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Toru est l'antagoniste principal de la huitième partie de , , et en tout le septième antagoniste principal de la série.

Toru est l'éminence grise derrière l'Organisation Locacaca, utilisant sont Stand comme seconde identité en tant que directeur général et médecin-chef de l'Hôpital Universitaire TG :. En même temps, Tooru se déguise en simple étudiant en médecine travaillant à temps partiel à l'hôpital. Il cherche à s'emparer du Nouveau Locacaca pour marchander ce remède miracle et devenir encore plus riche et puissant.

Apparaissant en tant qu'humain ordinaire, on apprend par la suite qu'il est un Homme-rocher et un manieur de. Son est un Stand automatique qui se déguise parmi les humains. Wonder of U fait en sorte qu'une calamité tombe sur quiconque essaie de "poursuivre" Toru ou Wounder of U.

Apparence
Toru est un Homme-rocher qui a l'apparence d'un beau jeune homme de taille moyenne (un peu plus grand que ) et de carrure fine. Son trait le plus frappant est sa coiffure, qui consiste en une grande touffe bouffante de cheveux noirs avec des traits qui se courbent en spirales dans sa chevelure sans qu'on ne sache quelle est sa véritable nature. Dans des apparitions ultérieures, il n'y a qu'un trait dont les deux extrémités s'enroulent en spirale. Il a aussi des sourcils plutôt épais.

Toru porte un veston de couleur sombre par dessus un sweat à manches longues qui sont décorées d'un motif de trois lignes noires et qui ont des ours en peluches attachés aux épaules. Sur la poitrine droite de sa veste, Toru arbore un symbole singulier en "S" entouré d'un soleil. Il porte un symbole similaire plus petit au niveau de l'entrejambe. Son pantalon de couleur clair arbore un motif floral, ce qui semble être des vignes couvertes de feuilles.

Durant sa première apparition, Toru portait une blouse de docteur. On le voit régulièrement accompagné d'un petit iPod et d'écouteurs.

Personality
"Like I said, memories. As years go by, all you have left is memories."

- Tooru,

Tooru is a callous and an overly suspicious individual who directs the Organization's goals with a mysterious behavior by putting up a friendly facade. Like many Rock Humans, Tooru has grown to develop antisocial tendencies as a result of the first 17 years of his life being defined by solitude. While he's able to conduct himself personably and often behaves in a casual, upbeat manner, Tooru's authentic personality has an incredible sense of ruthlessness to it. This is best demonstrated by his particularly dangerous misfortune-based stand ability, as well as his apparent apathy toward the suffering of Yasuho, who he had interacted on positive terms with just hours prior.

Tooru is extremely ambitious and knowledgeable in both technology and medicine. However, he has a history of feeling as though his youthful appearance serves as a road-block in his ability to live up to his full potential. Notably, he attempted to pitch an innovative new idea to a number of prominent tech companies only to be dismissed as a result of his perceived age and presumed lack of experience. As he explained to Yasuho, this caused him a period of prolonged anxiety and frustration over the idea that his life was going by without any achievements to his name. However, it is unknown whether that story is true or not. Tooru's main project is the cultivation of the Locacaca and creation of medicine in order to secure wealth and power. With his Locacaca Organization, Tooru set up a profitable scheme by healing the wealthy with the Locacaca, created or had someone create the miracle medicine Locacaca6251 as the next step of his plan, and took an interest for the new Locacaca, musing about the riches and the power he could secure by exploiting the new fruit's Equivalent Exchange.

Tooru has a somewhat unusual affection with Yasuho. It is shown that he met her when she was a little girl and she unwittingly helped him find someone to impersonate. Tooru says he had some fun discussing with her and hoped to meet her again. At one point, he became her boyfriend, and cherishes the memories he's had with her. Upon his introduction, Tooru wished to rekindle his relationship with Yasuho. Having previously grown apart due to his aforementioned period of poor mental health, Tooru is not only friendly but also flirty with her. For instance, he doesn't hesitate to touch her in an intimate manner and isn't disturbed that Yasuho openly rejects his advances, being sure that she has feelings for him. He occasionally teases her too, openly reminding her of their experiences together. Tooru's affection results in his relative mercy towards Yasuho, as when she confronts him, Tooru takes the time to warn her about his powers and proposes that she walks away to stay safe. However this mercy doesn't go further than simple warnings, as he's willing to sacrifice Yasuho's body during an exchange to heal his own injuries.

As the leader of the Locacaca Organization, Tooru prefers to hide his true identity as the Head Doctor through the form of his disguised Stand: Satoru Akefu, while also playing a role as an ordinary part-time worker in TG University Hospital. This entire charade requires Tooru to act relatively normal, cheeky and altruistic to those around him in order to appear harmless yet believable, such as prompting to help Yasuho find Josuke to tell him to go to the 3rd floor of the Hospital, "helping" Josuke pinpoint where the Head Doctor was standing during a chase, and even promising Yasuho that he'll testify in behalf of Josuke after a sudden "accident" involving Josuke and a hospital patient. Tooru would consistently play along with everything that is currently happening in the Hospital, until he slowly realizes what Josuke, Yasuho, and Rai was trying to do, forcing him to "coincidentally" bump into them multiple times in an attempt to slow them down and prevent them from getting to the Head Doctor, making him extremely suspicious and is warranted for caution to the eyes of the trio. Tooru would stay casual during the remainder of his appearances, but not until he finds out the location of the New Locacaca through an injured Yasuho, which is when Tooru immediately becomes seemingly devoid of all the characteristics he established for himself in order to appear as a harmless worker in TG University Hospital, dropping the fake persona. He then goes on to be a consistently stoic and goal-oriented enemy, eliminating those who gets in his way with little to no care about who it is he has to kill and how much destruction he'll cause in the process in order to secure the fruit and ensure the success of his goal for his own race.

Tooru is a cautious individual who does not take unnecessary risks and prioritizes his safety above all else. After being injured by Josuke's bubbles he decides to abandon fighting Josuke, sensing the potential danger that he could pose to him. Tooru's Stand is also equipped with a few rock insects which he deploys whenever he is unable to inflict calamity on his enemies. Notably he unleashes Dododo De Dadada on Josuke and Mamezuku to attack and trick them into pursuing him, later discharging Obladi Oblada to hold off Josuke and make his Stand escape out of the hospital. Opposite of this cautious trait however, he holds absolute confidence in his ability and repeatedly warns his enemies about its effects. Despite injury, Tooru can persevere and make quick decisions to put himself back at the advantage. When Josuke succeeds in landing his new-found ability, he consumes the new locacaca to perform an exchange on Yasuho to heal his injuries. Even when he's surrounded and deeply wounded, Tooru has the presence of mind to try and taunt Kaato Higashikata about her son to goad her into attacking him, although his ploy doesn't work as intended.

Due to his long life-cycle Tooru adapts a perspective on life based on memories and dreams. He compares himself to a rock on-top of others, being a witness to the dreams and memories of others long past. Tooru asserts that at the end of all things, these last forever. He applies this belief onto others, seen with him taunting Kaato about her own legacy of cruelty and the death of her son's dreams.

Tooru seems to have an appreciation for Western music and is seen listening to songs such as by  and, the version sung by.

Tooru est un Homme-rocher et un manieur de Stand qui possède. Wonder of U possède une panoplie de capacités étranges. La première est qu'il peut manipuler une "énergie de calamité" et faire en sorte que quiconque le poursuive, Toru ou son Stand, seront frappés par le malheur, souvent fatalement. De plus, Wonder of U a la capacité de se déguiser en humain ordinaire et il assume l'identité de Satoru Akefu, le médecin-chef de l'hôpital universitaire TG. Enfin, Wonder of U semble avoir un pouvoir d'illusion, étant capable d'apparaître et de disparaître soudainement ou bien de se projeter sur des surface planes. De fait, il apparait à chaque fois qu'on veut poursuivre Toru.

Quand Wonder of U est activé, les poursuivants se retrouvent constamment assaillis par divers phénomènes et objets qui visent à cogner contre eux, infligeant alors des blessures à la gravité disproportionnée à cause de la calamité. Par exemple, une goutte de pluie peut transpercer le corps. Ce pouvoir s'active dès lors qu'il y a volonté de "poursuivre" Akefu ou Toru. On ne connais pas la portée exacte de ce pouvoir mais il dispose d'une très grande portée, sachant que Toru était très loin de Josuke quand son pouvoir s'active. Le pouvoir s'arrête aussi au moment où les poursuivants ne veulent plus poursuivre Toru ou Akefu.

Connaissances technologiques/médicales
Toru explique qu'il est plutôt doué en technologie. Par exemple, il parle de la fois où il aurait inventé une plaque à induction électromagnétique pour charger des téléphones et autres machines sans câble et sans prise électrique car l'électricité viendrait du ciel. On peut aussi supposer que Toru est un médecin capable car il a travaillé sur le médicament Locacaca 6251 avec ses subordonnées à partir de recherches méticuleuses sur le.

Passé
Tooru, like other Rock Humans, was abandoned by his mother as a newborn and left in the wilderness. He shortly after infiltrated a wasp nest to continue his physical development. Approximately 17 years later, he rapidly matured into his adult body, killing the wasp colony in the process. He made up his own name, as with other Rock Humans, however his last name is unknown, and it is unknown if he stole the identity of another human or not. He then travelled to Morioh and entered society undetected.

Some time in 1941, as Lucy Steel investigates a mysterious land in Morioh, she and Joseph Joestar are caught up by a Guard Rail attacking them. As they run away, Lucy spots Tooru in the distance planting a Locacaca in a pot, before walking away.

It is implied that he had a hand in killing Rai Mamezuku's father as Wonder of U's human form was briefly seen at Mamezuku's Father's funeral.

Roughly ten years before the events of JoJolion, Tooru meets a young Yasuho Hirose, who was a little girl at that time. Noticing how she used her Stand Paisley Park to search through her mother's phone, Tooru impresses her by scraping together to make a fire while assuaging her doubts about him. Tooru asks for a favor and tells her to help him find someone, stating that he doesn't know their name but that he knows they are an elderly with a medical license and that they live alone and are isolated from their family. Yasuho finds him a suitable person for his Stand to impersonate, Satoru Akefu. Tooru gives Yasuho the rocks to impress the other children at Yasuho's summer camp and disappears into the trees, wishing to meet Yasuho again after she'll have forgotten about him.

It can be inferred that he began impersonating Satoru Akefu with his Stand Wonder of U after that.

Tooru and Yasuho were revealed to have dated in High School, although it is unknown why Tooru decided to attend the institution. Yasuho never learned his last name in their time together. He then became a part-time worker at TG University Hospital at an undisclosed date.

La Pression d'Ozon Baby
Tooru, along with his colleague Wu Tomoki, attempt to meet with Poor Tom to retrieve the grafted Locacaca branch. They disguise as ambulance drivers and arrive at the Higashikata orchard. As Poor Tom approaches the ambulance that Wu and Tooru are in, he is suddenly struck down by a calamity because of his "pursuit" for Tooru, killing him instantly. While the two manage to grab the branch after leaving Poor Tom behind, they are tricked by Jobin and Tsurugi Higashikata into getting an ordinary pear branch instead. They realize it was someone else other than Josuke and Poor Tom who lit the orchard on fire and that the other party now has the real Locacaca branch.

L'Hôpital Universitaire
Tooru encounters Yasuho during her confrontation with Wu Tomoki at TG University Hospital. He teases Yasuho about their previous relationship, but otherwise, the two are on good terms, as he is shown following through his promise to relay her message through to Josuke.

Afterward, Tooru repeatedly crosses paths with her as Yasuho follows Josuke and Rai across the hospital. Each time, he flirts with Yasuho and tries to remind her of their time together. He ultimately calls Yasuho and leaves a message declaring his love for her and says he wants to get together again. When Josuke gets into trouble after being accused of murdering a patient who died near him, Tooru reassures Yasuho as he promises to testify in favor of Josuke.

The Wonder of You (Ton amour miraculeux)
Tooru later meets Yasuho by the doorsteps of her house. After a speech about Tooru's aspirations and relationship regrets, Tooru asks her again to get back together but Yasuho is distracted by her investigation. Tooru offers his help and shows Yasuho a photograph of Satoru Akefu. Having seen the doctor's face, as well as confirming a link between him and Mitsuba, Yasuho decides to go to the Higashikata House.

Tooru doesn't accompany Yasuho but instead eats fast food for lunch. Yasuho calls him and asks him for help since she's injured at the Higashikata estate. Tooru says that he'll call an ambulance but Yasuho refuses, saying that she has a way to heal herself. Intrigued, Tooru departs for the Higashikata estate. Once there, Tooru ignores Yasuho's suffering and simply observes the estate from the surrounding forest while listening to music. When Satoru realizes Josuke's plan of "inviting" the head doctor to come to him, Tooru shows great intrigue at the sudden development.

Joshu comes out of the house with the Locacaca plant in his hands and Tooru retreats into the forest to remain unseen. Observing Joshu and Yasuho, Tooru decides to let Yasuho eat the fruit to confirm its power. Plus, he doesn't feel threatened by her. While hiding, Tooru makes some noise, and unwittingly allows Yasuho to realize that he's her enemy.

Yasuho confidently claims that he is the user of the calamity-causing Stand and a rock human. She dwells on their strange past together such as their first meeting when a young Yasuho was out with her troop. Tooru tells Yasuho that he appreciates her and has fond memories with her, warning her about the danger of her seeing him, since it would activate a calamity, killing her instantly. He then goes on explaining how the Higashikatas are already under this affect, as well as Rai and Josuke who he claims will die soon as well. Yasuho takes Joshu's phone and begins scrolling through the contacts. Tooru again warns her, asking for outsider assistance would count as a pursuit and lead her to be the first to die. Yasuho continues with her action and Tooru states that Yasuho has changed the order of death, meaning that she will die through calamity soon.

Tooru tells Yasuho that she is going to die next, but Yasuho doesn't listen to him and continues to talk with Kei Nijimura in order to find Josuke. Moments later, Tooru receives a wound to the head thanks to the combination of Soft & Wet's bubbles and Born This Way's wind power. Tooru realizes that there is indeed a hidden power in Soft & Wet's bubbles.

Wounded, Tooru thinks about the nature of the attack. Sure that the "flow of calamity" uses the logic of this world to return any pursuit back at his foes in the form of a calamity, he realizes that Josuke's bubbles contains something from out of this world that isn't subject to the world's logic. Seeing that Josuke is too dangerous, Tooru decides to make his Stand leave the hospital even though he wishes to finish off Josuke. Tooru also reveals himself and confronts Yasuho, asking her to hand him the new Locacaca to prevent the calamity that will kill Yasuho from destroying it. Joshu, who has regained his senses, stands up and threatens Tooru, who remains unimpressed. The three of them spot something falling from the sky towards them. Tooru guesses that it is the incoming calamity and thus grabs Yasuho to insist she gives her the pot. Joshu thus tries to attack Tooru, but a falling leaf cuts two of his fingers. Overcome with pain, Joshu trips on Yasuho, allowing Tooru to take the potted Locacaca. Tooru then says his farewell to Yasuho.

Soft & Wet: Go Beyond
As Josuke keeps shooting bubbles at Wonder of U, Paisley Park suddenly transports one invisible bubble with it from the hospital to the house via the cell phone connection. The invisible bubble flies towards Tooru, disappearing and reappearing inside of his abdomen. This attack knocks away Tooru with the Locacaca pot and stops Wonder of U's calamity, saving Yasuho from the approaching plane panel that hits the Higashikata house instead. Josuke explains to Yasuho over the phone that the bubble from his shoulder cannot be controlled, but has an "invisible spin", and it was with Paisley Park's help that he was able to overcome the calamity using this profound ability. At the same time, Tooru gets back up and eats the remaining Locacaca fruit and runs towards Yasuho, bleeding out from his injury. Joshu attempts to stop him but a rain gutter strikes him on his head knocking him out. Tooru reaches Yasuho preparing to perform the exchange, but just in-time, Yasuho aims the phone at him and another invisible bubble shoots out piercing his chest and throat. Tooru is sent flying again, hitting a car and landing on the garage floor, he crawls towards the door in the garage where a mourning Kaato Higashikata stands.

Tooru crawls on the ground bleeding profusely, looking straight ahead at Kaato and planning to use her anger to bring out his ability. She begins to explain her stew recipe, which was Jobin's favorite. Tooru grabs a nearby saw and slowly gets back up. He begins to monologue about rocks atop the coastal cliffs, the memories and dreams it experiences. He taunts Kaato about her son's dreams and desires, how they never came to fruition. He attempts to stab Kaato but gets caught up in her stand's ability Space Trucking, the cards pin Tooru down and Wonder of U appears floating outside the garage. However, Kaato has no real intention to harm and instead begins to explain her ability. Tooru's bewildered about her true motives and questions her goals. When Kaato begins to open her deck of cards he immediately notices something between them and begins to panic. He demands to know what's between her cards, and Kaato answers that it's her family's curse. The deck is open and between those cards is Tsurugi Higashikata suffering from the Rock Disease. Tsurugi makes contact with Tooru and the equivalent exchange begins, Kaato's intentions are revealed. She came to the garage to perform an exchange on Tooru to cure Tsurugi.

The process of the exchange begins, despite having eaten the Locacaca fruit first Tooru still succumbs to the equivalent exchange. Kaato reveals the crushed branches within her cards, and pours the sap into Tsurugi's mouth. Wonder of U attempts to attack Kaato but it begins to crumble alongside Tooru. In desperation he begins to plead, arguing that the fruit is divine providence and begging Kaato to stop. Kaato brushes away his pleas, determined to cure Tsurugi's illness and bear this sin. Tooru begins to crumble further begs Yasuho to stop Kaato by reminding her of their previous relationship. Yasuho doesn't act and continues to watch. In his last moments, Tooru hallucinates seeing a hornet and crumbles away. Despite his death however, the calamity still manages to injure Kaato and is capable of manifesting as Wonder of U in Norisuke's mouth but fortunately, Josuke Higashikata comes to the scene and eliminates Wonder of U with his newfound ability, blasting the Calamity to bits.