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|title = Shakedown Road |
|title = Shakedown Road |
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|image = [[File:JosukeShakedownJoestarJizo.png|{{ImageSize}}]] |
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|ja_kanji = カツアゲロード |
|ja_kanji = カツアゲロード<br>六壁遊歩道<br>デッドマンズ・カーブ |
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|ja_romaji = Katsuage Rōdo |
|ja_romaji = Katsuage Rōdo<br>Mutsu-kabe Yūhodō<br>Deddomanzu Kābu |
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|namesake = {{nihongo|''Katsuage''|カツアゲ}} {{S|Japanese street slang for threatening for money}}<br />{{W|Dead Man's Curve (song)|Dead Man's Curve}}<br>{{S|{{W|Jan and Dean}} single}} |
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|namesake = ''{{W|Shakedown Street}}'' (The Grateful Dead album) |
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|type = Japanese |
|type = Japanese roadside |
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|place = [[Morioh (Part 8)|Morioh]], S-City, Japan {{Flag|Japan}} |
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|stand = [[Les Feuilles]] |
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|mangadebut = [[JJL Chapter 18]] |
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{{Quote|This is '''"Shakedown Road"'''... Someone's gonna get shook down.|[[Joshu Higashikata]]|{{Ch|JJL Chapter 18}}}} |
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==Summary== |
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[[File:Robbing road.png|thumb|200px|Shakedown Road]] |
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The effects that happen to the victims in Shakedown Road strangely resemble those of the scams used by [[Tamami Kobayashi]] in that the victim is presumably set up as the perpetrator of some wrongdoing and forced to hand over his/her money as a result. It seems that the leaves on the ground of a {{W|Ginkgo biloba}} are the cause of such exploits. When a person steps on or an object is placed on the leaves, a group of countless [[Les Feuilles|ladybug-like Stands]] move them around instantaneously, usually causing the person to accidentally break something. |
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Officially known as the {{Nihongo|'''Mutsu-kabe Promenade'''|六壁遊歩道|Mutsukabe Yūhodō}} and also nicknamed {{Nihongo|'''Deadman's Curve'''|デッドマンズ・カーブ|Deddomanzu Kābu}}, Shakedown Road is a curved hundred-fifty meter car-free street that connects to Hasekura High School in [[Morioh (Part 8)|Morioh]], S-City, {{W|Japan}}.<ref>{{Ch|JJL Chapter 18}}</ref> Along the street's path are ''{{w|Ginkgo biloba}}'' trees, whose leaves litter the ground and are the means by which the [[Stand]] [[Les Feuilles]] causes the neighborhood's unique phenomenon that objects that touch the leaves are moved at imperceptibly fast speeds along them, consciously directed by those aware of its nature. Legends say that the area gained its strange ability back in 1901 when [[Johnny Joestar]] brought the [[Saint's Corpse]] to Morioh in an attempt to cure his wife [[Rina Higashikata]] of a [[Rock Disease|strange illness that turned her body to stone]]. While Johnny was ultimately successful, his attempts led to his infant son [[George Joestar III|George]] being struck by the same illness; he ultimately used the Corpse and [[Tusk|his own mysterious power]] to transfer the illness to himself, dying under mysterious circumstances as a large boulder suddenly appeared and crushed his head. In his memory, locals erected a {{MI|Joestar Jizō|jizō statue}} that is carefully maintained to the present day, even decorated with a [[Minor Locations/Part 8#SBR Hat Shop|SBR]] brand hat not unlike the one worn by [[Josuke Higashikata (JoJolion)|Josuke Higashikata]] in the modern day.<ref>{{Ch|JJL Chapter 21}}</ref> |
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As its name suggests, people passing through Shakedown Road are financially extorted by its residents who have all managed to discover the phenomenon caused by Les Feuilles, however none of the residents possess a Stand themselves and are thus unaware of the actual nature of the phenomenon.<ref name="Ch19">{{Ch|JJL Chapter 19}}</ref> It is only during the events of the [["Shakedown Road" (Story Arc)|Shakedown Road]] story arc that Josuke manages to spot Les Feuilles underneath the leaves after he and [[Joshu Higashikata]] are assailed by many of Shakedown Road's residents and they both independently identify that the strange phenomenon exists for themselves, even before Joshu develops his own Stand [[Nut King Call]] during the events of the arc. Residents otherwise keep the truth of Shakedown Road a secret, with the open knowledge that anyone unaware is free game to be extorted by those who do know, with even local police aware of the nature of the secret in some form.<ref name="Ch19" /><ref>{{Ch|JJL Chapter 20}}</ref> |
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==Residents== |
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{{CBox|Title=Residents of Shakedown Road|bg=JJL3|bg2=JJL2| |
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{{Char|Name=Shakedown Road Veteran|Av=Shakedown old man Av.png|Color=JJL|Color2=JJL2}} |
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{{Char|Name=Three Drug Dealer Thugs|Av=Shakedown thugs Av.png|Color=JJL|Color2=JJL2}} |
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{{Char|Name=Extortive Mother and Child|Av=Shakedown Mother Av.png|Color=JJL|Color2=JJL2}} |
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{{Char|Name=Shakedown Road Carrier Girl|SName=Carrier Girl|Av=Shakedown Woman Av.png|Color=JJL|Color2=JJL2}} |
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{{Char|Name=Shakedown Road Cops|Av=Shakedown Cops Av.png|Color=JJL|Color2=JJL2}} |
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==Chapters== |
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*{{Ch|JJL Chapter 19}} |
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*{{Ch|JJL Chapter 20}} |
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*{{Ch|JJL Chapter 21}} |
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*{{Ch|JJL Chapter 22}} |
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==Gallery== |
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File:ShakedownRoadEntrance.png|Entrance to Shakedown Road |
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File:ShakedownRoadResidence.png|The residents of Shakedown Road |
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File:ShakedownRoadHandOff.png|Hand off on Shakedown Road |
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File:ShakedownRoadView.png|View of the area around Shakedown Road |
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File:JosukeJoestarJizo.png|Josuke discovering the Joestar Shrine |
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File:Shrine.jpg|Joestar Shrine |
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File:ShakedownRoadFlashback.png|Shakedown Road during the year 1901 |
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File:ShakedownRoadMap.png|Map of the road with Joestar Jizo |
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File:JJL Chapter 20 Tailpiece.png|Tailpiece featuring the street and Les Feuilles |
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==Trivia== |
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*[[Hirohiko Araki]] had the experience of one such road during his youth, although the thugs let him be because of mutual acquaintances at Araki's kendo club.<ref>{{INT|Tohoku University (October 2013)}}</ref> |
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*The Gingko tree bears a resemblance to the tree that [[Giorno Giovanna]] created in one of his attempts to avoid [[Koichi Hirose]]. |
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*The formal name of the road and its shrine is a reference to [[TSKR Episode 2|Episode 2]] of ''[[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan]]'', as well as its [[Mutsu-kabe Hill (Location)|titular location]]. |
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*The Shakedown Road is the second location to have a Stand ([[Les Feuilles]]), the first one being [[Sugar Mountain (Stand)|Sugar Mountain]]. |
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 13 February 2025
Shakedown Road (カツアゲロード, Katsuage Rōdo) is a neighborhood in Morioh where the residents are known for extorting visitors. Strange events take place there due to the effects of the Stand Les Feuilles.
Summary
Officially known as the Mutsu-kabe Promenade (六壁遊歩道, Mutsukabe Yūhodō) and also nicknamed Deadman's Curve (デッドマンズ・カーブ, Deddomanzu Kābu), Shakedown Road is a curved hundred-fifty meter car-free street that connects to Hasekura High School in Morioh, S-City, Japan.[1] Along the street's path are Ginkgo biloba trees, whose leaves litter the ground and are the means by which the Stand Les Feuilles causes the neighborhood's unique phenomenon that objects that touch the leaves are moved at imperceptibly fast speeds along them, consciously directed by those aware of its nature. Legends say that the area gained its strange ability back in 1901 when Johnny Joestar brought the Saint's Corpse to Morioh in an attempt to cure his wife Rina Higashikata of a strange illness that turned her body to stone. While Johnny was ultimately successful, his attempts led to his infant son George being struck by the same illness; he ultimately used the Corpse and his own mysterious power to transfer the illness to himself, dying under mysterious circumstances as a large boulder suddenly appeared and crushed his head. In his memory, locals erected a jizō statue that is carefully maintained to the present day, even decorated with a SBR brand hat not unlike the one worn by Josuke Higashikata in the modern day.[2]
As its name suggests, people passing through Shakedown Road are financially extorted by its residents who have all managed to discover the phenomenon caused by Les Feuilles, however none of the residents possess a Stand themselves and are thus unaware of the actual nature of the phenomenon.[3] It is only during the events of the Shakedown Road story arc that Josuke manages to spot Les Feuilles underneath the leaves after he and Joshu Higashikata are assailed by many of Shakedown Road's residents and they both independently identify that the strange phenomenon exists for themselves, even before Joshu develops his own Stand Nut King Call during the events of the arc. Residents otherwise keep the truth of Shakedown Road a secret, with the open knowledge that anyone unaware is free game to be extorted by those who do know, with even local police aware of the nature of the secret in some form.[3][4]
Residents
Chapters
Manga Appearances- JoJolion Chapter 18: "Shakedown Road", Part 1
- JoJolion Chapter 19: "Shakedown Road", Part 2
- JoJolion Chapter 20: "Shakedown Road", Part 3
- JoJolion Chapter 21: "Shakedown Road", Part 4
- JoJolion Chapter 22: Morioh 1901
Gallery
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Entrance to Shakedown Road -
The residents of Shakedown Road -
Hand off on Shakedown Road -
View of the area around Shakedown Road -
Josuke discovering the Joestar Shrine -
Joestar Shrine -
Shakedown Road during the year 1901 -
Map of the road with Joestar Jizo -
Tailpiece featuring the street and Les Feuilles
Trivia
- Hirohiko Araki had the experience of one such road during his youth, although the thugs let him be because of mutual acquaintances at Araki's kendo club.[5]
- The formal name of the road and its shrine is a reference to Episode 2 of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, as well as its titular location.
References
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 18: "Shakedown Road", Part 1
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 21: "Shakedown Road", Part 4
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 JoJolion Chapter 19: "Shakedown Road", Part 2
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 20: "Shakedown Road", Part 3
- ↑ Tohoku University (October 2013)
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