Wekapipo

Wekapipo is a fictional character featured in Steel Ball Run. He was introduced as an enemy to the protagonists, but later became an ally.

Appearance/Personality
Wekapipo is most notable for his bizarre haircut, which consists of a series of shaved gridlines and squares of short hair. He enters the story sporting a mustache, which he later shaves off.

History
When Wekapipo was younger, his sister married one of his friends, who, unfortunately, would abuse her after the marriage. This leads him to challenge for his sister's honor, of which they both do so with their wrecking balls. Wekapipo won, but due to the high status of the man he killed, he was sentenced to exile.

Steel Ball Run
Later in his life, he is hired by Funny Valentine, who promised him and his family security in the United States, to attack Johnny and Gyro, and partnered with Magenta Magenta. However, after losing, he began to side with Johnny and Gyro during the attack on Stephen Steel, after Gyro reveals that his sister was actually alive.

In another dimension, Johnny was shot by Wekapipo in one of the many outcomes of a situation where Johnny is shot (some of the local kids assumed it was either Wekapipo or Diego Brando). However, it turned out to be a result of a dimension hop since Wekapipo thought he was shooting someone else.

He fights against Funny Valentine with Deigo, finding serenity in making a enemy of America. After attempting to confront the president, he meets his end after being tricked by Diego into coming in contact with himself from another universe, causing both to merge and be split into thousands of cubes.

Wrecking Balls


Wekapipo possesses another type of steel ball proved to be effective to blind opponents with mere touch of one of its satellites. This sensation is called left-side ataxia which is caused by a large stroke or hemorrhage affecting the brain the part of the brain that controls balance & coordination.

Trivia

 * Wekapipo's Wrecking Balls are a reference to Neil Young's song "Wrecking Ball".
 * The shockwaves from Wekapipo's Wrecking Balls causes his victims to completely lose sense of their entire left side. Notably, in a similar manner to stand users obtaining their stands, Wekapipo had a younger sister who had become blind on her left side.