Caesar was born the son of Mario Zeppeli,
Naples's most renowned furniture maker.
Mario was the embodiment of the traditional Italian family man.
Caesar idolized his father.
Then, when Caesar was ten, Mario disappeared.
Caesar had already lost his mother,
and a distant relative had stolen
the little money his father had left behind.
Caesar became delinquent and grew to hate his father.
I bet he left for some woman!
I'll find him and kill the bastard!
He threw away his youth and his future.
From theft to arson to assault,
his lengthy criminal resume was missing only murder.
Even the mafia feared him.
Punk! You're Caesar, right? What's your last name?
I don't have one!
Then you can't be Italian. Italians are proud of their families.
Holding nothing back, he'd pummel his opponents with a wrench.
Then, once his enemy was stunned, Caesar finished him with a single punch!
Though he didn't know it, Caesar was already using his Hamon.
Later, at age 16, in Rome...
It has to be. That's him!
Caesar thought he would murder his own father.
But!
What is that?
That's a diamond! There's a diamond in there!
Young man! Don't touch that stone!
You!
What's this wall doing?
Stay back. It's a trap!
Caesar knew nothing of what transpired all those years ago.
That Will, his grandfather,
had died tragically because of the Stone Mask.
That his father, Mario, had inherited the cause from his grandfather.
And that his father, Mario, had discovered these ruins
before dedicating his life to Hamon training
and searching the world for a way to defeat these beings.
History hadn't yet revealed itself to Caesar.
Young man, I ask you a favor.
There is a woman in Venice named Lisa Lisa.
Tell her of my death.
She is the only one who can stop them.
Caesar had grown up, and Mario did not recognize his son.
Fa...
But Caesar knew.
He finally realized his father was trying to keep the family safe,
away from this terror.
Father!
EPISODE 20 - "YOUNG CAESAR"
I see.
Caesar's hatred transformed.
Animosity became pride for his father and the rest of his family.
So Caesar picked up where his father had left off.
He wants to avenge his father.
Forgive me, Caesar.
Accept my apology for having insulted you and your family.
You know a trap is waiting for you.
You must have a plan to destroy Kars.
I've changed my mind!
If the battle must begin, then so be it. I'm right behind you,
Caesar Zeppeli!
Only one set of footprints left in last night's snowfall.
What?
I swear I saw someone.
Am I seeing things?
No, that's not an illusion!
What in the hell is that?
Caesar?
It's vanished again!
One moment I see it, the next I can't... But I know it's here!
He's within a few steps.
Does Kars have a new trick?
No, the sun is too strong.
There's no way he could survive out here!
Caesar dropped into the "cat foot stance,"
a common position in many Chinese and Japanese martial arts.
Of course, these martial arts were foreign to Caesar.
But he instinctively took the defensive stance,
readying him for any attack, from any direction!
Caesar!
What are you doing? Going in alone is madness!
Stay back, instructor!
I can't move, let alone go inside.
Something is lurking near the entrance!
What did you say?
I can't see a...
-A single footprint. -It's jumping!
It's attacking from above!
It's...
Wamuu!
Instructor Messina!
What the hell? That was Wamuu.
Could both Wamuu and Kars be in there?
But how? How could Wamuu survive exposure to the sun?
Is it his transparent appearance?
Where is that audacious loudmouth?
JoJo...
I hear he's learned much.
Where is the man who defeated Lord Esidisi?
Wind. Wamuu can control the wind.
That's why he's transparent.
But those pipes in his chest!
They're spitting out what looks like smoke.
It's slightly visible because of water vapor.
I've got it!
Wamuu's cloaking himself in vapor from his lungs!
It must be refracting the light.
The vapor is acting like a suit, refracting the light away from his body!
That's why he looks transparent!
It appears JoJo is missing.
You, the bubble-user, are Caesar, correct?
Your agility tells me you've trained and learned much.
Very well, then! You are worthy of death by Wamuu!
We'll see who dies!
Thanks for reminding me of my days on the streets!
Back when you killed my father with that trap of yours!
Savagely, without mercy! That's how I'll destroy you!
Don't think your wind will be able to blow my bubble attack away!
Some bubbles can cut through wind!
Think of this as a little something from my grandfather's Hamon Cutter!
Bubble Cutter!
The high speed rotation flattens the bubbles into disks!
And Hamon ensures they won't pop!
Wamuu... your wind protector is nothing but a ventilator!
Instead of protecting you...
it's drawing the bubbles in!
The power of his Hamon is stronger than I imagined!
Now, Hamon-user!
Hold it! You're not escaping back inside that hotel!
Bubble Cutter Gliding!
I'll take out your legs, and once you're off balance...
I'll swiftly deliver my Hamon kick!
But what happened next astonished Caesar!
Instead of trying to regain his balance,
instead of fleeing into the hotel to escape the sunlight,
Wamuu did something unexpected!
He bent himself backwards!
He's not just immortal...
He's a fighting genius!
But my Bubble Cutter must have inflicted major damage.
Now's my chance! I can do this!
I have a plan for defeating you inside the hotel!
My nerves are razor sharp.
I can feel subtle changes in the air.
I haven't felt like this since I was living in the slums!
My breathing is steady, and I'm not sweating a drop.
I'm poised for unleashing a perfect Hamon attack!
Instructor Messina!
So you've removed your wind protector and revealed yourself, huh, Wamuu?
They're gone! Messina and Caesar both!
Are they already inside the hotel?
That's...
What happened?
Take this, Wamuu!
Bubble Launcher!
I told you that wouldn't work!
Bubble Cutter!
Running?
I do not run or hide!
Bubble Cutter!
Eat this, Wamuu!
Bubble Cutter Gliding!
Wamuu!
Enough games!
Death technique!
Divine Sand...
Hold on just a second! Take a look around!
My Bubble Cutters are now Bubble Lenses floating in the air!
Lenses?
And that hole you punched in the wall...
is like the open shutter of a camera!
The lenses focus sunlight...
into the hotel!
Huh?
You can't move!
You're the film! You're the camera film!
I think you're a bit overexposed, Wamuu!
Trying the wind protector again?
I won't let you!
Get ready for a direct Hamon strike!
A single point!
A single moment!
A single flaw!
Caesar's body had cast a shadow, blocking the light from the lenses!
And Wamuu wasn't going to waste the opportunity!
Caesar realized once again the fighting genius of Wamuu!
Wind power! Divine Sandstorm!
Such destructive power!
It couldn't be!
Wamuu's Divine Sandstorm!
Could it be that... Caesar is...
You've demonstrated impressive improvement.
I am satisfied.
I haven't engaged in such a battle for eons...
Hamon warrior.
That was close.
If my wind attack hadn't been strong enough to blow away your lenses...
I do not know how I would have dodged that sunlight attack.
If Kars,
without a wind attack, had beaten me here...
and faced you first...
Although he surely would not have lost...
he would have struggled and sustained more damage than me.
It is futile.
Your legs can barely support your battered body.
My Divine Sandstorm has ravaged your muscle fibers and blood vessels.
Stop. This battle is over.
You have no more Hamon. Look.
Your blood has poured from your body.
There is no saving you now.
Stop.
Farewell.
Your life ends now.
What?
The ring with the antidote. Why?
I have no fear of death.
But I am proud to be a Zeppeli.
It is in my blood.
You're not human...
you wouldn't understand.
My father didn't recognize me,
but he sacrificed his life to save mine.
My grandfather gave his Hamon energy
to JoJo's grandfather before he died.
I too must act.
I can't leave this world any other way.
This is the Zeppeli spirit, as it was, and as it will be!
The human spirit!
JoJo, this is my final Hamon!
I give it to you!
That's Caesar's voice!
Did you hear that?
Yes.
Caesar can't be...
Caesar!
A message formed of his own blood.
Still whole, it appears to be the result of his final Hamon.
He saved his Hamon for this, for his friend.
That is why his punches contained no Hamon.
I shall let you have it.
This is not an act of sentimentality.
A strong warrior is the only truth.
He had a brave heart. He has my friendship and my respect.
I shall remember you for all eternity... Caesar.
A man whose life was as brilliant and transient
as the sphere that holds his legacy.
This destruction.
It was Wamuu's Divine Sandstorm!
And Caesar was its victim!
A bubble...
Could it be...
No!
It's Caesar's bandana!
And...
A ring! Wamuu's lip ring!
This Hamon energy!
Argh!
I haven't called out Caesar's name since I set foot in this place.
I was scared.
I was afraid that if I cried out his name,
there would be no response...
Horrible, resounding silence... I was too afraid.
I couldn't accept it.
I couldn't call out to him.
But now I understand.
The Hamon in that bubble told me everything.
Just moments ago, Caesar...
died here.
Caesar, you bastard. You were a showoff till the end.
Leaving behind a gift like this for me!
Caesar, where are you?
Where are you sleeping?
I'll find you! I'll dig you up! Caesar!
JoJo!
This isn't the time to search or grieve.
What?
There are two of them and two of us. An equal match.
But what that trail of blood tells me is that
Caesar delivered significant damage to Wamuu.
We're already in enemy territory.
We must finish this battle!
JoJo, come on.
Take the antidote, then we'll follow them deeper into the hotel!
That heartless...
Not even a single tear for Caesar?
Master Lisa Lisa...
your cigarette's backwards.
Lisa Lisa is the teacher. She has to keep a cool exterior.
She has to want to cry and wail even more than I do.
Caesar cared for her with all his heart,
and she knew him for much longer than I did.
She wants me to keep it together.
Caesar... you always called me selfish and inconsiderate.
But I've changed.
Maybe you've taught me something after all.
But I'll show them no mercy!
Your spirit burns within me!
Blood...
It's blood.
That's where Caesar...
Caesar...
Caesar!
This was enemy territory. And Wamuu and Kars were near.
But emotion took over them both.
JoJo cried out Caesar's name.
Tears of grief flowed down Lisa Lisa's face.
But their cries met only bitter silence.
Caesar was gone.
For JoJo and Lisa Lisa, understanding arrived with deathly silence.
His body was dead, but his soul would live on.
Caesar Zeppeli, rest in peace.
NEXT EPISODE
I'm in a bad mood.
I'll hug you to death!
We fight tonight, under the full moon.
You have no tomorrow.
Fight alongside me, Caesar!
EPISODE 21 - "A HUNDRED AGAINST TWO"
Subtitle translation by Matthew Hunter