Polnareff & Iggy push themselves so far in this fight.
It was truly an end of the character arc type of fight.
Next, Josuke versus Keicho Nijimura.
I picked this one because I believe that this was a great first introduction for the Josuke
that we grow to know.
When against Angelo, there was this flare of confidence from Josuke that’s neutralized
and now only brought out when Josuke has the fight locked down usually.
That’s why we have the fight against Keicho.
The first thing to consider was how the fight had gone down.
This is the first main Joestar to have an ability tied to his stand from the beginning.
Seeing as to how he makes use of it was great.
While he made use of his immense strength and speed, restoration is the point of focus
with how versatile it is.
Then you have Josuke fighting for the group to be, doing the fighting that Okuyasu is
scared to do.
The most isn't on the line, we're not that far into the part yet, but I'd say this here
is fairly significant altogether.
Another thing, Bad Company, is a really interesting colony stand.
The idea of a "small" military brings a lot to the table with how it keeps Josuke on his
toes.
And with a leveled head and a Crazy Diamond, he finishes up the battle with that, “Aaah
call an ambulance, but not for me”, type of final blow.
Which, he also did to Okuyasu.
Parallels?
Next, we got Giorno Vs. Bruno.
This is a great fight for the two main purposes, to introduce abilities and to establish the
characters.
Now, to me, this fight begins when they start talking.
This camouflaged interrogation was an amazing scene that built up to the actual fight.
Meti goes over this interaction and the chapter as a whole.
I'll be linking the video in the description.
Body language is huge in this interaction, and they go into detail with it.
Now focusing on the action of the fight, we see how well both Bruno and Giorno use their
abilities here.
Your stand and how you use it is a reflection of your character.
With what we've seen, we get a general idea of who Bruno and Giorno are, can be, and what
their potential.
The fight is a great introductory fight.
It also has a great conclusion between the two, and the significance of the battle is…
well it's one of the most important ones in the part.
We’re on the second to last fight to mention here, and it’s the Gang Vs.
Prosciutto and Pesci.
One huge thing that makes this fight great.
Urgency.
There’s a clock ticking because of The Grateful Dead.
Any of these members back here can die, maybe not Giorno or Trish, but anyone else is on
the table, and that’s scary.
If you’ve been watching the parts back to back (which is what I hope you’re doing),
you’ve seen what Araki is capable of.
We can lose anyone here with how it’s looking.
The clock is ticking, and things need to get done.
Now consider that, and then think about Pesci and his stand Beach Boy.
Safety isn’t safety.
Danger can pass through anything to come for you.
The stakes and tension is high.
The setting is going.
The train, fast.
Bruno?
Goat.
And he’s against Prosciutto, one of the most leader-like minor antagonists JoJo has
seen?
I love this guy.
Pesci?
He a little confused, but he got spirit.
And that’s my reason as to why I like this fight.
And finally, a reminder that I will be making more of these videos because there’s a bunch
of other great fights, and I don’t want people losing it.
Doppio versus Risotto.
Look, as a community, let’s try to be as real as possible.
If you could show someone a fight to get them into JoJo if it wouldn't spoil what's to happen,
Doppio versus Risotto is that type of fight.
Not only does it have the best animation in JoJo.
It has two stand users with amazing stands that are pushed to the absolute bring of their
ability.
Doppio isn't Diavolo in maximizing the extent of his ability.
However, he does a great job alone before Diavolo comes into play.
Along that, the mysteriousness of who or what the hell Doppio is a firm driving force for
this fight.
And, because of the anime making some scheduling changes, we got Doppio's backstory right before
this fight to help this train get going.
You also have Risotto, the last member of La Squadra doing what his whole team has been
fighting for.
He’s the last legs of the hit-man team, and he’s there with a vengeance.
I love this fight, this fight has no one on the in quotes “good side” but it’s one
of the most major fights in that part.
Love it to death.
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