User blog comment:Wassboss/Stardust caught in a Golden Breeze: Stardust Crusaders vs Golden Gangsters/@comment-422690-20190729150218

So...

Protags: Jotaro takes this pretty easily, actually. I was initially tempted to give it to him simply because Star Platinum has a consistent and defined powerset, but looking more closely also shows that there's very little Golden Wind Gold Experience can actually do to harm Jotaro aside from attack reflection, which isn't even consistent. Because Gio doesn't have the benefit of plot powers, his only real chance is to attack Jotaro when he's distracted by someone else.

Even when looking at team synergy, Star Platinum takes the cake. Star Platinum and Jotaro are big, obvious threats, meaning that he can draw fire from his teammates to let them set up their more complex strategies. Gio can homoerotically heal his teammates, but this takes time and concentration to do. At best it's an after-action patch-up. Deprived of his true Stand, 『Araki's Pen』, Giorno Giovanna is at a massive disadvantage.

TBC