Stardust Crusaders - Episode 44
The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 3 (亜空の瘴気 ヴァニラ・アイス その3, Akū no Shōki Vanira Aisu Sono 3)[1] is the forty-fourth episode of Stardust Crusaders, the twentieth episode of the Battle in Egypt arc, and the seventieth episode of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation. It covers the second half of Chapter 244 through Chapter 247 of the manga.
The fight against Vanilla Ice continues. Iggy has died to save Polnareff and it is now Polnareff's responsibility to defeat Vanilla Ice for good. Meanwhile, Holy receives the visit of Suzi Q.
Summary
Jotaro, Joseph and Kakyoin have barely reached the leisure room where they see the aftermath of Vanilla Ice's battle against Polnareff. They nonetheless advance further to confront the enemy.
Meanwhile, Vanilla Ice has seemingly killed Polnareff in the art gallery and comes out of Cream. Vanilla Ice then solemnly declares that it was ultimately Avdol who, by keeping the others alive, was responsible for his grievous wounds. Vanilla Ice swears to kill the rest of the heroes too but then notices falling grains of sand. In truth, Iggy has spent the last of his strength to lift Polnareff with The Fool, allowing Polnareff to ambush Vanilla Ice. Weeping for Iggy, Polnareff gathers the strength to attack Vanilla Ice, stabbing him in the forehead with Silver Chariot before breaking his neck.
Polnareff reminisces Iggy and mourns his companion, while Vanilla Ice silently stands back up. However, Polnareff has already guessed that Vanilla Ice was turned into a Vampire. Thwarting an attack from behind, Silver Chariot destroys a door, letting the sunlight come in and destroy Vanilla Ice's arm. Vanilla Ice realizes too late his newfound weakness and is pushed into the light by Silver Chariot, which turns him into dust. The ghosts of Avdol and Iggy briefly appear, silently telling him to carry on. Despite not having time to mourn and must continue his search for DIO, Polnareff cannot refrain himself from crying.
Meanwhile, Suzi Q has arrived in Tokyo to pay a visit to Holy, although she is still unaware of Holy's condition. On her way, Suzi takes as many pictures of the local landscape as possible. When she inadvertently antagonizes a Yakuza member, Suzi Q is saved by her butler Roses, who himself worries to death about Holy and tries to tell her the truth. However, Suzi reveals that she's been aware that Holy is ill and Joseph's absence is due to his efforts at saving her. Despite her grief, Suzi comes to her side with a reassuring look, as both women trust Joseph and Jotaro to solve whatever problem has arisen.
Back at DIO's Mansion, a Vampire named Nukesaku gloats. Having been victimized because of his weakness by DIO's other servants, Nukesaku is delighted to be actually the last survivor. He tries to trick Jotaro, Joseph, and Kakyoin by disguising himself as a woman, but his reverted hands allow them to effortlessly see through his trick. Jotaro thus uses him as a dummy to test how much Star Platinum can damage them, and then forces him to be the group's guide. Meanwhile, Polnareff is patching up his injuries on the stairs leading to the tower. He then suddenly notices a presence and sees a shadowy figure standing on top of the stairs. Light hitting half of his face, the "Revealed" DIO greets Polnareff from the stairs as Polnareff acknowledges him back.
Appearances
Credits
Haru Watanabe
渡邊 葉瑠
Motonao Komiya
Yuichi Nakazawa
Akihiro Otake
Takayuki Nakao
Yui Kinoshita
Hisaya Kuwabara
Masashi Yamada
Sayaka Maruyama
Yuki Yabuta
Nobuhiro Masuda
Sato Tominaga
Yuta Masagaki
Ayu Tanaka
Satoshi Kubo
Shun Nishitani
Natsue Chibayama
Hitomi Shiroki
Mayumi Oda
Yoshiko Takemoto
小宮 素直
中澤 勇一
大竹 晃裕
中尾 高之
木下 由衣
桑原 寿弥
山田 まさし
丸山 沙也香
薮田 裕希
増田 信博
富永 里都
正垣 優太
田中 亜優
窪 敏
西谷 駿
千葉山 夏恵
白木 仁美
小田 真弓
竹本 佳子
Yuri Yamamura
Takashi Yasui
Shunichi Ishimoto
Kimitaka Ito
Akihiro Yamamoto
Hajime Tadokoro
Mahora Muraki
Mika Hironaka
Teruyo Kato
Kanari Yamada
Kazusa Sugihara
White Line
Sinaion
山村 有理
安井 貴司
石本 峻一
伊藤 公崇
山本 晃宏
田所 はじめ
村木 麻保良
廣中 美佳
加藤 照代
山田 佳奈莉
杉原 一颯
WHITE LINE
SINAION
Rei Sayumi
さゆみ れい
David Production
Yusaku Nagahama
Rie Takahashi
長濱 佑作
高橋 梨恵
Triple A
Ace Company
J&K Corporation
Triple A
エースカンパニー
J＆Kコーボレーション
Shunichi Ishimoto
Kohei Ashiya
Aya Nishimura
Kenji Yokoyama
Eri Ogawa
Gakushi Maeda
Hiroshi Izumi
石本 峻一
芦谷 耕平
西村 彩
横山 謙次
小川 エリ
前田 学史
泉 寛
Graphic Model Cooperation
株式会社サイバーコネクトツー
小美野 雅彦
Music
Manga/Anime Differences
- The Joestar Group's "breaking the door" scene, which chronologically should be placed in the previous episode.
- A scene featuring Silver Chariot's second multiple sword attack to Vanilla Ice is added.
- Avdol and Iggy's souls are formed of Vanilla Ice's ashes in the manga, here they are made of smoke coming from one of his Stand's holes.
In other languages
| Language | Title | Translation |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
亜空の瘴気 ヴァニラ・アイス その3 | The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 3 |
 English |
The Miasma of the Void, Cool Ice, Part 3 The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 3 (Netflix) | |
 Spanish |
El Miasma del Vacío, Cool Ice - Tercera parte | The Miasma of the Void, Cool Ice - Part 3 |
 Portuguese |
Vanilla Ice, o Miasma do Vácuo - Parte 3 | Vanilla Ice, the Miasma of the Void - Part 3 |
 French |
Vanilla Ice, Miasmes d’outre-espace, Partie 3 | Vanilla Ice, Miasma from Beyond Space, Part 3 |
 German |
Das Miasma der Leere, Cool Ice, Teil 3 | The Miasma of the Void, Cool Ice, Part 3 |
 Hebrew |
המיאזמה של הריק, ונילה אייס, חלק 3 | The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 3 |
 Arabic |
بُخار عفن الخلاء، كول آيس، الجزء 3 | The Miasma of the Void, Cool Ice, Part 3 |
 Italian |
Il Miasma del Vuoto, Cool Ice, Parte 3 | The Miasma of the Void, Cool Ice, Part 3 |
 Polish |
Opary otchłani, Vanilla Ice: część 3 | The fumes of the abyss, Vanilla Ice: part 3 |
Commentary
For Vanilla Ice's decomposition under the sun's rays, we had used what we call the "magma effect". It was originally used in the first two parts for wounds caused by the Ripple, including amputations. We put a texture similar to magma instead of blackening out the injury. I find it is better for immersion and atmosphere. I gave this idea to preserve the mood. (laughs) We hesitated a bit on how to make Polnareff cry, but ultimately opted for a simple drop falling on his hand, rather than a shot of the tears on his face. I hope the subtleness is to your taste and that the scene will be as touching to you as it was to us.
The second part of the episode is largely dedicated to Suzi Q. It had been a while since we'd last seen her. Holy is featured in a suggestive scene tied up with her own Stand. In hindsight, it was a little too erotic and I regret this choice. Forgive us for having treated an important character like this... Still, she doesn't look like she would have a son in high-school. (laughs)Gallery
The Fool Eyecatch
Star Platinum Eyecatch
Trivia
- According to Fernando Mendonça, Polnareff's Brazilian voice actor, there were some mistakes during the recording of the episode where the sound mixing had flaws. He had to re-record several times due to this and had to watch Iggy dying over and over which made him pretty pissed off.
