Chapter 142

Emperor and Hanged Man (3), originally The Gun Is Mightier than the Sword in the WSJ release, is the one hundred forty-second chapter of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga. It is also the twenty-ninth chapter of Part III: Stardust Crusaders.

Summary
Even though Jean Pierre Polnareff just saw Hol Horse and J. Geil approaching him, J. Geil suddenly vanishes from his view. The one left, Hol Horse, introduces himself and tells Polnareff how "the gun is mightier than the sword". Polnareff asks him about J. Geil, but the cowboy still insists how his Stand-shaped gun Emperor is stronger than Silver Chariot's sword. The french stand user makes fun of this comparison by falsely mishearing his line, what makes Hol Horse laugh with him. Suddenly the cowboy summons his stand Emperor and shoots Polnareff. To intercept the bullet fast enough, Silver Chariot takes of his armor, but the bullet avoids the sword by itself and goes for to strike Polnareff. Muhammad Avdol appears just in time and saves Polnareff, but the bullet changes directions again to hit him instead. As Avdol summons Magician's Red to burn the bullet, he is stabbed by Hanged Man, only seen in the reflection of a puddle behind Avdol, and hit in the head by Emperor's bullet. Noriaki Kakyoin arrives just in time to see Avdol's demise and a crying Polnareff.