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NightmaresRevenge wrote: Gold Experience Requiem is a permanent evolution.

We can't say that for certain. The arrow falls off at the end and we don't see Giorno summon his Stand after that. GER's significantly stronger than any other Stand we see; it wouldn't be odd for it to require the arrow in order to stay in that form. It's left deliberately ambiguous, so for the sake of Occam's Razor, we should assume Giorno needs the arrow to use Requiem.