Stardust Crusaders Vs DIO.

Desperate Escape and Search for Sustenance: Cornered and with his body severely damaged by attacks that have exceeded his speed, DIO abandons any semblance of tactical pride. Taking advantage of a split second or the chaos of the environment, he uses his time-stop ability to move stealthily or escape Jotaro's direct range, desperately searching for a source of vital energy with which to mend his torn tissues.
The Perfect Target (Joseph Joestar): In his desperation to turn the tide, DIO's eyes fall upon his most valuable and readily available resource: Joseph Joestar. Wounded, elderly, and lying on the ground, Joseph becomes the ideal target. DIO pounces on him with ferocious cruelty, sinking his fangs in or reaching out to suck the blood directly from the elderly Joestar.
The turning point of the fight: Drinking Joseph's blood isn't just a desperate act of healing to mend his mortal wounds; it becomes the catalyst that unleashes his most terrifying phase. By absorbing the Joestar bloodline, Jonathan's stolen body perfectly synchronizes with him, causing his power to expand aberrantly and extending his time-stopping ability to its maximum limit (up to 9 seconds), giving a dramatic and agonizing twist to the final stretch of the confrontation.

The Silent Curse of the Stand: Because Jonathan Joestar's body reconnected with the family through the bloodline upon awakening DIO, a Stand began to manifest within Holly. However, her kind, sweet, and lackluster personality left her without the mental fortitude to control it. As a result, the Stand began to consume her from within, draining her life force with a constant fever that is slowly killing her.
The inexorable time limit: From the moment Joseph and Jotaro discover the curse, a critical 50-day deadline is set. If they fail to locate and destroy DIO on the other side of the world within that time, Holly will inevitably die. This countdown transforms every battle along the way into an overwhelming psychological burden for the protagonists; every delay brings them closer to the collapse of their loved one.
Jotaro's emotional driving force: For Jotaro, whose outward demeanor is that of a tough, cynical, and indifferent young man, Holly is his loving mother and the person he cares most about protecting. Watching her fade away in a hospital bed fuels the cold, calculating fury with which he faces every danger. His unwavering determination against DIO stems not only from a sense of global justice but also from the absolute urgency to save his mother's life.
The collateral tragedy of the lineage: The conflict exposes the cruelty of the Joestar family curse. DIO's awakening is not just an abstract threat to the world, but a direct and personal attack against the Joestar home. Every second spent in the Cairo mansion carries the weight of Holly's life hanging in the balance, making victory over DIO not an option, but an inescapable, vital necessity.

Dark and Oppressive Labyrinth: The mansion is built as a labyrinthine and anachronistic structure in the middle of Egypt. Its interior corridors, stone staircases, and rooms are shrouded in constant gloom, with long shadows and dim lighting that conveys a sense of claustrophobia and imminent danger around every corner.
Deathly Silence and Psychological Tension: Unlike other battlefields filled with noise or chaos, the mansion feels eerily quiet and oppressive. Every step the Crusaders take feels like a countdown, knowing they are walking directly into the lair of the "final monster" and that any hidden room could harbor a deadly trap or a fanatical servant of DIO.
The Weight of DIO's Presence: As the group ascends to the upper floors, the air itself seems to grow denser and colder. An atmosphere of absolute dominance and despair pervades the space. DIO's influence permeates every corner, making the characters feel the crushing weight of treading on the territory of a being who believes himself untouchable.
The Contrast with the Outside: Outside the mansion, the scorching heat, bustle, and daily life of Cairo's streets create a stark contrast with the grim and deadly isolation of the interior. Once the Crusaders cross the threshold, they are completely cut off from the outside world, trapped in a nightmarish dimension where the rules of time and logic are about to break down.

2. Telence T. D'Arby (Telence D'Arby the Younger)
   Physical Appearance
   Complexion and Face: He is a slim young man, with short hair styled back with a raised lock, and dark eyes that usually reflect a calculating confidence.
   Clothing: Wear a high-necked shirt, a formal vest and dress pants, always maintaining a polished, elegant aesthetic of a professional gambler or a high-society video game enthusiast.
   Personality
   False Arrogance and Calculating Tranquility: Telence presents himself as a polite, courteous, and smiling gentleman, a perfect host welcoming the Crusaders to DIO's mansion. However, beneath that mask of kindness lies a cynical and ruthless gambler.
   Obsession with Rules and the Game: He is a master of video games (especially baseball and racing) and technical deception. He is convinced that his intellect and mastery of games are infallible, leading him to underestimate his opponents until the tables turn. Like his older brother (Daniel J. D'Arby), his greatest weakness is the paralyzing fear that DIO instills in him, blindly obeying him out of terror of retaliation.
   His Stand: Atum
   Appearance: Atum is a humanoid Stand with a slender, athletic build. Its design includes a robotic face mask with linear patterns and a body covered in light-colored, lightweight armor.
   Primary Ability (Soul Theft by Gambling): Atum allows Telence to capture people's souls by transforming them into collectible tokens or figurines when they lose a bet or game against him. He also possesses a secondary mind-reading ability: he can force his opponent to answer "Yes" or "No" questions while playing, telepathically detecting the truth behind their responses (though Jotaro managed to circumvent this ability using pure psychological cunning and physical trickery).

1. Vanilla Ice
   Physical Appearance
   Appearance: He is a tall, muscular man with an imposing presence. His design is distinguished by his short, military-style hair and a facial expression that often alternates between absolute coldness and homicidal dementia.
   Clothing: She wears a form-fitting, full-length suit (often with striped or crisscrossed patterns), a metallic headband, and distinctive large, circular earrings. Its design screams military submission and a dark aesthetic.
   Personality
   Fanatical Loyalty: Vanilla Ice is the very definition of a blind devotee. His loyalty to DIO borders on religious worship and pathological fanaticism. He is so willing to serve him that, when DIO demands proof of loyalty, he doesn't hesitate for a second to cut off his own head with his bare hands, allowing DIO to resurrect him with his blood to seal an eternal bond.
   Cold, Sadistic Cruelty: Unlike other bullies, Vanilla Ice is ruthless and doesn't enjoy toying with his victims; he prefers to annihilate them with brutal efficiency. However, when angered or provoked, he displays a completely psychopathic and deranged side, laughing at the desperation of others.
   Her Stand: Cream
   Appearance: Cream is a melee-type Stand with a grotesque and demonic aesthetic. It has the body of a humanoid monster with a pointed medieval helmet, large shoulder pads, and vertical stripes in its design.
   Main Ability (The Deadly Void): Cream's mouth can open wide to swallow himself and Vanilla Ice, becoming a sphere of dark energy that spins at a devastating speed. In this form, he erases absolutely everything he touches from existence, disintegrating matter into an absolute void. His greatest weakness while using this ability is that he becomes completely blind, so he must briefly leave the sphere to look around, exposing himself to danger.

1. The Importance of Hamon in Part 3
   The changing of the guard with Stands: With the introduction of Stands, Araki shifted the focus from mystical martial arts to personalized mental and supernatural powers. Stands dominate physical and offensive combat, thus Hamon ceases to be the central focus.
   Hamon as a defense and element of surprise: Although it's no longer effective for winning hand-to-hand combat against modern Stand users, Hamon retains its fundamental properties: it mimics solar energy, destroys vampiric cells, and can be channeled through certain objects. This makes it a valuable resource for dealing with DIO's immortal and vampiric nature, as well as a surprise factor that enemies often forget to consider.
2. Joseph Joestar's ability to use it
   At 69 years old, Joseph's training has become less refined due to the passage of time, as he no longer needs it in his daily life, but he remains a legitimate Hamon master. His use of it in Part 3 is notable for the following:
   Combination with his Stand (Hermit Purple): Joseph's greatest tactical achievement is intertwining his Stand with Hamon. Since Hermit Purple is composed of organic, plant-like tendrils, he can conduct and transmit Hamon waves through them. This allows him to create an electrified net that is lethal to the touch for any vampire, or to use the tendrils as a conductive harness.
   Passive Body Protection: Joseph constantly uses a light layer of Hamon to protect his own body. This saves his life in critical moments, such as when he prevents contaminated blood or direct attacks from DIO from infecting him or killing him instantly through physical contact.
   Field Traps: Knowing that he cannot defeat DIO in brute force hand-to-hand combat, Joseph uses Hamon to set up environmental traps (e.g., imbuing surfaces or objects) to momentarily slow down the vampire

1. Extreme Cellular Regeneration
   Instant Healing: DIO's body does not function under the laws of human biology. If he suffers catastrophic injuries—such as severed limbs, perforated organs, or even his head split in half—his tissues can reattach almost instantly.
   Immunity to conventional damage: Physical blows from Stands, broken bones, or gunshot wounds that would kill any human (or even knock out another Stand user) are mere setbacks for him, as long as they do not destroy his brain or he is not exposed to sunlight.
2. The Catalyst: Drinking Blood
   Vital fuel: Although his vampiric body sustains itself, blood acts as the ultimate accelerator and power restorer.
   Combat effect: If DIO receives massive damage that saturates his natural regeneration capacity, consuming fresh blood allows him to heal serious wounds instantly and regain his breath in seconds.
   The Joestar Blood "Power-Up": The blood not only heals him, but also fuels his connection to Jonathan Joestar's body. A crucial turning point in their final fight occurs when DIO drinks Joseph Joestar's blood: by absorbing the blood of a member of the Joestar bloodline, the synchronization between his head and Jonathan's body becomes perfect, allowing him to extend his time-stop limit from 5 seconds to a maximum of 9 seconds.
3. Critical Weaknesses
   Despite being practically a force of nature when it feeds, this ability has two absolute limitations that define its fights:
   Sunlight and extreme heat: No amount of blood can save DIO if he is directly exposed to sunlight or purifying fire (such as Hamon or intense flames), as they instantly disintegrate his vampiric cells.
   Total brain destruction: If your brain is completely destroyed before you have the chance

His Stand: The World
Appearance: The World is a short-range melee Stand. Physically, it is a muscular humanoid, with a robotic yet organic appearance, wearing an armored helmet, oxygen tubes connected to its back, and a perpetual smile carved into its face. Its predominant colors are typically yellow and gold.
Attributes: In terms of brute strength, speed, and accuracy, he is the exact equivalent of, or even surpasses, Star Platinum. His blows are devastating, and his battle cry is the famous "Muda Muda Muda" (Useless, useless, useless).
4. Main Ability: Stop Time (The World)
Absolute Power: The World's ultimate ability is the power to stop the flow of time for the entire universe, except for himself.
Combat Dynamics: From DIO's perspective, time completely stops (initially 5 seconds, increasing to 9 seconds as he absorbs more of Joseph's blood). During this time, DIO can move freely around the stage, change position, flank his enemy, and place knives, traps, or deliver lethal blows without the opponent being able to react or defend themselves. To his victims, it appears as if DIO teleports or attacks in the blink of an eye, making him a virtually invincible opponent in one-on-one combat.

1. Physical Appearance
   Build and Imposing Presence: DIO is a tall, incredibly muscular man with a perfect physique. Having stolen Jonathan Joestar's body, he possesses an imposing build, but with the sharp, feline, and seductive features characteristic of his original face.
   Hair and Style: Her hair is blonde, long, and falls in strands towards the back, with two characteristic pointed strands sticking up above her forehead.
   Iconic Outfit: He wears an extravagant, form-fitting outfit in light green (or bright yellow, depending on the version), featuring a short, sleeveless jacket that reveals his muscular torso, heart-shaped knee pads, gold studded wristbands, and a green ribbon in his hair. He also typically wears a short cape draped over his shoulders.
2. Personality
   Supreme Arrogance: DIO considers himself a superior being, almost a god among men. His ego knows no bounds and he completely despises humanity, seeing them as mere pawns or food.
   Sinister Charisma and Magnetism: He possesses a magnetic presence and hypnotic eloquence. He is terrifying not only for his strength, but also for his ability to convince, manipulate, and gain the blind loyalty of other Stand users through fear or twisted admiration for his "ambition."
   Cruelty and Sadism: He is ruthless, sadistic, and deeply spiteful (especially towards the Joestar family). He enjoys humiliating his opponents and testing the limits of his own power before delivering the final blow. Despite his facade of coldness and control, he harbors a deep-seated fear of defeat and death.

5. Muhammad Avdol: Instinct of protection and stoic sacrifice
   Reaction to DIO: Avdol, being the wisest and most knowledgeable about the mystical dangers of the journey, immediately understands the absolute horror that DIO represents. There is no awe or arrogance in him, but a cold and grim acceptance of the mortal danger.
   Attitude: His personality is defined by unwavering altruism and a supreme sense of duty. When DIO and the trap of Vanilla Ice's Stand, Cream, ambush them, Avdol doesn't hesitate for a second. His demeanor shifts from that of a prudent advisor to that of an absolute human shield. He sacrifices his own life by roughly pushing Polnareff and Iggy out of the attack, demonstrating that his honor and loyalty to his friends supersede his instinct for survival. In his final moments, his composure reflects that of an honorable martyr who accepts his fate to ensure the group's victory.
6. Iggy: From cynical selfishness to fierce heroism
   Reaction to DIO: Initially, Iggy's reaction is one of pure and simple self-preservation. Being a cynical stray dog ​​who just wanted to be left alone, seeing DIO's monstrous power and the brutality of his subordinate Vanilla Ice fills him with terror and a burning desire to flee.
   Attitude: Iggy's psychological transformation at this moment is one of the most impactful in the series. Although his instincts scream at him to escape, the pride and quiet respect he has developed for his comrades (especially after witnessing Avdol's sacrifice and Polnareff's suffering) compel him to step forward. Iggy overcomes his selfish nature and becomes a fierce, cunning fighter, willing to give his life. He uses his Stand, The Fool, to the absolute limit of his strength, displaying boundless courage and a profound sense of loyalty that shatters his surly, animalistic facade, tragically dying after defending Polnareff from a fatal attack.

3. Noriaki Kakyoin: Analytical intellect and heroic sacrifice
   Reaction to DIO: Kakyoin immediately understands the inscrutable and terrifying nature of DIO's power, feeling the pressure of being in front of an almost divine entity in terms of evil.
   Attitude: He is extremely serious, methodical, and calculating. Faced with the apparent impossibility of deciphering The World's ability through conventional means, Kakyoin prioritizes the greater good above his own life. His attitude evolves into a sublime and selfless courage: he prefers to risk everything in his last conscious moment to decipher DIO's secret and leave it as a clue for Joseph, starring in one of the most tragic and courageous moments of the series.
4. Jean Pierre Polnareff: Thirst for revenge and emotional impulsiveness
   Reaction to DIO: Upon seeing his sister's killer and the one responsible for the misfortune in his life, Polnareff is overcome by a mixture of blind rage, trauma, and the urgency to exact justice.
   Attitude: He is highly impulsive, falling squarely into DIO's mind games and manipulations. Unlike Jotaro, Polnareff struggles to keep a cool head due to the emotional burden. However, his chivalrous courage remains intact; despite the paralyzing fear he feels when overwhelmed by the vampire's power, he tries to fight to his last breath, his swordsman's pride leading the way.

1. Jotaro Kujo: Relentless coldness and absolute control
   Reaction to DIO: While others are terrified by DIO's aura, Jotaro maintains an almost robotic composure. He is not intimidated by his grandiose speeches or his malevolent charisma.
   Attitude: He adopts an attitude of total defiance and absolute disdain. Far from losing his composure, Jotaro coldly analyzes DIO's powers (especially when he discovers The World), using his tactical intelligence and characteristic brashness to counter DIO's arrogance with cutting remarks and unwavering confidence.
2. Joseph Joestar: Calculated Panic and the Weight of the Past
   Reaction to DIO: Joseph is the only one who already knew the story of DIO and the danger he represented since 1889. Upon seeing him, he experiences a mixture of repressed fury, disbelief, and pure terror.
   Attitude: Though fear tries to break him, Joseph draws on his experience as a veteran and his cunning. He knows perfectly well that DIO is on another level, so he tries to use distraction tactics, Hamon traps, and tactical escape. He desperately tries to save the others, demonstrating the deep protective instinct and self-sacrifice of the family patriarch.

5. Jean Pierre Polnareff
   Physical Appearance: A tall, muscular young Frenchman, famous for his silver hairstyle shaped like a brush or a vertical tower of exaggerated proportions that defies gravity. He wears a sleeveless black shirt and wide white trousers.
   Attitude: Passionate, dramatic, a womanizer, proud, and with a strong sense of chivalry and honor. He often acts impulsively or comically, falling into traps due to overconfidence, but in key moments he demonstrates an iron will and lethal tactical skill, especially when seeking revenge for his sister.
   Stand: Silver Chariot (Short-range melee type).
   Ability: An armored knight who wields a rapier with near-superhuman speed and accuracy. He can remove his armor to become extremely fast (leaving behind residual illusions of himself) and fire his rapier blade as a projectile.
6. Iggy
   Physical Appearance: A small Boston Terrier dog with a perpetual expression of annoyance and pointed ears.
   Attitude: Cynical, grumpy, selfish, and a lover of flavored coffee. At first, he hates getting involved in human problems and just wants to be left alone. However, he possesses a strong survival instinct, and when the situation becomes critical, he demonstrates unwavering pride and a sense of justice that leads him to risk his life for others.
   Stand: The Fool (Autonomous type / environment manipulation).
   Ability: A Stand made of mechanical sand that can change shape at will. Iggy uses it to create gliders for flying, defensive shields, decoy statues, or to move by burying himself underground at high speed. (Iggy doesn't speak, he only emits grunts)

3. Muhammad Avdol
   Physical Appearance: A tall, muscular, dark-skinned man, originally from Egypt. He has a very voluminous and distinctive Afro hairstyle, and usually wears large hoop earrings, tribal necklaces, and traditional-style clothing or light jackets.
   Attitude: He is the most sensible, prudent, and wise of the group. He acts as a kind of spiritual and moral advisor, possessing a deep knowledge of the dangers of Stands and the local legends from his travels through Africa and the Middle East. He is honorable and serious in combat.
   Stand: Magician's Red (Short-range melee/elemental type).
   Ability: Absolute control over fire. He can generate ankh-shaped flames, create hot air currents, manipulate fire to trap enemies, and unleash his signature attack, the Crossfire Hurricane.
4. Noriaki Kakyoin
   Physical Appearance: A slim young man of average height with straight, shiny blond/red hair. He has distinctive light eyes and wears a knee-length, fitted green school uniform adorned with a cherry-shaped brooch.
   Attitude: Intellectual, reserved, and somewhat solitary due to having spent much of his life without friends because of his Stand. He is extremely polite and analytical. Although he initially seems distant, he develops deep loyalty and a strong sense of self-sacrifice for his companions. His fondness for eating cherries gave rise to his famous gestural tic of repeating "Rero rero rero."
   Stand: Hierophant Green (Long range/trap type).
   Ability: Its body is composed of flexible tendrils that can stretch for miles. It can control minds by entering the bodies of others, hide in the environment like a net, and fire bursts of energy projectiles called Emerald Splash.

1. Jotaro Kujo
   Physical Appearance: A tall, muscular young man with an imposing physique for his age (17 years old). He has messy black hair that seems to blend into his cap (a characteristic that makes it impossible to tell where the hair ends and the hat begins). His gaze is piercing, and he wears a modified school trench coat adorned with chains and gold epaulettes.
   Attitude: He is the archetype of the criminal with a heart of gold. He is cold, stoic, cynical, and rarely shows his emotions. He frequently uses the contemptuous phrase "Yare yare daze" (What a nuisance!). Despite his distant and gruff demeanor, he is extremely loyal, intelligent, and fiercely protective of his friends.
   Stand: Star Platinum (Short-range melee type).
   Ability: He possesses superhuman strength, speed, and precision. His battle cry is the famous "Ora Ora Ora." In the final stages, he gains the ability to briefly stop time (Star Platinum: The World). (He does not possess this ability at the start of the fight against DIO.)
2. Joseph Joestar (Adult / Part 3)
   Physical Appearance: At 69 years old, he maintains a tall and athletic build despite his age. He has his characteristic light brown/blond hair combed back, a short beard, and wears a fedora, a white shirt, and a purple vest. He usually carries an instant camera around his neck.
   Attitude: He remains the cunning, charismatic, and mocking rogue of his youth, though now a more mature veteran, he acts as the group's father figure and strategist. He is known for shouting exaggerated exclamations like "Oh My God!" or "Hooooly Shit!" and for predicting what his opponent is going to say.
   Stand: Hermit Purple (Mental/Support type Stand).
   Ability: It manifests as a cluster of purple, thorny brambles around his hands. It allows Joseph to swing, conduct Hamon energy, and generate "psychic photographs" by breaking a camera or map terrain by drawing on a television screen.

A Stand is the physical manifestation of its user's life force (or spiritual power). It functions as a "protective ghost" or avatar with unique abilities that can only be seen, damaged, and controlled by other Stand users.
The Life Link: The Stand and its user share the damage. If the Stand is struck in the arm, the user will experience that same damage in their body. If the Stand is destroyed (or the user dies), both perish.
Proximity: Stands generally operate within a limited distance of their user (close range). However, there are exceptions with kilometer-long ranges or automated modes.
Classification of Statistics (Parameters)
Traditionally, the power of a Stand is measured using a hexagonal chart of six main stats (rated from E to A, or infinity):
Destructive Power (Strength): Capacity for physical damage and brute force.
Speed: Rapidity of movement and reflexes in combat.
Range: The maximum distance the Stand can move away from the user or the effective range of its ability.
Durability / Persistence: Resistance to damage and the length of time it can remain active.
Precision: Accuracy in the execution of complex tasks or targeted attacks.
Development Potential (Growth Potential): The Stand's ability to learn new skills, evolve, or become more versatile.
Combat Dynamics
Stand battles aren't simply decided by brute strength, but by how the rules of their abilities interact. The fights operate under the following dynamics:
Intelligence and Deduction Battles: The golden rule in a Stand battle is "discover the enemy's ability before they discover yours." A user with a seemingly weak Stand can defeat an all-powerful one if they find a flaw in the rules governing its power.
Logic and Creativity: The skills are usually very specific.

The Omnipresent Antagonist
Although he remains hidden in his Egyptian mansion for most of the story, his influence is absolute. He is the driving force behind the protagonists' journey, as his awakening after decades of dormancy has caused the Joestar bloodline to develop Stands, endangering Holly's life. Therefore, the group led by Jotaro and Joseph travels to Egypt with the sole purpose of defeating him.
Strategy and Control
DIO acts as an "evil messiah" who attracts various Stand users through his charisma and ability to manipulate others into fighting on his behalf. He sends his minions—many of them based on the Major Arcana of the Tarot—to intercept and eliminate the Joestar group as they travel through various countries.
Nature and Abilities
Jonathan's Body: Having usurped the body of his former rival, DIO has gained greater endurance and physical strength, though he is still in the process of fully integrating with it during the events of Part 3. Personality: He is presented as a narcissistic, ambitious, and extremely self-confident being. He considers himself superior to the rest of humanity and sees the Joestar family as his only real obstacle to world domination. For much of the series, he maintains a serene, philosophical, and composed demeanor, secluded in the shadows while awaiting the final confrontation. The World: This is his primary Stand. It possesses immense destructive power, and its most feared ability is the capacity to stop time for a few seconds, making him a nearly invincible enemy in direct combat. Furthermore, it is suggested that, by using a Joestar's body, he can manifest abilities similar to those of other members of the bloodline. (The Crusaders are unaware of his time-stopping ability.)

The story begins in Victorian England with Jonathan Joestar, a kind-hearted young nobleman.
The antagonist: His father adopts Dio Brando, who seeks to destroy the family in order to inherit their fortune.
The catalyst: After failing in his attempt to poison Jonathan's father, Dio uses the Stone Mask to become an immortal vampire.
The resolution: Jonathan learns the Hamon technique (solar energy) to fight Dio. In the final confrontation, Jonathan sacrifices his life on a ship to stop Dio, although Dio manages to decapitate him and take possession of his body to survive. Set in 1938, this part follows Joseph Joestar, Jonathan's grandson, who is a roguish, resourceful young man and a natural Hamon user.
The conflict: Joseph finds himself embroiled in a struggle against the Pillar Men (ancient beings who created the Stone Mask) who seek the Red Stone of Aja to become perfect beings.
The family connection: Joseph fights alongside Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli (grandson of Will A. Zeppeli, Jonathan's master) and is trained by Lisa Lisa, who is revealed to be his mother (protected by Speedwagon since she was a baby).
The outcome: Joseph defeats Kars, the leader of the Pillar Men, and marries Suzi QY. Set in 1989, the bloodline is threatened by the return of its ancestral enemy.
The conflict: Dio Brando (now known as DIO) has awakened from his slumber at the bottom of the sea, having taken over the body of Jonathan Joestar. This causes Jonathan's descendants (Joseph and his daughter, Holly) to awaken a spiritual ability called a Stand.
The protagonist: Jotaro Kujo, grandson of Joseph and part of the new generation of Joestars. Jotaro is a rebellious teenager who discovers his Stand, Star Platinum.
The journey: As Holly's Stand is slowly killing her (due to her kind nature), Jotaro, Joseph, and a group of allies travel from Japan to Egypt to find and defeat DIO.

The Speedwagon Foundation is the group's invisible "guardian angel." Without its resources, the journey from Japan to Egypt would have been impossible to organize under the constant threat of DIO's assassins. Its contributions include:
Transportation: They provide the group with key resources, such as vehicles, boats, and even helicopters to access remote areas or emergency situations.
Intelligence: The Foundation constantly tracks supernatural threats and keeps the group informed about the dangers they face.
Medical Care: They are responsible for healing group members after battles. A critical example is their advanced medical intervention to treat the wounded and provide state-of-the-art medical supplies unavailable to the general public. This is the most important division during Stardust Crusaders. After decades of study (beginning with the investigation of the Stone Mask in Part 2), the Foundation has specialized in the paranormal. In Part 3, this translates to:
Stand Analysis: The organization works to understand the nature of Stands, the outbreaks that cause diseases in Joestars, and the threats posed by DIO.
Data collection: SPW scientists provide information on DIO's whereabouts and the dangers that await the group throughout their journey around the world. Although the Foundation usually operates in the shadows, its purpose is absolute: the protection of the Joestar family. They are an organization with unlimited resources, a global network, and cutting-edge technology that, almost religiously, dedicates all its technical capabilities to ensuring that Joseph, Jotaro, and their allies do not perish before evil.