DIO vs. Kirito

[SomebodyData]

I know that, but in the process of trying to kill him on the rooftops, he never spammed time stop to its full potential, if he had, Joesph would be dead long before.

Yes, but there is a slight problem here. Each time he went to the kill, he had spent a lot of time actually getting there, (hence why time stop nearly ends right after each of the events) that's what I'm pointing out here.

Yes, I'm not arguing against that. I'm saying he wastes too much time trying to because he is too cocky.

 

[TheJ-ManRequiem]

He didn't spam time stop because why would he against Joseph? He could of killed him without it and would of too if it wasn't for Joseph being clever and then he stopped time, which resulted in Joseph dying and had enough time to actually count time down untill zero after he crossed a dozen or so meters, talked shit and then threw the knife, or against Kakyoin he had enough time to casually get there, kill him and then he spent the rest monolouge or against Jotaro, he threw the knives, talked shit to him. The amount of times DIO went for the kills in timestop and had enough time to do what he needed and then some is rather consistent.

 

[SomebodyData]

That's true, he didn't need it against Joesph, but the fact that he didn't use it to ensure the kill shows how cocky he is. I don't think you see the pattern...

Yes, the times he used time stops he managed to kill his enemies eventually. But it's the casually part that matters. You keep ignoring the fact that all the enemies he fought were one shotable. Kirito isn't, heck he too has regen. It will be this casually (cockiness) that will make him not use time stop to its most efficient manner, hence his downfall against an enemy that can one shot him.

 

[SheevShezarrine]

That's true, he didn't need it against Joesph, but the fact that he didn't use it to ensure the kill shows how cocky he is. I don't think you see the pattern...

Yes, the times he used time stops he managed to kill his enemies eventually. But it's the casually part that matters. You keep ignoring the fact that all the enemies he fought were one shotable. Kirito isn't, heck he too has regen. It will be this casually (cockiness) that will make him not use time stop to its most efficient manner, hence his downfall against an enemy that can one shot him.

I think he sees the pattern just fine. DIO only beats around the bush when he needs to (for the sake of caution in the case of Jotaro and for the sake of keeping a body intact to be used as a medkit/power-up in the case of Joseph) or when he knows full well that he can afford to (such as with Kakyoin, who he knew would crumble under only a single hit)

 

[SomebodyData]

I don't think so...

Yes, his beating around the bush in the case of Jotaro was precautionary.

However, he could have easily knifed Joesph any moment on the rooftops through time stop, but didn't. Or muda'd him without destroying the body.

Kakyoin is also quite the problem, as it shows when DIO gets cocky he takes his time (Pointing out here the he will probably underestimate a skinny teenager who lacks a stand or hamon)

 

[TheJ-ManRequiem]

Except when he hit Kak he punched a hole through him, when DIO punches Kiriro and notices, hey his body withstood that he's gonna hit him more than once. DIO and Kiriro and close enough in raw power she Kiriro being hit more than once ain't gonna kill him but hundreds to thousands of times with the inclusion of possible phasing hax? Also how is Kai a problem? DIO killed him as soon as he was in range.

 

[SomebodyData]

The problem is that after he punched him, time moved once more. Essentially meaning, he spent too much time casually getting there to begin with. Once Kirito survives, time will likely begin to move again (assuming it would go like it went with Kakyoin), then Kirito can one shot him with transmutation.

 

[TheJ-ManRequiem]

What? He punched Kak once, put a hole through him and still had time to monolouge a bit. And this was after he'd punched Hierophant Green once already so he knew damn well he could take his time since he knew Kaks limits. The fact that the current debate isn't wether Kirito can counter, circumvent or even survive a time stop barrage (probably around a thousand punches or so just to be safe) but instead wether DIO WANTS to kill him essentially or he's gonna even bother tells me DIO has this, if ya can provide evidence if the first things I mentioned I'll concede but considering this is a fight to the death and Dio has no reason to mess around he's probably just time stop, get over to him then just finish him off with mid difficulty.

 

[TheJ-ManRequiem]

Plus this is High DIO (op said current) with a 5 second limitation, DIO could pull a road roller out of nowhere, im sure he can cross whatever distance is needed even without factoring in his supersonic to hypersonic travel speed due to equalized speed.

 

[JustSomeWeirdo]

That's implying there's already a road roller somewhere around

 

[TheJ-ManRequiem]

No you misunderstand, from what I can tell the current debate is if DIO can cross a distance and still kill, I brought up the road roller as Dio could, look, find one and come back within seconds.

 

[JustSomeWeirdo]

Oh, I misunderstood from the "DIO could pull a road roller out of nowhere" part, but yeah, DIO can definitely cross a short distance in less than 5 seconds and still have time to have The World barrage Kirito, considering DIO found a road roller and still had time to drop it on Jotaro

 

[TheJ-ManRequiem]

That's what I meant, plus the distance is here is at less considering DIO and Kiriro are looking at each other.

 

[JustSomeWeirdo]

And the cool down for Time Stop in the OP is basically the same as 5 DIO seconds tbh


(I'm kidding)

 

[SheevShezarrine]

And the cool down for Time Stop in the OP is basically the same as 5 DIO seconds tbh


(I'm kidding)

"5 seconds have passed" - DIO, prior to somehow dying of old age

 

[Arigarmy]

@JSW

You're not the only one who decided to do that.