PEAK JOJO IS BACK!! The JOJOLands Chapter 10 Review

[@thedeathofabachelor8782]

A detail many reaction youtubers have missed is the fact that Paco protects Jodio from the sword with The Hustle, there's literally a whole page dedicated to showing the moment ;-;.

[@xForts]

Oh ok! I thought it was showing the cut didn't go deep, paco goated

[@joaquinduverne6259]

Yeah, it seems like the Hustle is also what hurts the enemy when passing through the sword, I think it can go inside people to either be helpful or damage the person.

[@TheMelloyMan]

@@xForts Its so true! Pacos stand evolution here is great

[@connorradcliffe1769]

​@@xForts before getting sliced, Paco hits Jodio's shoulder, and you can see the muscles bulging around the neck and wound, protecting Jodio. plus if Dragona heals/moves the neck wound, that could be how they survived Cat Size

[@3mandude601]

Yeah ngl, I didn't really understand what was happening in those panels. Thanks for clarifying

[@BeppoTheGuy]

paco used The Hustle to tank the cut that Jodio got on his neck

[@LucianPosey]

Yepp, his stand can precisely manipulate other people’s muscles.

[@finjaquetemumnomeaqui4838]

The way Paco used his stand here reminded me of Diver Down, while the sand guy reminds me of when Whitesnake tried to kill everyone back in Part 6 by transforming into Weather Report

[@rezazorro00]

More need to read this so less people get the misinformation

[@solidskullz5736]

Chapter 10 has given us our first minor villain of jojolands and what a great first impression he makes. This guy’s stand allows him to fuse with the SCENERY like some kind of 4th wall breaking camouflage. I already can’t wait for the next chapter so we can see more of him

[@eLite-Tiss91]

Do you think he be villain turn friend soon?

[@daniilillarionov9854]

Actually cats are first minor villains

[@pantyosashu8137]

@@eLite-Tiss91 FUCK no.

[@mattb.7079]

​@@eLite-Tiss91he's probably a rock human so that's unlikely

[@willyc3094]

@@mattb.7079although that would be sick, imagine having this guy as a main character if he can use his stand on other things.

[@SpookyStu]

Paco stole my heart this chapter, the enemy stand was so unique, and that little scene with Usagi and Dragona was so cute.

[@joaquinduverne6259]

I do believe the stand does not have anything to do with clouds, really, and it's mostly just an illusion of transparency. The rocks reflect light in a way the user seems like he's not there, but rather than plain invisibility, it's more about using camouflage that also imitates depth and perspective, not just color.

[@maccamachine]

That’s what I think they’re multi colored rock I thinks it’s just reflecting the clouds probably have nothing to do with it I don’t think he’s turning into clouds

[@tanner2164]

the whole “the water is compressed into dirt” just doesn’t seem right….

[@dildiobrandong9823]

Yeah. I think so too. The ability is similar to metallica, where risotto used the iron fragments to camouflage himself to the background

[@talesofacrookedmouth]

exactly, the way xForts theorized here is the kind of stretch you could do with basically anything you wanna relate together

[@devonseale5529]

I agree with this theory! especially with him blending into the buildings as well as the clouds makes me think the colored rock fragments is just arranged to look like the environment.

[@mechamedoquevinherasuament157]

6:33 This panel shows Paco using his stand to vibrate Jodio's neck, reducing the damage from the attack he took

[@Darth_Bateman]

I underestimated Paco, dudes stand is insane. And the more I think about it, the more deadly Pacos stand would be. Like, if any part of his body touches you, you’re done.

[@slimabob]

One thing to note is that Jodio's able to heal his neck injury w/ the bandaid because Paco hit him on the shoulder and caused the neck muscles to bulge/harden, similar to what he did to the enemy when he struck the dagger. The injury probably would have been fatal otherwise.

[@Guitarman1522]

The enemy doesn't become clouds. He uses his ability to camouflage similar to what Risotto did in part 5 by reflecting the background. This can be seen on page 9 (on Mangadex) when you can see the gas station and sidewalk behind him in his face.

[@shshyie]

I could tell reading this chapter that there's gonna be some banger fights in part 9 The main cast all seem to have much more "utility-based" stands with seemingly little combat capabilities So it's gonna be super interesting to see how araki makes them used in fights

[@eLite-Tiss91]

Kinda like kiss

[@Nastara]

I love how Araki is just letting the abilities do things with only the minimum explanation needed. Felt very organic. Like how we keep learning more and more about November Rain by just seeing it in action. So we know now because of this chapter that November Rain can discriminate between targets.

[@Darth_Bateman]

Yeah , he started slowly phasing this habit out during Steel Ball Run. During Jojolion it’s still there , but it’s slowly being removed. The annoying habit of having someone loudly shout what the ability just did even though we saw it is basically gone.

[@geegoflex6762]

We always knew that thought jodio explained before. But I like that dragona can move her wound

[@angelfv133]

I believe the enemy's stand is to manipulate color-changing sand. Everything it does is bodypainting, it is painted the same as the background and that is why it becomes invisible; When he attacks in cloud form, which is kilometers away, it is his own arm that is right in front of Paco, but since it is perfect camouflage, it deceives with perspective.

[@ianjordan8964]

5:49 idont think hes literally turning into clouds hes just using his stand to make an illusion with perspective to disguis his attack

[@xForts]

I mean.. we saw at the end they can completely break down their body and create objects so I think it's a bit more than just illusions and perspective.

[@spiderdude2099]

@@xForts that can all still be explained by diffraction of light caused by the multicolored rock fragments. The watch he made may not be a tangible object, or if it is, it’s made of his prism-like rock fragments that make up his body. I’m also on team “not related to clouds”. Risotto could do something very similar with iron dust to make himself invisible.

[@pelotosho1049]

Well wasn't Jodio's cut mitigated by Paco husing The Hustle?

[@gabrielsparda]

yes

[@saibot9765]

Yeah, that's what I thought.

[@xForts]

Oh I see! I thought those panels were showing that the cut didn't go deep, that makes sense tho

[@Malumultimus]

I think he just covers himself in sand particles whose color he has full control over. It's the differentiation of color (including gradation) that allows you to distinguish objects from one another visually. By controlling the color of the sand particles, he can camouflage himself to whatever's behind him from his target's perspective or make himself look like other people or even a mix of animals and objects. If you imagine everything you look at to be a 2D image, his multi-colored sand particles are like pixels in the shape of his body, all he has to do is change them to what's behind him to become basically invisible. Of course, this would require an insane level of skill, but this is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure we're talking about. I don't think he has insubstantiality like Doctor Wu, because then he'd use his Stand to avoid getting hit or attack with floating hands from opposing angles, but he never actually does that. When he stabs Dragona, we can see his entire body right there where it should be, and when he stabs at Paco from above, his arm isn't really detached from his torso, it's still within arm's reach (in the very next shot, you see his entire arm connected), it's just "invisible" and from an unexpected angle. It seems that whenever he attacks or gets attacked he becomes mostly visible because it's too much for him to keep track of what color the particles should be when his body's moving around in such a violent way. You also see that the sand is clearly a mask falling away from his from at the end of Chapter 9, rather than his body falling apart, because Araki draws depth to it. Also, I don't know if you caught this, but Paco used The Hustle to force Jodio's muscles to convulse, partially catching the blade before it punctured too deep into his neck. That's what that mini-flashback there is and why Paco just tells him to throw a band-aid on it. Dragona was not standing next to Paco, so Araki can't use that excuse here, but we know Smooth Operators can make an entire eye socket move across someone's face, so I'm pretty sure he can just move the wounds somewhere less lethal than his neck, but we'll have to see how effective it is.

[@ianjordan8964]

7:29 for jodio didnt they show that due to pacos intervention it failed to cut deep beyond the surface so that also helps allow the bandaid thing to work

[@dan.10101]

I think the enemies stand is going to be similar to Risottos invisibility. Like he has control of this metallic sand which he use to reflect light in different ways. I think it would explain why his skin feels sandy, why the particles are so colorful, why he can become invisible (a la Risotto), and why he can distort perspective. It might be difficult to make a disguise with that ability, but I think Jojo logic would allow it

[@maccamachine]

This chapter was awesome i was ready to see a fight against an actual “human”. Paco was just throwing hands man it was great I love fights like that it reminds me of part 8 josuke vs the brothers. And smooth operators being able to move a wound is really interesting

[@EXFrost]

I think your overfixating on the cloud thing. He fakes the watch and the birds a long with blending in with buildings. His ability is a perception-based camouflage imo. Like those AI images of landscapes which reveal memes when you squint.

[@mccabestevenson]

I think the ability is closer to that of a chameleon. The floating sand and rock fragments change color and can create images/illusions that might mess with perspective

[@AmoriaShop]

this one made me a HUGE fan of Paco. the way he's so confident in CQC the hustle seems unstoppable with some ingenuity, & yea looks like dragona will be our "heal from virtually anything" character by just moving the wounds from vital to non vital w/ their stand. Also I'm betting this 1st enemy is totaly a rock human. between the "rock humans are in touch w/ earth's blessings" ie lava rock, the comments from paco, & the fact this assassin has barely spoken reminds me of the psychopathic nature of them, idk i gotta say im convinced for now

[@mbot1901]

Man these videos are so well edited I love tuning in every month! I will say in terms of the ability I think you might be too caught up on the clouds part, it seems to me like the ability has more to do with camouflage and blending into the background, giving it the appearance of coming out of clouds when in reality the user is standing in front of the cloud and using their ability to make it look like they are actually inside the cloud. I think it's more likely that the stand is integrated, like you said, and allows the user to cover themselves in a layer of sandy particles that are reflective and can take the appearance of anything, either to disguise yourself as something else entirely or to blend into the background. On top of that, you can create structures out of this material to further disguise your silhouette, like for example I bet fake Paco's hat was also made of the same thing covering his skin and was actually tangible, but the material itself is very brittle and crumbles away at the touch which is why whenever they clench their fist you can see the disguise fading.

[@Kiriotosu-o8k]

Araki once again proving why Paco Laburantes is that guy. All jokes aside Paco is my favorite character in the part so far. I truly can't wait to see more from him and the gang.

[@soulkibble1466]

Looking like we're getting more Rock Humans. Though, I'm speculating it's a different kind of Rock-human, more Sand than Rock based on the dialogue.

[@jeremiahiscool5425]

I used to think The Hustle was a bad stand, but after seeing it blend seamlessly into combat, prevent fatal injuries, and damage enemies, I think this stand has a lot of potential.

[@andrewratto2782]

I'm thoroughly enjoying the Jojolands so far, and one of the things I really like about how it's done its encounters is that they feel like a D&D campaign. You've got a group of individuals with wildly different personalities and abilities all working in tandem to achieve a goal or overcome an obstacle. A lot of the logic also feels very TTRPG. We have an illusionist? Well he probably sucks in a fight so the brawler can deal with him. They're sneaking away with invisibility so we can't hit them? Just slap them with AoE. We're getting chased by magic cats? They're cats, *feed them magic magnets then catch them in a net!* The fact that we have a team from the very beginning instead of one we have to build up over time has been a very interesting dynamic so far and I hope we get to see more of these dumbasses get into and out of sticky situations together.

[@WhispyMoon]

I didn't even understand when first reading it that the "put a bandaid on it" flashback part was trying to show that paco used his stand to take some of the damage from the cut, sort of like diver down.

[@Superbearyo]

Great to see another stand fight to introduce us to how hustle can be used to fight even though it seems like a weak stand.

[@willamdafoe9300]

This is the best chapter so far, the panel of Dragona getting stabbed, Araki flexed mad hard there.

[@michaelcarlton1484]

The Hustle is basically Diver Down mixed with Hamon, but only affecting muscles.

[@AmeshaSpentaArmaiti]

the sand is colored and let's the user camouflage themselves and using forced perspective can make themselves look like they're further away than they actually are, that's also how they disguised themselves as paco, they used the colored sand to make themselves look like paco.

[@edgyusername4191]

My favourite part of Jojolands so far is the dynamic between Dragona and Usagi. I can tell it's going to make me cry later.

[@NotJolyneCujoh2011]

I think that "THE Hustle" story arc is a great piece of the Jojolands to show how useful The Hustle can be. That's my opinion, and possible a bunch of you agree or not, of the arc so far.

[@PieBathBob]

ngl i think you're really overcomplicating his ability, he's not breaking down or whatever he just has a sort of camoflauge that messes with perspective, making him literally blend into the background

[@vicunaleather6992]

I made my own manga a year ago with the main character having similiar abilities. The ability makes a big cloud and rain over a given area. Different clouds rain had different effects. Heal rain could heal non fatal wounds, freeze rain could freeze whatever it touches etc.

[@samuelbucher5189]

I doubt it's anything cloud related. Sounds like that fella can just manifest/levitate colorful particles to create an image.

[@the_middle_twix488]

I’ve been calling the enemy’s Stand “Karma Chameleon” since reading the chapter but Starman is a perfect name if the Ziggy connection is real

[@Kuon_latte]

I'm pretty sure the enemy just makes himself translucent, playing with perspective to look like far away clouds

[@MisterMcCrumch]

By far and a way my favourite Jojos' commentator and science teacher - loved this! Thanks man!!

[@amvcenter1989]

I think no one who has read this chapter is over valueing the bandaid situation since it shows paco hitting jodio in the shoulder I think causing his hustle to move into jodio healing his throat and making the cut only on the top layer above pacos hustle I could be wrong but i think that is what happened

[@emanuelbugaj7078]

Omg when did we seen hand to hand combat in Jojo last time? It was so cool to to see it with Araki's current drawing skills

[@TheEssentialHughJazz]

The Hustle seems very connected to Spin. It reminds me of when Gyro channeled the force of an explosion from his fist to his foot through the Spin (I think vs Oyecomova)

[@Downunshy]

I HOPE HOPE HOPE ROCK HUMANS ARE BACK😭 they were so cool and I just love the concept of silicone based life

[@simonregan471]

Hmm, my interpretation of the new enemy ability was more like the datamoshing effect - he can disguise himself by copying the 'image' of something onto his skin (or I guess the floating sand), and it's only when he starts to move that you realise he's actually there. When he attacks 'from' the clouds, he made his hand invisible by copying the background of the clouds. Similarly when we see the bird steal the watch and then as it gets closer it becomes obvious it's actually him, with the shape of the bird smeared over his body.

[@holymilkshake4787]

When I read the chapter 10 I said to myself this is peak jojo and its been back. I noticed that your video titles are basically what I think of the chapters.

[@Mizikame]

We can see that both November Rain & Smooth Operators have inherited “Spin Energy” They both have the ability to Manipulate what they touch and rearrange it in a way that benefits the Stands & Joestar Users I also feel like The Lava Rock is this Alternate Universe’s “Stag Beetle Stand Arrow” from Part 5 It determines “Worthiness” and has a Direct Influence on what IT deems Worthy and who Possess it and what They Feel when the Lava Rock’s “Worthiness” is in a Flow State to add “Value” to the User

[@woodburn9539]

Calling it now: the name of the minor villain/name of its ability is gonna be a reference to The Carpenters.

[@nicholaswatson3554]

It'd be cool if the stand referenced "Rainy Days and Mondays" somehow.

[@boianko]

I don't think the stand has anything to do with the sky. I believe the stand is a swarm of sand/rock particles that can project images. We've seen this ability before - during the Metallica vs Kimg Crimson fight Risotto does the exact same thing by refracting light from his body to become invisible. The difference here is that the stand seems able to make a dust cloud that produces the same effect in a larger area than just his body, and obscure his location.

[@AbyssalExalt]

The way I’m visualizing this enemy’s ability is that old video effect where the image freezes in place and another image comes into motion making the previous pixels move while revealing an image. I don’t think his ability is cloud based because I feel like paco would have mentioned it felt like wet sand. I think it’s just a particulate based stand, or a rock human with unique control of the dust his body gives off. I hope I was able to make myself clear.

[@xForts]

That's also possible! I felt like the fragments being "different colors" was a big hint

[@AbyssalExalt]

@@xForts that part about the different color fragments is what made me think of that effect. It’s called datamoshing apparently. I feel like the cloud were involved so much cuz in Hawaii buildings are smaller so there’s more sky. That’s my theory at least. The datamoshing effect is just a flavor thing too.

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

It's cool that a character like Dragona is written as flawed and kind of greedy despite their age, just cool to see characters my age still acting like goofballs.

[@geegoflex6762]

Dragona can use smooth ops to diguise her self and change her appearance

[@leontewhitfield7465]

I feel the next chapter will focus on paco still because the chapter was called the hustle part 1 I think Jodio and usagi will be trying to help and protect dragona since they will be busy trying to stop the wound and you know how jojo fights go the allies never help fight hehe

[@jerryreynolds5700]

Jodio will just go to the nearest Jokemon Center/Laundromat and heal up after the battle is over. Just like every JoJo character in every other part.

[@cerezabay]

I think that the villains so far are not true villains but the island of Hawai'i itself. I think Araki is inspired by Pele's Curse, which in Hawaiian culture it is said that taking natively Hawaiian off the island, like lava rocks, will give the person bad luck. I think that the lava rocks in Part 9 are similar, but instead, these enemies are the island trying to protect itself (native species attacking the cast and the sand enemy attacking them). If this is true, then these might not be true villains.

[@JoseGonzalez-fp1mc]

Amazing analysis of the enemy stand user I like your theory and probably right about what the stand abilitie is.

[@matthewschreiber1875]

I'm kinda curious as to whether Jodio has actually used November Rains ability to its potential, so far it looks more like the rain is his stand rush or something (basically punching with rain drops)

[@robbo5182]

I think this guy is from the mafioso but this might be his mission to initiate him into the organisation, I think would explain why he talks about them in the first place but also why paco dismisses him as being to weak.

[@Mizikame]

Don’t forget that JoJoLands Parallels AU Versions of Part 5 & Part 6; so it leads further credence that what you believe (as do I) is most likely true

[@newjojosupercutsandmore2489]

I think his stand works a bit like metallica, which fits considering it’s AU part 5, instead of metallic particles maybe he uses sand particles or something? Alternatively he could also be an alternate Zucchero, who attacked with a rapier from hidden locations

[@Jibbie_]

That must be one strong bandaid.

[@doce3609]

I LOOOVE the premise and I hope it will be something like a 3D Factorio. That would be really cool.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Happy holidays! Your videos always make My day! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅

[@WrecklessFantasist]

I think of the group The Matte Kusadi is gonna be the healer. Think about it, you can have the other members using it to create medical kits or other healing things. Which adds the risk of what exactly they need and also making sure someone else is alive to activate it

[@lockejohnex]

Christmas can wait, it's a new xForts video!

[@leontewhitfield7465]

Omg did anyone else have the same thought right in my head I was like they can’t be falling for this and I’m like the enemy know how the rock works so he had to be using their reaction to figure out who had the rock

[@dillpickle2483]

Your mentioning of particles makes me wonder if his stand is more of a particle manipulation stand of sorts. By altering their particles, they fuse with the environment to change their appearance or to surprise attack their opponent. And if this is a Rock Human, they are carbon based, so they can use the carbon in their body to physically change their appearance, hence the sand texture floating around this stand user. And speaking of the sand texture, sand is a silicone type thing, and when heated/fused it makes glass. And glass is transparent, maybe acting like a magnifying glass to make the clouds appear closer than they appear. Also, Starman seems like the highest contender for Stand Name.

[@keeganseck7751]

I'm glad that Smooth Operators is implied to be the team's healer. "What if we take the injury, and push it somewhere else?"

[@ShukakuTheCrazy1]

I have a feeling your use of the word "mechanisms" at 5:50 was deliberate, considering how it seems to be a theme in part 9

[@spicychip2058]

The enemy stand user that's like clouds the stand could be called In the Air Tonight I mean it makes sense with what we see him doing

[@lastassassin4443]

I love that Araki is going back to the actual users throwing the hands themselves first Josuke and now Paco

[@matheusdanzberg2616]

I loved the chapter. Interestingly, this enemy's mysterious stand vaguely resembles what I imagined the power of November Rain to be, in relation to refraction. My theory is that November Rain could refract characteristics of certain objects around it, such as the weight of cars, but it was shattered with the revelation that it could have relations with gravity.

[@Max_Le_Groom]

Xfarts tied up and oiled in a jumprope, maximum recoil in slow motion.

[@frankorefice4115]

It's amazing that it has been almost a year since this part started. I'm starting to wonder if I'll have kids once this is done.

[@stephno13]

Let's not forget that the enemy disguised as paco in the last few chapters meaning this guy's ability isn't just turning into clouds, it's possible that it's disguise/camouflage.

[@222aloof]

The introduction color scheme is the best cmon now…

[@TheDarkFuryKnight]

It was a good read, can't wait for the next chapter

[@nicolascoello8469]

The villains stand is just the IA background face generator

[@marverickmercer1968]

Paco is a Spin User fr. Bro transfer energy from himself to break the enemy's arm and save Jodio by pushing the blade out of his neck with the Hustle. I think the new enemy is a combination between Metallica and Doctor Wu, he can use reflective sand particle to become invisible.

[@Greg501-]

Dragona is probably the only one in the group who could heal deep wounds like that. Paco might be able to heal his own muscle based injuries with his stand (and stop bleeding by forcing his skin back together), he couldn't heal a broken bone.

[@s4o4e77]

I’m curious when are we going to get a video of all the stands in the jojoland

[@xForts]

2033

[@sebwryyo2589]

I really liked the chapter!! What I really hope for is more dragona focus, with their character being quite strange as of yet and very joestar like, but I have to say, jojo fans are eating good with these chapters

[@hypenoir6982]

Mt. Hualalia said out loud kind of sounds like “Wall Eye”

[@FranIvan1]

I fucking love the intro you have ❤

[@R15Sammy]

It never left, baby

[@AT7outof10]

Hmmm using particles in the air to mess with light and what their opponents see, we're reaching all the way back to Wammu I see. Well, similar, but sometimes like an inverse of that power.

[@ZonkedSteel]

I can’t wait to see how araki uses gen z tropes and language in his new characters.

[@thykota]

Time for jojo essayists to use the volume 2 ad footage for years to come

[@ralfsstuff]

I just assumed their shiny dust/sand particles are refracting the light

[@eLite-Tiss91]

I can't wait for Sum backstory on these characters... usually when backstory are told its either when the character heavily focused on a part or an Arc. Also to not make it 110% about the main character and main character only they let the other character backstory revealed first, usually the secondary and i hope its Dragona first.

[@vicunaleather6992]

I understand the frustration with the damage in jojo. I think Araka does this alot with new stands the protagonist encounter to showcase their abilities without limitations so every stand gets to shine. Araki makes up for this by giving satisfying deaths and hes not scared to kill off his main characters which balances it our for me. It would be a different story if it were comical damage and no deaths like other manga .

[@cyrus8886]

Tbf in this case It's just people not paying attention There's a whole panel showcasing paco blocking the sword That's why he says to jodio to just get a bandaid He protected him from most of the damage

[@Thoray]

AU Narancia? Similar hair, stands that involve the air, maybe in the mafia?

[@heikoy]

I wonder if Mamoru Miyano would be the official voice of Jodio in JoJoLands.

[@pixzae]

araki is known for writing his character as "tis but a scratch" attitudes to any damage

[@griffinains6180]

BRO THE TOMMY BAHAMA SHIRT IS GOATEDDDDDD

[@bobthemexican8192]

I think attacker's stand has nothing to do with clouds, instead using particles to camouflage himself by painting him like what's behind him and playing with perspective. Also, looks like Dragona going to be this chapter's healer, if they can remove wounds from their body with Smooth Operators.

[@FERNANDO-ro7ny]

im sure that this stand is called karma chamaleon or mayne mr blue sky

[@Pikaman20008]

Now I wonder if the enemy’s Stand’s name is literally Stardust or full on Ziggy Stardust

[@gonzalodiez6336]

oh!! i really hope the bowie reference is real i love him

[@pbtenchi]

I think the stand can simply be described as camouflage dust.

[@kkosmosL7]

Plot-twist: the villain’s illusion powers gave a strange hallucination to Josuke, making him see a mysterious man…

[@That_Random_guy-tk6gj]

Yay

[@juzox5161]

If Jojolands ends up being the Gang fighting against Hawaiian Gods, Its gonna be Goated