#those snakeskin parts are so aggressively slutty but wtf how does he pull them off?

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Analysis: The Star (Part 6)

He's my favourite, oh my God I could ramble about this man. The character arc is chef's kiss. Will do proper headcanons another day.

Superman with a bad ending. Part 6 is a sad but fitting culmination of Kujo Jotaro's character arc.

The consequences of being distant and misunderstood combined with the burden of being "The Man" turn his life into a tragedy.

His anxiety has grown with his responsibilities. Look how his thoughts evolve from Part 3 to Part 6.

Divorce never happens for only one reason, but there are a few things shown in the story that make me raise my eyebrows.

Most obviously, I think the events of Part 4 scared him. He spent 10 years trying to live a normal life, didn't maintain his ability to stop time, and he almost died because of it.

"Stand Users attract Stand Users" - that and the effects that the arrows had on Morioh are enough to give anyone pause.

Jotaro is a protector first and foremost. He absolutely felt compelled to chase down the remnants of DIO's legacy to keep his family safe.

He also had a child VERY young, and that's stressful on a relationship no matter how much you love them. Recall that Jolyne is born only 3-4 years after the end of Stardust Crusaders.

But we know he loves Jolyne deeply and probably never wanted her to get mixed up in all of the Stand mess. He never wanted to get involved in this himself, remember?

The greatest gift he could give his daughter is the peaceful life he never had. That's all any parent wants for their child.

He probably had some awareness of Pucci's activity (though likely not his identity), but didn't put it together until it was too late.

Jotaro wasn't expecting to wake up after his encounter with White Snake. 100% was furious with Jolyne for putting herself in danger like that.

He's not proud of her at all for this stupidity, damn it.

I am soooo sick of the "lol Jotaro got nerfed why was he so dumb" rhetoric around the final fight.

In the end, he makes the same choice he's always made: to defend his loved ones because that's who he's always been. Pucci knew that, too.

And let's be real, Made in Heaven is a horrible matchup for Star Platinum.

Jotaro is among the most controversial of Joestars, and I get it, but I adore his complexities. He's a flawed hero, and he bears the heaviest burdens of the Joestars.

Like many, I wanted Part 6 to have a happy ending, but I loved it anyway. In the Ireneverse, he's still Jotaro. But without Pucci around to carry DIO's legacy, I hope he got the peaceful life he wanted.

Feedback and discussion always welcome. :)