Iggy

Iggy (イギー Igī) is a core ally who appears in the second half of Stardust Crusaders. An urban mutt from the streets of New York, Iggy begrudgingly aids the protagonists on their final expedition to Cairo, Egypt to defeat DIO. Iggy is a Stand user who wields The Fool.

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Derek Stephen PrinceW (English Dub)Aldo Stella (Italian Dub)

### Appears in

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (Chapter 183 and Chapter 244SC Episode 24 (Silhouette)SC Episode 25 (1st full appearance)JoJo RPG (SFC)

### Debut

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

A pure breed with a certificate, Iggy was originally bought by a rich man when he was a puppy. As he grew older, he beg

an to believe humans as stupid and decided to leave home. He was eventually found by Muhammad Avdol in the street slums of New York acting as the king of the stray dogs.[12] Only Avdol was able to come close to him, as ordinary dog catchers were attacked by his Stand.

## Personality

Iggy is described as a particularly antisocial dog with a bad personality.

Iggy is a particularly unpleasant, unruly, and rude dog. For instance, he enjoys chewing on human hair and farting in human faces, antagonizing Jean Pierre Polnareff that way during his introductory arc.[6] He also plays a dirty prank on Jotaro as "revenge" for Jotaro throwing him into N'Doul. Having a free-spirited and irreverent nature, Iggy is often seen wandering away from the group and causing varying degrees of mayhem, mainly through stealing food.[7][8][9] He funnily and unwittingly saves the Joestar Group several times this way.

In the beginning, Iggy is understandably 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 against N'Doul, even at one point trying to sacrifice Jotaro for his safety.[10] Only after his fight against Pet Shop does Iggy develop a grudge against DIO.[11]

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.[12]

Iggy nonetheless has some standards, notably being willing to fight with Pet Shop to save a dog-lover child.[13] He also selflessly sacrificed himself against Vanilla Ice to save Polnareff. His favorite treat is coffee-flavored chewing gum.

## Appearance

Iggy is 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.

During and after his fight with Pet Shop, Iggy shrinks significantly, and his face becomes more cartoonishly human, with a large forehead, a small mouth, and larger ears. His eyes also become much larger and more expressive.

## Trivia

* Araki created Iggy after wanting to add a pet to the Joestar Group at the time. He chose Iggy's breed based on the fact that Boston Terriers are black and white and easier to depict in manga.
* In the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future game, when Alessi uses Sethan on Iggy, he reverts into his initial appearance.
	+ Iggy's 2nd special seems to be a reference to Akuma's famous *Shungokustatsu* from the *Street Fighter*franchise, also developed by Capcom. Aside from the similar animation, the game's data contains an unused sprite of the kanji for dog (犬, "inu"), parodying the kanji for heaven (天, "ten") that appears during Akuma's Shungokustatsu.
* The fact that Iggy's Stand uses the Fool tarot card as its namesake may be an allusion to *The Idiot*, the 1977 debut solo album by his namesake, Iggy Pop. Alternatively, it could be an allusion to The Stooges, the band Iggy Pop was frontman for until 1974. More likely, it is a reference to The Stooges, as they had a song called "I Wanna Be Your Dog"
* Boston Terriers are known to be a friendly and social breed, which is ironic as Iggy is anything but friendly.
* Iggy is one of the only significant named characters to have their deaths altered between two separate pieces of media; being torn in half by Vanilla Ice's Stand, Cream, in the OVA and passing away after succumbing to injuries sustained from numerous kicks by Vanilla Ice in the original manga/2014-15 animeadaptation.