Single Attack Theory | JoJolion's Lore and Ending Explained

gyro in his final moments realized something revolutionary about the spin, thats why he poses the "shortest path was a detour" comment as a lesson to johnny. he realized that no matter what, the infinite spin will reach its target, even if it has to take the longest detour possible. gyro was truly a master of the spin, and an amazing coach to johnny. thank you, gyro...

"Soft and Wet, a stand made of dreams..." So it's the same type of Stand as Death 13.

So, what you’re saying is Tusk’s infinite energy’s shortest path to ending the Calamity was a 100-year detour? Where have I heard something like that before? Thank you, Gyro

This is the "Jonathan got reincarnated as Star Platinum" theory on a whole nother level

Something I just realized, Tooru thought all that existed were dreams and memories, and he was beaten by Josuke, the man without memories and Kato, the woman without that bypassed WoU by changing her goal/dream.

"Joseph's grandson, Yoshikage Kira" Good luck explaining the family tree to people that haven't read part 8

I love the irony of the final moments of Tooru, when he needs someone to approach him so that he can activate the Locacaca fruit's Equivalent Exchange. There's a beautiful karma there, that his seeming salvation would be just a short distance away, yet he's unable to reach it as all of the negative karma he has built up over his life comes back to haunt him in a fashion not so different to what his stand has been doing to others.

it's so wild to think how jojo started out as a fairly straightforward story of generational struggles between good and evil and slowly morphed into something so dense and esoteric. it's really beautiful and i don't think we would have gotten this far if araki didn't push the envelope of what a battle manga could be

The idea of a single attack that slowly perseveres for over a 100 years is an incredible Interpretation that redefined my whole look on this part (one i already loved but now have to re read because of you :D). The fact that everything stems from this concept of flow. the flow of calamity and the flow of good fortune are intertwined in a battle that ended with Gappy, a man born of the land and awoken by the sea which ties into him being a miracle made by good fortune.

This video made me realize that a lot of people (me too) are defining the ending as bad but very few are actually trying to understand why things might have happened. The initial monologue of jojolion talks about forces of good and evil but that gets always overshadowed by the "breaking a curse". I still think that the higashikatas had too much of a minor role in that and I expect jobin and tsurugi's development to be concluded in the next part, but that doesn't mean that the ending is horrible or that the whole part is horrible.

"Wonder of U targeting Lucy caused WW2" if true that's hilarious

Yeah, now this is the best video about Jojolion. This video is truly magnificent and well done, thank you for this video.

I like your theory because it's a more concrete version of jonathan's legacy in the original universe. In part 1, jonathan's actions create a legacy which continues through the bloodline. The joestar family wasn't necessarily on the side of righteousness from the beginning, but it starts being there after jonathan, and we know this because we see the actions of every single one of his descendants. Here we would have the same result but linked through the infinite rotation, in a generational effort to defeat the power of calamity and break the curse.

There is so much going on in jojolion and I was sad to see that most people online weren't talking about it. Dope video

The idea of the Spin’s connection to Gravity, and Gravity’s connection to Calamity and the logic of the universe made me think about something. Rai points out that Jōsuke’s bubbles aren’t just spinning, but they’re specifically spinning strings. What if Go Beyond can transcend the logic of the universe because it’s spinning Strings, like from String Theory? It can transcend the logic of the universe because it is directly interacting with and changing that logic by manipulating the fundamental building blocks of reality. Jōsuke is using the Spin to essentially rewrite reality on a small scale.

Dude. I could not, for the longest time, understand that scene between George and Johnny Joestar and how Autumn Leaves crushed him and no one would explain it to me. If nothing else, thank you for that explanation.

the rock humans figure out the Rokakaka had a branch taken from under them because they weight the whole plant before and after every deal. Josefumi and Kira took the branch after one of the deals and when the rock humans weighted the plant it was heavier instead of ligther (because they just pluck a fruit for one of their clients). Cleaver explanation from Araki imo

This is a really cool interpretation of Jojolions story, great video, especially for your first on the channel. It's a really interesting take on the relationship between the flow of calamity and the flow of the Spins good fortune. Your theory of it gradually shedding physical form across the years until it can manifest in Go Beyond is awesome. Whether these were Araki's intentions or not, it's great that theories like this can be drawn from the story and make sense. I think it's a result of Araki leaning more and more into a thematic style of storytelling with Part 8, where the themes of the story have a much greater influence on events than in most other stories I've ever experienced. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but it's a really unique style of storytelling that I found myself enjoying a lot whole reading Jojolion.

Now, despite how abruptly it felt like the part ended, and the fact that that is still easily seen as a negative, I agree with this. This theory is likely as close as we'll get to hitting the nail on the head with Araki's intentions. At least, I feel like it's so. And the themes perfectly match with the spirit of JoJo s a whole, still tying it up as a generational story that carries the hopes, dreams, and intentions of the first generation down through the line. The video was nothing short of beautiful, and really makes me see a lot of JoJolion in a different light. I think it makes me appreciate the part as a whole a lot more, and personally might make it my favourite part, whereas Steel Ball Run was beforehand.

You just made me appreciate Jojolion even more than I already do, amazing theory. It’s a small thing, but I love how you used actual character quotes to title each of the sections. In a sense, the quotes came together to form a little “tldr” of the entire theory, which added to its really well “put-together” feel. And I agree that the minor plot inconsistencies don’t hamper the story; Jojolion is probably the most “themes over plot” story of all the parts, and it is these wide interpretations of the story that add to its sense of ethereality that break away from a “physical and single plot”, which the premise is backhanded on. Just like the infinite rotation sheds it’s physical form, I think that is the whole point. Josuke is literally likened as a Christlike figure after all.