1. In the 19th century,Copy !req
2. as the United States of America
explored its vast continent,Copy !req
3. the greatest conquest
was that of the Western frontier.Copy !req
4. It beckoned…Copy !req
5. and a desire called America
sped across the map…Copy !req
6. claiming native lands as its ownCopy !req
7. till it reached the wide Pacific.Copy !req
8. Get him! The bastard's got it coming!Copy !req
9. He had white men's books hidden his tent!Copy !req
10. I've seen 'em myself!Copy !req
11. How the hell is he so fast?Copy !req
12. Look! He's running
the same way the white men do!Copy !req
13. He… he vanished!Copy !req
14. It was there, in the West,Copy !req
15. where the Santa Ana headwinds
blow in from Mexico,Copy !req
16. that people gathered
in the summer of 1890,Copy !req
17. every one of them in search of something.Copy !req
18. Steel Ball Run, yeahCopy !req
19. EPISODE 1
STEEL BALL RUNCopy !req
20. Hey! Which one of you
left all that mess in the shitter, huh?Copy !req
21. - This is my tent, you lummox!
- I was here first!Copy !req
22. 9/23/1980
SAN DIEGO BEACHCopy !req
23. Welcome to the first-ever Steel Ball Run!Copy !req
24. This epic trek,Copy !req
25. which will commence here in San Diego
and end in New York CityCopy !req
26. will be the first-ever
to have its participantsCopy !req
27. cross North America while on horseback!Copy !req
28. Four thousand mind-boggling miles.Copy !req
29. At the end of the race's nine stages,Copy !req
30. our victor will receive
a peerless prize of 50 million dollars.Copy !req
31. Many racers will vie for these riches,Copy !req
32. but only one will walk away the winner.Copy !req
33. Uh, question, Mr. Steel!Copy !req
34. Baron Roocatugo from GermanyCopy !req
35. says he intends to compete
from atop an automobile?Copy !req
36. Indeed. And with my blessing.Copy !req
37. For what is America
if not a land of progress?Copy !req
38. If he wants to trust a machine,
then that is the good baron's prerogative.Copy !req
39. The $150 entry fee has been called
a moneymaking scheme by some.Copy !req
40. You wound me, sir.Copy !req
41. We are covering the medical expensesCopy !req
42. of any racer who meets with misfortune
during the endeavor.Copy !req
43. However, each racer is responsible
for their own safety.Copy !req
44. We acknowledge their right to bear arms,Copy !req
45. enshrined as it is within
the Second Amendment of the Constitution.Copy !req
46. The race will go down as a failure
if no one makes it to the finish line.Copy !req
47. If that should occur, what do you think
your investors will have to say?Copy !req
48. - Probably just kill me.
- Hmm?Copy !req
49. That was a joke.Copy !req
50. Okay…Copy !req
51. You speak to me of failure?Copy !req
52. Then I will speak in turn!Copy !req
53. There is no failure worse
than turning your back on adventure,Copy !req
54. to perish in bed untested,Copy !req
55. having never faced the impossible
and carried the day!Copy !req
56. Come what may,
this race is a triumph of the spirit.Copy !req
57. Our racers don't know
the meaning of failure.Copy !req
58. No matter how the days ahead may unfold,Copy !req
59. the Steel Ball Run will be a raceCopy !req
60. the likes of which the world
has never laid eyes upon.Copy !req
61. What am I gonna do, Lucy?Copy !req
62. I'm so scared right now.Copy !req
63. What if the whole thing
falls apart and it's all my fault?Copy !req
64. Steven, you'll be okay.Copy !req
65. After all, you've been a promoter
for 40 years, haven't you?Copy !req
66. Have faith, sweetheart.
I know it'll all work out.Copy !req
67. Okay, I'll try to be brave.Copy !req
68. Attaboy.Copy !req
69. Okay, I'm guessing you're here
to sign up for the race, ain't ya?Copy !req
70. Gonna need your John Hancock.Copy !req
71. We'll take your fingerprints
and horse's noseprint on the first day.Copy !req
72. Just know you can't swap out
the jockey or the horse down the road.Copy !req
73. Saddlecloth, and your entry certificate.Copy !req
74. Hmm?Copy !req
75. Gyro Zeppeli.Copy !req
76. Nyo-ho-ho!Copy !req
77. Those are some unusual
baubles you got there.Copy !req
78. They do something,
or are they just for show?Copy !req
79. WHIRLCopy !req
80. Wha…Copy !req
81. My legs! What did you?Copy !req
82. D… damn it! What'd you do to me, huh?Copy !req
83. I was just curious
about those balls or whatever!Copy !req
84. I didn't mean no harm!Copy !req
85. Ah, that right?Copy !req
86. Hey, clerk, how much of my entry fee
is on the counter?Copy !req
87. Huh?Copy !req
88. If the money's all there, why then,
I guess I've got no quarrel with you.Copy !req
89. Hmm…Copy !req
90. Oh, you came up short, $20.Copy !req
91. But I did pay the full amount, didn't I?Copy !req
92. Still hadn't given you your receipt.
Nothing's official till I do.Copy !req
93. I wonder where that cash
might've run off to.Copy !req
94. You're going to give back
what you pilfered.Copy !req
95. 'Cause if you don't,
they won't let me compete in the race,Copy !req
96. and that would mean I don't win.
Understand?Copy !req
97. Oh! He's a thief!Copy !req
98. Security! Come quick!Copy !req
99. Just gimme my damn receipt.Copy !req
100. Aah!Copy !req
101. - What happened?
- Caught him thieving.Copy !req
102. Hey, Valkyrie. Sorry for the wait.Copy !req
103. Time to find a tent
and make myself at home for—Copy !req
104. Hey, you! Look at me, damn it!Copy !req
105. I ain't done with you yet! No way, no how!Copy !req
106. Whatever shit you pulled in there,
I'd like to see you try that again!Copy !req
107. Quit your wriggling.Copy !req
108. See that? Now you die!Copy !req
109. Damn fool got a hold of my gun.Copy !req
110. Little bastard!Copy !req
111. Food for thought, Gold Teeth!Copy !req
112. If I wanted you dead,
you'd be worm-food right now.Copy !req
113. You act all high and mighty,
but you never saw me grabbing those coins.Copy !req
114. I got the law sicced on me
for nothing more than a guess.Copy !req
115. And that I cannot abide!Copy !req
116. Good news, pal! I'm joining the race!Copy !req
117. That way, you'll never see me coming!Copy !req
118. Only thing you're joining is a chain gang.Copy !req
119. Enough. Let him go.Copy !req
120. Huh?Copy !req
121. I'm not pressing charges.Copy !req
122. Don't lock him up.
There's no need for that.Copy !req
123. Let him go.Copy !req
124. And give him a gun.Copy !req
125. Pick it up.Copy !req
126. Take it.
Take it, and see what happens next.Copy !req
127. - We're out of our league!
- Where's the sheriff?Copy !req
128. I think we're about to see some bloodshed.Copy !req
129. What's all the fuss about? Hey!Copy !req
130. Get outta the way already!Copy !req
131. I can't see a damn thing!Copy !req
132. Come on.Copy !req
133. You didn't think
I meant all that, did you?Copy !req
134. I was kidding. No harm done.Copy !req
135. I, uh… I don't much like the way
you're looking at me.Copy !req
136. See? I wasn't gonna hurt you none, honest.Copy !req
137. Yeah, best of luck in the race.Copy !req
138. Nobody move! Just what are you boys up to?Copy !req
139. THUDCopy !req
140. You're lucky I didn't do worse.Copy !req
141. I would find a doctor
for that arm if I were you.Copy !req
142. And drop the gun, while you're at it.Copy !req
143. Somebody could get hurt.Copy !req
144. I'll drop you, asshole!Copy !req
145. Hey, Sheriff, what do we do now?Copy !req
146. Just another duel.
Nothing to lose sleep over.Copy !req
147. A duel both men agreed to.Copy !req
148. So it goes.Copy !req
149. Duel, my ass.Copy !req
150. I'm not even sure what happened.Copy !req
151. That ball he threw, it was spinning fast.Copy !req
152. THUDCopy !req
153. So fast that it dug right into his arm.Copy !req
154. And even that didn't slow it down.Copy !req
155. Hey, wait up!
What's that Steel Ball about?Copy !req
156. I need to see it again. Hand it over!Copy !req
157. No, don't! It's still spinning, damn it!Copy !req
158. What… what was that?Copy !req
159. My legs.Copy !req
160. Just then, I was… I was standing.Copy !req
161. No! Wait!Copy !req
162. Let me through!Copy !req
163. Get outta my way!Copy !req
164. - Move it, you old bastard!
- What'd you call—Copy !req
165. Shut up!Copy !req
166. Please!Copy !req
167. What did you do to me?
I need to know what that was just now.Copy !req
168. You're gonna tell me everything!Copy !req
169. Top cause of death, wanna take a guess?Copy !req
170. Mosquito-borne diseases
are killer number one.Copy !req
171. But getting kicked by a horse
is definitely the runner-up.Copy !req
172. You trying to get 'em
to switch places on the podium or what?Copy !req
173. Don't get your hopes up. I mean it.Copy !req
174. You standing up from that chair was
nothing more than coincidence.Copy !req
175. A muscle spasm, that's all.Copy !req
176. A spasm?Copy !req
177. It was the Steel Ball. I know it.Copy !req
178. Please let me touch it again!
I can pay you!Copy !req
179. I'm done with this little conversation.Copy !req
180. Hey, you mouthy brat.
Did you think I was gonna let that slide?Copy !req
181. - Well?
- All right then…Copy !req
182. If you won't hand over the ball to me,
I'll take it my damn self!Copy !req
183. My fingers!Copy !req
184. I guess there's no harm
in giving you a bit of credit.Copy !req
185. You're sporting some
pretty well-conditioned muscles up above.Copy !req
186. Quite a feat, considering.Copy !req
187. But it doesn't change anything.Copy !req
188. The spin of the Steel Balls
won't magically let you walk again.Copy !req
189. They can't just give you your legs back.Copy !req
190. I'm supposed to believe that
after what I've seen them do?Copy !req
191. No matter what it takes,Copy !req
192. I'm going to figure out
the mystery of the spin!Copy !req
193. When you can't even ride a horse?Copy !req
194. I'll be gone in two days' time.Copy !req
195. Got a cross-country race
that needs winning.Copy !req
196. Hey, come on! Damn it all.Copy !req
197. Who's in the way now, huh?Copy !req
198. Maybe you'll watch your mouth next time,
you little shit!Copy !req
199. Scram already! Roll on home!Copy !req
200. Steel Ball RunCopy !req
201. I wonder why I came
to this beach in San Diego.Copy !req
202. Was it just to witness
the start of the Steel Ball Run?Copy !req
203. Or was it…Copy !req
204. My name is Johnny Joestar.Copy !req
205. My father was a rancher
and a well-known horse trainer.Copy !req
206. So all of my life,
horses have been by my side.Copy !req
207. Watching their muscles work
from atop the saddle,Copy !req
208. hearing their hooves strike the ground,Copy !req
209. it was beautiful.Copy !req
210. Whenever they ran, it felt likeCopy !req
211. I could understand
their thoughts and emotions,Copy !req
212. like we shared a connection.Copy !req
213. Beautiful things demand our attention.Copy !req
214. And if it's something
dynamic and alive, too,Copy !req
215. there's nothing more captivating.Copy !req
216. "Young Master Johnny has talent,"Copy !req
217. so said the old stablehand,Copy !req
218. and I believed him.Copy !req
219. But my father remained aloof,Copy !req
220. for my older brother, Nicholas,
was already a rising starCopy !req
221. until an accident
claimed his life one day.Copy !req
222. And everything changed.Copy !req
223. After his death,
I began racing horses in earnestCopy !req
224. and won time and time again.Copy !req
225. They started calling me a prodigy.Copy !req
226. With each new victory,
more people would gravitate to me,Copy !req
227. paying homage with their flattery,
their gifts, their money…Copy !req
228. To win a race on horseback was a triumph.Copy !req
229. Mastering oneself and the beast below?Copy !req
230. It felt like manifest destiny.Copy !req
231. But destiny had something else in mind…Copy !req
232. Just you wait.Copy !req
233. Once you see how dazzling she is,
you won't make fun of me anymore.Copy !req
234. Is Dorothy Parker that great?Copy !req
235. I'm telling you, Johnny,Copy !req
236. the day will come when the world
treats actresses like works of art.Copy !req
237. I guess that would explain the crowd.Copy !req
238. - I've been waiting in line.
- Yeah? So?Copy !req
239. I've been in line since yesterday.Copy !req
240. Oh yeah? And look what it got ya.Copy !req
241. Th… the end of the line is back there!Copy !req
242. I've been here all night.
You can't just cut! Ah!Copy !req
243. You need to shut up already!Copy !req
244. No one gives a shit
that you pulled an all-nighter.Copy !req
245. Hey, someone had better
tell me what's going on.Copy !req
246. I was standing in line fair-and-squareCopy !req
247. when this guy walked up
and tried to cut in.Copy !req
248. - What?
- By the way, this is Johnny Joestar.Copy !req
249. I knew you were the coolest, Johnny!Copy !req
250. Seriously,
is this thing worth the trouble?Copy !req
251. Aw, come on.Copy !req
252. BAMCopy !req
253. You again?Copy !req
254. You don't know when to quit, do you?Copy !req
255. What the hell did you do to me?Copy !req
256. My whole life changed yet again.Copy !req
257. Nurse, I need you!Copy !req
258. What are you, stupid? Come here!Copy !req
259. There's shit. I can smell it.Copy !req
260. Help me, damn it!Copy !req
261. I'm shitting myself over here,Copy !req
262. and there's nothing I can do!Copy !req
263. Hey!Copy !req
264. Hurry up and clean this shit off of me!Copy !req
265. That's your goddamn job, isn't it?Copy !req
266. And what the hell is this tube
going into my leg, huh?Copy !req
267. Why are you draining my blood,
you dumb son-of-a—Copy !req
268. Quiet, or I'll give you something
you can yell about.Copy !req
269. What do you care if I tap you
for a couple pints?Copy !req
270. It's not like you
can feel your legs anyway.Copy !req
271. What's the problem here?Copy !req
272. Ain't it crazy how you've never had
one visitor the whole time?Copy !req
273. Not even your own father!Copy !req
274. It makes people sick to look at you.
Did you know that?Copy !req
275. That's right, Mr. Hot-Shit Jockey!Copy !req
276. Now you're covered in hot shit!Copy !req
277. Huh?Copy !req
278. No matter what…Copy !req
279. I will learn the secret he's keeping.Copy !req
280. And I will ride a horse again!Copy !req
281. SEPTEMBER 24, 1890
THE DAY BEFORE THE RACECopy !req
282. So, what do you think, Valkyrie?Copy !req
283. Seen any horses
we should be worried about?Copy !req
284. Me? I don't think we'll have any trouble.Copy !req
285. Hmm?Copy !req
286. Don't tell me he's still trying.
Been at it since last night.Copy !req
287. I heard he's gonna compete in the race.Copy !req
288. I mean, I know the guy used to be
a famous jockey and all,Copy !req
289. but I feel so bad for him.Copy !req
290. Him being the horse!Copy !req
291. SLAMCopy !req
292. Whoa! Hit like that had to hurt for sure.Copy !req
293. He trying to regain
his former glory or what?Copy !req
294. Good way to get killed.Copy !req
295. Oh! I'd be screaming if that were me.Copy !req
296. They say he got injured bad
and he can't feel pain down there.Copy !req
297. That horse he bought
isn't helping things any.Copy !req
298. It's old, hot-blooded,
and got a hell of a temper.Copy !req
299. Lookit.Copy !req
300. Oh! I can't keep watching!
He's gotta stop this.Copy !req
301. You agree with me, don't ya?Copy !req
302. I only saw what happened to him right now.Copy !req
303. But in my professional opinion,
there's no way he's riding that thing.Copy !req
304. Not down a working pair of legs.Copy !req
305. Let me put it this way.Copy !req
306. If he can ride that horse,
then he's stubborn as all hell.Copy !req
307. Hmm?Copy !req
308. I want to enter the race.Copy !req
309. Is that right?Copy !req
310. Gotta pay the entry fee.Copy !req
311. With legal American tender.Copy !req
312. So can you pay, or can't you?Copy !req
313. Huh? This is a…Copy !req
314. a giant emerald!Copy !req
315. Certificate and saddlecloth.Copy !req
316. We'll take your horse's noseprint
right before the start, so—Copy !req
317. - Don't have one.
- What?Copy !req
318. I will cross the continent and win
using only the legs I was born with.Copy !req
319. To get that prize money,
I'll beat them at their own game.Copy !req
320. Tomorrow is the big day.Copy !req
321. SEPTEMBER 25, 1890
RACE DAYCopy !req
322. Nyo!Copy !req
323. Ladies and gentlemen,
we are minutes away from the startCopy !req
324. of the first-ever race
across the length of America,Copy !req
325. the Steel Ball Run!Copy !req
326. The atmosphere down here at the beachCopy !req
327. is a heady blend
of anticipation, ambition, and horse poop.Copy !req
328. Now, here come
the jockeys most favored to win the race!Copy !req
329. The cowboy
hailing from Wyoming, Mountain Tim!Copy !req
330. Atop his trusty steed, Shadow Rider!Copy !req
331. The Mongolian master
of horsemanship himself, Dott Han!Copy !req
332. His horse's name is Number One!Copy !req
333. The nomad from the Sahara, Urmd Avdul!Copy !req
334. He intends to race on a camel,
if you can believe that!Copy !req
335. And now, appearing atop
the tried-and-true Silver Bullet,Copy !req
336. proudly bearing saddlecloth 001,Copy !req
337. the heir apparent of British horse racing,Copy !req
338. Diego Brando!Copy !req
339. The first stage of the race
is a simple ten-mile circuit,Copy !req
340. ending in the shadow of an old church.Copy !req
341. The winner of today's leg
will receive a one-hour time bonus,Copy !req
342. as well as a $10,000 prize.Copy !req
343. And with that,Copy !req
344. I welcome you to the first-ever
opening day of the Steel Ball Run!Copy !req
345. Take note, my lucky observers.
We shall move once the race is underway.Copy !req
346. Thanks to this special locomotive,Copy !req
347. we shall follow the race
in the lap of luxury.Copy !req
348. Hey, look, the idiot from before.Copy !req
349. He's mad as a hare. Or dead.Copy !req
350. Damn it to hell.Copy !req
351. I won't give up on this.Copy !req
352. I have to figure it out.Copy !req
353. I'm going to learn the secret
of those Steel Balls, no matter what.Copy !req
354. You chose
the right horse for the race, at least.Copy !req
355. An old horse knows what it's about.Copy !req
356. It won't rush to the head of the pack
and sprain a leg from all the excitement.Copy !req
357. You're interesting, so here's a hint.Copy !req
358. You already know the answer
to this question.Copy !req
359. If you have enough will to ride a horse,
then why don't you put it into action?Copy !req
360. Huh?Copy !req
361. Nyo-ho!Copy !req
362. Two minutes until the starting gun!Copy !req
363. Please, fella,Copy !req
364. lick me one more time. Come on.Copy !req
365. One more time.Copy !req
366. Spin!Copy !req
367. It's time for the Steel Ball Run to begin!Copy !req
368. Hmm?Copy !req
369. 10:00 a.m., September 25th, 1890,Copy !req
370. and the first transcontinental race
across North America,Copy !req
371. the Steel Ball Run, is finally underway!Copy !req
372. Huh? Are you seeing this?Copy !req
373. How's he controlling the horse
if he can't even use his legs?Copy !req
374. If I'm with you, I can do this.Copy !req
375. The spin,Copy !req
376. I'll uncover its secret or die trying!Copy !req
377. Steel Ball RunCopy !req
378. And they're off!
Neck and neck, all keeping to the pack.Copy !req
379. No surprise.Copy !req
380. The first stage is only ten miles,
but that's nothing to sniff at.Copy !req
381. If the jockeys don't pace themselves,Copy !req
382. they can wear out their horses
here on day one.Copy !req
383. Hold on! Someone's shooting ahead.Copy !req
384. Saddlecloth 636.Copy !req
385. Faster and faster!
He's running like the wind down there!Copy !req
386. Who is it?Copy !req
387. Six-three-six isCopy !req
388. Gyro Zeppeli.Copy !req
389. Is he insane?Copy !req
390. Who runs their horse that hard
right off the starting line?Copy !req
391. No way is he going to make it
to New York riding like this.Copy !req
392. But he said he was going to win.Copy !req
393. Said that's what he came here to do.Copy !req
394. We're swerving! No good.Copy !req
395. I can't afford to get tangled up
between these two.Copy !req
396. Two riders are down! This may
be the end of their Steel Ball Run, folks!Copy !req
397. The rules of the race
do allow for ramming one's opponents.Copy !req
398. Look! Another jockey has
broken away from the pack!Copy !req
399. It's Diego Brando,Copy !req
400. the heir apparent
of the British horse-racing worldCopy !req
401. is closing in fast!Copy !req
402. Wait! And he's not alone!Copy !req
403. Another racer is surging ahead,
hell for leather!Copy !req
404. Urmd Avdul and his colossus of a camel!Copy !req
405. My steed weighs 50% more than yours!Copy !req
406. There's not a horse alive
that can withstandCopy !req
407. this!Copy !req
408. A close shave for Gyro!Copy !req
409. Diego Brando presses the advantage!Copy !req
410. Sixty minutes of bonus time and $10,000Copy !req
411. will belong to me, Urmd Avdul!Copy !req
412. BOOMCopy !req
413. What the…Copy !req
414. And Avdul is down!Copy !req
415. How did he miss that cactus patch?
It's plain as day!Copy !req
416. I don't think he's getting up, folks.Copy !req
417. Urmd Avdul, a favorite to win,Copy !req
418. is unexpectedly knocked out
in the first stage!Copy !req
419. That's Gyro's Steel Ball.Copy !req
420. I don't understand how it works,Copy !req
421. but he used one of his Steel Balls
to locate a bunch of cacti,Copy !req
422. and then he lured
the camel rider right into it.Copy !req
423. Fascinating!Copy !req
424. Not only the balls, but their wielder too.Copy !req
425. I'll take what I can get in life,
so long as it's not contagious.Copy !req
426. And that goes double for extra time.Copy !req
427. Nyo-ho!Copy !req
428. What the hell?Copy !req
429. Hey, uh… it isn't 10:00 yet, right?Copy !req
430. What!Copy !req
431. I cannot believe this! I overslept!Copy !req
432. I can't refund your entry fee.Copy !req
433. Nah, I'm good!Copy !req
434. Gotta be in the race to win
that 50 million, right?Copy !req
435. Huh?Copy !req
436. I'm gonna win the whole ball of wax.
Of course I am!Copy !req
437. I'm captain of my own destiny,
and it's smooth sailing ahead, yo!Copy !req
438. Uh, some weirdo just started the race.
Guess we should mark it down.Copy !req
439. Saddlecloth 777.Copy !req
440. The name's Pocoloco.Copy !req
441. Whoa!Copy !req
442. Is it my birthday or something?
'Cause this ground is super smooth.Copy !req
443. The other horses already pounded it down.Copy !req
444. It sure wouldn't feel this even if we'd
started racing when we should have.Copy !req
445. Pocoloco is on fire today!Copy !req
446. Yo, yo, yo, yo!Copy !req
447. Now that I think it through,Copy !req
448. at 400 yards per liter of fuel,
we're not going to make it.Copy !req
449. How regrettable.Copy !req
450. Shall we return to our homeland,
my dear Baron?Copy !req
451. Gyro Zeppeli still holds the lead,Copy !req
452. with Diego Brando, also known as Dio,
not far behind.Copy !req
453. That jockey,
his movements have been odd for a while.Copy !req
454. Chasing to the right,
closing in to the left,Copy !req
455. slowly shrinking the gap
between him and Gyro.Copy !req
456. And again. But how?
Could Dio have discovered it?Copy !req
457. He's gone.Copy !req
458. To hell with your tricks, Dio.
Show yourself.Copy !req
459. Hmm!Copy !req
460. He caught up to Gyro in no time at all.Copy !req
461. What devilry is this?
It didn't look like his horse sped up any.Copy !req
462. I was a bit surprised
by your trick with the camel,Copy !req
463. but now I deem you
no more than a rank amateur.Copy !req
464. I see how this will unfold.Copy !req
465. Gyro's horse has a tell,
and Dio, he figured it out!Copy !req
466. You're so easy to read.Copy !req
467. Everyone has their tells,
and horses are no exception.Copy !req
468. Maybe one swishes its tail
about before chargingCopy !req
469. or runs wide when it feels cornered.Copy !req
470. The shake of a head, the angle of a back…Copy !req
471. Races are won and lost
on the secrets those can betray.Copy !req
472. This horse's habit is specific indeed.Copy !req
473. Five, six, seven.Copy !req
474. And here we go!Copy !req
475. Yes, it sways slightly to the left
every eight breaths, like clockwork.Copy !req
476. That lateral motion results
in a loss of speed.Copy !req
477. If I increase my speed
at that precise moment,Copy !req
478. I can erase his lead
without tiring out my horseCopy !req
479. and then claim it for myself!Copy !req
480. DASHCopy !req
481. Dio's in front by half a length!Copy !req
482. Care to explain how you pulled that off?Copy !req
483. It's called technique, you troglodyte.Copy !req
484. Stay back there and learn
from your betters!Copy !req
485. Level with me.
Are you insinuating my horse has a tell?Copy !req
486. Would it even matter if I told you?
Habits are carved in stone.Copy !req
487. Indelible, like fate!Copy !req
488. Dio is pulling ahead!Copy !req
489. What's going on?Copy !req
490. It doesn't look as though
he's speeding up,Copy !req
491. but he's definitely in front now.Copy !req
492. Genius at work.
That's what you're observing.Copy !req
493. It's no use.
Gyro won't be able to pass him again.Copy !req
494. The gap's just gonna get wider and wider!Copy !req
495. Eight miles to go in this leg of the race,Copy !req
496. as the pack nears a dried-up riverbed.Copy !req
497. Hey, what's
the big idea having a tell, huh?Copy !req
498. That's news to me.Copy !req
499. Lot of strong horses and riders out here.Copy !req
500. This ain't for the weak.Copy !req
501. But… you don't need to change
what you're about.Copy !req
502. No, I say you double-down on it instead!Copy !req
503. Looks like
you're swerving a bit down there.Copy !req
504. Sure hope that's not a habit.Copy !req
505. Go ahead, though. Do it all you want.Copy !req
506. Keep swerving and see where it gets you.Copy !req
507. The bridge's planks are giving way!Copy !req
508. Gyro Zeppeli leaps,
ice-water in his veins!Copy !req
509. Dio hesitates.Copy !req
510. Bastard!Copy !req
511. The other riders
are diverting across the riverbed.Copy !req
512. But Dio is stopped in his tracks.Copy !req
513. It's just like before, with my legs.Copy !req
514. The mysterious Steel Ball's spin,Copy !req
515. it amplified the horse's habit
with a burst of power.Copy !req
516. Nyo-ho!Copy !req
517. Yo, yo, yo, yo!Copy !req
518. You see that? We caught up to 'em.Copy !req
519. Back of the pack right now,
but not for long.Copy !req
520. - Yo, yo, yo!
- That cliff's looking pretty steep!Copy !req
521. That ain't part of the God darn route.Copy !req
522. Damn it all! We're here 'cause of him!Copy !req
523. He was charging ahead like a house afire,Copy !req
524. and we got caught up in it!Copy !req
525. Yeah, but take a look at the map.Copy !req
526. If we can get across here,
it's a hell of a shortcut.Copy !req
527. I ain't risking a good horse on that jump.Copy !req
528. I'm goin' thataway. Screw this.Copy !req
529. What to do?Copy !req
530. Hell you up to, sprawled out like that?Copy !req
531. Just counting the clouds.
Somebody's gotta do it.Copy !req
532. Fine. What I meant to say was,Copy !req
533. "Why the hell are you
flopped on the groundCopy !req
534. instead of helping me
do an honest day's work?"Copy !req
535. Three days ago now,Copy !req
536. this old fortune-teller lady
read my future.Copy !req
537. Hmm?Copy !req
538. She told me the absolute worst time
in a person's life is calledCopy !req
539. "the void of Heaven and earth."Copy !req
540. But check this out.
Mine is the exact opposite.Copy !req
541. Right now, I got the best luck.Copy !req
542. Without a doubt,
the next two months will beCopy !req
543. the most fortunate period
of your entire life.Copy !req
544. Only one in five billion people
have this kind of luck.Copy !req
545. So put it to good use, kid.Copy !req
546. You've got nothing to fear!
The world's your oyster!Copy !req
547. Well, let me tell you
'bout your first lucky break, then.Copy !req
548. The owner of this field hired us
to get it ready for planting season.Copy !req
549. Nah, I'm good.
I'm gonna live the easy life from now on.Copy !req
550. Folks like us don't got
the luxury of living easy.Copy !req
551. Aw, I just forgot
what number cloud I was up to.Copy !req
552. Boss would've paid you 150,
thanks to me putting in a good word,Copy !req
553. and here you are acting a damn fool.Copy !req
554. Huh.Copy !req
555. Heya, Gramps.Copy !req
556. That fieldwork you were going on about,Copy !req
557. how much did you say it pays?Copy !req
558. And here I am, yo!Copy !req
559. Now I'm galloping out of San Diego
with my faithful steedCopy !req
560. and my one-in-five-billion lucky streak.Copy !req
561. I'm gonna win this thing.Copy !req
562. And when I do,Copy !req
563. I'm grabbing that prize money!Copy !req
564. I'm going straight home
and doing a whole lot of nothing!Copy !req
565. Hmm?Copy !req
566. Aah!Copy !req
567. Aah! Aah!Copy !req
568. Throw a lasso if you have a rope.
Maybe you'll get lucky with it.Copy !req
569. WHOOSHCopy !req
570. What the hell kind of legs
does that guy have on him?Copy !req
571. But it's not like he just saved my life.Copy !req
572. I'm back on solid ground
thanks to my top-shelf good luck.Copy !req
573. That's all.Copy !req
574. Hey! Ya!Copy !req
575. Hey, ya!Copy !req
576. Steel Ball RunCopy !req
577. Only four miles to go
in this first stage of the race!Copy !req
578. Gyro Zeppeli remains in the lead.Copy !req
579. But will it be true at the finish line?Copy !req
580. Hold on. Gyro's veering way off course,
toward the trees!Copy !req
581. What manner of folly is this?Copy !req
582. He's taking a shortcut.Copy !req
583. If he charges through the woods,Copy !req
584. he could gain
at least 800 yards on the pack.Copy !req
585. But, sir, won't the trees
pose a hazard to him?Copy !req
586. That they will.
He's gambling with his life.Copy !req
587. How will the pack respond to this move?Copy !req
588. If he gets away from me now,
I'll never catch up to him!Copy !req
589. We've got a taker! Now two,
three, six breaking for the trees!Copy !req
590. Yeehaw! Caught up!Copy !req
591. Yo, yo, yo!Copy !req
592. Hey, where's the leader of the pack?
I kinda got a late start.Copy !req
593. Wait, you don't know?Copy !req
594. 'Cause we're about to follow him
straight into the treeline.Copy !req
595. Hmm?Copy !req
596. Pretty daunting,Copy !req
597. but with the kind of luck
I'm packin' these days,Copy !req
598. any shortcut is a good one.Copy !req
599. Huh?Copy !req
600. What the… Is he nuts?
He's riding with his eyes closed!Copy !req
601. Here I go!Copy !req
602. Good ol' Pocoloco, fortune's favorite,Copy !req
603. missing every branch. No sight, no fright!Copy !req
604. What the hell's going on?Copy !req
605. Horses dodge trees on their own,Copy !req
606. but that jockey isn't even looking,
and nothing has touched him!Copy !req
607. The odds of that are a million to one!Copy !req
608. Where'd that guy
come from? And why are his eyes closed?Copy !req
609. Something's fishy here.
I should take him off the board.Copy !req
610. CRUNCHCopy !req
611. Two minutes since they went in there!
They should appear any second!Copy !req
612. The first one out of the woods is Gyro!Copy !req
613. Gyro Zeppeli is still in the lead
with no comers!Copy !req
614. Aah!Copy !req
615. Wait, a second horse
dragging its rider by the stirrup.Copy !req
616. Saddlecloth 777, registered to Pocoloco!Copy !req
617. What the…Copy !req
618. From the ground,
Pocoloco was able to dodge the treesCopy !req
619. and allow his mount
to take the quickest path!Copy !req
620. Good thing I fell off, huh?Copy !req
621. Oh yeah!Copy !req
622. I knew it! This luck of mine
is taking me all the way!Copy !req
623. Come on. You've gotta be kidding me.Copy !req
624. Pocoloco emerges in second place!Copy !req
625. The rest of the pack rounds the bend
on the official route far behind.Copy !req
626. This position
isn't terrible. The shortcut was worth it.Copy !req
627. Incredible! This race is
a whizbang right from the top!Copy !req
628. Just you wait.Copy !req
629. The most treacherous part of the route
is yet to come.Copy !req
630. A downhill stretch 2,000 yards long,Copy !req
631. with steep 30-degree slopes,
and dizzying 100-foot drops!Copy !req
632. How steep?Copy !req
633. It's not terrain fit for a locomotive,Copy !req
634. so we'll take a slight detour accordingly.Copy !req
635. And now, they face
the treacherous downhill stretch!Copy !req
636. If our jockeys go too fast here,Copy !req
637. the mounts can lose
their footing like that!Copy !req
638. Luckily, they're all holding steady!Copy !req
639. Keeping this pace is a true testament
to a rider's skill!Copy !req
640. Nice and slow.
We gotta take it easy on this part.Copy !req
641. "Nice and slow?" Don't tell me
you're chickening out now, Mr. Lucky.Copy !req
642. Huh?Copy !req
643. Who's there?
I ain't chickening out of nothing!Copy !req
644. Put it to good use, kid!Copy !req
645. You've got nothing to fear!Copy !req
646. The world's your oyster!Copy !req
647. Yeah, that's right.Copy !req
648. The old woman said I had nothing to fear.Copy !req
649. If the world's my oyster,
then I'd better get cracking!Copy !req
650. BAMCopy !req
651. Take a nap, old-timer!Copy !req
652. Pocoloco's breaking away!
He's all caught up and then some!Copy !req
653. Time to fly! Yo, yo, yo!Copy !req
654. Lucky and an idiot. Good to know.Copy !req
655. - Keep it together! Don't get riled up!
- They're surging ahead!Copy !req
656. The horses saw the leader
pick up speed and can't help themselves!Copy !req
657. Ow! Aah!Copy !req
658. A calamitous crash
on the downslope, folks!Copy !req
659. The devil is taking his due today!Copy !req
660. It's okay! Keep doing your thing!Copy !req
661. Nothing can stop us… Aah!Copy !req
662. JOLTCopy !req
663. WHAMCopy !req
664. Pocoloco is down! Gyro takes the lead!Copy !req
665. Hey, kid. Much obliged.Copy !req
666. Pocoloco tempted fate and paid the piper!Copy !req
667. - Huh? What in the blue hell?
- Huh? No way!Copy !req
668. Pocoloco and his horse are going strong,Copy !req
669. and none the worse for wear!Copy !req
670. It almost looks as though
they're atop something!Copy !req
671. Who is this guy?Copy !req
672. It's a dead cow!Copy !req
673. He's sliding down the hill
on a cow carcass!Copy !req
674. Yeah-ha! I prefer my steak
with a little more meat on the bone,Copy !req
675. but I ain't complaining!Copy !req
676. He takes the lead!Copy !req
677. This race is getting
more bizarre by the minute.Copy !req
678. Does he have some kind of ability?Copy !req
679. No! I don't give a damn
what kind of moves he's packing.Copy !req
680. Last I checked, this is a horse race.Copy !req
681. You switch to a skeleton,
then I've got a bone to pick!Copy !req
682. CRASHCopy !req
683. One rockslide coming right up.Copy !req
684. He hits any of those
and his cow's out to pasture for good.Copy !req
685. Huh? The hell did he come from?Copy !req
686. Damn it all. It didn't hit him.Copy !req
687. Can it be? Saddlecloth 990, Sand Man,Copy !req
688. comes out of nowhere
to claim the lead on foot!Copy !req
689. They're approaching the end of the slope!Copy !req
690. Woo-hoo!Copy !req
691. We are
17 action-packed minutes into this race!Copy !req
692. Shit!Copy !req
693. The final turn is in sight!Copy !req
694. Once they pass these rocks,
it's a straight shot to the finish!Copy !req
695. Oh my! Sand Man takes
a shortcut right through!Copy !req
696. Look at him go, dear.
How is that even possible?Copy !req
697. It's like he's more than human.Copy !req
698. The power of the native people runs deep.Copy !req
699. In this race across the continent,
it will serve him in good stead.Copy !req
700. The other racers have made their descentCopy !req
701. and are headed for the final turn!Copy !req
702. Thirty-eight hundred racers
and Pocoloco is in the lead!Copy !req
703. All right then, Valkyrie.Copy !req
704. We're never gonna win
if we keep staring at their asses.Copy !req
705. It's time we got this show on the road.Copy !req
706. Leave 'em in the dust!Copy !req
707. Gyro's making his move!Copy !req
708. - Yes! He has taken the lead!
- Ooh!Copy !req
709. But how's he going to keep it?Copy !req
710. There's a final 2,000-yard straightaway
after this bend!Copy !req
711. There's so many people! I had no idea!Copy !req
712. Amazing! Look at this sea of faces!Copy !req
713. Here, at an old church
on the edge of the wilderness,Copy !req
714. buffeted by the Santa Ana headwinds.Copy !req
715. Tens of thousands of fans wait to see
who wins this first leg of the race!Copy !req
716. Whoever does win this race
will be a hero to the whole world.Copy !req
717. You've run so well today.Copy !req
718. And you've been wise
to save your strength.Copy !req
719. But now, we're at the finish,
so let loose!Copy !req
720. What? I can't believe it!
He's back in the running!Copy !req
721. It's Dio!Copy !req
722. The broken bridge
stopped him in his tracks,Copy !req
723. and now he's leading the chase!Copy !req
724. He's hitting less wind-resistance
in the other racers' wakes.Copy !req
725. That's how he caught up from so far back.Copy !req
726. The winner gets 50 million,Copy !req
727. but I don't give a damn
about the prize money.Copy !req
728. I'm here… to prove myself to that man.Copy !req
729. To prove I'm worthy of knowing
the secret of the Steel Balls.Copy !req
730. The one who will beat
Gyro Zeppeli at his own game…Copy !req
731. is me, Johnny Joestar!Copy !req
732. From here until the finish,
technique isn't worth a damn.Copy !req
733. Victory hinges on a single truth!Copy !req
734. The strongest legs prevail!Copy !req
735. You got off easy before
thanks to that dead cow!Copy !req
736. So I hope you're ready to go for broke!Copy !req
737. Pocoloco challenges
in sight of the finish line!Copy !req
738. And he's back!
Sand Man leaps into the final fray!Copy !req
739. It's that guy again.Copy !req
740. Only 500 yards to go!
The chasers know it's now or never!Copy !req
741. It's Dio
and saddlecloth 939, Johnny Joestar!Copy !req
742. They're closing in fast on Gyro,
who's closing in fast on Sand Man!Copy !req
743. He's running to beat the band,
with four in hot pursuit!Copy !req
744. The chasers are closing on Gyro!
Three lengths! Two lengths!Copy !req
745. There it is! Neck and neck!Copy !req
746. We've got four horses neck and neck
as they vie for the lead!Copy !req
747. Well, Johnny Joestar, I'm impressed.Copy !req
748. Catching up to me's no easy task.Copy !req
749. Tell me something, kid.
Have you ever been on a sailboat?Copy !req
750. Turns out, the more headwind
a sailboat catches,Copy !req
751. the faster it cuts through the water.Copy !req
752. You feel this Santa Ana up from Mexico?Copy !req
753. It helps our horses do the same thing.Copy !req
754. Allow me to demonstrate.Copy !req
755. These five are
in a bare-knuckle brawl for the lead!Copy !req
756. One hundred yards to go!
Who will persevere?Copy !req
757. Aah!Copy !req
758. Oh!Copy !req
759. It's Gyro Zeppeli!Copy !req
760. Gyro's in the lead! And what a sight!Copy !req
761. He's out in front and pulling ahead!Copy !req
762. Those are the Steel Balls!Copy !req
763. He used the spin of the Steel Balls
to spread his cloakCopy !req
764. and gain lift
through Bernoulli's principle.Copy !req
765. Just like the sails of a ship
filled with that headwind from Mexico.Copy !req
766. Gyro's in the lead! He's untouchable!Copy !req
767. Fifty yards to the goal! Now thirty!Copy !req
768. Not enough track to catch him anymore!
One last push from Gyro andCopy !req
769. he wins!Copy !req
770. Gyro Zeppeli takes the crown
for the first stage in a dazzling victory!Copy !req
771. We have our first race leader
of the Steel Ball Run!Copy !req
772. It was the summer of 1890,Copy !req
773. and I was drawn to the shores of the West.Copy !req
774. Drawn by something beautiful
glinting amid the darkness.Copy !req
775. I guess you could call it
the light of hope.Copy !req
776. This is the story of how I began to walk.Copy !req
777. Not literally. But in the sense
of walking the path to manhood.Copy !req
778. It all began when I, Johnny Joestar,Copy !req
779. first met a mysterious stranger
named Gyro Zeppeli.Copy !req