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|ja_kanji = 並行世界 |
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|ja_romaji = Heikō Sekai |
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|engname = Alternate World {{S|[[Eyes of Heaven|EoH]]}} |
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{{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}}}} |
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{{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]]''. |
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[[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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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 ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', the existence of '''alternate universes''', '''realities''' or '''dimensions''' is a recurring concept. It is mainly conceptualized as the premise behind certain Stand abilities. |
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==Relevant Stand Abilities== |
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[[Vanilla Ice]]'s Stand, Cream is able to devour itself and its user to become a void that devours everything it comes in contact with. Vanilla Ice describes it as an ''infinite dimension of darkness,'' though he is unsure himself where exactly the objects are sent to. While in this dimension, Vanilla Ice and his Stand are invulnerable to attacks. |
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== ''[[JORGE JOESTAR]]''== |
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[[File:Jorge 10-33.jpg|thumb|200px|A population of alternate [[Kars]] adrift near Mars.]] |
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[[Okuyasu Nijimura]]'s The Hand is similar to Cream, able to erase whatever space its right hand touches. Okuyasu states that not even he knows where the voided objects go, but it seems the objects are eliminated like an extremely sharp blade had sliced clean through them. This ability allows the normally short-range Stand extreme distance in its attacks, as it can simply remove the space between itself and a target to bring them within range. |
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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. |
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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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Made in Heaven's power is to dramatically speed up the flow of time; achieved through its ability to control the gravitational forces of the earth, moon, and seemingly the entire universe (in reference to aspects of the {{W|Theory of relativity|theory of relativity}}). |
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[[File:Cube House2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Cube House]] exists as its own universe, with its own set of rules.]] |
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As time continues to accelerate, the universe will eventually come to an end and reach a singularity point. After this point, a new universe will be created. The most esoteric property of the new world is that the people who have been brought there will technically have lived everything that has happened and will happen to them in the previous universe, ignoring whatever happened during the time acceleration itself. According to the principles of [[fate]], everything that has happened in the old universe will happen again in the new universe, resulting in a sort of cycle. |
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{{Main|Cube House}} |
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{{Main|Arrow Cross House}} |
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| ⚫ | 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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If Pucci is killed before the point where the original acceleration of time began, then another new universe will be created after another singularity point, in which fate will have changed significantly. After foiling Pucci's plan, Emporio thus meets with alternate selves of [[Irene|Jolyne]], [[Anakiss|Anasui]], [[Eldis|Ermes]] and [[Alternate Weather|Weather Report]], all of whom live different lives from their original counterparts. |
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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. |
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==Similar Phenomena== |
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===[[Wired]]=== |
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===[[Cream]] and [[The Hand]]=== |
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[[File:Cream sneak attack.png|thumb|150px|[[Cream]]'s mouth leads to a dimension of pure darkness.]] |
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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> |
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[[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.<ref>{{Ch|Chapter 366}}</ref> By trapping himself inside his photographs, Yoshihiro is able to live on after his death as a ghost.<ref>{{Ch|Chapter 433}}</ref> |
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[[Funny Valentine|President Funny Valentine]]'s Stand D4C allows different parallel worlds/dimensions to co-exist at the same time and/or in the same place. It also allows its user to visit these parallel worlds/dimensions and interact with them. Valentine travels by being closed between two objects, shown first by the use of a door against a wall. This method allows practically anything to travel between dimensions, including other people. Valentine takes advantage of this towards the end of ''Steel Ball Run'' to bring forth [[Parallel World Diego|Diego Brando from a Parallel World]] to aid him. It is noted that anything that comes in touch with any of its alternate universe counterparts, be it an object or a person, will be destroyed, which applies for both entities. This applies for dead bodies and their alive counterparts, as well.<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 95}}</ref> The only exception to this rule is Valentine himself, who can bring other Valentines to this world and interact with them without getting harmed. |
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[[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,<ref>{{Ch|Chapter 480}}</ref> and those within are returned to the real world upon Illuso's death.<ref>{{Ch|Chapter 485}}</ref> |
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===[[Made in Heaven]]=== |
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[[File:SO Chapter 157.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The universal cycle, through the lens of [[Made in Heaven]].]] |
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The '''second continuity''' is an alternate world within the setting of ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]''. It encompasses ''[[Steel Ball Run]]'', ''[[JoJolion]]'', and ''[[The JOJOLands]]''. There are a number of names, events, roles, personalities, and relationships appearing in ''Steel Ball Run'' and ''JoJolion'' similar to those in the original timeline.[[File:SBR-Logo-Transparent.png|frameless|right|170x170px]] |
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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> |
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[[Hirohiko Araki]] indicates in the {{ASB}} guidebook that ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' and ''JoJolion'' are parallel worlds not linked in time or space, and that their respective characters will never meet each other in the manga, including both Josukes and Rohan.<ref>{{INT|All-Star Battle's Guidebook (August 2013)}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | 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> |
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''Steel Ball Run'', set in 1890, follows [[Johnny Joestar]] and [[Gyro Zeppeli]], characters with a number of ostensible similarities to [[Jonathan Joestar]] and [[Will Anthonio Zeppeli]]. Johnny is learning the [[Spin]], a mystical power comparable to the [[Ripple]], from Gyro, an Italian expert in the art, similar to Will. |
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===[[JoJolion]]=== |
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''JoJolion'' is set in the year 2011 and follows amnesiac [[Josuke Higashikata (JoJolion)|Josuke Higashikata]], named after [[Josuke Higashikata]] of ''[[Diamond is Unbreakable]]'', as he searches for clues to his identity in [[Morioh (Part 8)|Morioh]], a town named after and located in the same place as [[Morioh|the setting of Part 4]]. Along the way, he discovers ties between himself and [[Yoshikage Kira (JoJolion)|Yoshikage Kira]], named after the [[Yoshikage Kira|main antagonist of Part 4]]. |
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===[[The JOJOLands]]=== |
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''The JOJOLands'' is the third part taking place within the ''Steel Ball Run'' universe, following [[Jodio Joestar]], the grandson of [[Joseph Joestar (JoJolion)|Joseph Joestar]], on a journey in which he will become extremely wealthy in the subtropical islands. |
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*Araki conceived the idea of the alternate universe present in Parts 7-9 towards the end of ''[[Stone Ocean]]'''s serialization, likening the concept of a series returning to its roots to the {{W|Italian Renaissance}}.<ref name="SOAfter">SO Volume 11 (Bunko Edition) [[Interview Archive|Afterword]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:00, 16 September 2023
Alternate Universes (並行世界, Heikō Sekai), also referred to as Worlds Next Door (隣りの世界, Tonari no Sekai) or 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.
Steel Ball Run
In Steel Ball Run, an uncountable number of parallel worlds are assumed, each following the same basic chain of events. In one of these universes, 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 universes, 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 universes 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 universe; 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 universe in a final desperate bid to secure the corpse for America's gain.[5]
JORGE JOESTAR
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.
Throughout the novel, various events conspire to connect the fates of the two 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.
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.
Eyes of Heaven
In Eyes of Heaven, a 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 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.
Similar Phenomena
Cream and The Hand
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.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8] By trapping himself inside his photographs, Yoshihiro is able to live on after his death as a ghost.[9]
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,[10] and those within are returned to the real world upon Illuso's death.[11]
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.[12] 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.[13] Those who do not survive the transition are replaced by similar counterparts in appearance and personality, who play the same roles in fate.[12]
Wired
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.[14]
References
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 70: D4C, Part 5
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 81: D4C, Part 14 -Love Train-
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 75: D4C, Part 8
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 69: D4C, Part 4
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 91: High Voltage, Part 2
- ↑ Chapter 240: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 3
- ↑ Chapter 275: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 2
- ↑ Chapter 366: Atom Heart Father, Part 2
- ↑ Chapter 433: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 6
- ↑ Chapter 480: Man in the Mirror and Purple Haze, Part 2
- ↑ Chapter 485: Man in the Mirror and Purple Haze, Part 7
- ↑ Jump up to: 12.0 12.1 Stone Ocean Chapter 156: Made in Heaven, Part 8
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 157: Made in Heaven, Part 9
- ↑ Steel Ball Run Chapter 27: Tusk, Part 3
