Steel Ball Run - Chapter 12

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1st Stage: Disqualified from Victory (1st.(ファースト)STAGE(ステージ) 優勝失格, Fāsuto Sutēji Yūshō Shikaku), originally 1st Stage: Order of Arrival Confirmed (1st.(ファースト)STAGE(ステージ) 着順確定, Fāsuto Sutēji Chakujun Kakutei) in the WSJ release, is the twelfth chapter of Steel Ball Run and the seven hundred sixty-fourth chapter of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga.

Summary

Gyro finishes the first stage in the first place. To celebrate the end of the first stage, Steven invites his VIP to a small cocktail party; his assistant then informs him that upon research, Gyro came to America in a boat owned by European royalty, to Steven's astonishment. Suddenly the announcers declare publicly that Gyro endangered one of the competitors, Sandman, when he threw a ball toward him. He is subsequently relegated to 21st place and receives no points. The final ranking includes:

  • Sandman at 1st place, receiving 100 points, 10,000$, and a one-hour bonus.
  • Diego Brando at 2nd place, receiving 50 points.
  • Pocoloco at 3rd place, receiving 40 points.
  • Mountain Tim at 4th place, receiving 35 points.
  • Johnny Joestar at 5th place, receiving 30 points.
  • Gyro Zeppeli at 21st place, 0 points.

Enraged, Gyro crashes the party by ruining the champagne with the Spin. Johnny catches one of the flying corks. Meeting the ex-jockey, who reaffirms his determination at following him, Gyro teaches him the 2nd Spin lesson: "to work on those muscles". The Italian teaches that the weapon itself is the rotation, the Steel Ball being merely vectors for the Spin. He also explains that the Spin will dull the skin's sense and tell him to open his hand. Johnny sees the cork still spinning in his hand without him having noticed. Johnny uses the cork on Slow Dancer's leg, stimulating it and managing to get off his horse using the leg as a platform. Gyro then proposes to accompany Johnny during the second stage, which is a desert crossing with a distance of 1,200 km.

Later, Steven and his wife Lucy are brought to a crime scene where three competitors have been violently eviscerated. The sheriff tells Steven that this was a murder and that the culprit, hidden among the competitors, will try to murder his way to the $50,000,000 prize.

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Characters
Fritz von Stroheim
(1st mentioned)
Hot Pants
(1st mentioned)
Dixie Chicken
(1st mentioned)
Benjamin Boomboom
(1st mentioned)
Andre Boomboom
(1st mentioned)
L.A. Boomboom
(1st mentioned)
Zenyatta Mondatta
(1st mentioned)
Caravan Serai (SBR)
(1st mentioned)
Baba Yaga
(1st mentioned)
Nellyville
(1st mentioned)
Dot Han
(Mentioned only)
Gaucho
(Mentioned only)
Mrs. Robinson
(1st mentioned)
Norisuke Higashikata I
(1st mentioned)
Sloop John B
(1st mentioned)
Billy White
(1st mentioned)
Iglesias
(1st mentioned)
Sheriff
(1st appearance)
Mark Becker
(1st appearance) (Corpse only)
David Hagen
(1st appearance) (Corpse only)
Paul Lukather
(1st appearance) (Corpse only)
Horses
Ghost Rider in the Sky
(1st mentioned)
Europe Express
(1st mentioned)
Gets Up
(1st mentioned)
Ramblin' Man
(1st mentioned)
Crosstown Traffic
(1st mentioned)
Foxy Lady
(1st mentioned)
Little Wing
(1st mentioned)
Roxanne
(1st mentioned)
Moon Flower
(1st mentioned)
Nut Rocker
(1st mentioned)
Country Grammar
(1st mentioned)
Number 1
(1st mentioned)
Peg
(1st mentioned)
El Condor Pasa
(1st mentioned)
Hono
(1st mentioned)
Catch a Wave
(1st mentioned)
Love Unlimited
(1st mentioned)
Natalie
(1st mentioned)

Author's Comment

Link to this sectionAuthor's Note
This year is the year I met with several manga artists. Eleven of them so far. All privately, not business-related.
今年はよく漫画家に会う年だ。仕事ではなく、プライベートで。11人に会った。

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