Tonpeti is a minor ally featured in Part I: Phantom Blood. He is a ripple master who trained William Antonio Zeppeli and many others.
History
Tonpeti trained the then 25-year-old Zeppeli in the ways of ripple and eventually revealed to him that he would face a gruesome death. Nevertheless, Zeppeli continued with his training.
Phantom Blood
The only other known ripple students of Tonpeti were Dire and Straights, who both accompanied him when they went to Dio's town. However, they did not meet Jonathan Joestar and Robert Edward O. Speedwagon until after Zeppeli had died. During the final battle between Jonathan and Dio, Dire was killed, but Tonpeti and Straights still helped eliminate Dio's remaining zombies. After the battle, Tonpeti was last seen at the docks (together with Straights, Speedwagon, and others) bidding farewell to Jonathan and Erina Pendleton, now Joestar, as they embarked on their honeymoon. Tonpeti's whereabouts after this are unknown, but it can be assumed that he died during the 50-year gap between parts 1 and 2. Straights became his successor.
