JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Discussion Thread IV: Diamond is Unbreakable

[Chariot190]

王と民The King and the People三次元世界に生きるわれわれは「時間」に縛られて生きている。そんな中「時を止めて自由に行動できる」DIOの「世界」は、文字通り世界を支配する力と言えよう。一方で、「一番『弱い』能力って…どんなヤツだい？」と聞くエンリコ・プッチにDIOは「王には王の料理人には料理人にあった適材適所があり、スタンドも同様『強い』『弱い』の概念はない」と答えている。DIOは、自分自身が全てを超越したものであると自覚しつつも、王であるが故に、「適材適所」という民の才能を活かそうとする視点も持ち合わせているのだ。
We who live in the three-dimensional world are bound by 'time' as we live. Among this, DIO’s The World, which allows him to 'stop time and act freely', can literally be said to have the power to dominate the world. On the other hand, when Enrico Pucci asks him, "What is the ‘weakest’ ability… like?" DIO replies, "For a king, there is proper placement for the king’s chef, and for the chef, there is proper placement as well. Similarly, Stands lack the concept of being ‘strong’ or ‘weak.’" DIO, while being aware that he himself has transcended all things, also possesses the perspective of seeking to make use of the people’s talents in 'proper placement', precisely because he is a king.

from jojo mag, fyi the ' is just what I used for brackets, which is used for emphasis or focus, but the actual brackets have like triple spaces so it looks bad in eng. would use " but there was already an actual quote.

 

[Nierre]

that's a sick statement... damn thats hard.

 

[Chariot190]

JoJo mag has obvious yap like "Dio is super ******* anal and cautious in part 3", but these I thought were neat.

努力家「時を止める」時間を延ばすなど、努力を惜しまない人間の頃も、当時最新式のボクシングスタイルをマスターしている他、ジョースター卿が絶賛するほどのテーブルマナーを身につけていた。貧民街出身であることを考えれば、並々ならぬ陰の努力をしていたに違いない。Hard Worker
He did not hold back on effort, such as extending the time he could stop time. Even when he was human, he mastered the latest boxing style of the time, and he had acquired table manners so refined that Lord Joestar praised them highly. Considering that he was born in the slums, there’s no doubt he made extraordinary efforts behind the scenes.

乗り物好き世界中を旅していたためか、なぜかたちやたらと乗り物やそれにまつわるものを例えに使うDIO。第6部では、船の模型造りに興じている。もはや移動手段以上の感情を持っているのかもしれない…。 Fondness for Vehicles
Perhaps because he had been traveling throughout the world, DIO unusually often uses vehicles and things related to them as examples. In Part 6, he is engrossed in building ship models. Perhaps he now has feelings for them that go beyond just being a means of transportation…

読書家DIOの登場シーンにおいて読書をしていることがかなり多い。エジプトの屋敷では図書館のような蔵書があるほどだ。読書によって現代の知識を得たのだろうか。表紙を見ただけでブッチ神父の本の内容を看破する程のDIO。あらゆるジャンルの本に精通しているようだ。Avid Reader
In scenes where DIO appears, he is frequently seen reading. At his mansion in Egypt, there is a collection of books to the extent that it resembles a library. Did he perhaps acquire modern knowledge through reading? DIO, who can discern the contents of Father Pucci’s book just by looking at its cover, seems to be well-versed in books of every genre.

The boxing thing is notable,


It adds onto this. With Dio not just knowing how to box, but having mastered it at the age of 12. Doubly notable, is the fact his bitchass was doing swaying techniques half a century before they became a thing, dude basically invented swaying.

 

[Chariot190]

Also the secret pipe bomb tech....

 

[SlendVeny]

Oh the Okuyasu thing, The Hand has blinders that cover half its vision to symbolize Okuyasu's tunnel vision. Thats neat. Idk why his Stand deletes shit tho....

Maybe it's because he's got a mean right hook