“Is Funny Valentine able to travel to the original universe?” This is a fascinating question many fans such as myself ask in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, especially those who are gripped by its mysteries and their flare of the series Stand abilities or multiverse related events. In this essay, we will explore the properties of Funny Valentine’s Stand, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (D4C), and will judge whether or not he can travel to the original universe, given the constructed lore of the series.
Who Is Funny Valentine?
One of Funny Valentine, the 23rd President of the United States in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run, most complex antagonists, his drive for patriotism and his strong desire to make America a perfect land. D4C, his Stand, allows him to travel between alternate realities and makes him one of the series best characters.
Understanding D4C’s Powers
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, if you remember, functions according to the principle of dimensional travel. Valentine can send himself or others to parallel universes by sandwiching them between two objects. He has the power to transfer his consciousness between parallel versions of him in alternate universes, thus effectively allowing him to escape death.
However, this power has limits:
- Rules of Alternate Universes: Valentine is unable to remain in the same space as his other self for any length of time without catastrophic results — contact would annihilate both.
- Mechanism of Return: He can traverse verses, but unless evidence states otherwise, there little evidence suggesting he has ever returned to any “original” universe after leaving it.
Can funny valentine return to the original universe?
In theory, as a fourth-dimensional being, Valentine could find a mirror version of the original universe. But there are a number of reasons why it’s not so easy:
- Infinite Universes: There are infinite parallel worlds, so locating the original universe is not easy. The universes could vary ever-so-slightly; it would be nearly impossible to know which was the “true” you.
- Risk of Annihilation: If Valentine meets an alternate version of himself in the original universe, their destructive encounter may result in mutual annihilation, preventing any attempts to return.
- Narrative Logic: Regardless of Power Level, Valentine’s result and his Stand’s abilities were functionally built around the story arc. His lack of clear ability to return to the original universe serves to keep stakes and tension in the story.
Symbolism and Themes
The powers of Funny Valentine, for instance, are all a reflection of those themes of sacrifice, loyalty and identity. His inability to return also represents the finality of certain decisions: the consequences of putting ambition above all else, and the price paid for that decision.
Conclusion
D4C, Funny Valentine’s Stand, is practically a free pass to jump around unlimited dimensions, but whether or not he can return to the original universe is, frankly, not a clear answer in the lore of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Unlikely, due to the endlessness of the parallel worlds and the possible dimensional risks. Nonetheless, this question left unresolved feeds into the intrigue of Valentine’s character and the complexity of the series.
Though only time will reveal how we will view these contradictions and just why they had an impact on JoJo’s overall plot, as we read through Part 7 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Valentine’s powers become more complex and nuanced, allowing for various debate among fans to take place over precisely what the ability entails.
