Notorious B.I.G

"This Stand breaks every single rule I've known... There is no host; He's already dead... on the runway in Venice."

- Giorno Giovanna about Notorious B.I.G.

Notorious B.I.G. (ノトーリアス・) is the Stand of Carne, featured in Vento Aureo.

Appearance
In its original form, with its user alive; appearing momentarily, Notorious B.I.G. seems humanoid. Its right eye is masked and its teeth are bared.

Changing upon its user's death, it begins as a small blob-like creature of two short arms and mostly a head of two eyes, again with its right eye covered by a halved piece rising in a peak above its head. Its helmet, shoulder-guards, and arm armor are decorated with stripes and its arms end in what appear to be tiny wheels.

After consuming enough matter, Notorious B.I.G. undergoes a second transformation into a much larger monster. It becomes big enough to fill up the entire end of a plane's cabin and its arms become two stretchy tentacles. Its pointed helmet now curls over the top of its head and the Stand now possesses a mouth filled with blunt human-like teeth.

Personality
It seems to have an infantile personality, seeking only to devour things to further its growth.

After it is dropped into the sea, it occasionally attacks ships sailing by that are faster than the waves. Sailors warn against the nearby area, naming it "Tyrrhenian's stomach".

Abilities
Notorious B.I.G. is one of the few Stands able to endure even after its user's death. It is mentioned that it is activated by Carne's grudge. Besides these passive properties, Notorious B.I.G. presents several other abilities.
 * Immortality: Notorious B.I.G. was destroyed several times, only to completely recuperate within seconds; even dropping it from a moving airplane into the ocean had no effect on it whatsoever. This ability comes from the fact it activated through the death of its original user, and as such, the original user cannot be killed in order to be rid of Notorious B.I.G. In the end, it was dumped into the ocean as the protagonists were unable to kill it.


 * Possession: Notorious B.I.G. seems to have no body after the death of its user, so it slowly infects anyone that has touched the remains of its user and eats away at flesh in order to grow a monstrous body. Like Talking Head, it is capable of controlling those it has infected to a certain extent, such as making Giorno write its thoughts with the hand it infected. Once a body has been created, it continues infecting others in order to increase its size, even able to infect nonliving objects and Stands and grow by absorbing their powers, thus making it immune to physical attacks. However, objects that have been softened by Trish Una's Spice Girl are incapable of being devoured due to their elastic nature.


 * Speed Detection: One of the biggest aspects about Notorious B.I.G. was that it is blind and tracks its prey via motion sensing, attacking the fastest moving object within range. This proves a major disadvantage as one can distract Notorious B.I.G. through running water, a clock, or spring objects. This secures its prison in the ocean, where it mindlessly attacks waves and upcoming boats to no avail.

Vento Aureo (PS2)
Notorious B.I.G. appears as the enemy faced in Chapters 14 and 15 of Super Story Mode, with the player taking control of Trish. While Trish can, in theory, defeat Notorious B.I.G. without reaching the ladybug brooch turning into a hand by Giorno, doing so is a very tedious and difficult process. The Stand will wander the plane aimlessly until something moves. It is then that Notorious B.I.G. will leap at whatever has moved and attack it. For Trish, moving in any way shape or form will draw Notorious B.I.G.'s attention until she stops or is attacked. The Stand only has one move against Trish: It will jump on her head before knocking her all the way to the front of the plane, resetting her progress towards the brooch. If Trish gets to the brooch in the back of the plane, she will awaken her Stand Spice Girl, allowing her to effectively defeat Notorious B.I.G..

In Chapter 15, Notorious B.I.G. has become gigantic and is slowly advancing to the front of the plane. Trish must attack it in order to set it back and stall it for two minutes. During this level, debris and cargo will fall, and Notorious B.I.G. will attack in attempts to push Trish back and gain ground. If Notorious B.I.G. gets to the front of the plane and catches Trish, she will be instantly defeated regardless of health level.

Chapter 14

 * 1) Trish must hit one of the seats and make it recline. This will make Notorious B.I.G. attack said seat until it destroys it, allowing Trish to walk (but not run) without being attacked. (Value of 2)
 * 2) Trish must get to the ladybug brooch. This will activate a cutscene of Spice Girl awakening. From then on, Trish will have her Stand and therefore full moveset available. (Value of 4)
 * 3) Trish must Stand Shoot one of the seats. Instead of reclining, the seat will soften and will become indestructible, making Notorious B.I.G. attack it and leave itself vulnerable for a much longer period of time. (Value of 2)
 * 4) Trish must use Spice Girl's pipe attack (Triangle button) on Notorious B.I.G., dealing heavy damage. This is best done while it is distracted by a seat. (Value of 2)

Chapter 15

 * 1) Trish automatically starts the level with a Secret Factor level of MAX. (Value of 10)

Trivia

 * Araki admits that he created Notorious B.I.G. simply as an opponent for Trish to fight and enjoyed drawing Carne more than the Stand itself.