and he was almost certainly meant to be in Stone Ocean. The friendships Jolyne fostered in prison would later come in handy, because it was one of these friends who triumphed over Pucci in the end.

outside of Dio’s influence on the Stone Ocean villain Pucci, Brando’s legacy lived on in an unexpected way. Golden Wind saw Brando’s son, Giorno Giovanna, taking the reins of the anime and ...