JJBA Stone Ocean: Ermes and co. vs Sports Max Full Fight Supercut

[@whatthebeardoin3160]

Props to Part 6 for not giving this conflict some cliche "Revenge isn't the answer" type deal. Ermes' sister got murdered by a bunch of gangsters and the system didn't even grant her justice. That revenge would normally be treated in a story as stooping to his level or something, but nah. Fuck Sports Maxx, justice for Gloria Costello. Glad Araki went with that angle.

[@raffaelegiacomaniello3415]

The "Revenge isn't the answer" stories usially work, but in this part a "making justice for myself/my loved ones" fits way better

[@rancorious7785]

@@raffaelegiacomaniello3415 Helps that he's an invisible zombie.

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@rancorious7785 And indeed, he [Sports Maxx] is truly becoming an invisible zombie after being back from *getting trapped inside of a sewer pipe* by Ermes Costello right...

[@mr.d8654]

that cliche only works well when the character who is going to take revenge is going to loose themselves or something precious in order to achieve revenge here there was no such a stake since Hermes didn't get corrupted in some way or loose anything after killing that guy, if anything she gained satisfaction and that's it

[@rancorious7785]

@@mr.d8654Maxx might not've sicced his stand on them, nearly killing them.

[@oyveyshalom]

There's only one reason why Sports Maximum lost. There's just one simple answer. He really pissed Ermes off.

[@rahadianaryo5979]

09:42 Well, Oy Vey Shalom: This is just eerily so similar to the (Part 7: Steel Ball Run 🏇 spoilers) *one Diego Brando from Another World's demise* right...😵💥💀

[@-dot]

@@rahadianaryo5979 man died twice 😔

[@Win090949]

@@-dot not the first time it happened in jojo

[@Samstar369]

@@rahadianaryo5979 That’s some awful spoiler coverup lmao, try again

[@AAAAAAXD]

Kiss got the same stats as rhcp and Star platinum

[@augustday9483]

A stand power that lets you create invisible Florida gator zombies. Truly terrifying.

[@illus0]

Dear god not Florida

[@enigmaperson4636]

Nah it’s normal in Australia

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@enigmaperson4636 Yeah, matey 😏: It's just a *normal day in the Land Down Under* right there...🇦🇺🐊

[@thechadpenguin5238]

If you think that’s terrifying, you should realize what he can do with dino fossils.

[@caiuaoliveira6371]

@@thechadpenguin5238 HOLY SHIT YOURE RIGHT

[@nocturno7660]

She literally killed him and his ghost, omg

[@rahadianaryo5979]

Aww yeah, Nocturno: Is this (really) *reminds you a bit of something else* right...🤔😗?

[@trisiniere]

Its very fitting if you think about kiss ambility

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@trisiniere Well then, Dzumka: *You can guess* about what *Kiss' Stand ability* is...💋

[@rancorious7785]

She killed Maxx and he said "run it back"

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@rancorious7785 "Run it back" huh? So then, what Sports Maxx's said right here 🤔?

[@UchihaOPBrian]

Adding Dio's theme to any final fight makes it a 10/10 instantly

[@Geardovakhin]

*Voice of jotaro in part 3 * YES YES YES

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@Geardovakhin Old Joseph/Part 3 Joseph Joestar: "Yes, yes... *Oww my gawd* ...🤦"

[@arkhamlerouge1034]

Is not his theme, Dio theme is Dark Rebirth. This is an "hype fight" theme, also heard when Jotaro engage the fight with the D'Arby brother and when Kira is ready to a second Bite the dust

[@boximoe469]

@@arkhamlerouge1034 this is his theme, it’s used when jotaro moves and donuts dio

[@arkhamlerouge1034]

@@boximoe469 No a theme is repeat and essentially only for a character. Heard a music 1 or 2 time and for a character =/= it is his theme. Dio have a lot of variation of his theme : Dark rebirth, awakening darkness of the world, forces to increase, none of these sound like Final battle. That the same mistake than those who think than Duel of the fate is the Dark Maul theme, but this music is play in only the last fight, never in his other scene, and in scene without him in the sequel. So it is not his theme. Even in this way it is more a theme for Jotaro, because he is here everytime when that play contrarly to DIO.

[@destroyerkitty9434]

Adding the backstory as well as an explanation of her powers was very necessary. Without that context this fight would not be as good.

[@debrisj4919]

Her stand works like a rubber band It stretches its target The original object is your hand holding it The sticker is another hand stretching it Once that "sticker" lets go of the stretch, it bounces back to your hand, and you know it hurts It embodies her vengeance, as shown in how violent its "stretch and let go" operates

[@newjojosupercutsandmore2489]

Plot and character development makes every fight better, its honestly an issue I have with jojo as a whole, too many fights are just fights, and lack the impact they'd have with proper buildup. Best examples are the 9 glory gods from part 3, if we got at least one scene added with them all together, their fights all would've felt more impactful. Another for me is the Chief Miu Miu fight, if she were shown earlier and possibly was even shown to have had an antagonistic relationship to jolyne before it was revealed she was the chief, it would've made that fight feel even more climactic (bear in mind I love all these arcs), but prior knowledge of opponents endears us more to their fights, fights Like Joseph vs Whamu, Risotto vs Doppio, Wekapipo vs Magenta, Jobin vs Ojiro, they're all great fights but are especially memorable because both opponents were already established characters

[@swiggydswirl330]

@@newjojosupercutsandmore2489 The Miu Miu fight was my favorite from the prison section, but they did mention her as an oppositional force before she was shown. You're right, they didn't really show any flashbacks with her, but, on at least 2 occasions, she was told to be the reason why no one could escape the prison. Her stand reveal made it that much more terrifying to me since we discover why no one is ever able to escape.

[@musicarain4702]

@@newjojosupercutsandmore2489 this is exactly why part 3 is my least favorite part

[@dooplon5083]

​@@newjojosupercutsandmore2489sidenote, risotto was not estanlished in the manga prior to his arc, the hitman team are hidden in shadow prior to each one's individual debut and most of their group scenes are anime only, with the exception of their backstory in which sorbet and gelato are shown in full both in the anime and manga

[@Red_Adanac]

Jolyne was about to do the secret Joestar technique, but Ermes went “You pissed the shit out of me, sports maximum.”

[@rahadianaryo5979]

Well played, Red...😏😎

[@Domestic-Violet_20]

ermes know about kujo's hidden technique more than Jolyne.... 😅😅😅

[@SnibsnBibs]

"Pissed the shit out of me" Whoa. He really did that to her?

[@angun703]

Polnareff family technique

[@John_Doe4269]

I remember reading this ~10 years ago, and I loved the way they adapted it to anime. "Like shooting up and shitting through every orifice in your body while being left with unending hunger" is quite possibly the best way I've ever heard to describe what it might be like to be a zombie.

[@debrisj4919]

Her stand works like a rubber band It stretches its target The original object is your hand holding it The sticker is another hand stretching it Once that "sticker" lets go of the stretch, it bounces back to your hand, smack it, and you know it hurts It embodies her vengeance, as shown in how violent its "stretch and let go" operates

[@magoichi75]

Ok now I can finally understand how your stand works. Appreciate it lad

[@Stando-User]

Jotaro stand is called star platinum. It has the ability to stop time. This ability is as if a reference to how jotaro wants to stop time in order to not watch his mom die!!! I’m so smart!!! I’m so cool!!!!

[@holorogium6537]

Dp really adapted this fight very well!

[@rahadianaryo5979]

Yeah, holorogium: Special thanks for *those animators in David Productions for animating that fight scene* right...!

[@knju1monsterhunt656]

9:07 Ermes just took a page out of Okuyasu's book, using her stand's power to drag Sports Maxx back into her range just to clobber him again and again!

[@Kobekola]

9:30 literally the most raw animated barrage in the entire series. Like actually. Fitting for a stand that has stats rivaling almost every other one

[@neurotocksin3403]

I don’t think anything gets past the 7 page muda

[@Wattson19]

I just want to say that Kiss's stats refers to it's ability, not it's physical strenght

[@awesomelink2347]

The quiet and ominous muttering at 2:15 gives me chills every time.

[@colonfist]

shit feels like a horror cutscene before the "press shift to run" stuff starts after the cutscene

[@tysondennis1016]

This isn't a fight. It's an execution. Complete with Dio being generous enough to play his mix in the back.

[@Inferno144]

Love it when horror themes are slapped into a story that normally dont have them. Really rises that tension. Yeah, you got a Stand, but what if the Stand you were fighting's abilities is straight out of a horror movie?

[@CosmicFist78]

bro its actually so annoying how competently she killed him just for him to return as a ghost with a stand of his own. she even hit him with a few one liners, didnt even get touched by him, it was a clean job

[@michaeldimare3786]

Ermes didn’t have to have the cool stand. Or incredible strength or sense of humor. All she needed was a motive. For why she would want revenge. And it’s her sibling. I need to read the manga, because holy shit, does her character amaze me! Could also be the animation

[@RatKingCerf]

Honestly, the anime gave Hermes' arc a lot more weight, IMO. It's not as impactful in the manga as it is here, despite being her entire arc

[@michaeldimare3786]

@@RatKingCerf I plan on reading Part 6 at some point but good to know

[@MangakaConnor]

Using final battle soundtrack from SC is great. Got goosebumps

[@hteteaindraykyaw996]

7:34 Yeah gurl, Tell them. Screw those "revenge won't bring your sister back".

[@holorogium6537]

Ok but this "Oshaa" by Ermes is amazing

[@rahadianaryo5979]

03:31 Well, holorogium: That "Oshaaa...!" bit reminds me a little of *one Diego Brando's 🦖 "USHYAAAAH...!!" battle cry* right...😗

[@Boaz_Dadon]

@@rahadianaryo5979 Don't forget C Moon's battle cry

[@kit_ts6087]

@@rahadianaryo5979 does anyone else notice that it looks like sticky fingers' punch from part 5

[@oswaldobetarelli4776]

This fight is so much better here than in the manga, i fucking balled my eyes out watching the end of the fight, the OST is so freaking good too!

[@mariothane8754]

Punch ghost type stands usually come with a reason to start to fight. Lots of cowards usually use roundabout stands or those with wild killing intent but odd methodology come with ones more bent on personal execution. Ermes had one and it revealed her reason as it went.

[@EndrVersace]

Minor spoilers But god I cannot WAIT to hear Sports Maxxs theme again during the Underworld arc when he pops out of the memory hole

[@lyzee1199]

It would be a cool.....for uhh.... 2 minutes of his theme

[@X_Bill_X]

And it’s out

[@jellaldeedolas]

This fight hit different in the anime

[@hexmaniac6810]

That’s the coolest stand ever, zombies are so underused when it comes superpower animes

[@connieflorey4288]

Yo this would be fire if erme's theme played somewhere in the fight

[@stavros222]

"with the darkness, share the joy Flaccid pancake... "

[@kazuyukihi1208]

9:16やばい。カッコよすぎる。惚れちゃう

[@mccuddlysavage4911]

We need a counter for how many times Ermes says Sports Max

[@vellumental-002]

(spoilers in a way) I still think that the plot twist of sports max actually dying in the pipe was so shocking yet enjoyable, since it’s jojo your thinking “he probably survived somehow didn’t he?” And then you see him and you think “I was right! He survived!” Until the big reveal happens, no, he technically did die in the pipe Idk it’s just so interesting to me

[@imjusttrin9900]

Yeah! It's just like The Six Sense in that way, def a cool twist

[@oddapricot4077]

(spoiler for stone ocean part 3) sports max appears later again in the show and attacks ermes once again (only for a brief moment), cant wait to see people’s reaction

[@Pablo_Martin_aa]

@@oddapricot4077 the zombie parrots where scary

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@Pablo_Martin_aa 03:34 Well, Andres Acosta: *It's actually a magpie 🐦 to be exactly* ya...

[@vozcosmos7987]

@@rahadianaryo5979 Ayo, whose wood needs some peckerin'?

[@jasonquiver6907]

7:57 Holy shit that CRUNCH though

[@bellaqua4324]

Part 6 jojo gang stands are all simple Stone free is just really strong strings Kiss is just really strong stickers Foo fighters can shoot planktons Diver down can get inside someone And burning down the house is just ghost storage room And then there's weather report that literally controls weather

[@francisforever2319]

YESSSS I WAS WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!! THANKS

[@Ghiaman1334]

I always thought Limp Biscuit was a dumb Stand, one of the worst. Then I watched these episodes. Now it's still not great, but a much more formidable ability. Regardless, this arc is incredibly emotional and moving, and I love it.

[@suckerman7gm]

Well, the stand was useful for one thing: It gave life to Dio's bone which eventually absorbed the souls of 36 sinners and gave birth to Green Baby.

[@tysondennis1016]

One lesson that Jojo teaches is that you should never consider a Stand ability weak. "Can put zippers on stuff" sounds weak on paper, but in practice, it's ridiculously powerful.

[@vgc_ivan8391]

As dio mentioned. A "useless" stand can be a threat depends it's user. But Hey ya is the most useless stand

[@unknownghost129]

@@tysondennis1016 bruno is to creative

[@tysondennis1016]

@@unknownghost129 Yeah, his fight choreography is perfect.

[@josealejandromirandacruz3964]

Ermes and Polnareff are both Jojobros whose got revenge for their sister's death.

[@newjojosupercutsandmore2489]

Part 6 was meant to echo a lot of part 3 plot points, a blind sniper who loved dio, a gambler stand user with lines going under their eyes, sister murder revenge, time stop invasion, etc

[@Goodguyful]

0:23 the ost is just 🤌

[@reflection6401]

There are so many reasons why I love this fight, from the uniqueness of the characters fighting styles The stand and user fight as one instead of the user fully depending on their stands ability they as well get into the mix And to the unique abilities as well and genuinely good characters unique writing and personality, and motives To the entire stakes of the entire part and emotions behind them I genuinely dislike people who don’t give this part a chance because the main character has a vagina

[@zoro-i8u]

dawg, that last fact makes everything so much better

[@lunarkomet]

Yeah let's ignore all valid part 6 criticism and call it sexism lmao

[@reflection6401]

@@lunarkomet I’m not saying EVERY criticism is invalid. I could name a few despite part 6 being obviously my favorite Rushed animation Hit or miss on some of the voice actors And the good third of the portion of the part being in one location narratively where very little happens But what I am referring too is when part 6 originally came out that was the main reason why people didn’t like part 6 then a lot more people who only got through let’s say 10-20 chapters of the manga they said that it’s bad or could skip it and just in general people are sexist a good portion of what they hated about it was the amount of women I’ve seen posts It became - “hey, Everyone can skip this part” which lead to people being confused about part 7 when it first debut And obviously the mixed feelings of part 6 would remain until the anime came out

[@reflection6401]

@@lunarkomet like I know I made it seem like my original point was “part 6 good-everyone is sexist for those who have valid critique” but that is far from it, it’s just the fact that there is a genuine large portion of people who didn’t give it a try and who did, did have a sexist take from it, and I do apologize for coming across that way

[@darkninja9499]

nah Florida got the most OP stands bruh

[@angryboi595]

Local Florida man spawns invisible alligator zombies and people in a prison to fight a half Italian half American girl with strings, a Mexican woman with a bunch of a stickers and a woman with black blood

[@rahadianaryo5979]

Well to be honest: " *Local Florida man* just spawned an *invisible alligator zombies* 🐊 (and undead peoples 🧟‍♂️) inside of a prison to *fight a half-Italian 🇮🇹 half-American 🇺🇲 girl with a strings, a Mexican 🇲🇽 woman with a bunch of stickers and a (plankton) woman with black blood.* "

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

Jolyne's not Italian though? She's half Japanese from Jotaro's side.

[@tgnm9615]

@@crimsonwizahd2358 isnt Jotaro's wife American?

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

@@tgnm9615 Still doesn't make Jolyne half Italian though.

[@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon]

Jolyne is 1/4 english, 1/4 japanese, 1/2 american. The only italian in her blood is her great-grandmother, Suzie Q.

[@rblxshortsandmore9241]

If sportsmaxx didn't die there would be an invisible zombie apocalypse in JoJo

[@Scarletdex8299]

Florida man gets stuck inside a sewer pipe and summons an invisible alligator

[@Cxmpxctz]

"Limp Viscuit" We offically have a localized name worse than Zipper Man.

[@west3783]

Nah

[@cringeymemes6333]

Could’ve been the actual localized name, Flacid Pancake

[@user-ky8du8lk7l]

No

[@doodlemom23]

theres nothing worse than zipper man

[@AchillesofOblivion]

@@doodlemom23 fisher man is up there

[@studiogemineye2526]

TEARS, GOOSEBUMPS, THIS SCENE WAS SO UNDERRATED AND ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAV IN THIS SHOW

[@iwillconsumeyourflesh5882]

Bruh, if he were to let go then he could start a zombie apocalypse

[@miniaturerodent3559]

one of my favorite fights in the series. its so perfect

[@ManiacX1999]

Okay, I have to ask. How do you get those subtitles? The ones I get on Netflix are white with not outline nor background. It's suoer-f-ed and it isn't like that when I switch to the English dub

[@notso_cody]

Thanks for the recap I'm watching again tomorrow

[@lorddongus3400]

Honestly, underrated fight scene. And one of my personal favorite barrages. Also this scene goes hard as fuck

[@boomingamer3284]

That's definitely gonna become a character beatdown special

[@mizu7662]

Damn, just sealing a guy away in a shit pipe to drown. That is cold as hell. Can't say he didn't have that shit coming, though.

[@ddenozor]

the soundtrack and the ending is so epic

[@jacksonreichle4777]

I love how Ermes fights along side her stand

[@shadowgiorno2739]

That Dio's Theme gave me goosebumps

[@alcero2399]

Confirmed Ermes is Diego she said USHAAAAA when trying to punch something in the air

[@suckerman7gm]

Well following your logic, Pucci is also Diego because Whitesnake and C-Moon also cries USHAA when they attack

[@newjojosupercutsandmore2489]

check out the reactions to this fight! K lord: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3eTZaCIgNaDjKc Aaby: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXy7oGODfZ1jhc0

[@MUSQUIZanimation]

Ah. Best girl for Part 6.

[@treadnokash7598]

Smack kiss an item reliant abillity Defeating a necromancer level threat solo. If this is some adventurer level shit ermes wouldve have the monster hunter badge. Now lets appreciate ermes surviving till the final fight. With this highly situational abillity its very hard to use.

[@mrcrapucinno]

came here for the music that begins at 3:40…so good!

[@Terralia20273]

Sports maximum got Okuyasu’d

[@brando3424]

Using Za warudo OST made this fight goated 🐐

[@Creator_syun]

かっこよすぎて❤

[@heyya_jp]

8:43 おまえの位置はわかったッ！完璧にッ！狙うのはその上方！顔面のッ！！！正中線上ッ！！！

[@HFS0744]

Very nice USHA 3:31

[@holorogium6537]

Oshaaaaaaa!!!

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@holorogium6537 It's also being *Diego Brando's signature battle cry/kiai* , in which it's pronounced as " *USHAAAAH* ...!!" there, Holorogium...

[@zp5697]

Thus the expression was born: “Knocking the disk out of someone”. Definition: Beating the shit out of someone to the point you can see his/her spirit leaving his/her body.

[@_Dumb_Answers]

Holy fuck that bloke got annihilated

[@krm2095]

What I like about this fight is how similar it is to Polnareff and J. Guile in part 3. In both scenarios, both Polnareff and Ermes have a loved one taken from them by some of the worst pieces of shit people on the planet, and instead of the usual "revenge isn't the answer" plot line, both Polnareff and Ermes get their revenge without losing who they are, and continue to fight alongside the rest of their respective groups even tho their personal goals are fulfilled. Not to mention their revenge involves beating the living hell out of J. Guile and Sports Max until they're satisfied, which is always enjoyable to watch.

[@nation5743]

Really sad we couldn't get Flaccid Pancake.

[@benjamincecilio5063]

9:32 Ermes: WRYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

[@hunterbeatbilly9836]

For a second there, i thought ermes was basically fighting an invisible SCP-682

[@anonymous3012]

What happened to your latest premiere dude? Do you know why it got copyright claimed?

[@newjojosupercutsandmore2489]

idk tbh, I cut it down by a minute and i’m uploading a new one rn though!

[@anonymous3012]

@@newjojosupercutsandmore2489 Good luck. Let's hope that the new one stays up.

[@caiovinicius5838]

Joseph joestar = spider man Jolyne joestar= spider woman

[@nathanielelloreg6574]

Damn I love this fight

[@jonathanschmitt5762]

3:50 Insert coffin dance.

[@tysondennis1016]

Ermes definitely read “The Cask of Amontillado” at some point, didn’t she?

[@raikaria3090]

Aw; they didn't keep the Flaccid Pancake translation

[@rahadianaryo5979]

So then, Raikaria: And which *translated/localized name* they're used for the Sports Maxx's Stand Limp Bizkit yet...🤔?

[@SchizoidMan-p3b]

i love sport max theme 2:30

[@claudiatoro2490]

9:32 her stand punches faster than made in heaven

[@coldandstinky3485]

Limp Bizkit reminds me of Dio and the Stone Mask, making Zombies and stuff. They even melted like Hamon would have done to them.

[@ElissonDSouza]

I Really didn't give a damn about Hermes before. But after this arc....

[@Montesama314]

Damn, Ermes, your sister is fine. You're cool too, but Gloria's got a "Erina Joestar" thing going for her.

[@tecno_gamer4308]

Ermes Beatdown.

[@Geardovakhin]

Stand Hamon beat overdrive !! 👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊

[@QocaPoca]

They couldve hired Phoenix Wright but no.

[@Glatier]

imagine if Saul Goodman represented Sports Maxx

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@Glatier Yeah, yeah... And if *Saul flerkin' Goodman ⚖️ was to represents Sports Maxx's as you said* here, what possibly could be happen...?

[@JKSmith-qs2ii]

The most beautiful part was cut, where Gloria descends. What a shame.

[@TheFinalGate_]

Yall ever thought about how crazy strong ur mental fortitude would have to be to have a stand, control it, and fight other stand users? You’d have to be super smart

[@ForgottenFafnir]

To be fair, it takes mental fortitude to manifest a stand. If you don't believe in yourself, you get something like Echos Act 1, Superfly, or Cheap Trick. Conversely, the stronger your will and desires, the more powerful the resulting stand. That's why the villains always have OP stands. They have such lofty goals. Ruling the world, achieving heaven by reseting the universe, and of course 'Living an Ordinary Peaceful Life while actively murdering women on a bi-weekly basis' But ignoring that, I believe it's stated that Stands follow your will. It's less commanding another person, and more like moving another limb. They'll even respond autonomously faster than their owners mind can process, such as Star Platinum at the start of Part 3, stealing things Jotaro desired, and catching the bullet since it new Jotaro didn't actually want to die deep down. I won't deny though that humans in the Jojo verse are superhuman when it comes to their bodies and minds. Jolyne coming up with a mobius strip to counter C Moon, Rohan and his 0.1 second combat planning, Kira using Trigonometry mid battle to calculate and aim his explosives, and of course, the entirety of Part 2. Normal people just can't do that.

[@Wolf57381]

Does anyone know the song that's playing at 7:32

[@irrelevancepersonified]

Stone Ocean ost Fate

[@Wolf57381]

@@irrelevancepersonified thank u so much

[@tvkraman4990]

Stamp or kiss is a very cool but it's very strategic

[@escanor7938]

Korewakorewakorewaaaaaa

[@josephgover5072]

Sports Maximum went to jail like al capone

[@暁隼人]

死んだ後に発現するスタンド能力は、どれも凶悪😅

[@山田優-n7e]

神々しい

[@l0u13__3]

Move in move out Put your hands up hands down

[@LucasF25]

4:04 ... Thumbs up :)

[@frank7266]

sports max from jacksonville ong

[@just_a_funni_guy3085]

Why the name of stand its smack?,it would be much better if it was caled "smuch"

[@jacopoconti91]

The real stand name Is Kiss

[@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon]

Bad translation

[@Geardovakhin]

It's copyright if they change the names of the stands

[@jesusriced]

I actually think i prefer stone ocean over stone free and limp viscuit over biscuit

[@yacid457]

0:56 name ost?

[@irrelevancepersonified]

Stone Ocean ost creep on

[@josecuatrodos]

Amen

[@ms.watakamis947]

210

[@MountainMemelord]

So this is why she has Resolve Mode.