Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of Fortune
MangaAnime
Japanese Name	ホウィール・オブ・フォーチュン（運命の車輪）
User	ZZ
Namesake*	Wheel of Fortune (Tarot Card)
Type	Close-Range Materialized Artificial Non-Humanoid
Manga Debut	Chapter 150
Anime Debut	SC Episode 12(Disguised) SC Episode 13 (1st full appearance)
Game Debut	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (SFC Game)
Stats?
Destructive Power B Speed D Range D Stamina A Precision E Developmental Potential D A B C D E A: Very Good B: Good C: Average D: Poor E: Very Poor
Destructive Power	B
Speed	D
Range	D
Stamina	A
Precision	E
Developmental Potential	D

“

This car, is there anything it can't do?!

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—Polnareff about Wheel of Fortune, Chapter 153: Wheel of Fortune, Part 4

Wheel of Fortune (ホウィール・オブ・フォーチュン（運命の車輪）, Howīru obu Fōchun) is the Stand of ZZ, featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders.

As a Stand bound to a car, it is capable of morphing its exterior to suit the needs of its driver.

Appearance

Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of Fortune is first seen disguised as a plain car. Its design is based on American cars from the 1960s to 1970s. It resembles a 1952 Hudson Hornet.

Once Wheel of Fortune's true power is revealed, it takes on a monstrous form. Spikes and tubes protrude across the hood, roof, and trunk. The headlights grow and are raised to resemble eyes, and the front bumper splits and becomes covered in spikes to resemble the mouth of a beast. The wheels can rotate to fit into tight spaces and even grow spikes to climb walls.

Both the monstrous and regular forms of Wheel of Fortune are created by its transformation ability. The true form of ZZ's car is that of a small car resembling a Jeep Wrangler without a roof.

It represents the tarot card Wheel of Fortune, which symbolizes change and unpredictability.

Color Schemes

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

Colored MangaAnimeHeritage For The Future

Car(Gray and khaki)

Car(Red and silver)

Car(Green and yellow)

Lights(Red)

Abilities

The car can morph and adapt to any situation

Although initially seeming to be just an abnormally powerful car, Wheel of Fortune is truly a powerful, versatile Stand able to transform and adapt as the user sees fit to defeat his enemies.

Transformation

Wheel of Fortune is a Stand that manifests by using a car as a catalyst, dramatically enhancing the vehicle's appearance and capabilities. It allows even an ordinary, run-down car to transform into a car body that is powerful enough not to lose to a four-wheel drive. The car is also able to repair itself, distort its hull to squeeze inside a crevice, orientate its wheels horizontally to drive between walls, create spikes on the wheels to scale a cliff, and even separate its internal wiring to create dangerous sparks.

When ZZ is defeated, he disables the transformation, returning the car back to normal.

Gasoline Bullets

Gasoline bullets being fired at Jotaro

Wheel of Fortune can shoot its own gasoline at its opponents as a high pressure scatter shot. The gasoline is fired with enough force to damage a human body, but its primary purpose is to make its targets highly flammable, allowing ZZ to set them ablaze with sparks from his car's cables.

Radio Communication

ZZ can hijack nearby cars' radios in order to converse with people.

Chapters / Episodes

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

• Chapter 130: Strength, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
• Chapter 150: Wheel of Fortune, Part 1
• Chapter 151: Wheel of Fortune, Part 2
• Chapter 152: Wheel of Fortune, Part 3
• Chapter 153: Wheel of Fortune, Part 4
• Chapter 179: High Priestess, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
• Chapter 213: D'Arby the Gambler, Part 3 (Mentioned only)

• Steel Ball Run Extra Chapter 3: Untitled Stand Chapter (Mentioned only)

Anime Appearances

Episodes in order of appearance

• Stardust Crusaders Episode 12: Empress
• Stardust Crusaders Episode 13: Wheel of Fortune

Novel Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

• JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE OVER HEAVEN

Gallery

MangaAnimeGamesFigurinesCardsOther

StoryChapter Covers

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  Wheel of Fortune's disguise

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  Wheel of Fortune transforming after being crushed

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  Entering a ravine

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  Tarot Card

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  Wheel of Fortune shoots out high pressure gasoline bullets to make its enemies flammable

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  What Wheel of Fortune actually looks like

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  Chapter 151 Cover

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  Chapter 152 Cover A

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  Chapter 152 Cover B

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  Chapter 153 Cover A

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  Chapter 153 Cover B

StoryDesign Sheets

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  Wheel of Fortune vs Jotaro

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  Wheel of Fortune from behind

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  Wheel of Fortune's full view

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  Wheel of Fortune entering a ravine

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  Wheel of Fortune grows spikes on its wheels

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  Wheel of Fortune climbing the ravine

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  Wheel of Fortune shooting high-pressure gasoline bullets

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  ZZ making sparks with one of Wheel of Fortune's cables

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  The car Wheel of Fortune was disguised as

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  Tarot card representing the Wheel of Fortune

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  Wheel of Fortune's stats

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  Chara Heroes; Part 3 Vol.2

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  Ichiban Kuji

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  JoJo's Bizarre Mini Figure

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  Adventure Battle Card; Wheel of Fortune

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  JOJO A-GO!GO!

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  Weekly Shonen Jump #13, 1997

Trivia

• The concept for Wheel of Fortune was inspired by horror films such as Duel and Christine. From Christine, it takes the design of a cherry-red sports car with supernatural abilities, including self-repair, and from Duel, it takes the idea of a vehicle with an unseen driver that has an innocuous encounter with the protagonists before starting a relentless pursuit. Duel never depicted its driver in focus except for a single shot of his arm, which appears to have inspired the idea of ZZ's muscular arms being the only visible part of him until the end of the arc, when it is revealed that the rest of his body is scrawny and ugly.
  • The use of a car's likeness for ZZ's Stand may also be a reference to the frequent use of car imagery by ZZ's namesake, ZZ Top, most notably on the cover for their 1983 album Eliminator.