History Manga / JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun

* AndIMustScream: Also counts as AlmostOutOfOxygen. When [[spoiler: Magent Magent]] falls into the Delaware River, he uses his stand [[spoiler: 20th Century Boy, which pretty much makes him invincible while in a kneeling position, so that he won't drown and Diego will be able to rescue him.]] When that doesn't happen, he eventually [[CallBack stops]] [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency thinking]] and [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders remains at the bottom of the river]] indefinitely.

** Inverted with the BigBad, who is the President of the United States. He claims he wants the corpse parts to protect his country, but his [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil actions]] and the [[MotiveRant napkin]] [[NewEraSpeech speech]] show his [[AmbitionIsEvil true]] [[TakeOverTheWorld colors]].

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: In almost all paleontological studies, Christian values are seen as not being a factor in the history of dinosaurs and their development, thus making the coexistence of the Scary Monsters Stand and the Corpse Parts come across as contradictory.

* ArtisticLicenseReligion: In almost all Christian theological studies, dinosaurs are not considered real due to evolution not being a Biblical concept, thus making the coexistence of the Corpse Parts and the Scary Monsters Stand come across as contradictory.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** The race is cool and all, with all the racers using their unique traits to get ahead, like Sandman running on foot or Diego taking advantage of his refined horse racing expertise, but after the first race, Gyro takes a penalty for apparently attempting to disrupt Sandman with a thrown steel ball[[note]]In reality, he was trying to get Pocoloco's horse to trip, but that would have incurred a penalty as well[[/note]].
** Steven Steel catches a lot of flak from the populace after the race ends for all the lives that have been ended from people dying from the extensively long race and from people attempting murder to get ahead in the rankings. Thankfully for him, opinions of him turn better when he donates the earnings of the race to multiple charities.

''Steel Ball Run'' is an important transition for the franchise: it marks the series' jump to [[ContinuityReboot a new continuity]] (which the later ''[=JoJolion=]'' and ''The [=JOJOLands=]'' would continue), unrelated to previous parts besides the iconic Stands, and several {{Mythology Gag}}s usually with character names. Moreover, during its run, the franchise shifted from being published in ''Weekly Shounen Jump'' to ''Ultra Jump'', a monthly {{seinen}} magazine.

* AnyoneCanDie: Taken even further than usual in this Part. Usually in JoJo, no main character is truly safe, but when they do die, it’s usually near the end or at a moment of maximum [[DeathIsDramatic drama]]. In SBR, major characters die left and right, and it isn’t always a dramatic death either.

* SpaghettiWestern: Araki's love for Italian Culture (fashion, brands, culture, food, films) is finally brought to the forefront in ''his'' love letter to the gritty, violent, cynical Wild West from ''Film/TheDollarsTrilogy'' made by Creator/SergioLeone... with ''much'' more fabulous clothes of course. The plot of Steel Ball Run, essentially about the friendship between two violent amoral and cynical cowboys, is a tongue in cheek yet affectionate nod to the friendship between Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef's characters from ''Film/ForAFewDollarsMore.'' It should be noted that the original inspiration for Jotaro's portrayal drew ''directly'' from the performance of Creator/ClintEastwood as The Man With No Name.

* EldritchLocation: Devils Palms, locations which were blessed by the Holy Corpse, and house one . They all have strange properties and people passing through them are the granted a Stand Ability.

''Steel Ball Run'' is an important transition for the franchise: it marks the series' jump to [[ContinuityReboot a new continuity]] (which the later ''[=JoJolion=]'' would continue), unrelated to previous parts besides the iconic Stands, and several {{Mythology Gag}}s usually with character names. Moreover, during its run, the franchise shifted from being published in ''Weekly Shounen Jump'' to ''Ultra Jump'', a monthly {{seinen}} magazine.

* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Despite being set in the 19th century, an era that wasn't very kind to non-Caucasians, Pocoloco, Sandman, and Norisuke are treated very respectfully by most of the cast. The former two still have race issues as part of their backstories, but nothing of particular note during the race itself.

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: In almost all paleontological studies, Christian values are seen as not being a factor, thus making the coexistence of the Scary Monsters Stand and the Corpse Parts come across as contradictory.

* AttemptedRape: First seen in Ringo's backstory where he was almost raped by a vagrant. The second instance is Funny Valentine [[spoiler: attempting to rape Lucy, and changing his mind once he sees she's become a vessel for the Corpse Parts.]]

The story returns to 1890, but in an [[AlternateUniverse different universe from the previous parts]]. Philanthropist Stephen Steel, hoping to rekindle the United States' pioneering spirit, will be holding the Steel Ball Run: a cross-country marathon from San Diego to New York, a nearly 3000-mile span. With a prize pot of 50 million dollars, the announcement attracts equestrians and other contenders from all over the world to California for a chance at glory.

* AndIMustScream: Also counts as AlmostOutOfOxygen. When [[spoiler: Magent Magent]] falls into a deep river, he uses his stand [[spoiler: 20th Century Boy, which pretty much makes him invincible while in a kneeling position, so that he won't drown and Diego will be able to rescue him.]] When that doesn't happen, he eventually [[CallBack stops]] [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency thinking]] and remains at the bottom of the river indefinitely.