
Johnny buys a horse anyway and enters the race. That man's name is Johnny Joestar, a former genius jockey who became paraplegic after a petty fight, ruining his life.Īmazed at the miracle of the Steel Balls, Johnny insists that the Italian reveals him their secret but Gyro refuses. Interested, a bystander in a wheelchair touches the still spinning Steel Ball in its holster, and momentarily stands up.


He challenges a thief in a duel and makes him shoot himself by throwing a Steel Ball at his opponent's shoulder. Gyro Zeppeli is introduced as he registers his entry. However, even unknown people like the emancipated Pocoloco and Sandman are coming. Various contestants are coming from all over the world: among the favorites is Mountain Tim the cowboy, Dot Han the Mongolian horseman, and the British jockey Diego Brando. Steven Steel, promoter, holds a press conference to present the Steel Ball Run: a multi-staged horse race across America with a grand prize of $50,000,000. Sandman meets his sister near a cliff whose wall is covered in mysterious spherical holes and shows her a newspaper headline regarding the imminent Steel Ball Run race. He mysteriously outpaces his pursuers on horseback and escapes thanks to a mysterious power. Gyro Zeppeli and Johnny Joestar, deuteragonistsįor keeping English literature, Sandman is forced to flee his tribe. Plot Summary The Steel Ball Run Race Main article: SBR Chapter 1, Press Conference Main article: SBR Chapter 2, Gyro Zeppeli Main article: SBR Chapter 3, Johnny Joestar Main article: SBR Chapter 4, 3 Hours to Start


