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Hello everyone, Minority Music Podcast FM3.14 is late but arriving. Recently, "Jojo's Wonderful Adventure: Sea of Stones" was launched, and then some new viewers on the Internet found that there were a lot of rock and roll memes in it. In fact, for old readers, JOJO author Araki Hiruhiko's gameplay is not unfamiliar, and has even become JOJO's unique signboard. Therefore, as an old reader, it seems that you can show the vitality of this work again from this perspective (in fact, it is rubbing hot spots).
So what exactly is this issue about, that is, Araki Hiroohiko is very fond of borrowing the names of rock bands, albums, or songs to name characters or moves in JOJO. In fact, many cartoonists like to "carry private goods", quietly put their personal preferences into their works, sometimes very direct, sometimes made into small Easter eggs. But as relentlessly as Araki Hiruihiko has used rock 'n' roll elements in the full set of JOJOs, and even turned it into a cultural phenomenon, it is a no-brainer.
Let's start with Dio, the "Source of All Evil" in the first part (the anime version combines the first and second parts of the original manga into one, and this article is based on the sequence of the manga). Dio is the biggest villain in jojo's world, and even though he only appears in two of them, he has a shadow everywhere. Dio is the name of a band, an established heavy metal band. The band's name is taken from the self-sung name Ronnie James Dio. Dio is one of the pioneers of heavy metal, which may be unfamiliar to post-90s or younger listeners, but he is indeed very detached. For example, it is accepted that the metal ceremony was invented by him.
Then the second part begins with another line - four super-human "pillar men" from ancient times, named because they are sealed in a very large pillar. The four are Kaz, Estes, Wawam, and Santana, corresponding to The Cars, AC/DC, and Wham, respectively! and Santana four groups of hallowed bands and musicians.
The third Stardust Gladiator was a no-brainer, creating a new combat system, the world's unique "Stand-in Stand". I don't know if I opened it myself or was forced by the editor, in short, the effect is equivalent to "Dragon Ball" opening Generation Z. I think this change is a very important reason why JOJO has become popular all over the world, because the previous ones, although they were also very whimsical, were still relatively decent traditional fighting revenge comics. And in the third part, it is to enter another universe. It was also from this time that a large number of villains began to appear, each character in addition to their own name, but also their superpowers that are aliases also have names, and the moves of the stand-ins also have names.
Syd Barrett
When it comes to the fourth part of "Immortal Diamond", Araki's use of names is even more pure, and I personally think it is also one of more highlights. For example, the name of the stand-in of the protagonist Dongfang Yusuke is called "Crazy Diamond Crazy Diamond", which comes from the famous band Pink Floyd's very well-known song "Shine on You Crazy Diamond", a very moving song that makes fans around the world cry. I talk a lot about this part in the podcast, and I won't say more about it here.
The shape of the Oriental Warrior is also derived from the Prince
Another highlight is the arch-villain Kira Yoshihide, a perverted murderer. His stand-in is called killer queen. Both Kira Yoshiaki and the design of the stand-in were inspired by David Bowie. Araki himself has imitated one of Bowie's iconic moves, and the fan identity is clear.
Bowie and Kira Yoshiaki's stand-ins have no sense of discord
The names of the stand-ins, including the moves, come from another contemporaneous band, Queen, one of which is called "Loser Eats Dust", and the original English name comes from the song "Another One Bites the Dust". I think this translation is really in place, very graphic. Another one bites the dust, that is, two people duel, one person wins, the other person is beaten to the mouth to chew mud, is the "loser eats dust". It also fits well with the effect of the move itself. Since this one, Araki's understanding of names has become more and more pure, and he is no longer satisfied with just borrowing names superficially, but also designing characters or moves based on these names.
King Crimson's best-known album cover and Diablo's emoticon
I also like Diablo's stand-in for Diablo, the big boss of "Golden Winds", and his ability "Epitaph", because it corresponds to a very classic avant-garde rock band "King Clemson" - except for the image, because it is really ugly, a rushing sense of sight. I will not go into detail about these, they are all broadcast, I hope you like it.
P.S. Ends with the opening song of "Sea of Stone" sung by a girl in Guangzhou in Cantonese, remember hearing the last Oh ~
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