Iggy (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Iggy is a male anime and manga character who features in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Biography

Iggy (Japanese: イギー, Hepburn: Igī) was a dog born at some point in the 20th century where he was a stray that lived in the street slums of New York. He had at some point developed a Stand that allowed him to manipulate sand which he used to maintain his position of power among other dogs and escape from dog catchers. It was his Stand that attracted the attention of Mohammed Avdol who tracked Iggy and managed to capture him. As a result, Avdol was the only person who managed to be able to come close to him. Iggy was taken against his wishes to the Speedwagon Foundation with Avdol and Joseph Joestar intending to forcibly recruit him in their conflict against Dio Brando.

He came to the scene aboard a Speedwagon-sponsored helicopter in the middle of the desert, brought by the Speedwagon Foundation to help in the battle against DIO. Polnareff, being cocky and intrigued about their new partner, becomes the target of the ferocity that Iggy is infamous for, after disturbing his slumber. The pilots and Avdol were only able to control him because of one unlikely treat: coffee-flavored chewing gum. Because of how he attacked Polnareff, everyone, especially Jotaro Kujo, had doubts about the suitability of Iggy's companionship. Iggy also didn't want to take part in a battle that had nothing to do with him. Their questioning grew deeper when they were attacked by N'Doul in the middle of the desert. Iggy ran from the battle, showing his cowardice and lack of intention to help. They misinterpreted Iggy's pursuit of N'Doul's trail for cowardice. Jotaro Kujo grasped Iggy in his hand, forcing Iggy to cooperate before N'Doul's Geb attacked them both. Left with no choice, Iggy took Jotaro to the enemy, but in the middle of their pursuit, Iggy decided to leave Jotaro behind to be killed alone. Jotaro then threw Iggy at N'Doul, distracting the enemy enough and leading him to his eventual defeat. Jotaro ends up forgiving Iggy, saying he, too, would not like to be dragged in a war he had nothing to do with himself. Iggy decided to accompany the group and earn their trust, even though Polnareff still believed he would run away in the end.

Iggy did not do much during their journey but unintentionally helps the group. He saved them from drinking Oingo's poisoned tea and makes his plan to blow up Jotaro with an orange-shaped bomb backfire, as he picks up the bomb and brings it to Oingo (disguised as Jotaro). When Oingo tries to leave the scene, Polnareff threw the bomb after him because Iggy put his mouth on it. In Edfu, Iggy accidentally saves Jotaro from Anubis' last assassination attempt. When Anubis possesses a young boy, Iggy makes the boy trip as he grabs the boy's candy, making Anubis fall into the Nile. In Cairo, Iggy also defeats Boingo without even knowing he was an enemy Stand user. After Hol Horse was hospitalized by another backfired plan, Boingo kicks a crate and accidentally hits Iggy, which makes the dog furious enough to attack Boingo.

While the Joestar Group looks for DIO's Mansion, Iggy wanders in the streets of Cairo and fatefully comes across the building itself. When two dogs come snarling, Iggy intimidates them and the dogs decide to go for a weaker prey. Spotting the shadow of a bird from under a door, the dogs crawl inside the property, only for Iggy to see their heads flying, impaled on an ice spike while their bodies are forcibly dragged inside. A falcon then appears, watching Iggy suspiciously. However, the falcon then spots the beggar and creates an icicle large enough to crush the beggar. As the falcon flies around, Iggy realizes it is a Stand user protecting the mansion and that it may come for him next. Indeed, the falcon Pet Shop is the wielder of the Stand Horus. Pet Shop sets his attention again on Iggy, who tries to play dumb as he doesn't want to get involved in the disputes of humans he doesn't care about. However, a young boy comes looking for his dogs. Seeing his dogs' collars, the boy tries to crawl under the gate of the mansion too and gets attacked by Pet Shop too. However, Iggy comes to the rescue, not having the heart to let a dog-loving kid be killed. After helping the kid escape, Iggy confronts Pet Shop but is taken by surprise when Pet Shop freezes the ground and shoots icicles at him. Iggy is forced to flee but the eagle-eyed falcon easily spots him and pursues him down to a sewer. However, when Pet Shop shoots Iggy, it turns out Iggy was a clone made of sand. Iggy comes out of the shadows and has The Fool claw at the bird. Satisfied, Iggy calls it a draw, but the injured, Pet Shop decides to deploy the full strength of his Horus, turning the whole sewer into an icy world. In the humid environment, Iggy finds himself at a huge disadvantage. When Iggy's paw is frozen in place, the dog must bite off a paw to escape into the Nile.

At the bottom of the Nile, Iggy takes refuge under a protective dome of sand. However, Pet Shop can swim. He finds the dome and threatens to shoot the dog with icicles. The Fool manages to deflect an icicle toward Pet Shop, but the bird then tries to crush the dome beneath a mass of ice. The dog digs to escape but he then stumbles another tunnel where Pet Shop await, charging an icicle to kill him at close range. In a desperate act, Iggy lets the dome behind him collapse and makes the surge of pressure push him forward. That way, he clamps Pet Shop's beak shut and the icicle makes Pet Shop's bird explode. Exhausted from a lack of blood and coming close to drowning, Iggy reminisces his life as the king of the stray dogs in New York. Thankfully, he is ultimately rescued by the boy he protected earlier. Iggy was later found by a fully recovered Kakyoin, who reunited with the group after having a Speedwagon Foundation doctor treating the dog's injuries. After a short but cheerful reunion, Iggy decided to lead them to DIO's Mansion, where Telence T. D'Arby welcomes them and abducted Jotaro, Joseph and Kakyoin.

After waiting for ten minutes, Avdol, Polnareff and Iggy decided to enter the mansion. Iggy and Avdol team up in the illusory maze created by Tenore Sax inside the mansion to track down and rapidly defeat Kenny G. However, Avdol was ambushed by Vanilla Ice and is killed. While trying to defend Jean Pierre Polnareff, Iggy valiantly attacks Vanilla Ice and attempts to trick him with a sand copy of DIO, however, the trick fails as Ice believes DIO would not interfere with his battle. Enraged, Vanilla Ice proceeds to repeatedly kick Iggy in the stomach to the point of near death. With the last of his energy, Iggy uses The Fool to save Polnareff from Vanilla Ice, over-exerting himself and dying in the process, much to the surprise of Polnareff who thought Iggy had run away. After Ice's defeat, Iggy's soul, along with Avdol's, were seen transcending into heaven.

Overview

Personality and attributes

In appearance, Iggy was a small, black and white dog whose original appearance is modeled after that of a Boston Terrier. His paws, stomach, chest, and neck are white, as are the area around his mouth and forehead. His eyes bulge slightly, and he has loose jowls.

He was remembered for his obsession for coffee-flavoured chewing gum and for antagonizing Jean Pierre Polnareff. Iggy also sported the most unsociable traits ever in a dog, as he will fart on a person's face while chewing and ripping out their hair.

At first, Iggy was apathetic to the Joestar Group's goal of stopping DIO, having nothing to do with the Vampire. In fact, Iggy selfishly tries to protect himself at the detriment of his human companions, even at one point trying to sacrifice Jotaro for his safety. It was only after his fight against Pet Shop does Iggy develop a grudge against DIO.

Iggy valued his independence, and he has a high opinion of himself, thinking himself and his Stand are as strong as Jotaro and his Star Platinum.

Iggy was shown to be willing to fight with Pet Shop to save a dog-lover child. He also selflessly sacrificed himself against Vanilla Ice to save Polnareff.

His favorite treat was coffee-flavored chewing gum.

Powers and abilities

Iggy was a dog and possessed all the attributes of the animal. This included having a keen sense of smell making him a skilled tracker. This allowed him to detect people from far away and even Stands from their smell.

He came to be able to manifest his own Stand (スタンド Sutando) that was the manifestation of his life energy. As a Stand User (スタンド使い Sutando Tsukai), he had his own Stand that was The Fool (ザ・フール（愚者） Za Fūru) whose name was selected from the Tarot Card. This did not have an actual invisible psychic manifestation but instead took its form by manipulating sand and dust particles in the environment. As such, it was one of the few Stands that was visible to everyone, not only to Stand users. As it did not have a psychic form, it cannot be harmed in any way as attacking it would just mean that it simply turned to a pile of dust. As such, unlike other Stands, Iggy could not be harmed or killed by attacking the Fool's form. With his Stand's power, he was also able to manipulate sand in any manner that he desired such as using it to create wings to glide or create a shell to protect himself or even make copies of others to fool their allies. Typically, however, Iggy used it to create a dog-like being with an Aztec-like stone mask with wheels for its hind legs.

Notes

• Iggy was created by Hirohiko Araki where he featured in the setting of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure universe.
• Iggy's current form was originally not intended. Iggy was supposed to have been a scraggly and old dog, but this has changed in the middle of the publication. This may have occurred so that Araki could more readily portray Iggy's thoughts and emotions during his fight against PetShop. His design and coloration are most likely based on that of a Boston Terrier.
• In some cases, Iggy can talk. This is heard in Capcom's fighting game based on the series, but only for the Japanese version.

In other media

Video games

• In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Iggy appeared as a playable character in the 1990s arcade fighting video game.
• In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future, Iggy appeared in the setting of the fighting video game. While Iggy dies in the original storyline, his Story Mode allows him to change his fate by defeating Vanilla Ice and eventually face off with DIO. During his ending, Iggy returns to New York and becomes the "King of the Dogs". He also saves another character from their canon fate of death—Kakyoin, at the price of Avdol's life. The inverse happens with Avdol's Story Mode, where Iggy takes one for the team against Vanilla Ice but saves Kakyoin from his canon death as well.
• In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle, Iggy appeared as a playable character in the fighting video game where he was voiced by actor Shigeru Chiba.
• In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven, Iggy appeared as a playable character in the fighting video game where he was voiced by actor Misato Fukuen. When Heaven-Attained DIO starts to rewrite reality, Iggy is among the people who are resurrected and brainwashed into becoming DIO's servants. Thus Iggy and a similarly brainwashed Muhammad Avdol attack the heroes, starting with Jean Pierre Polnareff on his plane just before takeoff, at Cairo's airport. They eventually follow Polnareff to the lobby and confront Jotaro Kujo, Joseph Joestar and also Robert E. O. Speedwagon. They explain they have been sent but keep DIO's identity a secret. To avoid endangering civilians, the heroes fight Avdol and Iggy on the rooftops of Cairo. They are beaten but suddenly disappear. Avdol and Iggy reappear later, at Air Supplena Island in 1939, where they are beaten and restored to their right mind. DIO springs a trap and Iggy is among the 36 souls that DIO absorbs in order to attain even greater power. Fortunately, Jotaro defeats DIO once and for all, altering fate for the better. When Jotaro finds himself back at Cairo Airport. Polnareff announces that he will be watching over their injured friends who have now survived their battles, including Iggy.

Appearances

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders:

External Links

• JoJos Bizarre Adventure Wiki Entry

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