#spacejasontodd

[jasonsthunderthighs]

It is shitty. It's hard and exhausting, and nothing no longer feels real but it's still better than the alternative.

I lived through my attempts too. Except I was never sent anywhere, and it looked enough like an accident that I got to drag myself home on my own two feet. My family still pretends they don't know.

What I'm trying to say is, I understand. God knows how much I understand and relate to your pain, and that's why I'm here, reaching out. Just about everything beats the view from halfway down.

If you can't do it yourself, have someone drag you there by scruff, by hair, the cuff of your damn shirt, your pinky. Bloody and sweaty and fucking miserable, but alive.

And I'll be waiting to see you back on my dash, friend.

Feels like I'm goin to end up doin that along with a few friends who I consider family and very close to get me out of the situation I'm in.

I don't know why I keep gettin myself into these situation like this.

It's like Life is DC/Joker and I'm Jason Todd; always beaten down to a pulp until I have to fight my way out of it and fly out of danger I got put in

[clownleys]

The word you're looking for is 'beloathed', my Polish bestie <3 your tags caught me the fuck off guard, what a joyous day to say fuck you to PKP

YES right, thank you very much! PKP did one thing right and it was reminding me of this beautiful word 🔥

[padthaifan]

Kissing you on the mouth for your confessed love of pierogi, mwah mwah. Sublime tastes, my lord.

😘😘😘 kissing you back for shared love of pierogi, mwah mwah. They are god’s little pockets filled with his favorite ingredients ❤️ the only bad thing about them is that I eat too many in one sitting because I am not immune to their charm

[right-there-ride-on]

Gyro and Hot Pants: Pride, Guilt, and Consequences

Chapter 33: The True Man's World Part 1

Let's set up some context for Gyro and HP's first meeting. True Man's World takes place just after the third stage. Gyro is coming off of a fresh defeat by both Johnny and Diego and as of the start of True Man's World is only just starting to understand what it is he's lacking. We know Gyro is very prideful and at this point his ego is in a sensitive place.

At the start of the arc, Hot Pants, the actual winner of the third stage, is approaching them. Gyro is willing to open a dialogue, but Johnny advises against it, and suggests ignoring HP. Most everyone who has approached Johnny and Gyro at this point has been hostile, so this is actually quite a bit of good grace on their part.

Chapter 33: The True Man's World Part 1

Hot Pants' introduction paints them as a very serious person. They see the world matter-of-factly. The two things we know about them from even these introductory panels is that they take even seemingly minor infringements quite seriously, and that they have no qualms using violence or even killing if they deem the situation calls for it.

In the flashback, we see that Johnny advised against taking meat from the cow, but Gyro did so anyway. This could be read as a minor case of Gyro continuing to disregard Johnny's more analytical approach to situations in favor of satisfying himself (whether that be his pride, or in this case, his appetite). But while at this point in the story Gyro can essentially 'get away' with disregarding Johnny's advice, Hot Pants' presence (and the consequence they represent) does not allow him to continue to do so. HP, introduced at the end of the Third Stage, is essentially here to make sure Gyro remembers not to fall back into his old habits.

Chapter 33: The True Man's World Part 1

HP as Gyro's 'consequence' is also represented in how quickly and soundly they defeat him. Up until this point in the story, Gyro has never been so quickly incapacitated in a fight, not even by Diego. Moreover, since his pride is still stinging due to his loss in the third stage, I'm sure the fact that HP (who in a sense also stole the win from him) has so little trouble against the Steel Balls (Gyro's pride and joy), makes this loss not just frustrating but humiliating as well.

Chapter 33: The True Man's World Part 1

Unusually, Gyro is the one urging Johnny to shoot here. Johnny is hesitant, however, and in contrast to his earlier advice is now the one trying to open a dialogue with HP while Gyro is trying to close it. The encounter between HP and Gyro is a microcosm of what the True Man's World arc encompasses, which is to say, Gyro finally admitting to himself that he isn't as free as he'd like to believe. In the fight with HP, Gyro is trying to get rid of the consequences of his actions (stealing the meat) and continue blustering ahead as he had been doing, without the need to look back and understand the 'why' of what he chooses to do. Don't believe me?

Chapter 33: The True Man's World Part 1

Gyro directly tells Johnny that Johnny should have gone for the kill, based on what-ifs and maybes. This isn't Gyro's usual style; he only acts this way when his pride has been wounded and Johnny has 'let him down' (parallel this disagreement with the Catch the Rainbow situation later on, where Johnny again acts in a way that allows Gyro's pride to be wounded; in that case, it escalates from a disagreement into Gyro actually striking Johnny). Gyro's pride is probably his most sensitive point, and as of True Man's World it's in a very precarious place. Gyro doesn't like HP because HP is a reminder that he's not everything he thinks he is.

Chapter 33: The True Man's World Part 1

Note the word choice: 'Is this what I get?' Gyro believes that he should be able to get away without facing the consequences of his actions. We see similar behavior even during the first stage of the race, when Gyro is shocked and bitter that he incurred a penalty for cheating.

Chapter 12: First Stage Disqualified from Victory

In this case, he even retaliates (quite pettily) for the damage to his pride. However, as demonstrated by how quickly HP incapacitates him, they are not someone Gyro can act out against. As such, he simmers in his frustration and believes HP is the one tricking he and Johnny. Moreover, this frustration quickly develops into something of an inferiority complex.

Chapter 33: The True Man's World Part 1

Gyro and Johnny again have opposite reactions to the situation and Hot Pants' presence. Johnny remains calm while Gyro starts posturing in order to try and recuperate his lost pride. After this point they work together; when HP and Johnny are taken out, Gyro is told explicitly by Ringo what it is he needs to work on and fully resolves to find his own path, separate from his past. Despite this, Gyro's grudge against HP doesn't stop.

Chapter 45: The Promised Land Sugar Mountain (Part 1)

In fact, it might only be exacerbated when Gyro finds out who HP really is - and, importantly, that HP too is from his country. Narratively, this evolves HP into not just the metaphorical consequence of Gyro's recklessness, but also a link to the past he still struggles with. Gyro consistently gets defensive whenever Johnny questions him on the identity of the corpse, and in this case, despite having a strong suspicion of who it is, is still avoiding acknowledging the answer. I have to wonder if Gyro, suspecting the corpse is Christ, believes there's a chance he'll be judged for his past. In that way, we can see that he's still running from his past and the guilt he feels toward it.

The next arc we really see all three of them together is in Civil War, which is after Wrecking Ball. Gyro faced his counterpart in Wekapipo, and it was in that fight that he finally reconciled his tradition and his current path and learned to 'hunger nobly'. However, Hot Pants' presence in Civil War forces him to at last confront the part of his past he's been avoiding: not just the Zeppeli family tradition, which Gyro has resolved, but his own guilt towards his duty as executioner.

Chapter 56: Civil War (Part 1)

In fact, it's Gyro who insists that he and Johnny follow Hot Pants into Gettysburg. After HP stole most of the corpse parts from them in In A Silent Way, the obvious reason is that Gyro wants to get them back. However, Gyro explicitly says, 'Tell me everything', which implicitly indicates that he intends to interrogate HP on who they are and their connection to his country and past. I have to wonder if the question on Gyro's mind is, 'Do they know who I am?'. That is, an executioner. And if so, Gyro is probably intent on figuring out what Hot Pants will do with that information, and if that information is influencing their actions towards him in any way. This shared link between Gyro and HP forces Gyro to ask the question of whether or not the things he's trying to leave behind and grow out of are still following him.

Chapter 56: Civil War (Part 1)

While Johnny interrogates HP, Gyro goes to the back and finds that the thing he's been avoiding can be avoided no longer. Gyro is first one we see come face-to-face with Civil War, a stand that operates on guilt, even though Hot Pants was the first one to suffer its effects. Also, HP's imagery as a 'pure' nun stands in strong contrast to the dirty work Gyro endured as an executioner - even if the truth is that they're both equally sinful.

Chapter 57: Civil War (Part 2)

Both HP and Gyro are truly guilty; Johnny, however, is not, which is why, narratively speaking, he's able to defeat Axl Ro. However, like the past that links Gyro and HP together, they also share a massive sense of shame and guilt that comes with those paths (see my The Duty Gyro Zeppeli analysis)

Chapter 59: Gettysburg Dream

Jesus makes his true debut in this arc to Johnny; but does not for both Gyro and HP. Though Gyro may not fully comprehend it, the lines above demonstrate that, at a base level, he and HP both want the same thing: to be forgiven. Gyro begs Johnny to let the corpse go, but calls on the Pope of all people. I don't think it's unlikely that Gyro and HP fell into similar lines of thinking: collecting the corpse is a path to forgiveness. If the collected corpse is returned to the Vatican and given to the Pope, they can be assured they've found the relief from their guilt that they've been searching for.

Chapter 75: D4C (Part 8)

Chapter 84: Ball Breaker (Part 2)

In the end, both Gyro and Hot Pants die. Hot Pants dies unfulfilled and overwhelmed by their guilt; the fact that the corpses' awakening is enough to kill them even without Valentine's interference is indication that their faith and hope were in the wrong place. That is to say, HP understood that the consequence of completing the corpse was an ultimate judgement of whether they were worthy of forgiveness. Yet they did not find it and their perception of the corpse's 'choice' (lack of forgiveness) froze them into inaction. Narratively, they could not find the forgiveness they were looking for because completing the corpse was never the correct approach to absolving their guilt. But Gyro dies satisfied with who he has become; throughout his journey with Johnny he learned to overcome his past and dies satisfied, knowing that he'd lived a good life - and that, to him at least, everything he went through at last made sense in the end. He's no longer running from the consequences of his actions; he actively chooses to stay and fight with Johnny, overcoming his pride and the turning the burden of his duty into something positive for the sake of his friend.

If you got this far, thanks for reading!

[ketsuarting]

... I did this in like 3 hours, holy shit

Some progress shots and honourable mentions under the cut!

Hey so funfact: I did 2 sketches for this, because the first sketch was a third of the size of the final product! My art process usually involves scanning my sketches and printing them bigger and then to resketch them with more detail. I sometimes struggle to capture the same atmosphere, and I am actually not THAT happy how the second sketch turned out (hence why I am not sharing it here, BUT!!!! after that comes the lineart and that in turn turned out beautifully!

The colouring was kind of hellish to do but turned out fine. The coloured version of the picture you see beneath the cut is actually the unedited version. The most Obvious Difference is Leone's right (his right) eye. But there are also some colouring and lining mistakes that I erased digitally BCS.... I can.

Anyways honorable mentions go to @6ubble-gum , @spacejasontodd and @uraniian who showed up to the function to see my self inflicted torment come to fruition and actively informing me of their diabolical intentions. (I say this lovingly!!!!!!!!!!!)

(pls ignore that I forgot my watermark on the final piece, I just never.... Bother. I probably should haha ............)

[rotaryphoam]

Happily @spacejasontodd

hope this helps!! (it wont)

[deathandnonexistentialdread]

Personal note: I've never done liveblogging before so I hope you guys enjoy this. @spacejasontodd thanks for the encouragement. This is dedicated to you :D

Also Tumblr was very mean and kept on deleting whatever I've done and I felt like crying.

Spoilers for: Jojo's Bizzare Adventure Steel Ball Run Chapter 3

I love this. This looks like an old movie poster and I'm living for it. Would buy it as a print if I had money.

11/10 very wild west-esque.

This reminds me of a watercolor painting, like the ones in those illustrated classics books. The horse looks so pretty.

12/10 makes me want to read Black Beauty again.

Although can a 5 year old properly ride a horse like how Johnny is doing without getting hurt?

Look, I don't care what anyone says, propositioning a minor like that, whether it is enthusiastic or not counts as sexual harassment.

This has been a PSA. And a Threat.

Something terrible is going to happen. I can feel it.

But first...

Look at how pretty these trophies are.

11/10 very winnable.

So in this part of the story, Johnny's gf(?I guess?) wants to go to a play and so they cut in at the very beginning of the line in front of a child who had been waiting since the night before. [Johnathan Joestar is upset at your ungentlemanly behavior] Child is understandably angry but Johnny pays the guards to take the child away.

Then this happens.

I won't say that Johnny had it coming but there could have been better(legaler?) ways to resolve this. Then again money talks and Johnny has that in spades. So there probably was no other way. Probably.

On a less philosophical note, how did that child get a gun out of seemingly nowhere? I mean, I know this takes place in America where you can find guns at the grocery store, but still, there must have been a registeration office. Or law enforcement atleast.

This looks genuinely painful and what that nurse warden man did to Johnny was an ethics violation and he should be sacked.

On another note, why do all the Jojo's have abs? It's not morally wrong or anything but it's..weird?? Like abs and trauma are like a Jojo staple. Almost like a starter pack.

To answer your question, Jojo, it's probably because he is competing in the Steel Ball Run race.

This shot looks so pretty. I can imagine it being animated. This would look so good animated. Gyro looks great.

Just in case anyone forgot he is a Jojo, he also has that hereditary recklessness.

This looks very painful but also pretty. It's the swirls I guess. Swirls are pretty.

Don't test him Gyro, the guy will actually do it, wheelchair or not.

On another personal note I'm thinking of naming this liveblog as 'SBR in 10 pics or less' because Tumblr app is a jerk and I can only use the app right now.

[padthaifan]

Teehee I was tagged by @baravaggio to do this! Shuffled my On Repeat playlist, tell me which song you like the best :)

And I’m going to tag @spacejasontodd @iwouldvethoughtofabetterurl @spitzy-speaks-jp @bxsmxth @princemolder :> I wanna know what you guys listening to

[scary-monsters]

You can’t say send you jojo characters and not expect me to ask you to do HP. You don’t have to but I DO have to ask. Maybe a modern Hp if you wanna spice it up

genuinely so glad you asked, i could never deny you an HP 🧡 @michael-rrodent also asked for them AND i threw in modern johnny as well since @penny-lane-123 and @spacejasontodd requested him!

this is them as they'd appear in my silly little modern diego lore; HP is diego's first true love that he meets at cambridge :')) they're a religious studies student who knocks some sense into diego and convinces him to follow his dreams and figure himself out. they also have tattoos and they give diego all his piercings, which starts off as a dare but eventually becomes a very intimate bonding experience. HP graduates and moves to italy, the two both agree they can't do long distance BUT they stay best friends and HP is diego's go-to for advice for years and years after their relationship. in any au where they aren't dating, i love the two of them as amicable exes.

and johnny.. WELL, he's diego's childhood best friend and awkward first gay kiss 💀 they're both teenagers trying to figure out life and unfortunately johnny does not appreciate the gesture so he ghosts diego for years.. i like to think they eventually start talking again, even if it happens as a result of diego giving him shit when he finds out johnny is dating gyro.

[deathandnonexistentialdread]

Spoilers for: Jojo's Bizzare Adventure Steel Ball Run Chapter 19

TW: Body Horror, blood

Personal note: I would like to apologize to Tumblr users spacejasontodd and jossikuns for tagging you guys out of excitement. I just really wanted to tell someone.

This is dedicated for @spacejasontodd and @jossikuns for keeping you guys waiting. I'm so sorry it took this long. Hope you guys like it.

Smol Mountain Tim! He is bby!!! Tiny! Can do no wrong!

This looks so pretty and detailed. Look at the sand. It looks pretty realistic and I know my sand. I feel like i can just touch it. I miss the beach.

*cries in land locked*

And the compass! The shading!! I love!

25/10 makes me miss the beach and home

This also looks so pretty. It encapsulates the feeling of the oppressive sun in desert summer. The rocks look really pretty as well!

15/10 gave me flashbacks of wandering around in Saudi in the afternoon during Ramadan. Not recommended.

The rope is a part of him?!?!

Didn't see that coming actually

@spacejasontodd !! @jossikuns !! Mountain Tim used the word!!!

Stands!!!!!! YwsbHwhsbbww yesss huejwh

Very pretty panel and a gorgeous shade of purple 10.5/10

Go Johnny you got this I believe in you!!!!

You can do this!!!

Spinny Bullet Magic time!!

Does he have magnetic ability as well? Or is it a rotational gravity thing instead?

The sand looks like magnetic fields. What is happening here??

1. Those are some gorgeous nails. Drop your salon routine please. I wish my nails looked half as nice as this.

2. Ouch. That must hurt.

3. Is it just me or does Akari draw pretty body horror. Like it is supposed to be freaky and grotesque but it also looks very nice to look at. Like rainbow gore? Is it an ok comparison?? You know what let's just move on

Wait wait

@spacejasontodd , @jossikuns is it Johnny's stand ability?!??!?! Can he cut stuff if it comes in contact with the part of his body that is spinny?? Is that what it is???

Will Gyro's stand ability be shown soon????

[n1pt]

I sincerely apologize for tagging you, especially since we don’t know each other. I only wanted to share my message with people who might be able to help support my family. I'm sorry — we’re in a desperate situation and have no other options. I won’t bother you again, I promise. If anyone is able to donate, it would truly mean the world to us. And even just sharing this message can make a big difference. Thank you for your time, and again, I apologize — I’m not trying to be a bother, just someone with a small blog trying to reach people who care.💔

@bubbles-62 @kittyonakeyboard @nattiboo3 @kloudoa @spacejasontodd

A child in Gaza holds his cat among the rubble. No home. No safety. No food. Yet he still protects someone more vulnerable than himself. In a place where everything is under attack, mercy survives..Support those who kept their humanity.

[padthaifan]

Tagged by @frogplease 🤭💚

Last song played: “cathedral” by ten thousand crows

Favorite color: green. especially blue greens, olives, and deep emeralds

Last TV show watched: RuPaul’s drag race (Sapphira Cristál on 🔝 this season)

Last movie watched: the Crow (1994)

Currently reading: if I’m being honest, “Recombination and selectional forces in cyanopeptolin NRPS operons from highly similar, but geographically remote Planktothrix strains” by Trine B. Rouge et al. (BMC Microbiology, 2008). But if I’m being silly, I’m also still in the middle of “Tender is the Flesh” by Agustina Bazterrica

Sweet/spicy/savory: sweet

Relationship status: in a relationship :)

Last thing googled: “Just Dance switch price” 💃

Current obsession: JJBA, VAST (go listen to Jon Crosby’s discography. I’m holding you at gunpoint)

Currently working on: gyjo fanfiction, manuscript for some new peptides I discovered, t-shirt design for a conference I am on the planning committee for, and a painting of fish from Louisiana (pictured below)

Tagging a few of my mutuals, but no pressure if you guys don’t feel like doing it 🤠 just know I love you all

@spacejasontodd @bxsmxth @iwouldvethoughtofabetterurl @spitzy-speaks-jp @vitruvianmanbara

[domirine]

Oh gods you're Polish??? Hi!!!!!

ano jestem!

[nyxokal]

Cousins :)

OH I FORGOT TO RESPOND TO THIS BUT... HOLY SHIT they look so much alike!! The spot on the nose!!!!

[hangingoffence]

It may be useless sort of advice, but do you have your manager's phone number? Something that we're allowed to do here is just let your boss know by text that you're sick and can't come in. Saves you the annoyance and anxiety of a regular phone call. Stay strong out there!!

Unfortunately it is required to make a phone call where i work :( also im not directly working at the place but thorough an agency so i have to call that company as well as the place i go to work

[kostektyw]

Kisses you on the mouth for adding Żebrowski as an option in your quiz. What a Chad.

Hell yeah!! happy to meet a fellow person with taste ;)