Diego Brando: Confronting Your Past

[@TheShuckmeister]

Someone please make an Abby Choke edit of Diego and Valentine. Can't submit it for the fan art contest, but it would be funny.

[@francescolombardi3438]

Choke edit of the Year: Last of us Part II

[@moldycow5833]

Where was poco

[@scratch472]

I think the description is wrong, mother sea is from one piece, not jojo part 5

[@dinoboy4115]

@@francescolombardi3438 I'll do it!

[@thewickermanmanny3556]

Does it have to be full body fan art? Or just head because I just drew the head

[@mayor6366]

Typical jofoes: I CONTROL SPACE AND TIME, AND I WILL ACCOMPLISH MY GOALS AT ANY COST Diego: I like dinosaurs

[@TheShuckmeister]

Rawr X3 *Diego nuzzles you*

[@MasonGreenWeed]

OG Diego more like anti hero rather than your typical jofoe

[@cheaptricks605]

@@TheShuckmeister *Shuck is gay for the dino husbando and made a video just to simp for him*

[@diegobrando3409]

It's an STD. I can't help it.

[@kubotheinconsideratefool4208]

lol

[@seekingabsolution1907]

I think Diego is actually a much better person than Dio.

[@Extremezotako]

Ikr

[@NoOne-om7mm]

He is literally a much better person than Dio.

[@seekingabsolution1907]

@@NoOne-om7mm i was actually surprised how much better he was when I read Steel Ball Run that I was utterly confused as to why people consider him a Jo-foe at all. He's basically a secondary protagonist by the end of the story and I was actually sad when he died.

[@NoOne-om7mm]

@@seekingabsolution1907 When I was a kid, I really love dinosaur and then the first time I read sbr, I really like diego for being redeemable person and after knowing his powers can transform anyone into dinosaurs really makes me love him more.

[@a.captiveaudience]

@@seekingabsolution1907 spoilers for anyone reading idk - - - - - - - diego is a calmer dio, definitely still a threat yet neutral & with more personality, not just a 1 dimensional evil villain. I was low-key salty when he was swapped for the more conventional evil dio at the end, even though The World was still satisfying to see. Diego deserved better, he was a protag to me as well.

[@4ballssss]

The only thing confronting Diego is his old fate from the previous universe.

[@jonathanjoestar863]

Getting his head blown up‼️

[@LerpzZ]

Haha funni ushaaa

[@gddiggy3828]

I just realized his head saved him in Part 1 and killed him in Part 7

[@iamgreatalwaysgreat8209]

@@jonathanjoestar863 Still he defeated you in that universe also .

[@ezelegui7901]

@@jonathanjoestar863 he defeated you in two universes still

[@nate8284]

Everyone who say valentine did nothing wrong and dio did nothing wrong are kinda dumb because the only villain who truly did nothing wrong was Diego

[@sanpurutekisuto6709]

And any law he did break wasn't a law back then

[@guidomista3570]

He was just a blue dino that became friends with a pink nun and didn't like some rotating cripple, his italian best bro, and the president of the United States of America, or most other people

[@johnvetter1849]

Doppio did nothing wrong too though

[@aidenchagoya8870]

@@johnvetter1849 didnt he steal some kids iron and murder multiple people?

[@gddiggy3828]

@@aidenchagoya8870 that was more Diavolo

[@paulschamm1655]

Since you mentioned Diego Brando. I'll tell you why Johnny Joestar is my favorite character in all media. So I'll be honest: I'm handicapped myself. So I recognized myself as Johnny because of his journey during the Steel Ball Run. I recognized myself as a character because I understand his motivations. If I had the slightest hope of regaining my full mobility I would have done it without hesitation just like him. He is as optimistic as he is pessimistic. Courageous as well as hesitant. But it is above all thanks to the friendship that Gyro Zeppeli has brought him. Whether it is with his heroic moments or the stupid jokes he makes to Johnny. But it's when Gyro taught him the spin and he sacrificed himself that I would finally understand. Johnny didn't go back to zero by winning, or by regaining the use of his legs. But by finding a true friendship that gives without expecting anything in return. All this to say... that probably like Johnny I thought about ending it all... But thanks to this story. I can only see Johnny again when I have that kind of thought. I also hope to achieve the perfect rotation! Thank you for your content.

[@paulschamm1655]

@Nagito Komaeda funny...

[@caughtinthewires]

man writes the most heartwarming thing i read all day and somebody replies with a wheelchair emoji. 💀

[@Cherry_cola4]

Hope you're doing well

[@brandonkibet3801]

@Ghost_ He needs the Left Saints Arm

[@filippopucillo9070]

Don't even read what that frustrated guy wrote to you, what you wrote is beautiful and I hope things will get better. In situations like these where you live but don't feel like you're really living, like Johnny you need to find hope that will bring us back to life, and I'm sure you, like him, will find it! You as well, like him, will find the perfect rotation! I bet on you!💚 Sorry if I made some grammatical errors but I'm Italian and I don't speak English perfectly😅

[@Toffensky]

We need a uncannon Diego one shot revenging his mother by searching and killing the guy who destroyed her life and his own father who don't wanted them both

[@giuseppeDao]

Would be super cool if he gained The World in the process, maybe with a stand with acts like Tusk that evolves with every new second gained

[@ronramen5827]

Didn't he do that by flexing his jockey prowess?

[@roserose109]

@@ronramen5827 we want blood

[@ronramen5827]

@@roserose109 BLOOD FOR THE C R O N C H GOD

[@Toffensky]

@@giuseppeDao you mean after his return with the World or before?

[@realkingofantarctica]

I like Diego. He drinks coffee and has one of my favourite Stands. Oh, uh, yeah. Good video too, I guess.

[@chieludz]

You guess

[@randallmokjialung3592]

You guess

[@klp1209]

You guess

[@wasabi3950]

You guess

[@Saiyagami]

You Guess

[@varjubalazs31]

Virgin Dio vs Chad Diego

[@Extremezotako]

Yes

[@rchow8051]

Top Diego > Bottom Dio

[@Saiyagami]

Ngl I only started liking Dio in general after part 7

[@michaelzhang9806]

More accurately would be: Chad DIO vs Chad Diego

[@oimate6357]

@@rchow8051 *power bottom DIO

[@Peter-Meter]

Thank you for the quality content my guy

[@jolynewilkinson2417]

What do you mean all of his content is is good quality

[@moderncrusader1150]

Thank your Zipper-Mom , very cool

[@funkifroggi1727]

Video: Confronting your Past *Doppio/Diavolo has left the chat*

[@MasonGreenWeed]

This is a test. (I've accepted this test to stand victorious against my past. A person grows once they are able to defeat their weaker self.) Wouldn't you agree, Jean Pierre Polnareff?

[@funkifroggi1727]

@@MasonGreenWeed Y-You're..Diavolo!

[@guidomista3570]

Good.

[@funkifroggi1727]

@@guidomista3570 ayo my 4th favorite character

[@Yxsl91]

Why won’t you fight yourself?

[@jhawkshaw]

A very wise man once said: "Diego Brando is the best and most perfect JoJo husbando. He's a flawless and beautiful British lizard man. Anyone who disagrees has shit taste and should not be trusted."

[@Mr_Rykes]

Tl;dr even if you don’t like deeply thinking about characters, you can still like Diego because *HE’S A DINOSAUR*

[@NataliaNeeSama]

IIRC: Kira original backstory was about how his mother was abusive to him, and thats why he started to somewhat hate women, and just have them as hands. But Araki thought it would be too pyschological and dark for a Shounen Jump title, so he hid it, and just gave some TINY hints about that. So I believe the fact Kira's mother was a bad one was still supposed to be canon? That kinda make Kira's backstory closer to of Diego, but instead of having a caring mother, he had a very bad one.

[@jackpitman15]

I like how he thought an abusive mother was too much but had kira brutally murder children and animals

[@linusmota9712]

And it contrasts to Part 8 Kira who is Holly’s son , you know , one of the most loving and caring people on the JoJo multiverse , and although part 8 Kira still has some strange things on him he is nowhere as dangerous and twisted as part 4 Kira

[@sirensong1794]

I think Kira is also supposed to be based on Ted Bundy, who targeted women exclusively and had some issues with his mother tied to it. He was known for having people's impression of him be "just a regular guy" which made him unassuming, similar to Kira. Also, he at one point got arrested for burglary and spent some time laying low and not killing anyone afterward similar to how Kira hid out with the Kawajiri family after being caught the first time.

[@piaxxo]

@@sirensong1794 Oh yeah, my mother thought the same thing when watching jojo.

[@kubotheinconsideratefool4208]

Oh, oh no.

[@lesscringeymapperdude]

why did i think this video would be about shuckmeister himself

[@socl1970]

The best part about steel ball run is that no one is just evil, only doing what in their morals is right. And this is why I love funny valentine, he had a quite dio approach to him as he would do anything to get what he wanted done. Dio wanted genuine havoc and power but since funny valentine came already had the power he then wanted what’s right for the people even if that does mean killing many of them. And since both dio and funny have the very same approach to things that is why he was recruited by the heaven ascended dio. And Diego cares more about journey as well as the destination. This is shown by how much he hates valentine for having an easy journey to his presidential destination.

[@demekagamine]

"I've accepted this test to stand victorious against my past. A person grows once they are able to defeat their weaker self." Diavolo very big brain.

[@p0waa__294]

If the legend himself, Nux, says DIO is the protagonist, then DIO is the protagonist. (Also Diego dancing at the end got me feeling some type of way...)

[@TheShuckmeister]

A wise man indeed

[@twotime2894]

Haven’t been this early since jojolion started

[@ninadurniat1888]

Same

[@goldmamba9719]

Fun fact: Everytime we ask Araki to stop killing dogs one of three things happen, Polnareff abuse, children get hurt, or a beloved character dies. So let Araki be the psychopath he is because the dogs aren't worth it.

[@fatigued]

The dogs are always worth it

[@barnykirashi]

Diego: Let's go! Video: Bri'ish Diego: *Utahraptor sounds

[@goro433]

WRy

[@butterfliesglowx9425]

@@goro433 omg diego it’s you

[@Fortzon]

Seeing you talk about Sly reminded me why it's one of my favorite childhood game series and why it's a shame that we will probably never get a sequel since FB bought Sanzaru Games (Sly 4 devs) and Sucker Punch will probably never return to make Sly 5 for PS5... Only one of three PS2 mascot (Sly, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet & Clank) franchises is still well alive (R&C)

[@slothbug4338]

You: spend 15 minutes saying why Diego is your favorite character and his intricacies that make you like him Me: HEEEEEY YAAA

[@chieludz]

*infinite luck*

[@ronramen5827]

Video Summary: Nux Taku's word is sacred, Diego gud because dino and his past and present selves, and I wish I was good at art.

[@feeshofyeet5011]

19:40 Diego was already best boy before I watched this. Just made me like him more. And yes, make a character analysis of Diego. That would be awesome

[@omni0414]

i think a major part of why steel ball run is so interesting to think about is because it strays from the "hero's story" format of storytelling, and as such you can go back and interpret everything differently with each read.

[@pinkpuff8562]

The fact you have played Sly Cooper 2 AND realized it is greatly underrated and its actually a really good game has given me just so much more respect for you and joy for your content. You are underrated and great af, and don’t forget that fact

[@memeguy8188]

I heard Shuck say introspection and my dumb ape brain thought this would be an Evangelion video

[@animefan77]

The past coming back to haunt the JoJo Villains plays a big part in their defeats as poetic justice- Kars is ultimately sent to space because he forgot about the Red Stone of Aja upon becoming the ultimate life form that was the catalyst and Joseph's severed arm from moments before when he cut it being the thing that made his escape impossible. DIO upon draining Joseph's blood, reverts back to his Part 1 mentality, foregoing his maturity and foresight that would've seen through Jotaro's tactic. Yoshikage is sent to the afterlife by his very first victim. Diavolo is thwarted by Bruno and Trish, the man he killed, but didn't put down completely and his daughter making a crucial attempt to get the arrow be thwarted. Pucci's first form of his Stand's ability is what killed him even at the pinnacle of his power at the hands of the son of one of the women he killed in the pursuit of his goals. Funny's final tactic of using Alternate Diego fails due to the very nature of the same person not allowing to meet backfires on him. And I believe Tooru's demise will come from Yashuo, the girl that he manipulated to get his position and power.

[@scratch472]

How much your content has improved in the past year is astounding

[@pixel4712]

the background waves gave me a wicked flashback to pokemon mystery dungeon's character selection

[@yogurtbread9884]

After watching both of these Diego videos my favorite villain and maybe my favorite character

[@tylerpancake780]

This video really gave me some more insight into Diego as a character, this was such an amazing video, well done, Shuck.

[@limbokidthedank8746]

God damn, imagine having a whole 20 minute essay about a character with your same name, and on top of that it's a character you really like this is why I like you so much shuck, keep being epic man

[@IvanIvanov-fb9sn]

"This fight shows that he overcomes his primitive desires", there is a panel at the start of the fight that talks about Diego's motivation to "stand far above from that 'flock of pigions' ", at the end of the fight when Dio 'defeats' Valentine he says that now he has 'the world in his hands'. Don't see how he reconciled his past and went beyond desire to become center of the world. And wasn't he always a character who would do everything to acomplish his goals? But the video and story about one Diego who reconciled his past and the one who didn't is very beautiful.

[@Vipanen03]

I love Diego he's definitely one of my favorite characters

[@ricehouse22]

Hey shuckmeister here’s a cool video idea I thought you might like. Going through all the stands & see which one would fit well with la squadra, since they are a bunch of assassins & most of them have some stealth aspect to their stands. I’m only saying this because sometimes whenever I see a stand ability the idea that la squadra probably would’ve liked an ability like this would come to mind. Just an idea

[@lazyotakuandfangirl]

Yay, Shuck talking about the best dino husband! He's my favourite JoJo character too so I appreciate any love he gets.

[@Missing-Ace]

I can’t do any work without having dimitri’s theme playing in the background LOOK AT WHAT YOU’VE DONE TO ME SHUCK

[@rustydynamo1088]

Gaaah why do you always have to pull the tears out of my eyes with the fe3h music? WHY!?

[@TheShuckmeister]

Cause that OST is amazing!

[@rustydynamo1088]

@@TheShuckmeisterYes it is absolutely incredible, as is the game. honestly it is one of the greatest of all time imo

[@jordanforbes149]

8:39 "accomplish the goals of a dear friend" oh I think they were more than that.

[@Greenhopper14]

This almsot makes me wanna read part 7 again...almost.

[@KATinBLACK]

Beautiful video Shuck for a beautifully done character. You’re right, this further proves Dio is the true protagonist of JoJo!

[@Crooked_Mantis]

Though I wasn't able to follow some of your points in this video (especially the part talking about the symbolism of where Diego cut into Valentine) I appreciate the discussion and analysis of Diego's character. He feels fairly overlooked in the deeper discussions of Steel Ball Run.

[@red2745]

Can I just say, I've really REALLY enjoyed your recent videos. Something about them recently are so addictive and enjoyable, and easily rewatchable. Keep up the great work :)

[@lordmegatron7006]

Thank you for this. I needed this as a young writer.

[@gpcaptain8597]

i'm surprised that not many people noticed a little detail i have been thinking about. Diego says that if he can't achieve what he wants, then he will steal it. Diego didn't have any powers originally, Ferdinand lent him (not gave) the ability to turn into a dinosaur, but thanks to one of the corpse eyes fusing with him, he could keep it for himself. so in a way he also stole his ability

[@jackvorhees3356]

That "feeding soup with your own hands" is a dororo-reference

[@crimsonjf3763]

Fantastic video I love a in Depth analysis to characters especially from a part that’s full great characters great work meister

[@RoseGarden17]

This was so cool. And it's so gratifying to see you talk about One Piece/Robin because I just caught up with it. As well as Diego/JoJo. I'd love to see more stuff like this.

[@mudaman4411]

Yay another 20 minute video I can't get enough of these

[@GHOUPSLIP]

This is why I respect Diego

[@TheShuckmeister]

Same

[@phantomthief5979]

Dude I love the persona music in the background favorite game of all time

[@KIKITHESDC]

OMG THANK YOU!! NOW I CAN SEND THIS TO MY FRIENDS WHEN THEY ASK ME WHY DIEGO IS MY FAVORITE

[@aviatordanz]

This is probably my favorite video you've made.

[@Voc_spooksauce]

4:20 "A man chooses, a slave obeys..." "Would you kindly? Powerful phrase..."

[@TheShuckmeister]

Indeed

[@Voc_spooksauce]

@@TheShuckmeister It's a great line delivery Also funny 4:20 number

[@unknown_goat302]

I was genuinely sad when Scary Monsters Diego died and was really hype when Za Warudo Diego showed up

[@oimate6357]

Then got really sad again when za warudiego won everything and lost it all

[@goroakechi6126]

@@oimate6357 He literally became Johnny by amputating himself, only to lose everything because he didn’t take the long roundabout way. He just took a shortcut.

[@drewsclues5394]

gotta love that fire emblem music

[@miguelaponte8876]

Nice video. Once again KZbin didn't notified me again. Only found out while watching videos on my friend's KZbin when I saw it on recommended videos.

[@woos057]

The thing about the Protagonist Nux said fits well with Tommyinnit from the Dream SMP. He's not really a hero, he did some stuff that is quite villainous. However still many consider him the protagonist of the story

[@joejoe644]

First shuck of the year

[@kmuchnik3015]

When the video titled confronting your past self and it plays persona music you know its gonna get real.

[@meatman2203]

Beautiful analysis man. Keep up the good work.

[@porygonrequiem3017]

I still come back to this video from time to time, this is also the reason Diego is also my favorite character lol

[@DIOsNotDead]

yes, we stan the man, the myth, the legend himself 😌👌

[@choekyigyaltsen7579]

I love sandman his greed overtook him either that or he took the money from the president for a backup incase he doesn’t win the race (oh your talking about something else , I thought of doing this when you talked about greediness)

[@thechefisacookin]

Love these analysis videos. If you want to, please keep these up.

[@Gm-ce5kg]

Of course diego killed Johnny 's brother, since he has to be the best , he must eliminate his rival

[@lurkmurk0]

Source? Pretty sure it was Danny thats caused the riding accident

[@Gm-ce5kg]

@@lurkmurk0 its been said that johnny believes danny made the accident, but its never confirmed, what's confirmed is that dio was at the same place at that time so the theory can be made that since johnny's brother was portayed as even better than johnny ever could , dio would have decided to rig an accident to clear the competition, maybe even use danny to do so. But its only a theory that is possible yet cannot be absolutely confirmed.

[@goroakechi6126]

@@Gm-ce5kg Highly unlikely. Johnny’s hate of Diego is shown to be pretty out of left field since Scary Monsters. Besides, I really doubt the guy who apologized for killing Wekapipo, straight up told Johnny and Gyro to keep a distance from him to be able to leave them alone, and had zero malice towards anyone in the race until after Scary Monsters would kill someone so callously and so oddly. Why use a rat to distract him?

[@shukusatsu]

I don’t know wether to be hyped about the new JOJO Event or DIO coming to smash

[@Hyesuhh]

dude... this is a deep topic

[@nighpaw4651]

The colour associated with johnny is cyan, with diego it's golden-yellow, but most of diegos deaign is aqua, and johnny's design has pink stars, pink and yellow are thought of as opposites to aqua and cyan yet they fit BECAUSE of that contrast, talk about being 2 sides of the same coin

[@NoobFromEast]

intro-spection self reflection DIEGO BRANDO

[@roaringthunder115]

Every Villain Ever:I WILL RULE ALL Diego:Haha, Dinosaur go brrr

[@curlyfries2956]

I got a Diego figure, and I love it! Diego is one of my favorite characters

[@crab295]

You always make the best videos, thank you shuck x

[@denifromdiscord]

i didn't Really understand what you said but i did completely actually like yes diego is pretty epic

[@lollel3974]

Ahhh I see lord Nuxinor has blessed you with his wisdom you are a lucky soul to have his wisdom shine upon thee

[@thefartingtwunk]

That dio vs. joestar dichotomy sure does sound like the stated main theme of jojolion...

[@walterstreete9196]

It’s always nice when we get a analysis video instead of the usual shit post

[@thesemendemon7801]

Its funny how diego brando and leorio from hxh have the same type of mentality

[@gearedge]

confronting the past the most painful thing someone can do or at least the most painful thing for me to do

[@Purriah]

The only thing I didn't like about part 7 was Diego losing. He was so much cooler than regular Dio, and every other villain.

[@not1425]

So basically what im getting from this is johnnys villain is funny valentine and diegos villain is himself

[@nogaraizer187]

Ok but that tlou part 2 in the begging was savage

[@MgaDrkSkll]

Wow, what a wise wise man.

[@Jojoestar1]

Great work as expected!

[@defunct4161]

i see diego i like

[@asbs6476]

Holy shit youtube gave me a notification finally

[@patcio5023]

for a second I was thinking you have made a persona video

[@mcihay246]

It's amazing that through all this time, Castlevania wasn't mentioned. Which, just like Dio influencing mostly all parts, Dracula's influence is felt in mostly all the games.

[@maru93-c1x]

"Wait, Shuck isn't a girl?" " *Always has been.* "

[@inspectorflowstop888]

That’s a lot of persona music for a jojo video

[@ailynagcol3327]

Swivel here beautiful spread

[@mp3frostbyte]

BRO THIS GUY PLAYS SLY COOPER?! My childhood

[@DialE4Eggs]

Inward thinking is no match for *S* *T* *A* *R* *F* *I* *N* *G* *E* *R*

[@somecanadian522]

DIEGO VIDEO, HYPE!

[@hehefuni1356]

The persona music in the beginning tho 😎

[@trebucheguevara1052]

All the fire emblem music, so good

[@Doc_Raff]

Yo that contest is pretty cool It would be even cooler if i could draw!

[@soapybread]

Nice steins gate reference