UserWiki:RKx44/list of minor items

Parts 1 to 4

Part 1: Phantom Blood

Dario Brando's Letter

Manga Debut: Chapter 1: Prologue
Anime Debut: Episode 1: Dio the Invader

A letter sent by Dario Brando to George Joestar asking him to take care of his son Dio. It was then put into a box in the library of the Joestar Mansion and forgotten. Seven years later, Jonathan discovers it by accident, realizing that Dario was suffering the same symptoms as his currently sick father, George. This leads Jonathan to suspect Dio of having poisoned his own father and George as well. The address on the letter is changed from "225 Baker Street East, Liverpool" to "221B Baker Street, Liverpool" in the anime, making it a Sherlock Holmes reference.

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  Dario Brando's Letter in Phantom Blood PS2 game

Statue of the Goddess of Love

Manga Debut: Chapter 2: Dio Brando the Invader, Part 1
Anime Debut: Episode 1: Dio the Invader

A statue of a woman draped in a toga holding a jar. It represents the Goddess of Love, said to be the guardian of the Joestar Family. Situated in the main hall of the Joestar Mansion near the main stairs, it was used to impale Dio when the Mansion was burning down, imprisoning the Vampire in the inferno.

The statue of the Goddess of Love is featured in the Joestar Mansion stage of Eyes of Heaven. As a dramatic finish, the defeated enemy falls off the railings and is impaled by the statue. While the demo of the game actually displayed the character being stabbed by the statue, it was censored in the final version of the game with a white flash.

Oriental Poison

Manga Debut: Chapter 6: A Letter from the Past, Part 1
Anime Debut: Episode 2: A Letter from the Past

A slow poison from Asia sold by Wang Chan to Dio Brando. Dio used that poison to kill his own father and disguise his murder as sickness, and planned to do the same with George. When Jonathan found Wang Chan, it instead incriminated Dio.

Luck and Pluck

Manga Debut: Chapter 28: Tarkus and the Dark Knight Bruford, Part 3
Anime Debut: Episode 5: The Dark Knights

Initially named "Luck", this was the name of the sword belonging to legendary knight Bruford, which he would use in conjunction with his prehensile hair in combat. When a resurrected Bruford was defeated at the hands of Jonathan Joestar, he came to respect the young man and granted him his sword, using his own blood to re-baptize it Luck & Pluck (幸運と勇気の剣, Rakku to Purakku no ken). The blade proved a precious weapon during Jonathan's battle with Dio, but was broken during the battle.

Dio's Coffin

Manga Debut: Chapter 41: Fire and Ice, Jonathan and Dio, Part 3
Anime Debut: Episode 9: The Final Ripple!

Dio used a reinforced and booby-trapped coffin carved with his name in golden capital letters as a shelter on the boat which transported Jonathan and Erina to America. Though Dio planned to use it to shelter himself with Jonathan's body, it became a makeshift lifeboat for Erina, her unborn child, and the infant Lisa Lisa when the boat exploded and sank. It then somehow served as Dio's shelter at the bottom of of the Atlantic Ocean, and the coffin wouldn't be pulled back to the surface until 1983, freeing the Vampire from his underwater tomb.

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  Dio's coffin in SFC Game

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  Dio's coffin in Part 3 Manga

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  Dio's coffin in Part 3 Anime

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  Anime reference sheet

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  Dio's coffin in OVA

Part 2: Battle Tendency

Ripple Conducting Scarf

Manga Debut: Chapter 48: Straizo vs. Joseph, Part 1
Anime Debut: Episode 10: JoJo of New York

A scarf made with the yarn of a fictional insect called the Satiporoja Beetle. Crafted from 30,000 scarabs, these types of scarves were used by both Straizo and his student Lisa Lisa. The scarf has the property to conduct 100% of the Ripple it receives, making it both a handy weapon for a Ripple Master and a good protection against it. Straizo would compare it to a lightning rod.

Anti-Ripple Wires

Manga Debut: Chapter 66: Ultimate Warriors from Ancient Times, Part 2
Anime Debut: Episode 15: A Hero's Proof

Special metallic wires with a hook attached at the end crafted by the Pillar Men as a defensive and offensive weapon against Ripple users. Attached to the user's head, they can create small tornadoes strong enough to destroy a Ripple infused projectile when the user shakes his head. Moreover, the small tornadoes act as invisible projectiles which can severely injure the enemy.

Ripple Breathing Mask

Manga Debut: Chapter 72: Ripple Teacher Lisa Lisa, Part 2
Anime Debut: Episode 16: Ripple Teacher Lisa Lisa

A metal mask specially designed to train people to breathe in order to produce the Ripple. It is strapped to the user's head, covering both the nose and mouth and cannot be removed without outside help. If the wearer breathes as if he produced the Ripple, he will be able to have air, but if he breathes incorrectly, he'll suffocate. It is undeniably cruel but effective as a training tool. Lisa Lisa uses it to train Joseph to prepare him against the Pillar Men.

Miniaturized UV Lasers

Manga Debut: Chapter 108: JoJo: The Final Ripple, Part 2
Anime Debut: Episode 24: The Bond That Binds JoJo

The miniaturized ultraviolet lasers were anti-vampire weapons developed by the Speedwagon Foundation. These weapons are in essence two UV lights attached to the shoulders and powered by a miniaturized battery which the user wears as a backpack. The miniaturized UV Lasers were put into use by the SPW Foundation's special force and the Wehrmacht during a battle against Kars' Vampire army near the Skeleton Heel Stone. These weapons enabled the humans to stand up to the Vampires. Unfortunately, Kars exploited them to activate the Stone Mask combined with the Red Stone of Aja, becoming the Ultimate Lifeform.

Part 3: Stardust Crusaders

Spirit Photographs

Manga Debut: Chapter 117: The Man with the Star Birthmark
Anime Debut: SC Episode 1: A Man Possessed by an Evil Spirit

Photographs taken by Joseph Joestar as a result of smashing a camera with his hand and Hermit Purple. During the events of Stardust Crusaders and Diamond is Unbreakable, they would serve to give clues to the Joestar Group about their enemies. One particular photograph of DIO allowed Star Platinum to spot a Hue Hue Fly in the background, enabling the group to confirm his presence in Egypt. Another photograph would hint the group about DIO's lair, facilitating their journey. In Diamond is Unbreakable, one spirit photograph warned Jotaro Kujo and Josuke Higashikata about Anjuro Katagiri. The threat of the photographs also lured Akira Otoishi in the open, enabling his defeat.

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  Spirit photograph in OVA

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  DIO produces spirit photograph

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  Spirit photograph in SFC Game

DIO's Crystal Ball

Manga Debut: Chapter 127: Dark Blue Moon, Part 1
Anime Debut: SC Episode 5: Silver Chariot

DIO used a crystal ball in conjunction with Hermit Purple in order to show visions of Sherry's murderer to Polnareff.

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  DIO's Hermit Purple used on the crystal ball

Judgement's Magic Lamp

Manga Debut: Chapter 174: Judgement, Part 1
Anime Debut: SC Episode 21: Judgement, Part 1

An Arabic oil lamp similar to the legends of Aladdin and the genie. It is covered in barnacles but one can distinguish a face carved onto it. When rubbed, Judgement will come out of it although it is unlikely that it was truly imprisoned inside it.

Avdol's Submarine

Manga Debut: Chapter 179: High Priestess, Part 1
Anime Debut: SC Episode 22: Judgement, Part 2

A submarine Avdol bought under the guise of a rich Arab so that the Joestar Group could cross the Red Sea unnoticed and reach Egypt. Unfortunately, High Priestess invaded the submarine and damaged it, forcing the Group to evacuate the submarine. It subsequently sank to the bottom of the sea.

Commemorative Photograph

Manga Debut: Chapter 443: Bucciarati Is Coming, Part 1
Anime Debut: SC Episode 25: "The Fool" Iggy and "Geb" N'Doul, Part 1

A photograph the third Joestar Group took in Egypt as a commemoration. It features Jotaro Kujo, Joseph Joestar, Muhammad Avdol, Noriaki Kakyoin, Jean Pierre Polnareff, and Iggy. Although surely taken during the event of Stardust Crusaders, it wouldn't appear in the manga until Vento Aureo. Part 3 Anime adaptation features a scene explaining the origins of this photo, expands on this photograph by showing the group actually taking it and Jotaro dearly holding onto it on several occasions.

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  Commemorative photograph in Vento Aureo Anime

Mariah's Jewelry Rope

Manga Debut: Chapter 200: "Bastet" Mariah, Part 2
Anime Debut: SC Episode 30: "Bastet" Mariah, Part 1

A rope with jewelry originally decorated on Mariah's mini skirt. When Bastet turned Joseph Joestar into a human magnet and steps onto an escalator, the metallic jewelry flew towards him and wrapped around his neck, making Joseph stuck on the escalator. Joseph begins crying, and shouts in remorse over his pathetic death as Muhammad Avdol presses the emergency stop button.

Daniel J. D'Arby's Soul Chip Collection

Manga Debut: Chapter 212: D'Arby the Gambler, Part 2
Anime Debut: SC Episode 35: D'Arby the Gambler, Part 2

A collection of poker chips Daniel J. D'Arby keeps in an album. The poker chips are in fact souls of people D'Arby gambled with and won against, which Osiris molded into poker chips. D'Arby then places the poker chips into special cavities in the pages and writes down the soul's name and the date at which it was acquired. During the events of the story arc D'Arby the Gambler, Daniel temporarily added Jean Pierre Polnareff and Joseph Joestar to his collection. When Daniel went mad from playing poker with Jotaro Kujo, he liberated every soul in his collection.

Telence T. D'Arby's Puppet Collection

Manga Debut: Chapter 229: D'Arby the Player, Part 3
Anime Debut: SC Episode 40: D'Arby the Player, Part 1

A collection of puppets Telence T. D'Arby makes personally and keeps in a cabinet. They are in fact modeled after people D'Arby has played and won against, and whose soul Atum put into. Though not as extensive as his brother's collection, Telence considers his collection more interesting as the puppets are still sentient, being able to move and speak. He periodically changes their clothes and makes accessories for them. During the events of the story arc D'Arby the Player, he temporarily added Noriaki Kakyoin to his collection.

F-Mega

Manga Debut: Chapter 230: D'Arby the Player, Part 4
Anime Debut: SC Episode 40: D'Arby the Player, Part 1

A fictional video game played by Noriaki Kakyoin and Telence T. D'Arby in their match. It is a racing game heavily inspired by F-Zero. In the game, cars must complete laps on racing tracks. Players have an energy bar that determines their car's power, and the players can mash the buttons before the start to get a speed boost. It is more complex to play than at face value, with the physics allowing a player to spin their car, drive on walls, and fly; moreover, segments of the game are played with the cars in complete darkness. Shortcuts are available on the tracks but are difficult to cross.

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  Title screen

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  Gameplay

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  Title screen

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  Gameplay

Oh! That's A Baseball!

Manga Debut: Chapter 233: D'Arby the Player, Part 7
Anime Debut: SC Episode 41: D'Arby the Player, Part 2

A fictional video game played by Jotaro Kujo and Telence T. D'Arby. It simulates a game of baseball, in which two players face off using different baseball teams. One player must select what kind of throw his pitcher perform, while the opponent must react to the throw as the batter. The players' positions will be switched after three outs or when their turn has ended. It is possible to customize the appearance of the teams, as Jotaro and Telence make each of their team members resemble their respective Stands. The game also makes an appearance in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable.

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  Title screen

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  Gameplay

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  Title screen

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  Gameplay

Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable

Tonio Trussardi's Dishes

Various dishes served at Tonio Trussardi's Trattoria Trussardi Italian Restaurant. Each of the dishes have different healing properties as a result of his Stand Pearl Jam.

Mineral Water

Manga Debut: Chapter 303: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 1
Anime Debut: DU Episode 10: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food

Ordinary looking mineral water served at Tonio Trussardi's restaurant. Made from 500-year-old snow from Mount Kilimanjaro, this drink is delicious despite just being water. It makes compatible persons cry until their eyes seem deflated, but cures swollen eyes, and has the effect of a good night's sleep.

Caprese Salad

Manga Debut: Chapter 303: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 1
Anime Debut: DU Episode 10: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food

A typical Italian antipasto, consisting of four thin slices of mozzarella and five slices of tomato. The dressing consists of one anchovy fillet, seaweed, olive oil, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, basil and a garnish of lettuce. Delicious when one eats the mozzarella and the tomato at the same time, it forcibly makes stiff shoulders release the excess skin by stimulating the thyroid gland, curing them.

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

Manga Debut: Chapter 302: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 9
Anime Debut: DU Episode 10: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food

A simple looking spaghetti dish accompanied with olive oil, garlic, small tomatoes, seedless black olives, one anchovy fillet, hot pepper, miscellaneous condiments such as parsley, and parmesan. The dish was supposedly made by a prostitute out of random and useless ingredients, and the sauce is said to originate from Naples. It violently ejects bad teeth and rapidly forces new ones to grow in their place.

Lamb Chops with Applesauce

Manga Debut: Chapter 306: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 4
Anime Debut: DU Episode 10: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food

A main dish consisting of three lamb chops covered in sweet and sour applesauce, accompanied by an asparagus dressing. It cures stomach aches and constipation by ejecting the bad intestines out of the client.

Pudding

Manga Debut: Chapter 306: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 4
Anime Debut: DU Episode 10: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food

A simple pudding accompanied with caramel sauce. It cures athlete's foot.

Abalone Risotto

Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 6: Poaching Seashore

A risotto accompanied with slices of abalone cooked rare. The rice is mixed with cheese and either winter melon or grated Chinese yam. The dish is mixed with abalone liver sauce. It cures Rohan's tired eyes by replacing the vitreous humor with new humor.

Octopus tomato sauce

Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 6: Poaching Seashore

It consists of several octopus tentacles in tomato sauce. It is not shown to cure anything particularly.

Akira's Guitar

Manga Debut: Chapter 312: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 6
Anime Debut: DU Episode 12: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 2

A homemade 65.2 cm long guitar Akira Otoishi carries with him. Akira built it out of Mahogany wood from Honduras for the body, hard walnut wood for the neck, and a humbucker to diminish main hums and give the guitar more power. It is also equipped with a tremolo arm to make the sound reverberate efficiently. The Mahogany wood is said to be the best material for sound resonance, able to absorb sweat thus making the sound smoother. The hard walnut neck results in an overall deep and throaty sound quality.

Akira's Miniature Plane

Manga Debut: Chapter 311: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 5
Anime Debut: DU Episode 12: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 2

A remote controlled plane resembling a Supermarine Spitfire which Akira Otoishi planned to use to get his Stand Red Hot Chili Pepper to Joseph Joestar's boat in three minutes. It can go as fast as 150kmph.

Kira's "Girlfriends"

Manga Debut: Chapter 334: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure, Part 5
Anime Debut: DU Episode 1: Jotaro Kujo Meets Josuke Higashikata!

Yoshikage Kira likes to keep one severed hand of his victims as 'girlfriends'. After killing a woman, he gets rid of her body, with the exception of the hand, and will mimic a romantic relationship with it, acting as if the hand was sentient. He notably talks to it, gives it a ride through town, and offers it several gifts, generally pampering it. Once the hand starts to rot, Kira destroys it and moves on to another "girlfriend". Shigechi fatefully discovered one of these girlfriends and is killed, impelling the heroes after the murderer.

Winning Lottery Ticket

Manga Debut: Chapter 337: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 3
Anime Debut: DU Episode 18: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 1

A winning national lottery ticket, bearing the winning number 121314 for the SG Group. It was thrown away by the original buyer "Ichiro Morishita", whose name and phone number "1774-4284" are written on the back, but then Harvest collected it and Okuyasu uncovered its worth and finally Josuke had to tamper with the ticket with Crazy Diamond, changing the name to "Ichiro Kinoshita" and the phone number to "1771-4281" to get the prize. It brought five million yen to Josuke, Okuyasu and Shigechi. They briefly fought over the paycheck before Josuke tore it down to distract Shigechi and beat him.

St. Gentleman's Sandwiches

Manga Debut: Chapter 342: Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly, Part 1
Anime Debut: DU Episode 21: Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly, Part 1

High-class sandwiches sold at St. Gentleman's bakery. They are usually filled with tenderloin, salad and a tomato slice, plus an unnamed sauce. The bread is baked fresh every day at 11AM, and the surplus is thrown away by 1PM. The tenderloin is said to be freshly fried, so it is still crisp when bought. Due to their quality, the sandwiches are sought after and usually sell out quickly. One day, a dog stole Shigechi's sandwich under his nose, prompting the boy to take another St. Gentleman's bag nearby, happening to be Kira's.

Kira's Button

Manga Debut: Chapter 342: Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly, Part 1
Anime Debut: DU Episode 21: Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly, Part 1

A button from Yoshikage Kira's Valentino jacket. A fairly ordinary button, it became the heroes' first clue toward discovering Kira's identity after Shigechi snatches it from him and gives it to Josuke through Harvest. It eventually led Jotaro and Koichi to the tailor who had fixed the jacket in question, and Kira's eventual change of identity.

Cinderella Lipstick

Manga Debut: Chapter 350: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 3
Anime Debut: DU Episode 20: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella

Lipstick put into an ornate tube bearing Aya Tsuji's Cinderella beauty salon's emblem that she gives to Yukako Yamagishi after Cinderella operates on her. In accord with Aya's view that miracles take dedication, after Yukako upgrades to "capturing love", the lipstick must be applied by Yukako every 30 minutes every day, except when sleeping, to keep the charm on. Failure to do so results in becoming unsightly and the eventual crumbling of whatever feature was modified by Cinderella.

Kira's Record and Bottled Nails

Manga Debut: Chapter 365: Atom Heart Father, Part 1
Anime Debut: DU Episode 25: Atom Heart Father

As a hobby, Yoshikage Kira has been keeping a record of his nails' growth over the years since 1983, detailing the growth of each fingernail & toenail. Moreover, he stores his nails in small glass bottles, labeling each by the year of the nails' collection and keeping them stored in a cabinet for unknown reasons.

Kira's nails

While his nails ordinarily grow by around 8 centimeters every month, they sometime grow at an accelerated rate, reaching 30 centimeters per month. A rapid growth served to indicate whenever Kira had the best 'hunting luck'. Jotaro Kujo and Josuke Higashikata found this record in Kira's house.

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  Kira's nails in anime

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