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|title = Alternate Universe
|title = Parallel World
|colors = SteelBallRun
|colors = SteelBallRun
|image = [[File:SBR Chapter 74.jpg|{{ImageSize}}]]
|image = [[File:Parallel World Infobox.png|{{ImageSize}}]]
|ja_kanji = 並行世界
|ja_kanji = 並行世界
|ja_romaji = Heikō Sekai
|ja_romaji = Heikō Sekai
|altnames = {{Nihongo|Neighboring Worlds|隣りの世界|Tonari no Sekai}}<br/>{{Nihongo|Other Dimension|異次元|Ijigen}}<br/>{{Nihongo|Parallel World|パラレルワールド|Parareru Wārudo}}<br/>Alternate Universe
|engname = Alternate World {{S|[[Eyes of Heaven|EoH]]}}
|engname = Alternate World {{S|[[Eyes of Heaven|EoH]]}}
|debut = [[SBR Chapter 67]]
|debut = [[SBR Chapter 67]]
}}
}}
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{{Hatnote|For a similar phenomenon in [[Stone Ocean|Part 6]], see {{HoverCharSpoiler|[[Made in Heaven]]}}.}}
{{Quote|{{Nihongo2|There's not just one "world next door," there's God-knows-how-many! And they all exist right next to each other!|「隣りの世界」は{{Ruby|ひとつ|・・・}}ではなく 個数はわからないが「いくつか並んで世界」があるんだ|'Tonari no sekai' wa hitotsu de wa naku, kosū wa wakaranai ga 'ikutsuka naran de sekai' ga arun da.}}|[[Diego Brando]]|{{Ch|SBR Chapter 70}}}}
{{Quote|There's not just one "neighboring world," there's God-knows-how-many! And they all exist right next to each other!|[[Diego Brando]]|{{Ch|SBR Chapter 70}}}}
{{Nihongo|'''Alternate Universes'''|並行世界|Heikō Sekai}}, also referred to as {{Nihongo|'''Worlds Next Door'''|隣りの世界|Tonari no Sekai}} or {{Nihongo|'''Parallel Worlds'''|パラレルワールド|Parareru Wārudo}}, are physical dimensions that co-exist and operate independently of each other. The existence of such universes plays a major role in ''[[Steel Ball Run]]''.
{{Nihongo|'''Parallel Worlds'''|並行世界|Heikō Sekai}}, also referred to as {{Nihongo|'''Neighboring Worlds'''|隣りの世界|Tonari no Sekai}}, {{Nihongo|'''Other Dimensions'''|異次元|Ijigen}}, or '''Alternate Universes''', are physical dimensions that co-exist and operate independently of each other. The existence of such worlds plays a major role in ''[[Steel Ball Run]]'' as the basis behind [[Funny Valentine]]'s [[Stand]], [[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]].
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==''[[Steel Ball Run]]''==
==''[[Steel Ball Run]]''==
[[File:Alternate universe shooting.png|200px|thumb|left|[[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap|D4C]]'s ability forces parallel worlds to overlap.]]
[[File:Alternate universe shooting.png|200px|thumb|left|[[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap|D4C]]'s ability forces parallel worlds to overlap.]]
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In ''Steel Ball Run'', an {{W|Multiverse|uncountable number of parallel worlds}} are assumed, each following the same basic chain of events. In one of these universes, referred to as the {{Nihongo|"base world"|基本世界|Kihon Sekai}}, a certain [[Saint's Corpse]] is scattered across the United States, leading to a [[Steel Ball Run (race)|horse race]] almost two millennia later with the secret aim of collecting the corpse. The same horse race occurs in other universes, but other goals take the place of the corpse, such as diamonds held by President [[Funny Valentine]].<ref name="d4c5">{{Ch|SBR Chapter 70}}</ref>


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===[[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]]===
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Funny Valentine's Stand, [[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]], allows parallel universes to overlap with each other, permitting people and objects to travel between them by preserving their internal gravity.<ref name="d4c14">{{Ch|SBR Chapter 81}}</ref> In order to do so, Valentine must compress the target between any two objects, which can range from doors and drawers to spilled water.<ref name="d4c8">{{Ch|SBR Chapter 75}}</ref> However, with the exception of Valentine himself, only one instance of any person or thing can exist in any parallel universe; if two or more exist, they will slowly be drawn toward each other until they collide and are both erased.<ref name="d4c4">{{Ch|SBR Chapter 69}}</ref> Though Valentine is ultimately defeated by [[Tusk|Tusk ACT4]]'s infinite rotation, which affects Valentine's gravity itself, he manages to summon a [[Parallel World Diego]] to the base universe in a final desperate bid to secure the corpse for America's gain.<ref name="hv2">{{Ch|SBR Chapter 91}}</ref>
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In ''Steel Ball Run'', an uncountable number of parallel worlds are assumed, each following the same basic chain of events. In one of these worlds, referred to as the {{Nihongo|base world|基本世界|kihon sekai}}, a certain [[Saint's Corpse]] is scattered across the United States, leading to a [[Steel Ball Run (Race)|horse race]] almost two millennia later with the secret aim of collecting the corpse. The same horse race occurs in other parallel worlds, but other goals take the place of the corpse, such as diamonds held by President [[Funny Valentine]].<ref name="d4c5">{{Ch|SBR Chapter 70}}</ref>


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Funny Valentine's [[Stand]], [[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]], allows parallel worlds to overlap with each other, permitting people and objects to travel between them by preserving their internal gravity.<ref name="d4c14">{{Ch|SBR Chapter 81}}</ref> In order to do so, Valentine must compress the target between any two objects, which can range from doors and drawers to spilled water.<ref name="d4c8">{{Ch|SBR Chapter 75}}</ref> However, with the exception of Valentine himself, only one instance of any person or thing can exist in any parallel world; if two or more exist, they will slowly be drawn toward each other until they collide and are both erased.<ref name="d4c4">{{Ch|SBR Chapter 69}}</ref>
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== ''[[JORGE JOESTAR]]''==
[[File:Jorge 10-33.jpg|thumb|200px|A population of alternate [[Kars]] adrift near Mars.]]
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The plot of ''JORGE JOESTAR'' mainly takes place across two universes: the universe of Parts 1-6 (the first universe) and another, disconnected universe (the 37th universe). Due to [[Made in Heaven]]'s effects, the universe is said to have been reset 36 times, with each reset subtly altering the courses of people's lives.


Though Valentine is ultimately defeated by [[Tusk|Tusk ACT4]]'s infinite rotation, which affects Valentine's gravity itself, he manages to summon a [[Parallel World Diego]] to the base world in a final desperate bid to secure the corpse for America's gain.<ref name="hv2">{{Ch|SBR Chapter 91}}</ref>
Throughout the novel, various events conspire to connect the fates of the [[George Joestar II|two]] [[Jorge Joestar (Joji)|protagonists]] across universes. Notably, the original universe's [[Kars]] meets with 36 iterations of himself, each from their own universe, and uses them to devise a plan to return to Earth. Later, when Jorge's group is sent to Great Britain in the 1920s, Made in Heaven is used outside the barrier that encases the island, allowing it to be transported to the 37th universe. The second continuity (referred to as the second universe) is visited near the end of the story via repeated use of [[Bites the Dust]] as the result of a fight between [[Dio Brando]] and [[Kars]] across universes, the former's body having become the [[Saint's Corpse]].


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===[[Love Train]]===
[[File:Cube House2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Cube House]] exists as its own universe, with its own set of rules.]]
Once the Saint's Corpse is absorbed by [[Lucy Steel]], her body manifests a specific phenomenon which aids Funny Valentine, evolving his Stand into [[D4C Love Train]]. Love Train itself is a gap in space, described as a pocket dimension, protected by a dimensional wall represented as a fissure of light.<ref name="d4c14" /> This pocket dimension seems to be linked to the same parallel worlds as D4C, as Valentine states that he can travel deeper into the light to infinite neighboring worlds.<ref name="bb4">{{Ch|SBR Chapter 86}}</ref>
{{Main|Cube House}}

{{Main|Arrow Cross House}}
==Spin-Offs==
The 37th universe's incarnation of [[Reimi Sugimoto]] bears an ability named [[Cube House]]. Its interior has a tesseract structure and functions as a time-traveling device allowing anyone to travel to different universes and time periods. Its primary usage is to take the person using it to wherever someone needs their help the most. Cube House later evolves into [[Arrow Cross House]], which allows Reimi to seal anyone in a suspended state inside an enclosed dimension beneath the house.
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[[File:Jorge 16-59.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Kars]] is assaulted by eighteen iterations of Funny and The Funniest Valentine.]]
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{{Canon}}
Within ''JORGE JOESTAR'', various iterations of Funny Valentine and his grandson, [[The Funniest Valentine]], possess versions of D4C. However, the two of them have access to a different set of parallel worlds. In Funny's case, though none of his parallel selves wield D4C, The Funniest's parallel selves do; for The Funniest, whose primary iteration in the novel comes from a different universe than Funny's, it is the other way around. Thus, Funny can collect several versions of The Funniest with D4C from his parallel worlds, whereas The Funniest can collect multiple versions of Funny with D4C instead. However, iterations of Funny and The Funniest with D4C are not protected from their alternate selves, and can be annihilated if they come into contact with them.

[[Kars]] later utilizes a variant of D4C known as [[Ultimate D4C]], though the intricacies of its own ability remain unknown.<ref name="JORGE16">{{Ch|JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 16}}</ref>
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==''[[Eyes of Heaven]]''==
===''[[Eyes of Heaven]]''===
{{Canon}}
{{Canon}}
In ''Eyes of Heaven'', a [[Heaven Ascension DIO|version of DIO]] in an alternate universe fully evolves his Stand into [[The World Over Heaven]], using it to triumph over [[Jotaro Kujo]] and rewrite the universe to his liking. [[Funny Valentine]] stumbles across this version of DIO while attempting to escape the effects of [[Tusk|Tusk ACT4]], leading DIO to discover the existence of multiple universes. DIO thus sets out to conquer the base universe and obtain the [[Saint's Corpse]], overwriting various characters to turn them into his subordinates.
In ''Eyes of Heaven'', a [[Heaven-Attained DIO|version of DIO]] in a parallel world fully evolves his Stand into [[The World Over Heaven]], using it to triumph over [[Jotaro Kujo]] and rewrite the universe to his liking. [[Funny Valentine]] stumbles across this version of DIO while attempting to escape the effects of [[Tusk|Tusk ACT4]], leading DIO to discover the existence of multiple worlds. DIO thus sets out to conquer the base world and obtain the [[Saint's Corpse]], overwriting various characters to turn them into his [[Agents of DIO#Heaven-Attained DIO's Agents|subordinates]].


==Similar Phenomena==
==Similar Phenomena==
===[[Cream]] and [[The Hand]]===
===[[Cream]] and [[The Hand]]===
[[File:Cream sneak attack.png|thumb|150px|[[Cream]]'s mouth leads to a dimension of pure darkness.]]
[[File:Cream sneak attack.png|thumb|150px|[[Cream]]'s mouth leads to a dimension of pure darkness.]]
The mouth of [[Vanilla Ice]]'s Stand, Cream, serves as a portal to an "endless dimension of darkness" that even its user cannot perceive. By devouring both its user and itself, Cream is able to enter that dimension itself, leaving a void wherever it travels that erases everything it comes in contact with.<ref>{{Ch|Chapter 240}}</ref> [[Okuyasu Nijimura]]'s [[The Hand]] functions similarly, erasing whatever its right hand touches, but where the objects it erases are sent to is a mystery even to Okuyasu.<ref>{{Ch|Chapter 275}}</ref>
The mouth of [[Vanilla Ice]]'s Stand, Cream, serves as a portal to an "endless dimension of darkness" that even its user cannot perceive. By devouring both its user and itself, Cream is able to enter that dimension itself, leaving a void wherever it travels that erases everything it comes in contact with.<ref>{{Ch|Chapter 240}}</ref> [[Okuyasu Nijimura]]'s The Hand functions similarly, erasing whatever its right hand touches, but where the objects it erases are sent to is a mystery even to Okuyasu.<ref>{{Ch|Chapter 275}}</ref>


===[[Atom Heart Father]]===
===[[Atom Heart Father]]===
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After awakening [[Made in Heaven]], [[Enrico Pucci]] uses its ability to accelerate time for all living beings, allowing the survivors of the ensuing chaos to cross over into the next cycle of the same universe.<ref name="mih8">{{Ch|SO Chapter 156}}</ref> During this time, living beings experience everything that will happen in the future as it passes, and these experiences are engraved into their souls; as such, they will experience premonitions of future events before they happen, a phenomenon which Pucci hopes will lead them to happiness.<ref name="mih9">{{Ch|SO Chapter 157}}</ref> Those who do not survive the transition are replaced by similar counterparts in appearance and personality, who play the same roles in [[fate]].<ref name="mih8"></ref>
After awakening [[Made in Heaven]], [[Enrico Pucci]] uses its ability to accelerate time for all living beings, allowing the survivors of the ensuing chaos to cross over into the next cycle of the same universe.<ref name="mih8">{{Ch|SO Chapter 156}}</ref> During this time, living beings experience everything that will happen in the future as it passes, and these experiences are engraved into their souls; as such, they will experience premonitions of future events before they happen, a phenomenon which Pucci hopes will lead them to happiness.<ref name="mih9">{{Ch|SO Chapter 157}}</ref> Those who do not survive the transition are replaced by similar counterparts in appearance and personality, who play the same roles in [[fate]].<ref name="mih8"></ref>
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==Trivia==
The hooks and cables inside [[Pork Pie Hat Kid]]'s mouth are said to be able to travel through another dimension when Pork Pie Hat Kid sends them into a bowl of water. The hooks then reappear from that dimension through the bottom of any desired object, such as a bird's feather or a beetle.<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 27}}</ref>
*In an interview for ''[[JOJOVELLER]]'', Tomoyuki Shima recalls asking [[Hirohiko Araki]] about ''[[Stone Ocean]]''{{'}}s relation to ''Steel Ball Run'', to which Araki replied, "[Part 6 is] just one of the many ''Stone Oceans''."<ref>{{IN|JOJOVELLER (September 2013)}}</ref>
*In the [[Okamisama]] story, [[Rohan Kishibe]] says it would be interesting if there was another world, like a "neighboring world."<ref>[[Okamisama]] Chapter 1</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:21, 6 February 2025

SPOILER WARNING: Part 7 spoiler details may follow.
For a similar phenomenon in Part 6, see SpoilerMade in Heaven.
“
There's not just one "neighboring world," there's God-knows-how-many! And they all exist right next to each other!
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Parallel Worlds (並行世界, Heikō Sekai), also referred to as Neighboring Worlds (隣りの世界, Tonari no Sekai), Other Dimensions (異次元, Ijigen), or Alternate Universes, are physical dimensions that co-exist and operate independently of each other. The existence of such worlds plays a major role in Steel Ball Run as the basis behind Funny Valentine's Stand, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.


Steel Ball Run

D4C's ability forces parallel worlds to overlap.

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

In Steel Ball Run, an uncountable number of parallel worlds are assumed, each following the same basic chain of events. In one of these worlds, referred to as the base world (基本世界, kihon sekai), a certain Saint's Corpse is scattered across the United States, leading to a horse race almost two millennia later with the secret aim of collecting the corpse. The same horse race occurs in other parallel worlds, but other goals take the place of the corpse, such as diamonds held by President Funny Valentine.[1]

Funny Valentine's Stand, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, allows parallel worlds to overlap with each other, permitting people and objects to travel between them by preserving their internal gravity.[2] In order to do so, Valentine must compress the target between any two objects, which can range from doors and drawers to spilled water.[3] However, with the exception of Valentine himself, only one instance of any person or thing can exist in any parallel world; if two or more exist, they will slowly be drawn toward each other until they collide and are both erased.[4]

Though Valentine is ultimately defeated by Tusk ACT4's infinite rotation, which affects Valentine's gravity itself, he manages to summon a Parallel World Diego to the base world in a final desperate bid to secure the corpse for America's gain.[5]

Love Train

Once the Saint's Corpse is absorbed by Lucy Steel, her body manifests a specific phenomenon which aids Funny Valentine, evolving his Stand into D4C Love Train. Love Train itself is a gap in space, described as a pocket dimension, protected by a dimensional wall represented as a fissure of light.[2] This pocket dimension seems to be linked to the same parallel worlds as D4C, as Valentine states that he can travel deeper into the light to infinite neighboring worlds.[6]

Spin-Offs

JORGE JOESTAR

Kars is assaulted by eighteen iterations of Funny and The Funniest Valentine.
The information below derives from a source not written by Araki. As such, it may or may not be considered canon.

Within JORGE JOESTAR, various iterations of Funny Valentine and his grandson, The Funniest Valentine, possess versions of D4C. However, the two of them have access to a different set of parallel worlds. In Funny's case, though none of his parallel selves wield D4C, The Funniest's parallel selves do; for The Funniest, whose primary iteration in the novel comes from a different universe than Funny's, it is the other way around. Thus, Funny can collect several versions of The Funniest with D4C from his parallel worlds, whereas The Funniest can collect multiple versions of Funny with D4C instead. However, iterations of Funny and The Funniest with D4C are not protected from their alternate selves, and can be annihilated if they come into contact with them.

Kars later utilizes a variant of D4C known as Ultimate D4C, though the intricacies of its own ability remain unknown.[7]

Eyes of Heaven

The information below derives from a source not written by Araki. As such, it may or may not be considered canon.

In Eyes of Heaven, a version of DIO in a parallel world fully evolves his Stand into The World Over Heaven, using it to triumph over Jotaro Kujo and rewrite the universe to his liking. Funny Valentine stumbles across this version of DIO while attempting to escape the effects of Tusk ACT4, leading DIO to discover the existence of multiple worlds. DIO thus sets out to conquer the base world and obtain the Saint's Corpse, overwriting various characters to turn them into his subordinates.

Similar Phenomena

Cream and The Hand

Cream's mouth leads to a dimension of pure darkness.

The mouth of Vanilla Ice's Stand, Cream, serves as a portal to an "endless dimension of darkness" that even its user cannot perceive. By devouring both its user and itself, Cream is able to enter that dimension itself, leaving a void wherever it travels that erases everything it comes in contact with.[8] Okuyasu Nijimura's The Hand functions similarly, erasing whatever its right hand touches, but where the objects it erases are sent to is a mystery even to Okuyasu.[9]

Atom Heart Father

Yoshihiro Kira possesses the ability to create a pocket dimension within any photograph taken by his camera. Any action taken within the photograph is reflected in the real world. In addition, the space depicted in the photograph is sealed off from the real world: those attempting to enter will find themselves on the other side, while those inside cannot escape.[10] By trapping himself inside his photographs, Yoshihiro is able to live on after his death as a ghost.[11]

Man in the Mirror

Illuso's Stand, Man in the Mirror, allows him to create another world visible through reflective surfaces, through which he can freely transport any part of himself or anyone else. Man in the Mirror’s world is not a physical world, but a dimension created by spiritual energy; as such, only the spiritual forms of victims pulled into the mirror dimension appear inside it,[12] and those within are returned to the real world upon Illuso's death.[13]

Made in Heaven

The universal cycle, through the lens of Made in Heaven.

After awakening Made in Heaven, Enrico Pucci uses its ability to accelerate time for all living beings, allowing the survivors of the ensuing chaos to cross over into the next cycle of the same universe.[14] During this time, living beings experience everything that will happen in the future as it passes, and these experiences are engraved into their souls; as such, they will experience premonitions of future events before they happen, a phenomenon which Pucci hopes will lead them to happiness.[15] Those who do not survive the transition are replaced by similar counterparts in appearance and personality, who play the same roles in fate.[14]

Trivia

  • In an interview for JOJOVELLER, Tomoyuki Shima recalls asking Hirohiko Araki about Stone Ocean's relation to Steel Ball Run, to which Araki replied, "[Part 6 is] just one of the many Stone Oceans."[16]
  • In the Okamisama story, Rohan Kishibe says it would be interesting if there was another world, like a "neighboring world."[17]

References

  1. ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 70: D4C, Part 5
  2. ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Steel Ball Run Chapter 81: D4C, Part 14 -Love Train-
  3. ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 75: D4C, Part 8
  4. ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 69: D4C, Part 4
  5. ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 91: High Voltage, Part 2
  6. ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 86: Ball Breaker, Part 4
  7. ↑ JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 16: Beyond II
  8. ↑ Chapter 240: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 3
  9. ↑ Chapter 275: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 2
  10. ↑ Chapter 366: Atom Heart Father, Part 2
  11. ↑ Chapter 433: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 6
  12. ↑ Chapter 480: Man in the Mirror and Purple Haze, Part 2
  13. ↑ Chapter 485: Man in the Mirror and Purple Haze, Part 7
  14. ↑ Jump up to: 14.0 14.1 Stone Ocean Chapter 156: Made in Heaven, Part 8
  15. ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 157: Made in Heaven, Part 9
  16. ↑ JOJOVELLER (September 2013)
  17. ↑ Okamisama Chapter 1

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