Stardust Crusaders - Episode 11
Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 2 (
Avdol has died and now Polnareff and Kakyoin must retreat. Pursued by Hanged Man who attacks from inside all mirrors, the duo must solve the mystery of its ability to defeat J. Geil.
Summary
Kakyoin hopes that Avdol's wound is not fatal, wanting to believe he's about to say something or get up. However, Avdol's body shows no reaction. Even though he's reluctant, Polnareff agrees to get away with Kakyoin in a nearby jeep. Kakyoin jumps into a jeep, pulls Polnareff in and drives away, out of Emperor's range. J. Geil decides to go after the heroes.
In the jeep, Kakyoin and Polnareff discuss how they can defeat Hanged Man and whether a world in the mirror really exists. In the middle of the conversation, Kakyoin notices Hanged Man inside the steering wheel and hits the brakes to avoid the Stand. The jeep rolls over, and Polnareff sees Hanged Man jumping from one reflective surface to another. Now that they know how Hanged Man works, they try to hide from all reflective surfaces. A boy approaches them, unaware that Hanged Man has moved into his eye. Polnareff apologetically kicks sand into his eyes, forcing Hanged Man to move into the only reflective view available: Polnareff's eye. Since he can now predict Hanged Man's trajectory, Polnareff easily cuts the Stand before it manages to enter his eye. They hear J. Geil screaming at a distance and find a man whom they assume to be J. Geil, but Kakyoin notes that this man has a normal right hand. Polnareff is suddenly hit by a knife thrown by the real J. Geil, who tricked the heroes with a decoy.
J. Geil draws a crowd around them by claiming that Polnareff and Kakyoin want to give money to everyone. With so many people's eyes to travel between, Hanged Man's path becomes too unpredictable for them to hit the Stand. However, Kakyoin throws a shining coin into the air, making everyone look at it and leaving only one reflective surface for Hanged Man to travel to. Polnareff kicks sand into the eye Hanged Man is in currently, forcing the Stand to move to the coin, and slashes its path. J. Geil is incapacitated, and Polnareff attacks him personally with Silver Chariot, leaving holes all over his body. The body is thrown into the air and lands on a fence, hanging upside down.
Later, Hol Horse finally catches up to Polnareff and Kakyoin, confident that they are ignoring him out of fear. After Hol Horse insists on fighting them and starts shooting at glass with Emperor to help Hanged Man's attack, Polnareff tells him that J. Geil is already dead. Hol Horse runs away but is surrounded by Jotaro and Joseph, who have just arrived after burying Avdol. Polnareff goes for the killing blow but is stopped by Nena, allowing Hol Horse to escape. After Nena violently struggles to keep Polnareff from pursuing Hol Horse to the point of hurting herself Joseph tells Polnareff to just forget the enemy, who doesn't want to fight anymore. The group leave, unaware that a drop of Nena's blood has fallen on Joseph's arm. A talking wart grows from it and eats a fly when it comes near. As the group continue their journey, Nena reveals another talking wart on her tongue, which makes an ominous noise.
Appearances
Credits
芦谷 耕平
斎藤 大輔
小林 亮
三室 健太
Daisuke Saito
Akihiro Yamamoto
Yasuzo Ino
Kim Tee Soo
Haru Watanabe
Miyuki Nakayama
Eri Kojima
Yuki Ieda
Tsukasa Sorimachi
Cha Myoung Jun
Sato Tominaga
Choi Hee Eun
Hideyuki Kanesaka
Shuuji Takahara
Lee Gum Gil
Nagisa Takahashi
Tetsuji Shigesawa
斉藤 大輔
山本 晃宏
いいの やすぞう
Kim Tee Soo
渡邊 葉瑠
中山 みゆき
小島 えり
家田 佑樹
反町 司
Cha Myoung Jun
富永 里都
Choi Hee Eun
金阪 秀行
高原 修司
Lee Gum Gil
高橋 渚
繁澤 哲二
Takahiro Okawa
Shota Sugimoto
Kyohei Oyabu
Tamaki Ishii
Hitomi Shiroki
Ryuuzen Hayashi
Yuzuru Jogashima
Megumi Tonegawa
Toshihiro Irie
Yukitoshi Houtani
Kenta Mimuro
Megumi Itoi
Kohei Ashiya
Masahiko Komino
White Line
Triple A
Sinaion
Big Owl
Ace Company
Asahi Production
AI
CLC
TAP
Sunlight
大川 貴大
杉本 将太
大藪 恭平
石井 珠樹
白木 仁美
林 隆禅
城ヶ島 譲
刀根川 恵
入江 俊博
宝谷 幸稔
三室 健太
糸井 恵
芦谷 耕平
小美野 雅彦
WHITE LINE
Triple A
SINAION
BIG OWL
エースカンパニー
旭プロダクション
AI
CLC
TAP
サンライト
David Production
Makoto Yaguchi
矢口 真琴
David Production
Yusaku Nagahama
Rie Takahashi
Chie Nakagami
長濱 佑作
高橋 梨恵
中神 智絵
Triple A
RIC
Beep
Big Owl
Sunshine Corporation
TAP
Asahi Production
Ace Company
Sunlight
Triple A
RIC
BEEP
BIG OWL
サンシャインコーポレーション
TAP
旭プロダクション
エースカンパニー
サンライト
Shinya Uchida
Junko Nagasawa
内田 シンヤ
長澤 順子
Aiki Watanabe
渡辺 藍希
P. Taweeporn
Puavaranukroh Taweeporn
Music
Manga/Anime Differences
- While explaining why he prefers to be "number two", Hol Horse remembered several moments that were not included in the manga, such as his first encounter with DIO and Enya.
In other languages
| Language | Title | Translation |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 2 | |
 English |
The Emperor and the Hanged Man, Part 2 | |
 Spanish |
El Emperador y el Ahorcado - Segunda Parte | The Emperor and the Hanged Man - Second Part |
 Portuguese |
O Imperador e o Enforcado - Parte 2 (Crunchyroll) O Imperador e o Enforcado – Parte 2 (Netflix) O Imperador e o Enforcado, Parte Dois (Netflix's subtitles) |
The Emperor and the Hanged Man - Part 2 The Emperor and the Hanged Man – Part 2 The Emperor and the Hanged Man, Part Two |
 French |
Emperor et Hanged Man, Partie 2 | Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 2 |
 German |
Der Herrscher und der Gehängte, Teil 2 | The Monarch and the Hanged Man, Part 2 |
 Hebrew |
הקיסר והאיש התלוי, חלק 2 | The Emperor and the Hanged Man, Part 2 |
 Arabic |
الامبراطور والرجل المشنوق، الجزء 2 | The Emperor and the Hanged Man, Part 2 |
 Italian |
The Emperor e the Hanged Man Parte 2 | The Emperor and the Hanged Man Part 2 |
 Danish |
Kejseren og den Hængte, Del 2 | The Emperor and the Hanged, Part 2 |
 Polish |
Cesarz i Wisielec: część 2 | Emperor and Hanged Man: part 2 |
Commentary
CommentaryThere's some hostility between Polnareff and Kakyoin at the start of the episode. I see it as Kakyoin looking down on Polnareff a little. He's worried that his friend may commit another stupid mistake in a fit of anger. But when it's time to fight side by side, then they make a really effective duo. I like this kind of galvanizing development. It was even written in the storyboard: "a feeling of buddy buddy relationship" (laughs). The natural conclusion of this story is naturally Polnareff finally skewering J.Geil after all these years of chase.
In the third part of the episode, we see Hol Horse again in a comical situation. Truth be told, he's walking comical duo, going from belligerent to desperately fleeing.
It's got nothing to do with the animation but Satsuki Yukino has given a charming voice to Nena's character that fitted her perfectly.Gallery
Emperor Eyecatch
Hanged Man Eyecatch
