Wekapipo

Background

Wekapipo hails from the Kingdom of Naples; his only family was his dear little sister. Wekapipo became one of the royal guards and learned to use the Spin with his Wrecking Balls. He rose to become one of the elite guards, working directly for the royal family. When his sister was 17 (and he was 24), Wekapipo arranged for her to marry the son of a wealthy financial commissioner, assuring her wealth. Incidentally, the husband was a friend of his in the guard.↗

Wekapipo blamed himself for his sister's woe and decided to annul the marriage. Pulling a few strings, Wekapipo managed to secure permission from the Church to have the marriage annulled, helped by the fact that his sister didn't have a child yet. Wekapipo was prepared to lose his position but instead, his brother-in-law confronted him and attacked him, furious at the humiliation of having the Church permit the annulation of his marriage.↗

Wekapipo entered Funny Valentine 's service. Learning of his sister's death, Wekapipo focused on his new job with nothing else in life to look forward to.↗

Fighting Gyro and Johnny

Wekapipo is dispatched alongside Magent Magent. The two stand guard in a vantage point overlooking the frozen strait between Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. Magent tries to converse, mentioning the newly invented airplanes, and then attempts a joke. However, Wekapipo doesn't let himself be distracted by Magent's antics and his gloom frustrates Magent. Knowing about a wolf who's the host of the new Corpse Part, Wekapipo and Magent wait for Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli to appear.↗

The pair see Johnny and Gyro and approach to attack. Wekapipo throws his Steel Ball. Gyro throws his own Steel Ball to stop it, but Wekapipo's Ball shoots the small beads embedded in it at the duo. The left-side ataxia sets in for Johnny and Gyro; Magent Magent goes to their left on his sled and tries to shoot, but Johnny turns to the right until he sees Magent and shoots him.↗

Guarding Steven Steel

Wekapipo reappears in Philadelphia. At first, he hears about Lucy Steel 's death and verifies her tombstone. He reports it to Gyro Zeppeli but Gyro is skeptical and suspects that Hot Pants and her Cream Starter were involved somehow. Gyro tells Wekapipo that Lucy is still probably near the President; Wekapipo continues his mission to seek and protect Lucy but doesn't want to attack the President. Gyro advises Wekapipo to seek Steven Steel.↗

When Wekapipo finds Steel in his coach, the old man had been shot. Magent tries to ambush Wekapipo, hidden on the coach, and tries to shoot. However, the horses are startled and Wekapipo sees Magent's shadow. Magent shoots and Wekapipo throws a Wrecking Ball through the roof, grazing each other. The satellites fly towards Magent, who protects himself with 20th Century BOY. With Magent immobilized, Wekapipo climbs on the coach whose horses start to gallop.↗

Near the Delaware river, Wekapipo sees a dinosaur slip out of Magent's coat. Suspicious, he then sees smoke coming out of Magent's coat, opens it, and sees that Magent has lit a bunch of dynamite sticks. He throws a Steel Ball at Steel Ball to harden his body and uses his other ball to induce left-side ataxia on the horses, making them turn right and throw both Wekapipo and Magent in the water. The explosion still sends shrapnel at Wekapipo, who is hurt and in the water.↗

D4C

Wekapipo follows Diego near Independence Hall, intending on allying with him and help him fight the President the moment Valentine goes after Diego's left eye. In the streets, he incidentally bumps against D-I-S-C-O. After taking a turn, Wekapipo suddenly loses traces of Diego but sees a gun lying nearby. A figure appears from under a flag and attacks Wekapipo. Wekapipo throws his Steel Ball and induces the left-side ataxia.↗

Diego asks Wekapipo if he's seen him shoot Johnny but this Wekapipo hasn't. Sensing Valentine approaching, Diego deploys his dinosaurs to seek him and tells Wekapipo that they must ally themselves now. However, Wekapipo hesitates because it seems Diego lured him into a trap. Somehow, Valentine decimates the dinosaurs and Diego, to gain Wekapipo's trust before it is too late, tells him that he too shot Johnny.↗

Personality

The news of her supposed death made him seemingly depressed and he has since then had a bleak outlook on life.↗↗

Upon being defeated, he tried to kill himself in order to escape the dishonor a loss would bring him before Valentine, although he implied that he would die for it at Valentine's hands nonetheless.↗↗↗

Appearances

Steel Ball Run Chapter 70: D4C, Part 5 (Death)↗

Profile details

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

Date of Death: December 28, 1890↗↗

Cause of Death: Obliterated after merging with his parallel world self↗