#jojolion 107 spoilers

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this page is peak jojo

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my big hope for jobin rn is that his corpse hasn’t really been shown very clearly since he got stabbed, which leaves his status a bit more ambiguous. There were also some interesting panels I saw on twitter where his hand seems to move a little (images after the read more so as not to clutter things up)

Could just be a minor continuity error, but these were about a page apart so who knows. The thing that makes me take it kind of seriously is the subtle foreshadowing of mamezuku’s ghost in chapter 103 which at least shows that Araki isn’t afraid to put in really minor hints like this. That being said Caato definitely seemed to think he was dead, so at this point that’s what I’m leaning towards.

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I did not pay attention to those panels before, but now that I do… I’m gonna refer to the second image (which I have combined):

The fingers on Jobin's left hand on the left panel do look a little different from the ones on the top right, then it’s slightly different again from the ones on the bottom right, as if that his fingers were sneakingly moving.

However, I don't see any 'moving line' in the panels which generally describes a movement in drawing manga. In addition, seeing that Caato is more focused on carrying out Jobin's goal of curing Tsurugi instead of saving him right now implies that Jobin is beyond saving.

Apart from that, I also realized that not all readers can draw or are artists. I’m obviously not a pro (in drawing) but I am quite used to making illustrations. I’m still refering to the second image I combined:

Considering how far the distance of Jobin's body on the left panel one and that his body was drawn in a slightly bigger and detailed on the top right panel, it was quite hard for Araki (and anyone in general) to accurately draw Jobin's hand.

So, it’s quite understandable that people who are unfamiliar with this field tend to attribute every little thing in theorizing.

But what if Jobin does come back? Of course I will be very excited, I really want him to be the final villain who will face Josuke, the Diego 2.0 of JoJolion.

Related posts:

Chapter 83’s flashforward theory compilation

JoJolion chapter 107’s review

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Jojolion chapter 107 spoilers with no context

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Ok, so I’ve got some theories regarding the next chapter of JoJolion...

WARNING! SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 107 OF JOJOLION!

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Ok, seeing as chapter 108 is called ‘Calamity’s End’ I think we can safely assume that Tooru is not gonna last much longer.

But I HIGHLY doubt that with a title like this, he’s just gonna go quietly. Judging by the fact that Tooru has COMPLETELY lost control of the situation my guess is that he’s gonna pull one final calamity out of desperation as a last sand, but ultimately end up dying. Looking at the cover art we can see Yasuho standing in front of the wrecked Higashikata house, looking like a badass. I’m praying pretty sure that she’s going to survive.

But what will Tooru pull and why?

Well, I’ve a few scenarios;

As we can see a the end of 107, despite being gravly injured, Wonder of U comes up behind Kaato. 

It’s possible that Wonder of U kills Kaato before the equivalent exchange with Tsurugi is complete, but dies still dies of his injuries. Personally, I think this is highly possible, but I’m not really a fan of the idea that Kaato dies IMMEDIATELY after being re-introduced and completely incapacitate Tooru. But seeing as Araki had Kei appear to die only a few chapters after being re-introduced to the story, I wouldn’t put it past Araki.

2. Tooru basically says “SCREW IT! If I can’t win, I WON’T LET ANYONE ELSE WIN!” and Wonder of U causes some sort of GIGANTIC calamity that Tooru plans to kill everyone in the area with. Sort of a ‘I’m taking you down with me!” situation.

3. The final calamity is Tooru destroying the New Rokakaka. Similar to scenario two, it’s a kind of ‘if I can’t win, no one else can!’ situation. If he can’t have it, he’ll make sure no one else can!

One thing I think is probably certain, the final calamity is going to to be in desperation/one final act of defiance, but in all scenarios, Tooru gon die.

But with how batshit insane JoJolion, these are probably all going to be wrong because Araki is a fucking lunatic.

But I think we can all agree on one thing;

after this chapter, Tooru is going to be sleeping with the rock fish.

hopefully. if Araki is a good writer

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JoJolion spoilers (106&107)

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Theory w/ spoilers for JJL 106-107

Calling it now, I think the ultimate conflict/conclusion of JJL Ch. 107 is Kaato Higashikata dying from Tooru using her to heal himself, possibly fusing with her in the process much like Josefumi and Kira did. The reasons for this happening could be her being caught as she tries to retaliate in revenge for the death of her son (as seen with a preview of the full form of her card stand) OR maybe choosing to sacrifice herself to heal Tooru so that he may continue what she (and her son) thought is good, which is to remove the Rock Disease from their lineage. The grief she must feel from her son that she went to jail for murder in order to cure his Rock Disease DYING could be enough to give up her own life easily, even though she leaves behind the rest of her family. ( I wonder if this would end up giving Tooru that “13th Hour Power-Up” (not official naming) that Jojo villains tend to have, like Pt. 4 Yoshikage Kira’s “Bites the Dust” ability or Funny Valentine’s obtaining of “Love Train”. Perhaps it could be related to time/timelines, although it would still fit if Tooru’s potential new ability is still rooted in fate, also much like a lot of the Stand-Wielding antagonists. Anyway, I digress) This initial theory is supported by the vague description of the plot as seen in the Jojo Wiki  and its unusual title, “Kaato Higashikata's 'Attack’ “ .The description trails off, suggesting that the chance to finish off the main threat of Jojolion might not go exactly as we want it to. In addition, the quotes around the title could suggest that what she will do is not the kind of “attack” we expect, one that defeats Tooru. It could be an “attack” against those she sees as responsible for her son’s death (Yasuho and Jo2uke) via meddling in his plans to grow the Rokakaka plant and cure Tsurugi.  EDIT 5/18: I ALMOST FORGOT but another possible element that foreshadows this turn of events is the lyrics found in Wonder of U’s namesake song “Wonder of You” by Elvis Presley.  “ You touch my hand and I'm a king “ Considering that the word “king” is a running motif in the Higashikata family’s collection of Stands, it could be possible that Tooru’s Stand could change into one with a name containing “king”, possibly as a symbol to convey the connection he now would have with the family after having an Equivalent Exchange with Kaato (although it is unclear whether or not Kaato’s Stand follows the same naming convention)

This is only one of the many expectations I theorize for Jojolion’s final act based on the hints I saw in the story and analyzed by other Jojo readers. I’ll continue in a later post, but they’re not any less bleak.

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yooooo jojolion spoilers for chapter 107 don’t fucking read further if you aren’t up to date but fucking. 

realizing how much of Wonder Of U was about illusions/images and manipulation of peoples percieved reality (given the stands ability to literally break rules of actual physical entities and travel through “images” on reflections a la hanged man) and how much of that matches up with Paper Moon King to the point that paper moon king’s unconscious activations were fundamentally fucking *identical* regarding how they caused “calamity” for those who touched it 

and how all this was leading up to tooru and tsurugi fusing is just. holy shiiiit lmao

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I read your recent post on Space Trucking and Caato, which was excellent. What did you think of chapter 107 as a whole? I thought it was one of the best in quite a while.

I’m happy that you like my post (I added more sections about it, you may take a look at it again if you want). As for chapter 107:

I thought it was one of the best in quite a while.

I couldn’t agree with you more, Caato is truly the MVP in that chapter, she does more than Kei ever did (which the later kinda failed to live up to our expectation as readers).

I just did a review about the chapter that you can read here:

JoJolion chapter 107 review (starring Higashikata Caato)

Araki is really doing her character well, I thought there was no need to turn her into an antagonist with great power/influence or a silly plot twist that this unassuming granny is the mastermind who knows-it-all.

Caatofags had once described her as a mother who directs her son Jobin like a puppet and supervises Tooru as her subordinate whereas in reality, Araki has been portraying the three of them in a more balanced way rather than one being above anothers.

Also, will Tooru be gone soon? Readers have repeatedly missed predicting Tooru's death in the next chapters so, I won’t just say that Tooru will be done in the next chapter. Afterall, the chapter ends on a cliffhanger where both Tooru and Caato appear to be in grave danger.

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JoJolion chapter 107 review (starring Higashikata Caato)

Why not? This chapter does star her.

We’re finally almost free from the crap of Caato’s hypes because she finally does something right now. This chapter is about her fight against Tooru and more about her character.

Previously related post: 

The Long-Awaited Most-Hyped Character Finally Made Her Appearance: Caato

MAJOR SPOILER AHEAD!! Don’t read more if you haven’t read the newest chapter (107) yet and don’t want to get spoiled!

JJL chapter 107: Kaato Higashikata's "Attack"

First, I’d like to try her recipe.

Actually, the reason she is in Higashikata’s house right now is to deliver Jobin’s favorite dish made by her… what a lovely mother. Too bad, instead she found her son’s dead body.

This actually should debunk some Caatofags silly idea of her as an evil person who doesn’t really care about her family. When it looks like more about Jobin, I think she does care to her daughters as well when she asked them to stay in their place.

Also, the speculation of Tooru’s tricking Caato also got debunked, obviously because Yasuho is there to tell her about what was really going on.

Yasuho in this chapter mostly just explains anything happened and her explanation regarding rock-humans and New Locacaca is because she has no reason to assume that Caato already knows about these things.

I like how Caato looks calm when Tooru was pointing knife (more like saw I think) at her, those tears in her eyes are still tears of grief over Jobin’s death, not due to her fear.

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That really sounds like a villain speech and it is said by Tooru. At this point I’m getting even more conviced that he is the true main villain of part 8.

Caato then revealed her Stand, the name is 「Space Trucking」 and I have explained its newest mechanism in my other post, so I won’t go in depth in discussing her Stand here. In short, she uses her Stand to hide some of Tooru’s limbs to incapacitate him.

Apparently, the one who called her “K-Kaato-san” in the last page of previous chapter was Yasuho and Tooru also knows about her (Caato). Just like what Maako, the girlfriend of Ojiro said that the news about her murdering a child 15 years ago is a well-known sensational news in Morioh, so it is not surprising if several characters in JJL know her.

I like Caato’s composure and softness here, kinda reminds me of Jolyne… yeah, she has been compared to Jolyne numerous times, her intro in prison is definitely a Jolyne’s reference. Araki once said that Norisuke IV is the JJL version of Josuke in part 4, as his elder counterpart so, what if Caato is also the elder counterpart of Jolyne in JJL? That kinda makes sense.

Caato already knows about the New Locacaca and so, does this mean that Caato was hiding another pot of the New Locacaca?? Or is that the same pot that Tooru and Yasuho had been fighting for in previous chapters?

My guess is that it is the ‘same’ pot, look how the pot that Caato reveals does not have any fruit either. I think Caato is just playing with her Stand’s ability while talking about the New Locacaca  or… perhaps, while she looks like she is playing, she actually manages to hide and steal a part of the plants(?)

Look, a flashback of Caato and Jobin! I think it officially becomes her trait to always barge in unannounced and startled whoever was in the room. They were in Jobin’s beetle collection room where he hid the New Locacaca there.

Look at the window that still looks intact there, then this flashback happened before the fight between Jobin-Tsurugi and Ojiro.

This is so wholesome this scene basically tells that no matter how old Jobin is he is still Caato’s baby.

Okay, I’m not into symbolization but now I want to talk about it just a moment, while this could be simply a JoJo thing that Jobin was wearing such impractical design for the sake of fashion, with that outfit he basically locked his own wrist which might symbolize of being handcuffed.

If you’re willing to take a look at the flashback scene in chapter 64, Jobin started wearing such outfit when he was a teenager right before Caato got caught by the police. Is this a form of Jobin's empathy for his mother who was in prison? Even though this symbolization is slightly missed because he was already wearing that outfit just before Caato got caught.

Told ya, the window still wasn't broken yet.

So, Jobin eventually told everything to his mom, about the New Locacaca, its equivalent exchange ability, the orchard burning and Tsurugi’s involvement.. and the most important thing that’s being revealed here is that the sap has the same power as the fruit! Those beetles show that we don’t necessarily need to have the fruit to get the effect of perfect equivalent exchange!!

Also, this actively debunk those wild theory of Caato being the mastermind of everything, she did not seem to possess any Locacaca before, she did not know the existence of the New Locacaca (and possibly about the rock-humans either), she did not know what truly happened during the orchard burning, she doesn't look like she is a secret rock-wahmen either, etc.

She is not as mighty as those Caatofags want her to be, however…

…her character remains consistent since the early of her introduction, that she actually had a conflicting view with Norisuke IV regarding the family’s ethic and moral value. This is about what we call “selflessness vs selfishness” again, and Caato’s view is more dominant in influencing Jobin.

Caato is not the mastermind controlling Jobin like a puppet like those Caatofags was promoting. Everything Jobin has done in this story is of his own will, starting from his cooperation with rock-humans, the struggle of the New Locacaca and the burning orchards. However, Jobin's way of thinking, motivation and ambition have been influenced by Caato's views and how she has nurtured him.

And in this chapter, Caato is being supportive towards Jobin like she had always been (read: chapter 59 and 64). Plus, Caato and Jobin’s Stand names being references to Deep Purple’s songs may signify their close relationship.

Looks like she just basically activated her Stand on the plant, it could be hidden whenever someone tried to come and get it but it wasn’t truly activated, at least that’s what the translation implies.

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「Wonder of U」 starts appearing behind Caato, does it mean that Caato really start harming Tooru? Another new feat of her Stand’s ability that it is able to fully hide a living being, which she uses to hide her grandson Tsurugi.

She makes Tooru to do equivalent exchange with dying Tsurugi while 「Wonder of U」is seen rushing towards Caato… end in cliffhanger. Probably my favorite page here. Basically, what Caato does is ‘two birds in one stone’ movement, breaking the Higashikata family’s curse by saving her grandson while eliminating Tooru.

And what could happen next?

My thought…

This chapter shows how awesome Caato truly is, starting from her soft side as a mother to her toughness against the enemy.

Araki is really doing her well, I thought there was no need to turn her into an antagonist with great power/influence or a silly plot twist that this unassuming grannie is the mastermind behind anything.

Caatofags had once described her as a mother who directs Jobin like a puppet and supervises Tooru as her subordinate whereas in reality, Araki has been portraying the three of them in a more balanced way rather than one being above anothers.

I really like her relationship with Jobin, I once said that they would make good partners if they were to be the final antagonists after Tooru, but sadly at this point I feel that Jobin is permanently dead.

There won’t be Yoshihiro-Yoshikage(like)’s cooperation against Josuke in this part… however, Caato continues to carry out her supportive role towards Jobin by trying to fulfill his main goal of curing Tsurugi and breaking the family curse.

Even so far, I haven't considered Caato as an antagonist, I still think of her as a 'wild card' for Josuke and Yasuho.

The mystery and next chapter prediction…

If this goes well, it looks like Caato's action in doing equivalent exchange to Tooru and Tsurugi will succeed in curing Tsurugi. The cracks on Tsurugi's face seemed to be diminishing. But with the 「Wonder of U」 following behind her, it shows that Caato's life too is in danger.

Then what will happen to the fully healed Tsurugi? Considering that the fusion happened to Josefumi and Kira does not make any of them 'alive' with their consciousness and instead creates a new consciousness we called “Josuke”, the new Tsurugi might not be the Tsurugi we know all along.

Besides, the equivalent exchange that happened on Tooru and Tsurugi is an exchange between rock-human and normal human and so far we still don't know what the effect will be. Will this be the answer to Tsurugi's weird behavior in the flashforward of chapter 83?

Then I also questioned about the harvest countdown of the New Locacaca in the flashforward, that in the previous chapter (106), the fruit in the pot was already gone. But in this chapter, there could be a possibility that Caato might hide the other parts of the plant (perhaps some branches) using her cards.

I think that there is starting to appear a slight hint linking the current events to the flashforward in chapter 83.