Beyond
A Beyond (ビヨンド, Biyondo) is a metafictional ability that extends beyond time and space. Believing in their Beyond allows an individual to control their destiny. It is a power unique to the light novel 'JORGE JOESTAR', based on the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.
Description
The concept of Beyond is comparable to God. Beyond is depicted as being the author of the story guiding the hero to where they should be or where they are needed at a certain moment of time. Beyond chooses someone to be the hero of their story. The hero has to be aware of their role, believe in Beyond, and understand that they are a fictional main character in a story.
According to Tonpetty, it is up to George whether to believe in Beyond or not. If he believes in it, he wouldn't die. If he doesn't put his faith in it, then he'll be brutally murdered by something terrifying around the time of his wedding, as fated. Stories have plots with narrative flow, so users with Beyond could not have things that didn't make sense or just showed up out of the blue. The user has to create the flow for it to work.[1]
Only someone with a Beyond could defeat another with a Beyond.[2] The known users with Beyonds are Tsukumojuku Kato, George Joestar1, Jorge Joestar37, and Dio Brando. However, Tsukumojuku's Beyond abandoned him and passed on to George, who was chosen as the new hero of the novel.
Beliefs
The users of Beyond have different beliefs of what to do with their power based on their roles in the novel.
- George believes that he provides context as the main character of the story and must act with courage.[3]
- Tsukumojuku and Detective Jorge are confident because they believe they are a detective who can outwit any case.[4]
- Dio Brando believes that he's the king of the world.[2]
Appearance
Dio Brando's Beyond is depicted as Jesus. The Beyond appears behind Dio with long hair and his face hidden by a shadow unaffected by the direction of the sun. He is half naked with a thin body covered in wounds, and wears a crown of thorns on his head. Jorge says that Dio's Beyond actually looks a lot like Dio, with sad and kind eyes.[2]
Trinity
It is implied that Tsukumojuku, God, and Beyond are all the same. It is later revealed that George, Jorge, and Dio all share the same Beyond, known as Trinity (
Tsukumojuku teaches George and Jorge to believe in their Beyond. When George decides to have faith in it, Tsukumojuku appears to guide him to where he needs to be. Tsukumojuku means 9, 10, 9, 10, 9 (九十九十九). Flipping the kanji for 9 (九) creates the astrological symbol for Jupiter, ♃. Jupiter is the Roman name for the Greek god Zeus, known as king of the gods. The kanji for ten, 十, is a cross, so Tsukumojuku's name has three gods (九) linked together by two crosses (十). If God is considered to be the Trinity, then God can be split into three. After his death, Tsukumojuku is with George in England, with Jorge in the Arrow Cross House, and with Dio Brando in his coffin, all at once.
In Christianity, the Trinity is composed of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. George represents the Father, being the father of Joseph Joestar. Jorge is the Son, as he is the adoptive son of Jonda Joestar in the 37th universe's Joestar family. Lastly, Dio is the Holy Spirit, as his body parts are the corpse parts from the second universe (Steel Ball Run) in the novel.
Beyond Users
Trivia
- Tsukumojuku's Beyond leaving him alludes to Tsukumojuku losing his protagonist status from Ōtarō Maijō's previous novel, Tsukumojuku, by becoming a secondary character in JORGE JOESTAR.
References
- ↑ JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 13
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 16
- ↑ JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 15
- ↑ JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 12
