JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

In 1868 in England, a thief attempts to rob an overturned carriage, only to find that two of its occupants—a man and his young son—are still alive. The man, George Joestar, declares that he will be eternally indebted to his rescuer, who is revealed to be Dario Brando.

Seven years later in 1888, JoJo and Dio are supposedly getting along, though JoJo remains fearful of Dio. At the same time, Dio is plotting to strip the Joestar family of their fortune.

JoJo is about to hand Dio over to the police.

Three days after the incident, JoJo awakens in the hospital to find Erina nursing him back to health. As they rekindle their friendship, they encounter a strange man named Will A. Zeppeli.

A young and skilled pickpocket named Poco inadvertently draws JoJo and his companions into a confrontation with Dio, Tarukus, and Blueford.

The encounter between JoJo and the Knights continues.

The battle with Tarukus concludes, leaving Poco's family in serious peril. JoJo encounters Dire, Straizo, and Tonpetty.

The party is received by Doobie. Dire faces off against Dio. Straizo takes on Pajyu, Jones, Pluton, and Barnum.

As Dio falls following his battle with JoJo, he decapitates himself before the ripple reaches his head, which is later recovered by his zombie servant Wang Chung.

In 1938, 49 years after Jonathan Joestar's death, Speedwagon and Straizo travel to Mexico, where they discover an underground room filled with similar-looking masks and a petrified body believed to be the being who created them.

As expected, Straizo recovers from Joseph's attack and uses the laser eye attack that Dio had previously used to seemingly pierce through JoJo's head and neck. However, this turns out to be a clever trick devised by Joseph.

Joseph is confronted by one of Stroheim's men, Donovan, but manages to subdue him, learning that Speedwagon is still alive.

As Joseph begins to fight against Santana, he finds that his Ripple is not effective against her, though it still helps protect him from the Pillar Man's attacks. Joseph appears to be unconscious after receiving a powerful hit.

Speedwagon brings the statued remains of Santana to the headquarters of his foundation in Washington, D.C., where it is revealed that Santana is still alive. His scientists are able to keep him in a dormant state through the use of ultraviolet light.

Caesar confronts Wamuu over the death of Mark, employing his Bubble Launcher technique to encase the Pillar Man in bubbles infused with Ripple energy.

To help JoJo gain control over his Ripple abilities, Caesar brings him to Venice to meet Lisa Lisa, his instructor.

Lisa Lisa informs JoJo and Caesar that Kars, the creator of the Stone Mask, is in search of a perfectly cut Red Stone of Aja known as the Super Aja. She explains that Kars intends to use the Super Aja to power the Stone Mask and transform into the ultimate life form.

As JoJo prepares to warn Lisa Lisa about the Pillar Men, Esidisi's brain seizes control of Suzi Q's body and sends the Super Aja off on a boat heading to Venice before engaging Lisa Lisa.

Stroheim begins using his newly constructed mechanical body, designed to outmatch Santana, in battle against Kars. However, the effort proves ineffective as Kars overwhelms it in Light Mode.

Lisa Lisa informs JoJo about Caesar's childhood, revealing that he turned to crime at a young age after being abandoned by his father, Mario, who was burdened by debt.

While following Wamuu's trail of blood, JoJo and Lisa Lisa encounter another vampire named Wired Beck.

Before the race between JoJo and Wamuu begins, it is announced that during each lap, a different weapon will be available for the racers to obtain by grabbing it first from a pillar.

Activating his Final Mode attack, Gathering Gale, which begins to strip away his own body, Wamuu starts firing a stream of wind powerful enough to cut through stone toward JoJo.

While attempting to prevent Lisa Lisa from falling to her death by holding onto a rope, JoJo finds himself at a significant disadvantage in his battle against Kars.

Kars displays his new abilities by transforming his hand into a flesh-eating squirrel, which inflicts damage on Stroheim. As the sun rises, it reveals a startling discovery.

JoJo's victory, along with his arm, is cut short when Kars manages to survive the volcano by forming a shield of air bubbles to protect him from its deadly lava.