Wonder of U/it

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“

Io sono Wonder of U. Ed il flusso delle cose è ciò che porta sempre a calamità.

”

—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 99: The Wonder of You, Part 16

Wonder of U (ワンダー・オブ・U(ユー), Wandā obu Yū) È lo Stand di Toru introdotto nell'ottava parte delle Bizzarre Avventure di JoJo, JoJolionnell'arco narrativo "The Wonder of You ( Il tuo miracoloso amore )"

È uno stand senziente che agisce sotto le spoglie del direttore sanitario dell'ospedale dell'università TG presentandosi come Satoru Akefu (明負悟, Akefu Satoru). Wonder of U è in grado di sfruttare le calamità per attaccare chiunque lo insegua o ostacoli lui o il suo user.

Aspetto

Wonder of U è uno stand umanoide artificiale con fattezze robotiche. Possiede un torso massiccio ma magro, braccia tubolari e molteplici articolazioni lungo gli arti e il corpo. L'intero corpo è infatti frastagliato da creste ad anello tra di loro separate. Sui polsi possiede due lunghe lame ricurve. Ha una testa ovale e liscia, dal volto si protendono due occhi circolari e altre creste circolari. L'intero viso è incorniciato da un paio di barre metalliche. Nelle prime apparizioni gli occhi venivano disegnati con dei triangoli attorno ai bordi, facendoli sembrare dei Soli e richiamando il motivo sulla maglia di Toru.

Le sue fattezze variano a seconda di chi lo osserva. Alla maggior parte delle persone, appare sotto la sua falsa identità; mentre coloro che sono coscienti possono osservare il suo vero volto. La sua falsità identità è quella di Satoru Akefu, un uomo anziano ricurvo che si dice abbia 89 anni. Ha un viso sottile con zigomi prominenti, occhi infossati, un naso largo e folti capelli bianchi. Le caratteristiche che spiccano di più sono una barba composta da vari oggetti appuntiti e un monocolo che porta all'occhio destro. Proprio come il suo alleato Wu Tomoki, anche i capelli di Wonder of U sono composti da tante sfere diverse. I capelli che si trovano nella parte superiore della sua testa appaiono più naturali, ma risultano parecchio trasandati. Le basette presentano un pattern simile, ma hanno una forma più triangolare. Le sue braccia e gambe risultano estremamente sottili rispetto al resto del suo corpo. Indossa inoltre una bombetta scura e un abito nero, insieme a una sciarpa chiara decorata da un pattern irregolare tratteggiato che la percorre. Indossa inoltre delle scarpe eleganti e usa un bastone per andare in giro.

Una volta scoperto che Satoru Akefu e Wonder of U sono la stessa entità, Wonder of U mantiene gli abiti e gli accessori di Satoru apparendo tuttavia con le sue reali spoglie a Rai Mamezuku e Josuke Higashikata.

Disposizione dei Colori

The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.

Corpo

(Corpo blu scuro, creste dorate, lame sui polsi viola)

Occhi(Rossi)

Personalità

Main article: Satoru Akefu

See also: Toru

Wonder of U è uno Stand senziente che a differenza degli altri stand della seria, risulta estremamente espressivo e calmo, nonostante i suoi modi molto minacciosi.

Appare molto fiducioso nelle sue abilità, ripetendo come nessuno possa avvicinarsi a lui o ferirlo. Quando Taoka lo minacciò di denunciare le attività mediche legali portate avanti dall'organizzazione dei Locacaca, Akefu avvisò il giornalista di un pericolo che sarebbe arrivato da lì a poco, prima che questo uscisse dall'ufficio. Sotto la minaccia del pericolo, è sorpreso come Rai Mamezuku riesca ad avvicinarsi a pochi centimetri da lui. Ma quando infine viene ferito dalle bolle di Josuke, Wonder of U è scioccato dal fatto che qualcuno possa ferirlo.

Wonder of U è perspicace, in quanto nota immediatamente la trappola tesa da Josuke e riesce a dedurre la minaccia che Josuke presenta dopo averlo attaccato a sorpresa. Proprio come il suo User, Wonder of U è pieno di assi nella manica, che gli permettono di evitare il combattimento diretto, sfruttando Dododo De Dadada nella battaglia contro Josuke e Mamezuku, oppure Obladi Oblada contro Josuke nel momento più adatto. Nel momento in cui Josuke scopre un nuovo aspetto delle bolle del suo Stand, Wonder of U pensa che la cosa migliore da fare sia ritirarsi.

Lo stand spinge ripetutamente i suoi nemici ad inseguirlo così attivando la sua abilità, attraverso le minacce o delle beffe. Questo rivela a Mamezuku di essere la causa della morte di suo padre, portandolo così ad attaccarlo ciecamente per poi essere colpito dalle bolle di Josuke.

Dato che è lo stand di un uomo roccia, Wonder of U afferma la sua superiorità rispetto all'umanità, dichiarando che "loro" non hanno il permesso di possedere nulla, che si tratti di un frutteto di pere (riferendosi al padre di Mamezuku) o il nuovo Locacaca (riferendosi a Josuke e Mamezuku). Inoltre oltre al valore di 200 miloni di yen del Locacaca 6251, dà a questo anche il valore di medicina miracolosa, essenziale per l'umanità. Veder Josuke distruggere le provette, porta Wonder of U ad approcciarlo.

Quando è sotto la falsa identità di direttore sanitario dell'ospedale dell'università TG, Wonder of U appare come una figura piuttosto sfuggente, nonostante il suo titolo estremamente prestigioso. Durante la presentazione del Locacaca 6251, "Akefu" si presenta al pubblico come un orgoglioso direttore sanitario, discutendo le sue innovazioni nel mondo della medicina. "Akefu" è anche un professionista nel suo lavoro, di fatti, la prima cosa che fa non appena incontro il giornalista Taoka, è scambiare i biglietti da visita.

Wonder of U ha inoltre la particolarità di pronunciare occasionalmente il suo stesso nome durante le conversazioni.

Poteri

Wonder of U transforming

Identity Assumption

Wonder of U allows Toru to lead a double-life under the assumed identity of Satoru Akefu, allowing him to act as the head doctor of TG University hospital. This is done by Wonder of U taking on a human form, which unlike most Stands, can be seen by non-Stand users. This allows Toru to gain access to both the hospital resources and presumed credentials needed to carry out his role as presumed mastermind of the Locacaca Organization.^[2]

Vision moving between two surfaces

Long-range Illusion Creation

Wonder of U is able to create multiple visions of itself, which can be designated to specific targets. These visions normally take on the form of Toru's assumed identity, and typically position themselves so that their back faces a given target. Wonder of U has been shown to have a degree of control over who can and cannot see these visions. For example, a vision meant for Mitsuba Higashikata could not be seen by other members of the Higashikata family,^[3] while another vision of the Stand could be seen by a large audience attending the head doctor's presentation. Even in human form, Wonder of U's illusions are able to phase in and out of objects such as walls, and are able to travel across reflective surfaces.^[4]

Calamity Generation

Wonder of U descends on Josuke and company

Wonder of U's primary ability is automatic and functions at a long range. It is extremely dangerous because there is little defense against it.

Wonder of U's ability can be activated on any person who has looked at the Stand's back while in its human form. While Wonder of U's ability is active, targets will experience horrible developments referred to as calamities. Some calamities will be a result of the target's own behavior leading to an unusually detrimental result (i.e. Mitsuba cutting her hand while preparing food) while others take the form of environmental factors that would normally be harmless having an abnormally bad outcome (i.e. Josuke receiving near-lethal wounds from the impact of raindrops, or a light bulb in Mamezuku's vicinity exploding). As a rule, Wonder of U's calamities always manifest themselves as some form of harmful collision.

Once Wonder of U has locked onto a target, any attempt to pursue or otherwise harm Satoru Akefu will result in the ability reactivating. The threshold for reactivation is extremely sensitive, as the mere intent to confront the Stand's presumed user was enough for the ability to target and nearly kill Josuke.^[5] While pursuit is the Stand's most common trigger, Wonder of U can also attack any person who sees the back of its presumed user, regardless of whether or not they hold the intent to pursue. This was demonstrated by Mamezuku, who showed another prisoner in his holding cell a photograph of the Stand's back, resulting in the latter being mortally wounded.^[4]

Wonder of U activates after Mitsuba looks at his back

There is a strong correlation between the size of an object and how immediate and severe the injury will be upon impact. For example, while a discarded cigarette striking Josuke's hand resulted in it immediately piercing his palm,^[6] colliding with an umbrella stand caused a much more serious wound on Mamezuku's leg, though with a noticeable delay between the collision and appearance of the injury.^[7] It seems that for collisions with larger objects, there's a waiting period in which the effects of this impact can be transferred to another person. A bystander was shown to suffer a sudden, fatal neck injury after coming into contact with Josuke's blood within moments of the latter being hit by a car during this Stand's attack.^[6] As stated by Mamezuku, the severity of the calamities caused by the head doctor to someone who is not pursuing him seem to function as a form of karma and are influenced by an individual's history. This is demonstrated when a convicted killer who caught a glimpse of Wonder of U's back received a calamity that resulted in a life-threatening wound, while Mamezuku's took the form of relatively harmless things, such as a light bulb bursting and maggots appearing in his uneaten food.^[4] This is further expanded upon by Wonder of U, stating that there is a "flow" of things that always results in calamity^[2] which was previously hinted at by Toru.^[8]

However, despite Wonder of U's seemingly unbeatable offensive and defensive capabilities, a possible weakness in its defense is noted by Josuke following his initial defeat by the Stand.^[1] By remaining completely idle and forcing the Stand to confront him, Josuke was seemingly able to bypass the danger of the Stand's ability, as no behavior or environmental factors were present that could be extrapolated into a calamity.

History

Background

Wonder of U is the Stand of Toru. He steals the real Satoru Akefu's identity and poses as the head doctor for about a decade.

He is pursued by Josuke Higashikata, Rai Mamezuku and Yasuho Hirose but effortlessly escapes thanks to his calamity power. During their chase, he briefly appears behind Josuke but disappears as Josuke attacks him. Several days later, Josuke and Rai are in a car and discuss how they'll approach Satoru Akefu during his lecture on regenerative medicine. This triggers Wonder of U, who again briefly appears behind Josuke and activates his calamity power.

At roughly the same time, Mitsuba Higashikata keeps seeing Satoru Akefu lurking near her. As the day of the harvest approaches, a calamity strikes and Tsurugi's illness goes out of control. The day of the harvest, Wonder of U's calamity affect the Higashikata Family and Yasuho, who has come to investigate the house. Yasuho nearly drowns and loses an arm, Jobin has to take out Norisuke, and Jobin himself is gravely wounded by the calamity. Toru arrives at the scene.

Meanwhile, Satoru also gives a lecture at TG University Hospital, unveiling the Locacaca6251. However, after the lecture, a journalist named Taoka shows him evidence of illegal trials and threatens to make this public. Wonder of U is thus alerted and heads towards the secret Locacaca laboratory, letting the calamity dispose of Taoka.

The Wonder of You (Your Miraculous Love)

When he arrives at the laboratory, Wonder of U senses that something is amiss and doesn't step into the room. Instead, he deploys a Rock Insect named Dododo De Dadada and sics it on Josuke and Rai Mamezuku.

Wonder of U lets Dododo De Dadada attack Josuke, but Rai Mamezuku eventually intervenes and kills the Rock Insect. Rai approaches Akefu and confronts him, waving his sharp fingertips two centimeters away from Akefu's face, and with seemingly no calamity in sight to stop him. As he approaches the tip of his wire into Wonder of U's face, Mamezuku begins to claim that the Stand's power of calamity could be a trick. Akefu openly wonders what could happen as nobody has ever gotten this close to him but declares that still, nobody can attack him. Then, Akefu presses on Mamezuku's past, reminding him of the time his father died, how a mysterious insect laid waste to the Mamezuku family's orchard, and how Mamezuku's mother fell ill and died as she was overwhelmed with all the calamities that had happened. Angered by the taunt, Mamezuku directly grabs Akefu by the neck and threatens to impale it with his fingertip.

Suddenly, one of Mamezuku's braids flies off. Mamezuku narrowly missed Satoru Akefu's neck and spherical chunks of flesh have been taken off his shoulder. Josuke sees that his own soap bubbles were responsible for wounding Mamezuku. The head doctor thus realizes that this was Josuke's trap: Josuke had laid several bubbles in the room but some of them were hidden and spinning at high speed. By letting Akefu come to him, Josuke had hoped to let these trapped bubbles kill the enemy Stand but instead, by sheer unluck, these bubbles wounded Mamezuku instead. Worse, one of those bubbles just pierced through Mamezuku's head.

As Mamezuku collapses, Wonder of U's confidence in its invincibility is reassured. However, Mamezuku is not dead yet and reveals the power of the Spin to Josuke.

Wonder of U asks again if Josuke intends on approaching him. Josuke briefly reflects on the true nature of his bubbles before regaining his focus. He declares that he's been the one making Wonder of U approach him. To bait him closer, Josuke summons Soft & Wet to destroy the vault containing all the Locacaca6251 test tubes. He disperses the tube and even destroys the doors with explosive bubbles. Wonder of U protests, stating that even if he will take the new Locacaca, the Locacaca6251 remains extremely valuable and that the world needs it. Hearing about the medicine price of 200,000 yen for a test tube, Josuke snarks about his 7,890 yen sneakers and stomps on the test tubes. Wonder of U finally steps into the room and approaches Josuke, while carefully staying clear of Soft & Wet's bubbles. However, Wonder of U then suddenly informs him that Yasuso is at the Higashikata estate and that she's in danger. Josuke hesitates for a moment, and resumes destroying the test tubes with even more fervor. However, a piece of glass ricochets into his neck. Wonder of U expresses incomprehension at Josuke's stubborness and explains how the flow of calamity will attack him through all of the objects that the Stand is touching. At the same time, he ostentatiously touches the test tube and the wreckage of the vault. Josuke tries to high kick Wonder of U in the neck, but a bubble gets in the way and cuts a part of his leg. Josuke trips and impales his shoulder on a metal rod sticking out of the wreckage. Wonder of U expresses his satisfaction, but suddenly a gust of wind comes from inside of the vault. Born This Way appears. With its freezing wind, the Stand freezes several bubbles and sends them at Wonder of U, who tries to deflect them with his cane. However, one of the bubble hits Wonder of U and wounds his head, shocking the Stand.

Although Kei Nijimura is mortally wounded, Toru deems that Josuke is still too dangerous to come close to. Wonder of U thus leaves the room. He heads towards the elevator and notices Josuke pursuing him. Confident that he will be safe, Wonder of U quips at Josuke before stepping into the elevator but Josuke shoots one bubble at him. However, Wonder of U had planned for this and summons a Rock Insect named Obladi Oblada that deflects the bubble and latches onto Josuke. Wonder of U enters the elevator. As Obladi Oblada begins to multiply itself and cover Josuke, Wonder of U explains a bit of its biology and taunts Josuke, who is now covered in the Rock Insects. Wonder of U closes the elevator door, but Paisley Park then hacks into it, forcing the door open and allowing Josuke to confront the head doctor at point-blank range. Josuke shoots a second bubble, but Obladi Oblada gets in the way and deflects the second shot too. Wonder of U watches as Josuke collapses, overwhelmed by the insects, but then Paisley Park brings the invisible bubble that's shot out of Josuke's birthmark with it back to the Higashikata House. The bubble then flies right towards Toru.

Chapters

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

JoJolion Chapter 76: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 4 (Ability only)
JoJolion Chapter 84: The Wonder of You, Part 1
JoJolion Chapter 85: The Wonder of You, Part 2
JoJolion Chapter 86: The Wonder of You, Part 3
JoJolion Chapter 89: The Wonder of You, Part 6 (Flashback)
JoJolion Chapter 90: The Wonder of You, Part 7
JoJolion Chapter 91: The Wonder of You, Part 8
JoJolion Chapter 92: The Wonder of You, Part 9
JoJolion Chapter 94: The Wonder of You, Part 11
JoJolion Chapter 95: The Wonder of You, Part 12
JoJolion Chapter 96: Just Don't Move
JoJolion Chapter 97: The Wonder of You, Part 14
JoJolion Chapter 98: The Wonder of You, Part 15
JoJolion Chapter 99: The Wonder of You, Part 16
JoJolion Chapter 100: The Wonder of You, Part 17
JoJolion Chapter 101: The Wonder of You, Part 18
JoJolion Chapter 102: The Wonder of You, Part 19 (Ability only)
JoJolion Chapter 103: The Wonder of You, Part 20
JoJolion Chapter 104: The Wonder of You, Part 21
JoJolion Chapter 105: Safety First

Quotes

Quotes

“
Did you perhaps come here intending to pursue me?
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 97: The Wonder of You, Part 14
“
The easiest time for a traveler to run into misfortune on their long, long journey is right before they return home. Soon this long, long journey of ours will conclude... I will hold onto the New Locacaca, and then we can all head home.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 98: The Wonder of You, Part 15
“
Let's be careful of any calamities at the very end, you and I.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 98: The Wonder of You, Part 15
“
The flow of things... This is about you standing up from that chair. Perhaps you'll stand up intending to pursue me. I am Wonder of U. The flow of things will always lead to calamity.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 99: The Wonder of You, Part 16
“
Josuke. Just now, you were standing up... in turn, you extended the joints of your arms and legs. Oh dear, it seems it's too late. You were already stung by as many as four stingers. Does your eye still work? What would you think if I told you this was the last time it will? Dododo De Dadada usually aims for the throat. The asbestos will make quick work of plugging up your respiratory tract and suffocating you.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 100: The Wonder of You, Part 17
“
Umm... so, personally... this is the first time this has happened, so I'm a bit surprised. Only a centimeter away... I mean, I don't think there's ever been someone who's gotten that close to me... without a, you know... calamity occurring... I'm not really... not really quite sure what happens at one centimeter away... 'cause it's my first time. I don't really understand it either. Seriously. But in the flow of calamity... there's nobody who can attack me. Not a single person. That, I know for sure. Wonder of U.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 100: The Wonder of You, Part 17
“
Calamity approaches. Even though I warned you to stop... The chain of death will start with you.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 103: The Wonder of You, Part 20
“
It's no use, Josuke. For me, this is simply an evacuation drill. Who would have thought a disaster would have an evacuation drill? Heh heh. This is goodbye.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 104: The Wonder of You, Part 21
“
"Obladi Oblada". Safety first.
”
—Wonder of U, JoJolion Chapter 105: Safety First

Gallery

Appearing behind Josuke
Close up
Wonder of U suddenly appearing behind Josuke again
Wonder of U is attacked by Soft & Wet
Wonder of U suddenly appears on a wall surrounding the Higashikata House, as seen on a security camera by Mitsuba Higashikata
Wonder of U's sudden appearance is noticed by Yasuho Hirose
Wonder of U wearing the clothes of his doctor appearance
Wonder of U observes Rai and Josuke
Wonder of U partially phased into a wall
Wonder of U reveals his face to Rai and Josuke
Wonder of U ponders what will happen next
Wonder of U is attacked by Rai
Wonder of U appearing before Yasuho
Wonder of U defending itself against frozen bubbles
Wonder of U patiently awaits the elevator
Wonder of U calmly stands his guard against Josuke Higashikata