“
Jonathan... I offer you the word engraved on my sword! Luck! And take this with you in your future! Pluck!
”
is a medieval European knightly sword belonging to Jonathan Joestar, featured in the first part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Phantom Blood.
The sword originally belongs to the dark knight Bruford, under the name . After Bruford's human soul is restored by Jonathan's Ripple, he renames the sword and gives it to Jonathan, who uses it against Dio Brando.
Appearance
Luck & Pluck has a silver blade with a golden hilt. On the middle of the hilt is a small gem, which is colored red in the anime. Its pommel also has a gem in the center, colored purple in the anime. The sword's rain-guard has a unique design, with its edges on the front and back stretched outward and pointed toward the hilt.
Inscribed on its hilt is the word "LUCK". When Bruford gives Jonathan the sword, he writes the letter "P" on the hilt with his blood, changing the inscription to "PLUCK"; in the manga, the blood disappears by the time of Jonathan's confrontation with Dio.
The sword's sheath has two gems embedded into it as well.
History
Jonathan receives Bruford's parting gift
After being revived as a zombie by Dio Brando, Bruford wields the sword Luck against Jonathan Joestar. Jonathan eventually manages to transfer his Ripple through the sword using Metal Silver Overdrive, melting Bruford's arm. The Ripple restores Bruford's human soul as he dies, and Bruford offers his sword to Jonathan out of respect. Before completely disintegrating, Bruford uses his blood to write a "P" beside the "LUCK" engraved on the sword's hilt, changing the sword's name to "PLUCK".[1] Robert E. O. Speedwagon carries it with him as the group enters Dio's castle.
At Jonathan's request, Speedwagon tosses the sword to him. After seeing how Dire harmed Dio with a Ripple-infused rose, Jonathan imbues the sword with the Ripple, slices Dio's arm off, and cuts Dio vertically in half. However, Dio freezes both Jonathan's hands and the sword, preventing the Ripple from entering his body.[2]
Before Dio can inject his zombie extract into Jonathan, the flames behind Dio begin melting the ice on the tip of Luck & Pluck's blade. Dio quickly notices and snaps the sword in half with his hand.[3]
Chapters / Episodes
Manga AppearancesChapters in order of appearance
Anime AppearancesEpisodes in order of appearance
Gallery
Bruford wielding the sword with his hair
Bruford resheathes his sword
Bruford swinging his sword
Jonathan's Metal Silver Overdrive passes through the sword
Bruford imprints "P" beside "luck" with his blood
The sword at Bruford's grave
Jonathan receives the sword from Speedwagon
Jonathan wielding Luck & Pluck
Striking with Luck & Pluck
Dio sliced in half by the sword
The ice thawing from fire
Dio snaps the sword in half
Bruford holding Luck with his hair
Bruford holding his sword at peace
Renaming the sword to "Pluck" with his blood
Jonathan receiving the sword from Bruford
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The sword at Bruford's grave
Speedwagon throws the sword to Jonathan
Jonathan wielding Luck & Pluck
Dio sliced in half by the sword
The ice thawing from fire
Dio snaps the sword in half
Trivia
- refers to spirited and determined courage.
- The themes of luck and pluck were commonly used in old novels and short stories from the late 1800s, such as the Luck and Pluck series by Horatio Alger in the 1870s.
- "Luck & Pluck" refers to the difference between the people who effortlessly obtain what they want through good fortune or illegitimate means (Luck) and the people who have to make their way in life through hard efforts (Pluck).
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