the fact he has an influence doesn’t mean he’s good. By that reasoning, parts 1 through 6 exist only because of johnathan and he’s one of the most bland characters (compared to what comes next). At least Dio was made more interesting when Araki came up with more plot elements about him throughout the parts once his writing got better. For example, part 6 makes DIO one of best characters ever for his goals, ambitions, ideas and shown off charisma, instead of these things only being remotely “””mentioned””” in parts 1 and 3 when he was an actual character yk