Battle Tendency
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| Battle Tendency | |
Cover of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure volume 8, featuring the Pillar Men, with Joseph Joestar in the foreground | |
| 戦闘潮流 (Sentō Chōryū) | |
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| Genre | Adventure, fantasy, supernatural[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hirohiko Araki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Original run | November 2, 1987 – March 20, 1989 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Other media | |
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Battle Tendency (Japanese: 戦闘潮流, Hepburn: Sentō Chōryū) is the second story arc of the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 1989[2][3] for 69 chapters, which were later collected into seven tankōbon volumes. The arc was preceded by Phantom Blood (1987) and followed by Stardust Crusaders (1989–1992).
In 2012, Battle Tendency was digitally colored and released as digital downloads for smartphones and tablet computers. A four-volume re-release under the title JoJonium was published between February 4 and May 2, 2014.[4] This version was licensed and released in North America by Viz Media; beginning digitally in March 2015 and in print in November 2015.[5]
In its original publication, it was referred to as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2 Joseph Joestar: His Proud Lineage.[a] Battle Tendency was adapted in the anime television series by David Production between December 7, 2012 and April 5, 2013.
Plot[edit]
Joseph Joestar, the grandson of Jonathan Joestar, was raised by his grandmother Erina Joestar, and told of his grandfather's death fifty years ago. In 1938, accompanying Erina to New York to visit his "uncle" Robert E. O. Speedwagon, now a wealthy oil tycoon, Joseph befriends a pickpocket named Smokey Brown. Joseph soon learns that Speedwagon was leading an expedition in Mexico when he was attacked by his former friend Straizo, who used the vampire-creating Stone Mask on himself. After Joseph defeats him, Straizo admits to Joseph that Speedwagon survived and is being held captive by a group of Nazi scientists under the command of Major Rudol von Stroheim, who are studying a being known as the "Pillar Man" that Speedwagon's expedition discovered. While he manages to save Speedwagon and defeat the Pillar Man, named Santana, with his wits and latent skills in Hamon, a dying Stroheim warns Joseph that the Germans have discovered three other Pillar Men in Rome who will awaken soon.
Joseph and Speedwagon travel to Italy, where they meet up with a Hamon user named Caesar Zeppeli, the grandson of Jonathan's mentor and ally Will A. Zeppeli. However, the group arrives too late to prevent the resurrection of the Pillar Men Kars, Wamuu, and Esidisi, who have developed fighting styles to counter Hamon. Joseph plays on Wamuu's pride and convinces him to let him live to be a more worthy opponent. Both Wamuu and Esidisi implant poison-filled rings in him, giving him one month to get the antidotes from each of them. Caesar takes Joseph to Venice to meet his teacher and the last Hamon master on Earth, the mysterious Lisa Lisa. Lisa Lisa is the protector of a gemstone called the Red Stone of Aja,[b] which Kars seeks in order to evolve the Pillar Men into ultimate beings.
Joseph trains under Lisa Lisa, saving her assistant Suzi Q from Esidisi, and managing to destroy him. The group tracks down Kars and Wamuu to Switzerland, and cross paths with Stroheim, who has been revived as a cyborg. Caesar tries to fight Wamuu one-on-one, and manages to take the antidote for Joseph, at the cost of his life. Joseph and Lisa Lisa then confront Kars and Wamuu for the Red Stone. Although Joseph defeats Wamuu in battle, Kars acquires the Red Stone, and uses it to become the Ultimate Being. Now immune to the sun and able to use Hamon, Kars' only desire is to kill Joseph. However, a Hamon strike toward the Red Stone causes a volcanic eruption, that sends both of them flying into the sky. Kars is knocked by volcanic debris into space, where his body freezes to a sentient statue. Unable to die, he drifts throughout space for eternity, eventually ceasing to think.
Joseph is assumed to have died saving the world until he shows up at his own funeral, where he reveals his marriage to Suzi Q. The world is once again at peace until 1987, when an aged Joseph makes an emergency trip to visit his daughter in Japan, kicking off the events of Stardust Crusaders.
Characters[edit]
- Joseph Joestar[c] is the main protagonist and grandson of Jonathan Joestar. Like Jonathan, he can use Hamon, though he is not initially as skilled in its use as Jonathan was. He initially uses a pair of Hamon-empowered clackers in battle, but he relies more on his wits than brute strength in fights, employing his uncanny ability to predict his opponent's actions down to what they will say next. Joseph makes return appearances in Stardust Crusaders and Diamond Is Unbreakable.
- Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli[d] is a suave ladies' man and the grandson of Jonathan Joestar's teacher Will A. Zeppeli. He is rather cool and collected, especially compared to Joseph, with whom he is grudgingly paired to fight the Pillar Men. But over time, Joseph starts to grow on him so much that he is able to understand his strange thought patterns and they form an unbeatable duo. He infuses the Hamon into soap bubbles he creates with his specially-made gloves.
- Lisa Lisa[e] is a mysterious Hamon master who lives in Venice. She is introduced as Caesar's Hamon teacher and later revealed to be the last surviving master of the Hamon Tribe as well as Joseph's mother.[f] She fights by conducting Hamon through her specially made scarf.
- Smokey Brown[g] is an ordinary pickpocket hailing from New York whose newfound friendship with Joseph Joestar places him at the spectator's seat of the battle against the Pillar Men.
- Robert E. O. Speedwagon[h] is an ally of Joseph and an old friend of the Joestars. Since the events of Phantom Blood, Speedwagon has settled in America, where he became an oil tycoon and founded the Speedwagon Foundation in order to deal with paranormal threats such as the Stone Mask and, later, the Pillar Men.
- Rudol von Stroheim[i] is the commander of the Nazi forces who discovered Santana in Mexico. He is responsible for not only saving the life of Speedwagon, but also for trying to help Joseph defeat Santana by blowing himself up along with him. He returns later as a cyborg to assist in the fight against Kars and his army.
- Esidisi[j] is one of the Pillar Men. Like the other Pillar Men, he uses a particular fighting style known as a "Mode". Esidisi's Heat Control Mode[k] allows him to make his blood boil at 500 °C (932 °F) and inject it into his foes to burn them alive by extending his needle-like blood vessels out of his own body.
- Wamuu[l] is one of the Pillar Men and Kars' loyal servant, following a warrior's code of honor. His Wind Mode[m] allows him to control the air in his lungs, which he can use to blast his opponents, cut them with extremely fast gusts, or render himself invisible.
- Kars[n] is the main antagonist of Battle Tendency as well as the leader of the Pillar Men and the creator of the Stone Masks. He uses Light Mode,[o] which allows him to produce saw-bladed appendages from his body which produce a radiant glow. He is intelligent and ruthless, and single minded in his dedication to become the Ultimate Being.[p] Though Kars succeeds, his obsession with killing Joseph leads to his defeat, as he ends up being knocked out of Earth's orbit and frozen in space.
- Santana is the first Pillar Man. He was discovered by the Nazis in Mexico. Although he does not have a Mode, he is able to manipulate his body, allowing him to squeeze into tiny spaces and use his ribs as blades. He can also absorb other people into his own body. When awakened, Santana attempted to absorb Joseph Joestar and Stroheim, but he was turned into stone by the sun.
Chapters[edit]
The original volumization and Shueisha's 2002 re-release use different chapter titles.
Original volumization[edit]
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | ||
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| 5 | The Final Hamon! Saigo no Hamon! (最後の波紋!) | August 10, 1988[6] | ISBN 978-4-08-851130-6 | ||
| 6 | JoJo vs. The Ultimate Life-Form Jojo Tai Kyūkyoku Seibutsu (JoJo | October 7, 1988[7] | ISBN 978-4-08-851062-0 | ||
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| 7 | The Red Stone of Aja Eija no Sekiseki (エイジャの赤石) | December 6, 1988[8] | ISBN 978-4-08-851063-7 | ||
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| 8 | The Final Trial Saishū Shiren! (最終試練!) | February 10, 1989[9] | ISBN 978-4-08-851064-4 | ||
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| 9 | A Race Towards the Brink Shi no Gake e Tsuppashire (死の崖へつっ走れ) | April 10, 1989[10] | ISBN 978-4-08-851065-1 | ||
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| 10 | The Crimson Bubble Senseki no Shabon (鮮赤のシャボン) | June 9, 1989[11] | ISBN 978-4-08-851066-8 | ||
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| 11 | The Warrior Returning to the Wind Kaze ni Kaeru Senshi (風にかえる戦士) | August 10, 1989[12] | ISBN 978-4-08-851067-5 | ||
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| 12 | The Birth of a Superbeing!! Chō Seibutsu no Tanjō!! (超生物の誕生!!) | October 9, 1989[13] | ISBN 978-4-08-851068-2 | ||
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2002 release[edit]
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | |
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| 4 | Part 2: Battle Tendency 1 Part 2 Sentō Chōryū 1 (Part2 戦闘潮流 1) | April 18, 2002[14] | ISBN 4-08-617787-0 | |
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| 5 | Part 2: Battle Tendency 2 Part 2 Sentō Chōryū 2 (Part2 戦闘潮流 2) | April 18, 2002[15] | ISBN 4-08-617788-9 | |
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| 6 | Part 2: Battle Tendency 3 Part 2 Sentō Chōryū 3 (Part2 戦闘潮流 3) | May 17, 2002[16] | ISBN 4-08-617789-7 | |
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| 7 | Part 2: Battle Tendency 4 Part 2 Sentō Chōryū 4 (Part2 戦闘潮流 4) | May 17, 2002[17] | ISBN 4-08-617790-0 | |
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2012 release[edit]
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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| 1 | Part 2: Battle Tendency Digest Edition Top Dai Ni Bu Sentō Chōryū Sōshūhen Ue (第2部 戦闘潮流 総集編・上) | December 7, 2012[18] | ISBN 978-4-08-111058-2 |
| 2 | Part 2: Battle Tendency Digest Edition Bottom Dai Ni Bu Sentō Chōryū Sōshūhen Shita (第2部 戦闘潮流 総集編・下) | January 5, 2013[19] | ISBN 978-4-08-111059-9 |
2014 release[edit]
| No. | Title | Japanese release | English release | |
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| 1 | Part 2: Battle Tendency 01 JoJonium 4 | February 4, 2014[20] ISBN 978-4-08-782835-1 | April 21, 2015 (digital) November 3, 2015 (physical)[21] ISBN 978-1421578828 | |
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| 2 | Part 2: Battle Tendency 02 JoJonium 5 | March 4, 2014[22] ISBN 978-4-08-782836-8 | August 18, 2015 (digital) February 2, 2016 (physical)[23] ISBN 978-1421578835 | |
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| 3 | Part 2: Battle Tendency 03 JoJonium 6 | April 4, 2014[24] ISBN 978-4-08-782837-5 | November 17, 2015 (digital) May 3, 2016 (physical)[25] ISBN 978-1421578842 | |
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| 4 | Part 2: Battle Tendency 04 JoJonium 7 | May 2, 2014[26] ISBN 978-4-08-782838-2 | March 15, 2016 (digital) August 2, 2016 (physical)[27] ISBN 978-1421578859 | |
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Related media[edit]
Ōtarō Maijō's 2012 novel Jorge Joestar, follows the titular character, the father of Joseph Joestar, and his story as a child in the Canary Islands and pilot in the Royal Air Force, as well as an alternate version who lives in Japan and is investigating strange events regarding alternate dimensions.[28]
The arc was adapted as part of the first season of David Production's anime television adaptation, airing between December 7, 2012 and April 5, 2013. Warner Bros. Entertainment released this series in English on July 28, 2015.[29]
The young Joseph of this series appears as a playable character, alongside his older self, in Capcom's 1998 arcade fighting game, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Joseph, Caesar, Wamuu, Esidisi and Kars appear as playable characters in Bandai Namco Games' 2013 fighting game, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle, with Lisa Lisa later appearing as a downloadable character. Joseph, Caesar, Stroheim, Lisa Lisa, Wamuu, Esidisi, and Kars also appear in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven, also by Bandai Namco.
Notes[edit]
- ^ JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2 Joseph Joestar: His Proud Lineage (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第二部 ジョセフ・ジョースター ―その誇り高き血統, JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Dai Ni Bu Josefu Jōsutā Sono Hokoritakaki Kettō)
- ^ Red Stone of Aja (エイジャの赤石, Eija no Sekiseki)
- ^ Joseph Joestar (ジョセフ・ジョースター, Josefu Jōsutā)
- ^ Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli (シーザー・アントニオ・ツェペリ, Shīzā Antonio Tseperi)
- ^ Lisa Lisa (リサリサ, Risarisa)
- ^ Elizabeth (エリザベス, Erizabesu)
- ^ Smokey Brown (スモーキー・ブラウン, Sumōkī Buraun)
- ^ Robert E. O. Speedwagon (ロバート・E・O・スピードワゴン, Robāto Ī Ō Supīdowagon)
- ^ Rudol von Stroheim (ルドル・フォン・シュトロハイム, Rudoru Fon Shutorohaimu)
- ^ Esidisi (エシディシ, Eshidishi)
- ^ Heat Control Mode (怪焔王の
流法 , Kaiennō no Mōdo) - ^ Wamuu (ワムウ, Wamū)
- ^ Wind Mode (風の
流法 , Kaze no Mōdo) - ^ Kars (カーズ, Kāzu)
- ^ Light Mode (光の
流法 , Hikari no Mōdo) - ^ Ultimate Being (
究極生命体 , Arutimetto Shiingu, "Ultimate Thing" in Japanese material) - ^ a b c d e f g Chapters 38–44 are part of Phantom Blood.
- ^ Chapter 114 is part of Stardust Crusaders.
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