History YMMV / JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo

* EndingFatigue: The final battle for this part is one of the longest final arcs in the entire franchise. Unlike the battles against Kars, DIO, and Kira, this fight has multiple phases and keeps throwing new obstacles at the protagonists. It begins immediately after the protagonists defeat Ciocclata and Secco with [[spoiler: Diavolo's introduction and a brief fight between King Crimson and Silver Chariot while the other protagonists attempt to find Buccellati. Then Silver Chariot Requiem awakens and the protagonists spend multiple chapters trying to figure out the body switch and stop Diavolo from getting the arrow, and then comes the final chapters of Giorno trying to claim the arrow.]] And once the final battle concludes, the story still has an additional five chapters [[HowWeGotHere about the gang's encounter with a Stand user before Buccellati met Giorno]].

** Bruno Buccellati is one of the few things about this part that fans can agree to be great. His Stand Sticky Fingers has one of the more interesting powers, and he has a more active role in the plot than Giorno. There are many fans who consider him the real protagonist of ''Vento Aureo''.
** If Buccellati isn't your favorite character in this part than chances are it's Guido Mista who, like Buccellati, is a more prominent protagonist than Giorno. It helps that the later chapters made him feel like a second [=BroJo=] and having a Stand named after ''Music/SexPistols'' helped him get a lot of fans.

* JerkassWoobie: Pesci becomes this after [[spoiler:Buccellati kills Prosciutto, his closest ally, and is motivated to continue fighting just to avenge his friend even if he knows he doesn't stand a chance against Buccellati and his gang.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Diavolo crosses it after he has Buccellati bring Trish to him, only for him to attempt to kill her.]]

** When Panacotta Fugo was first introduced, he was established as a mentor figure towards Narancia and the serious guy in the group. This opened up a lot of potential for an interesting dynamic between him and Narancia and having a major role among the protagonists. Unfortunately, Fugo only gets '''ONE''' major fight in the whole story and is [[spoiler: PutOnABus after Bruno betrays Diavolo.]]
** This part's secondary antagonist Risotto Nero. Initially established as a major threat in the first half of the story, many felt he was going to get a major battle with the protagonists at some point. Unfortunately, he's immediately forgotten after [[spoiler: Diavolo tries to kill Trish]], and when he does finally appear his fight is with Doppio instead of the protagonists. In fact he doesn't even get to fight the protagonists since [[spoiler: Narancia unknowingly kills him using Aerosmith while attempting to kill Doppio.]] It's especially embarrassing when you consider that Hol Horse had a more active role as secondary antagonist.

* VanillaProtagonist: Giorno was initially criticized as this during the initial translation. A lot of readers felt that he didn't have any personality quirks that let him stand out like Joseph or Josuke, and didn't have much of a role in the main plot. In fact the most interesting thing about his character (being Dio's son) is almost never explored.

* WhatAnIdiot: When Buccellati brings Trish to [[spoiler: Diavolo]] you'd expect that he'd [[spoiler: kill Trish behind Buccellati's back, but instead he tries to kill her right in front of Buccellati.]]

** [[spoiler: Polnareff]] already had it rough in ''Stardust Crusaders''. Here however, he ended up unable to walk after losing a battle to [[spoiler: Diavolo]] and while trying to help the protagonists [[spoiler: Diavolo ends up killing him only for him to survive because of Silver Chariot Requiem causing him to switch bodies with a turtle. After Diavolo is defeated he's left to live the rest of his life in the turtle's Stand.]]

* BrokenBase: The torture scene where Narancia, Mista, and Fugo dance over Zucchero's remains. Was it a mean-spirited scene that made the protagonists less sympathetic or did it fit with the tone of the franchise and work because the protagonists are gangsters?

* AmericansHateTingle: While popular in its native Japan, the part gets significant amounts of criticism in the Western fanbase for a number of reasons - an excessive emphasis on the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Stand user of the week]], an uninteresting antagonist, and an ending which is simultaneously a DeusExMachina (even by ''[=JoJo=]'' standards) and incredibly cruel towards said antagonist. Not helping is that this is where Araki's tendency to have a CastFullOfPrettyBoys began, as part of ArtEvolution that has a BrokenBase all on its own.
* BadassDecay: Abbacchio and Fugo only get one fight scene where they are the focus in this part and they're both in the beginning. Following these fights neither of them contribute heavily to the action despite their stands being established as rather useful. Made only worse when [[spoiler: Fugo is written out of the story and Abbacchio is killed by Doppio.]]

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: While this part does maintain some of the self-aware charm of the previous installments, there are a lot of darker elements that some fans took issue with. The fact that almost every fight ended with the death of the enemy made it hard for some fans to care about the minor antagonists or even remember them, and it doesn't help when [[spoiler: half the main cast is killed off towards the end.]] Another major point is how the main antagonist [[spoiler: Diavolo]] lacks the [[PetTheDog redeeming qualities]] of previous antagonists with a backstory causing him to be the darkest antagonist in the franchise. In addition scenes like the torture dance have caused some fans to feel less sympathetic towards the protagonists.
* EndingFatigue: The final battle for this part is one of the longest final arcs in the entire franchise. Unlike the battles against Kars, DIO, and Kira, this fight has multiple phases and keeps throwing new obstacles at the protagonists. It begins immediately after the protagonists defeat Ciocclata and Secco with [[spoiler: Diavolo's introduction and a brief fight between King Crimson and Silver Chariot while the other protagonists attempt to find Buccellati. Then Silver Chariot Requiem awakens and the protagonists spend multiple chapters trying to figure out the body switch and stop Diavolo from getting the arrow, and then comes the final chapters of Giorno trying to claim the arrow.]] And once the final battle concludes, the story still has an additional five chapters about the gang's encounter with a Stand user before Buccellati met Giorno.

* FanPreferredCouple: Bruno/Trish started gaining traction in the later chapters, especially after [[spoiler: Bruno betrayed Diavolo for his attempt at killing Trish.]]

** Giorno/Bruno and Giorno/Mista are both popular among the fandom. Bruno is this part's definitive "[=BroJo=]" while Mista becomes pretty close to Giorno later on [[spoiler: especially after Bruno's death]] or is an alternative for those who prefer to ship Bruno with Trish.

** "It just works!"[[note]]The abilities of King Crimson and Epitaph are so vague and confusing to many fans that most have just accepted they just work.[[/note]]

* RootingForTheEmpire: There are a lot of fans who would have liked to see the members of La Squadra take down The Boss.
* TheScrappy: While all of the other main villains have their fans, it is very hard to find much love for [[spoiler: Diavolo]]. Most of the criticism comes from the fact that a lot of effort was placed into making him mysterious to the point where nothing about his character truly stood out. It also doesn't help that the fandom still can't quite understand how his Stand or Epitaph ability truly works.

-->"I turned your gun into a banana. [[AteHisGun Treat it as your last meal.]]
** Mista, Narancia, and Fugo dancing over the remains of Zucchero.

** The Boss's attempt at [[spoiler: killing Trish]].

** Giorno subjecting Cioccolatta to a [[NoKillLikeOverkill seven page long]] NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.

** The final panel of Giorno [[spoiler: as Passione's new kingpin]].
* SoOkayItsAverage: Unlike the Duwang Scans, the original translation for ''Vento Aureo'' is just another bad manga translation. While one could get unintentional laughs out of the Duwang Scans, the original translation for ''Vento Aureo'' is plagued by simplistic dialogue which makes the characters come off as bland and complicates the Stand battles even further. It doesn't help that the picture quality for the original scans is rather poor as the color tone for the black lines causes characters to clash with the background. Alleviated now that a better translation is being worked on and with colored scans as well, but some chapters have yet to receive this treatment and the last third of the manga still must be read with the original translation at the moment.

** Giorno being the son of DIO is almost never explored throughout the entire part. This plot point doesn't go beyond Giorno being ruthless towards his enemies. A lot of fans would have liked to see this ruthlessness be used to make Giorno a morally gray protagonist and have a contrast between the other protagonists.
** Koichi's initial escapade of coming to Italy in the early chapters. What could have been an interesting plot that brought more of the past mythology into the story just ends up being a plot device used to introduce the main storyline.
* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: Bruno, Narancia, and Abbacchio. Averted with Polnareff who, despite having his body killed by Diavolo, takes residence in the turtle's stand.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Araki originally planned to have [[spoiler:Fugo stay in Bucciarati's group post-betrayal, acting as TheMole who was still secretly loyal to Diavolo.]] [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Because of the depression Araki was going through at the time]], he shelved this idea and instead simply [[spoiler:[[PutOnABus wrote Fugo out of the plot]] by having him not join his friends as traitors.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: While the franchise has had many instances of this trope before, ''Vento Aureo'' takes it to a whole new level. The story of this part would feel right at home in a gangster film like ''Literature/TheGodfather'' or ''Film/Goodfellas'' especially when it comes to the brutal violence, graphic blood and gore, and unapologetic deaths. In spite of the increased maturity of this part, this still got serialized in Shonen Jump.

* AlasPoorScrappy: [[spoiler:Even for a relatively unliked ([[TheScrappy for the wrong reasons]]) main villain, some readers felt that Diavolo's fate of being subjected to an infinite death loop is too excessive. Considering his track record, that's something]].

* BrokenBase: The torture scene where Narancia, Mista, and Fugo dance over Zucchero's remains. Was it a mean-spirted scene that made the protagonists less sympathetic or did it fit with the tone of the franchise and work because the protagonists are gangsters.

* EndingFatigue: The final battle for this part is one of the longest final arcs in the entire franchise. Unlike the battles against Kars, DIO, and Kira, this fight has multiple phases and keeps throwing new obstacles at the protagonists. It begins immediately after the protagonists defeat Ciocclata and Secco with [[spoiler: Diavolo's introduction and a brief fight between King Crimson and Silver Chariot while the other protagonists attempt to find Buccelati. Then Silver Chariot Requiem awakens and the protagonists spend multiple chapters trying to figure out the body switch and stop Diavolo from getting the arrow, and then comes the final chapters of Giorno trying to claim the arrow.]] And once the final battle concludes, the story still has an additional five chapters about the gang's encounter with a Stand user before Buccelati met Giorno.

** Bruno Buccellati is one of the few things about this part that fans can agree to be great. His Stand Sticky Fingers is often considered one of the most interesting stands to watch fight, and he has a more active role in the plot than Giorno. There are many fans who consider him the real protagonist of ''Vento Aureo''.
** If Buccellatii isn't your favorite character in this part than chances are it's Guido Mista who like Bucellatii is a more prominent protagonist than Giorno. It helps that the later chapters made him feel like a second [=BroJo=] and having a stand named after ''Music/SexPistols'' helped him get a lot of fans.
** Risotto Nero and many members of La Squadra are well-liked among fans often being considered some of the best minor villains in the franchise. The EvilIsCool, EvilIsSexy, and RootingForTheEmpire tropes explain why. Prosciutto and Pesci are the most popular in particular for their memorable arc and comradery.

* EvilIsCool: Risotto Nero's Assassination Squad who actually had reasonable motivations for betraying the Boss and a sense of comradery with one another.

** Prosciutto/Pesci for their comradery and how Pesci refers to Prosciutto as "big brother".

* JerkassWoobie: Pesci becomes this after [[spoiler: Buccellati kills Prosciutto as he loses his closest ally and is motivated to continue fighting just to avenge his friend even if he knows he doesn't stand a chance against Buccellati and his gang.]]

** "Bruno's Bizarre Adventure"[[note]]Much like "Polnareff's Bizarre Adventure in ''Stardust Crusaders'', many fans feel that Bruno gets more screen time than Giorno and is in general a more interesting character.[[/note]]

** The Boss' attempt at [[spoiler: killing Trish]].

** The final panel of Giorno as kingpin.
* SoOkayItsAverage: Unlike the Duwang Scans, the original translation for ''Vento Aureo'' is just another bad manga translation. While one could get unintentional laughs out of the Duwang Scans, the original translation for ''Vento Aureo'' is plagued by simplistic dialogue which makes the characters come off as bland and complicates the Stand battles even further. It doesn't help that the picture quality for the original scans is rather poor as the color tone for the black lines causing characters to clash in with the background. Alleviated now that a better translation is being worked on and with colored scans as well but some chapters have yet to receive this treatment and the last third of the manga still must be read with the original translation at the moment.

** Many fans would have liked to see Araki's original plan of [[spoiler: Fugo being the mole]] come into action since it would have taken the story into a radically different direction and given character development to most of the main protagonists.

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: Bruno, Narancia, and Abbacchio. Averted with Polnareff who despite having his body killed by Diavolo, takes residence in the turtle's stand.]]

* VanillaProtagonist: Giorno was initially criticized as this during the initial translation. A lot of readers felt that he didn't have any personality quirks that let him stand out like Joseph or Josuke, and didn't have much of a role in the main plot. In fact the most interesting thing about his character being Dio's son is almost never explored.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Bruno Buccellati is one of the few things about this part that fans can agree to be great. His Stand Sticky Fingers is often considered one of the most interesting stands to watch fight, and he has a more active role in the plot than Giorno. There are many fans who consider him the real protagonist of ''Vento Aureo''.

* BrokenBase:
** The torture scene where Narancia, Mista, and Fugo dance over Zucchero's remains. Was it a mean-spirted scene that made the protagonists less sympathetic or did it fit with the tone of the franchise and work because the protagonists are gangsters.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Giorno was initially accused of being a VanillaProtagonist in the original translations due to poorly written dialogue. However thanks to the Cyberconnect games and the new translation he has gotten a lot of more respect as a character. By no means is he as popular as Joseph, Jolyne, or Josuke but still has a lot of fans and even those who didn't like him at first have come to see more interesting qualities in his character.

* AmericansHateTingle: While popular in its native Japan, the part gets significant amounts of criticism in the Western fanbase for a number of reasons - an excessive emphasis on the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Stand user of the week]], an uninteresting antagonist, an ending which is simultaneously a DeusExMachina (even by ''[=JoJo=]'' standards) and incredibly cruel towards said antagonist. Not helping is that this is where Araki's tendency to have a CastFullOfPrettyBoys began, as part of ArtEvolution that has a BrokenBase all on its own.

* AlasPoorScrappy: [[spoiler: Despite opinions on Diavolo, many felt that him being sentenced to an endless cycle of deaths was too cruel.]]

** Giorno subjecting Ciocolatta to a [[NoKillLikeOverkill seven page long]] NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.

** Giorno subjecting Ciocolatta to a [[NoKillLikeOverkill seven page long]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.]]

** Bruno and the protagonists sans Fug [[spoiler: betraying the Boss.]]

* LoveItOrHateIt: Especially after the emergence of the new translation which gave this part more fans. Nowadays ''Vento Aureo'' has many supporters who feel it doesn't get enough love and is unfairly judged, while some still stand by it being one of the weaker parts. ''Vento Aureo'' has gotten praise among the fandom for being DarkerAndEdgier than most of the other parts with more emphasis on the fights than anything, raising the stakes with overpowered Stands to create intense and often long fights, the protagonists being [[AntiHero anti-heroes]] and Araki taking the AnyoneCanDieRule to the extreme. As such the fans felt that ''Vento Aureo'' had a fresh feel to it compared to other parts that allowed it to explore ideas and plots other parts never touched upon such as moral ambiguity while having a generally likable cast of characters. That said, this part does have many detractors who at the least find it to be weak and at the worst outright dislike it. Those who aren't fans often criticize this part for having needlessly complicated Stands, the VillainOfTheWeek format getting stale especially due to how long the fights can get, many of the more interesting plot points such as the moral ambiguity of the protagonists and Giorno's relationship to Dio never being explored, not using many of the protagonists or supporting characters to their fullest potential, and an underwhelming villain alongside of a cop-out finale. Some of the detractors even admit to giving up on reading this part and skipping it altogether.

* LoveItOrHateIt: With the emergence of better translations ''Vento Aureo'' has more supporters, but some fans still have animosity towards it. Some fans love it for being DarkerAndEdgier than the previous parts with a cast of AntiHero protagonists, but particularly the emphasis put on the fights. A lot of praise has been given to the fights for how high tension they are in that [[AnyoneCanDie all of them end with characters dying]], the Stands being ridiculously overpowered adding a stronger element of strategy, and how they take up many chapters. However it is also criticized as one of the weakest parts. While the detractors do give praise to the fights, criticism is aimed at the overall writing for the part. Be it underutilized characters, the Stand being needlessly complicated, and an underwhelming main villain, not everyone was pleased with ''Vento Aureo''.

* AlasPoorScrappy: [[spoiler: Despite opinions on Diavolo, many felt that him being sentence to an endless cycle of deaths was too cruel.]]

* AmericansHateTingle: While popular in its native Japan, the part gets significant amounts of criticism in the Western fanbase for a number of reasons - an excessive emphasis on the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Stand user of the week]], an uninteresting antagonist, an ending which is simultaneously a DeusExMachina (even by ''[=JoJo=]'' standards) and incredibly cruel towards said antagonist. Not helping is that this is where Araki's tendency to have a CastFullOfPrettyBoys began, as part of ArtEvolution that has a BrokenBase all on its own.

* ItWasHisSled: [[spoiler: Bruno and the protagonists sans Fugo betraying the Boss after his attempt to kill Trish, and the Boss' identity being Diavolo is widely known among the fandom.]]

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: Bruno, Narancia, and Abbacchio.]]

* VindicatedByHistory: ''Vento Aureo'' has gotten more support among the fandom due to a better translation being put out. There are also some fans who even believe that an anime adaptation can fix some of the issues the manga had.

* FanPreferredCouple: Bruno x Trish started gaining traction in the later chapters, especially after [[spoiler: Bruno betrayed Diavolo for his attempt at killing Trish.]]

* AmericansHateTingle: While popular in its native Japan, the part gets significant amounts of criticism in the Western fanbase for a number of reasons - an excessive emphasis on the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Stand user of the week]], an uninteresting antagonist, an ending which is simultaneously a DeusExMachina (even by ''[=JoJo=]'' standards) and incredibly cruel towards said antagonist. Not helping is that this is where Araki's tendency to have a CastFullOfPrettyBoys began, as part of ArtEvolution that has a BrokenBase all on its own.