Dolomite
Dolomite (ドロミテ, Doromite), de son autre nom Masaji Dorokoma (泥駒 政次, Dorokoma Masaji), est un antagoniste tertiaire figurant dans la huitième partie de JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, JoJolion, apparaissant spécifiquement dans l'arc narratif "Le lagon bleu des Dolomite".
Dolomite est un Homme-rocher vivant en ermite dans le temple des Six Murs à Morioh après avoir été gravement blessé dans le passé. Jobin Higashikata le contacte pour retrouver le Locacaca et éliminer Josuke Higashikata. C'est un manieur de Stand et il peut posséder des gens avec son Stand Blue Hawaii.
Apparence
A l'origine, Dolomite était un Homme-rocher d'apparence parfaitement humaine. Il portait une coupe courte, les cheveux sur les côtés étaient rasés et ceux de sa couronne étaient coiffés vers à droite de son front. Il portait une veste à rayures de fauves par dessus une chemise de couleur sombre à manches longues.
Après la destruction de son corps, l'apparence de la Dolomite a radicalement changé. Son corps entier et sa peau ont pris une apparence plus rocheuse, avec un teint plus sombre. Sa peau est devenue plus rugueuse, couverte de boutons et de fissures. Les bras et les jambes de Dolomite sont réduits à des moignons, sur lesquels il porte néanmoins des petits piercings, tandis que ses dents sont cassées et fêlées. Ses yeux sont plus ternes et une étrange marque sombre en forme de triangle surmonté d'un petit cercle couvre son nez. Ses cheveux ont poussé beaucoup plus longtemps et sont négligés, tombant alors sur ses épaules. Pour ce qui est des vêtements, il a conservé sa veste exotique, mais rien d'autre.
Palettes
Personnalité
Little is known of Dolomite's past personality. In the past, Dolomite was an easy-going man. His idea of paradise was inspired by the novel The Blue Lagoon, referring to a tropical paradise isolated from the rest of the world. At that time, he also cared for another woman. In fact, he saved her from electrocution at the cost of his own body.[1] Dolomite still harbors some feelings for her and expressed a desire to seek her out and invite her to the "Blue Lagoon".[2]
Despite the destruction of his body, his mind is relatively sane, although he does display animalistic behavior at times. He is also extremely nihilistic, likely due to the fact he cannot participate in society any more.[3] He is not interested in the Locacaca operation, and whilst commenting that it will be "lonely", he does not show any grief to his fellow Rock Humans.[3] The reason given as he has nobody left, he can not participate in an equivalent exchange process. While Dolomite states he is actually content with living near the Mutsukabe-Hill pond,[4] he becomes interested in the new Locacaca's healing properties when Jobin explains Josuke Higashikata's history and cooperates with Jobin.[5] Despite his independence, he is aware of the existence of the Locacaca Organization's upper echelons and is frightened by them, to the point he warns Josuke and Yasuho to not seek the Locacaca further.[6]
As a Rock Human, Dolomite has little concern about harming humans. His crude control over people means that they will probably harm themselves as they try to grab a target, and Dolomite was ready to drown Josuke when he was done with him.[7] However, he shows a measure of restraint when he asks Jobin first if the latter is alright with collateral damage.[8]
Dolomite mostly eats frogs by turning into rock and luring them near him, but seems to be fond of fried chicken, as it is the food Jobin used to lure him out.[9] It is known that he also attacked pet pens or farms in order to eat rabbits and chickens.[10]
Pouvoirs
Stand
Le Stand de Dolomite, Blue Hawaii, a le pouvoir de posséder un seul hôte par contact physique et la cible va obéir aux directives de Dolomite, même si la cible perd ses moyens intellectuels.
Histoire
Passé
Years ago, Dolomite originally was a normal-looking Rock Human that loved an unknown woman fondly. The woman, apparently blind, wandered into a power plant and Dolomite rushed after her. He pushed her out of the way in time, saving her. However, the power pylons electrically shocked him to such a severe degree that it blasted apart his arms, legs and teeth. The last thing Dolomite saw was the woman wandering away. Over the years Dolomite ate several animals, causing the police to search for him.
JoJolion
Le lagon bleu des Dolomites
After an unknown amount of time, Dolomite settled down near a pond located at a shrine; living as a hermit and becoming unaware of the events happening to his Rock Human brethren. After witnessing Josuke Higashikata kill Tamaki Damo, Jobin goes to the pond and summons Dolomite using fried chicken. Jobin informs him of what happened to the Locacaca Smuggling Organization managing the Locacaca trade, and asks Dolomite to help him acquire a Locacaca so he can perform equivalent exchange. Interested, Dolomite uses his Blue Hawaii to infect the people of Morioh and try to attack Josuke.
While Blue Hawaii relentlessly pursues Josuke, Dolomite stays idle in his pond. Josuke finally beaten, and instructed to return to Dolomite immediately, the Rock Human takes his mobile phone and interrogates him to know who Josuke was going to meet, to which Josuke answers that he was to meet with a plant appraiser. Investigating the phone, Dolomite confirms Josuke's statement; declaring himself the victor, he orders Josuke to drown himself at the bottom of the pond, but Yasuho intervenes and bashes his head with a metal bar. Limbless, Dolomite has no way to defend himself and is forced into a mud pit when Yasuho interrogates him about his accomplice and the Rock Human tries to stay silent. Defeated, Dolomite releases his control over Josuke and reveals that it was Jobin who asked him to attack Josuke.
Dolomite then comments that Josuke and Yasuho are way over their head by involving themselves with the Locacaca business, especially since a new species of the fruit has emerged. After his confession, he is subdued by Yasuho and Josuke with his current fate unknown.
Chapters
Manga Appearances- JoJolion Chapter 59: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 1
- JoJolion Chapter 60: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 2
- JoJolion Chapter 61: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 3
- JoJolion Chapter 62: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 4
- JoJolion Chapter 63: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 5 (Retired)
- JoJolion Chapter 64: Mother and Child (Flashback)
- JoJolion Chapter 65: The Plant Appraiser - Rai Mamezuku (31), Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- JoJolion Chapter 81: Doctor Wu and Awaking 3 Leaves, Part 3 (Flashback)
- JoJolion Chapter 99: The Wonder of You, Part 16 (Flashback)
- JoJolion Chapter 110: Higashikata Fruit Parlor (Flashback)
Citations
Citations- “The Blue Lagoon. Man, I'd love to really go there... that's my dream... To be shipwrecked, just the two of us clinging to wreckage and drifting together. We'd dive to catch fish, break open fruit from palm trees and build a tree house on an island... hpmh, though... I guess that's not all that realistic...”—Dolomite, JoJolion Chapter 60: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 2
- “This mutsukabe shrine... In the Asuka Era... year 667 on the Western calendar, this place was consecrated as one with the god Shiwahiko... since then, the scenery people have seen here has probably been the same. This pond never goes dry or changes shape... It stayed the same even after the earthquake. Honestly. I wouldn't mind living out the rest of my days here. That's enough for me.”—Dolomite, JoJolion Chapter 60: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 2
- “The sort of thing [the Damokan Group] were doing with earning and laundering money with the Locacaca or things like serving some purpose to society, just aren't things I have any interest in. You can just do what you want... there's no real meaning out there...”—Dolomite, JoJolion Chapter 60: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 2
- “This is a feeling I though I'd long forgot. That girl... I wonder how old she is now? Probably around 32-33? Maybe I could try inviting her again... to the Blue Lagoon...”—Dolomite, JoJolion Chapter 63: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 5
- “Ya know, you two, you're getting involved with some pretty messed up stuff. Ya really should give up on the Locacaca.”—Dolomite, JoJolion Chapter 64: Mother and Child
Galerie d'Images
Dolomite's appearance in the past
A younger and happier Dolomite
Permanently disfigured by a power plant
Dolomite's first appearance
Dolomite eats Jobin's fried chicken
Dolomite with his Stand
Dolomite's appearance after he was disfigured by the power plant
Dolomite gets hit by Yasuho
Dolomite in his rock-form
JJL Volume 15 Cover
JJL Volume 15 Illustration
JJL Volume 17 Cover
JJL Volume 17 Digital Cover
JoJolion Volume Spine Illustrations
Détails
- Dolomite est nommé d'après la chaîne des Dolomites, une chaîne des Alpes italienne connue pour la pierre dolomite du même nom. Le nom de Dolomite se lit (ドロミテ, doromite) en japonais à partir du singulier du nom Italien pour les Dolomites (pl. Dolomiti; s. Dolomite) et non le nom du minéral en anglais qui se prononcerait (ドロマイト, doromaito) en Japonais.
Références
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 60: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 2, p.2-6
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 63: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 5, p.37
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 JoJolion Chapter 60: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 2, p.9
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 60: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 2, p.8
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 60: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 2, p.11
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 63: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 5, p.45
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 63: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 5, p.36
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 61: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 3, p.6
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 59: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 1, p.31
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 62: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 4, p.36-37
