The Art of the 'Bites The Dust' Arc 

Through Hayato's eyes, you see two buff guys screaming at each other whilst not moving and you're wondering what the hell is even happening.

When Rohan dies, I literally paused the show and sat there for about 30 seconds to a minute.

1:34 Maybe since Kira had lived alone as a serial killer for so long, he monologues out loud to himself both as a bit of a coping mechanism for isolation and because he never really had to deal with anyone overhearing him so it was just habitual

Oh no Kira got hurt! Someone call an ambulance!

「Deadly King: Chomps the Dirt」

It’s in Kira’s character to talk to himself, so it makes sense that that’s how his true character gets revealed. Every single time he was talking to a hand he was talking to himself.

"Yoshihiro comes to the picture" I see what you did there

Realistically, Kira was invincible during this arc. He only lost because of mistakes he made.

Ok but can we talk about how creepy Hayato is, he legit has some serial killer energy of his own. The kid had been spying on his parents since long before Kira appeared for unknown reasons, and god knows how he got that tech in the first place

Morioh Warriors? You mean the *Duwang Gang?*

Killer Queen's Third Bomb: Bites The Du- Killer Queen's Third Bomb: Bites The Du- Killer Queen's Third Bomb: Bites The Du- Killer Queen's Third Bomb: Bites The Du-

Literally anyone asks Hayato about his dad Bites the Dust: *It's rewind time*

Killer Queen- "There's more to using Bites The Dust than just blowing up Rohan." Kira- "Nah."

Hayate is the most badass character in all of JoJo's. He's literally just a kid who faces off against one of the most deadly and dangerous stands, and finds a way to win.

1:32 He talks out loud to severed hands when he's alone. It's not too weird if he talks out loud to Stray Cat.

DEADLY QUEEN'S POST-SECOND DETONATION: MUNCH THE DIRT

I’m gonna say it. HAYATO DESERVED A STAND

Imagine a Kira and Dio tag team, that would be terrifying.

I feel so bad for Hayato and his mom. She will never get the closure she deserves.

"You fool, you are within my stands range!" Stand User: *Peter Parker* Stand Name: *Ze Itsy Bitsy Spida!*

bite za *A M B U L A N C E*

I like Jojo because every time someone asks what songs do I like I say any stand that has a song to it

I love how Part 4 is so down to Earth in comparison to the rest, and the idea of a child being physically unable to do anything as the only person who can help him is blown to bits repeatedly no matter what he does is terrifying. Dio has to be punched, chased after and The World has to be pushed through. Diavolo can only be killed by buffing up your stand so much that he can keep people in a time loop, meaning Diavolo isn’t even really dead. Kars also doesn’t die on the spot, he has to be sent to space until he eventually stops thinking. Kira, however, went undiscovered for years. People were powerless and couldn’t stop him. Hayato has to try to stop telling Rohan, the opposite of his goal, meaning that no matter what he does he will lose.

Other series' arcs: A collection of various fights against typically more than one villain. Jojo's arcs: A single fight that goes on for like seven chapters against at most two guys, typically only one person who might not even be an actual villain.

1:37 all this time he was living with a hand which he shares everything with It must be his habit to talk loud

They're called the Duwang Gang and you fucking know it

Imagine Hayato come to a national tv show and scream "Kira Yoshikage is my dad!"

I can watch a scene in which a person being cut in half or pierced through and not bat an eye but for some reason I cringe so hard when I see Kira bite his fingernails till he bleeds, I almost feel the pain in my fingertips...

Duwang gang > Morioh warriors

“Knowing your dad is not your dad” hehe imagine having a dad

This is *NOT* a requiem stand. Let me explain: •If a normal person gets stabbed with the arrow, (with enough will) they get a stand. •If a stand user gets stabbed with the arrow, they will get a new ability according to their desires, but is related to the original ability (Kira wanted to protect his identity and live in peace, SO Bites the dust is related to utterly destroying an enemy if they ever found out about his real name). •If your stand gets pierced, they will change forms (Thus, becoming a *requiem* stand) and get a completely different ability that has nothing to do with your previous ability according to your desires, but done so in a really bizarre way (Giorno wanted to defeat Diavolo and become the Gangstar; his ability is to turn objects into living things yet his new ability was to turn anything back to zero, its beginning). Also, all of the stands keep their abilities before they get a new ability/requiem stand.

Dude, the Bites the Dust arc was easily the most intensely into an arc I've ever been with Jojo. But that may change as more parts get animated, since while I enjoy manga it just can't ever draw me in as fully.

Hearing that *"DAISAN NO BAKUDAN, BITES ZA DUSTO"* gives me chills every time.

They are NOT the Morioh Warriors, they are the Duwang Gang!

When I understood how bites za dusto works I was like: "Dear god..... from victim's perspective this power is bloody terryfying.'' While this maybe sounds funny bcs there are many terryfing power in jojo but none of them made such an impact on me like bites za dusto. (well maybe divine sett and divine osiris did, they were pretty terryfying)

10:22 now i get why part 4 is the only one where they don't say Sadame in the ops KIRA TOOK SADAME

You notice how in multiple parts of JoJo the Final Villains Stand ability has to do with time? DIO: Stops Time Kira: Resets the Day Diavolo: Skips Time HMmmm...

one of my favorite moments in this arc (because of simply how emotional it is) is when you see Reimi's reaction to rohan's spirit flying into the sky. It's just such a sad moment, and I think it was done really well.

Morioh worriors? I think you mean the dwuang gang

6:10 CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT

So, I like looking at names, it’s a hobby and I find it fun. A while back I looked into Hayato’s name and I thought this was clever. 川 / Kawa= River 尻 / Jiri= underside of something (More directly, ass/buttocks) 早 / Haya = Falcon 人 / To = Man Kawajiri in this case would mean “under the river”. In Japanese mythology the Sanzu river is a river of death, like the river Styx, so it would imply “beneath death” Falcons symbolize keen vision, boldness, and power in Japan, the name Hayato would imply a man with the traits of a falcon. The name Kawajiri Hayato would suggest the meaning “A keen eye overcomes death.” In the story, Hayato died, due to Kira, and due to Kira came back because of Bites the Dust, and as time went on, reversed, and went on again, Hayato overcame Kira, (Whose name would translate to “lucky shadow killer”), and overcame death and fate itself.

part 4 is one of my favorites solely because of that arc

"Morioh Warriors" Actually they're called the Duwang Gang

5:30 - Everything is pointing at the Pepsi. Pepsi Man stand confirmed.

Man Hyato really deserves his own damn stand cause a kid actually beat fate and against all odds and the fear he was able to move on though at the end its still super sad Hyato gets the ending where he has no father who will never return he saved himself everyone and his mother.

Act 3 FREEEZUUU S-H-I-T

I really liked the message behind this arc. It's realistic. It's not some big rainbow over the sky. If you don't act, you will end up as just another person. The message also really hits home to me and probably a lot of other people too. Yoshikage Kira is the best Jojo villain in my opinion. Nobody can change that for me.

The thing that i like the most in this arc is... The anguish that Hayato felt since he found out The horrible truth behind his dad, when Kira killed the guys who laughed at him in Morioh Metro till the end, until he beats the crap out of destiny findin out how it works Bites The Dust, it felts like it was my own anguish at the same time...

Also, one thing I realized with this video is that Wonder Of U parallels Bites The Dust in the sense that it's a weapon the main antagonist uses to kill whoever pursues them.

Steve walks warily down the street With the brim pulled way down low. Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet, Machine guns ready to go.

The recap and the ending, regardless of how cheesy you think it was, really resonated with me especially in the current climate. Thank you brother, Merry Christmas

Yoshihiro comes into the picture. Oh boi.

The next video should be... THE ART OF CHEWING

On some real shit he would have probably made a better dad.

Man Kaleb I know this is sappy but I really needed THIS video today. I felt like Hayato today so badly and that ending really was motivational. Thank you

"Where I saw a familiar face" Yes, the PEPSI logo.

TL;DR: I like the David & Goliath feel to arcs where a powerless hero defeats a villain compared to a hero on equal footing. It means that the character has to be smart with their decisions and adds to the tension. Can anyone relate? I really loved the David & Goliath feel to the Bites the Dust ark. Although it was interesting to see adult characters with powerful stands chasing after a serial killer, I think the fact that a kid, without a stand, is bravely trailing on a killer makes the show a lot more interesting. Just as you said, it becomes Hayato vs. Kira. It's this same type of story adaptation, where an unlikely side hero saves the day, which makes me love stranger things. It's a show where the kids do the stuff the adults-only helped with. Or, A Series of Unfortunate Events. It fills the reader with a lot more dread, realizing how fickle the character is in a situation. It also requires that the young hero does some mental gymnastics to get around to defeating the villain, which is why I find those scenes a lot more interesting. Also, because I'm quite young, I can relate to these types of arc especially well. Can anyone relate?

Here's an idea: Johnny Joestar: the Art of Determination

Killer queen: Consumes the soil

My favorite part about Hayato in the bites the dust arc is how he is basically written to be the audience who knows the entire plot of jojos, and how the show works, but he isn't allowed to tell anyone, because it will break the 4th wall and ruin the show, because it wouldn't really make any sense on how he would know exactly what stands do and how they work. Just like the viewers, Hayato knew who yoshikage kira was, but wasn't allowed to tell anyone who he was because yoshikage was holding us, the viewers captive. If he killed hayato, then he effectively kills us the audience, because his identity is safe and he continues to kill, meaning the show gets no resolution There are other shows and games that do this, but it's nice how engaging this arc is for the viewer. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time

Why is this demonitized?! This ain't porn!!

12:00 quote of the day

"And I would've gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those damned stand users and their time freezing ghost!" "Ora Ora Ora"

I was more appreciative of the fact that this arc established requiem stands well before they were even given a proper name.

"you are NOT the father"

this arc made jojo my favorite anime ever no debating

*ZA WARUD-* Kira: Get that garbage outta here. *BITES ZA DUSTO*

Deadly Queen has no weakness

Araki: "Shit, I've written a character into a corner. Better give them a time/space ability."

i know im over a year late to the comments BUT that part at the end about life being a loop is the exact thing i needed to hear and honestly i think this video could change peoples lives forever. so please for the sake of people like me: never stop making video's like these. edit: also that ending i know it was corny but also perfect. when you hit rock bottom thats also where the dust is and then your forced to eat said dust until you get out. ik not the intended meaning but still truly profound ending there.

Part 4 is the best part cause the stands are creative, used in a way that’s clever AND the plot makes sense (mostly). Unlike part 5 where all the solutions are bullshit. “I turned the poison into a snake, which makes the snake’s venom the cure!” ?????

Morioh Warriors? I think you meant the Duwang Gang.

Good video. *Killer Queen has already touched the Read more button*

This video really taught me something important. I've almost always did excessive description or explanation in my English essays and I didn't know what it was so bad. But this video really taught me how much better if more analysis is put in rather than explaining the full story, since the readers/audience already knows what happens in the book/scene.

Endless 8 done right.

Duwang gang

I am now just realizing that Mature Killer Queen is literally Requiem Killer Queen

STRAY CATTO!

I cried when I thought Rohan died

something that really makes me think is the fact that since Hayato wasn't a Stand user, he couldn't see Killer Queen or any of the other Stands, but he could see Stray Cat in case you haven't put two and two together, Kira put Stray Cat inside of Killer Queen and weaponized it, so by that logic, Hayato would've just seen Stray Cat floating in mid-air

I just finished part 7. Those 3 months of summer were well spent :,)!

Hayaro is the smartest character in jojo universe, period.

Literally the coolest asspull plot armor. I love it

Nobody: Koichi(10:53): *KIRA YOSHIKAGE YOU FUCKER GET OUT HERE*

Let's be honest here, Hayato is the true hero of Part 4. He CARRIED that shit.

What I've gathered from binging these videos is that jojo is a masterclass in storytelling.

Despite anime being one of the least orthodox ways I have ever seen to tell people a moral to help them with life, this is one of the best things I have seen. The end message is great. EDIT: Forgot to say " Thank you. Thank you for not only explaining this to me and everyone else to see it but for putting things into a perspective that those who watch the show can understand. "

its basically deleting your search history over and over again

I have a theory that satisfies me as Kira is my favorite Villain. So as you know, when the bomb first goes off, it resets. While Hayato goes back, Kira doesn’t. Kira doesn’t know what happened as you can tell by his speech. All he says are just guesses based off of Hayato’s emotions and the power of Bites the Dust. This means that this is a different timeline, and may be another Dimension. These other Dimensions are what I call piggyback dimensions as they rely on the first dimension, as shown when the tea set still broke even though it was saved, due to the fact it broke in the first Timeline. This may mean Kira won in the 1st timeline up until the final timeline were he is defeated. This means Kira is the most successful Villain of all, and means Kira won in the main timeline that we watched, or read, during DiU. This means the events of GW is in a different timeline compared to the other parts. This also means Kira had won. But that’s just a theory, a JoJo theory.

5:23 I saw the Pepsi sign immediately

I think my favourite part of the last few episodes of DiU was when Kira thought he activated Bites The Dust and finally won, because at the moment, you’re either thinking about how the Duwang Gang are either gonna win or how Kira possibly just won, but at that very moment, the second he reacts to him “winning”, Hell, even before then, if you recognize the place he’s in, you can see that he lost. Kira was never aware of Bites The Dust activating before, he only assumed it activated because of how Hayato was behaving. I think Araki was either accidentally a genius or he planned this from the very beginning, because by having Kira think that Bites The Dust activated and celebrating his “victory”, it not only gives away that it didn’t actually happen, but also that Kira was so distracted with trying to activate Bites The Dust that he himself never realized that he wasn’t aware of the previous times it activated, despite it happening twice, and the second time with him being there in person. Goddamn, JoJo, you’re something else.

Bites The dust is just Killer Queen Requiem

If there's anyone who actually deserves a stand its Hayato

What I like about this is that it sorta foreshadows pucci's and dio's reasoning for the heaven plan. They did it so that they would all know what fate has in plan and bites the dust causes an death then rewinds time altering fate making it so that person will always die at that specific time whether killer queen is near them or not

Killer queen has already touched the object you are watching this video on.

7:03 What do you think you are doing here?

This is one of my favorite channels- it’s so cool how you notice everything. I feel like watching anime with you would be awesome!

Bro pause at 0:06 omg idk why but Josuke looks just like girl until then next frame

Best arc, Best part and Best Vilain by far :)

I'm watching the video and underneath there's an ad featuring an ambulance. What a lovely Duwang