Character from Steel Ball Run by Hirohiko Araki
A Neapolitan warrior with satellite-guided steel balls who left his homeland after tragedy and ended up on the wrong side of a conspiracy — until he chose the right side at the moment it mattered most.
Wekapipo speaks rarely and hits constantly. He was trained in the same Spin tradition as Gyro but through a different lineage — the Neapolitan royal guard rather than the executioner's line. His technique involves launching steel balls that orbit their target like satellites, creating blind spots in the opponent's perception by disrupting left-side ataxia — the brain's ability to process spatial information from one side. He left Naples after his sister was blinded by her own husband, and the justice system failed to punish the man. This mirrors Gyro's own frustration with Neapolitan law. Despite working for Valentine initially, Wekapipo's moral compass eventually redirects him. When he realizes what Valentine truly intends, he switches sides — not dramatically, not with a speech, but with the quiet resolve of someone who's already lost everything once and won't be complicit again.
Large, imposing man with dark skin, a shaved head with distinctive hair patterns, and an intense, brooding expression. Wears a military-style outfit befitting a former guard of European royalty. His steel balls are smaller than Gyro's, deployed as wrecking satellites that orbit his targets. Built like a heavyweight — thick-necked, broad-shouldered, physically overwhelming.
Also known as: Wekapipo