Hierophant Green



Hierophant Green is the stand of Noriaki Kakyoin, named for the fifth card in the Major Arcana.

Appearance/ Personality
Hierophant Green appears as a marionette-like humanoid figure that appears to be made of connected membranes, similar in appearance to a melon. Its body is actually made only from compacted coils and isn't connected to each other, along with a cream-colored (gold in the anime) body armor covering some of its head, body, hands and most of its legs, and no discernible mouth. When using Emerald Splash, the green parts of its body shine before it is released. It is only slightly taller then Kakyoin himself, though it can stretch itself to great lengths. Like most Stands, Hierophant Green shows no personality, serving Kakyoin without hesitation or question.

Powers
Hierophant Green is a unique Stand, the very first shown Long Range Stand, and it has a large amount of abilities to assist it in combat and scouting

Marionette Control: Hierophant Green's most unusual ability, by extending its coils and sliding them into a person, Kakyoin is able to control that person. Hierophant Green is also capable of sliding into a normal person's body, allowing Kakyoin complete control of the person, as well as protecting Hierophant Green from attacks, as very few people will be willing to attack an innocent person, and the ability to completely destroy the controlled being's air passage as he emerges. When this ability is first shown, Kakyoin is shown holding a Marionette by the strings, but it is unknown if this is actually part of the ability, or just for dramatic effect

Coiled Body: As Hierophant Green is not a physical manifestation, but instead just a group of connected membranes, it is able to stretch itself to cover long distances, meaning that if it was attacked, it could simply uncoil itself to avoid damage, without hurting Kakyoin himself. This also gives it the ability to work as a scout, as anything it hears is transmitted back to Kakyoin.

Emerald Splash: Hierophant Green's most powerful ability, it gathers energy into its body, causing it to glow bright green, before firing off a large amount of energy, which takes the form of emeralds. This blast's range and shotgun-like dispersion, along with its incredible destructive power, make Hierophant Green an extremely capable combatant. Before the blast is fired, a green slime like material covers Hierophant Green's hands, a by product of the large amount of energy the attack is giving off. Interestingly, it seems that, though this blast is extremely powerful, it is not extremely draining to Kakyoin or Hierophant Green.

Speed: Hierophant Green has been shown to have above average speed for a Stand, capable of sliding along the ground fast enough that even Jotaro can not keep up with it.

Range: Unlike most stands who can only be active within a few meters of their user and loose power extremely fast outside of that range before fading away, Hierophant Green is able to be active for an extremely long distance from Kakyoin without losing any power, as shown with Kakyoin's bridge battle with Dio.

Strength: Unlike most stands, Hierophant Green is not any stronger than his user, as shown in the battle with ZZ's Wheel of Fortune, where he is unable to pull them up from a canyon because it would have torn him into bits.

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