Pocoloco

Background

Pocoloco was born in Georgia in 1869. On September 20, 1890, Pocoloco headed down to the city to gamble. After losing, he met a fortune teller on the side of the road who told him that he is at the opposite of his life's most inauspicious moment. He would reach the greatest peak of his life over the next two months and would have a 1 in five billion chance of good luck.↗↗↗

Steel Ball Run

On September 23, 1890, Pocoloco happily lazes around counting clouds instead of doing any work. His grandfather scolds him for this, mentioning that they were given a month to plow a new field in the woods and that he managed to negotiate a pay raise from $1,000 to $1,200 for Pocoloco. Pocoloco initially refuses to work on swampland. However, he flips around to read the newspaper he was lying on top of and sees the Steel Ball Run race's entry fee is also $1200.↗↗

The 1st Stage

Excited, Pocoloco cannot sleep the night before the start of the race and sleeps in on the fateful morning of September 25. When he wakes up, he nervously looks around the empty camp before learning the truth from a nearby SBR worker. Luckily, the passage of the thousands of horses have smoothed the ground, making his ride extremely comfortable in the first minutes. For a moment, Pocoloco still has doubts about his luck.↗↗

This shortcut enables Pocoloco to easily reach the head of the group, where he rides neck to neck with Johnny Joestar, taking time to call his riding "lazy". When Gyro Zeppeli decides to head into the forest to cut down on his riding distance, Pocoloco follows suit, confidently shutting his eyes and riding straight into the forest, believing that his luck will carry him all the way.↗↗↗

Around the downhill dash segment of the 1st Stage of the race, Pocoloco means to endure the slope and build up his energy. However, his Stand, Hey Ya!, appears and criticizes his idealistic strategy, telling him to "remember the cow", have faith in his luck, and charge forward. Seeing the hand of his Stand sink into his own gives him confidence, and Pocoloco begins by taunting Gyro and charging forward in the downhill dash.↗↗

Pocoloco abandons the hide and resumes riding his horse with the advantage of having his horse rested somewhat. Hey Ya! tells him to run full speed ahead. During the final stretch, Hey Ya! tells Pocoloco to swerve to the left and inadvertently uses a hidden branch as a springboard to launch himself ahead. However, it is Gyro who crosses the finish line first.↗↗↗↗

The 2nd to 5th Stages

Pocoloco continues the Steel Ball Run, stocking up with plenty of supplies when the 2nd Stage begins. In the anime, Pocoloco is among the first racers to reach the first watering hole 30 miles into the Arizona desert, by the time the first day ends. He is seen resting alongside Sandman and Diego Brando.↗↗↗

He maintains a consistent and high-ranking performance throughout the race, being one of the top competitors and always being in the top ten racers of any given stage. He finishes ninth in the 2nd Stage, fifth in the 3rd Stage, second in the 4th Stage, and first in the 5th Stage.↗

The 6th Stage

Near the end of the 6th Stage, Johnny and Gyro notice that Pocoloco is in the lead and worry that they'll lose if he gets another 100 points. Pocoloco suddenly changes directions and crosses over the ice, which is risky in case the ice breaks. Gyro wonders if Pocoloco found the "Natives' Route", a trail that was made by floating logs under the ice so that the ice wouldn't easily break.↗↗↗↗

The Final Stage

Pocoloco manages to finish the race unscathed. During the Final Stage, Pocoloco places second at this stage and overall. However, " Diego Brando " mysteriously disappears and is thus disqualified, making Pocoloco be named the winner of the Steel Ball Run race and win the $50,010,000 prize.↗↗

Profile details

Status Status based on their final appearance in the part(s) they are featured in: Alive (Part 7)↗