u/Gui_Franco

I see this all the time when discussing dragon ball.

People always say Piccolo only thought he was a demon and was just a slug man.

That is wrong, that's not what happened at all. The story is very explicit that he is BOTH. He is Namekian by blood, yes, and he wasn't aware some of his powers had their origin in said blood. But in dragon ball, you can be part of the demon race or be a demon by title, just like you can ascend to godhood, and have the mystical abilities that come with that

The smoking gun is that people killed by demons can't go to the afterlife, which happened to Krillin, Roshi and Chaotzu when they were killed by King Piccolo. But Goku does go to heaven after being killed by Piccolo in the battle against Raditz, and Raditz goes to Hell.

Kami specifically comments on this, on how Goku going to heaven is a sign Piccolo might be rejecting his demonic nature after being spared by Goku

Him actually being namekian doesn't contradict this. it explains some things he thought were demonic but it doesn't make him not a demon

And yeah this is obviously a retcon but it's well written and makes sense

I know daima then retconned it so all namekians come from the demon realm so I guess this doesn't matter

It is a CRIME Yoshikage Kira doesn't have an ability called Under Pressure

Araki is a hack.

eah yeah JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is one of the most popular and influential manga of all time, Part 7 is considered a masterpiece present in debates of the best manga of all time alongside FMA and Berserk and Part 4 is one of the most beloved parts with Yoshikage Kira specifically being an incredibly well written and popular antagonist

But come on

You have a villain whose appearance is a clear homage to David Bowie. His stand is Killer Queen, with two other abilities named after Queen songs, namely his remote control heat seeking bomb Sheet Heart Attack and his time travel bomb that makes it so anytime someone asks Hayato about Kira's identity they fucking explode and get sent back 24 hours and are now fated to die no matter what, called Another One Bites the Dust

How can you have a character who looks like Bowie and has powers names after Queen and don't give him anything named after the incredibly popular Queen and Bowie collaboration, Under Pressure, specially considering Kira specialises in fucking bombs

What a generational fumble

Diamond is Unbreakable? more like Diamond is Fucking Mid

(I feel like it's incredibly obvious but any insults I throw towards JoJo or Araki are obvious exaggerations and sarcasm, Araki and JoJo's are my favourite in the world of manga, I just had this random shower thought and felt the need to comment about it)

NO, PICCOLO DIDN'T JUST "THINK" HE WAS A DEMON, HE WAS ALWAYS A DEMON

Araki is a hack for not giving him a bomb called Under Pressure