Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31270269-20170313181642/@comment-1839918-20180521171419

Kingsly the Fifth wrote: Rakanadyo wrote: Currently catching up, and just watched Jotaro vs. Kenshiro. That was almost Gaara vs. Toph or 18 vs. Captain Marvel tier of stupid. Their whole basis of Kenshiro's victory was that all he needed was one hit, but not only is Star Platinum way too fast to let that happen, but they completely ignored the fact that it, much like Gaara's sand, is reflexive and will appear from Jotaro's body to block an attack it sees coming, as long as it isn't outmatched in speed. And if you rewatch Stardust Crusaders, most of the trouble Jotaro had in fights were against faster or impossible-to-physically-hit Stands. Ken would've died in one time stop.

I guessed the other two this season right, so no complaints there. I'll be back if I feel a need to rant about another episode. Muso tensei though. Can’t exactly kill or block your opponents attacks if they’re completely intangible. Plus Star Platinum is not even remotely strong enough physically to kill kenshiro, even without muso tensei. Depends on the method of intangibility. Remember, Star Platinum can achieve this as well. And if Kenshiro's is spiritually-based, then Star can counter it because it, too, is a spiritual entity.

And physical strength isn't the only necessity. Jotaro, unlike what he showed in the battle animation, would be plenty fast enough during a time stop to attack Kenshiro's heart. He'd figure out quickly enough that brute force won't work and go for another method like that.