Talk:Stand Types/@comment-35561440-20191020210523

The Requiem is used to address a Stand with abilities beyond average. Normally, the term would be used in connection with a deceased person who has left the world. But that’s the point: a Requiem Stand keeps going even after it’s user has died, in comparison with a normal Stand which ends its existence with the death of its user (and vice versa).

A requiem is music used for holy rites, so it’s a high-class title for a high-class Stand. This means a lot in a world of fighting spirits with the names of musicians/music bands/songs.

Additionally, it means that Carne’s Stand Notorious B.I.G. was a Requiem-class Stand, since it activated after his death. And with Giorno, he gets a Requiem Stand for being part undead, as his father was a vampire.