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Why I like them: Of the Part 5 cast, Fugo probably best exemplifies that these kids really shouldn’t be in this sort of life, and they’re only in it because they have nowhere else to go. Fugo has issues, and Passione isn’t going to solve those issues. I’m not convinced that Passione can really exploit Fugo very well, either, since his Stand is so dangerous. I suspect that if Giorno hadn’t come along, Fugo would have eventually been promoted to the Boss’s “elite guard” or whatever they called all the really dangerous Stand Users that he only used when he didn’t care about the collateral damage. Purple Haze was a bomb, and I think the gang kept Fugo around just in case they needed a bomb, or to ensure that he didn’t fall into the hands of their enemies.
But Buccirati saw value in him as a person, and he probably believed that he could bring his Stand under control at some point. I’m sure Bruno took pity on the boy, but he’s no dummy. This is a kid with a genius-level IQ. Even without Purple Haze, he’s an asset to any team he’s on. His university didn’t understand that, his own family didn’t understand that, but Buccirati did. Help the kid figure out the Stand, and he’d be unstoppable.
And I think Fugo could have done this eventually. I just got done writing about Broly, the poster child for raving lunatics in anime. I can’t see Broly taking the time to tutor someone in math. Yeah, he stabbed Narancia with a fork, but before that, he was patient enough to start the tutoring process, and he’d been doing it for a while before that scene.
I maintain that this was why he didn’t get on the boat when the time came. Fugo’s just far enough along with his anger management that he’s afraid of what might happen if he loses his cool. By that point, the nature of their mission had become much more dangerous, and if he joined them and things got out of hand, he’d have to risk using his Stand in close quarters... or risk not using it, and getting the others killed either way. Purple Haze has sort of frightened him into being very self-aware of his emotions. It’s not an ideal solution for his issues, but it’s gotten him started on a path to getting himself under control.
Why I don’t: When I first read Part 5, Fugo mostly frustrated me because there were too many damn boys on the team, and he looks just enough like Giorno to be confusing. On subsequent readings/viewings, that’s not been a problem at all. There is a certain frustration with him just sort of dropping out of the story without a proper sendoff, but that’s added to the character’s mystique (see also: Launch).
Favorite episode (scene if movie): I’ll go with the part where Trish wipes her hands on his jacket. Again, if he really couldn’t control himself, he’d be reacting much more violently, but he manages to contain himself for the sake of the mission and the team.
Favorite season/movie: I dunno, JoJo parts don’t really lend well to this format. Let’s just say Part 5, as opposed to Purple Haze Feedback, which I haven’t read.
Favorite line: I didn’t really have one, so I went trawling for clips on YouTube and came across this one from his origin scene:
“Please don’t pity me. I don’t think of myself as unfortunate.”
I never really thought of Fugo as a beacon of positivity, but for him to say this while disowned, expelled, and reduced to stealing food... He still seems to like his chances. I think this more than anything was what made Bucciarati decide he was a guy he wanted on his team.
Favorite outfit: I guess I like the red suit better than the lime green one, but his refusal to wear purple infuriates me. Just... just wear something purple. It would make so much sense. Just do it.
Brotp: Narancia, clearly. Post Part 5, uh... still Narancia, because nothing bad happens. Yeahthat’stheticket. Sometimes Fugo hangs out with Mista, and they remember all the bad stuff that didn’t happen.
Head Canon: Trish helped him get Purple Haze under control. I figure it like this, his Stand won’t work on her in broad daylight, and he sure ain’t stabbing her with a fork unless he wants to get stabbed right back, so he kind of has to learn some self-control around her.
Unpopular opinion: I don’t know what the popular opinions about Fugo are.
A wish: Dude needs to patch all those holes in his suit.
An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen: They make the big announcement in 2021... they’re finally doing an animation of.... Purple Haze Feedback. Look, I’m sorry, Sarah, I know you like Fugo and all, but I would throw him off a cliff just for thirty seconds of a Part 6 anime. There’s an alligator puppet in it and everything.
5 words to best describe them: Angry Holey Purple Cootie Lad.
My nickname for them: I don’t think I have one.
