Iggy (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Iggy is a dog that features in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
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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, wouldn't 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.
Jotaro sported brutality upon Iggy to make sure he wouldn't try to escape, but Iggy's real intentions bring Jotaro to the enemy, and the eventual defeat of N'Dour. This earned Iggy the trust of the group.
Among Iggy's most noteworthy feats are defeating PetShop, Dio Brando's pet falcon and guardian of his mansion (but not before losing one of his paws to the Stand user), and using his senses to track down Kenny G. in the maze inside it, teaming up with Avdol.
Iggy valiantly attacked but was executed by Vanilla Ice while trying to defend Jean Pierre Polnareff.
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 values his independence, and he has a high opinion of himself, thinking himself and his Stand are as strong as Jotaro and his Star Platinum.
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 Advenure 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
Television
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: 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.
Appearances
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders:
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