JOJO: Bizarre Adventure

Standing in front of you is a burly man, 1.9 meters tall, muscular, wielding a long-handled broad axe that can cut through iron like mud, staring at you with a fierce and menacing expression.

You think you're finished? Even if this guy doesn't know martial arts, he can still send me to heaven to meet Da Qiao with one axe.

As a result, when you made a tentative attack, the burly man immediately used the Ghostly Steps to dodge your attack.

Then, raising his battle axe, he performed a pole vault behind you, held the weapon horizontally with one hand, and used the axe tip to deliver a series of acupuncture blows to your back.

You might say he can't fight, but his strength and martial arts skills are top-notch.

You said he could fight... but something seems off.

This was my first impression of Nijimura Okuyasu.

Today we're going to talk about one of the most underrated Stand users in the entire JOJO series—Okuyasu Nijimura.

This statement requires another premise: he possesses one of the most overrated Stands in the entire JOJO series—"The Hand".

First, let's set up the basic panel of the Stand.

Stand Name: The Hand

Ontology: Hongcun Yitai

Destructive power B

Speed ​​B

Range D

Persistence C

Precision C

Growth potential C

Everyone knows about Stand abilities, so I won't go into detail.

Let's discuss those two sentences one by one.

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One of the most underrated entities – Nijimura Okuyasu.

Many people's understanding of Yitai is limited to the image of the "super smart guy" who has a god-level stand-in but "doesn't know how to use" it.

However, it has been shown more than once in the original work that Okuyasu's Stand development ability is very strong.

A power to shave off space, under Yitai's control, became:

Telekinesis, teleportation, blocking enemy movement, close combat in coordination with one's own Stand, adjusting attack patterns, brief airtime...

To be fair, this level of capability development is already quite impressive.

One capability can generate so many other capabilities, which shows that Yitai has put a lot of effort into capability development.

It's important to know that although Okuyasu obtained a Stand very early on, he didn't have many actual combat opportunities. Even so, he still demonstrated a lot of skill usage at the beginning of Part 4.

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One of the most overrated Stands – “Bombardment Space”.

At first glance, relying on abilities to block enemy movement and assist Stands in close combat seems useless.

After all, most people would rather just cut off their own head than waste that effort.

This is what's known as "opening doors to everyone you see, creating a 'head-cutting space'."

This person can be considered a high-level phantom god in the JOJO world view. In front of him, neither JO-level creatures nor the Golden Spin are worth mentioning.

Actually, that's not the case; this involves a very crucial issue.

The principle of not killing.

The so-called principle of not killing also has specific circumstances.

Because of the inner conviction not to kill.

Or perhaps it's due to societal constraints that prevent them from killing.

When facing enemies, most members of the Joe family and their associates adhered to a principle of not killing.

The "Bombardment Space" skill is extremely destructive, which is due to its mechanics.

It directly and irreversibly obliterates space; this incredible mechanism makes its destructive power even surpass that of the Perfect Spin of Tooth 4.

This is both his strength and his weakness.

Extremely powerful, even uncontrollable, destructive skills; when they are used, they are usually deadly.

There is no need to kill most enemies.

First, those people did not deserve to die; second, the influence of society on an individual.

Indiscriminately attacking other people's bodies with "bombardment space" is inherently inhumane.

Especially for those who are into the fourth installment.

For Nijimura Okuyasu, a native of Morio Town, interactions between people in such a rural town are very cautious.

He has no family, no boss, no organization, and not even family members behind him.

All he had left was his "bombing space" and a few friends.

In other words, even if Jotaro kills someone, the Joestar family and the SPW Foundation will clean up his mess.

Moreover, since he didn't kill anyone in his own home, there's basically no problem.

The supporting characters in the fourth installment are different; they killed someone near their own home and had no powerful backers.

Once or twice is fine, but doing it too often will only cause trouble for yourself.

Or to put it another way, if he just opened fire on anyone he saw, he'd practically slice off parts of their bodies...

So what's the difference between him and a serial killer like Yoshikage Kira?

If it's a numerical monster like "Platinum Star", you can fine-tune your combat state by controlling the attack power.

However, due to the strange mechanism, it is very difficult to perform this operation.

Other monsters with similar mechanics include "Void Miasma", "Killer Queen", "Youthful Years", and "Devil's Shackles".

What they have in common is that they either don't make a move at all, or they use ruthless tactics.

Vanilla can kill, Kira can kill, Giocolat can kill, Muca Murat can kill...

This is their "identity", "persona", and "power".

But Nijimura Okuyasu, he can't.

Therefore, opening doors to everyone and creating "head-cutting space" is unrealistic.

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Then there's the issue of the Stand itself, "Bombing Space".

Every Stand has its flaws, and even the most powerful abilities are not invincible.

As a mechanic monster created in version 4.0, "Bombardment Space" has both obvious advantages and disadvantages.

Advantage:

No skill cooldown, usable at all times, no downtime.

It has strong destructive power and absolute dominance over most enemies.

With both Strength and Speed ​​at B level, his close-combat skills are quite impressive.

The removed portion disappears completely, effectively dealing with enemies that cannot be killed.

These are all very powerful advantages, combined to create a Stand that looks very strong.

Things to note:

The wind-up animation is too obvious, making it easy to react to or counter with abilities, as demonstrated in the first battle against Josuke.

The short range hinders the ability to perform.

Its output point is singular, and it relies too much on the right hand of its Stand.

It has a low tolerance for error and is prone to causing irreversible damage.

For example, if you have equal information, the moment you raise your right hand, the other side will immediately respond with "Echo ACT.3" and you'll be obedient.

Furthermore, once you develop the habit of using your abilities carelessly, it's easy for things to go wrong.

For example, you're fighting, and suddenly your teammate uses a spatial erasure, accidentally sending your arm into another dimension.

Who can you reason with?

Therefore, "Bombing Space" is the kind of Stand that looks very powerful, but actually has many limitations in its use.

The so-called high-level phantom god...

One "Echo ACT.3" and it was all quiet.

One time-based ability and they'd behave.

Once you reach Speed ​​B or higher, you'll behave yourself.

A long-range capability makes it behave.

A zero-frame start capability is all it takes to behave itself.

A "sub-atmosphere miasma", a "mirror image", a "hanging man", a "flying man", a "hell highway"...

They behaved themselves.

Therefore, "bombing space" is not as powerful as it seems.

Nijimura Okuyasu's impressive record was largely due to his own fighting ability.

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Let's talk about Da Congming again.

I've always thought Da Congming is a very interesting person.

As a member of the protagonist group in the 4.0 era, the [Golden Spirit] and the [Dark Will] coexist in him in a strange way.

It's roughly seven to three (my personal estimate).

In order to kill their father, he and his brother, Nijimura Keicho, dared to mass-produce Stand users in Morioh.

This shows a disregard for human life and a complete lack of moral boundaries in order to achieve one's own goals.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone in Morioh has the ability to use a Stand, these two could be called the Morioh Elimination Kings.

This is also a point that many people overlook: Yitai was originally a villain.

Moreover, he is a villain who indirectly caused many crises later on and may have taken many lives.

However, after his image was cleared, people were misled by his dull and foolish persona.

Furthermore, the fact that Nijimura Kōji took the blame caused people to forget about this point.

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Of course, Yitai did this only for his father.

In order to free his father from this burden, he naturally had to be prepared to accept the consequences.

So next I'm going to tell a story about "bombing space" that's hard to hide (just kidding).

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But what does it matter?

I used to think that Yi Tai was a one-dimensional character. His personality and behavior were indeed vivid, but he lacked depth.

But later I discovered that when you actually try to analyze a character logically, you'll find that they are actually very three-dimensional.

A tribute to one of the most overrated Stands in the entire JOJO series – "Bombardment Space".

And one of the most underrated Stand users in the entire JOJO series—Okuyasu Nijimura.