In the world of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Josuke Higashikata ‘s Stand seems to have its powers confused sometimes, which is not surprising when one considers people think it can manipulate time simply because his power involves restoring things. When you put that together, some fans have proposed Crazy Diamond therefore has time manipulation powers. Unlike the latter however, Crazy Diamond can only restore objects and living beings to a previous state of activity: it has no affect on memories nor experience. This is important because it demonstrates the boundaries of Josuke’s Stand and falls in line with wider themes within JoJo.
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The chief ability of Crazy Diamond is to repair damaged objects or organisms. It’s not time travel, but they can repair wounds and other ailments of a person while still fully recalling everything because here we are only combining molecules out into the universe.Crazy Diamond (ad) For more straightforward examples, when Josuke mends an injured person the victim does not lose memories of events leading up to their injury; Crazy Diamond cannot revert them into ignorance about past experiences12.
Nowhere can you go, not even in the past and future
The idea that Crazy Diamond is capable of allowing Josuke to temporarily reverse time comes from misconstruing how his Stand works. Unline other Stands in the series that have a explicit affect on time (DIO’s The World) Crazy Diamond functions much differently. Jojo’s creator, Araki has explained that while his series does features some time-bending powers Your Star Platinum is not one of them. 1 The very concept of Josuke both rescuing himself via time travel and causing the diamoleting may simply commit too many paradoxes that would undercut character development, as well displayed narrative for Diamond is Unbreakable.
The Limits of Crazy Diamond
Crazy Diamond is not without limits, even though he can accomplish incredible actions such as healing wounds or rebuilding shattered matter. It lacks abilities such as the resurrection of the dead, or being able to heal its user (Josuke himself). These limits also serve to remind the audience that Crazy Diamond is not an omnipotent being, and must abide by certain laws set up in JoJo universe12. It does not confuse the viewer by adding unnecessary plot points such as time travel but expands upon what these characters can do to just tell a more interesting story.
All in all, much as fans may enjoy speculating on certain time travel scenarios that involve Crazy Diamond…they’re not canon to what JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure has laid out for us. Recognizing that can also help a viewer appreciate Josuke more as a character and the depth of JoJo’s story.
