Dragon's Dream
Dragon's Dream (ドラゴンズ・ドリーム（龍の夢）, Doragonzu Dorīmu) is the Stand of Kenzou, featured in the sixth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stone Ocean. It appears as a compass with a dragon's head and points to lucky and unlucky locations according to the rules of Feng Shui.
Appearance
As its name implies, the Stand takes the form of a metallic, Eastern-style dragon surrounded by a floating ring. The dragon hovers in the center of the ring and has two small-clawed arms, and a spade-shaped tail that points out before itself, which doubles as the arrow-point of a compass. The ring itself is covered in eight rounded points that each have three smaller points between them. When using its rebound ability, Dragon's Dream cloaks itself in a transparent bubble.
Color Schemes
Personality
Dragon's Dream is a sentient Stand with a personality separate from its user, Kenzou.[1]
Dragon's Dream acts as a judge during a fight and strives for fairness, going as far as explaining exactly how its powers work against its User's orders, as it finds it unfair that Kenzou tries to keep the mechanics of its power secret in order to get an edge.[2] It always speaks the truth.[3]
It also has a habit of randomly giving divined counsels like getting the picture of a goldfish.[2]
Abilities
Dragon's Dream is an unusual Stand in that it is functionally neutral during a fight and cannot attack, leaving Kenzou the responsibility of defeating the enemy personally.
However, as Kenzou knows how to use the Feng Shui power of Dragon's Dream to the fullest, the old man still possesses a tremendous advantage. Dragon's Dream allows Kenzou to usually finish off his opponents in one strike, and only the resilience of Foo Fighters combined with Anasui's timely intervention could defeat him.
Feng Shui
To understand Dragon's Dream, one must understand the principle of Feng Shui behind it.
"Feng Shui", also literally read as "Wind and Water" is a famous form of divination originating from East Asia. It suggests that by determining natural flows of energy such as the flow of the wind and the flow of the water, one can discern paths to follow. It is usually used to determine good and bad areas in a piece of land so that the well-being of those inhabiting a house built on this land is optimized, and was used to determine the strong and weak points of fortresses.
"Feng Shui Assassination" (暗殺風水, Ansatsu Fūsui) is a martial art using the same principles to determine what points of the body to hit and how to position oneself for the strike to maximize lethality and evade blows no matter how alert and prepared the target is.[4] According to Dragon's Dream, the only way to defeat a Feng Shui Assassination User is to aim for a draw in bad luck and hope that the assassin succumbs the first.[5]
Feng Shui Luck Reading
Inspired by the principle of Feng Shui, Dragon's Dream's ability is split between its body and a ring both functioning as a compass on which Kenzou can read the coordinates (in cardinal directions, degrees and minutes) of "lucky spots", points in space in which Kenzou can evade attacks thanks to the lucky place, and inversely "unlucky spots", points in which his blows would be fatal.[1][4]
Kenzou summons the compass in his hands to typically determine the lucky spots in which he is sure to not be hit by attacks. To reach them, the old man typically moves around using strange movements to stay inside the lucky spots.[1]
When an unlucky spot is read, Dragon's Dream's body materializes as an arrow inside a hovering ethereal sphere pointing toward the spot. If Kenzou can put a strike inside the sphere surrounding Dragon's Dream, then the blow will be redirected toward a mortal area for the enemy, shown as a limb disappearing before materializing near the victim to attack. Either the blow will be fatal, or events will conspire to deal a wound to the victim through unlikely coincidences, in case Kenzou's attack is blocked.[4]
Inversely, if Kenzou can force someone to touch Dragon's Dream's sphere, it also counts as a successful attack, which results in an "accidental" injury for the target.[2]
There is no counter to the perfectly accurate readings of Dragon's Dream. However, one can trick Kenzou into misreading the coordinates of his lucky spots and therefore render him vulnerable to attacks thanks to his overconfidence.[5]
Neutrality
Because it is based on the natural forces divined by Feng Shui, Dragon's Dream also acts neutral during a fight, and cannot be attacked.[1]
Although it points toward the unlucky spot for Kenzou to exploit, it also means that the target knows where Kenzou is going to strike and can take measures to protect themselves the best they can. Dragon's Dream strives for fairness of chances between Kenzou and his enemy and will advise the target on how to protect themselves to compensate for Kenzou's advantage.[2]
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Stone Ocean Chapter 67: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Chapter 68: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 2
- Stone Ocean Chapter 69: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 3
- Stone Ocean Chapter 70: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 4
- Stone Ocean Chapter 71: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 5
- Stone Ocean Chapter 72: Enter the Foo Fighters
- Stone Ocean Chapter 73: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 6
- Stone Ocean Chapter 74: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 7
Anime Appearances- Stone Ocean Episode 17: Enter the Dragon's Dream
- Stone Ocean Episode 18: Enter the Foo Fighters
Quotes
Quotes- “I'm neutral. Face forward! (オレ中立 前を見ロッテ！)”—Dragon's Dream, Stone Ocean Chapter 68: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 2
- “Don't attack me! You'll just keep missing! (オレに攻撃するナ！命中しねーしサ！)”—Dragon's Dream, Stone Ocean Chapter 68: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 2
- “I'm neutral, remember? Your attacks just go through me. Face forward! Be careful! The geezer's coming toward you!”
- “I personally can't interfere in this battle... Who you gotta go for is that old man...! He's your enemy!”—Dragon's Dream, Stone Ocean Chapter 69: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 3
- “I can already see the result... (モウ結果ハ見エテイルンダ…)”—Dragon's Dream, Stone Ocean Chapter 69: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 3
- “It's not fair if you keep everythin' to yourself!”
- “Great misfortune is on its way here. (次はココが『大凶』ダ)”—Dragon's Dream, Stone Ocean Chapter 70: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 4
- “F.F., this next spot is your unluckiest. Above your left ear. Right now, this spot is the ultimate red warning sign... also your lucky color is yellow and a picture of a goldfish will bring you luck.”—Dragon's Dream, Stone Ocean Chapter 70: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 4
- “Your safe spot is in the northeast, and your lucky color is cerulean blue. Well... doesn't look like it'll help anyway... You've aged a lot, you know... during these few minutes of fighting...”
Gallery
Stand Stats
Dragon's Dream being summoned by Kenzou
Kenzou uses his Stand
Dragon's Dream appears behind F.F., but not attacking her
Using the principle of Feng Shui through Dragon's Dream, Kenzou appears to be unharmed
Kenzou attempts to attack Jolyne
Dragon's Dream explains F.F.'s ability
Dragon's Dream with its retired user
SO Chapter 69 Cover
SO Chapter 70 Cover A
SO Chapter 70 Cover B
SO Chapter 71 Cover B
SO Chapter 70 Tailpiece
SO Chapter 73 Tailpiece
Stand Stats
Dragon's Dream being held in Kenzou's hands
Dragon's Dream being shot by Foo Fighters, to no effect
Kenzou putting his arm into Dragon's Dream
Dragon's Dream telling F.F about its ability, to the dismay of Kenzou
Kenzou holding Dragon's Dream while Anasui explains assassination feng shui
Telling F.F of her unlucky spot
Warning F.F of the coming attack
Warning F.F under the hose to stay away from it
Being held by Kenzou as F.F is electrocuted
Telling Kenzou that F.F did get the water she wanted
The reflection of Dragon's Dream caused by the mirror made of sweat
Dragon's Dream still hovering around Kenzou, showing that he is still alive
Dragon's Dream watches as his user ends up in a bucket
Chara Heroes; Part 6 Vol.2
Dragon's Dream (Adventure Battle Card)
Trivia
- Feng shui was incorporated into Dragon's Dream as it was a big thing at the time Hirohiko Araki was writing Stone Ocean, where people would often "see it on TV and stuff." However, Araki does not believe in feng shui, considering himself "superstitious at most."[3]
- Dragon's Dream's voice actor in the TV anime, Chō, previously voiced Wilson Phillips in the Part 3 Anime.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Stone Ocean Chapter 68: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Stone Ocean Chapter 70: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 4
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 JOJOVELLER: Araki's Stand Commentaries - Dragon's Dream
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Stone Ocean Chapter 69: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 3
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Stone Ocean Chapter 73: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 6
