Wonder Of U!

Unlike most Stands in Jojo's bizarre adventure, Wonder of U is expressive. It is unclear if Wonder of U's stand user called Toru is speaking through the Stand or if Wonder of U itself is sentient.

Wonder of U is confident in its abilities, repeatedly exclaiming that nothing can approach nor hurt it. When Taoka threatens to expose the Locacaca Organization's illegal clinical trial, Akefu calmly points out how a disaster may strike the journalist before leaving. Wonder of U is shocked when Rai Mamezuku manages to get as close as a few centimeters to it, and freaks out when Josuke's bubbles manage to strike it.

Wonder of U is an adaptive and perceptive entity, it sees through Josuke's trap and quickly assesses his threat. Much like the user, Wonder of U is resourceful, it takes care avoiding direct combat by utilizing Rock Animals to fight Mamezuku and Josuke. As Josuke discovers a new aspect to his Stand's bubbles, Wonder of U decides that the best course of action is to simply retreat.

As the Stand of a Rock Human, Wonder of U asserts its dominance over humanity, such as when it declares that "they" have no permission to possess anything, be it a pear orchard (referring to Mamezuku's father) or the new Locacaca (referring to Josuke and Mamezuku). It also values the Locacaca 6251, noting their price tag of 200 million yen, but also highlighting their miraculous medicinal value. The sight of Josuke wrecking the hospital's Locacaca supply compels Wonder of U into approaching Josuke.

When disguised as the head of TG University Hospital, Wonder of U is a rather elusive figure despite holding an incredibly prestigious title. During its presentation, "Akefu" presents itself as a proud director ready to present the Locacaca 6251 to an audience and discuss its implications on medical science. "Akefu" is also a professional and so the first thing "he" does with the journalist Taoka is exchange business cards. APPEARANCE:

Wonder of U is an artificial humanoid Stand with robotic features. It has a large torso but thin, tubular arms, with several articulations on its arms and waist. Its entire body is covered with circular ridges that are evenly spaced. It also has long curved blades on its wrists. Its head has a flattened ovoid shape and a face with two coin-like eyes and more circular ridges. In early appearances of it, the eyes were drawn with triangles making them appear like suns, similar to the sun motif found on Toru's outfit. The entire face is framed by two pairs of metallic sticks behind its eyes.Wonder of U's appearance differs depending on who sees it. To the general public, it appears in its disguise; meanwhile, to those who are aware of its ability, its true face appears. The disguise is depicted as Satoru Akefu, an elderly man with a stocky build said to be 89 years old. The disguise has a thin furrowed face with prominent cheekbones, sunken eyes, a large nose, and thick white hair. The disguise's most notable features are a beard styled into multiple short spikes and a monocle on its right eye. Much like the Stand's subordinate Wu Tomoki, the hair on the sides of its head is composed of many spheres. The hair on the top of its head is much more natural, although appearing somewhat unkempt. Its sideburns feature a similar pattern but are shaven into rectangles instead. Its arms and legs are noticeably slimmer than the rest of its body. It wears a dark-colored bowler hat and a black suit, along with a lightly colored scarf with a pattern of irregular dash-shaped slits cut into it. It also wears dress shoes and uses a cane to walk. Once it is revealed that Satoru Akefu and Wonder of U are the same entity, Wonder of U keeps Satoru's outfit and accessories. However, it displays the hospital director's face less often to Rai Mamezuku and Josuke Higashikata.

ABILITIES:

HUMAN DISGUISE

Wonder of U has the unique ability to take on a human form, which unlike most Stands, can be seen by non-Stand users. This allows Wonder of U and Toru to lead a double-life under the assumed identity of Satoru Akefu, the director of TG University hospital. Consequently, Toru has access to both the hospital resources and presumed credentials needed to carry out his role as the shadowy mastermind behind the Locacaca Organization.

LONG-RANGE ILLUSION PROJECTION

Wonder of U is able to create multiple visions of itself, which can be designated to specific targets. These visions normally take on the form of Toru's assumed identity, and typically position themselves so that their back faces a given target. Wonder of U has been shown to have a degree of control over who can and cannot see these visions.

For example, a vision meant for Mitsuba Higashikata cannot be seen by other members of the Higashikata family, while another vision of the Stand can be seen by a large audience attending the hospital director's presentation. Even in human form, Wonder of U's illusions are able to phase in and out of objects such as walls, and are able to travel across reflective surfaces.

CALAMITY MANIPULATION

Wonder of U's primary ability allows it to manipulate a "natural law of calamity," which is a form of negative energy independent from the Stand.[14] It is automatic and functions at long range, making it extremely dangerous, as there is little defense against it. Wonder of U's ability can be activated on any person who has looked at the Stand's back while in its human form. While Wonder of U's ability is active, targets will experience horrible developments referred to as calamities (厄災, yakusai). Some calamities will be a result of the target's own behavior leading to an unusually detrimental result (i.e. Mitsuba cutting her hand while preparing food) while others take the form of environmental factors that would normally be harmless having an abnormally bad outcome (i.e. Josuke receiving near-lethal wounds from the impact of raindrops, or a light bulb in Mamezuku's vicinity exploding). As a rule, Wonder of U's calamities always manifest themselves as some form of harmful collision.

Once Wonder of U has locked onto a target, any attempt to pursue or otherwise harm Satoru Akefu will result in the ability reactivating. The threshold for reactivation is extremely sensitive, as the mere intent to confront the Stand's presumed user is enough for the ability to target and nearly kill Josuke. While pursuit is the Stand's most common trigger, Wonder of U can also attack any person who sees the back of its presumed user, regardless of whether or not they hold the intent to pursue. This is demonstrated by Mamezuku, who shows another prisoner in his holding cell a photograph of the Stand's back, resulting in the latter being mortally wounded. Objects that come in contact with Wonder of U can also be infused with calamity and trigger the ability when touched.

Wonder of U activates after Mitsuba looks at his back There is a strong correlation between the size of an object and how immediate and severe the injury will be upon impact. For example, while a discarded cigarette striking Josuke's hand resulted in it immediately piercing his palm, colliding with an umbrella stand caused a much more serious wound on Mamezuku's leg, though with a noticeable delay between the collision and appearance of the injury. It seems that for collisions with larger objects, there's a waiting period in which the effects of this impact can be transferred to another person. A bystander is shown to suffer a sudden fatal neck injury after coming into contact with Josuke's blood within moments of the latter being hit by a car during this Stand's attack. At one point, Mamezuku hypothesizes that the severity of the calamities caused by the hospital director to someone who is not pursuing him seem to function as a form of karma influenced by an individual's history. This is demonstrated when a convicted killer who catches a glimpse of Wonder of U's back receives a calamity that results in a life-threatening wound, while Mamezuku's take the form of relatively harmless things such as a light bulb bursting and maggots appearing in his uneaten food. This is further expanded upon by Wonder of U itself, which states that there is a "flow" of things that always results in calamity, a concept previously hinted at by Toru.

However, despite Wonder of U's seemingly unbeatable offensive and defensive capabilities, a possible weakness in its defense is noted by Josuke following his initial defeat by the Stand. By remaining completely idle and forcing the Stand to confront him, Josuke is seemingly able to bypass the danger of the Stand's ability, as no behavior or environmental factors were present that could be extrapolated into a calamity. Non-existent things also won't be affected by it since it won't be seen as pursuit. Kaato Higashikata exposes another weakness in its ability by seemingly removing all thoughts of pursuing Toru mentally, even as she approaches him to begin her "attack."

Ultimately, Wonder of U is defeated by Soft & Wet's Go Beyond ability, which doesn't exist in the same world as its target and therefore ignores all of the world's logic. Calamity does not function against these bubbles, and Wonder of U is obliterated by them.

POST-MORTEM PERSISTENCE

Wonder of U persists even after it's user, Toru, perishes It is discovered after the death of the Stand's user, Toru, that Wonder of U can continue acting on its own and even inflict another calamity on someone, doing so by entering the person's body. More particularly, the post-mortem form of "Wonder of U" is a manifestation of the natural law of calamity, a natural part of the world's logic that cannot normally be erased. Despite this, Go Beyond is able to defeat Wonder of U's post-mortem form, turning it to dust and seemingly erasing it from the world for good.

MEDICAL EXPERIENCE Pretending to be a physician in charge of an entire hospital, it can be inferred that Wonder of U is knowledgeable on both general medical knowledge, as well as medicinal applications of the Locacaca fruit.