When Polnareff faces DIO and DIO does the whole "join me" thing and tells polnareff to climb the stairs, he prevents him from climbing, presumably using za warudo to stop time. Does he just walk down and move him like furniture and run back up?

I'm referring to Polnareff on stairs and later the coffin in Dio's castle scenes. Did he feel so powerful that he felt he could just show off and win later? Or just a plot device?

Because it'd be funnier if DIO was so petty that he picked up Polnareff gently and placed him back at the bottom of the stairs in the correct position each time just to mess with him.

May 29, 2015 · Polnareff naturally goes up to confront DIO but the latter surprisingly compliments him as Polnareff now finds himself down the stairs. Shocked, Polnareff tries to go up but is unable to, allowing DIO to psych him up by implying his subconscious fear of him.

Mar 8, 2025 · DIO's World (DIO ディオ の世界, DIO no Sekai) is the 28th and final story arc in Stardust Crusaders. It narrates the climactic battle in the streets of Cairo between the Joestar Group and DIO, whose Stand, The World, can stop time.

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Oct 10, 2023 · However our first clue in the arc is his interaction with Polnareff, who encounters Dio alone. Dio is at the top of a set of stairs and tells him, “Go down two steps and I’ll let you join my side again. If you’d rather die, then climb those stairs.”

DIO's World, Part 2 (DIOの世界 その② DIO no Sekai Sono 2), originally Ascend the Stairs! (階段を登れ！ Kaidan o Nobore!) in the WSJ release, is the one hundred thirty-fifth chapter of Stardust Crusaders and the two hundred forty-eighth chapter of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga.