Stardust Crusaders - Episode 42

The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 1
General information
Episode	42 (68)
Season	2
Japanese Name	亜空の瘴気 ヴァニラ・アイス その1
Romanized	Akū no Shōki Vanira Aisu Sono 1
Localized Title	The Miasma of the Void, Cool Ice, Part 1 (Crunchyroll, VIZ Digital)
Runtime	23:43
Chapters Adapted	SC Chapters 123-127 (236-240)
Air Dates
Japanese	May 9, 2015
English	July 1, 2018
Other Information
Opening Theme	JoJo: Memories of That Blood ~end of THE WORLD~
Ending Theme	Last Train Home
Eyecatch	Cream
Episode guide
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“

You mean... Avdol's dead...?! Quit lying to me!! (アヴドゥルを……殺したなどと……ウソをつくなああああああ―――ッ‼)

”

—Jean Pierre Polnareff, Battle in Egypt BD/DVD Volume 5

The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 1 (亜空の瘴気 ヴァニラ・アイス その1, Akū no Shōki Vanira Aisu Sono 1) is the forty-second episode of Stardust Crusaders, the eighteenth episode of the Battle in Egypt arc, and the sixty-eighth episode of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation. It covers the second half of Chapter 236 through half of Chapter 240 of the manga.

While Telence T. D'Arby is defeated by Jotaro, DIO's most faithful servant Vanilla Ice enters the scene to report the situation. DIO decides to sic Ice on the heroes, confident that Ice's void powers will be enough to kill them all.

Summary

The game of baseball continues as it seems D'Arby can read Jotaro's mind yet the student decides to announce his pitches. Unfazed, D'Arby uses Atum to peer into Jotaro's soul, asking yes or no questions to guess what is Jotaro's next move.

D'Arby loses his composure as his Stand fails to properly read Jotaro's soul

D'Arby reads that Jotaro is completely sincere about wanting to shoot straight high to the outside and plays accordingly. However, he is completely taken by surprise when the ball flies into a curve and D'Arby misses his mark. Jotaro's team takes the ball. Thinking to himself that would be impossible for Jotaro to have such control over his soul that he can fake intentions at this level, D'Arby suspects that Jotaro is cheating somehow. Jotaro keeps declaring his pitch sincerely but still plays different throws. Eventually, D'Arby becomes nervous and tries to discover the way Jotaro cheats but is unable to discover his method. He ultimately breaks down as the gap in points widens without him being able to do anything and he inadvertently releases Kakyoin's soul.

Jotaro wins and Star Platinum beats down D'Arby

Having lost, D'Arby then sees that it has been Joseph who was remotely playing in Jotaro's place using Hermit Purple. Shocked at such a simple trick, he is then put back in his place when Jotaro points out that Daniel would have seen through it. The game is over and Star Platinum hands out a well-deserved pummeling to D'Arby, who flies into the sky and crashes into the fake ceiling, revealing the island to be merely a well-disguised room. Jotaro, Joseph, and Kakyoin then decide to advance further.

Vanilla Ice makes his entrance

Meanwhile, DIO's last servant Vanilla Ice reports D'Arby's defeat to DIO. Entering DIO's room, Vanilla Ice is asked to cut off his own head to provide the Vampire with the blood needed to complete his assimilation of Jonathan's body. He obliges and decapitates himself with his Stand, Cream. A satisfied DIO resurrects his loyal servant by giving him some of his blood in return and orders him to kill the Joestar Group, expecting great results after seeing his devotion. Vanilla strangely himself gets eaten by Cream, which in turn eats itself until it completely disappears and rushes out of the room, making a hole in the wall.

Meanwhile, Polnareff, Avdol, and Iggy decide to venture inside the mansion instead of burning it down. Beforehand, Avdol warns his companions that the stakes are now too high for them to save each other in case of danger and that they must fend for themselves from this point on. Understanding, the trio promise each other to have a good dinner when their deed is accomplished. The trio shortly arrives at an eldritch hall full of labyrinthine stairways and bridges. However, Avdol conjures a radar of magical flames that allows them to detect a hidden enemy. Iggy then sniffs out the Stand user named Kenny G. who was creating the illusions and defeats him in one blow.

Leaving only his arms, Avdol's body disappears into the void by Vanilla Ice's Stand Cream

Avdol suddenly sees a message carved out on a pillar stating that they will die shortly. He sees Cream, which has managed to remain undetected by both his radar and Iggy and pushes his allies out of the way. Shoved to the ground Polnareff then only sees Avdol's severed hands and panics, ignorant of what has happened to his companion. Cream reappears with Vanilla Ice in his mouth, declaring that Avdol has been disintegrated and that Polnareff and Iggy are next. Polnareff shouts in anger as he prepares to fight Vanilla Ice.

Appearances

Characters

(Retired)

Telence T. D'Arby

Jotaro Kujo

Joseph Joestar

(Flashback)

Dr. Elliot

(Flashback)

Sonia

(Flashback)

Tatsuhiko

Noriaki Kakyoin

(1st full appearance)

Vanilla Ice

DIO

(Death)

Muhammad Avdol

Jean Pierre Polnareff

Iggy

(1st appearance) (Retired)

Kenny G.

Stands

Atum

Star Platinum

Hermit Purple

(1st appearance)

Cream

Tenore Sax

Silver Chariot

(Death)

Magician's Red

The Fool

Credits

Staff

Script (脚本)

Shinichi Inotsume

猪爪 慎一

Storyboard (絵コンテ)

Shunsuke Machitani

町谷 俊輔

Episode Director (演出)

Eri Nagata
Shunsuke Machitani

長田 絵里
町谷 俊輔

Animation Director (作画監督)

Hisashi Abe

阿部 恒

Key Animation (原画)

Saori Den
Manabu Imura
Yuko Yazaki
Katsuyuki Sato
Shou Nanbe
Hisae Ikezu
Hidenobu Takahashi
MK Seoul
Studio Magie

傅 沙織
井村 学
矢崎 優子
佐藤 勝行
南部 ショウ
池津 寿恵
高橋 英宣
MK SEOUL
studio magie

Husio Studio

Mei Takeda
Takuma Mizuno
Yūto Asai
Yuki Inaba

武田 芽衣
水野 拓馬
浅井 雄斗
稲葉 友紀

Doll Illustration

Reki Taki

滝 れーき

2nd Key Animation (第二原画)

Shuhei Fukuda
Yuri Yamamura
Masahiko Komino
Ace Company
Triple A
TAP
Reboot
Seven Arcs Pictures

福田 周平
山村 有理
小美野 雅彦
ACEカンパニー
Triple A
TAP
reboot
セブン・アークス・ピクチャーズ

Husio Studio

Rie Harada
Kazuhiro Hocchi
Juri Hirosawa
Kaori Yoshikawa
Fuka Aieda
Ai Takimoto
He Zhenwei
Manatsu Michimae
Kana Yamada

原田 理恵
ホッチ カズヒロ
廣澤 朱里
吉川 佳織
相枝 風香
瀧本 愛
何 振偉
道前 舞夏
山田 佳奈

In-between Animation Inspection (動画チェック)

Takuma Mizuno

水野 拓馬

In-between Animation (動画)

Husio Studio

Fuka Aieda
Ai Takimoto
Takuma Mizuno
Manatsu Michimae
Kana Yamada
He Zhenwei
Yuto Asai

相枝 風香
瀧本 愛
水野 拓馬
道前 舞夏
山田 佳奈
何 振偉
浅井 雄斗

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Triple A
TAP
Reboot
Ace Company
Big Owl
Beep
Caramel Art
FAI
Core
MSJ Musashino

Triple A
TAP
reboot
ACEカンパニー
Big Owl
BEEP
キャラメルアート
FAI
コア
MSJ武蔵野制作所

Digital In-Between Animation
David Production

Mai Oshima
Yusaku Nagahama
Rie Takahashi

大島 舞
長濱 佑作
高橋 梨恵

Design Cooperation (デザイン協力)

Megumi Itoi
Eri Ogawa
Gakushi Maeda
Hiroshi Izumi

糸井 恵
小川 エリ
前田 学史
泉 寛

Production AI

Junko Nagasawa

長澤 順子

Egyptian Arabic Dialect

Ehab Ahmed Ebeid

イハーブ　アハマド　エベード

3DCGI

Graphic Model Cooperation

Bandai Namco Entertainment
CyberConnect2

株式会社バンダイナムコエンターテインメント
株式会社サイバーコネクトツー

Digital Works (デジタルワークス)

David Production

P. Taweeporn

タービーポン

Eyecatch Illustration (アイキャッチ原画)

Shunichi Ishimoto

石本 峻一

Manga/Anime Differences

• During the discussion between Vanilla Ice and DIO, the Bow and Arrow can be seen hanging on the wall next to DIO.

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Japanese	亜空の瘴気 ヴァニラ・アイス その1	The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 1
English	The Miasma of the Void, Cool Ice, Part 1
Spanish	El Miasma del Vacío, Cool Ice - Primera parte	The Miasma of the Void, Cool Ice - Part 1
Portuguese	Vanilla Ice, o Miasma do Vácuo - Parte 1	Vanilla Ice, the Miasma of the Void - Part 1
French	Vanilla Ice, Miasmes d’outre-espace, Partie 1	Vanilla Ice, Miasma from Beyond Space, Part 1
German	Das Miasma der Leere, Cool Ice, Teil 1	The Miasma of the Void, Cool Ice, Part 1
Hebrew	המיאזמה של הריק, ונילה אייס, חלק 1	The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 1
Arabic	بُخار عفن الخلاء، كول آيس، الجزء 1	The Miasma of the Void, Cool Ice, Part 1
Italian	Il Miasma del Vuoto, Cool Ice, Parte 1	The Miasma of the Void, Cool Ice, Part 1
Polish	Opary otchłani, Vanilla Ice: część 1	The fumes of the abyss, Vanilla Ice: part 1

Commentary

“

Here we are at the "YES YES..." part you all have been waiting for. I know a lot of people wanted to see this scene which has a cult following, and it was a priority for us during the episode's production.

The famous "You're going to "ORA ORA" me, won't you ?!" at the end of the fight cannot be missed, and Telence gifts us with a completely grotesque but brilliant face.

It is after this fight that finally, Vanilla Ice appears. At this moment, the plot picks up the pace for the last final sprint, and nothing will stop it. This sinister character remains fascinating.

The red lights are flashing for Avdol and his inevitable death. It's him who finds the scribbled message on the wall. Let's ignore that it's a message written in Japanese inside an Egyptian building. Please don't laugh, it's not the time. (laughs) And thus, Avdol is definitively eliminated. As Polnareff said it so well, it was really too sudden. This is all the more unbearable for him as it was again a sacrifice to save him from death at the last moment.

Avdol's death leaves no doubt about Cream's dangerousness, and even Iggy is terrorized at the sight of this Stand.

”

—Naokatsu Tsuda, Blu-Ray limited edition commentaries

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Trivia

• There is an animation error when Telence discovers Jotaro and Joseph's trick. The camera pans up on Jotaro with Kakyoin in the background but as it zooms out, Kakyoin disappears.