Chapter 496

The Grateful Dead (9), originally Remove the Hook! in the WSJ release, is the four hundred ninety-sixth chapter of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga. It is also the fifty-seventh chapter of Vento Aureo.

Summary
Pesci, now overflowing with confidence, sends Beach Boy's hook deeper into Buccellati's arm. Buccellati cuts off his arm with Sticky Fingers, however Pesci succeeds in inserting the hook back in. Pesci then jerks Beach Boy to the side, sending Buccellati off the train. Buccellati quickly grabs on to the side of the train, causing Pesci to then jerk him upward towards some power lines. Buccellati opens a zipper on the train roof, and falls into the train. Buccellati seems to be safe for now, but he notices that the hook is now only centimeters away from his heart. To save himself, Buccellati uses Sticky Fingers to break himself up into multiple pieces. Doing this however causes his blood to stop flowing, his heart to beating, and his lungs to stop breathing. Buccellati proclaims that whoever has the strongest consciousness will be the winner of this fight.