Wonder of U

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“

I am Wonder of U. The flow of things will always lead to calamity.

”

—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 99: The Wonder of You, Part 16

Wonder of U (ワンダー・オブ・U(ユー), Wandā Obu Yū) is the Stand of Tooru featured in the eighth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, JoJolion, and introduced in the "The Wonder of You" story arc.

It is a sentient Stand that acts as the head doctor of TG University Hospital using the name Satoru Akefu (明負悟, Akefu Satoru). Wonder of U is capable of causing a calamity to anyone who pursues its doctor appearance or works against it.

Appearance

Wonder of U is an artificial humanoid Stand with robotic features. It has a larger torso but thin, tubular arms, with several articulations on its arms and waist. Its entire body is covered with circular ridges that are evenly spaced. It also has long curved blades on its wrists.

Its head has a flattened ovoid shape and a face with two coin-like eyes and more circular ridges. In early appearances of it, the eyes were drawn with triangles making them appear like suns, similar to the sun motif found on Tooru's outfit. The entire face is framed by two pairs of metallic sticks behind its eyes.

Wonder of U's appearance differs depending on who sees it. To the general public, it appears as an elderly hunched man with a monocle and a cane. In its human disguise, the arms and legs are noticeably slimmer than the rest of its body. It wears a bowler hat, dress shoes, a suit, and a scarf speckled by irregular hyphen-shaped slits. Despite its Stand-based existence, the clothes it wears have been shown to be somewhat tangible.

Those who are aware of its ability see its true face.^[3] Once it is revealed that Satoru Akefu and Wonder of U are the same entity, Wonder of U keeps Satoru's outfit and accessories. However, it displays the head doctor's face less often to Rai Mamezuku and Josuke Higashikata.

Color Schemes

The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.

Body

(Dark blue body, golden crests, purple wristblades)

Eyes(Red)

Outfit

(Dark red suit, yellow scarf, purple gloves with salmon red accessories, brown shoes)

Personality

Main article: Satoru Akefu

See also: Tooru

Unlike most Stands in the series, Wonder of U is considerably expressive and holds a calm yet threatening demeanor. It's quite confident in its own abilities, stating that nothing can approach nor hurt it. In fact, it's surprised when Rai Mamezuku manages to get as close as a few centimeters from it.^[4] When it's is finally wounded by Josuke's bubbles, Wonder of U is quite shocked that anyone could wound it.^[5] The Stand repeadtedly taunts Rai and Josuke into pursuing, notably revealing to Rai that it was the cause of his father's death, pushing him into its ploy.^[6] Wonder of U is also perceptive, as it sees through a trap Josuke has been laying for it and quickly analyzes the threat that Josuke could pose because of a surprise injury.^[7] Much like the user, Wonder of U takes care to avoid direct combat utilizing rock insects in the fight against Josuke and Rai. As Josuke discovers a new aspect to his Stand's bubbles, Wonder of U decides that the best course of action is simply to escape the hospital.^[8]

As the Stand of a Rock Human, Wonder of U asserts its dominance over humans in general, such as when it declares that "they" have no permission to possess anything, be it a pear orchard (referring to Mamezuku's Father) or the new Locacaca (referring to Josuke and Rai).^[9] It also values the Locacaca6251, noting their price tag of 200 million yen, but also highlighting their value to the world as a miracle medicine. The sight of Josuke wrecking the supply notably goads Wonder of U into approaching Josuke.^[5]

Wonder of U has a quirk of occasionally stating its name in conversation.

Abilities

Identity Assumption

Akefu shifting back into his Wonder of U form

Wonder of U allows Tooru to lead a double-life under the assumed identity of Satoru Akefu, allowing him to act as the head doctor of TG University hospital. This is done by Wonder of U taking on a human form, which unlike most Stands, can be seen by non-Stand users. This allows Tooru to gain access to both the hospital resources and presumed credentials needed to carry out his role as presumed mastermind of the Locacaca Organization.^[2]

Long-range Illusion Creation

Appearing as a flat silhouette

Wonder of U is able to create multiple visions of itself, which can be designated to specific targets. These visions normally take on the form of Tooru's assumed identity, and typically position themselves so that their back faces a given target. Wonder of U has been shown to have a degree of control over who can and cannot see these visions.

For example, a vision meant for Mitsuba Higashikata could not be seen by other members of the Higashikata family,^[10] while another vision of the Stand could be seen by a large audience attending the head doctor's presentation. Even in human form, Wonder of U's illusions are able to phase in and out of objects such as walls, and are able to travel across reflective surfaces.^[11]

Calamity Manipulation

“

"A natural law of calamity"!! Even without a user to control it, will the head doctor still not disappear?! The calamity is still going...!! Or rather, the "laws of calamity" are just things that exist in this world that can never go away... And Wonder of U was just an ability that allowed Tooru to use that for his own ends!

”

—Yasuho about Wonder of U's power, JoJolion Chapter 108: Go Beyond, Part 2

Wonder of U's primary ability allows it to manipulate a "natural law of calamity", which is a form of negative energy independent from the Stand.^[12] It is automatic and functions at a long range, making it extremely dangerous because there is little defense against it.

Wonder of U's ability can be activated on any person who has looked at the Stand's back while in its human form. While Wonder of U's ability is active, targets will experience horrible developments referred to as calamities. Some calamities will be a result of the target's own behavior leading to an unusually detrimental result (i.e. Mitsuba cutting her hand while preparing food) while others take the form of environmental factors that would normally be harmless having an abnormally bad outcome (i.e. Josuke receiving near-lethal wounds from the impact of raindrops, or a light bulb in Mamezuku's vicinity exploding). As a rule, Wonder of U's calamities always manifest themselves as some form of harmful collision.

Once Wonder of U has locked onto a target, any attempt to pursue or otherwise harm Satoru Akefu will result in the ability reactivating. The threshold for reactivation is extremely sensitive, as the mere intent to confront the Stand's presumed user was enough for the ability to target and nearly kill Josuke.^[13] While pursuit is the Stand's most common trigger, Wonder of U can also attack any person who sees the back of its presumed user, regardless of whether or not they hold the intent to pursue. This was demonstrated by Mamezuku, who showed another prisoner in his holding cell a photograph of the Stand's back, resulting in the latter being mortally wounded.^[11] Objects that come in-contact with Wonder of U can be infused with calamity and trigger the ability when touched.^[5]

Wonder of U activates after Mitsuba looks at his back

There is a strong correlation between the size of an object and how immediate and severe the injury will be upon impact. For example, while a discarded cigarette striking Josuke's hand resulted in it immediately piercing his palm,^[14] colliding with an umbrella stand caused a much more serious wound on Mamezuku's leg, though with a noticeable delay between the collision and appearance of the injury.^[15] It seems that for collisions with larger objects, there's a waiting period in which the effects of this impact can be transferred to another person. A bystander was shown to suffer a sudden, fatal neck injury after coming into contact with Josuke's blood within moments of the latter being hit by a car during this Stand's attack.^[14] As stated by Mamezuku, the severity of the calamities caused by the head doctor to someone who is not pursuing him seems to function as a form of karma and are influenced by an individual's history. This is demonstrated when a convicted killer who caught a glimpse of Wonder of U's back received a calamity that resulted in a life-threatening wound, while Mamezuku's took the form of relatively harmless things, such as a light bulb bursting and maggots appearing in his uneaten food.^[11] This is further expanded upon by Wonder of U, stating that there is a "flow" of things that always results in calamity^[2] which was previously hinted at by Tooru.^[16]

However, despite Wonder of U's seemingly unbeatable offensive and defensive capabilities, a possible weakness in its defense is noted by Josuke following his initial defeat by the Stand.^[1] By remaining completely idle and forcing the Stand to confront him, Josuke was seemingly able to bypass the danger of the Stand's ability, as no behavior or environmental factors were present that could be extrapolated into a calamity. Non-existent things also won't be affected by it since it won't be seen as pursuit.

It is discovered that even after Tooru's death, Wonder of U can act on its own and inflict another calamity on someone else by entering their body, even materializing itself inside.^[12]

Chapters

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

JoJolion Chapter 76: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 4 (Ability only)
JoJolion Chapter 84: The Wonder of You, Part 1
JoJolion Chapter 85: The Wonder of You, Part 2
JoJolion Chapter 86: The Wonder of You, Part 3
JoJolion Chapter 89: The Wonder of You, Part 6 (Flashback)
JoJolion Chapter 90: The Wonder of You, Part 7
JoJolion Chapter 91: The Wonder of You, Part 8
JoJolion Chapter 92: The Wonder of You, Part 9
JoJolion Chapter 94: The Wonder of You, Part 11
JoJolion Chapter 95: The Wonder of You, Part 12
JoJolion Chapter 96: Just Don't Move
JoJolion Chapter 97: The Wonder of You, Part 14
JoJolion Chapter 98: The Wonder of You, Part 15
JoJolion Chapter 99: The Wonder of You, Part 16
JoJolion Chapter 100: The Wonder of You, Part 17
JoJolion Chapter 101: The Wonder of You, Part 18
JoJolion Chapter 102: The Wonder of You, Part 19 (Ability only)
JoJolion Chapter 103: The Wonder of You, Part 20
JoJolion Chapter 104: The Wonder of You, Part 21
JoJolion Chapter 105: Safety First
JoJolion Chapter 106: Go Beyond
JoJolion Chapter 107: When All Curses Are Broken
JoJolion Chapter 108: Go Beyond, Part 2 (Death)

Quotes

Quotes

“
Did you perhaps come here intending to pursue me?
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 97: The Wonder of You, Part 14
“
The easiest time for a traveler to run into misfortune on their long, long journey is right before they return home. Soon this long, long journey of ours will conclude... I will hold onto the New Locacaca, and then we can all head home.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 98: The Wonder of You, Part 15
“
Let's be careful of any calamities at the very end, you and I.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 98: The Wonder of You, Part 15
“
The flow of things... This is about you standing up from that chair. Perhaps you'll stand up intending to pursue me. I am Wonder of U. The flow of things will always lead to calamity.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 99: The Wonder of You, Part 16
“
Josuke. Just now, you were standing up... in turn, you extended the joints of your arms and legs. Oh dear, it seems it's too late. You were already stung by as many as four stingers. Does your eye still work? What would you think if I told you this was the last time it will? Dododo De Dadada usually aims for the throat. The asbestos will make quick work of plugging up your respiratory tract and suffocating you.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 100: The Wonder of You, Part 17
“
Umm... so, personally... this is the first time this has happened, so I'm a bit surprised. Only a centimeter away... I mean, I don't think there's ever been someone who's gotten that close to me... without a, you know... calamity occurring... I'm not really... not really quite sure what happens at one centimeter away... 'cause it's my first time. I don't really understand it either. Seriously. But in the flow of calamity... there's nobody who can attack me. Not a single person. That, I know for sure. Wonder of U.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 100: The Wonder of You, Part 17
“
Calamity approaches. Even though I warned you to stop... The chain of death will start with you.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 103: The Wonder of You, Part 20
“
It's no use, Josuke. For me, this is simply an evacuation drill. Who would have thought a disaster would have an evacuation drill? Heh heh. This is goodbye.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 104: The Wonder of You, Part 21
“
"Obladi Oblada". Safety first.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 105: Safety First

Gallery

Appearing behind Josuke
Close up
Wonder of U suddenly appearing behind Josuke again
Wonder of U is attacked by Soft & Wet
Wonder of U suddenly appears on a wall surrounding the Higashikata House, as seen on a security camera by Mitsuba Higashikata
Wonder of U's sudden appearance is noticed by Yasuho Hirose
Wonder of U wearing the clothes of his doctor appearance
Wonder of U observes Rai and Josuke
Wonder of U partially phased into a wall, deploying Dododo De Dadada
Wonder of U reveals his face to Rai and Josuke
Wonder of U ponders what will happen next
Wonder of U is attacked by Rai
Wonder of U appearing before Yasuho
Wonder of U defending itself against frozen bubbles
Wonder of U patiently awaits the elevator
Wonder of U calmly stands his guard against Josuke Higashikata
Wonder of U destroyed for good by Josuke