The Deeper Plan (Episode)

Laying some Elaborate Traps! is the seventeenth episode of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime. It is also the eighth episode of Battle Tendency. It covers chapters 75 to 80 of the manga.

Summary
Lisa Lisa explains to Joseph and Caesar how the creator of the Stone Mask, Kars, is seeking a gem known as the Red Stone of Aja to power the Stone Mask and become the ultimate lifeform. Lisa Lisa reveals she herself possesses this gem which can amplify the power of the Ripple into a powerful beam, saying that it is needed to defeat the Pillar Men. With a week left until the rings inside Joseph dissolve and kill him, Lisa Lisa pits Joseph and Caesar against Loggins and Messina respectively for their final lesson. However, when Joseph reaches his destination, he finds Loggins has been killed by Esidisi. Angered, Joseph decides to confront the Pillar Man over a bed of spikes. Thanks to an intricate trap, Joseph manages to use a wire set-up on Loggins to sever Esidisi's arm. However, Esidisi manages to repair himself by taking Loggins' arm before attacking Joseph with his burning blood. Despite nearly falling for a trap himself, Joseph manages to ensnare Esidisi in conductive wool thread and hit him with the Ripple, managing to destroy him and pretrieve his antidote, safely dissolving the ring around his neck. Relieved, Joseph heads back to the castle, unaware that Esidisi's brain is clinging onto his back.

Appearances

 * Joseph Joestar
 * Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli
 * Kars
 * Esidisi
 * Lisa Lisa
 * Loggins
 * Messina
 * Suzie Q

Manga/Anime Differences

 * In the manga, the scene where Lisa Lisa reveals the Red Stone Of Aja, took place on a boat. In the anime, it was on a balcony.
 * The anime removed a scene where a man was harrassing Lisa Lisa and stealing the Red Stone of Aja, but was quickly stopped by Joseph.