World Of The Past (story arc)

World Of The Past (過去の世界) is the first story arc of JJRU. Set during the events of Stone Ocean in 2011, World Of The Past depicts the adventures of Giorno Giovanna and his pursuit of his father's legacy. Slightly before Stone Ocean, Kyūkyoku Pucci was born, giving Giorno visions of DIO, ultimately causing the events of World Of The Past to unfold.

## Summary

World Of The Past begins with Giorno Giovanna recieving visions of DIO due to Kyūkyoku Pucci's birth. The visions are vivid representations of what power Giorno could hold if he willingly followed DIO's Three Commandments. The first: to defeat a member of the brando bloodline in combat. The second: to eat a mysterious exotic fruit. The third: to merge DIO's Eye into his chest between his ribs. Giorno is sceptical at first, but soon complies with DIO's undead spirit, believing it will help him on his later ventures with the Joestar Group. Led by fate and fate only, Giorno found himself in a battle with DIO'S lost son Dominic Brando, and his stand, Locks, at a regular cafe in Italy. The fight ended with Dominic fleeing to a nearby diamond mine. It is said that Giorno used Gold Experience Requiem to make the cave collapse onto Dominic, completing the first of three commandments. While on his way out of the crumbled mine, Giorno noticed a shining orb sitting patiently in the corner of the cave. Giorno was pulled towards it, and forced to pick it up. He examined the object carefully, soon realising that it was in fact DIO's Eye. When in contact with the eye, Giorno could feel a surge of energy within him, and could hear his visions of DIO being replayed.

A day went by and when Giorno awoke at dawn, he was no longer in the comfort of his bed in Naples, and rather at the foot of an sunless, otherworldy tomb, located in Morioh Town. Giorno was startled, yet explored his surroundings, reading the name engraved into the stone: YOSHIKAGE KIRA. And amist the dismal soil of the grave, an intriguing plant was sprouting, the pink fruit mature as the risen sun. Giorno picked the fruit off of the plant, holding it lightly, cautious of the spikes. He suddenly awoke from his dream and was back in his bed in Naples, still clutching the fruit in the palm of his hand. Giorno ate the fruit, cleansing his soul and ridding him of Gold Experience Requiem and once again making him a non-stand-user. After this, he plunged the eye into the gap between his ribs, awakening The World: Reborn. This is the main story of World Of The Past, but Giorno later weilds his new stand in combat with a few rivals in Naples.

He soon meets the ghost of the newly-developed stand-user pillar man Kars in a mundane cafe, informing Giorno of the Sixth Pillar Man. Kars with his iconic "undefeatable" mindset forms an alliance between him and Giorno, ready to combat the Sixth Pillar Man when awakened. (The Sixth Pillar Man's name is left unknown in the dialogue between the two, and is later found out in battle.) The talk goes on between the two, Kars eventually introducing Giorno to Wamuu's ghost. Wamuu had also developed a stand called Gladiator Supreme while a ghost due to Kyūkyoku's birth, named after his barbaric fighting style. Giorno complied with the two Pillarmen, and so the newly-formed Outlaw Trio (Giorno, Wamuu and Kars) ventured to the Pillarman Colluseum where the shrine of the Sixth Pillar Man resided. During a conversation between the trio, an immense earthquake occured, which lead to the summoning of the Sixth Pillar Man. When he arose, he introduced himself as "Owari" and his stand as Purge Of Gold.

After a long battle between the two oppositions, Owari slaughtered both Kars and Wamuu in combat, and only Giorno remained. Fully abusing his timestopping ability, Giorno battered Owari with all his remaining strength, resuming time to find Owari dead, head beaten into the ground. Giorno rushed to Kars and Wamuu who were both wounded. Before they disappeared, Kars handed Giorno an arrow known as a Requiem, similar to the one used in Golden Wind. Kars instructed him to stab himself with it, but passed before he could tell Giorno the function. Giorno trusted Kars and impaled the arrow into his waist, awakening The World: Reborn Requiem, a physically enhanced version of The World: Reborn. When recovered mentally and physically alike from the battle, Giorno changed his legal last name to Brando, to honor his father DIO's original stand. This is where we are left.

## Appearances

### *Giorno Brando* - Main Protagonist

Giorno follows his father's uncompleted legacy of mastering "The World," lead by DIO's spirit, released into the world through the birth of Kyūkyoku Pucci.

### Ultimate Life Form Kars - Minor Protagonist

After developing a stand while in the form of a ghost due to the birth of Kyūkyoku Pucci, Kars returns to earth in mortal form to help combat Owari, the Sixth Pillar Man.

### Wamuu - Minor Protagonist

After developing a stand while in the form of a ghost due to the birth of Kyūkyoku Pucci, Wamuu returns to earth in mortal form to help combat Owari, the Sixth Pillar Man.

### Owari The Sixth Pillar Man - Main Antagonist

Due to the birth of Kyūkyoku Pucci, the sixth and final Pillar Man awoke from his slumber with a stand derived from the manifestation of the soul.

### Dominic Brando - Minor Antagonist

The forgotten son of DIO Brando, peirced with a Stand Arrow at a young age, drawn to Giorno by fate in World Of The Past.

### Botan - Minor Character

Owner of Bello Cafe in Naples, Giorno's go-to relaxation spot.

### Ava Rossi - Minor Character

Giorno witnesses a 7-year-old girl running aimlessy onto the busy road, and saves her by stopping time as she is about to be hit by a car. He carefully moves the girl across the road and back onto the pavement, resuming time and brushing his shoulders.

### Unnamed Cane Corso Dog - Minor Character

When Giorno is harmlessly walking down a pavement in Naples, a dog starts aggressively barking at him. He stops time, walks past the dog and resumes time.

## Chapters

* 001 (266) DIO's 3 Commandments
* 002 (274) Giorno vs Dominic, Part 1
* 003 (281) Giorno vs Dominic, Part 2
* 004 (284) DIO's Eye
* 005 (285) Strange Fruit
* 006 (288) The World: Reborn
* 007 (290) A Familar Face
* 008 (294) Outlaw Trio
* 009 (303) Outlaw Trio vs Owari, Part 1
* 010 (307) Outlaw Trio vs Owari, Part 2