This article explores and ranks the final battles of each part in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, highlighting the diversity in these showdowns and their impact on the overall narrative. It analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of each fight, ultimately placing them from worst to best.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure now spans nine parts, and the final battles at the end of each part have provided some of the most emotional, hype, and simply fun moments in the entire series. The formula is more-or-less set: the ending of the part sees a member of the Joestar bloodline face off against the part's overarching antagonist.
With one big controversial exception—they win in the end. Just because the stories usually end with the Joestar avatar reigning victorious, that obviously doesn't mean all the battles are on the same level. There's huge diversity among JoJo's villains and their final showdowns, with some being protracted realizations set up over the course of dozens of chapters, while others are brutal, sudden blowouts. From worst to best, here's the standing of JoJo's final showdowns. 8 Kars Contests Humanity and Loses Part 2 It's hard to pinpoint exactly what it is about Battle Tendency that feels so different from any other JoJo part. The young Joseph Joestar faces a united front of antagonists on roughly equal footing with the Pillar Men. Taken as a whole, it's less that Battle Tendency has one final boss, and more that it's a set of extremely tough enemies spaced out from one another. Kars, however, becomes an immortal"superbeing". The fight is clutch, and the stakes are extremely high. However, its ending can't help but fall flat. As Kars becomes braindead while immortally floating in space, there's certainly a sense of finality. The gimmick with the volcano is also a lot of fun on a first watch. Nonetheless, it doesn't feel so much as though the part"builds up" to the confrontation with Kars as it feels like the final saga in a chain of sagas that sees Joseph do other things just as entertaining—whether it's dancing on the tips of spikes with Esidisi, engaged in an epic chariot race with Wamuu and Kars, or taunting Santana in a research lab. Battle Tendency is a wonderful part, but it's so good across the board that its final confrontation doesn't stand out. 7 Diavolo Gets Cast Out of Cause and Effect Part 5 It might be a hot take, but Giorno's battle with Diavolo is actually fairly anticlimactic. On their own, they're both incredibly strong. Diavolo's King Crimson is one of JoJo's most confusing stands, but it doesn't take an encyclopedic knowledge of JoJo stands to see that it doesn't have a whole lot of counterplay. The way that Requiem mechanics are built out is super cool, and the events surrounding Giorno's final confrontation with Diavolo are hype and awesome. However, when it actually comes to Giorno facing off against Diavolo and King Crimson, it feels almost like the only response to a Stand without weaknesses was to give Giorno an ability that's even more overpowered. It's incredible when first experienced, but it doesn't hold up afterward. 6 Dio Brando and Jonathan Joestar Face Mutually Assured Destruction Part 1 If the ranking was based on how impactful one particular showdown was, it goes without saying that Dio and Jonathan's climactic, emotional battle at sea would be number one. There's a lot one can say about this battle: both Dio and Jonathan set a bar for mechanical strength that Battle Tendency immediately had to set out to top. Not to mention, it's truly touching when Jonathan parts with Erina. In the grand scheme, though, the battle itself is very straightforward and cookie-cutter in comparison to JoJo's other ultimate confrontations. This isn't a knock on Phantom Blood either. JoJo was in its relative mechanical infancy, and it was just getting its footing as a story too. Its emotional impact and high stakes alone make it a wonderful fight to watch. It's far from JoJo's best, though. 5 Pucci Resets the Whole Universe Part 6 Perhaps it's controversial not to place the face-off at Cape Canaveral at either the start or end of this ranking. It truly is middling, though. The controversy around the Cape Canaveral battle between Pucci and Giorno's whole crew has a lot more to do with its outcome than the fight itself. There are some clutch and emotional moments, like Jotaro's decision to use The World to save Jolyne. Related JoJo Almost Got Its First Female Hero Years Before Jolyne In an interview, series creator Hirohiko Araki revealed that Jojo's Bizarre Adventure almost saw a Stand-wielding girl hero in Stardust Crusaders. Posts 1 Mostly, though, the fight reeks of the very problem that Araki himself identified, and which originally Giorno was probably meant to show up to solve : Made in Heaven is such an oppressively powerful stand that gives Pucci such speed and agility that beating it is pretty much impossible. It was the apex of power in the original JoJo universe, probably only capable of being countered by the raw disabling power of a stand like Gold Experience Requiem. Stone Ocean's ending itself, regardless of whether one thinks it's good or bad, draws most of its charm from everything but the Cape Canaveral confrontation. 4 Tooru Effects Disaster Part 8 Jojolion is a part that's better on a reread. Because of the timing of JoJo's anime gaining popularity, for many JoJo fans, Jojolion would have been the first part they read alongside the release schedule. In that context, Tooru and Wonder of U's encroaching on the Higashikata household can feel underwhelming. Taken all together, though, it's a satisfying climax as mystery after mystery gets tied up in Jojolion. Revisiting this part, Wonder of U is an absolutely dominant enemy, and the twist linking Tooru to the hospital director and the long-distance sentient Wonder of U makes every attempt by Josuke to close in on the answers to all of his questions feel incredibly claustrophobic. The claustrophobia intensifies when Tooru's role as the final antagonist of part 8 solidifies and every space throughout Jojolion's lively rendition of Morioh becomes incredibly threatening. Wonder of U's control over calamity manages to even make open spaces feel suffocating—until, eventually, he's taken down. 3 Funny Valentine Dimension Hops to No Avail Part 7 Much like Jojolion is better on a reread, Steel Ball Run's final battle will be vindicated by the anime adaptation. It's a frenetic, scattered battle taking place across dimensions where Funny Valentine constantly pulls in substitutes and assists from other dimensions. The fact that Steel Ball Run's version of Dio is the decisive factor against Funny Valentine is legitimately unexpected, and the development/deployment of Johnny and Gyro's Spin techniques is going to be glorious when it's brought to life. Related JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure to Reveal New Anime at Special Tokyo Event, Paving the Way for Steel Ball Run JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's official anime account on X has just announced an upcoming event that is likely to set the stage for Steel Ball Run. Posts Steel Ball Run's boss battle effortlessly culminates the entire journey Johnny and Gyro found themselves undertaking, bringing into play Corpse Parts, Funny Valentine, other racers, Spin, and Araki's trademark flair for creative applications of fundamental concepts in physics, geometry, philosophy, and other disciplines that seem out of left field for a series whose humble beginnings were in the pages of Weekly Shōnen Jump. Gyro's death is heartbreaking; meanwhile, the against-all-odds ability of Johnny to pierce Funny Valentine's cross-dimensional barrier uses the new universe's core mechanic to trump a Stand that would have been nigh-unbeatable in any other JoJo part. It's satisfying, exhilarating, and underrated—but the anime is going to change that. 2 DIO and Jotaro Both Conquer "The World" Part 3 Stardust Crusaders is one of the most influential shonen stories ever, so it's hard to pick apart in hindsight what's underwhelming and what's truly fantastic about the final showdown. It's easy to look back at Stardust Crusaders and judge its so-called"ass-pulls", and if that's the standard, then the final battle between Jotaro and DIO is underwhelming. But the line between an"ass-pull" and a genuinely surprising twist. On a first watch, Stardust Crusaders leans more toward"genuinely surprising twists", and it stays endlessly entertaining after the fact. From DIO's iconic taunts and the"Roadroller da!", to the heartbreak around Joseph and Kakyoin, to Polnareff's fruitless efforts to climb the stairs, to Jotaro's surprise reveal that he'd copied The World, the fight is enthralling and unexpected from the moment the Stardust Crusaders start trying to seriously confront DIO in Cairo. It's an unparalleled fight—except for one. 1 Yoshikage Kira Is JoJo's Most Menacing Villain of All Time Part 4 Diamond is Unbreakable has an absolutely ingenious structure; its first frames nod toward the final antagonist, Yoshikage Kira, who provides a gentle pulse operating from the shadows until around halfway through the part. In the meantime, Diamond is Unbreakable's setting is skillfully built out by Araki as a main cast of characters is assembled through JoJo's early villain-of-the-week rotations. Yoshikage Kira's threat level grows gradually, until he eventually lies low, masquerading as salaryman Kosaku Kawajiri. Related One Of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Biggest Fan Theories Isn't Just Debunked, It Completely Misunderstands The Series Jojo's Bizarre Adventure fans miss the point when arguing that Diamond Is Unbreakable's Josuke Higashikata went back in time to save himself. Posts The way Diamond is Unbreakable draws attention to Kira is marvelous. Furthermore, when the manhunt begins after he assumes Kosaku's identity, watching him assimilate into Kosaku's life while assembling new weapons like the reincarnated cat-plant Stray Cat is enthralling. It's chilling to watch him strike fear into his"son", Hayato, and repair his marriage with his"wife", Shinobu. Finally, it happens: the ending slowly unfolds after Kira embeds Hayato with one of the most frustratingly hopeless Stands of all time, resetting time whenever somebody finds out about Kira's true identity. Kira's desire above all to evade capture plays out through a genius sequence of strategic outplays and subtle moments as Hayato and every member of Diamond is Unbreakable's core crew band together, through the most hopeless of circumstances, to finally topple Kira. It's a protracted, winding battle, and the payoff of the victory is the most satisfying of any final showdown in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.Jojo's Bizarre Adventure JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Hirohiko Araki. It follows the adventures of the Joestar family, spanning generations, each with unique abilities and battling supernatural enemies. Known for its eccentric characters, distinctive art style, and creative battles, it includes manga, anime, games, and merchandise. Created by Hirohiko Araki TV Show JoJo Bizarre Adventure Character Will A. 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