Chapter 52

Nazis and the "Man in the Pillar" is the fifty-second chapter of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga. It is also the eighth chapter of Part II: Battle Tendency.

Summary
As the hamon makes contact with Straizo's face, Joseph's punch sends him flying off the side of the bridge. Straizo desperately attempts to grab on to the ledge and fails, but Joseph quickly grabs his arm and holds him mid-air. Straizo asks why Joseph saves him, despite having enough power to blow his right arm off. Joseph threatens him, saying he'd still be able to handle Straizo even with one hand and then questions Straizo as to why he didn't give Speedwagon a proper burial and instead threw his body into the river. Straizo explains that in the cave, the group had found a man fused into a pillar. The Pillar had been apparently absorbing blood from the bodies, so he only found it necessary to prevent his awakening by disposing of them. Suddenly, Straizo uses the ripple to commit suicide, as his vampire body is not able to withstand it. He says that he has no regrets, preferring to go to hell with his youth than age pathetically. Straizo explodes and Joseph cries out in distress.

Meanwhile in a Nazi Base in Mexico, a man named Major Stroheim is getting a shave done by presumably 2 female servants. A solider enters the room and announces that they had found an old man in the river, and with his regained consciousness, they were plan to get information out of him regarding the whereabouts of the ruins. The old man turns out to be Speedwagon.

Back in New York, Joseph takes a look at the lady's mouth of whom Straizo ripped a tooth from. Joseph mentions that she appears to have a lot of cavities, which earns him a punch in the face. The lady is furious because Joseph had insulted her back when she was being held hostage by Straizo. After getting kicked again by the woman, Joseph decides to head to Mexico to visit this Man in the Pillar.