Robert E. O. Speedwagon is a man of medium height and athletic build. In his prime, he is portrayed with a long fair-haired mullet and a large scar across the left cheek, leading from his nose to his jaw. His typical attire consists of a three-piece dark suit with a tie, and a bowler hat (in which are hidden blades). After Will A. Zeppeli's death, he replaces his headpiece with the late Zeppeli's chessboard-patterned top hat.
Color Schemes
The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.
Colored MangaPB (PS2)AnimeEyes of Heaven
Skin(Fair)
Hair(Blond)
Eyes(Brown)
Bowler Hat(Plum with gold and green accessories)
Outfit
(Plum coat and trousers, orange vest over a white dress shirt, green tie, silver arm guards)
Skin(Fair)
Hair(Blond)
Eyes(Brown)
Bowler Hat
(Purple with gold and lime green accessories)
Outfit
(Purple coat and trousers, light brown vest over a white tinted-violet dress shirt, mint green tie, silver arm guards)
Skin(Fair)
Hair(Blond)
Eyes(Brown)
Bowler Hat
(Black with indigo belt and pink accessories)
Outfit
(Black coat and trousers, indigo vest over a white dress shirt, pink tie)
Skin(Fair)
Hair(Blond)
Eyes(Orange-yellow)
Bowler Hat(Navy with purple belt)
Outfit
(Navy coat and trousers, purple vest over a white dress shirt, pink tie)
Battle Tendency
50 years later, Speedwagon sports a greyed flattop and a much older complexion. He wears an elderly three-piece suit complete with a tie and at times, a fedora decorated with a feather.
Цветовые схемы
The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.
Colored MangaAnime
Skin(Fair)
Hair(Gray)
Eyes(Brown)
Outfit
(Plum top hat, suit, and trousers, tan dress shirt, green tie)
Skin(Fair)
Hair(Gray)
Eyes(Brown)
Outfit
(Black fedora with orange and yellow buckle, black suit and trousers, white dress shirt, blue tie)
Характер
“
Я всегда буду рядом. Только позовите - и я появлюсь. Хотя иногда могу и помешать.
Роберт Е. О. Спидвагон - пылкий, но вместе с тем не лишённый понятий чести и справделивости уличный бандит, впоследствии ставший успешным бизнесменом.
Несмотря на изначально разбойную деятельность, Спидвагон - справедливый и честный человек. Благодаря способности "раскусывать" истинную личность людей вокруг, он быстро разглядел благочестивый дух Джонатана во время их столкновения на Огр Стрит[4] и стал его союзником в противостоянии Дио, чей истинный характер Спидвагон так же с лёгкостью раскрыл.[5] Спидвагон очень предан своим друзьям, подружившийся с Джонатаном отчасти из-за того, что последний проявил добродушие к соратникам Спидвагона. Спидвагон готов на всё чтобы оказать помощь, и после смерти Джонатана поддерживал дружеские отношения с его вдовой Эриной.
Спидвагон проявляет большую заботу об Эрине и Джозефе. В необходимые моменты он готов проявить учтивость; в частности, посещая Джонатана в больнице, он замечает, что Джонатан находится в компании Эрины и оставляет их наедине. Свой характер он сохраняет в течение всей жизни. Уже будучи стариком, Спидвагон в своём завещании указывает, что его организация будет оказывать помощь медицинским и археологическим компаниям, а также всячески содействовать семье Джостар в том числе и после его смерти.
Спидвагон в слезах, думая, что Джонатан погиб
Помимо этого, Спидвагон также довольно беспокойный и пылкий индивид. Он очень экстраверсивный, открыто говорит о собственных чувствах и эмоциях, будь то восторг от боевых нвыков Джонатана или отчаяние в момент, когда Карс становится Абсолютной Формой Жизни. Спидвагон может оказать помощь союзникам довольно необычными способами. В частности, он врывается в госпиталь чтобы повидаться с Джонатаном,[6] угрожает Цепелли, чтобы тот обучил его искусству Хамона и использовал тепло собственного тела чтобы разморозить руку Цепелли. Также Спидвагон зачастую пытался противостоять зомби.
Abilities
По предположениям Цепелли, Спидвагон не смог освоить Хамон из-за отсутствия морального давления, что отличает его от Джонатана и самого Цепелли, чьей миссией было остановить Дио и уничтожить Каменную Маску. В попытках обучения Цепелли стимулировал мышцы диафрагмы Спидвагона, но по случайности промахнулся и по итогу лишь ранил его. Тем не менее, уличная жизнь дала Спидвагону много полезного опыта и умений, таких как определение морального стержня человека по одному лишь запаху. Будучи грабителем, Спидвагон обучился нескольким боевым навыкам и очень хорошо умеет обороняться.[4]
Speedwagon wore a bowler hat with a hidden buzz-saw built into it that was sharp enough to cut through bone. Speedwagon used it during his days as a thief, throwing the hat at his opponent as a projectile for a deadly attack. He was extremely proficient with it, being able to juggle with the hat easily, and throwing it with deadly accuracy.
Not being able to master the Ripple didn't stop Speedwagon from helping in the fight. He used a sledgehammer powerful enough to kill zombies in just one strike by smashing their heads. This scene is omitted in the anime, but he still uses the sledgehammer later. In the anime, Speedwagon tries to smash one of Dio's severed hands with it.
После событий первой части Спидвагон отправился в Америку, где начал заниматься добычей нефтяных ресурсов и построил очень успешный бизнес. Разбогатев, он основал свою организацию Speedwagon Foundation, занимающуюся исследованиями в сфере медицины и дикой природы. Организация включает в себя секретный Департамент Исследования Паранормальных Явлений, оказывающий полную поддержку семье Джостар. В качестве главы компании Спидвагон полностью управляет своими подчинёнными, включая несколько ведущих учёных мира. Организация, помимо прочего, также поставляет траспорт для путешествий по земле, воде и воздуху.
History
Background
Robert E. O. Speedwagon is a man who lived in darkness ever since he was born. Growing up on the dangerous Ogre Street, he stole things to live and met all kinds of horrible people in his life. It reached the point of him being able to tell a good person apart from a bad person just by their smell. He eventually became the leader of the thieves in Ogre Street, and befriended a Kempo Fighter and Tattoo.
During his youth, Speedwagon had traveled the world, experimenting with various exotic animals in Africa, strange Asian plants and Caribbean tornadoes.[7]
Phantom Blood (1888-1889)
“
Rich folks are rubbish. Watching 'em flounce around, I wanna throw the whole lot of them into the Thames! But not the Joestars. They're heroic and merciful and, just... the whole damn lot of them are giants among men!
Speedwagon first appears as an Ogre Street thug boss expecting easy pickings from Jonathan Joestar when he entered the street in search of the antidote to the poison that Dio Brando gave to his father. But finding himself outmatched, Speedwagon realized Jonathan spared his men and ordered the others to stand down, offering his services in leading Jonathan to Wang Chan. Fearing for Jonathan's safety, Speedwagon then accompanied him to the Joestar Mansion where he saw through Dio's attempt to lull Jonathan's guard with feigned remorse. When George died protecting his son from being stabbed by Dio, Speedwagon voiced his utmost respect to the Joestar family. Following Jonathan's battle against a newly vampirized Dio, Speedwagon takes Jonathan to the hospital where the youth was cared for by his childhood friend Erina Pendleton.
Speedwagon accompanies Jonathan and Ripple master Will Anthonio Zeppeli to Windknight's Lot in their mission to finish Dio off, though Zeppeli mentions that Speedwagon could never master the art of the Ripple, a fact that greatly distressed Speedwagon. Upon arriving at Windknight's, Zeppeli attempts to push a pressure point in Speedwagon's midsection anyway, in order to give him the ability to harness "small ripples," but missed the right location and ended up hurting Speedwagon instead. The group encounters Dio soon after and is forced to fight off an army of zombies; Speedwagon aids by attacking a few with a sledgehammer. When Zeppeli's arm is frozen by Dio, Speedwagon thaws it by placing it on his own flesh. After Zeppeli's death at the hands of Tarkus, he takes on wearing his hat as a remembrance of their fallen ally.
Speedwagon destroys the Stone Mask
In the climactic battle against Dio, Speedwagon assists the group by fending off zombies and making an attempt to hinder Dio by destroying his arm. Following the battle, Speedwagon smashes the Stone Mask with his sledgehammer. The morning after Jonathan and Erina marry, Speedwagon is seen reading about their story in the newspaper, only to rush to the docks after realizing their honeymoon cruise was about to set sail. He successfully sees them off, though did not know of the immediate tragedy that would befall them until later.
Post-Phantom Blood
In the years following the death of Jonathan Joestar, Speedwagon had traveled to America, where he discovered oil and formed the powerful Speedwagon Foundation. It is also during this time that he became an uncle figure to Joseph Joestar, noting him as a deadringer of Jonathan despite their opposing personalities. At some point, Speedwagon was kidnapped on a hijacked plane and was going to be sold for ransom, if not for the efforts of Joseph.
Immediately before the events of Battle Tendency, Speedwagon learns of the discovery of a human-like figure embedded in a pillar holding numerous Stone Masks.
Battle Tendency (1938-1939)
Speedwagon, now an old man, and his team meets with Straizo in order to show him the inactive Pillar Man so that he may use the Ripple to destroy him. Unexpectedly, Straizo betrays Speedwagon and mortally wounds him while killing off the others to use their blood to become a vampire. Speedwagon is then dumped into the river by Straizo to prevent the pillar man from absorbing his blood and is eventually 'rescued' by the Nazi major Rudol von Stroheim, who took the pillar man for research. Speedwagon seems helpless in the presence of Stroheim while pleading for him to not revive the being that the Nazi named Santana. But when Santana breaks out of his containment and kills most of the German unit, Speedwagon was saved by Joseph. After Santana's defeat and containment, Speedwagon travels with Joseph to Italy in order to meet Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli, where he disappointingly watches as the two squabble in stark contrast to the cooperation of Jonathan and Will.
He goes with them to where the three other Pillar Men are, and bears witness to the awakening of Wamuu, Esidisi, and Kars, becoming a bystander in the ensuing fight. Afterwards, Speedwagon spends most of the story accompanying Erina and Smokey, while withholding information about the Pillar Men and Joseph's life-threatening predicament from Erina at his request.
Speedwagon, along with Smokey, appears to help Joseph
Speedwagon and Smokey reappear once again during Joseph's battle with Kars, having come with assistance from the Nazis against the army of vampires. Once again, Speedwagon becomes a spectator to unfortunate events while explaining to a concerned Smokey that they must respect the wishes of Erina and Lisa Lisa to not reveal the latter's identity to Joseph. When Kars successfully turns into the Ultimate Lifeform and proceeds to hunt down Joseph, Speedwagon desperately begs for Joseph to go into hiding rather than attempt to face the Pillar Man head-on as he didn't "want to lose him too", but is ignored as the young man goes off on his own.
Later, Speedwagon is one of the group of people who attends Joseph's funeral, comforting Erina as he is the only other living person to grasp the scope of her agony and the tragedy of the Joestar family. However, Joseph himself immediately shows up and reveals his surviving the final confrontation with Kars, much to everyone's joy and relief.
SPOILER WARNING: Part 3-7 spoiler details may follow.
Наследие
Спидвагон прожил долгую жизнь и умер в 1952 году от остановки сердца, на момент смерти ему было 89 лет. Спидвагон никогда не был женат и не оставил наследников. После его смерти, организация Speedwagon Foundation сосредоточилась на изучении биохимии и технологий и продолжает помогать семье Джостар в течение 3-6 частей. Команда организации создала протез руки для Джозефа, помогла Джотаро уничтожить останки Дио, изучала Стрелу Стэндов, анализировала кровное родство Джорно Джованны с семьёй Джостар и позаботилась о Джотаро после того, как его диски со стэндом и памятью были украдены Whitesnake.
Отношения
Союзники
Джонатан Джостар: Спидвагон - самый близкий друг Джонатана. Изначально встретившись как враги, они быстро стали союзниками после того, как Спидвагон увидел настоящий характер Джонатана. Позднее
Спидвагон основал Speedwagon Foundation, помогающую Джостарам в их приключениях и изучении паранормальных явлений.
Уилл Цепелли: Изначально Цепелли полагал, что Спидвагон, не владеющий техникой Хамона, убежит в страхе при первой опасности. Смелость Спидвагона, однако, приятно удивила Уилла, в результате они стали союзниками. После смерти Цепелли Спидвагон, в знак уважения к своему другу, стал носить его шляпу.
Тату и Китайский боец: Старые знакомые Спидвагона, с которыми он работал на Огр Стрит. Они остаются друзьями в течение повествования.
Джозеф Джостар: Несмотря на свою "трикстерскую" природу, Джозеф высоко ценит Спидвагона, рассматривая его как дяду и наставника. Узнав о предположительной смрети Спидвагона, Джозеф приходит в ярость и отчаяние, атакуя Стрейзо. Позднее получив известия о том, что Спидвагон на самом деле жив и находится на базе нацистов, Джозеф плачет от радости и отправляется его спасать.
Цезарь А. Цепелли: Цезарь поклялся отомстить убийце своего отца, в результате чего начал усиленно тренировать своё владение Хамоном. Спидвагон, будучи другом его деда, сообщил Цезарю об
обстоятельствах смерти Уилла. В целом они не близки, но поддерживают союзнические отношения, противостоя Людям Из Колонн.
Враги
Dio Brando: Узнав о том, что Дио сделал с Джорджем Джостаром I, Спидвагон решает помочь Джонатану отыскать человека, продавшего Дио яд. Дио провозглашает Спидвагона своим врагом и открыто заявляет, что избавится от него вместе с Джонатаном. После всех проишествий в особняке Джостаров, Спидвагон вместе с Джонатаном и Цепелли отправляется на поиск и уничтожение Дио.
I've lived in darkness ever since my birth, and have met all kinds of villains. So I can tell a bad person from a good person just by his smell... And this guy stinks! He stinks worse than shit! (おれお生まれてからずっと暗黒街で 生きいろんな悪党を見て来た だから 悪い人間といい人間の区別は「におい」で分かる！こいつはくせえッー！ゲロ以下のにおいがプンプンするぜッーッ！！)
The father's soul has been inherited by his son, Jonathan Joestar! It will become his strong will, his pride, his future! (息子のジョナサン・ジョースターが立派に受け継いでいる！それは彼の強い意志となり 誇りとなり 未来となるだろうぜッ！！)
I have travelled the world and seen many things! Exotic African animals, strange Asian plants, the Caribbean tornadoes that can uproot large trees! But I've never seen a monster like this! (今までの人生で世界各国を放浪しいろんな物を見て来たッ！アフリカの珍しい動物だのアジアの奇怪な植物だのカリブ海の大木まで吹つ飛はす竜巻だの！だが こんな化け物は見たこともねぇッ！！)
This is so great! I wish you two nothing but happiness! I'll always be there for you guys. If you need me, I'll come no matter where it is! Though, I might just get in the way... (まったくめでたいぜ ふたりとも幸せになってくれよ！おれは いつまでも応援するし困ったときはいつでもどんな所でもかけつけるつもりだぜ！もっとも かえって足手まといかな)
He... he's become invincible! He has no more weaknesses! Not even the Ripple will work anymore! He's immortal! Unkillable! Unbeatable! This is the birth of Kars, the ultimate being! (や…やつは無敵になった！弱点はもうヤツにはない！おそらく波紋もヤツにはきかないッ！不老不死！不死身！誰も倒せない！『究極の生命体カーズの誕生だッーっ』)
Old Speedwagon appears in the game as one of the characters Joseph can talk with to obtain minor information during the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure part of the story.
Speedwagon makes his playable debut in the Phantom Blood PS2 game. Introduced as an enemy alongside Kempo Master and Tattoo, the player fights them as Jonathan during Chapter 05.
In his first appearance, Speedwagon uses punches and kicks as normal moves, and can throw his bowler hat at Jonathan as a special move. This version of Speedwagon can be used during some fights in Extra Battle Mode.
Robert E. O. Speedwagon (Hat)
Commands
Name
Japanese
SW Combo
ＳＷコンボ
Boomerang Hat
ブーメランハット
Vertical Hat
バーチカルハット
Around Hat
アラウンドハット
Running
Slums Kick
貧民街キック
Running
Slums Tackle
貧民街タックル
Evasive Roll
前転回避
Available Stages: Extra Battles 03, 04, 06
After being beaten, Speedwagon becomes a playable character in Chapter 15, changing his moveset to allow him to fight using a hammer. His special move has him spin several times. Speedwagon with his hammer is playable in several more chapters after Story Mode is beaten, and can also be used in 77 Rings Knights Mode and some Extra Battles.
Speedwagon appears as the main narrator of the game, guiding the player in the Main Menu. Speedwagon verbalizes opinions on many of the other game mode guides and their personalities, usually to the effect of confusion or caution. He also appears in the 5th PV, introducing new characters and game mechanics.
Speedwagon also appears in the background and as part of the stage hazard in Dio's Castle; He notices when the chandelier is about to fall, and loudly warns both fighters.
Speedwagon appears as one of several characters who possess a Metal Striker. Both his Part 1 and Part 2 incarnations appear as playable Metal Strikers.
His Part 1 incarnation's Finishing Move throws his bowler hat at the opponent, while his Part 2 incarnation simply makes a "hit" effect appear on defeated opponents.
Speedwagon was confirmed as a playable character alongside Jonathan Joestar and Will Anthonio Zeppeli in Eyes of Heaven. He also serves as a narrator for the 1st demo's and tutorial's battles, PV4, and EoH Character introduction videos, where he is referred to as 'The Interfering Speedwagon'.
He has an exclusive Style titled Ogre Street (食屍鬼街, Ougā Sutorīto), and his playstyle revolves around summoning hisallies from Ogre Street to assist him in battle and overwhelm his opponents.
Style Action - Ogre Street: Speedwagon temporarily summons Tattoo and the Kempo Master (known in-game as "the Asian"). The two will follow him until they are ordered to attack, are hit (taking them out of battle until Speedwagon summons them again), or if they are separated far enough from him.
Partner Icon: Shows the statuses of Tattoo and the Kempo Master. If an icon is glowing, that person is readily available; If it is dim, they are active and about the stage; If there is a red cross over the icon, that person has been incapacitated until Speedwagon uses his Style Action again.
It's Just a Little Scratch!: Speedwagon performs a short gesture and gains super armor (or unflinching to enemy attacks) during "Don't try to bluff you rich little snot!", the first hit of Normal Attacks, or a Powerful Attack.
Don't try to bluff, you rich little snot!: Speedwagon throws his bowler hat as a projectile, hitting opponents multiple times and sending them flying. It has slight homing capabilities, and will always return to Speedwagon.
Go nuts with those knives, boys!: Speedwagon sends Tattoo to attack on his own. Though he will attack Speedwagon's target, he will also attack the nearest opponent if Speedwagon is not locked on to anybody.
GYAAAAAAAH!: Tattoo charges at an opponent, sending opponents flying with his knife in an unblockable attack. Upon a successful attack, he will return to Speedwagon.
Martial Arts, the Eastern mystery!: Speedwagon sends the Kempo Master to attack on his own. Though he will attack Speedwagon's target, he will also attack the nearest opponent if Speedwagon is not locked on to anybody.
Aren't you acting tough!: The Kempo Master, when in range of an opponent, performs a three-hit combo consisting of a punch, a kick, and a backflipping kick. Whether the attack is successful or blocked, the Kempo Master will return to Speedwagon afterward.
EX - It's Just a Little Scratch!: The super armor will extend to "Go nuts with those knives, boys!", "Martial Arts, the Eastern mystery!", homing dashes, and homing dash attacks.
EX - Don't try to bluff, you rich little snot!: Speedwagon has invincibility when performing it, and the hat will receive a boost to damage, firing speed, homing capability, and range.
Dual Heat Attack - That sound—the blade's hit bone!: Speedwagon flips and throws his razor-sharp bowler hat at his opponent, curving along its path to hit them in their abdomen. The hat begins shredding the opponent before a noise confirms that the hat has reached bone as their excruciatingly pained face is shown. Speedwagon chuckles as it finally cuts and flies through its target.
JoJolities
He smells worse than vomit!: Speedwagon must land the basic Powerful Attack. (200 Points)
Hand over all you've got!: Speedwagon must use his Style Action 3 times. (200 Points)
Buffooooon!: Speedwagon must use "It's Just a Little Scratch!" 3 times. (300 Points)
I'm the meddlesome Speedwagon!: Speedwagon must successfully execute 5 Combo Breakers. (500 Points)
I didn't come all this way just to hold you back, y'know!: Speedwagon must Retire an opponent with a Dual Heat Attack. (800 Points)
He appears in the game's Story Mode as his Part 1 incarnation, stopping Joseph and Jotaro at the Cairo airport after the final battle with DIO, and serves as a core ally within the story. In his timeline, Speedwagon, Jonathan, and Zeppeli were traveling to Windknight's Lot. Due to interference by Funny Valentine, Speedwagon accidentally stumbles upon a Saint's corpse part. He explains to Jotaro, Joseph, Polnareff, and Kakyoin that the Saint's spirit told him to find Jonathan's descendants and their allies, and then to find the remaining corpse parts because a new threat is about to dominate the universe.
During his journey with Jotaro and their recruited allies, they reach Speedwagon's original timeline and discover that they are in the Joestar Mansion, which was supposed to have been destroyed during the night Dio turned into a vampire. Jonathan walks toward them with injuries he sustained from Dio's zombies and introduces himself to Jotaro. Once Diego Brando arrives, Speedwagon takes Jonathan's place while he's recovering and aids Jotaro to defeat the duo.
While visiting the timeline of Battle Tendency, the elder Joseph Joestar of Part 3 convinces his younger self that he is Joseph in the future by telling Speedwagon to come out of the turtle. Young Joseph recalls seeing a photo of the younger Speedwagon and is shocked to see him in person.
During the first confrontation against Heaven Ascension DIO, Speedwagon is the only ally shown among the protagonists, while the others are all inside Coco Jumbo.
In the credits, he is seen along with an alive Zeppeli during the final battle between Jonathan and Dio.
Speedwagon appears in Diamond Records as a playable character in both the Action Battle and Tactical Battle game modes. He has a few unlockable statues of the 'Courage' type, ranging from 3 stars to 5 stars.
Speedwagon's moveset in both game modes is comprised of various attacks using his saw-hat, his sledgehammer, and summoning his partners from Ogre Street to assist him.
MovelistStatuesVideos
Moveset
Speedwagon's basic attack string is a combination of up to five various attacks comprising of punches and kicks. In Tactical Battle, this is cut down to only three hits.
Speedwagon pulls out his sledgehammer to strike the opponent with two heavy blows.
Speedwagon swiftly throws his saw hat out in a circular motion around himself, hurting any opponents near him. (Unlockable)
Speedwagon summons Tattoo to slash the opponent with his knife.
Speedwagon summons both Tattoo and the Kempo Fighter to fight opponents alongside him for a little bit. In Tactical Battle, they are both summoned to do only one attack each on a single opponent before leaving. (Unlockable)
Speedwagon summons the Kempo Fighter to jump-kick an opponent. This attack replaces SP Skill 1 in Speedwagon's 3 star statue.
In the cutscene, Speedwagon is seen throwing his saw hat, and then catching it on his head. After it ends, he throws the hat at opponents in front of him as a boomerang projectile, before catching it again.
3-star (Courage)
Max LVL Stats:3876 HP/2850 ATK/2052 DEF Max LVL Tree Stats:6276 HP/7050 ATK/3402 DEF
4-star (Courage)
Max LVL Stats:6426 HP/4725 ATK/3402 DEF Max LVL Tree Stats:10176 HP/12150 ATK/5352 DEF
5-star (Courage)
Max LVL Stats:9792 HP/7200 ATK/5184 DEF Max LVL Tree Stats:13392 HP/21000 ATK/7584 DEF
The information below derives from a source not written by Araki. As such, it may or may not be considered canon.
Speedwagon has a minor role in the light novel JORGE JOESTAR. He financially supports Erina and George Joestar II. As Erina becomes a major stockholder in the Speedwagon Foundation, the Joestar family is well-off.[8] When Erina and George decide to move to England, Speedwagon helps to rebuild the Joestar Mansion with his company.[9] Speedwagon and Erina try their best to free George from prison but they initally do not succeed, due to Ben Motorize having many friends in the justice department.[10]
Speedwagon is ecstatic once he hears that Lisa Lisa is pregnant. He starts sending presents to George and Lisa Lisa at an alarming rate. His presents contain one of everything for both boys and girls, before learning that the child would be a boy. George asks him to calm down but Speedwagon affirms that he'll do as he pleases.[11]
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