These guys frequently fight with each other - or demand salami from him before they do anything. They’re goofy-looking, but also kinda cute, and hilariously fussy, landing somewhere between being Mista’s employees and his children. These things guide the bullets to where they need to go and cheer as they do. Sex Pistols is actually a group of small and somewhat autonomous Stands that act when Mista, one of the protagonists of Golden Wind, fires his revolver. It also has the ability to control the shape of the air around it, but it continues to act like a normal cat, which makes it a hostile and dangerous foe indeed. As a weird… carnivorous plant thing, Stray Cat has leaves that operate as arms, petals acting like ears, and so on. This Stand was activated after the death of Tama, a street cat that was hit by the Stand Arrow (a magic arrow which activates Stand powers in those pierced by it). Though a number of animals have wielded Stands throughout JoJo - including the French Bulldog Iggy and the sinister eagle Pet Shop - Stray Cat lands on the more disturbing side. The visuals already make for an entertaining foe, but then the show goes a step further by having the one controlling the Stand be the “evil genius baby” named Mannish Boy. Jotaro and the gang are ensnared in their dreams by the childish and sadistic Death 13 - with its appearance landing somewhere between clown and Grim Reaper (that constantly yells “lali-ho!”). With those words Death 13 became one of JoJo’s all-time most outrageous Stands, combining some uncanny Freddy Krueger-esque terror with the kind of sublime ridiculousness that made Part 3: Stardust Crusaders so fun to watch. With JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean now debuting on Netflix, we’re taking a look at the most bizarre Stands to have appeared in the anime. But this is also a “Bizarre” adventure, so what about all the weird Stands in between? Star Platinum, Crazy Diamond, Gold Experience, Killer Queen, King Crimson, and more are all mightily impressive. Many of the coolest Stands - taking their names first from the cards of Tarot, and then from the names of bands and musicians that Araki favours - of course belong to the protagonists and primary antagonists of JoJo. Projected as a form that stands separately to the user - hence the name “Stand” - these powers became a key part of the series.

After Part 1: Phantom Blood and Part 2: Battle Tendency played around with the magic breathing of “hamon,” mangaka Hirohiko Araki introduced a new, strange and exciting power of “spiritual energy” in Part 3: Stardust Crusaders. The power of the Stand has become an iconic part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.

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