History YMMV / JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders

* MoralEventHorizon:
** J. Geil crossed it long before the story even started by raping and murdering Polnareff's sister.
** For the Joestar team at least, Steely Dan crossed it for his [[spoiler: merciless murder of Enya.]]
** Normally, animals have no sense of morality, but animals given intelligence due to Stand powers do. Case in point being [[FeatheredFiend Pet Shop]], who brutally rips apart two dogs in front of DIO's mansion and nearly kills their innocent owner as well, and [[ManiacMonkeys Forever]], who spies on and tries to rape an underage girl in the shower.
** Telence T. D'Arby is another one who crosses it before the events of the story, when he imprisons the souls of countless victims inside dolls that he keeps as still-living trophies. Making it even worse is how he not only plays dress-up with them (including the female dolls) and is shown suggestively fondling [[spoiler:Kakyoin's doll]], but also in how he enjoys seeing their minds break over time.
** Vanilla Ice crosses it after [[spoiler: he repeatedly kicks Iggy to death after Iggy made him destroy a sand replica of DIO. Keep in mind that he had only killed Avdol before he did this; and in the OVA, he sadistically mocks Avdol's sacrifice as well before trying to kill a wounded Polnareff.]]
** DIO already crossed it in ''Phantom Blood'' when he [[spoiler:[[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals tortured and burned Danny alive]] and [[ForTheEvulz zombified a mother to make her devour her own still-living baby]], among other crimes]], but for the Joestar Group, he passed it by driving Senator Phillips insane and forcing him to run down everyone on the street with a car for fun. Then to top it off, he [[spoiler:murders Kakyoin and, temporarily, Joseph; in the case of the latter, mocking his desecration in front of his grandson]], not long after.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The series takes place in the then-current year of 1989, the same year of the manga’s release. As such it features your typical late 80s technology and fashion. Notably, there's also a scene early on where Avdol needs to identify a fly's species, and uses the Kujo family's library to find an encyclopedia to look it up. These days a quick Google search would get him the information he wants.

* BetterThanCanon: Some have edited [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=_dP4ymK4MDA Jonathan's Victory theme]] into [[spoiler:DIO's death scene]], and many fans agree that that scene should have played out that way in the anime.

** Anne the Runaway Girl is given little to do in the story other than being TheLoad and actively dragging the heroes down before quickly being sent back home by Joseph. This one has an explanation, as Araki eventually revealed that he had very different plans for her, originally intending for her to be a long-term ally who would actively participate in fights like the rest of the heroes, but was forced to shelve her due to sexist attitudes in the 1980s forbiddin him from writing female combatants, much like with Lisa Lisa in ''Battle Tendency''.

** Joseph's complaints about Japanese culture were an obvious TakeThat at the ExecutiveMeddling to make this part closer to its Japanese roots. Come the [[Manga/DiamondIsUnbreakable next part]], not only does it take place entirely in Japan, but it's also Araki's [[CreatorsFavorite favorite part of the series]].

** Polnareff is affectionally called "Pol" for short or [=''PolPol''=] by fans ever since Hol Horse gave him that nickname in episode 11 of ''Stardust Crusaders''. Similarly, Kakyoin is called "Kak" for short, and Jotaro is called "Joot."

* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: At least in the West. While DIO is even more beloved in this part thanks to his [[LargeHam over-the-top]], [[FountainOfMemes memetic]], [[EvilIsCool devilishly charming]] style of villainy, Jotaro Kujo has quite the number of detractors due to being a rude and abrasive {{Jerkass}} towards most of the people he comes across, including his own mother. However, this started to die down later on thanks to him undergoing CharacterDevelopment and [[TookALevelInKindness taking a level in kindness]], especially by Part 4.

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!! ''YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]'' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'' | '''''Stardust Crusaders''''' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion JoJolion]]''

* ReplacementScrappy: While the fights against Pet Shop and Vanilla Ice eventually have him RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap, Iggy can be seen as this for most of the Egypt Arc in place of Kakyoin. While he was a tad OutOfFocus for most of the Tarot Arc, Kakyoin was a rather complex character for the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Stand of the Week]] formula, serving as a StraightMan to Polnareff's antics and being an empathetic loner that genuinely wants to help those close to him. In the exact same story arc that introduces Iggy, though, Kakyoin gets blinded and administered to the hospital, so the story is now PassingTheTorch to Iggy. Problem is, while Kakyoin was TheHeart of the group, Iggy is... to put it nicely, a {{Jerkass}}. Most he does is cause trouble for the Crusaders, ''especially'' Polnareff by chewing his hair and [[ToiletHumour farting in his face]], clearly not showing any care for the battle against DIO, and any help he ''does'' do prior to the battle against Pet Shop was indirect, such as his crude acts causing the Crusaders to spit out their poisoned tea, or attacking Boingo [[DisproportionateRetribution because he accidentally hit Iggy]].
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Most fans experiencing ''Stardust Crusaders'' for the first time often find [[TeamPet Iggy]] to be a nuisance, contributing [[TheLoad extremely little]] after his introduction fighting N'Doul and being a [[ReplacementScrappy lesser replacement]] for Kakyoin. Thankfully, the fights against [[PraetorianGuard Pet Shop]] and [[HeroKiller Vanilla Ice]] ended up redeeming Iggy in the eyes of most of his detractors, as the former allowed him to prove his worth in battle, and the latter brought out his [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold hidden caring side]] through trying to protect Polnareff.

** Polnareff is affectionally called "Pol" for short or [=''PolPol''=] by fans ever since Hol Horse gave him that nickname in episode 11 of ''Stardust Crusaders''. Similarly, Kakyoin is called "Kak" for short.

** DIO thanks to his upgrade to FashionVictimVillain and being much more muscular and overall powerful than he was in Phantom Blood.
** Mariah earned herself quite a few fanboys due to her shapely figure, revealing wardrobe, and confident demeanor as she fought Joseph and Avdol. Her good looks are even commented on in-universe.
** Midler, despite not appearing in person until the end of her arc (and even then we never see her face,) has also proven to be rather popular due to her sexy BellyDancer design from ''Heritage for the Future.''
** The D'Arby brothers have also earned a fair share of admirers for different reasons: Daniel for being a muscular, well-groomed, AffablyEvil NobleDemon with the voice of Creator/CamClarke, and Telence for being a confident, bombastic PrettyBoy with the voice of Creator/XanderMobus (and the suave baritone of Creator/JunichiSuwabe in the Japanese version is no slouch either).
** Vanilla Ice is a LongHairedPrettyBoy with a {{stripperiffic}} fashion sense and whose interactions with DIO are filled with HomoeroticSubtext.

** Anne the Runaway Girl is given little to do in the story other than being TheLoad and actively dragging the heroes down before quickly being sent back home by Joseph. This one has an explanation, as Araki eventually revealed that he had very different plans for her, originally intending for her to be a long-term ally who would actively participate in fights like the rest of the heroes, but sexist attitudes during the 1980s prevented him from doing so, much like with Lisa Lisa.

** Anne the Runaway Girl is given little to do in the story other than being TheLoad and actively dragging the heroes down before quickly being sent bakc home by Joseph. This one has an explanation, as Araki eventually revealed that he had very different plans for her, originally intending for her to be a long-term ally who would actively participate in fights like the rest of the heroes, but sexist attitudes during the 1980s prevented him from doing so, much like with Lisa Lisa.

* DiagnosedByTheAudience:
** Some fans have speculated that Jotaro is autistic, going off of how socially inept he was during his introduction as well as in later parts, as well as his official description pointing out that he acts like TheStoic because he mistakenly assumes everyone else can figure out how he's feeling.
** There are also some fans who believe that, based on actions taken in later story arcs, Jotaro suffers from noise-induced hearing loss on his right ear as a result of firing a gun at his ear at point blank range, averting the SteelEarDrums trope.

** Jotaro Kujo, the titular [=JoJo=] of this arc, gets this in spades, especially amongst [[AmericansHateTingle western fans]]. Many fans love Jotaro for his sheer badassery in fights, his ability to keep a cool head even in intense moments, his occasional moments of HiddenDepths, and for just being one of the coolest [=JoJos=]. However, the other half of the fanbase find his [[TheStoic stoic]] personality boring, [[NinetiesAntiHero outdated]], thinks he wins fights a little too easily, and believe that, at times, he can be [[{{Jerkass}} just plain unlikable]]. It doesn't help that, due to ''Stardust Crusaders'' being the series' most recognizable part, [[WolverinePublicity Jotaro is almost always guaranteed to appear more often than any of the other protagonists]]. However, he was RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap for many in later parts.

** This part as a whole has gotten this reaction over the years. When it was first serialized and introduced to the United States market, it was praised for its introduction of Stands, the sheer insanity of most of the battles, and the epic final fight with DIO. New fans, however, don't get the hype behind this part, since the MonsterOfTheWeek format gets old after a while, and the fact that the other Stand-based parts improved on this one greatly. It's also notoriously slow pacingwise, making it harder to watch compared to other arcs simply because each encounter is given a lengthy amount of screentime. Oftentimes, people will suggest skipping some fights, as they add nothing of value and simply are {{Padding}}, with Arabia Fats, ZZ, Devo the Cursed, and Mannish Boy in particular being skipped due to being the least impactful fights in the story.

** This part as a whole has gotten this reaction over the years. When it was first serialized and introduced to the United States market, it was praised for its introduction of Stands, the sheer insanity of the most of the battles, and the epic final fight with DIO. New fans, however, don't get the hype behind this part, since the MonsterOfTheWeek format gets old after a while, and the fact that the other Stand-based parts improved on this one greatly. It's also notoriously slow pacingwise, making it harder to watch compared to other arcs simply because each encounter is given a lengthy amount of screentime. Oftentimes, people will suggest skipping some fights, as they add nothing of value and simply are {{Padding}}, with Arabia Fats, ZZ, Devo the Cursed, and Mannish Boy in particular being skipped due to being the least impactful fights in the story.

* SelfFanservice: A downplayed example with Kakyoin, he's already a {{Bishounen}} in-canon but only out of comparison from the other main heroes, the original manga even has him [[OnlySixFaces have the same face as Jotaro and Polnareff.]] Fanartists however love to make him a straightout example, sometimes even making [[DudeLooksLikeALady him look androgynous.]] What doesn't help is that [[Creator/{{CLAMP}} CLAMP]] is guilty of this too.

!! ''YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]'' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'' | '''''Stardust Crusaders''''' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond Is Unbreakable]]'' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'' | ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion JoJolion]]''

%% This trope has gone through serious overuse for these pages. Before adding entries here think about whether or not this scene is memorable enough that people with only moderate interest in the series who have not read this part are aware of it.

** Jotaro's epic beatdown of Steely Dan is iconic, as after two episodes of Dan being one of the worst {{Hate Sink}}s to date, seeing him suffer a NoHoldsBarBeatdown for ''30 consecutive seconds'' is one hell of an SugarWiki/AwesomeMoment.

** Jotaro Kujo, the titular [=JoJo=] of this arc, gets this in spades, especially amongst [[AmericansHateTingle western fans]]. Many fans love Jotaro for his sheer badassery in fights, his ability to keep a cool head even in intense moments, his occasional moments of HiddenDepths, and for just being one of the coolest [=JoJos=]. However, the other half of the fanbase find his [[TheStoic stoic]] personality boring, [[NinetiesAntiHero outdated]], think he wins fights a little too easily, and believe that, at times, he can be [[{{Jerkass}} just plain unlikable]]. It doesn't help that, due to ''Stardust Crusaders'' being the series' most recognizable part, [[WolverinePublicity Jotaro is almost always guaranteed to appear more often than any of the other protagonists]].
** Although he definitely has a large fanbase, Jean-Pierre Polnareff is probably one of the most controversial heroes of the series due to being the only main character with a story arc in a very [[VillainOfTheWeek episodic part]] and for appearing almost as many times as Jotaro, if not more. Many fans find Polnareff a very endearing character whose search for his sister's killer makes him an IronWoobie of the highest calibre, find his ButtMonkey antics very amusing, and enjoy his fights. Some, however, think that he takes up [[SpotlightStealingSquad far too much screen time,]] with many wishing that less time could be spent on him and more on Kakyoin and Avdol.

** Kakyoin licking a cherry.

** Jotaro's epic beatdown of Steely Dan.
** Polnareff facing DIO at the stairs.
** DIO and The World vs. Jotaro and Star Platinum and their competing Stand cries. It's often used to "summarize" the series.
--->'''Jotaro:''' '''''ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!!'''''
--->'''DIO:''' '''''MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDAAAAA!!'''''
** DIO throwing knives at Jotaro in stopped time and attempting to crush him with a steamroller, thanks to MemeticMutation.

** In the manga, DIO approaching Jotaro is the single most well-known frame of the entire volumes.

** The fight against Arabia Fats and his Stand, the Sun, is widely considered one of the worst fights in not only ''Stardust Crusaders'', which has been criticized for some of its rather uninteresting MonsterOfTheWeek fights, but the series as a whole due to how [[PlotIrrelevantVillain unnecessary]] and [[ArcFatigue boring]] it is. Not helping matters is that the fight is [[AntiClimaxBoss quickly resolved with little issue]], ultimately resulting in Arabia Fats having no personality to speak of, which fans have [[NeverLiveItDown not let gone unnoticed]].

** The original [=OVAs=] released in 1991 and 2000. Especially with the anime that aired in 2014, a lot of fans are left to debate over whether or not they still have a place in history or are expendable. Starting InMediasRes, cutting out many of the VillainOfTheWeek fights, and [[DarkerAndEdgier the more serious tone]] did not go over well with some fans. However, the [=OVAs=] did have a few accolades, such as cutting out some of the less important fights, how Daniel D'Arby and DIO's battles were handled, and the involvement of Creator/SatoshiKon.

* SoBadItsGood: The OVA's English dub suffers from stiff, cheesy line deliveries and poor casting -- several actors have similar voices which often don't fit their character.[[note]]To be fair, many would point these criticisms at the Japanese cast as well[[/note]] However, in spite of all of its faults, many have felt that the dub comes off as unintentionally hilarious; although a lot of viewers consider DIO's OVA dub to be pretty decent, as well as those of Hol Horse and Daniel D'Arby.

** The fight against Arabia Fats and his stand The Sun is widely considered one of the worst fights in not only this part, which has been criticized for some of its rather uninteresting MonsterOfTheWeek fights, but the series as a whole due to how [[PlotIrrelevantVillain unnecessary]] and [[ArcFatigue boring]] it is. Not helping matters is that the fight is [[AntiClimaxBoss quickly resolved with little issue.]]
** Alessi is a strong contender for the most universally hated character in Part 3, and possibly all of ''[=JoJo=]''. As a creepy ChildHater who [[FountainOfYouth turns his victims into kids]] before [[WouldHurtAChild attempting to murder them with an axe]] and who lacks any redeeming qualities, he is definitely intended to be a HateSink. However, the fight against him is too full of uncomfortable and {{Squick}}y moments (mainly thanks to Polnareff spending most of it as a naked kid) to be enjoyable for most people, so he fails to garner the LoveToHate reaction that such a character is supposed to elicit during the brief time he's there. Thankfully, Alessi is also a PlotIrrelevantVillain who's entirely contained within a single story arc, so those who can't stand him can easily skip over him without missing anything. With all this in mind however, his eventual defeat is ''extremely'' satisfying and hilarious.