The JOJOLands #16 Review - That Girl's Bags Groove

Man, these designs are so bleh...

I think Howler planted the stand there so whoever takes the deeds would get attack so both of them the girl and the team weren't targeted they just triggered the trap early.

As for the reason behind the big bad I think it will be Greed with them doing anything to get more while the team's greed is for others and they won't do anything to get it but as they are on the righteous side fate will benefit them.

Give me some more apathetic, nihilistic villains. Toru touched on that element a bit, being indifferent to the calamity he caused to innocent civilians for his goals, but he was also a rock human and acted more like an opportunistic scavenger than a man who just wanted to watch the world burn. And most of the bad guys who help the main villains are either mercenaries with no true loyalty or devoted followers of their leader's ambitions. Having to fight bad guys who are just like "It's just a job to me" adds a level of nuance I'm really interested in seeing Araki explore.

i kinda hope agent bobby jean sticks around. he hasnt done a lot yet but i just get jojo "hat bro" vibes like Speedwagon/Hol Horse give off. Fun characters with hats in jojo are always the best

some stand out characterization moments i wanna point out that i liked.

Paco: He comments on the absurdity and cruelty of a bystander, in this case the clerk to suffer harshly by simply being in the vicinity of a conflict she isn't a part of or even aware of. Paco is a nice guy, but everyone that knows him so far only sees him for the klepto that he seemingly is.

Usagi: The Matte Kudasai already "subtly" hinted at this facet of his character, but i think it's here that i find it is really obvious now. Usagi is incredibly depedent on other people...Or I guess more accurately he's really desperate for approval.
Considering the circumstances though I can't really blame him for breaking down the way he did here and the previous chapter...

Interesting that the girl took some damage while most automatic stands don't transfer damage to the hosts

So why nobody mention the panel with dragona, usagi and the band-aid

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any thought on the fact that Howler is an hawaiian slang term that means outsider or tourist?

I think it's very interesting how the lava rock has potentially caused the death of this receptionist lady.
The lava rock seems to manipulate fate with improbable, but possible events to facilitate transfers of ownership, so it stands to reason it would have to force some people into extreme situations to do something as significant as giving Jodio's gang the ownership over Howler's land.

I wonder how Jodio knew how automatic stands work, maybe he had an encounter with one before the story began? I hope araki takes this opportunity to explore more of jodio's past and not brush it off as just a plot convenience

Phantom Blood - Destiny
Battle Tendency - Luck
Stardust Crusaders - Legacy
Diamond Is Unbreakable - Courage
Golden Wind - Resolve
Stone Ocean - Gravity
Steel Ball Run - Blessings
JoJolion - Flow of Calamity
The JOJOLands - Mechanism

Calling it now the people behind that howler company are rock humans.

I wonder if jodio was under the effect of a lava rock desire as a kid all along and thats why dragona was targeted. I feel like it has to deal with the absent father somehow as he was an insurance agent for something important and the daughter school kid was associated with howler too right?

Im worried about the extent of the lava rock. Its bad storytelling to be like "characters have no agency, everyones being influenced by the rock and cant make choices". It hasnt got to that point yet but hopefully Araki avoids that issue.

Jojolands: Absurd Mechanism Events.

I wonder if Howler is a message to corporations greed and only caring about assets. It could be that since American corporate ideologies are getting worse by day. Jojolands been very good so far. You cant tell how this part will end like but i think the chapter we have seen, show that Araki wants this part to unbelievably surprise fans.

something i also wanna point out is that before Dragona informed Jodio that he had grabbed the stand. we have a scene of Jodio in distress. and a brief single panel. of Jodio showing a rare emotion for him so far. He shows disbelief and seems on the verge of tears

I genuinely want the girl with the disease Stand to be named Panacotta Fugo

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Let's not forgot The possible influence Of Camus in Jojolands

Omg, Lil girl villain. Omg, isn't this a Jojo first.

I wonder if we could retroactively see the influence of 'absurd' in parts 7 and 8. In theory it's a similar system. Flow is a baseline line of events, Calamity is the negative quality of the flow. And absurd, appears to be conjoining the flow into a desired effect. In theory, both WoU and Ticket to Ride as well as Love Train all generated absurd on the side

Howler's name is very like Hualalai...

Jodio Jodio's absurd journey

MY theory is still that the longer the rock needs to attract wealth the more value it will lose, like wehn Dragona and Usagi tried out the watch it was like 10000$ but when Dragona got it back it only was 30$.

YEAAAHH, this was a good one

Could Sophie dying also tie into what Charmingman had said when he first joined the gang as he talked about how Jodio will learn the true “mechanism” of the lava rock?

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I am starting to like Smoth Operators more and more.

I'm not gonna watch because I'm avoiding spoilers but I like you're content

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What if her stand is like wonder of u

Why did dio’s clothes burned on sun but vanilla ice clothe’s didnt

Song name in the intro?

The way she said "humans" die from accidents and disease without exception gives rock-human vibes. It's a good cover, too, blending into society as an innocent child.

This isn’t related to the video but I’m confused with something in stone ocean.
Why can’t Pucci take every stand that he wants to use against Jolyne (and the others) and use them himself? For example, when Jolyne is in the maximum security part of the prison, Pucci sends 4 stand users to kill her. Couldn’t he take all of the 4 stand discs and use them himself?

If the Lava Rock actually ends up being a twist Villain im going to have the biggest grin on my face. Jodio must claim the mechisms for his own, or be stuck forever as a cog to grand fated mechanisms.

If Jodio ends up tapping into the mechanisms of fate to bring down the main villain 'Diavolo style', powerscalers gonna have a field day

I think the rock's mechanism it the rule of equvivalent exchange applied to fate. It will bend the fate of others and the user to give the user the requested item or concept of value. But it will also give the user a trial that they must endure to claim it. For example in obtaining the diamond they had to fight Rohan and the cats. And to obtain the watch they had to fight Charming man. And now to obtain the deeds fully they will have to fight the forces of Howler.
It's a extremly powerfull item since it probably could atleast bend fate itself. What if the item of value wasn't monetary but something else? Like long life or prosperity? Would the rock react to that and bend faith to make it happen?

The idea of the main villain being just an organization is interesting but businesses are still led by people with personal motivations. Like how Jodio's MO is to get "filthy rich", a seemingly selfish and un-JoJolike goal, we know that theres still personal and emotional backing behind his reasoning to get rich, and i think the CEO or president of Howler is loke thay as well, just maybe for not as noble reasons. I think Howler will be more like the Rock Human group or La Squadra

what is that song in the intro?

We should split your tongue

If Bobby Jean stand isn't named "Born in the USA" I'm gonna be dissapointed

Guys I have a theory emporios stand is burning down the house. Tizianos stand is talking head. The band that wrote the song burning down the house. I believe that tiziano is emporios father.

If you're still doing Araki debunking I just want to find out if Joskue and Kira from part8 are the same person?

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I'm disappointed that agent Bobby Jean is nota reference to apple bottom jeans