Sandman's Sister (サンドマンのお姉ちゃん, Sandoman no Onēchan) is an unnamed tertiary character featured in the seventh part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Steel Ball Run.
She is the older sister of Sandman, who hopes that by winning the Steel Ball Run race, he'll earn the money to buy back their ancestor's land.
Appearance
She's a young woman of average height and build. She has dark, long hair with two light bangs hanging in front of her face. Her clothes are made of natural Native American materials such as wooden bangles and necklaces.[1]
Color Schemes
Personality
Sandman's sister is a traditionalist who strongly adheres to her peoples’ values and beliefs. She disapproves of Sandman's interest in the white man's books and culture, seeing it as a betrayal of their community. She is strict and protective of her younger brother, scolding him and severely beating him for going against their customs.[2]
Sandman's sister is skeptical of white Americans and is quick to assume the worst when discovering an outsider’s tracks near the village.[2] Much like other members of her community, she shares a narrow-minded perspective on her people's way of life and is resistant to change. Having grown up with Sandman, she wishes nothing more than for the two of them to peacefully return to the village; however, when Sandman reveals his plan to leave the village and win the Steel Ball Run race, she's taken aback. Nonetheless, she offers Sandman a keepsake from their parents to help him enter the race.[3]
It's implied that, unlike her brother, Sandman's sister is illiterate and unable to read.[2]
History
Background
As a Native American, Sandman's sister lived with her younger brother in the Arizona Desert. Although Sandman's sister is never given a name, in her people's language, she is known as "she who dances with the leaves" (木の葉と踊る女, Konoha to Odoru Onna).[1]
Steel Ball Run
When her people discover books in her brother's teepee, they hunt him down to scalp him. Sandman escapes using his Stand and is found by his sister, who scolds him for reading white books and demands he apologize to the chief. She then proceeds to beat him for his actions but does not try to kill him like the warriors that chased him. Sandman tells her that understanding the enemy's culture is necessary for their survival and shows her strange holes in the wasteland, which he suspects were made by the white man. Sandman tells her tells that he plans to leave the village and participate in the Steel Ball Run race to win enough money to buy their ancestors' land.[2] However, like the rest of her people, she does not understand, or at least is not willing to understand, that they need to adapt to the changing times to survive. Before Sandman entering the race, Sandman's sister offers him an emerald belonging to their parents so that he can afford to pay the entry fee.[3]
Chapters
Manga Appearances- Steel Ball Run Chapter 1: The Steel Ball Run Press Conference
- Steel Ball Run Chapter 4: September 25, 1890 - 3 Hours to Start (Flashback)
- Steel Ball Run Chapter 11: The Final Stretch: 1,000 Meters Left (Mentioned only)
- Steel Ball Run Chapter 44: Silent Way, Part 5 (Mentioned only)
Gallery
Sandman's sister scolding her brother for going against their people's customs
Learning that the white man was near their village
Sandman's sister after hearing his will to win the Steel Ball Run
Sandman remembers his sister before dying
Concept art
Concept artwork in "Quarterly S" 2005 Summer
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Quarterly S (June 2005)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Steel Ball Run Chapter 1: The Steel Ball Run Press Conference
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Steel Ball Run Chapter 4: September 25, 1890 - 3 Hours to Start