What is the Power of “Requiem?"

[@Ralathym]

I love Shedinja because he is a tricky little fella, is cute, and has a lot of symbolism

[@Hierophant_Bean]

*the abyss stares back*

[@Planttwo.]

The Pokemon?

[@Ralathym]

@@Planttwo. Yes

[@nynvib276]

What does this have to do with JoJo's lmao

[@nynvib276]

And yes I saw the part in the video telling you to do this.

[@animefan77]

5:04- it could be the difference between why Kira got it and Diavolo didn't- Kira was truly cornered yet was determined with his (villianously misplaced) pride and determination to turn the tables. In contrast, Diavolo wants it despite having immense power already out of a sense of entitlement despite having given away all but one of the Arrows he produces Stand users with- only reactively truly to get it instead of letting fate allowing him to earn it. He wanted to stack invincibility on top of his nigh invincible power. Jojo Villains get their power-ups when cornered, Diavolo always avoided being truly cornered- so when he finally was cornered, he had no determination to fall back on.

[@kyoiin17]

This is very true! I completely support your argument!

[@Tanishka2804]

Correct 💯

[@boinqity4621]

i always saw it as fate's way of "getting back" at anyone who tries to escape it's influence. fate and destiny are real in the jojo universe so i think it would make sense if people who try to be exempt from that are punished by the universe

[@kodoqbesar4301]

Mista: If you fight with Diavolo, who would win? You or him? Giorno: If he got his hands on the arrow, it might cause me a little trouble. Mista: But would you lose? GER: *Nah, I'd win*

[@pretzelgod8972]

To be honest, he probably could've won without requiem if he was real smart like Buccarati. Especially using the same effect that killed Luca

[@HabitualThinker]

@@pretzelgod8972absolutely not. Bruno’s intelligence couldn’t save him from Diavolo either. Giorno has a WORSE chance. He didn’t even have any arms right before GER

[@LucianPosey]

@@pretzelgod8972 Giorno was fated to die , Epitaph foretold it and the manga never showed it being wrong.

[@donaldtrumplover2254]

@@LucianPosey No, epitaph just foretold what would happen with the whole stand arrow situation and Diavolo mistook it for Giorno dying when in reality his stand was just evolving.

[@motuboyz]

​@donaldtrumplover2254 Giornos stand had already reached Requiem by the time Epitaph had shown Giornos death. It's to show that GER could not be influenced by Fate. It's part of the theme of Part 5.

[@AD_Nelson]

I love how Magnemite, and by extension it's evolutions, don't have levitate. And so, instead of imagining it in the manner we have since forever, you instead have to think of them as if they're just... Left there, in the ground, tossed about. And that's hilarious.

[@serventium4049]

????

[@sloppiest.soldier]

@@serventium4049Magnemite, the floating metal orb pokemon, does not have levitate when it evolves, meaning in real life it would just be a hunk of metal on the floor

[@serventium4049]

@@sloppiest.soldier why is this a comment on this video?

[@boinqity4621]

@@serventium4049someone didnt pay attention to the video

[@sloppiest.soldier]

@@serventium4049at some point in the video Kaleb said "comment your favourite pokemon" or something along those lines.

[@kyoiin17]

This is eye-opening. I always thought there was only a simple theme between KC and GE Requiem, thinking they complimented each other as "removes cause keeps effect" and "removes effect keeps cause", but I did feel that did not make any sense to me. I also thought of the infinite death loop as an extended version of GE's Life Shot (as jojowiki labels the ability), endlessly giving him life and also resembling the dream-like state his soul is in eternally. But I still thought of the entire Requiem arrow as a power-up arrow, which enhanced some of one's abilities to insane levels. However, following that logic, I never really understood what Chariot's usual abilities had to do with souls, or how its requiem stand seemed to have been pre-determined as Polnareff is already seen observing the same stand design and soul-swap ability before he uses it in the Colosseum. This made me think that Requiem versions, and in turn stands are all predetermined and people can only be born with a fighting spirit and thus be worthy of gaining a stand.. But even from the succeeding part Stone Ocean, stands like Dragon's Dream were shown to have been derived from the user's knowledge of assasination feng shui, which the user Kenzou couldn't have been born with. So I was always in the dilemma and eventually like most of the fandom just went with "It just works", especially because the Requiem concept is from the same part as King Crimson 😅. But this, this is beautiful! So, this video is a real eye-opener that I really needed as a serious fan of JoJo's. The series is known for explicitly explaining a lot of its themes and concepts in frequent deliberate prose so I never really knew I needed to make the effort to connect the dots to understand some themes. I'm happy that learning of this definition of Requiem will now set me on a new bizarre journey of discoveries in JoJo's!

[@zap3231]

Part 5 will NOT lay outs its themes all nice and neat for you. Part 5 is hated among JoJo fans because JoJo fans are unwilling to actually put in the thought necessary to understand it. Kaleb, however, does: And that makes him like a beacon in the darkness for jojo fans with media literacy

[@Wattson19]

It's always been clear that Stands are acquired through sheer resolve and strenght of spirit.

[@kyoiin17]

@@Wattson19 Yes, but Polnareff getting the same Requiem stand when he was in hiding and when he was in the fighting against Diavolo at the Colosseum threw me off. It got me thinking surely Polnareff must have more resolve in a life/death scenario than chilling in a courtyard so he must have gotten different requiems. But, the theory that he has completed his journey of development in Stardust Crusaders and hence him getting the same Requiem with the same abilities twice makes sense as during this time he doesn't have much of character development per se.

[@BURNINGKAM101]

So, are we actually going to go with this? The fact that BTD is a requiem stand? Because requiem can dominate souls, which is what i assumed Kira was doing to Hayato and what's still happening to Diavolo. I know requiem stands can dominate souls, but i didn't know if BTD fully fit that concept when i first read P4, but it makes sense doesn't? Also, I love P5

[@packerchu]

@@zap3231 You’re making quite a few generalizations that might not be current. Why aren’t you mentioning the part about the original English translation being unclear? It’s OK to like works that aren’t written or translated well, but putting down other fans doesn’t make the works better.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

The internet would've gone crazy if Giorno met the other Joestars.

[@Jacksontrooper777]

I mean there is EOH

[@marcosm6346]

​@@Jacksontrooper777what's eoh?

[@Jacksontrooper777]

@@marcosm6346 eyes of heaven

[@marcosm6346]

​@@Jacksontrooper777ohhhh right, yeah

[@Jamlord2061]

Giorno meeting his not-quite dad is a funny idea

[@METAsMETAs]

O yeah we are fucking cooking

[@Riley_Sanford]

Hell yeah

[@wolf_from_beyond8282]

Kaleb used Malovelent Kitchenette

[@NewMadeSlipper]

wait what happens if u get stabbed with an requiem arrow but u don’t have a stand?

[@Metrojo831]

​@@NewMadeSlipper Its either you get a normal stamd or a requiem stand from the get go

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

In Giornos case, it is basically the Uno Reverse card

[@Izanna3]

W

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

In the words of best girl Viva Reverie: "Girono Giovanna's Golden Experience Requie-" *N O ! !* And its true, its power is, in fact, no!

[@hideo7366]

Not really a no u, more like a "Nuh uh"

[@LiquidusEvilus]

No, U

[@incognitenigma]

Nah, GER is more of cancelled card from Uno. The reverse card fits more Giorno's ability to bring objects to life

[@adriakkoartisto5567]

I don't think anyone else will ever analyse jojo like you. You are the goat

[@anotherjason]

locked in while multi tasking: Ampharos

[@ok-zk9mf]

I love the entire venipede line, they are just what i think of as the gold standard for bug types since from start to end they have designs that bang, and it even has the least useless cocoon middle stage by turning that thing into a wheel.

[@Spookyma2]

3:30 I like to think that people "chosen" by the arrow are people who have an active goal they are chasing or a strong wanting for something. When Giorno first got his stand, he was alone and abandoned by his mother and father. And so his stand was able to give life to objects that would keep him company. Once he was peirceed by the arrow by black sabbath, then he probably still saw himself as alone at the time so his stand remained unchanged. And for the old man, he was, well... old. He had already lived his life, and so he probably didn't have a dream he wanted to chase. Thus, the need for a stand would be obsolete.

[@BeamTheChao]

At the checkpoint, Morgrem is my favorite pokemon :3 Also really loving that you took the time to make this video, over the years I've seen tonnes of little small video analysis on Requiem as people pieced it together but this vid feels like a thesis paper with everything we've learned over the years. Well done man!

[@konatadusk]

Bro I love Pyukumuku, hes so under used and he can toxic sweep a whole team. Absolutely hillarious.

[@yutogiovanna]

Man as an aspiring writer I just love and continue to be amazing with no matter how many times I come back to jojo I'm always taught something and have a change in perspective. Jojo will forever be among my favorite pieces of fiction along with other series like HxH. As for favorite pokemon I have many but for this I'll go with Aggron, been in love with it's design since I was a little kid. It's probably the closest I'll ever get to pokemon giving a knight dragon even though it's not dragon type nor is it in the egg group (though it should be, that partial rock typing is holding my boi back)

[@thomaswellerton3783]

I'm so glad you made this video man, I have been preaching this for years now but people always dismissed the arrows just because, despite them being THE most important thing that appears since part 3 to 6, being the main point that kick-starts all the events, it is technically not even the jojo's story, it's the beetle arrow's story, and both arrows are DEEPLY related to fate, part 5 obviously being all about fate and part 6 also being in great part about fate

[@ryanlally8116]

Dachsbun is a bread dog and Emboar is a spicy pig. Why are all of my favorites food-related?

[@RPK_96]

Because food is important? Food is life?

[@MatiNuva1724]

Dachsbun is peak Fairy Type.

[@ryanlally8116]

@@RPK_96 That could be it, I do love food

[@Virtual069]

I love yamask, the mask it wears is incredibly symbolic to personal identity and its implications to expanding pokemon lore and mentioning that it may be possible for humans to become pokemon is incredibly interesting.

[@shutup_lol]

imo all arrows can give you a requiem and the beetle arrow had its own design to reflect its importance in the story and to show all the symbolism of the beettle you gave us here

[@jruler93]

If Whitesnake were pierced with the arrow, I think it would be fitting to call the resulting evolution Whitesnake Requiem, because he is carrying on and trying to finish the work of DIO, who is dead. But this would not fit with Stone Ocean or with Pucci himself. Also, Happy Belated Birthday, man. I hope you had a good one.

[@burmecian123]

Rattata is my favorite. Just the cutest scrappy little thing.

[@dragonknight1560]

You could say Mega Evolution is the Pokemon version of Requiem like Mega Rayquaza is its final song. BUT I want to see Vaporeon Requiem! Also funny Kaleb used the image of Kamen Rider Kabuto; that's a requiem to the main protagonist and the secondary rider's journey.

[@Truck-kun11]

I find it comical that the explanation for Holly not being able to have a Stand is due to a lack of "fighting spirit" when even a baby, a dog, an eagle, a turtle and a pair of RATS can have a Stand without any problems.

[@Jacksontrooper777]

What's wrong with them having a stronger will?

[@Truck-kun11]

@@Jacksontrooper777 Nothing, I just find it funny that a RAT has more willpower than Jotaro's mother

[@Seinsmelled]

animals that fight for survival daily vs. a stay at home mom who was the daughter of a multi millionaire. who do you think should have a stronger fighting spirit?

[@Truck-kun11]

@@Seinsmelled And the Baby? Its a evil baby, but still just a baby

[@Jacksontrooper777]

​@@Truck-kun11So what if he's a baby what does that have to do with anything? He has a will to kill the Joestars

[@Sethinflamed]

If Avdol got a stand evolution I guarantee it would be something like this, Avdol, Iggy, and Polnareff are in the mansion at the end of part 3. As they are searching for Dio, Avdol feels his hand get pricked by something sticking out of the wall. He then reads the message and events continue on normally until the end of the vanilla ice fight. As vanilla ice is crumbling to dust, cream comes out and releases everything it’s ever consumed, including Avdol. Polnareff places the corps of his 2 friends next to each other and we get the scene of their spirits saying goodbye. As Polnareff leaves we see that Polnareff left their bodies next to the remains of the pillar that had the message and in the ruins we a stand arrow. Then Avdols body starts to glow bright red. We continue on with the rest of the story up until the point where Polnareff saves Jotaro but gets knocked out by Dio. After Jotaro and Dio move the fight elsewhere we see a familiar silhouette approach the unconscious Polnareff. The figure kneels down putting his hand on Polnareffs shoulder and summons a stand “Magician Red’s Phoenix! Get up my friend, the fights not done yet” Polnareffs wounds are then healed, even the parts of his body he lost were regenerated. The two of them then join Jotaro to fight Dio as he finishes draining Joseph’s blood and they all fight. Dio still has the upper hand since he just powered up but as the fight continues and Jotaro gets used to time stop the tides turn and Dio is defeated. They return to Joseph, try the blood transfusion, manual heart pump, AND magician’s red phoenix to revive Joseph. Basically I wrote all this to give a better reason as to how they were able to revive Joseph because the original version WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED!!!

[@leI-o-l9l]

Cool

[@liamsanimationstudio]

Bro honestly my favorite Requiem Stand is Mega Lucario honestly, though Battle Bond Greninja is close

[@jacksonbrown396]

I really think that the idea of Crustle is just the perfect example of the simplicity of pokemon designs.

[@BeyondBathuu]

Requiem is the power of the notification bell

[@lorddio5498]

Ngl getting back into my jojo phase has me in a vibe to try and make a Jojo game

[@imbetter599]

did you start?

[@PrinceVoider]

Gallade is underrated as hell and should have been in Pokken Tekken. "I KZbin commenter, shall allow none to harm this gentleman!"

[@klodoro1815]

ive always loved zygarde, green and black is a beautiful color combo and he looks like a tank when at 100%, the anime and i love how he is the median of the balance between life and death themselves

[@Benji_The_Hedgehog]

For the longest time. Mine was Lucario, but after finally playing a mainline Pokémon game, Gallade has been my boi. One of my favorite explanations of requiem and jjba's character progression and development, wonderful video.

[@xx4ninja]

Diavolo is basically getting stuck on the final boss, also I love mudkip

[@nathanburns5553]

Great video, happy birthday and Bidoof is the GOAT

[@capman42]

I don't know exactly why; the best explanation I can give is that, after seven generations of wondering which was the one above the rest for me, I took one look at Bewear and said "that's the one" and haven't wavered

[@METAsMETAs]

Dragonite go brrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@dynamicsprite201]

THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT KALEB'S INTERPRETATION OF THE POWER OF THE REQUIEM ARROW AND THIS DOES NOT PRESENT THE CANON POWER OF THE REQUIEM ARROW.

[@rovks6473]

I love Snorlax bro they are sooo cute they even let people play on their belly. Thank Kaleb for listening to my Pokemon Ted Talk.

[@coltonelias543]

Lapras is the goat, so tender hearted and kind, even when humans hunted it to near extinction❤️❤️

[@Johna-cv9gu]

Oh cool, a random excuse to talk about the objectively best Pokémon THE ZORUA LINE! they're adorable lil' guys, and i love the story about how they'll sometimes fuck with parents by pretending to be their children

[@rileyswift4149]

Mega lucario has no business being so clean bro. That form fresh as heck bruh. I like lucario a lot.

[@FClapp]

I love dracovish because of it’s goofy design, yet when was released to sword and shield, unintentionally, it was the strongest pokemon in the whole game

[@coolios9343]

Unbound hoopa is awesome! 6 arms looks cool

[@frozenburrito2.087]

Greninja has always been my favorite, I don’t know what it is I just really love the design, and I feel like a ninja frog is a cool idea. Not to mention, Frogie is freaking adorable

[@xiu16]

3:55 i think the reason why it didn't work was because it had no reason to because kira had a reason he wanted to keep his identity hidden and will kill to do and when though he hates fighting he will fight as for giorno at this point he didn't have something to fight for besides join the Mafia and when he fights diavolo he's trying to fight to protect his team giving him a reason to fight unleash more of his fighting spirit allowing the requiem arrow to deem him Worthy because of it and not the regular arrow as that point he wasn't ready yet.

[@Rjthefastguy]

Meowscarada has always been the goat like this a tricky lil fella

[@cjirwin867]

give me a squirtle or an oshawott, i'm happy with either

[@KingOfFools784]

Big fan of Frosslass, mainly because of the typing but also because of dodge gimmicks

[@kazumi.mikazuchi]

It's quite a unique detail that the hand Black Sabbath pierced is the same hand which is always in the play of developing Gold Experience abilities. It's also the hand where the Requiem crawls inside of.l to get in Gold Experience

[@shenloken2]

I know alotta ppl were confused with the end conflict of Part 5; especially with King Crimson’s Time Skip and Chariot Requiem’s Soul Swapping abilities. The whole point of the soul swap was to prevent Diavolo from getting his hands on the Golden Beetle Arrow: which in spite of not living a life like Giorno still would have made things quite problematic for the group had he done so! I think this video helped make things a bit more clearer what exactly happened and why.

[@archiox0628]

Wobuffet is my go to favorite. Being very simple, but effective with what few moves it has. Plus it's practically iconic after years of tenure in the anime

[@kyoiin17]

You should really talk about Echoes' evolutions next, the connections between the early concept of Requiem during part 4 with the "Acts" of Echoes

[@ZakariaShah-oi4yy]

This is a hard topic to talk about. But I know you will give us the right information.

[@rattled6732]

Gold experience Requiem is literally just canonified retconing

[@goldenrose223]

No that's MIH

[@gaminganimators7000]

Not really

[@gaminganimators7000]

​@@goldenrose223kinda but not really

[@goldenrose223]

@@gaminganimators7000 true

[@snapeinvader]

Giorno didn't have the immense pressing need that kira did.

[@turtleworld6788]

I love gible because of the fact he is a silly little guy and when he evolves he becomes a monster

[@smallbag123]

Alakazam. Back in elementary school if you had a pokemon card of him, you were considered the coolest kid (And I agree!).

[@harbingermors8328]

Gengar is my favorite due to me loving ghost types and it also carried me in Gen 4 pokemon even more so in Gen 5 pvp.

[@dagenight4150]

Also happy birthday dude!

[@SuPaRn0oB]

When my boy Empoleon hits the field, there is nothing you can do.

[@jns5921]

FACT: giorno actually died when pierced by black sabbath and the rest of golden wind is bruno's immagination

[@kuramijuno2482]

Staraptor is a cool pokemon because of the reckless ablility, brave bird can severely damage most pokemon and even ko outright. This pokemon is a great way to punch holes in most teams if used well.

[@nazek4216]

I really love Delphox, it's a cool witch and the only psychic type starter (one of my favorite types). I love how it draws inspiration from classic fantasy RPG mages.

[@baronnexus8524]

I have an inexplicable love for Duskull, and it's final evolution, Dusknoir, takes the souls of the dead into the afterlife

[@UNREALlTY]

first time I get you in my recommended after years, you love to see it

[@Hammock_Dan]

Ayyy, that was some really good character analysis for Giorno and Diabolo!

[@akumunokami9]

Flareon, it's fluffy and cute. And has the same attack stat as Machamp lol.

[@josecorzo5517]

That false prophet...

[@sauce2514]

Before watching, I'd imagine it's whatever the stand user needs at the moment and they'd have to need it desperately.

[@Jacksontrooper777]

What about now?

[@venerabledun1131]

I love Regigigas, the idea of a massive titan pulling the continents apart then being forced into a slumber because of people being so fearful of its power is so cool to me

[@fattyfranz4272]

Damn it, I was hoping this video would be about Mozart or Verdi. See ya!

[@RikkiShinzui]

Krokorok is the raddest fella, he has a natural swagger and effectively natural sunglasses, he's so cool, I love him.

[@josephrudakov2510]

The moment Mareanie fall for James, I fall for this adorable poison goober

[@HunterX05]

Oh, and Lucario because I was introduced to Pokémon through the D&P Lucario movie

[@thinemaningtonman]

chariot looks TERRIFIED when he gets stabbed

[@melbiamil5144]

Greedent is amazing, but I wish his design was less boring

[@EdwardStones-fm4gm]

I like clodsire for obvious reasons. He’s a silly round guy who you just wanna squish and hug. Like. He’s just the best thing ever

[@Sfzgxd]

I always thought of G.E.R.'s ability to be like "Oh, that happened? Actually, it didn't. Check again.*

[@AwsmChimera]

Hatenna is my favorite pokémon due to looking absolutely pathetic.

[@simcard9235]

diavolo is pretty much getting edged, he can't die but will always experience how it may feel to die but never actually dying

[@Cr1msonXM]

4:24 WHAT PISTOLS

[@__-fi6xg]

trying to put logic into jojo is doomed to fail, its an experience

[@raddicusrex]

I love mudkip, there is no other reason besides him being an awesome little guy.

[@dekipgamer]

Mega blaziken is just absolutely awesome

[@Redwolf476-5]

The answer is plot

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

🏹

[@Peanutlover16512]

REQUIEM

[@MatthewHollow]

No... it's was simpler then that.

[@Jacksontrooper777]

No

[@melbiamil5144]

As a wise man once said [... Do you believe in gravity?...]

[@JabberwokArtz]

Happy birthday from a new viewer! I love your jojo videos x]

[@Jack_Woods]

It's amazing how one story can be so well written that the symbolisms give you so much to think about for generations onwards

[@TheWackyGolfer]

I love Empoleon because he has such a cool design with the trident-look on his head

[@obsidian_citadel437]

Happy belated birthday dude 🎉

[@Anifinatic7Star]

Tyranitar is my favorite. He became my favorite after playing Pokemon Colosseum and XD on the GameCube. Had my larvitar in my party the entire time when climbing Mount Battle , and by the time we reach the top he was fully evolved. plus he's a kaiju so that's bonus points. Great video dude 👍

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

What if Jonathan Joestar had a Stand?

[@crablord8499]

He technically did

[@draydthundroz8098]

Jolteon Part fox which is my favorite animal And Electrik type, my favorite type It was made for me

[@robadobflob2320]

Happy birthday, man! I like monferno because monke

[@CrustyFox87]

My favorite Pokémon are Bulbasaur because I grew up with LeafGreen, and Braixen and Vulpix because they’re just little fox guys and I love them ^^

[@aaravbhandari4842]

So would this mean that Gold Experience Requiem would have given a different "punishment" to a different person, since Diavolo got return to zero as a punishment due to him always skipping steps and some other villain would have received a punishment fitting of them? Also my favorite Pokémon has to be Venusaur he was my first starter I used lol

[@MichaelZeGoat]

Im pretty sure there's only 3 requiem stands

[@FirestoneAnimation]

4:27 I kinda figured it came down to the strength of the user's spirit and power. By this point and time, the only abilities we've seen from Gold Experience is life energy boosting and turning inanimate objects into living things. Later down the line we see him use his abilities to a higher extent, like being able to restore people's body parts by replacing them with objects (His broach during the B.I.G fight), and (just my theory) Bucciarati's "revival" due to the life energy boost. By the time he got to the arrow Polnareff used, he was likely strong enough to be worthy of the arrow. Just my own theory.

[@jamalbruna4121]

I know Lucario’s a little overrated but I just can’t help but love it. Hoping mega Lucario is in ZA.

My favourite Pokémon is Crobat for more sentimental reasons. When I first played Pearl, I had a Zubat on my team which stayed that way for a long time due to me not being very good. When he finally turned into a Golbat, it took only one level for him to evolve again. I found out Golbat evolves through friendship (not sure if that part was before or after) and I thought, 'He really likes me that much?' and he has been my favourite Pokémon since.

[@doodleknight3619]

Slowpoke is my favorite pokemon because I match its vibe

[@IRFANHAZIMBINAHMADSHABRIMIMoe]

I love Turtwig it's so cute and grotle is meh but torterra is pretty good

[@mrblakeboy1420]

the requiem leitmotif is relevant because lust was the layer that minos ruled over, so it’s obvious that one of its level’s themes would be in his fight theme