A History of This Project

= A History of This Project =

The Origins
This project started out in 2020 as a series of memes describing a hypothetical “Part 9” of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, as if reacting to a real story. The subreddit r/part9lore was created, and soon more people joined in, creating their own memes that added to the narrative, leaving the viewers to imagine the story in their heads.

Over time, however, something odd began to happen. The memes referenced plots, the names became characters, and a summary was created.

What was once a completely ironic community began to truly care about the canon of a story that did not yet exist.

Developing Into Something More
The creation of the Spreadsheet marked the beginning of something more. Back on the subreddit, image macros were replaced by text posts describing characters, theories, plot structures, and the more. The Spreadsheet was an attempt at organizing the part into something cohesive, yet still remaining community driven. Anyone could put their character and story arcs into the neatly organized sheet.

However, without moderation, chaos reigned, and the community needed leadership.

The moderators, along with heavily monitoring the Spreadsheet, created a Discord server to better discuss development, where an even stronger community was formed.

With some deliberation, a Creative Team was formed, who would steer the dangling plot threads and intriguing hooks from the memes and discussions into something more concrete.

Just a Coincidence?
In July of	2020, Jojolion Chapter 99 was released. As a sort of flashback/explanation chapter, both Hermes and Cleopatra were briefly mentioned. Fidelia is this part’s equivalent of Ermes, serving as one of Jolene’s closes allies, but a Jojo reference in a Jojo chapter is nothing new. However, the inclusion of Cleopatra, an important figure in the story at that point, made this chapter an even stranger coincidence.

This, and other fun little events, bound the community together. This Project, ultimately, is about having fun creating something together. The shared experiences are just as important as the Project itself.

Where We Are Today
Like all fan communities, as time went on, things changed: new ideas were developed, bad ideas were pruned, people moved on, people joined in, and in September of 2021, Hirohiko Araki confirmed that he was working on the real ninth part of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, tentatively called JOJLANDS.

After an extended break, Part 9 Lore: Silver Soul is back, and making big changes. Keep up with the news on the links below.