About
“Even Speedwagon Is Afraid!” is a memorable quote from the long-running manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. The quote is usually used as a source for snowclones.
Origin
The line originally appeared in Chapter 13 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood, “Immortal Monster”.[1] The chapter featured the revival of Dio Brando, who had been shot dead two chapters prior. Dio, having turned himself into a vampire, drains the blood of several nearby police officers to regain his strength. While lead protagonist Jonathan Joestar is quick to surmise the nature of Dio’s power, supporting character Robert Edward O. Speedwagon is left in awe, which is denoted by a text bubble.
Spread
On February 3rd, 2013, Facebook user Non Sense From Nowhere made a photo album for parodies of the quote.[2] As an April Fool’s prank for 2014,4Chan founder moot included the phrase as a CAPTCHA code for the website’s Anime message board (shown below).
The quote had also spawned several derivative images, featuring Robert Edward O. Speedwagon or some other character, sometimes from an entirely different franchise, expressing some sort of emotion.
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]JoJo’s Bizarre Encyclopedia – Immortal Monster.
[2]Facebook – ‘Even Speedwagon Is Afraid!’ Photo Album.