Sandman

Character from Steel Ball Run by Hirohiko Araki

A Native American who entered the Steel Ball Run on foot — running alongside horses through sheer physical mastery — seeking the prize money to buy back his tribe's stolen land.

Also known as: Soundman

What They Know

• Native American runner who entered the Steel Ball Run on foot — races without a horse using a revolutionary running technique
• His running method redistributes impact force through precise footwork, allowing sustained speeds matching horses across all terrain
• Entered the race to win prize money to buy back his tribe's ancestral land — the most materially grounded motivation among the competitors
• His Stand In a Silent Way can store and solidify sounds into physical objects — footsteps become cutting weapons, claps become bludgeons
• Caught between two worlds — his tribe sees the race as submission to colonial culture, while he sees it as the only viable path to reclaiming what was taken

Connections

• rival_of — johnny
• rival_of — gyro
• enemy_of — funny_valentine
• rides_in — race_route

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