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Forever
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Forever (フォーエバー, Fōebā) is a tertiary antagonist featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders, specifically the "Strength" story arc.
He is a malicious orangutan in DIO's service who confronts the group in the South China Sea aboard a freighter. Said ship happens to be possessed by Forever's Stand: Strength.
Appearance
Apart from the two stripes or scars on each side of his head, there's not much to be said about Forever's appearance. He resembles a disheveled orangutan, though he does dress in a captain uniform after his Stand is revealed. Like a normal orangutan, Forever's strength is approximately 5 times greater than a normal person, enabling him to easily rip a person's arm off. Unlike most male orangutans, he does not appear to have prominent cheek pads or a throat pouch. His character design is presumably inspired by the super-intelligent yet malicious orangutan from the movie, Link.[2]
Forever also happens to smoke both cigarettes and a pipe.
Color Schemes
The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.
Colored MangaSFC GameHeritage for the futureOVAAnime
Skin(Light brown with brown stripes)
Fur(Dark brown)
Outfit
(White suit with black trims and golden accessories)
Fur(Red)
Skin(Tan)
Fur(Brown)
Skin(Dark grey with red stripes)
Fur(Brown and light brown)
Outfit
(White suit with pale purple trims and golden accessories)
Fur(Dark Brown and white)
Outfit
(White suit with black trims and golden accessories)
Personality
Forever will sometimes act like a human being. He seems to be attracted to human females - he looks at pornographic magazines and seems to lust for Anne. He also smokes cigarettes and can cut his own apples, showing unusually high intelligence for an orangutan. Furthermore, he can read and quickly solve puzzle games, like a Rubik's cube.
These human abilities coexist with his brutal animal nature: he plays with his victims, confident of his control over the ship, but should his strong sense of pride be hurt, he loses his calm and quickly becomes violent. However, when Forever is cornered, he loses all confidence and begs Jotaro for mercy by showing his belly as a sign of defeat.
Like many other Stand Users from Stardust Crusaders, Forever is a henchman of DIO who has been ordered to kill Jotaro and his friends before they reach Egypt, where DIO lurks.
Abilities
Stand
Main article: Strength
Forever's Stand is Strength, sharing its name with the tarot card. In its only display, it transforms a ruined yacht into a massive oil freighter, which the ape can then control at his leisure.
Debut
Ability
Ship Manipulation
PWR
B
SPD
D
RNG
D
STA
A
PRC
E
DEV
E
Intelligence
Forever is a particularly intelligent orangutan who, though unable to speak human language, can read, solve a Rubik's cube, and generally have coherent thoughts.
History
Stardust Crusaders
Forever is among the seven Stand Users deployed by Enya the Hag to assassinate the Joestar Group.
Forever confronts Jotaro and company at sea between China and Singapore on their way to Egypt, right after the confrontation with the Impostor Captain Tennille. Jotaro, his comrades, and Captain Tennille's seamen approach a large oil carrier and get aboard, only to find out that nobody is on the deck nor in the cabins. The only living being they meet is Forever, a seemingly normal orangutan, lying in his cage. After the death of one of the seamen, caused by the mysterious activation of a mechanical hook, JoJo's group begins to suspect the presence of a Stand user.
Attracted to Anne, Forever leaves his cage, kills all of the remaining seamen and ambushes the girl in the shower. He is stopped by Jotaro, only to quickly regain control of the situation by exploiting the fact that Jotaro and the others couldn't imagine the enemy Stand to be the entire ship. At the same time, he binds the whole Joestar Group, slowly crushing them in the metal of the ship. Immobilized by the evil primate, Jotaro manages to provoke his opponent by hitting him with a button from his uniform, hurting his pride and getting him in the range of his Star Finger.
Caught by surprise by the now unbound Jotaro, Forever begs for mercy. Jotaro refuses the ape's proposal, saying that Forever has rejected the rules of the animal world, becoming just as corrupt as a human being, and brutally beats him with a barrage of Star Platinum's punches. With Forever's incapacitation, the ship collapses, returning to the original wrecked boat it was, leaving the heroes free to continue their journey.
In the OVA adaptation, Jotaro remains incapacitated during the fight against Forever. Instead, Polnareff returns after Avdol left him for dead, and proceeds to slice Forever in half with Silver Chariot.
Chapters / Episodes
Manga AppearancesChapters in order of appearance
- Chapter 130: Strength, Part 1
- Chapter 131: Strength, Part 2
- Chapter 132: Strength, Part 3 (Retired)
- Chapter 133: Devil, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 152: Wheel of Fortune, Part 3 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 154: Justice, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 183: "The Fool" Iggy and "Geb" N'Doul, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
Anime AppearancesEpisodes in order of appearance
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 3 (OVA): Silver Chariot and Strength (Death)
Video Games
JoJo RPG (SFC)
The events from Strength occur in a different way. The Stand takes the form of a building instead of a boat, and the battle takes place in Japan instead of Singapore in comparison to the original story.
Heritage for the Future (PS1/DC/Arcade)
Forever appears as a mini-game boss during the SUPER STORY (featured only on home console releases).
His mini-game consists of the player shooting whenever Forever appears on the screen (the shots will represent Star Platinum's Star Finger). For defense, Forever will always throw random stuff at the player, such as fans, pipes or rocks. Anne, the runaway girl, also appears randomly on the screen; if the player hits her by accident, the life bar will be decreased.
Stardust Shooters (Android/iOS)
Both Forever and Strength appear as two of the several characters who possess a Metal Striker in the game. Their FINISH MOVE makes the fan which was on the ship fly and cut the opponent.
Gallery
MangaAnimeOVAGamesFigurinesOther
StoryChapter Covers
Forever's first appearance, in his cage
Lighting a cigarette
Forever reading an adults magazine
Forever assaulting Anne
Jotaro smashes Forever's head with a lock
Fusing with the wall, avoiding Star Platinum's attacks
Forever, revealing his Stand's name
Forever with his Tarot Card
Forever, solving a Rubik's cube and showing interest in Anne
Star Platinum using Star Finger striking Forever
Forever showing his belly as a sign of surrender
Star Platinum puts a stop to Forever
Chapter 132 Cover
Forever in his cage
Lighting a cigarette
Fusing with the wall, avoiding Star Platinum's attacks
Forever and Tarot card "Strength"
Forever, revealing his Stand's name
Solving a Rubik's cube
Beaten by Star Platinum.
Colored Model Sheet
Captain Attire Model
Beckons the Crusaders to open his cage (Ep. 3)
Forever enters
Creates a smoking pipe from a bolt
Forever boldly smoking a pipe before he entraps Jotaro
Injured by Star Finger propelling a bolt into his head
Tightens the steel trap in a fit of painful rage
Killed by Silver Chariot
Clean ADVENTURE. 3 DVD/VHS Cover
ADVENTURE. DVD/VHS Cover Genga
SFCHeritage for the Future
Forever in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (SFC Game)
Forever in Heritage for the Future
Chara Heroes; Part 3 Vol.1
JoJo's Bizarre Mini Figure Stardust Crusaders Part.1 (Bandai)
Forever in Vol.3 "Shueisha Jump Remix Stardust Crusaders Edition"
Trivia
- Forever was not given a proper name until several years after Part 3's publication, where it was revealed in the PlayStation port of Heritage for the Future and eventually documented in JOJO A-GO!GO!. The name is derived from a pun as the Japanese spelling for Orangutan (オランウータン, Oranūtan) encompasses the Japanese spelling for Wu-Tang (ウータン, Ūtan).
- Forever's lustful gaze towards the showering Anne may also be a callback to a similar scene in the 1986 horror film Link, where an intelligent chimpanzee (played by an orangutan) stalks the female protagonist as she gets undressed for a bath.
- In the anime, he shares the same voice actor as Shigekiyo Yangu.
References
- ↑ Justice - Vol.3 "Shueisha Jump Remix Stardust Crusaders Edition" p.70-71 The Secret of JOJO Characters
- ↑ Artbook: JOJOVELLER
