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but then, the further you get, the more and more obvious it becomes that diego is really not that bad at all, johnny just has a huge personal grudge against the guy because he lost a race to him when he was 17.

like, you’re so quick to assume diego must be evil because of COURSE he is why WOULDN’T the dio counterpart be evil, and so you’re also quick to believe everything bad that johnny says about him. but the manga clearly anticipates these reader biases from the very beginning, and it uses them to its advantage. it gradually shows you more of diego’s actual character until you’re like, oh. so johnny is actually the petty bitch (affectionate) in this situation huh. this is actually completely different from what i originally thought huh.

basically it’s like

Part 1

Jonathan Joestar: Good morning! What a lovely day it is today :)

Dio: I AM GOING TO KILL YOU.

Part 7

Dio: Good morning! What a lovely day it is today :)

Jonathan Joestar: I AM GOING TO KILL YOU.

murder is ok :)

[ID: two digital drawings: the first is a drawing of jonathan joestar from jojo's bizarre adventure, a broad, muscular man wearing a crop top, golden shoulder plates and fingerless gloves, smiling brightly with his hands clasped over his chest. he is saying "it's okay to ask for help" "you are not a burden" and "your feelings matter."

Be Honorable, like Jonathan!

Be Clever, like Joseph!

Be Proud, like Jotaro!

Be Kind, like Josuke!

Be Ambitious, like Giorno!

Be Tough, like Jolyne!

Don’t be like Johnny!