Something isn't right.
It almost feels as if someone's been watching me.
But how could...
How could someone follow behind my motorcycle
in the middle of the desert...
and disappear into thin air?
Just as I thought.
Must have been my imagination.
How perceptive!
You've picked up on my trail, something even a bat couldn't pull off.
Who the hell are you and why are you tailing me?
I'm not tailing you!
I'm here by order of our army
to capture you for information on Straizo, Joseph Joestar!
Straizo?
Our army?
By your face and accent, I'd guess you're German.
What does the German army have to do with Straizo and Speedwagon?
Bring it! I'll beat the answers out of you!
You dare face me, Donobang, German SS commando,
with your bare hands?
I feel insulted.
Amateur!
Here! Have your shitty magic carpet back!
A cactus!
Victory!
You're ten years too young to challenge me, little booger!
Now, booger, say, "Oh yes, Mr. Donobang, you're so right."
Oh yes, Mr. Donobang, you're so right.
What's that? I can't hear you.
You're right that I couldn't be bothered to...
catch you and duke you in the face, so I'm getting out of the way down here.
What? Out of the way?
Have you lost your mind?
What's with this cactus?
Take a real close look.
I was going for the cactus all along!
Cacti are 95% water, perfect for turning into Hamon bombs.
Now, it's time to talk, Donobang!
Tell me everything you know.
I see.
When Speedwagon's body disappeared I had my hopes, but...
It looks like he's all right.
I see. That's really great news!
Granny Erina will be so happy.
Who knows what the German army's been doing to him.
I'll rescue him.
Then I'll be home to see Granny Erina's smiling face!
Cruel son of a...
Major von Stroheim, the pillar is cracking!
It has gorged on the blood of five prisoners.
We still do not know the full extent of its power.
Feeding it too much may be dangerous.
How exactly is it feeding on the prisoners' blood?
Never mind! Don't tell me! I can imagine.
Speedwagon.
What are you so afraid of? You're acting so strange...
Don't get too cozy, pompous prick!
Listen.
That laboratory is built like a bomb shelter.
It's made with 50 cm-thick steel plates,
and is equipped with flamethrowers, machine guns, and timed explosives.
Ever see a child at the zoo afraid of a caged grizzly?
Of course not!
He's nothing more
than some decrepit old caveman!
Something's spurting out!
It's blood!
The blood it absorbed is pouring out!
We can't see a thing!
Use the sprinkler system!
His stone-like skin has transformed! He's flush with color!
He's alive! He looks human!
He needs a name.
"Pillar Man" is a bit clumsy.
I, Stroheim, will be your godfather!
Let's see...
How about I name you after the hot winds of Mexico? Santviento!
He's beginning to stand!
Stand up for us!
Show us what you are made of, Santviento!
Look at that! Our Santviento is a regular barrel of laughs, isn't he?
The ultimate being? Ultimate?
Behold, Speedwagon!
He's sniffing around like a caveman!
Not very bright, is he?
That was a nice laugh.
But enough... Let's assume he made the masks.
You, begin the experiment.
-Let him out from the room next door. -Yes, sir!
Who is that?
A prisoner! We put the stone mask on a prisoner!
A vampire?
A few days ago, he was a feeble, toothless old man on death's door.
We haven't fed him today, so he's ravenous for blood.
He'll attack at any moment!
How will they perform? Let's watch and see!
What's this? I didn't expect...
He's just like any other human.
We're about to lose our test subject!
We planted explosives in the head of the masked prisoner.
Should we detonate, Major von Stroheim?
Major?
Very well. Do it!
Wait! Hold the explosion!
His jaw! Look at his lower jaw!
And his arms. Look! Look at his arms!
I thought he was finished,
but Santviento is absorbing the masked prisoner!
He is pulling him into his body.
He's eating the prisoner!
What a fearsome creature!
The masked prisoner became his sustenance!
Santviento feeds with his entire body!
That means Santviento has absorbed all the masked prisoner's energy!
He ate him! He ate the masked man!
He ate him!
And he's grown!
Keep your head!
Remember he's in a sealed chamber!
He only gained some weight after feeding.
And his intelligence?
What of his intelligence?
Is he capable of thought?
Stroheim.
What the... He speaks!
He uttered my name!
How could he hear me from inside that chamber?
Donobang the cactus man said
20 meters beneath that mansion lies a heavily guarded facility.
Uncle Speedwagon has to be in there.
Now, how to sneak inside?
Vegetables, canned goods, meat, ham, eggs.
Only food in that basket there.
All righty now, who's ready to be frisked!
What's with the attitude? Show me that beautiful face!
Smile and lift your skirts!
Go on through!
Next!
I brought lots of tequila!
You wouldn't mind me passing on through, would you?
Put your hands up! Move and we shoot!
Why? What's wrong?
Why's he walking like that?
Fire!
Don't shoot! Okay, I won't move!
Damn! They're smarter than I thought!
My cross-dressing was a flop!
Idiot! As if we'd be fooled by that! Disgusting!
No girl has muscles like that, fool!
Take a good look in the mirror, moron!
What was that?
Hamon!
Oh, tacos!
Well, shit, that didn't help my self-esteem.
This time I'm using an army uniform... no one should suspect this.
What's going on?
I can't tell.
Weren't you watching?
Major von Stroheim, I took my eyes off him for only a second.
You were right next to me. So was everyone else!
But nobody saw anything.
Does this seem like an appropriate time for a coffee break?
It was only a moment.
I took my eyes off him for only a few seconds!
I have twenty-twenty vision! I have no idea what happened in there.
I can't believe it!
But the chamber is sealed!
He just disappeared!
The walls show no damage!
Listen up! Just calm down and find him!
He must be hiding where we least expect it!
Cut off all oxygen! We'll wait for him to come out!
The film is now developed.
-Then play it! -Yes, sir!
Begin.
He's running for the wall!
He couldn't be...
He wormed into the ventilation ducts?
The entrance is only four by twenty centimeters!
Somehow he folded his body through!
Incredible! He didn't just dislocate his joints!
He fractured his bones to pieces
to completely transform his body's shape!
That means he's lurking somewhere in the vents of the building!
The Pillar Man Santviento spoke your name earlier, Major von Stroheim.
He must have heard your name through the vents!
Are the vents connected to this room?
Hey! Get away from the vents! It's dangerous!
It's Santviento!
Major von Stroheim, what's happening?
It's so dark! I can't see anything!
Why did you turn the lights off?
Santviento crawled into the soldier's body!
Where is everybody?
Don't leave me here all alone!
I'm not sure what's going on...
but I've never felt so refreshed!
What a nightmare.
If this creature escapes,
it could threaten even the great Fatherland!
We must destroy it!
It has to be killed here and now!
Very well! Shoot him! Blast that soldier's body to pieces!
That tickles!
He's still alive!
I knew it!
A machine gun won't kill it!
What a monster!
Why is he pointing?
What does it mean?
Wait! It's almost as if he's pointing a pistol!
Is he imitating us?
The only thing he said was my name.
He's just mimicking us!
It's just mindless aping.
That means he's not intelligent after all!
If he's only as smart as a monkey, perhaps we can still use him!
Are you...
the ones who disturbed my slumber?
He spoke!
He is capable of thought.
And his intelligence is great!
He has learned our speech in this short time!
Die!
What the...
He's taking the bullets we shot at him and firing them back at us!
Hey, old man! Hide over here!
He's still got more bullets to fire!
No! I don't need any help from a German soldier!
Good heavens.
You never change.
Still stubborn at a time like this.
I can't handle this!
Stay away!
Hey, I need some of your hair! Just a clump or two!
Yeeowch! What are you doing?
It'll only hurt for a bit.
How dare you do this to a superior?
Who are you?
That brashness... It couldn't be...
I call this one Hamon Hair Attack!
You're...
Joseph Joestar!
Barrier up!
Your hair is a bit dry, I have to say.
If you don't moisturize, you'll be bald one day, Mr. German Army Man.
When did you get here?
Hey, Uncle!
Ha... ir...
Anyhow...
what a scene I've dropped in on.
NEXT EPISODE
His intelligence is incredible!
This is horrifying!
Now together, Santviento!
You primitive.
He's crawling into the wound in my leg!
EPISODE 13: "JOJO VS.THE ULTIMATE LIFEFORM"
Subtitle translation by Matthew Hunter