Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure is well known for its absolute absurdity at times, taking what should be silly situations and making them oddly terrifying. There is perhaps no better example of this than the Golden Wind scene known as the “7-Page Muda” by fans.
Many characters in JJBA have signature cries or phrases that they say when they attack, most famously, Jotaro and his “Ora Ora,” a sound he makes each time he lands a blow with his Stand. Ora has become a catchphrase for Joestars, used by almost all of them at some point except for Giorno. Instead, Giorno, as DIO’s son, uses the “Muda Muda” cry. Muda here means “useless”, and was used as DIO’s cry because he wanted to emphasize how futile it was to stand against him.
The Absurdity of the 7-Page Muda
In Golden Wind chapter 123, or episode 31 of the anime, Giorno is up against a sadistic former surgeon turned mafia enforcer Cioccolata, who has been sent to kill their crew. His Stand, Green Day, is a mold that devours flesh, and he can use the mold to animate detached body parts, while using his surgical knowledge to reattach anything he loses.
This makes him a fairly dangerous opponent, and Giorno and Mista are able to shoot him in the head with a special bullet, but even that’s not enough to kill him. Giorno bides his time until the bullet, which was actually a beetle transformed by his Stand, turns back into what it was, causing massive damage to Cioccolata’s brain. When Cioccolata begs for mercy, Giorno says that someone as repulsive as him deserves no mercy, which triggers the seven pages of punching, beating Cioccolata to a pulp. His body is ultimately disposed of in a trash truck, as deserved.
For an opponent already on the ropes, seven pages of punching may seem a tad excessive, but it actually does a lot more than meets the eye. This primarily acts as proof that Giorno is a different kind of Jojo from his predecessors, set on punishing those he believes have done wrong. It also fits into his goal of becoming the head of the mafia and reforming it. People like Cioccolata are exactly what he and Bucciarati were rebelling against, after all. By dragging the attack out for seven pages, it truly emphasizes the sheer brutality of the attack, as mixed in with Giorno’s punches are many panels of Cioccolata’s increasingly deformed body. It’s ridiculous, over-the-top, and brutal to the point of being a bit uncomfortable: the perfect description of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure as a whole.
The “7 Page Muda” may never be topped, but it’ll always be one of the most absurd and memorable moments in the entire Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure series.
