10 Anime Fates Worse Than Death

8. Diavolo's Recurring Nightmare - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

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Death is bad enough the first time, so what if you were to experience it again and again, never knowing how or when the next demise will come your way. That was the fate of this JoJo antagonist, as his eternity would be full of death, with no rest.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is one of the most bombastic anime shows ever created, and that doesn't just apply to its over-the-top visual style. One of the show's signature pieces are Stands, those being meta-physical manifestations of their user's life energy. Besides looking great, they can also grant their hosts some wicked powers.

This moment comes after the epic showdown between the devilish Diavolo and the incomparable Giorno. Their encounter sees the King Crimson Stand - which can manipulate time - battle against the Gold Experience Requiem Stand, which uses its overwhelming powers to trap Diavolo in a living nightmare.

The power of this Stand returns everything to point zero, meaning that Diavolo is now stuck in an endless loop of dying, only to be brought back to point zero before his death. We see him get stabbed, autopsied and hit by a car. His eternal life will now be nothing but paranoia, pain and suffering.

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