CHARACTER PROFILE
Eijkman
- Primary work
- Phantom Blood
- Species
- Zombie (PS2) | Human (Formerly)↗
Eijkman the Lightning Knight (イナズマの騎士アイクマン, Inazuma no Kishi Aikuman) is a tertiary character featured in the first part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Phantom Blood.
He is one of the only five knights to survive and win the trial of the 77 Rings. He is omitted in the anime adaptation, but appears as a playable character in the Phantom Blood PlayStation 2 game with an original design.
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Eijkman. Source illustration via JoJoWiki; copyright remains with the original rights holders.
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Original image ↗ · Archived image ↗01Basic information
- Japanese Name
- アイクマン↗
- Romanized Name
- Aikuman↗
- Aliases
- Eijkman the Lightning Knight (イナズマの騎士アイクマン Inazuma no Kishi Aikuman Inazuma no Kishi Aikuman)↗
- Gender
- Male↗
- Nationality
- British↗
- Species
- Zombie (PS2) | Human (Formerly)↗
- Manga Debut
- Chapter 28 (Mentioned) Mentioned only↗
- Game Debut
- Phantom Blood (PS2 Game) (Playable)↗
02Appearance
In the video game, Eijkman appears as a man with an athletic build and blue lipstick. He has blue neck-length hair with bangs. He wears a wide-collar turtleneck sweater cut above the navel, a chestplate, and shoulderplates.↗
03Personality
His personality in the manga is unknown, as he was only mentioned. In the video game, he is particularly loyal to Dio Brando, who revived him. He has voice clips stating that everything is for his lord Dio's sake. Eijkman is described in the game's Profile Mode as a knight who, true to his name, is known for his shining spears and quick movements.↗↗
04Story
SPOILERS
Background
In 1389, Eijkman is the second knight to survive and successfully complete the challenge of the 77 Rings. He goes down in history as a legendary knight alongside Winzaleo, Caineghis, Bruford, and Tarkus.↗↗
1889
Five hundred years later, Eijkman is revived by Dio Brando along with the other winners of the 77 Rings challenge. Following Dio's orders, Winzaleo, Eijkman, Caineghis, and Wang Chan sneak aboard a ship headed to America. After Dio takes over Father Styx 's body, he summons the three zombie knights to defeat Jonathan Joestar for him.↗
In the end, Jonathan defeats him along with the other knights.↗
05Plot details
SPOILERS
Profile details
Status Status based on their final appearance in the part(s) they are featured in: Deceased (Part 1)↗
06Behind the Character
According to Yusuke Sasaki, a producer from Bandai Namco Games, Eijkman was initially designed by their staff. They asked Hirohiko Araki to take a look at him, who then made corrections.↗↗
The three knights were added in the final battle of the game because the game producer thought Wang Chan wouldn't be a good final boss if he remained completely accurate to the story. However, he didn't want to completely stray away from JoJo's story, so Araki gave him various ideas.↗↗
07Sources & attribution
- Eijkman
Source text: JoJoWiki and its contributors. This entry has been reorganized and condensed for readability under CC BY-SA 4.0. Archived records reflect their capture dates. Referenced manga, anime, and artwork retain their respective copyrights.
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