Wall Eyes
Template:Location infobox The Wall Eyes (壁の目, Kabe no Me) are a geologic phenomenon featured in JoJolion.
They appeared the night after an earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 shook Morioh; springing from the ground several hundred meters inland, around the town.
Characteristics
The nomenclature of the Wall Eyes was coined by schoolchildren, sticking then with the remainder of the townspeople.[1]
The Wall Eyes stand at an average height of 1–3 meters and a width of 5–8 meters. The "eyes" are located on top of these large protuberances, at 15 meters from the ground. The Walls span across 10 km intervals, isolating Morioh from the outside. They prevent highways, waterways, power and gas lines from passing through their boundaries. They litter the coastline facing towards the sea to protect the town from something coming from the sea.[1]
News reports focus on the disturbing nature of the Walls, offering no explanation to their origin or meaning. Researchers make reference to fault lines, but cannot relate them to any previous phenomena.
Effects
The Wall Eyes seem to induce Stand abilities in some of those near them. A Wall Eye fault was located at Ojiro Sasame's childhood home, and he later developed Fun Fun Fun;[2] as a child, Daiya Higashikata fell into a fault where the Wall Eyes later formed, and though she became progressively blinder, she eventually gained a Stand.[3] Josuke Higashikata, Joshu Higashikata, and Yasuho Hirose have also all received deep, human-like bite marks on their bodies since being near the Wall Eyes.[4][5]
The Wall Eyes that sprung up where Josuke Higashikata was found by Yasuho Hirose and Joshu Higashikata is revealed, by Kei Nijimura, to be a location of prior supernatural ability, suggesting that the Wall Eyes do not necessarily cause the effects to happen but are related to them.[6] In this particular spot, which has been used by the Higashikata family for generations, any two objects placed underground will have their aspects merged and switched together. She demonstrates this by burying a lemon and a mikan orange, and then retrieving them and slicing them open to show that some of their sections have switched from one fruit to the other. This exchange is not always equal, as is the result of Josuke after Yoshikage Kira was buried alongside a second person, resulting in Josuke's creation; as a result, Josuke's eyes, tongue, spirit, Stand power, and DNA are a mix between Kira and Josefumi Kujo.[7]
Chapters
Manga Appearances- JoJolion Chapter 1: Welcome to Morioh
- JoJolion Chapter 5: Soft & Wet, Part 4 (Flashback)
- JoJolion Chapter 6: Soft & Wet, Part 5
- JoJolion Chapter 7: Josuke, Go to the Higashikata Family
- JoJolion Chapter 8: California King Bed, Part 1
- JoJolion Chapter 9: California King Bed, Part 2 (Flashback)
- JoJolion Chapter 10: California King Bed, Part 3
- JoJolion Chapter 12: "Paisley Park" and "Born This Way", Part 1 (Photo only)
- JoJolion Chapter 17: The Lemon and the Tangerine
- JoJolion Chapter 18: "Shakedown Road", Part 1
- JoJolion Chapter 22: Morioh 1901
- JoJolion Chapter 24: Paper Moon Deception, Part 2
- JoJolion Chapter 25: Paper Moon Deception, Part 3
- JoJolion Chapter 26: Tsurugi Higashikata's Goal, and the Architect
- JoJolion Chapter 27: Norisuke Higashikata, Tsurugi Higashikata, and Yotsuyu Yagiyama, Part 1
- JoJolion Chapter 28: Norisuke Higashikata, Tsurugi Higashikata, and Yotsuyu Yagiyama, Part 2
- JoJolion Chapter 30: King Nothing
- JoJolion Chapter 32: "I Am a Rock", Part 2
- JoJolion Chapter 33: Josuke! Go to the Higashikata Fruit Parlor
- JoJolion Chapter 34: It's a Summer Vacation Everyday, Part 1
- JoJolion Chapter 41: Doobie Wah, Part 3 (Cover only)
- JoJolion Chapter 44: Love Love Deluxe, Part 2 (Flashback)
- JoJolion Chapter 45: Love Love Deluxe, Part 3 (Mentioned only)
- JoJolion Chapter 48: Hato Brought Her Boyfriend Home, Part 2
- JoJolion Chapter 50: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 1 (Cover only)
- JoJolion Chapter 51: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 2
- JoJolion Chapter 52: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 3
- JoJolion Chapter 53: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 4
- JoJolion Chapter 54: Walking Heart (Flashback)
- JoJolion Chapter 55: Walking Heart, Breaking Heart
- JoJolion Chapter 59: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 1
- JoJolion Chapter 65: The Plant Appraiser - Rai Mamezuku (31), Part 1 (Photo only)
- JoJolion Chapter 71: The Qing Dynasty Hair Clip (Mentioned only)
- JoJolion Chapter 72: North of the Higashikata House. The Orchard
- JoJolion Chapter 85: The Wonder of You, Part 2
- JoJolion Chapter 87: The Wonder of You, Part 4
- JoJolion Chapter 94: The Wonder of You, Part 11
- JoJolion Chapter 99: The Wonder of You, Part 16 (Flashback)
- JoJolion Chapter 105: Safety First (Flashback)
Gallery
Nijimura demonstrating the fusion aspect
Close-up of a Wall Eye
Video Games
The Wall Eyes appear as a stage in All-Star Battle and All-Star Battle R.
- Stage Hazard: Yasuho Hirose's Paisley Park activates, causing Joshu Higashikata to run toward her and barge through anyone in his path.
- Situation Finish: The loser is sent flying and lands near Yasuho, who screams in surprise. Joshu then smashes the loser's head in with a rock.
Trivia
- Coincidentally, the Wall Eyes bare a striking resemblance to the cover of the Yes album, Relayer. Whether this was intentional on Araki's part is unknown.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 JoJolion Chapter 1: Welcome to Morioh
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 6: Soft & Wet, Part 5
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 8: California King Bed, Part 1
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 2: Soft & Wet, Part 1
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 13: "Paisley Park" and "Born This Way", Part 2
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 17: The Lemon and the Tangerine
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 53: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 4
