Summary

One of the reasonsJoJo’s Bizarre Adventurehasbeen so innovativein the Shonen demographic is the fact that it is one of the few anime and manga of its kind that isn’t scared of killing characters off, no matter how important they are. And it gets even more intense later down the line when the series turns to theSeinendemographic.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventureis not for the faint of heart, since creator Hirohiko Araki is a ruthless author who knows how to write dark death scenes, which can be seen in all the nine different parts. Some of these deaths can be sad or shocking, but many others aredownright cruel, whether it’s because the character didn’t deserve it or because of the gruesome details.

The Baby and his Vampire Mother who would end up eating him, as seen in JJBA Phantom Blood

8The Vampire’s Baby (Phantom Blood)

Cannibalized By Its Own Mother

Araki didn’t take long to show the audiencehow evilDio Brandotruly is. Back in Part 1, a few days after getting his new vampire powers, Dio starts manipulating innocent civilians in order to get food and to create his new army of zombies.

When a helpless woman asks him to spare her baby’s life, Dio indulges her, only to turn her into a vampire and make her eat the poor child herself. This is a very dark scene, made even worse by the fact that this was a very young and innocent baby, who can even be heard crying as it’s being devoured by its own mother.

Iggy from JJBA Stardust Crusaders, and his death scene.

7Iggy (Stardust Crusaders)

Kicked To Death

One of Araki’s main writing philosophies is to make a villainkill a dogin order to showcase how evil they are. This means there are obviously a lot of cruel dog deaths in the series that could’ve easily ended up on a list like this. But the most memorable one because of its cruelty was the death ofIggy.

Iggy was the mischievous canine partner of the Stardust Crusaders, who was suddenly and violently kicked to death by the villainVanilla Ice. In a series filled with gruesome animal deaths, this one sticks out because the author didn’t hold back from showing the painful demise of one of the main characters of the story.

Shigekiyo Yangu’s (AKA Shigechi) death scene, as seen in JJBA Diamond is Unbreakable.

6Shigekiyo Yangu (Diamond Is Unbreakable)

Nobody Tried To Help

As divisive as he was, Shigekiyo Yangu (also known asShigechi) was one of the most memorable characters in Part 4. He was just a young and naive kid, which makes his encounter withYoshikage Kiraeven more shocking. And even though he stood his ground, the antagonist managed to deal some fatal damage, which led to one of theharshest scenes in the series.

A bleeding Shigechi walks through his school, looking for his friends and asking for help. A group of girls come across him but decide not to help him out because of his looks. Even though Shigechi managed to findJosuke&Okuyasu, Kira gets the upper hand and makes him explode at the last minute while Shigechi is screaming Josuke’s name with his final breath. This was a slow and merciless demise for such an innocent character.

The death of Narancia Ghirga, inside Giorno’s Body, as seen in Vento Aureo.

5Narancia Ghirga (Vento Aureo)

Just One Day Before Retirement

In the final arc of Part 5, Bruno’s Gang finds themselves in a dire situation, since theyswapped bodies with each otherand the main villain,Diavolo. This confusion led to the sudden death ofNarancia Ghirgainside Giorno’s body, who was impaled on some broken bars by King Crimson. Dying alone in someone else’s body is already dark enough, but the context behind Narancia’s final moments is also extremely important.

Minutes before Diavolo murdered him in cold blood, Narancia swore that he was going to quit his criminal life to go back to school. Diavolo robbed him of this opportunity, which is made even crueler by the fact that he didn’t deserve it, considering that Diavolo didn’t have any real motivation to kill him, aside from the fact that, unfortunately, Narancia was the closest to him.

Foo Fighter’s spirit going to heaven after her death, as seen in JJBA Stone Ocean.

4Foo Fighters (Stone Ocean)

Unobtainable Freedom

Foo Fighterswas a unique entity in the series since she was actually a colony of intelligent plankton that could live as a humanthanks to her Stand, which she shared her name with. F.F. ended up being one of the most lovable characters in Part 6, which made her gruesome death and the context behind it hit even harder.

Pucciwas cold-blooded, first boiling her alive and then splitting her head in half with a powerful attack. But the worst aspect of her death is the context since F.F. was the only main character in Part 6 who never got out of prison and managed to see the outside world she always wanted to see.

Marco, the little boy who Gyro was trying to save, as seen briefly in JJBA Steel Ball Run.

3Marco (Steel Ball Run)

Couldn’t Be Saved After All

Throughout the plot ofSteel Ball Run,Gyro Zeppeli’smain motivationto join the titular race was to win amnesty for a child namedMarco, who was unfairly sentenced and supposed to be executed. Even though Gyro didn’t manage to win the race because he was killed byFunny Valentine, Naples did end up abolishing the monarchy, freeing Marco in the process.

This seems like a good ending at first until it is revealed that Marco died of a cold moments later. To have a character fighting for this kid’s life during the entire story, only to unceremoniously kill him off like that, feels like some sort of sick joke. But that’s the way Araki writes his stories, especially since this death ties in with the themes of fate that are scattered throughout the series.

The death of Jobin Higashikata via the Calamity, as seen in JJBA Jojolion.

2Jobin Higashikata (JoJolion)

A Victim Of Calamity

Jobinwas a complex character during the events of Part 8. While he was an antagonistic figure who did a lot of evil things toJosukeand his allies, he was ultimately just desperately trying to save his family, especially his sonTsurugi, who was suffering from the rock disease. But in the end, Jobin’s ambitions would be responsible for his own violent demise.

InJoJolion’s final arc, Jobin fell victim to Wonder of U’s calamity, as he was struck in the chest by the dip tube of a hair spray. He suddenly began losing an alarming amount of blood until he slowly passed away on the floor. This was a grisly demise that seemed like it could happen to anybody, similar to the demises seen in theFinal Destinationmovies. As corrupt as Jobin was, he was justtrying to save his son.

The deaths of the trio of cats known as Wild Cat Size, as seen in JJBA The JojoLands.

1Wild Cat Size (The JOJOLands)

Failed To Do Their Job

One of the first battles in Part 9 is againstWild Cat Size, a trio of cats who can manipulate their fur with the power of their Stand.Jodioand his friends encounter them in the jungle but eventually manage to outsmart the feral animals. Everything seemed normal until a few hours later, whenPacofinds the decapitated heads of the cats inside a bag of food, as some sort of ominous threat meant for the protagonists.

Not much is known about Wild Cat Size’s owner and exactly how he killed and dismembered the animals. But this is already a cruel death for this early in the story, as these cats were just following their owner’s orders, and when they failed, they were killed just to send a message.

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