About
“Awaken My Masters!” is a quote from a Japanese manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure uttered by a character named Wamuu during his and his masters’ bombastic awakening.
Origin
The original scene originates from chapter 64 of the manga, released on March 28th, 1988, which was during the events of Part 2, Battle Tendency[1]. In the scene, the Nazis are guarding the site of sleeping Pillar Men, the Part’s antagonists. One of them, named Wamuu, awakens from his slumber and after killing the Nazis, awakens the rest of Pillar Men, his superiors, Esidisi and Kars[2].
Spread
For the longest time, the scene has been popular within the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure community, the earliest known archived mentions of it existing on February 21, 2008[3]. On January 11th, 2013, the scene gained even popularity due to the scene (video below) in the episode 14 of the anime adaptation of Part 2[4] . The theme that was playing during the awakening scene, named “Awake”[4], became associated with the scene and the quote ever since.
Various Examples
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Search Interest
External References
[1]JoJo Wikia – Chapter 64
[2]Batoto – Original Scene
[3]Archive.moe – Awaken my Masters earliest example
[4]TokyoMX – Ultimate warrior who came from ancient times
fn5 .Soundcloud – Awake