Jojo’s bizarre adventure is a strange franchise. Strange androgynous men and women struggle with the incredible power of Stands while monologizing in impossible poses. However, it always loosely follows the rules of physics until the end of Rocky Ocean. In closing, it seems our intrepid heroes are dead after being left behind in the previous universe, but the explanation behind the final episode of Stone Ocean is even stranger.
As we reach Episode 38, hope seems lost. Father Pucci is said to have orchestrated the events of the entire series. He even influenced the event that sparked the whole series, Jolyne’s arrest and sentencing. But what does he really want?
What did Pucci want to do with Made in Heaven?
through Rocky Ocean, Pucci was obsessed with the idea of ”reaching the sky”. In the last episodes we see it that way too; He must speed up time and end the universe. Made in the power of heaven to do this, this only affected non-organic matter, so he planned to transport all living things to the next universe.
The purpose behind this was to free people from the fear of the unknown, which he believed would lead to paradise. His theory was that if he took everyone to a new universe, they would keep their memories. Made In Heaven has the power to enforce predestination so that whatever happened in the old universe would happen in the new. In theory, those who made the journey would remember their entire lives, up to the point where time passed more quickly.
Pucci believed that everyone would be happy because they already knew their fate and could make peace with it. For him, this meant the eradication of despair. However, their destiny will only remain the same if Pucci accelerates the universe at just the right moment every time, creating a new one.
However, when Pucci tries to kill Emporio upon his arrival in the next universe, he is able to escape to his hidden room. There he is able to trick Pucci into inserting the Disk of Weather Forecast into his head and he gains standing powers. Pucci speeds up time to gain an advantage, but Emporio is able to kill him. However, time keeps speeding up. Without the influence of Made in Heaven, however, it seems like only Emporio makes it through time to the next universe.
Did Jolyne and Jotaro really die in the end? JoJo part 6?
JoJo’s bizarre adventure has killed main characters before, but the main protagonists, the Joestars, are usually passed over. This time, however, everyone dies except Emporio. Jolyne, Jotaro, Hermes and Anastasia all die fighting Pucci. Because they are dead, they are affected by accelerated time, and their bodies are believed to have crumbled to dust. So in the next universe we see two doubles of Jolyne and Jotaro, but they’re not really.
But that’s not the whole story. After Emporio defeats Pucci and arrives in the third universe, he meets some very familiar characters. While their names and clothing are a bit different, Irene, Anakiss, and Eldis are the reincarnations of Jolyne, Anastasia, and Hermes. We also hear Jolyne mention her father, who we assume is eerily similar to Jotaro.
Although they died in the first universe, their spirits ultimately ended up in a better place. With Pucci completely absent from the third universe, the Joestars and their friends and family were spared a great deal of suffering. For starters, without Pucci attempting to initiate his plans to reach heaven, neither of them went to jail. Pucci’s brother Weather Forecast (whom we later see hitchhiking) didn’t experience the trauma that devastated his life either. Although their original forms died, Jolyne and the gang won in the (extremely) long run.
Has the end of Rocky Ocean Mean JoJo’s bizarre adventure is over?
At the end of Rocky Ocean, Dio’s machinations are finally over. His sons (except Giorno) are dead, and all his allies have been killed, incapacitated, or switched allegiances. The ideal universe that Emporio finds himself in at the end of the final episode may still have stands, but the Joestar family’s mortal enemy is finally gone.
So, JoJo’s bizarre adventure is over for the original cast and their descendants (for now). the next part Steel barrel, set in a completely different universe, serves as a reboot for the series. Set in the late 19th century, it follows paraplegic former horse jockey Johnny Joestar and the mysterious Gyro Zeppeli as they compete in the Steel Ball Run, a $50 million cross-US race.
When and if they will make an anime out of this Steel barrel is still unknown at this point. It features a lot of horses that are notoriously difficult to animate, and it’s probably the most controversial part because it restarts the series.
Brittany Vincent has been reporting on video games and tech for publications such as G4, Popular Science, Playboy, Variety, IGN, GamesRadar, Polygon, Kotaku, Maxim, GameSpot and more for over a decade. When she’s not writing or gaming, she’s collecting retro consoles and tech. Follow her on Twitter: @MolotovCupcake.