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Characters
Joseph Joestar
Voiced by: Benjamin Diskin
Joseph is a trickster, far less honorable than his grandfather Jonathan, and constantly scheming ways to humiliate his opponents. But it’s this scheming nature where his intelligence shines through, as he is usually able to predict his opponent’s moves and nature just by observing them. He has now found himself in the line of fire of the millenias-old Pillar Men and now has to quickly master Hamon to defeat them, lest himself and the rest of the world perish by their hand.
Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli
Namesake: Led Zeppelin (band)
Voiced by: Bryce Pappenbrook
The grandson of William Zeppeli, Caesar is a ladies’ man, hot-blooded, arrogant, and prideful of his heritage. This pride puts him at odds with Joseph, especially over the circumstances surrounding the death of Baron Zeppeli. But he is also protective of those close to him, as the death of his friend Mark has pushed him to seek revenge against the Pillar Men.
Lisa Lisa
Namesake: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam (band)
Voiced by: Wendee Lee
A seemingly cold woman, Lisa Lisa is a master teacher of Hamon. She has taken Joseph and Caesar under her wing, with the intent to get them prepared for the battles that lay ahead.
Rudol von Stroheim
Namesake: Erich von Stroheim (actor)
Voiced by: Dan Woren
Thought killed by Santana, Major von Stroheim was revived by the finest technology German science has to offer into a fully-functioning cyborg. With impressive weaponry and his German pride, Stroheim is dedicated towards stopping the threat of the Pillar Men once and for all.
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Meshina
Namesake: Jim Messina
Voiced by: Michael McConnohie
Lisa Lisa’s servant who is also well versed in Hamon. She assigned him and his friend Loggs to give Joseph and Caesar a rigorous crash course, but Loggs was killed Esidisi.
Kars
Namesake: The Cars (band)
Voiced by: Will Barrett
The leader of the Pillar Man and the inventor of the Stone Masks. He seeks the Red Stone of Aja, which will unlock great power within them. With his “Light Mode”, he can produce blades from his body which refract blinding light, with sharp tiny claws along the edge moving faster than any chainsaw.
Wamuu
Namesake: Wham (band)
Voiced by: Paul St. Peter
The youngest of the Pillar Men trio, Wamuu holds a great deal of respect for his masters as they took him in as an infant. Wamuu enjoys engaging in combat more than his masters, while also possessing a code of honor that they don’t share. With his “Wind Mode”, Wamuu can manipulate the air around him, performing such feats as making himself invisible and creating a razor sharp cyclone known as his “Divine Sandstorm” with his arms.
Episode 19
"A Race Towards the Brink"
Chapters adapted: 85-88
Last time
Despite his body being destroyed, it turned out Esidisi had survived as a brain and nerves, latching himself onto Joseph’s back until he found the nearest non-Hamon user, Lisa Lisa’s servant Suzi Q. Esidisi then controlled Suzi Q’s body, putting the Red Stone of Aja in a package headed for Switzerland, where Kars and Whamuu are presently headquartered. He then proceeded to taunt Joseph into attacking, as any normal use of Hamon would also destroy Suzi Q’s body. However, Joseph quickly hatched a plan, and with Caesar’s help, they used polarizing Hamon on different parts of Suzi Q’s body, driving Esidisi out of her body and into the sunlight, destroying him for good.
Joseph, Caesar, Lisa Lisa, and Meshina then departed for Switzerland in a race against the clock to catch up with the train that the package had been placed on. They soon caught up with the train, which had been stopped by Nazis, who had retrieved the Red Stone; the commander of these soldiers seemed to know Joseph, referring to him by name. The Hamon group followed the Nazis to a cottage, where they stayed for the night. But nearby, Kars lurked, striking and killing half a dozen soldiers just by sensing their body heat. However, he missed one, the leader of the soldiers who gave off no life signal; This was, as it turned out, Major von Stroheim, back from the dead and remade by Nazi science into a cyborg!
Joseph, Caesar, Lisa Lisa, and Meshina then departed for Switzerland in a race against the clock to catch up with the train that the package had been placed on. They soon caught up with the train, which had been stopped by Nazis, who had retrieved the Red Stone; the commander of these soldiers seemed to know Joseph, referring to him by name. The Hamon group followed the Nazis to a cottage, where they stayed for the night. But nearby, Kars lurked, striking and killing half a dozen soldiers just by sensing their body heat. However, he missed one, the leader of the soldiers who gave off no life signal; This was, as it turned out, Major von Stroheim, back from the dead and remade by Nazi science into a cyborg!
This week
On the edge of a snowy cliffside, Joseph and Stroheim fight against Kars for possession of the Red Stone of Aja.
JOJO'S JUKEBOX
This week’s song is “Just What I Needed” by The Cars.
Notes:
- The manga chapters which this episode covers can be found in Battle Tendency volume 3, presently available in hardcover from Viz Media.
- The first season of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, covering the first 26 episodes, is available on DVD from Warner Home Video. A Blu-Ray set from Viz Media will be released later this year.
- Please, no spoilers about upcoming events and future arcs.
I'd posted this back in 2016, over ten years ago!