User blog comment:Wassboss/Stardust caught in a Golden Breeze: Stardust Crusaders vs Golden Gangsters/@comment-3189283-20190801144005

Insert Obligatory I don’t normally vote on my own battles disclaimer.

The Protagonist

Jotaro wins this pretty handily. Golden Experience simply can’t match the speed, strength and durability of Star Platinum in a straight fight and so is entirely reliant on whatever life forms it can conjure up to try and break up the battle. If the damage reflection ability was actually a consistent power then maybe Giorno could bait Jotaro into attacking one of his creations but since it isn’t it can’t really be considered. Golden Experience is more suited as a support Stand rather than a out and out fighter with its life detection and healing but both of these are only useful pre and post battle respectively. Star Platinum is one of the most powerful Stands in existence and is backed by an intelligent and intuitive user in Jotaro and while it is very basic in terms of ability that’s because it doesn’t need a gimmick to get ahead, it’s physical attributes are enough. It can and will lay down a relentless stream of attacks to prevent Giorno from being able to heal himself or his teammates and focus on defending himself which Golden Experience won’t really be able to do.

Edge: Stardust Crusaders

The Spotlight Stealer

In terms of Stands I really can’t call it. Silver Chariot is incredibly quick, arguably one of the quickest Stands in the series and trying to land a hit on it is very hard, not to mention even if you do land a hit the armour protects it. As it is wielding an actual weapon it makes its attacks much more dangerous than the standard barrage of punches from other Stands and it even has a limited ranged option as well. Sticky Fingers meanwhile is a very versatile Stand because of it’s zipper abilities and it allows Bruno to run rings around his opponent as well as providing a great offensive option due to it’s speed and strength, probably the best of all the gang. It’s zippers can also be used for makeshift healing so even if Bruno does get hit, he can still continue to fight. Ultimately both of these stands are difficult to pin down and difficult to harm even if they do get caught out so there can’t really be an edge given.

Moving onto users and I have to give the edge to Bruno. As much as I love Polnareff he’s rash, brash and doesn’t think things through often which leads him into trouble. Bruno is the exact opposite; calm, cool and collected and I have no doubt he’ll be able to outwit Polnareff. He knows how to use his Stand to its full potential and make use of all the possible applications his zippers have and he’s also not afraid to get down and dirty himself should he need to. Polnareff is going to have to be worrying about both Sticky Fingers and Bruno whereas Bruno only has to worry about Silver Chariot (This is also an advantage he has over all of the Crusaders with the exception of Joseph).

Edge: Golden Gangsters

Support

Let’s just get it out of the way Joseph wins this one. Not because of his Stand which is the weakest bar none in this fight but because it’s Joseph Motherfucking Joestar. He’s got a plan for any situation, the quick wit to improvise if things aren’t going his way and he can use virtually anything in his immediate surroundings as a weapon against his opponent. Despite being seventy years old he’s still in supreme physical condition and will have no problem keeping up with the young gangsters and while Hermit Purple is a weak Stand, he can use it in conjunction with his Hamon to increase his range greatly. I’ve jerked off Joseph enough so let’s look at Abbaccio. Moody Blues isn’t really a great Stand for combat and I can’t see Abbaccio having much of a chance in a straight fight against anyone so he’ll have to rely on trickery via using his Stand to disguise itself. Moody Blues also leaves Abbaccio unable to defend himself with it when it’s using its broadcasting power which puts it at a disadvantage against Hermit Purple in that regard as well as Joseph can use it to find information without being vulnerable.

Edge: Stardust Crusaders

Ranged Attacker

Sex Pistols is basically a direct downgrade from part 3’s the Emperor and while the ability to change the direction of your bullets sounds like a pretty solid ability it’s actually quite easily countered. With the exception of Hermit Purple all of the other stands can either deflect, block or destroy bullets with relative ease. Kakyoin is probably the least equipped of the crusaders to deal with bullets but even then, Emerald Splash can probably destroy bullets and failing that Hierophant Green can just simply block them with it’s body as conventional weapons cannot harm Stands. The previously mentioned Emerald Splash is a pretty powerful attack and Kakyoin can spam it relentlessly making it very hard to dodge. Hierophant Green is also better as an information gathering Stand because it has a further range and is a lot stealthier about how it goes about it’s business as opposed to the loud and boisterous Sex Pistols. Mista said it best himself, his Stand is best suited for an assassination and in a straight battle they’re limitations are much more glaring.

Edge: Stardust Crusaders

TBC