The Failure of Kars | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

[@SoundWave3214]

The Failure of Kars: *"He forgot to subscribe to the NewWorldReview for regular JoJo content being uploaded to his KZbin feed."*

[@knightyagami7841]

And that's why he lost to Joseph...by lack of intel

[@hitkid2456]

Yup it was always a mind thing with him.

[@morgandfreeman4488]

I'm sure kars is lamenting his choice of not clicking the subscribe button as he drifts in space

[@durchauskritisch7443]

ofc thats what NWR is likeing xD

[@zawwin1846]

Eventually he stopped thinking.

[@morgandfreeman4488]

Cars run out of fuel eventually ig

[@mosupple9461]

Joseph just believed in the heart of the cards

[@Mr_Myst13]

I heard wearing some plot armor works too...

[@phantomdragon3893]

And now Kars is in the shadow realm

[@ethanadams8109]

The heart of the Kars

[@st8vie282]

The thing is the bullshit in yu gi oh feels stupid but jojo is such a unique show and makes it feel earned idk

[@hitkid2456]

I thought he had latent Ultra Instinct when his body "moved on its own".

[@Hunter-lj4mg]

Kars before ulf: not better than plants, animals,etc Kars after ulf: better than plants, animals, etc.

[@elijahjarobi]

Calling kars inconsistent because he changes after wammu dies is completely misunderstanding his character. Kars is someone defined by his willingness to change and evolve. After watching the honorable wammu lose to joseph because of his trickery, Kars changes because he knows he cannot defeat joseph with the old ways of doing things. He needs to play as dirty as joseph to win.

[@almalayuwiyyah2512]

@Lionard Kirsch he is believer of survival of the fittest and evolution. The first thing heq achieve ultimate lifeform is to avenge his comrade esidisi and whammu by killing Joseph.

[@almalayuwiyyah2512]

@Lionard Kirsch Kars is not Dio. He has different kind of arrogant.

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

Great point, I just wish the story made this more noticeable for the general Audience.

[@itsmeblank4028]

Wait wait a dog was SAVED in Jojo? That's wild

[@NewWorldReview]

By a main antagonist as well.

[@jacobalexander4498]

@@NewWorldReview and the main protagonist kicked a cat! The irony is strong in JoJo... Joseph had remorse tho, that's good.

[@FarBeyondStrange]

Two words: character development. He didn't kill the flower or let the dog die because he didn't know if he was better than them. Once he became the ultimate life form, he could do anything a dog or flower could. He could do both the things a flower and dog could do better than either could do alone. Kars saw how Joseph's deception put him a step above himself. So he incorporated deception into his strategy. When Joseph hypocritically calls him out for it, Lars looses respect for Joseph. And I do think that respect is the operative word there. He didn't think he had the right to rule the world until after he surpassed his competition. The extinction of his own species except for a handfull he'd need later was justified to him since by then his bone blades and ACDC's boiling blood put the two above the rest of their species as far as Kars was concerned. Was he the best villain? No; but there was some consistency.

[@adityamohan1773]

Ur theory holds true if he felt the same way about humans. You might say humans were his prey, so why? We see that Pillar Men do respect worthy humans. So Kars is expected to show the same hesitance to kill a human. Or a soldier. Hell.. Kars even thinks Santana was a weak child. I know respect isn't the word, but contempt or hesitation in those two cases is not consistent throughout

[@katsu890]

Species who do not evolve are doomed to failure and will become another extinction event, it's survival of the fittest

[@lerorz8517]

@@adityamohan1773 he does hold respect for humans. He even gives lisa lisa a painless poison because he doesn't want to fight her.

[@mcshifter4138]

@@adityamohan1773 He hold respect for humans but since he is relatively 2 tiers above most humans he knows he is better than them. When a human has hamon he understands they have the ability to cause harm to him and he respects those humans. It's pretty consistent but you've got to understand him as a character and his deeper motivations

[@mcshifter4138]

Thank you for posting this so I didn't have to. 🥰

[@mcpics4448]

You know what wasn’t a failure of his He chose the pillar men theme Awaken

[@mikeomrad1187]

I don’t really mind the “I want to rule the world” motivation. I think a lot of people could relate to it - people want to be in charge. We live in a world of meritocracy and it only makes sense people that think they are the best would strive to be the best and oppose their superiority. We live in a world of politicians, CEOs even shop floor supervisors. All are there (in general) because they were better than other people and were motivated enough to get there. Kars and similar villains are just at the extreme end of that. However, I am much more interested in their road to becoming that way, that’s what I think is lacking with Kars. Edit: impose

[@alfa01spotivo]

exactly

[@st8vie282]

It's not even his stated goal he just wants to be the ultimate lifeform

[@donaldlarrimoreIII]

This is shown in the second to last episode of Battle Tendency.

[@GaryJojo]

Honestly, the only thing I remember about Kars is that he was trolled by Joseph in the end. I think one thing Kars is also missing is any real connection to Joseph. We have Dio being a former brother to Jonathan, DIO killing Kakyoin and and Joseph temporarily, Kira almost single handedly taking down to whole DiU team by himself, Diavolo killing Narancia in a brutal and detestable fashion as well as Abbhaccio, . . . . . (Manga Spoilers below for Part 6 and 7) Pucci resets the universe and Valentine killing Gyro, Most Jojo villains have left a tangible mark in their respective part but Wamuu is the one to defeat Ceasar and Kars just plays around with Lisa Lisa for the most part.

[@salsaul4288]

I totally agree

[@kingging6045]

Always loved the Pillar's entrance soundtrack

[@iceman5882]

Who didn't?

[@srslydoatm9251]

AYEAYEAYYYYYYYEEEEEEE

[@UnholyWrath3277]

Part 1 Definitely had the favorite intro/outro song of the bunch for me but none of the parts had bad ones

[@potassium7475]

The subscribe button is secretly made out of the Red Stone of Aja

[@swanstarr1441]

other way around

[@thepackingpacjack7767]

Kars: now I can achieve my ultimate form! * Kars transformed himself into a car...... Joseph Jostar: let me guess, you’re gonna say “KA-CHOW” Kars: “KA-CHOW”-*Gasp! HOW DID YOU KNOW?!

[@durchauskritisch7443]

😂😂

[@Bruh-7]

KA-CHO- NANI?!

[@CT-yr8ph]

Best comment I’ve ever seen in my life

[@MrDj232]

Pack it up. Pacjack just won the internet.

[@vovabars1234]

I dont want to imagine how would this look

[@mohamedelhediissa289]

I really like kars though The idea of him trying to achieve immortality is a very good ambition and his bone morphing power/the power he achieved after conquering the sun is unique and special

[@cakeman4527]

Wammu got isekaied into one piece as blackbeard

[@BasedMexx]

This is my favorite video you've done. I love how you not only diagnose your issues with Kars, but bring up ways that could have remedied them. The idea of having his struggle and motivation be more about freedom rather than world domination is great

[@Pikaman20008]

It’s funny that you say Kars’ motivation would be better if he just wanted the freedom to live in the sunlight, because there are a lot of fanworks that interpret his character in that way, and it succeeds in making him a lot more interesting of a character than he was in canon

[@Xeno455]

I like to think that Kars was super serious because be viewed himself on the same level as any other life form. Willing to take more damage to avoid a flower or attacking cars to save animals. But once he became Perfect Kars, his arrogance led him to believe he was a God. A being above all life. Thus he lost his former respect for fellow lifeforms on his level and acted as if he were a God

[@Xeno455]

@Lionard Kirsch I personally believe that has to do with three things, making Kars a bit of a paradoxical being, but one worth understanding. From my understanding of his character, it's not that he didn't care about human life. More so that he didn't respect human life as much as other life. Why, you may ask? Well, because humans are both destroying most other life just by existing, and because hamon warriors (their worst nemesis) are predominately human. A third reasoning, would be that humans are used to create vampires, which the Pillar Men see as food. To them, it's no different than a Lion watching as a Gazelle succumbs to injuries. That's at least, what I personally believe. So he respects and loves all life, but he can't find himself respecting human life because they destroy other life, plus they're a food source, and able to destroy them too. It brings up the age old adage, "If you kill a killer, who is in the wrong?"

[@BasedGalaxy]

For me i dont have to relate to a character to like them nor do i need their ideas or goals or even personality to change throughout the story to like them either (character development)i kinda hate when people have some checklist to see if a character is good or not

[@LTDLetsPlays]

i dont get it why everyone want to relate to characters i just dont get it "this character is no relatable thus worse than this character who has relatable traits" its dumb

[@NewWorldReview]

Whether you consciously think about it or not, you are always relating to a character in some way, shape or form. That's why it gets brought up so much. Name any of the universally accepted greatest villains in any form of media. They will be ones who are profoundly relatable.

[@stonefree7973]

@@NewWorldReview Yeah but it's not a necessity. I don't need complex backstories for Diavolo and the DCAU's Lex Luthor and Joker to be some of my favorite antagonists. Kars was missing more presence and interaction with characters, not a more relatable motivation. That's what Dio, Wamuu, Kira, and Diavolo have despite having simplistic motivations. Also I think desiring perfection and world domination is a very relatable motivation. Humans are driven by desire. We desire money, we desire power and fame, we desire freedom, and we might even desire to be flawless.

[@st8vie282]

@@NewWorldReview but the absence of that one trait doesnt equate to a bad character certain kars just arent written that way and that's something you have to understand

[@st8vie282]

@Lionard Kirsch the joker is probably the greatest villain in fiction for multiple reasons

[@SamTheGumMan117]

I've always liked that under his strengths it talks about him having a body of a greek god lol

[@BasedGalaxy]

That Kars manga panel is when he made the vampire mask but knew he needed a stronger mask that has NOTHING to do with him specifically being power hungry what the hell

[@TheBigE9999]

I just want a flashback of him and eisidisi raising wammu and Santana

[@silentecho92able]

In all honesty i what some Mini OVA series for certain characters probably 6 - 12 episodes. I want a series dedicated to SpeedWagon set after Phantom blood leading up to Battle Tendency, how he got rich, his relationship with George, Lisa Lisa, and young Joseph. The Piller men Origin story in Kars, Wamuu, Esidisi. Before the have their 2000 year sleep. This one is random, but i want one with Anne, Holhorse, Oingo & Boingo, And jotaros dad being the antagonist, i don't know why but personally i feel like you can make an adventure series with this one. I don't have and idea for Diamonds is unbreakable and Stone Ocean but. I want one for Vento Aureo a prequel but with Risotto Nero and All Squadra Esecuzioni including Sorbet and Gelato set one year before Vento Aureo. An show us their reason for rebelling.

[@TheBigE9999]

@@silentecho92able for DIU, you could probably make a miniseries out of dead man's questions, and as for stone ocean, i had an idea for an au where jolyne gets the green baby, kills pucci with her new stand, and gets to be the main bad guy and kill jotaro, hell you could make an entire part out of that

[@silentecho92able]

@@TheBigE9999 dead man's questions is to be expected for DIU, im thinking about a horror series with Kira Yoshikage early murders and how he got his stand yeah that could work. I agree with you on Stone Ocean we can make a alternate universe on that one which gives me an idea. In this Alternate timeline make the invisible baby "Shizuka Joestar" be the main. Maybe bring back Kars. How he came back will just say the alien Mikitaka Hazekura, found this weird rock in space. An gave in to adult Josuke & Okuyasu who comes too America too show it to a 90+ year old Joseph. Maybe, we could also bring back the Zeppeli family. We can say Ceaser had an illegitimate child now his grandchild appear to help the Joestars. And give Kars & Santana a stand. This maybe controversial but it would be fitting, if Kars kills old Joseph, giving Shizuka drive for revenge. And probably use a Hamon, infused Stand to beat Kars..

[@TheBigE9999]

@@silentecho92able see, i was more thinking, everything plays out like normal, until we get to the green baby part,jolyne gets the green baby, she gets the ultimate power HIGHWAY TO HELL( yeah i know its already a stand, but the name is awesome and thematically perfect) Now jolyne has the ultimate power: to see and manipulate the threads of fate. She can make anything tie together into anything or sever those ties. She uses it to kill pucci, and sunddenly jotaro wakes up, jolyne tied the disc back to him. Except jolynes gone. The only thig left is a note saying: GO TO EGYPT. And jotaro is a bit freaked out, so he grabs any and all joestars. Josuke, giorno, shizuka, and they board a flight to egypt. But somethings off. Not a single stand user attacks them Somehow they just get to egypt, and they find dio's mansion, brought back by burnin down the house. Here jolyne reveals her ultimate plan: to destroy fate entirely. No more winning just because youre a joestar, no more magical fate arrows, everything is left to chance. Giorno tries to use requien, but she's already done ite, the artow doesn't work. Somehow they manage to almost beat her, but in her last moments, jolyne is all " fuck this, this is my part you dont get to win" and she completely destroys the threads all the way back to the beginning of time. Now it's a new world where things can completely play out different. Pillar men can evolve into something new. Joestars and brandos can kinda get along. Even wierd serial killers get a completely new chance free of natures and fate. Cut to part 7

[@silentecho92able]

@@TheBigE9999 one thing about Araki his stories leave a lot to be explored, i hope he continues after part 8 or just make some mini series of his previous work that guys got everything lined up for him at this point.

[@lordgir2517]

I always thought it was very clear what the scenes with the dog and plant represented. They where organisms that could preform actions that he could not thus he had no right to crush that flower nor did he feel humans had a right to run over the dog thus saving it. The reason he killed humans willy nilly is because to him he has surpassed humams in generally every regard outside of the sun which he already was making strides to overcoming. That's why once he achieved his ultimate form he didn't care about killing that squirrel. Its because he was now above every organisms on the planet and he now felt he had the right to kill what he wanted. I actually enjoyed the fact that quirk of his personality wasn't just outright stated or focused on too much but thas just me. Also in general I enjoyed him as villian because of his alien like feeling as a character because honestly that's what he was. He's way of thinking was just something you can't relate to because you're not meant too. Sure his want for power was overtly simple but at the same time when you have capabilites he had why complicate your objective with unnecessary justification when you cam simply push forward and take what you want.

[@BelieveIt1051]

I don't think Kars is a bad villain who can't be understood. He saved the dog and flowers because he values life that fights to survive. It's a quality he believes he is fulfilling by conquering the sun and becoming the ultimate life-form. The dog was fighting to survive in harsh streets. The flowers were fighting to survive in low temperatures and a pit with little sunlight. Conversely, what would have killed these things were those of stupidity. A drunk motorist for the dog, Joseph's efforts to grab the stone and fight Kars while falling down the pit for the flowers. So Kars killed the driver to save the dog, and knocked himself out of the way of the flowers to counter Joseph's actions that would have made Kars land on the flowers in the first place. We see Kars even scold himself after awakening when he neglectfully crossed Whamu's shadow, which resulted in Whamu instinctively attacking him. As for the squirrel, he stupidly went for Kars' trap, which is why Kars killed it just as he would any other life form that showed poor survival instincts. Playing Lisa Lisa like a guitar was just to goad Joseph into making a mistake. Kars did want to help his race at first, but he saw them as worthless when they opposed him. Yet he still accepted Esidisi, and took the newborns Whamu and Sanviento with them. So it isn't like he wanted perfection for only himself. Even after dismissing Sanviento as just a well-trained guard dog, he didn't kill him. I think what took away from Kars' character was the goofy way in which he fought and "died" in the end. Feathers that turn into piranha just sounds like some little kid imagining a way to beat another kid in an imaginary battle. But at least it didn't involve an invisibility cloak. Also, getting blasted into space was dumb, as was his inability to figure out a way back down. In truth, Sanviento was actually the strongest Pillar Man out of the four of them. He's the only one to have survived Joseph's hamon blasts without the aid of the Aja-equipped Stone Mask. Joseph needed Stroheim's help to even stand a chance against Sanviento, and ultimately only defeated him with the help of the sun. Unlike the others, Sanviento is still alive and conscious.

[@DigitalRRS]

A lot of my thoughts have already been stated in other comments so I will give a shortened version: I completely disagree with many points made here, and something I haven’t seen mentioned is how important Kars is to all of JoJo. He created the stone masks, which Dio used to become a vampire and part one basically set the stage for the entirety of JoJo. So barring all characterization, Kars has had an impact on the series since the beginning. That aside, Kars’ motivation of power isn’t that simple, it’s a desire to be the greatest THING, and be able to prove it; while most of us wouldn’t be able to relate to that exact desire… it would be foolish to assume you wouldn’t want to be the best at what you do. For example, you probably would want to be the best player at a video game, or the best at speaking a language… and that desire can lead to a sort of understanding of how Kars feels. Kars does have more depth beyond his motivation too, we see how he respects those who adapt and survive; hence why we see him using Joseph’s trademark “Fight with trickery and deception”. As for the dog (though I don’t about the flower), I’ve always interpreted it as “He doesn’t actually care for the life of the dog, but rather, teach humans their place”. Thematically speaking, Kars has a lot in common with the Icarus, you know, the guy that fell when he tried to touch the sun? When Kars finally “touched the sun”, he found himself defeated shortly thereafter, and if the symbolism was enough… he grows angelic-like wings that Icarus is often depicted as having. I’ll admit I’m not the best with arguing my points but I hope you can understand my reasonings.

[@ramblingidiotree1873]

Yes I agree

[@beeeps7359]

I was honestly ready to not like this video, but the way you’ve explained it has actually changed my mind. Like when people say that Kars cares about earth I didn’t see it because he always killed people in a way that I felt like he did it just because he felt like it. But once you mentioned he saved the dog and didn’t land on flower I realized then. The part failed to show that he cared about nature because he was just always power hungry and when he killed squirrel after becoming the perfect life form to me that just showed that he didn’t care about any life but his own. Overall great review and I know see the issue with kars as a character.

[@NewWorldReview]

Thanks for the kind words! :D

[@mcshifter4138]

He didn't kill the plant out of respect, it's a minor detail but it helps build his character

[@magentamagenta4935]

@@mcshifter4138 He did

[@theniceguy9332]

I wish wammu was final villain

[@XIUnicron]

Yea wammu is much more interesting

[@jellybeanspider7130]

Shut up man

[@emmanuelmondesir1314]

He was in my heart. Kars is just the final challenge.

[@Ankushdas2001]

Yeah i thought that ACDC will be the strongest pillar men

[@jamesbiggs8397]

I don't fully agree, but this was a nice topic to talk about. I think, in the end, he IS a disappointing character who basically becomes a wholly different person after Whamu passes away. What I DON'T agree with is his motivation being too unidentifiable. We all have things we want to change about ourselves, even if we're already pretty great. The drive for self improvement is powerful, & important! Kars' villainous flaw is that he was an asshole about it. He's basically a Sith Lord, willing to use & abuse anything & everything to further his own ends. I wish we got more of the Kind, respectful Kars before he transformed so the transition was smoother.

[@elijahjarobi]

Kars needed to change to win. Fighting joseph honorably would only lead to his defeat like wammu. He needed to play as dirty as joseph.

[@jamesbiggs8397]

@@elijahjarobi Here's the thing; as scheming as Joseph is, he technically never betrayed the conditions of the chariot battle. It was still just a one on one fight between him & Whamu. If anything the Pillarmen put Joseph at a disadvantage by forcing him to fight in a combat style he never used before, but Whamu probably has. On top of that, he EXPLICITLY said he had never intended to fight Lisa Lisa one-on-one. He was gonna pull his shady trick from the Start. This implies he was dishonorable from the get go, and you could see shades of that when he didn't want to play "Put-the-Poison-in-the-Joestar" & trying to kill Joseph ANYWAY before Whamu got his rematch. But then why was his treatment of Whamu so different? When we first see their dynamic, Whamu ATTACKS Kars, but Kars is like "Oh my bad, I am in the wrong this time." He goes from that to "Whamu you idiot, you utter buffoon; you died a dumb idiot death." For that matter, why would he even CARE to avenge Esidisi if he was such a cold, unfeeling monster? I just don't buy that because Joseph is a Trickster archetype, Kars just decides that he can't beat him without abandoning the ideals & philosophy of his only companions without any guilt or regret.

[@elijahjarobi]

@@jamesbiggs8397 kars whole character is evolution, he did care for his comrades but their ideals meant nothing to him as he got closer to being the ultimate lifeform. Just because they are comrades doesnt mean they share ideals, remember that one of Joseph's comrades of this part is a literal nazi.

[@elijahjarobi]

@Lionard Kirsch kars motivation is to literally evolve his people into the ultimate lifeforms

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

I finished watching Battle Tendency's finale just a few mins ago, and I gotta agree with you. After seeing ACDC and Waamu, I really wanted to see what Kars would be like. All I can say is, he succeeded as an antagonist, but failed as a character. The pieces were there, like him passing a comment about how "immortality is boring" (ironic for a guy aiming to become the ultimate life form), not letting the flowers and the puppy get hurt, his backstory subtly drawing parallels between him and Dio, and him even managing to achieve his goal. But those moments were just so vague and unexpanded that we didn't get to see much beyond "Superhuman guy allergic to sun becomes ultimate life form and not allergic to sun now but has his ass kicked into space by a badass clown" TLDR the main problem with Kars is that we didnt get to see more if him And living under the shadow of Dio just makes it worse. PS. I don't think he's inconsistent, cuz there's not much to compare anyways.

[@scroogemcduck8509]

Off I disagree, I find the character flip with his respect for animals flip to be quite interesting. He has funny moments like the guitar one you said. But also like you said, they work as a group

[@scroogemcduck8509]

Lionard Kirsch well I’ve seen it explained as he doesn’t know if he’s better than those animals as his perfection is only comparable to humans. Once he achieves ultimate lifeform he KNOWS he’s above everything, Anyway I’m a simple man and Kars just reminding me of Dio at the end and JoJo getting Jonthan pissed at him was perfect. I do see your point that his character has few actual traits of substance though

[@christopherauzenne5023]

I like kars as a villain on a more conceptual way, I really like the concept of a pillar man and how terrifying they can be, basically being a vampire’s vampire. How they work like a cell how they can contort there bodies how wamuu basically fused then consumed a room of people in one motion and then kars ultimate life form and all those feats that really interests me

[@hattmannen5122]

I just came here I don't know what this is about

[@pinksanji5877]

Lol

[@samzonDx]

Same

[@dooplon5083]

So from this video alone what do you think about the stuff you're seeing here? I'm the kind of person that loves hearing about what people think series they've never seen are about and comparing that with the actual thing, so I'm asking due to that kind of curiosity.

[@operationb.e.n6480]

If you guys want more Kars, read Jorge Joestar. Not canon but acknowledged by Araki and pretty good

[@samzonDx]

operation B.E.N Jorge joestar?Never heard about it

[@vovabars1234]

Alden Hui its really cursed

[@janrace6466]

You’ve heard of elf on the shelf...

[@Alexgaby15Channel]

@@janrace6466 Now you have 36 Kars on Mars

[@CitrusVirus6438]

When we don't have the official Jojo friday, at least we've got Jojo mondays!

[@martinavasconcelos3927]

Thanks for uploading these jojo videos. Youre the reason i decided to stop telling myself “ill continue watching it one day” and finished watching part 1 and reached part three part two in a day.

[@NewWorldReview]

Your JoJo journey sounds very similar to mine!

[@iamchrollo425]

After seeing this video ...... Kars stopped thinking

[@leakypeach6250]

Unfortunately for Kars, Part 2 was an afterthought for Araki. I don't remember exactly where, but I read an interview where he states that he needed a story to enlarge the gap between Part 1 and 3. The intention was always to bring Dio back, however Araki realized that putting Part 3 immediately after Part 1 would be too soon after Dio's "death". It's why he thought of Caesar not as a character, but as a power up for Joseph, as well. That's likely why Kars is such a poorly written villain for his story. I mean, Araki already demonstrated in Part 1 that he had characterization down with Dio (even in Part 2 with Wham! and ACDC).

[@NewWorldReview]

I'd love a source for that.

[@leakypeach6250]

@@NewWorldReview I really don't have a link since it was years ago. Sorry >_< I believe that Meti referred to this interview in his Caesar Zeppeli video from way long ago Edit: Actually, that video refers to an interview where Araki talks about Caesar's function and purpose as a power up for Joseph.

[@zombieguy4444]

I know Kars as "That guy with the pillar men theme song and wrist blades"

[@DepressedSkorpion]

I had forgotten Kars existed, tbh.

[@zazztherazzledazzle1837]

ah, 3 years ago, before The Last Wish.. Oh you would have a *Ball* with Jack Horner.

[@robman2k7]

Thank you for continuing to upload videos. It’s nice to hear a familiar voice in these crazy times :)

[@Bezaliel13]

I am sure there are arguments for him being a parody of escalation in anime, but I am distracted by how subpar "but they look human" was as an argument against Kars not acting human. Also, Kars' age is in the *SIX DIGITS,* so wanting to rule the world makes perfect sense for him. Seriously, what "relatable" thing could work with someone that old?

[@katsu890]

Galactus looks human too but that's because he can't be perceived in his true form, most gods throughout history take on a human form, nearly all are represented as such because we imagine something we can comprehend like ourselves

[@zed1822]

I be interested in a video about Giorno. He's pretty much the most divisive character in jojo from what Ive seen and often considered to be a gary stu, I be interested in your take of him.

[@federicoarmada8775]

I still can't believe people like Giorno

[@walkerofwind5371]

Federico Armada people have a big misconception on him which is wild to me. And I don’t mean to to be rude but new world does this a lot with Jojo characters. This video is proof of that. I suggest watch meti not the bad guy, xforts, and oceaniz if you actually wanna gets real good in-depth take of these characters. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oImzq5x-l9KCe9U kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJWsfqegh99qZ9k kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZTKeneej7x-eqM

[@badfrad1754]

WalkerOF WiNd if I gotta watch hour long videos to understand a jojo character I think their is something wrong.

[@vovabars1234]

Hero well sometimes you start to see good traits is things when someone shared their vision on them plus they are not that long

[@st8vie282]

@@badfrad1754 that's stupid logic there is long character analysis on all characters in fiction you are just ignorant

[@Sayquidnidly]

This is weird as shit. I literally just watched the wamuu vs jojo episode and now its lisa lisa vs kars. Great timing. Ima finish phantom blood first though before I watch this

[@thepatientgamer98]

thank you for all the JoJo content. Can't get enough of it. You're the best NewWorldReview.

[@ShadeThaArtist]

This is a crazy undervalued and underappreciation of what Kars was as well as how he represented the actual aspect of freedom and evolution. Boiling him down to supervillain warning this thing to become the super-thing is a complete misunderstanding and mischaracterization of him and how he's written. I completely related to kars

[@insanemakaioshin]

Kars made Dio what he’s, literally! Dio wouldn’t be a vampire if Kars didn’t make the masks!

[@WCA_Arts]

But that doesn’t do anything to help or benefit the narrative of Part 2. Maybe if they actually referenced that concept of “hes responsible for creating Dio” within Battle Tendency, he would be a more interesting character.

[@daniels3588]

WilliamAllen52 I mean it’s kind of obvious is it not? Dio used the mask and it shows Kars creating said mask?

[@kenobijursthebadass5233]

I would love if part two had an extra episode just about Kars and his origens

[@taneegen1036]

I am always caught off guard with how little subs you have, you have so many but i always expect you to have so many more

[@remylebeau3089]

KARS is my favorite JoJo villain hands down !

[@abiybattlespell8401]

because the ultimate being would know tht the sub button is useless and the notification bell and just searching your fav youtubers by urself is better then letting youtube dictate that for you

[@SpagEddie8113]

I would like if they leaned more into him respecting nature, and his goal of dominating humanity was because they disrespected nature. This could be relatable to the audience since the concept of humans impacting nature is becoming more important in recent years with pollution and such

[@NewWorldReview]

I'm all on board with that idea. I just wish it might have been in any way explored.

[@complexdoom7569]

Ayyy congrats on 100K!

[@NewWorldReview]

Thank you!!

[@kushywaygalaxy4428]

The times he saves the plant and puppy really went nowhere and was a let down

[@alfa01spotivo]

it showed he respected nature and it paid off when he killed the squirrel because now since hes the ultimate lifeform and is better than every lifeform

[@stuffyworld10]

Congrats on passing the 100K mark! Well deserved!

[@NewWorldReview]

Thank you very much! :D

[@dekuavatar8777]

Kars was amazing villian!

[@dekuavatar8777]

@T Mitch better than pucci

[@alfa01spotivo]

@@dekuavatar8777 HELL NO! PUCCI IS FANTASTIC AND PROBABLY THE BEST OF ALL JOJO VILLAINS!

[@SolidSnake240]

@T Mitch "your opinion is wrong." Lol anime community is so douchey

[@iceman5882]

I liked his hatred for Joseph cracked me up every time.

[@dekuavatar8777]

@T Mitch no opinion is wrong unless it's been proven

[@link0714]

I agree with you on this one. There wasn't a single thing I liked about Kars. He genuinely pissed me off, and not in the way a villain is supposed to. I really don't like him at all. If only he wasn't the main villain, then I would have liked Battle Tendency much more.

[@JSPaul49]

0:22, say what? Jo, jojo, jo, jojo! Say what? Jo, jojo, jo, jojo!

[@kayyeti3422]

I think Kars got a fitting ending where he drifts off into space where it’s so boring that he no longer thinks.

[@jordanpugh9799]

In terms of him(Kars) becoming boring and forgettable for not being human enough and utterly devoid of humanity I shall point you toward one H.P. Lovecraft. I'm not sure if that's the problem exactly. I definitely agree with your points this far aside from that one. I think what actually may have happened is that at this time Araki didn't want to rock the boat too, too much in terms of his formula (which was still being developed). He even stated that he really didn't want to make Joseph buff but only did it out of a fear that people might not recognize the series. This makes me believe he was definitely trying to play it safe in the first two parts hence the overly generic setup and story. Not only was Kars bland, Caesar and his story were bland, Hamon/ the ripple was becoming bland, and to top it all off despite the action being over the top it was its own level of ironic blandness due to the whole terminator/ Fist of the North Star influence that dominated the 80's. He didn't really get "Araki creative" with his villains until Yoshikage Kira. Nearly everything before then from Dio, to Kars to the smorgasbord of part 3's "rogue's gallery".

[@kirby12390]

New World Review, I always thought Part 2 would be a bit better if Caesar, fought and killed Eisisdisi on the island where they trained, it would have given him a cool fight (since the only cool one he has is one where he loses) It would provide a better reason as to why he becomes so rash and runs in at The Pillarmen's base, it would create a bigger gap showing the difference between Whamuu and Eisidisi, I think everything else is fine, and Lisa Lisa is the mentor who taught them how to use hamon so she doesn't particularly need her own fight, but Caesar I think could've benefited and taken that fight to seem like a more useful side character, not that he isn't useful at all, more like, useful in combat aside from just assisting Joseph who kills all of the pillar men himself. (I know Caesar technically helped kill Eisidisi when he possessed Suzy Q but Joseph was still there and I think it wasn't nearly a good enough demonstration of his abilities. I would love to hear if anyone else agrees or disagrees.

[@ARC--5973]

Very true, I also felt that Caesar was robbed of a win in part 2. Although I would switch the order of the Kars and Wammu fights, with Kars losing to Lisa Lisa and making Wammu the final antagonist

[@Reed5016]

If it were me, I’d have Lisa Lisa fight Eicidici, Caesar fight (and beat) Wham/Wamuu, and Joseph and Stroheim kicking the shit out of Kars/Cars. That way, all of the characters would have their time to shine. Also, the way Caesar lost could’ve been avoided, he just chose the stupidest way possible to fight Wham, which is out of character. If he had kicked him from below or uppercut him, he would’ve won. His death was also useless, as Wamuu/Wham had fully recovered after Caesar fought him, and Caesar wasn’t even mentioned in the episodes following his death. Hell, his father left a greater impact on the series, and he was only mentioned in a flashback. They totally did him dirty just because they needed a character death to build tension. It’s a shame, really. They did Lisa Lisa dirty too, but that had more to do with the publishers and editors not wanting her to be as badass as Araki did.

[@Reed5016]

My rant of the day. Lol.

[@SoundWave3214]

@NewWorldReview Kars saved the puppy and didn't crush the flower because he didn't see himself better than them, were as he is already able to outclass humans in every way so he kills them easily. ULTIMATE LIFE-FORM KARS sees himself better than any plant or animal so he went on to kill that squirrel.

[@alexander_Izunia]

Well to be fair Kars was just meant to be the final boss, but he’s still an interesting character because we know that he has some morals. For instance he respects nature and wildlife to an extent, showed some respect towards Joseph during their first fight and respected his comrades Esidisi and Wamuu. He still wants power and overall wishes to be on top, but you cannot deny that there is more depth to his character than what was shown in the anime or the manga.

[@durchauskritisch7443]

would be nice if they showed more of this depth

[@elijahjarobi]

Then once he becomes the ultimate lifeform he feels he is a god and completely disregards nature

[@user-oj6re6ju9t]

@@elijahjarobi because he was above nature.

[@user-oj6re6ju9t]

@@durchauskritisch7443 what are you do you mean by that?????

[@welshlout3400]

We have to get by on inference from the small bits and pieces Araki drops in when trying to analyse Kars. Perhaps he wasn’t fully characterised by explicit means, but we can take what concrete elements we have about him and discuss how they might interact with each other and the resulting implications following that. He’s a scientist who sought transcendence for his people over their weakness to the Sun. He displays respect and compassion for nature. These two facts point toward the likelihood that mastering life under the Sun’s rays would fulfil a wish to be closer to nature, to be ‘more like it’ so to speak. To his mind, humans are both apart from and below nature, and Kars wished for the pillar man race to be neither of those things. Of course that seemed to change somewhat when he underwent his transformation into the Perfect Lifeform - he had ascended ‘past’ nature in his effort to reach it, in an ironic twist remaining just as seperate from it as when he started. But his very existence had shifted the hierarchy now, and nature was no longer an aspirational object for Kars. Hence his disregard and ambivalence toward it after his transformation.

[@machina5]

World domination isn't a weak motivation just because most people can't connect to it. If the readers care enough to think "Stop him!" then the motivation is perfectly functional. We don't have to see ourselves in every villain, otherwise Palpatine would be worth pennies. (Not Disney's Palpatine obviously)

[@NewWorldReview]

Palpatine wasn't the primary antagonist of the OT though, Vader was. Palpatine was allowed to exist as pure evil because Vader was doing the narrative heavy lifting. In the prequel trilogy he also wasn't the main antagonist because it was about following Anakin's journey to reach that role. Once again, Palpatine was allowed to exist on the side lines and embody pure evil whilst someone else did the heavy lifting. And yeah...let's not mention Disney.

[@strongsuccessfulweeb1400]

IMO i dont think we can ever dig in with Kars' motivation simply because he isn't human..we take for granted our ability and necessity to bask under the sunlight..but for his race its a death sentence..he merely wanted his race to live under the sun and rule the world in the process..straightforward thats it..for the impact? come on he is the creator of the stone mask..without him there will be no Dio and we all know how much Dio impacted the story from parts 1 onward

[@lelol1945]

My friend had a cool idea for stands being created, it was the stone of meteor kars that flew back to the earth and was made into stand arrows. Since he’s the ultimate being and whatever, it would be a cool explanation tho since we never got the full explanation of it.

[@federicoarmada8775]

Makoto Shishio and Father are the well-done versions of Kars' simple motivations

[@Hapsetshut]

And his hair, can't forget about that hair

[@tgoat93]

I'm well aware that Battle Tendency has a lot of issues in all aspects of its existence, but looking at it through the lens of "camp" really serves to heighten the entire experience. Looking at popular "camp" films, like "Evil Dead 2" and "Rocky Horror Picture Show", and then looking at "Battle Tendency" really opened my eyes to the true masterpiece that is Battle Tendency

[@markorujevic538]

For some reason this video hits home

[@mthiyanendaba48]

I'm not going to lie I thought Kars was Dio because he has similar face looks.

[@XIUnicron]

Bro I thought Joseph was Jonathan lol

[@mthiyanendaba48]

@@XIUnicron True 😅

[@elijahjarobi]

Kars did care for his people he was planning on letting his entire race be able to walk under the sun with him. He also spared everyone that didnt try to kill him.

[@ellie8983]

About what you talked in 7:48: I think he had respect for every lifeform which features powers that he cannot possess. That's why he has respect for the dog (having tail and furr) or the flowers (they can do photosynthesis, which he cannot do). He doesn't respect humans because he has everything they have. That's also why he loses every respect for nature when he became the ultimate lifeform. He can have every power any lifeform has, so he doesn't respect them anymore. He's now above every lifeform in every feature possible.

[@NewWorldReview]

"He has everything they have" - Except the ability to live under the sun. This is what I mean by his traits being inconsistent.

[@ellie8983]

@@NewWorldReview Oh, I didn't think about that. Yeah, that makes no sense, you're right.

[@katsu890]

@@NewWorldReview Kars sees humans as some ignorant creature that asserts itself over weaker creatures when to him, they have no right to assert themselves over nature because they are weak foolish creatures

[@Mgauge]

The idea of Kars could make a fascinating villain. Sadly, the execution was boring as sin outside of the sheer ridiculousness of his Ultimate Lifeform fight and defeat. I would blame the short length of Battle Tendency for his lack of development, but Dio did more with an even shorter series.

[@sidm0824]

What Kars failed to do was killing the dog. The earth wouldn’t have rejected him into space if he killed the dog

[@majinsole8554]

Araki: Here writing Kars, I feel lamest of all. ~_~

[@HovektheArtist]

You misunderstand, kars need not press the subscribe button for he became the subscribe button when Joseph first punched him, thus making Joseph do it for him

[@doomstaff8506]

There is a few scenes were Kars avoids killing life, like when he saw flowers he opted to take a harder fall of the cliff, they shoulda expanded on those details and made him a villain who respects life forms and he kills humans for his survival. Instead they have him doing a leg guitar solo lol. (Oh saw the video he stated that too lol).

[@alfa01spotivo]

it made sense when he killed the squirrel when he was the ultimate lifeform though. He is better than every other species now

[@koopakape]

i just love everything about battle tendency. Even the failings feel like they only add to the B movie-like charm. I'd have loved for it to have lasted just a bit longer and Kars to have been given even half the depth of Wamuu, but imagine how different modern Japanese media would've been if Stardust Crusader's timing was even slightly different?

[@mrusername5]

Kars isn't even the worst JoJo villain. That goes to Diavolo.

[@TheHeadHuntersDomain]

Kars is hands down my favorite Villian from JoJo. My BF is Dio, and we constantly argue about this!

[@tomuptown1431]

I firmly believe that all you need to do to fix Kars is to not have him want to take over the world or go crazy after he transforms. If Kars had simply looked at Joseph after transforming and said, "Do as you please, I'm off to see the world." He would have been much more intimidating and consistent. He had ultimate power and clearly didn't care about anyone else. I know he says he cared about them, but the dude does ZERO things to honor their memory. I think having Joseph struggle with the idea that he's fighting someone that doesn't want to fight anymore would be interesting. It turns Kars from a final boss into the antithesis of Joseph, who almost always has less power than the person he fights. Maybe he'd even predict Kars' next words incorrectly, because Joseph hasn't grasped that Kars is too self-centered to care about fighting someone he knows he'd beat. Imagine Joseph's reaction when he finds Kars simply spending time in a sunny meadow, enjoying the knowledge that he will never again have to fear anything. Kars consistently showed a respect for nature and was always limited in his exploration of it. I think a shred of vulnerability in that regard would make Kars infinitely better. He's a dude that was born into a tribe that was "perfectly evolved" but had to live underground and hide from the sun. If all he wanted was the ability to see what daytime nature was, or even just explore the depths of the ocean, he would be EXTREMELY memorable. Because as a dude from ancient times, murder would be a reasonable tool in his mind. People used to kill each other to get what they wanted, and Kars was no exception. In that context, he's just doing what he thinks he's supposed to do in order to get what he wants. He wouldn't see himself as the bad guy and he'd even have room to feel sadness over ACDC and Wamuu never achieving his newfound freedom. Can you imagine if Battle Tendancy had ended with a villain that simply didn't want to fight? I'd have remembered it.

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

The only time being sandwiched between two dios is a bad thing.

[@Amaling]

Personally I've always thought Karss is pretty epic. I like him over part 1 and 3 dio, and probably above Diavolo as well(the other take over za worudo villains of the series). Some of his motivations are really cool, as someone who's done research into potential ways to get immortality in the future and the big debate in regards to it. I'd also say he definitely cared about his two friends dying to the hands of Joseph, which led him to irrationally chasing joseph once he got the power and then dying because of it. To me, it's a pretty damn cool way to end it off. Also, I'd say Karss just opposes life that opposes him, such as humans. The squirrel was him literally going crazy with a surge of power, a concept we also saw with dio at the final part 3 fight

[@villecor8765]

I like that one "you can summarize him in one sentence " yea no shit you can make anything stupid when you summerize like that

[@villecor8765]

He "cares" about other biological life other than humans becouse they are in some way superior to him while he is superior in every way to humans and when he becomes the ultimate life form he stops caring about every life form

[@link0714]

@@villecor8765 I get that but I just don't find that an interesting motive. My problem with Kars is not that he has no motive, but the one he does have is so boring. Couple that with his unlikable personality, and you have what is not a good villain, at least in my opinion.

[@villecor8765]

@@link0714 yea that's fair I just can't get behind people who say he has none

[@alfa01spotivo]

I want a Kars Backstory spin-off! Please Araki

[@nathanrodriguez4205]

Hey Mr newworldreview, you should check out the "thus spoke rohan kishibe" JoJo one shots i feel like you would really enjoy them and it would be great to see your thoughts on them. Also i really love both your channels and videos, keep up the good work 🙏🙏

[@smittywerbenjaggermanjensen69]

Tbh his end was one of the worst endings a character ever had Worst not as in badly written but as in a horrible fate. Imagine roaming around to eventually stop thinking? If we go by ,,i think therefor i am" he stopped existing. Cant even imagine that lawl

[@vovabars1234]

T H I C C to be fair thats still better than diavolo’s fate

[@smittywerbenjaggermanjensen69]

@@vovabars1234 i didnt watch past part 4 yet, what happened to him? U can spoil

[@urielhernandez4319]

@@smittywerbenjaggermanjensen69 He is in an endless death loop, so he just keeps on dying forever in many different ways and he has no way 2 stop it at all

[@chrisreid5766]

Early morning Jojo vid? Kars? Yes sirrr

[@Mr_Myst13]

Kars and Hitler being similar in character is just solidified by the fact that Part 2 happened some time around WW2...

[@Xploderz55]

Why didn’t you say “two fine slices of Dioche” 😂

[@adityamohan1773]

I am rewatching Battle tendency and here's what I think about Kars. He was never meant to be the strongest. Wammu is the only one with a long range attack. Kars and Esidisi both have a short and medium range. Kars, though, is the mind of the operations. Kars is a genius. He does things efficiently. The way he slices Stroheim's cabin and kills all the soldiers at once. I don't think of Kars as Hitler but the German scientists who switched sides during war. Kars is unimaginably curious. I think the prime reason for his want of stone of Aja is limitless life for limitless curiousity. I know he was poorly developed but with the selective scenes we get of it, we can see how he is. Kars, though is not the strongest of pillar men, has an immense ego. He wants to show off people. Or atleast himself. Remember the laugh he gives when he evades falling on the plant? He was enjoying himself. It is not his love for plant but to show off. That's why he plays guitar with Lisa Lisa. That's why he plays with Joesph. Kars is an intelligent, egoist and a weak by nature bastard. As for his saving a dog, I think he did that because the puppy came near him. And those humans were a general ruckus.

[@mellorebel4097]

I just got into Jojo recently, and Cars was the least impact full villain in all off Jojo and that includes the fishing guy from part 5! 😆 🤣

[@vovabars1234]

Mello Rebel bruh pecsi was a cool villain together with prociutto

[@Jonathan-hd3hg]

Watching it the first time, I totally though they were setting up Wamu as the true end villain, like Kars was going to come out and be super powerful for a few episodes but then something causes Wamu to betray him and steal the ruby to become the ultimate villain that Joseph needs to defeat in the end.

[@redbirdtribe]

The reason kars didn't kill the flower or the puppy was that he was not sure that he was better than them. humans on the other hand were food he already felt greater then humans that's why he made his hand into a squirrel to see if he could match any creature that he was the ultimate being

[@op-ro3wp]

He had a lot of potential

[@lothara.schmal5092]

“Kars can be equated to Hitler” Ah yes, because the German people were having such a nice time pre WW2

[@EdgardoJCruz-dk5kv]

In a lot of ways to me Kars, is just reminds me of underutilized version DBZ’s Cell . However unlike Kars, we got to his journey as a villain. While he ended up not really leaving much an impact afterwards, he was more memorable because how he did it. Which is more than Kars can say.

[@RielXeno]

Yo i literally just finished part 2 great timing

[@d-skullgaming696]

Yeah, I've got to admit, once Kars took the stage after Wammu's death I felt pretty bored with him. Unlike Wammu, I had zero connection to Kars and its just didn't help that he was basically evil for evil's sake.