Tonpetty (トンペティ, Tonpeti) is a secondary ally featured in the first part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Phantom Blood. He is a Ripple master who trained Will Anthonio Zeppeli, later joining forces with Jonathan directly alongside his disciples Straizo and Dire.
Appearance
Tonpetty is an old man of medium height and build. He has dark skin, prominent brow ridges with no eyebrows, pronounced frown lines, and bags under his eyes. His head is bald, and he possesses a light chinstrap beard. His typical manner of dressing includes a light-colored monk's raiment with darker shoulder armor, the anime redesigns this look from the manga. During his first meeting with Zeppeli, he wore much baggier robes with fur covering the shoulders.
Color Schemes
Personality
Tonpetty is a wise, world-worn man who shows great concern for others; during Zeppeli's training, Tonpetty warned him about his fate but did not attempt to dissuade him forcefully.
As a master of Ripple, he shows great understanding of the technique and admiration for exceptional practitioners. He taught a number of pupils and accompanies Jonathan Joestar in his quest to vanquish Dio Brando's evil.
Abilities
As a Ripple master, Tonpetty has trained multiple people in the art of the Ripple. He is the only character shown to be able to predict the future of someone by simply touching their hand, displaying a high level of skill. His students demonstrate multiple techniques as the result of their training with Tonpetty, including the ability to heal others. Tonpetty demonstrates a certain level of hand-to-hand fighting ability as he twists the neck of a zombie with a single slap.[3]
The user can predict the future of any individual. Its regular usage allows one to see a few seconds into the future. Extremely skilled users like Tonpetty can see very far into the future of an individual by touching their hands, including their destiny and how they die.
History
Background
Tonpetty is a Tibetan Ripple master who trained Dire and the then 25-year-old Zeppeli in the ways of the Ripple. He eventually revealed to Zeppeli that he would face a gruesome death if his training continued. Nevertheless, Zeppeli decided to continue with his training and pursue the Stone Mask. Upon discovering its location, Zeppeli wrote a letter to Tonpetty to ask for help in destroying it.
Phantom Blood
Tonpetty, accompanied by Dire and another student named Straizo, travel to Windknight's Lot to assist in the fight against Dio Brando. However, they do not meet with Jonathan Joestar and Robert E. O. Speedwagon until after Zeppeli's death.[4] Though Dire is killed attempting to fight Dio directly, Tonpetty and Straizo help kill Dio's remaining Zombies. After the battle, the group burns Dio's clothes as a way to erase his existence. Tonpetty is last seen at the docks with the rest of Jonathan's friends to see him and Erina off for their honeymoon. Tonpetty's whereabouts after this are unknown, but he was eventually succeeded by Straizo.[5] He is assumed to have died sometime in the 50-year span between Dio's defeat and Straizo's meeting with Speedwagon, as Straizo doesn't mention him when it comes to the remaining people aware of the Stone Mask's existence.[1]
Novels
JORGE JOESTAR
Tonpetty plays a supporting role in the light novel JORGE JOESTAR, with his full name revealed to be Ngapoi Ngawang Tonpetty (ンガプー・ンガワン・トンペティ, Ngapū Ngawan Tonpeti). He is named after a Tibetan senior official named Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme.
One morning, he has a prediction that George Joestar II will have a plane crash and tells Lisa Lisa the location of where George will end up stranded in the North Sea.[6] Lisa Lisa later takes George to the secret underground lair of the Ripple warriors in France. Tonpetty reveals that George had entered his dreams several times and that it is an honor to meet Jonathan Joestar's son in person. He claims that George has inherited Jonathan's courage, although George denies it.
Tonpetty secretly reveals to Lisa Lisa that he predicted George would die around the time of his marriage with her. This causes Lisa Lisa to distance herself from George out of fear and the two don't meet each other for three years. When George learns about this, he immediately becomes angry that Tonpetty made Lisa Lisa afraid. However, George's anger dissipates when he confronts Tonpetty and feels the man's intimidating aura. After George questions Tonpetty's prophecy, Tonpetty suddenly looks puzzled and feels that there is a chance George may not die after all. He informs George that a god is watching over him and if George can put his faith in that power, he'll survive his fate of being brutally murdered by something terrifying.[7]
Jorge Joestar from the 37th universe later learns about Tonpetty and decides to call him using the pebble phone created by Vinegar Doppio37 which can communicate across universes. Although Jorge feels like an idiot asking a man from a country which doesn't use kanji about what the spelling of his name should be, Tonpetty gives him the spelling 城字ジョースター (Jōji Jōsutā). At first Jorge thinks it's extremely weird from a Japanese perspective because the kanji that Tonpetty chose for spelling "Joji" means "castle" and "character", but then Jorge realizes that it is actually fitting for him.[8]
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 24: Ripple Overdrive, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 32: The Medieval Knights' Training Ground for Murder (Flashback)
- Chapter 34: Pluck for Tomorrow and the Successor, Part 2 (Flashback)
- Chapter 36: The Three from a Faraway Land, Part 1
- Chapter 37: The Three from a Faraway Land, Part 2
- Chapter 38: The Three from a Faraway Land, Part 3
- Chapter 40: Fire and Ice, Jonathan and Dio, Part 2
- Chapter 41: Fire and Ice, Jonathan and Dio, Part 3
- Chapter 44: Fire and Ice, Jonathan and Dio, Part 6 (Flashback)
- Chapter 45: Joseph Joestar of New York, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
Anime Appearances- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 6: Pluck for Tomorrow (Flashback)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 7: The Successor
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 8: Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 9: The Final Ripple!
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 10: JoJo of New York (Mentioned only)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 24: The Bond That Binds JoJo (Flashback)
Novel Appearances- JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 11: Gremlin
- JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 13: Enemy
- JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 16: Beyond II
- Crazy Heartbreakers Chapter 7: DIO (Mentioned only)
Quotes
Quotes- “You plan to train here? If you do, your destiny will change greatly based on what you learn here... and later you will meet an evil enemy and bear the fate of death! (そなたここで修行するつもりか？すればここで体得したことのために運命が大きく変わり…そして凶悪な敵に出会い『死』への宿命を背負うことになるぞ！！)”—Tonpetty to Zeppeli, Chapter 32: The Medieval Knights' Training Ground for Murder
- “In a secret room filled with the smell of death... when a young child opens the gate! To release a young lion bound by chains into the future! You will set fire to your own wounds, and afterward die a cruel death! (古からの死臭ただよう密室で…幼な子が門をひらく時！鎖でつながれた若き獅子を未来へとき放つため！おのが自身はその傷を燃やし！しかるのちに残酷な死を迎えるであろう)”—Tonpetty's prophecy to Zeppeli, Chapter 34: Pluck for Tomorrow and the Successor, Part 2
Quotes- “Courage is not a thing that shows up in your imagination. It's something you squeeze out of yourself when face to face with genuine fear, terror that leaves every part of you shaking like a leaf.”—Tonpetty, JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 11: Gremlin
Video Games
Phantom Blood (PS2)
Tonpetty appears as a playable character during 77 Rings Knights Mode and some battles in Extra Battle Mode, as well as during some battles in Story Mode after the mode is beaten once. As his appearance in Phantom Blood was minimal, his moveset and fighting stance were created from the ground up for the game. His moveset includes punches, kicks, headbutts, and even inflating his own hand to strike the opponent. His special move is a barrage of karate chops.
during damage
(LV0-3)
- Story Mode Replay: Chapters 19, 20, 21, 22
- Extra Battles 24, 27, 31, 32
- 77 Rings Knights Mode: Ripple Warriors
Stardust Shooters (Android/iOS)
Tonpetty is a playable character in Stardust Shooters with two different units of SR rarity.
Gallery
Tonpetty's introduction
Close-up of Tonpetty
Tonpetty predicts Will Anthonio Zeppeli's death
Smoking a pipe
Tonpetty's only fighting panel
Chapter 37 Cover A
Chapter 41 Cover A
Tonpetty in intro flashback
Tonpetty's disciples
Tonpetty training Zeppeli
Tonpetty in Zeppeli's flashback
Tonpetty smoking a pipe
Tonpetty with his apprentices
Tonpetty's only fight scene
Tonpetty and the group seeing Jonathan off on his honeymoon
Tonpetty with the rest of Jonathan's allies at the end of Phantom Blood
Head
Body
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Jigsaw puzzle
Concept Art from the Phantom Blood movie
Tonpetty body perspective from the Phantom Blood movie
Tonpetty heads of perspective from the Phantom Blood movie
Tonpetty as seen in the Phantom Blood movie
Ngapoi Ngawang Tonpetty from JORGE JOESTAR
Tonpetty meeting George II in JORGE JOESTAR
Tonpetty in the Phantom Blood PS2 game
Tonpetty's render
Predicting Zeppeli's fate in the Phantom Blood PS2 game
Joined by his apprentices
With Jonathan's friends, watching him embark on his honeymoon
Stardust Shooters; Tonpetty
Ripple Warrior
Story missions
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Chara Heroes; Part 1
Adventure Battle Card; Tonpetty
"And time goes on"
Crusade; Tonpetty
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 46: Joseph Joestar of New York, Part 2
- ↑ Chapter 24: Ripple Overdrive, Part 2
- ↑ Chapter 40: Fire and Ice, Jonathan and Dio, Part 2, p.5
- ↑ Chapter 36: The Three from a Faraway Land, Part 1
- ↑ Chapter 45: Joseph Joestar of New York, Part 1
- ↑ JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 11: Gremlin
- ↑ JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 13: Enemy
- ↑ JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 16: Beyond II