Acca Howler
Acca Howler (アッカ・ハウラー, Akka Haurā) is a primary antagonist featured in the ninth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, The JOJOLands.
He is the eighth head of the HOWLER Company, who orders Lulu to retrieve the Lava Rock and help Bobby Jean eliminate Jodio Joestar and his allies for viewing the original paper copies of HOWLER's land deeds. Howler is also a Stand user, wielding a currently unnamed Stand.
Appearance
Howler is a man with an athletic build. He has shoulder-length hair that is tied back. His hair is voluminous at the top styled in a jelly roll or elephant trunk, albeit with the front gap similar to a heart shape rather than a circle. Howler's beard looks like rectangular strips with gaps in between, going from the sides of his ears to his chin. The top strips of the beard are longer and angled toward his eyes.
He wears a light short sleeve shirt with notch collars, slightly exposing his upper chest. The shirt has a thick dark outline running down vertically from his collars to above the edge of his shirt, with the lines connecting horizontally at the back. His sleeves also have a dark line going across above the edge. He pairs the shirt with light shorts that have checkered hems.
Below his clothes, Howler wears a mesh bodysuit that is dark and semi-transparent with several circular holes. It has long sleeves and covers his arms and legs.
In addition, Howler wears a choker on his neck made of several "H"-shaped emblems, has an "h" emblem shaped like a wolf from his company's logo embedded on his shirt near his abdomen, dark wristbands, and dark sneakers with light shoelaces and edges.
Personality
Howler is a flamboyant, narcissistic, and charismatic man who indulges in luxury and pleasure, enjoying to show off his wealth and power. He is flirtatious and promiscuous, having fun with three flight attendants in his private jet by feeding them as they lie in his lap, and giving them kisses when leaving them. He has a preference for top-quality goods and luxurious items. For example, he is aware of which locations in Hokkaido, Japan produce the highest-quality kombu, and he claims that he only rides in Rolls-Royce cars with the starlight headlining feature when being picked up or dropped off from airports.
Howler is also corrupt and arrogant, even admitting that his own actions of committing land fraud are villainous. He believes he can get whatever he wants with his money, declaring that he'd purchase all of Hokkaido for the flight attendants and conceitedly thinking that the environment would be protected better if he bought the land, despite wanting the land so he could build as many resorts as he wants. He is condescending toward others, rudely telling Yokohama and the Dolphin Bank employees to leave from his private immigration gate so that he could enter Hawaii. As the leader of the HOWLER company, he is authoritative with his orders and doesn't care about his employees murdering others who get in the way of his wealth.[3]
Abilities
Stand
Howler wields a currently unnamed Stand with unknown abilities.
Relationships
Allies
- Lulu: Howler is the boss of Lulu, trusting her to handle the situation with retrieving the Lava Rock back from Jodio Joestar and his allies. He speaks to her affectionately, asking whether she's tired, and referring to her as "Lulu-chan".
- Bobby Jean: Bobby Jean works for Howler. Although Howler relies on him for handling the elimination of Jodio and the others, he does not trust Bobby with recovering the Lava Rock, explicitly telling Lulu that she has to be the one to find it.
History
Background
Acca Howler is the eight generation head of HOWLER Company, going back to his ancestor Latrato who funded the company.
When Howler was a child, there was a sudden change in his family's flow of money due to some involvement from the Lava Rock.[3] At some point, he inherits HOWLER, an infrastructure development company founded by his ancestor from seven generations ago, becoming its eighth head.[2] Working together with Dolphin Bank, he is given a loan of 30 billion dollars. Howler uses the loan to build a head office building at Honolulu, with 20 billion being used for acquiring other lands on Oahu. Some of it was also used to lease a private jet for tax purposes, following advice he received from the bank. Although Howler claims that the company acts for nature conservation and that he would be setting up systems for managing and utilizing Hualalai's water, he misappropriates public funds for his own purposes, such as for building resorts.[3]
Howler travels to Hokkaido, Japan in his private jet, where he visits an onsen with his flight attendants and purchases the highest-quality kombu dashi.[3]
The JOJOLands
On the flight back to Honolulu, Howler fools around with his flight attendants. He has them lie in his lap while he drips different flavors of dashi stock on their tongues. Howler offers to buy all of Hokkaido, Japan for them when he gets the chance, and wants to go to an onsen again with them. One of the women tells him that they'll be preparing to land soon, another tells him to fasten his seatbelt, and the third closes up the zipper on his shorts. After arriving at Honolulu, Howler gives them each goodbye kisses and says that they're all as lovely as flowers.
He is stopped at his private immigration gate by Yokohama and other staff members of Dolphin Bank. Yokohama informs him about Congressman White authorizing the state government to seize his land at Hualalai and that the other congressmen have approved it. Howler is surprised but initially dismissive, thinking Congressman White has no proof against him. Yokohama believes Howler will be accused of falsely claiming to install waterworks to embezzle public tax money. Dolphin Bank demands immediate repayment of his 30 billion dollar loan. Shocked by this betrayal, Howler argues that he only borrowed the money on the bank's advice. Despite this, Yokohama declares Howler's impending bankruptcy, insisting on repayment in cash or land. The bank staff drive away, leaving Howler stunned.
Howler then calls someone at his company, informing them of his return to the head office and urgently requests to find Bobby Jean. He suspects the situation might be related to the Lava Rock. Howler eventually manages to call Bobby Jean, who hands the phone to Lulu. Howler tells Lulu that this call is for her ears only. He instructs her to recover the Lava Rock from their targets and help Bobby eliminate the gang who were interested in HOWLER's land deeds. He emphasizes that she must find the Lava Rock herself and return it to him in person.[3]
Later, Acca Howler is seen tasting presumably dashi stock again in his limousine in the company of a woman. However, the limousine is stuck on the road, surrounded by a mob of protesters. Angry, he threatens to sack his driver and tries to buy the state road to make it a private property. Out of options, he eventually gets out of his cars and confronts the crowd, telling journalists that they are slandering him without proof and even tells to a grieving mother whose son was killed by a weapon made by Howler Company that he did not make any weapon. A woman claiming to be Acca's lawyer separates him from the mob, which allows him to enter his own office building.
On the way to the parking lot, Acca curses at the people who protest against him. He suddenly notices the presence of three individuals standing beside him. They are Key West, a lawyer; Laem Chabang, a police officer; and Ningbo, a firefighter, and West claims they were all hired by Acca to enforce his interest. Their friend Bobby Jean has died, something having shot through his skull. Acca tells them to look for Lulu, who has disappeared from the hospital without a trace, and promises a reward. Despite his bossy demeanour, Laem Chabang sees through Acca thanks to the fear-smelling nematodes she keeps on her glasses and knows that he is afraid in reality. As they leave, the group assures Acca that they will find Lulu and the culprits who are after him, though West ominously tells Acca to have no fear, because those who are afraid will eventually lose. Finally, West reveals that she has a lead — Bobby Jean's search history reveals that he was researching Paco Laburantes.[1]
Chapters
Manga Appearances- The JOJOLands Chapter 16: Lulu's Bags Groove, Part 1 (1st mentioned)
- The JOJOLands Chapter 17: Lulu's Bags Groove, Part 2
- The JOJOLands Chapter 18: Lulu and Bobby Jean, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- The JOJOLands Chapter 19: Lulu and Bobby Jean, Part 2
- The JOJOLands Chapter 20: Lulu and Bobby Jean, Part 3 (Mentioned only)
- The JOJOLands Chapter 21: HOWLER Company Impropriety Suspicions
Gallery
Acca Howler's first appearance
Howler's flight arrives
Arguing with Yokohama from Dolphin Bank
Full body appearance
TJL Chapter 17 Cover
TJL Volume 5 Preview from Ultra Jump December 2024
TJL Volume 6 Preview from TJL Volume 5
Trivia
- In the Ultra Jump release of Chapter 19, he was stated to be the sixth head of HOWLER Company and Latrato was his ancestor from five generations ago. As of Volume 5, he was changed to be the eighth head to coincide with his name "Acca" meaning the letter "H" in Italian, which is the eighth letter.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The JOJOLands Chapter 21: HOWLER Company Impropriety Suspicions
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The JOJOLands Chapter 19: Lulu and Bobby Jean, Part 2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 The JOJOLands Chapter 17: Lulu's Bags Groove, Part 2
