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| “ | This is the Zeppeli family spirit, handed down from the past to ensure the family's future! It's the human spirit! JOJO, THIS IS THE LAST OF MY HAMOOON! TAKE IT FROM MEEEEEE! | „ |
| ~ Caesar's last words, turning death into a fighting chance for Joseph Joestar to live. |
Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli is the deuteragonist of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency. He is a hot-blooded but focused young man, dedicated to defeating the Pillar Men along with his close friend Joseph Joestar.
He was voiced by Takuya Satou in Japanese and Bryce Papenbrook (who also voiced Eren Yeager, Rin Okumura, Masaomi Kida, Makoto Naegi, Nagito Komaeda, Meliodas, Kirito, Zidane Tribal, Butters Stotch, Shirou Emiya, Guan Ping, Lance, and Cat Noir), in English.
Biography[]
Past[]
In Caesar's childhood, his father, Mario Zepelli, had seemingly abandoned his beloved siblings, making him a bitter and aggressively violent delinquent (But in truth, Mario went to pursue Hamon training after his father, William Anthonio Zeppeli, was killed by Dio Brando's zombie minion, Tarkus). Upon reaching adulthood, he has committed every crime besides murder. One day, he found his father and followed him in an attempt to murder him. He was almost killed by the Pillar Men but was rescued by his father from the danger at cost of his life. Because of this, he changed his hatred into the great pride in his surname.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency[]
Caesar's first appearance was in a restaurant where Joseph was eating. His conversation with the woman disgusted Joseph who attempts to humiliate him. Caesar however was able to flawlessly deflect the attack before introducing himself. At first, he was extremely disappointed in Joseph's personality and general existence to the point that he fights him in public, ending with Joseph in a bubble and Caesar swallowing a pigeon. He returned to the hotel along with Joseph and Speedwagon to wait for their driver to arrive.
The 3 eventually arrive to the research facility, finding all the employees slaughtered. Upon seeing the driver killed, Caesar attempts to attack Wamuu, only to have his attacks deflected. The pillar men laughed at his motivation before Joseph stepped in. After the fight, Caesar decided to show Joseph a technique to properly use Hamon. The 2 then left to Air Suplena Island to meet with a Hamon coach.
In the island, Caesar attempts to rent a gondola, only to find that the person guarding it is the coach, Lisa Lisa. The 2 followed her up a tower with oil in the base before being pushed in. The tower itself is a test known as the "Hell Climb Pillar" which Hamon users must climb with Hamon. Caesar was able to climb well enough that Joseph was able to catch on and climb as well. The final test was to climb over a strong burst of oil which Caesar was able to overcome with great difficulty. Despite their previous rivalry, he still decides to help Joseph despite being exhausted. The two were introduced to Lisa Lisa's colleagues and their training began.
While Joseph was fighting Esidisi, Caesar was finishing up his final test against Messina. The 2 observed Joseph's fight before retreating. Caesar joins the group in their journey to Swiss to retrieve the Red Stone of Aja. At the end of Joseph's first battle against Kars, he was able to save Joseph using a chain made of icicles. Some time after that, he expresses urgency regarding killing the pillar men who were in a hideout, something Joseph disagrees with. In the ensuing argument, he punches Joseph for disrespecting their heritage before leaving to fight the pillar men himself.
He arrives at the pillar men hideout eventually and was able to figure out how Wamuu was able to render himself invisible and stay alive in the sun. He fought the pillar man bravely using a variety of techniques to injure his opponent up until he created reflective bubbles to direct sunlight into the hideout and severely injure Wamuu. Caesar however commits a grave mistake of rushing to attack his opponent, resulting in him being hit by a Divine Sandstorm. Despite being in pain, he still manages to grab Wamuu's antidote ring. Caesar places the ring and his headband in a bubble made of Hamon and blood, giving Joseph the last of his Hamon before being crushed by a falling rock.
Abilities[]
Physical Abilities[]
As a skillfully trained individual, Caesar possesses very high physical abilities: along with a vast amount of physical strength and proficiency in hand to hand combat, Caesar has demonstrated an amazing sense of balance, even being able to perform the "seated jump" that his grandfather previously performed.
Caesar also boasts a high level of endurance far surpassing normal humans, being able to survive for a few days without water, and taking high amounts of physical punishment while still being able to get up and continue fighting. His endurance was best demonstrated when even after receiving Wamuu's Holy Sandstorm head-on, he still managed to get up and continue fighting for a short amount of time, even managing to produce a Ripple after losing huge amounts of blood.
Caesar also has high precision, managing to catch a Ripple-enhanced spaghetti noodle thrown by Joseph using the holes in the tortiglioni he was eating.
Ripple[]
Being a natural-born Ripple user through his grandfather's bloodline, Caesar was able to project its power from an early age, though it was only under Lisa Lisa's guidance that he learned how to properly use it. Caesar is able to use more advanced techniques such as focusing the Ripple in his fingertips, and much like Joseph can channel the Ripple through objects, such as weapons, food, or even living beings. In one particular instance, he put a young woman into hypnosis by charging Ripple through her via a kiss.
The base for most of his attacks relies on his gloves, which are loaded with a special soap-like substance. Because of this, he is able to release bubbles from his hands at any time and fuse them with the Ripple to create deadly projectiles.
Attacks[]
- Bubble Launcher (シャボンランチャー Shabon Ranchā): Signature Attack. Caesar fires out a barrage of bubbles from his gloves, each coated in the Ripple. This increases the density of the bubbles and is able to hit objects with a greater impact. When hit by the barrage, Joseph was completely blown away.
- Bubble Barrier (シャボバリア Shabon Baria): Sometimes used in conjunction with Bubble Launcher, the difference is that instead of multiple being used in a barrage, Caesar conjures a single gigantic bubble capable of absorbing and trapping its target.
- Bubble Cutter (シャボンカッター Shabon Kattā): Based on his grandfather, Will Zeppeli's technique, Caesar further reinforces his bubble launcher, and creates bubbles with the ability to slice. Unlike his original attack, the bubbles spin at high speed and use centrifugal force, but are able to stay intact due to the Ripple. This causes them to form shapes much like saucers with a small blade-like ring surrounding each bubble. These bubbles move at a higher velocity and have higher tractability, allowing Caesar to fire them in any direction with ease.
- Bubble Cutter Gliding (シャボンカッターグライディン Shabon Kattā Guraidin): A more versatile version of Bubble Cutter, Caesar sacrifices the quantity of the attack, and focuses on effectiveness. By launching a few bubbles, Caesar is able to aim them much like homing projectiles. They are able to go around objects and have a higher chance of hitting the opponent.
- Bubble Lenses (シャボンレンズ Shabon Renzu): The bubbles have the ability to refract light and focus them into beams, much like a magnifying glass. After launching them, the bubbles become stationary and any light source passing through will cause a domino effect, connecting the bubbles together and eventually shooting multiple beams at their target.
- Ripple Hypnosis: Caesar can hypnotize people by using the Ripple on them. The process can involve a kiss or simply touching the head with the hands. The hypnotized person will act according to the user's demands and be stronger than an ordinary being, being imbued with the Ripple. Caesar can also extract forgotten memories using this technique.
- Repel: Caesar is able to use the Ripple as a repellent of sorts, as well as a shield. During the Hell Climb Pillar Test, he was able to deflect a high pressured oil jet and used the same technique to force Esidisi out of Suzi Q's body.
Quote[]
| “ | I am not afraid to die here, I am a proud member of the Zeppeli family so do you see it's in my blood, something like this might mean absolutely nothing to a demented and inhuman monster like You! | „ |
| ~ Zeppelli To Wammuu |
| “ | I.. I can't let my last flame just sputter out to darkness, this is the Zeppelli family spirit hand it down from the past to ensure the family's future, It's The Human Spirit!.. JoJo This is the last of my Hamon Take. IT FROM MEEEE!!!!!!!! | „ |
| ~ Zaesar Antonio's Zapelli's final Words to create the last of his Hamon Bubble to ensure Wammu's cure was passed onto him. |
Personality[]
Caesar is initially described as an arrogant Ripple User seeing down on the Ripple ability of Joseph Joestar and without occasion to ridicule and betray him in general. However, he reveals himself to become an honorable individual, making pride in traditional pride of his family to fight evil as well as his hope to avenge death of his friend Mark at the hands of the Pillar Men. Even Joseph reveals himself to become an honorable man due to their relationship that considerable improves. Caesar has a lot of respect to his elders and superiors in general, notably Lisa Lisa as his master.
In Caesar's hot-blooded personality, he is too fast to jump to a fight quickly, even he remembers it is detrimental. While Caesar is taking his great pride in his family, when Joseph told him not to care about that, Caesar hits him without even thinking. So his flaw is fatal when he made the mistake of going to the lair of Wamuu alone and tried to finish him off. Having a great determination, Caesar has kept beating despite being wounded by himself and made a loud sound of the human spirit before his death. Most of the time, Caesar is a serious person who challenges the evil Pillar Men and is exasperated by Joseph's different antics.
As Caesar can invoke deeply romantic gestures, he is a Casanova and has an ability to flirt with beautiful women.
Appearance[]
Caesar has an appearance with a muscular build and unkempt hair, whose distinctive inclusions are two-colored spots on his cheeks. His accessories are his long thin headband with a row of tessellated triangular patterns and two feathers on each side of the head.
