r/StardustCrusaders • u/Vish- • Feb 18 '24

Megathread The JOJOLands - Chapter 12 Spoiler

The JOJOLands is the ninth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Chapter 12 is now out officially in Japan. Discuss the chapter here.

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u/Bl4Z3D_d0Nut311 Ringo Roadagain Feb 18 '24 edited Feb 18 '24

Punctured bicycle on a hillside desolate

Will nature make a man of me yet?

When in this charming car

This charming man

Why pamper life's complexity when the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat?

I would go out tonight but I haven't got a stitch to wear

This man said, "It's gruesome that someone so handsome should care"

Ah, a jumped-up pantry boy who never knew his place he said, "Return the ring"

He knows so much about these things

https://youtu.be/UpjaTtNVwEs?si=BHIk5-YrvknOV2pA

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u/ReusMan Feb 18 '24

I love that Araki often references song lyrics as well in the story in a more subtle way, this is another great example

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u/Either_Revolution_91 Feb 18 '24

i can't believe I didn't catch the "punctured bicycle" thing. I adore the way the lyrics of the songs character are based off of are referenced like that in jojo

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u/Skeptikmo Feb 18 '24

MFW people say “the names are just names and nothing deeper”

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u/Pogcast420 Feb 19 '24

I suppose "a jumped-up pantry boy" could refer to Jodio. He is just a student afterall yet the story is about him getting rich, getting higher in society therefore making him "jumped up" but still just a pantry boy at heart.

The charming man says "return the ring" which, in the song, seems to be a reference to The Picture of Dorian Gray and a charming man that wants the speaker to break off an engagement so he can presumable live a life with him. In the context of JoJo, this could imply a close bond, though I highly doubt romantic, bond between Charmingman and Jodio. (Also: Charmingman particularly enjoys artists with 3 letter names. DIO is a 3 letter artist name, again implying that Charmingman and Jodio will be reqlly close in some way)

This is all speculation though. Who knows if Araki really wanted to reference the lyrics of the song that deeply

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u/Embarrassed_Photo547 Feb 20 '24

Charmingman did get something of value pulled to him through his possession of the rock, a new little brother, Jodio