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Chapter 50. Science and Technology Are the Primary Productive Forces, but...
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[ ]: "Whether it was the scene of Uncle Zeppeli's death or the moment JOJO ascended the staircase, everything matches exactly with what's shown in the OP..."
Little Kiri-Kiri: "Uh, isn't it good that they match?"
As more episodes of "Phantom Blood" were broadcast.
Initially, people just thought the OP of "JoJo ~Sono Chi no Sadame~" was impressive, but they were still somewhat unclear about why it was so impressive.
At most, they would say the animation quality was high, the song was great, and there were many hidden Easter eggs... and so on.
The first two points were self-explanatory.
They were unanimously recognized by all viewers of "Phantom Blood."
Even those who weren't particularly interested in animation or music, or those hired as critics, had to admit this fact after seeing more and more studios creating similarly styled, innovative OPs for their new works following the release of the "Phantom Blood" OP.
As for the last point...
As the saying goes, "There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes."
Did the official Green Dolphin Studio ever confirm that the OP of "Phantom Blood" had many hidden Easter eggs?
No!
Then it's just speculation!
This was why, despite everyone thinking the OP of "Phantom Blood" was impressive, they couldn't quite pinpoint why it was so impressive.
But now, as frame after frame from the OP began to correspond with the already aired storyline.
And this connection wasn't limited to the visuals in the OP but also included the lyrics that resonated with the storyline.
Once these details and facts were discovered and shared by the audience.
The impressiveness was no longer something vague.
It became a "Holy crap!" level of impressiveness!
Thanks to this.
While watching this episode.
They had already guessed how the final outcome of "Phantom Blood" would turn out.
JOJO's hands wreathed in flames.
And the Stone Mask falling into the sea.
...These scenes from the OP undoubtedly hinted at DIO's ultimate defeat, even if he had the Vaporization Freeze technique that could counteract Ripple!
So why did [ ] still seem unwilling to see this outcome?
Kanraku: "That's probably because DIO's castle isn't near the sea."
Kirito: "Now that you mention it, there really aren't any elements related to the sea in it..."
[ ]: "@Kirito, aren't you part of the 'Phantom Blood' production team? Why do you act like you just found this out?!"
Kirito: "Uh, well, I did say that, but I was only a minor extra in the early stages, so I have no idea about the later plot. (▔ ,▔)ㄏ"
Little Kiri-Kiri: "So useless..."
Kirito: "..."
"..."
With that, all the criticism halted.
Looking uneasily at the ongoing "Phantom Blood" storyline, as mentioned above. There was no sea near DIO's castle.
Although considering the setting of "Phantom Blood"—Britain, an island nation surrounded by sea.
The sea wasn't particularly important.
Maybe JOJO and DIO could fight their way to the sea.
Like how JOJO's previous battle with Bruford went from the valley to the lake, then to the Two Headed Dragon Hall on the cliffs, to fight Tarkus...
But, is it really that simple?
"To those who reach for the pinnacle of power, a sacrifice of life is offered."
This line in the OP of "Phantom Blood," which echoed JOJO's line "To those who walk the path of glory, the guidance of the sun is given," belonged to DIO's lyrics.
Who is the "sacrifice of life" referring to?
Because the Stone Mask requires blood to activate, the first person DIO killed was George Joestar?
Is that why DIO became the one reaching for the pinnacle of power?
But if we interpret this line the other way around.
Could it mean that the person who offered the sacrifice of life was the one who defeated DIO, who was reaching for the pinnacle of power?
This seems improbable.
JOJO's Ripple is now so powerful.
Tarkus, who was almost unscathed, was defeated in an instant.
Even DIO... No, precisely because it's DIO, it worries people.
Looking at the composite creatures, half dog, half human, and other creatures combined with corpses in "Phantom Blood."
Sora understood without much thought.
What DIO was doing.
—Experimenting!
—And conducting human experiments!
Unlike the vampires in Zeppeli's memory, who only knew how to kill or the first vampire DIO created, who only knew how to drain life from everything around.
DIO was extremely rational.
So rational that he consciously restrained his bloodsucking instincts to study various abilities of vampires!
—Vaporization Freeze Technique.
This method, which DIO developed to effectively counter Ripple warriors, was researched in this way.
Science and technology are the primary productive forces.
No one could predict what kind of harm DIO, who was not only rational but also a prestigious university graduate, could inflict on the world with sufficient experimental time.
So...
"Guah... No, impossible... My body... My body is melting!?"
"This pain! This high temperature!!"
DIO, realizing something, roared in unwillingness.
"I should have lived for countless centuries to come! I, DIO, should have lived forever! KONO DIO wa!!"
Was defeated by JOJO with Ripple...
...
Eh!!?
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A/N:
Once again, the nicknames are too vague for me to identify a specific character. The only ones I'm familiar with are 'Kirito' and '[ ].'
As for 'Little Kiri-Kiri' and 'Kanraku,' despite all my research, I couldn't determine who they might be. For now, I think 'Little Kiri-Kiri' might refer to Kirino from Oreimo, but I'm not completely sure. As for 'Kanraku,' I have no clue.