Old Man Stand User
The Old Man Stand User (スタンド使いの老人, Sutando Tsukai no Rōjin), also referred to as the Strange Old Man (ストレンジじじい, Sutorenji Jijī), is an unnamed tertiary antagonist featured in the second chapter of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure drama CD's first volume, which is based on Stardust Crusaders.
He is a Stand user who attacks the Joestar Group in Calcutta, India. His Stand Strange Relation uses the music he plays on his organ to manipulate the hearts of his opponents. Unlike the other Stand users fought by the group, the old man does not work for DIO, nor is his Stand related to tarot cards.
Appearance
His appearance is unknown beyond him being an elderly 89-year-old man. He travels on the streets while playing a barrel organ.
Personality
The old man is a senile organ-player who likes to have fun. However, his idea of fun is forcing people to kill each other with his Stand ability. He chooses to attack strangers without any motive, and even he finds his own behavior strange. He is a psychopathic individual who takes great pleasure in forcing the Joestar Group to fight each other and watching them harm innocent bystanders with their Stands.
He is also conceited and enjoys taunting his opponents, even declaring that the manga is to be renamed "Strange Old Man's Bizarre Adventure" when he assumes victory. His deranged hobby means everything to him, and he doesn't know what he would do without it. When Joseph Joestar destroys his organ, he forgets the meaning of his existence.
Abilities
Stand
The strange old man was born with his Stand, which activates when he plays music on his barrel organ. It allows him to manipulate and control any number of individuals to do his bidding, though only Stand users are able to hear the music itself.
History
Drama CD
When the Joestar Group reaches Calcutta, India, the old man appears in front of Noriaki Kakyoin while Jotaro Kujo and Joseph Joestar are on their own, looking for a hotel. After asking Kakyoin whether he is a traveler, he warns the boy to be careful. Suddenly, Kakyoin is affected by the melody of the man's Stand and falls under his control. Avdol and Polnareff ask Kakyoin what's wrong, but he just responds in a trance. The old man commands Kakyoin to summon Hierophant Green to attack innocent civilians. Polnareff and Avdol attempt to stop him but are worried about harming other bystanders, so they decide to run away instead.
Polnareff and Avdol go in separate directions, assuming they'll be safer that way. Merlai Anne meets up with Polnareff and they spot the old man, realizing that he was on the side of the road with them earlier. Polnareff assumes that the old man's organ took control of Kakyoin and the old man confirms his suspicion. Avdol then appears, also under his control. Cackling, the old man explains his Stand ability. Although Polnareff thinks he's a minion of DIO, the old man states that he isn't and was simply born with his ability. He declares that he'll make the entire group use their Stands to kill each other. Polnareff summons Silver Chariot, but the man declares it pointless, boasting that sound can't be defeated even by DIO.
As Polnareff falls under the old man's control as well, Anne runs to tell Joseph and Jotaro. The Joestars summon Star Platinum and Hermit Purple, but Jotaro falls victim to Strange Relation's ability as well. Now presumably controlling all of them, the old man takes great pleasure in commanding the group to attack various buildings and people: Avdol burns down a shop, Kakyoin pushes a car toward a man's girlfriend with Emerald Splash, and Polnareff cuts off a girl's dress. In his triumph, he declares that the manga will be retitled "Strange Old Man's Bizarre Adventure" next week.
However, Joseph then hits the old man, revealing that he was merely pretending to be controlled; in reality, he sent Hermit Purple's vines into the organ's revolving drum earlier, gradually entangling them as the old man continued cranking his organ. The old man declares that he can still use Strange Relation to make high energy low-frequency sound waves that will crush Joseph to death with rubble. However, with Hermit Purple still wrapped around his organ, Joseph easily destroys the instrument, ignoring the old man's desperate pleas for forgiveness.
No longer having anything to do in life, the strange old man retires, forgetting the meaning of his existence. He can no longer walk and thinks back to when he was a baby eighty-nine years ago.[1]
Quotes
Quotes- “Music shakes people's emotions! Music dominates people's hearts! (音楽は人の感情を揺さぶる！ 音楽は人の心を支配する！)”—Old Man Stand User, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (CD)
- “Fool! Your assumption that being a Stand user means that you're working for DIO is a feeble way of thinking. (バ～カ スタンド使いイコールDIOの手先というのが貴様の発想の貧弱なところ)”—Old Man Stand User, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (CD)
- “It's useless! It's useless! Sound can't be beaten! Sound can't be burned! Sound can't be cut! Therefore... sound is primordial! The heartbeat of life! There is nothing in this world that can resist the magic of sound! Even a man like DIO... (無駄じゃ無駄じゃ！音は殴れない！音は燃やせない！音は切り裂けない！そして・・・音は原始の響き！生命の鼓動！音の魔力に逆らえるものはこの世のどこにもいないのだ！たとえDIOとかいう男であってもな・・・)”—Old Man Stand User, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (CD)
- “It's time for the dance of death! Use your Stands to kill each other with all your might!”—Old Man Stand User, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (CD)
- “I win! Starting next week, the title of this manga will be "Strange Old Man's Bizarre Adventure"! (勝った！次週からこの漫画のタイトルは「ストレンジじじいの奇妙な冒険」じゃ！)”—Old Man Stand User, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (CD)
