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|debut = [[Chapter 273]]<br>Josuke Higashikata! Meets Anjuro (5)
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|animedebut = Episode 68<br />''[[SC Episode 42|The Mist of Emptiness, Vanilla Ice, Part 1]]''
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|user = [[Diavolo]], [[Enya the Hag]], [[Keicho Nijimura]], [[Yoshihiro Kira]], [[Akira Otoishi]]
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|user = [[Diavolo]], [[Enya the Hag]], [[Keicho Nijimura]], [[Yoshihiro Kira]], [[Akira Otoishi]], [[Polpo]]
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}}The {{nihongo|'''Bow and Arrow'''|弓と矢|Yumi to Ya}} (more generally the {{nihongo|'''Arrow'''|矢|Ya}}) is a powerful item introduced early in ''[[Diamond is Unbreakable]]''.
 
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{{Quote|He who fully controls the Arrow... will control the world!|Jean Pierre Polnareff, {{Ch2|Chapter 571}}}}
 
The {{nihongo|'''Bow and Arrow'''|弓と矢|Yumi to Ya}} (more generally the {{nihongo|'''Arrow'''|矢|Ya}}) is a powerful item introduced early in ''[[Diamond is Unbreakable]]''.
   
 
In Part 4, it becomes a major plot-driving force for its role as the source of many new [[Stand]] users; and it is revealed that its influence extends back to ''[[Stardust Crusaders]]''.
 
In Part 4, it becomes a major plot-driving force for its role as the source of many new [[Stand]] users; and it is revealed that its influence extends back to ''[[Stardust Crusaders]]''.
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===History===
 
===History===
 
[[File:MeteoriteSurvey.png|200px|thumb|Surveyers discover virus from Meteorite crater]]
 
[[File:MeteoriteSurvey.png|200px|thumb|Surveyers discover virus from Meteorite crater]]
Approximately 50,000 years ago, a meteorite crash landed on Earth around an underpopulated region of {{W|Cape York (Greenland)|Cape York}}, {{W|Greenland}}. In 1978, a mineral excavation team uncovered an unknown virus within the rocks of the surrounding area and determined that it had been laying dormant inside the meteorite that hit Earth long ago. Despite extensive research, government doctors were unable to determine the alien virus' purpose outside the total elimination of human life. Akin to the theory of evolution, it was discovered that certain people possessed a quality that would enable them to survive when exposed to the virus, additionally granting them supernatural abilities.<ref name="C552">Chapter 552: ''[[Chapter 552|Pronto! On the Line (2)]]'' p.13</ref>
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Approximately 50,000 years ago, a meteorite crash-landed on Earth around an underpopulated region of {{W|Cape York (Greenland)|Cape York}}, {{W|Greenland}}. In 1978, a mineral excavation team uncovered an unknown virus within the rocks of the surrounding area and determined that it had been lying dormant inside the meteorite that hit Earth long ago. Despite extensive research, government doctors were unable to determine the alien virus' purpose outside the total elimination of human life. Akin to the theory of evolution, it was discovered that certain people possessed a quality that would enable them to survive when exposed to the virus, additionally granting them supernatural abilities.<ref name="C552">{{Ch|Chapter 552}} p.13</ref>
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[[File:Arrow creator.png|thumb|200px|left|The creator of the arrows]]
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[[File:Stand_history_1.png|thumb|left|The creator of the arrows]]
Several hundred years before the discovery of the virus, a man who wished to acquire the power of gods took the rocks and fashioned them into Arrows. These Arrows had since been lost until 1986 when an Egyptian ruins investigation team that included a young [[Diavolo]] uncovered six of them from underneath the Egypt desert. The Arrows were eventually stolen by Diavolo, who sold five of them to [[Enya the Hag]]. The Arrows allowed the wielder to unlock Stand abilities in those who had the potential to awaken one, essentially acting as the aforementioned trigger. The six Arrows were eventually distributed between various people, among them were [[Keicho Nijimura]], [[Yoshihiro Kira]], and [[Jean Pierre Polnareff]].<ref name="C569">Chapter 569: ''[[Chapter 569|A Brief Flashback]]'' p.13</ref>
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Several hundred years before the discovery of the virus, a man who wished to acquire the power of gods took the rocks and fashioned them into Arrows. These Arrows had since been lost until 1986 when an Egyptian ruins investigation team that included a young [[Diavolo]] uncovered six of them from underneath the Egypt desert. The Arrows were eventually stolen by Diavolo, who sold five of them to [[Enya the Hag]]. The Arrows allowed the wielder to unlock Stand abilities in those who had the potential to awaken one, essentially acting as the aforementioned trigger. The six Arrows were eventually distributed between various people, among them were [[Keicho Nijimura]], [[Yoshihiro Kira]], and [[Jean Pierre Polnareff]].<ref name="C569">{{Ch|Chapter 569}} p.13</ref>
   
 
===Stand-awakening property===
 
===Stand-awakening property===
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When a Stand user is pierced by the Arrow, as in the case with [[Yoshikage Kira]], the Stand in question gains a new power. It should be noted, however, that in the only known example of this, the Arrow has had to move by itself and pierce the Stand user willingly.
 
When a Stand user is pierced by the Arrow, as in the case with [[Yoshikage Kira]], the Stand in question gains a new power. It should be noted, however, that in the only known example of this, the Arrow has had to move by itself and pierce the Stand user willingly.
   
If the Arrow hits the Stand instead of the user,<ref name="C574">Chapter 574: ''[[Chapter 574|The Requiem Plays Quietly, Part 3]]</ref> the Stand completely changes form and its powers become drastically greater than usual. In the two instances where this form was achieved, ''Requiem'' was added to the end of the Stand's name. [[Gold Experience]] has been pierced twice by Arrows but only once did it evolve into a Requiem Stand; why this phenomenon happens and how it works are unexplained.
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If the Arrow pierces or cuts the Stand instead of the user,<ref name="C574">{{Ch|Chapter 574}}</ref> the Stand completely changes form and its powers become drastically greater than usual. In the two instances where this form was achieved, ''Requiem'' was added to the end of the Stand's name. [[Gold Experience]] has been pierced twice by Arrows but only once did it evolve into a Requiem Stand; why this phenomenon happens and how it works is unexplained.
   
 
===Breaking an Arrow-head; Fragments===
 
===Breaking an Arrow-head; Fragments===
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==The Arrows==
 
==The Arrows==
 
[[File:Arrow.png|thumb|The Arrow with the beetle design]]
 
[[File:Arrow.png|thumb|The Arrow with the beetle design]]
Six Arrows have been revealed to date. All six were originally stolen from an archaeological site in Egypt by [[Diavolo]] in the year 1986. Five of them were subsequently sold to [[Enya the Hag]]. The following Arrows have been identified:
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Six Arrows have been revealed to date. Following their theft from an archaeological site in Egypt by [[Diavolo]] in 1986, five of the six were sold to [[Enya the Hag]]. Their subsequent provenance is outlined below:
# The Arrow that Diavolo did not sell to Enya, presumably used to awaken his Stand [[King_Crimson|King Crimson]]. Later given to [[Polpo]] and merged with his Stand [[Black Sabbath]] in order to create Stand Users for Passione. Cuts Gold Experience's hand in battle, but does not grant it Requiem abilities.<ref name="C452">Chapter 452: ''[[Chapter 452|Joining the Gang, Part 3]]''</ref> Shattered with the death of Polpo.<ref name="C455">Chapter 455: ''[[Chapter 455|Joining the Gang, Part 6]]''</ref>
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# The Arrow kept by Diavolo, presumably used to awaken his Stand, [[King_Crimson|King Crimson]]. Later given to [[Polpo]] and placed in the mouth of his Stand [[Black Sabbath]] in order to create Stand Users for Passione. It shatters upon Polpo's death.<ref name="C455">{{Ch|Chapter 455}}</ref>
# Obtained by [[Keicho_Nijimura|Keicho Nijimura]], who learned of Enya through her relation to DIO and thus his father.<ref name="C282">Chapter 282: ''[[Chapter 282|The Nijimura Brothers, Part 9]]''</ref> Used by the Nijimura brothers in their attempts to create a Stand User capable of killing their father. Later stolen by [[Akira Otoishi]], who used it to grant [[Ratt|Stands]] to two rats. Taken into the custody of the [[Speedwagon Foundation]] after his defeat.<ref name="C368">Chapter 368: ''[[Chapter 368|Atom Heart Father, Part 4]]''</ref>
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# The Arrow obtained by [[Keicho_Nijimura|Keicho Nijimura]], who sought after it upon learning of Enya through her connection to DIO and thus his father.<ref name="C282">{{Ch|Chapter 282}}</ref> Used by the Nijimura brothers on various residents of Morioh in their attempts to create a Stand User capable of killing their father. Later stolen by [[Akira Otoishi]], who uses it to grant [[Ratt|Stands]] to two rats. Recovered by the [[Speedwagon Foundation]] after his defeat.<ref name="C368">{{Ch|Chapter 368}}</ref>
# Given to [[Yoshihiro Kira]] by Enya.<ref name="C369">Chapter 369: ''[[Chapter 369|Atom Heart Father, Part 5]]''</ref> Used to awaken [[Killer Queen|his son's Stand]] and to create Stand Users to protect him from the [[Joestar_Group#Diamond_is_Unbreakable|Joestar Group]]. Later pierces [[Yoshikage_Kira|Yoshikage Kira]] a second time, awakening his Stand's third ability, [[Killer_Queen#Tertiary_Bomb_.28.22Killer_Queen_Bites_the_Dust.22.29|Bites the Dust]]. Possibly shattered with the destruction of Yoshihiro's photograph.<ref name="C433">Chapter 433: ''[[Chapter 433|Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 6]]''</ref>
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# The Arrow given to [[Yoshihiro Kira]] by Enya.<ref name="C369">{{Ch|Chapter 369}}</ref> Used to awaken his son's Stand [[Killer Queen]] and to create Stand Users in Morioh to protect him from the [[Joestar_Group#Diamond_is_Unbreakable|Joestar Group]]. Later pierces [[Yoshikage Kira]] for a second time, awakening Killer Queen's third bomb, [[Killer_Queen#Tertiary_Bomb_.28.22Killer_Queen_Bites_the_Dust.22.29|Bites the Dust]], and disappears.
# An Arrow possessing a unique beetle design recovered by [[Jean Pierre Polnareff]] in Egypt, and used to awaken the Requiem abilities of [[Silver Chariot]] and [[Gold Experience]]. It later enters the possession of [[Giorno Giovanna]].
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# The Arrow possessing a unique beetle designrecovered in Egypt and kept by [[Jean Pierre Polnareff]]. Upon accidentally pricking [[Silver Chariot]], it creates [[Chariot Requiem]]. Used by Polnareff to pierce Silver Chariot a second time in Rome, again summoning Chariot Requiem. It pierces and merges with [[Gold Experience]] to create [[Gold Experience Requiem]]. Subsequently enters the possession of [[Giorno Giovanna]].
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Two of the five Arrows sold to Enya are missing.<ref>[[JOJOVELLER]] - STANDS, p.318</ref> However, there are several instances in the series where an unidentified Arrow appears:
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The whereabouts of the remaining two Arrows sold to Enya are unknown.<ref>[[JOJOVELLER]] - STANDS, p.318</ref> However, there are several instances in the series where an unidentified Arrow appears:
*An Arrow given to [[Enrico Pucci]] by DIO.<ref name="C721">Chapter 721: ''[[Chapter 721|Heavy Weather, Part 3]]''</ref> It is used to awaken Pucci's Stand [[Whitesnake]] as well as [[Weather_Report|his brother's]] Stand [[Weather_Report_(Stand)|Weather Report]]<ref name="C723">Chapter 723: ''[[Chapter 723|Heavy Weather, Part 5]]''</ref>. Its whereabouts afterwards are unknown, though it bears a highly similar design to the Arrow recovered by Polnareff.
 
*An Arrow shard possessed by Jotaro Kujo, who gives it to his ex-wife, and eventually [[Jolyne Cujoh|Jolyne]] at the beginning of ''Stone Ocean''. Used to awaken her Stand [[Stone Free]].
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*The Arrow whose shard is used by [[Jolyne Cujoh]] to awaken her Stand, [[Stone Free]]. The shard was originally possessed by Jotaro Kujo, who gave it to his ex-wife prior to the events of ''[[Stone Ocean]]''.
 
*The Arrow given to [[Enrico Pucci]] by DIO, also bearing a beetle design.<ref name="C721">{{Ch|SO Chapter 127}}</ref> Used to awaken Pucci's Stand [[Whitesnake]] and his brother's Stand [[Weather_Report_(Stand)|Weather Report]]<ref name="C723">{{Ch|SO Chapter 129}}</ref>. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
*An Arrow seen on DIO's wall (with an accompanying Bow) in the anime adaptation of ''[[Stardust Crusaders]]''.
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*The Arrow seen hanging on DIO's wall (with accompanying Bow) in the anime adaptation of ''[[Stardust Crusaders]]''. It is presumably one of the five sold to Enya.
Whether these Arrows belong to the missing two or the identified four is currently unknown.
 
   
 
==Chain of events as described in ''Part 5''==
 
==Chain of events as described in ''Part 5''==
   
<center>[[File:bow arrow timeline vento aureo color v16 103.png]]
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<center>[[File:bow arrow timeline vento aureo color v16 103.png]]</center>
<br />([[:File:Arrow.jpg|Translation]])</center>
 
   
 
==People shot with the Bow & Arrow==
 
==People shot with the Bow & Arrow==
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{{Characters
By [[Enya the Hag]]:
 
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|Color=SDC|Color2=SDC2|Title=By [[Enya the Hag]]
*[[Dio Brando|DIO]] (Possibly Others)
 
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|Av1=DIOAv.png|Name1=Dio Brando|SName1=DIO|Status1=(Created [[The World]]; Awakened Joestar Stands)
By [[Keicho Nijimura]]:
 
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*[[Anjuro Katagiri]]
 
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{{Characters
*[[Tamami Kobayashi]]
 
 
|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2|Title=By [[Keicho Nijimura]]
*[[Toshikazu Hazamada]]
 
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|Av1=AngeloAv.png|Name1=Anjuro Katagiri|Status1=(Created [[Aqua Necklace]])
*[[Yukako Yamagishi]]
 
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|Av2=TamamiAv.png|Name2=Tamami Kobayashi|Status2=(Created [[The Lock]])
*[[Rohan Kishibe]]
 
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|Av3=ToshikazuAv.png|Name3=Toshikazu Hazamada|Status3=(Created [[Surface]])
*[[Akira Otoishi]]
 
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|Av4=YukakoAv.png|Name4=Yukako Yamagishi|Status4=(Created [[Love Deluxe]])
*[[Koichi Hirose]]
 
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|Av5=RohanAv.png|Name5=Rohan Kishibe|Status5=(Created [[Heaven's Door]])
By Akira Otoishi:
 
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|Av6=AkiraAv.png|Name6=Akira Otoishi|Status6=(Created [[Red Hot Chili Pepper]])
*{{MN|Not Bug-Eaten}}
 
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|Av7=KoichiAv.png|Name7=Koichi Hirose|Status7=(Created [[Echoes]])
*[[Bug-Eaten]]
 
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}}
By [[Yoshihiro Kira]]:
 
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{{Characters
*[[Yoshikage Kira]] (created [[Killer Queen#Tertiary Bomb ("Killer Queen Bites the Dust")|Bites the Dust]])
 
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|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2|Title=By [[Akira Otoishi]]
*[[Ken Oyanagi]]
 
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|Av1=MushikuiAv.png|Name1=Bug-Eaten|Status1=(Created [[Ratt]])
*[[Mikitaka Hazekura]] (possibly no effect)
 
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|Av2=Unnamed_Rat_Manga.png|Name2=Minor Characters#Not Bug-Eaten|SName2=Not Bug-Eaten|Status2=(Created [[Ratt]])
*[[Yuya Fungami]]
 
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*[[Stray Cat]]
 
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{{Characters
*[[Terunosuke Miyamoto]]
 
 
|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2|Title=By [[Yoshihiro Kira]]
*[[Masazo Kinoto]]
 
 
|Av1=YoshikageKiraAV.gif|Name1=Yoshikage Kira|Status1=(Twice, created [[Killer Queen]] and [[Killer Queen#Killer Queen Bites the Dust|Bites the Dust]])
By [[Diavolo]]:
 
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|Av2=KenAv.png|Name2=Ken Oyanagi|Status2=(Created [[Boy II Man]])
*Himself
 
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|Av3=MikitakaAv.png|Name3=Mikitaka Hazekura|Status3=(No Effect)
*[[Coco Jumbo]]
 
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|Av4=YuyaAv.png|Name4=Yuya Fungami|Status4=(Created [[Highway Star]])
By [[Polpo]]:
 
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|Av5=GattaAv.png|Name5=Tama|Status5=(Created [[Stray Cat]])
*[[Giorno Giovanna]] (no effect)
 
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|Av6=TerunosukeMAv.png|Name6=Terunosuke Miyamoto|Status6=(Created [[Enigma]])
*[[Koichi Hirose]] (no effect)
 
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|Av7=MasazoAv.png|Name7=Masazo Kinoto|Status7=(Created [[Cheap Trick]])
*[[Unnamed Characters#Old Janitor|Old Janitor]] (caused death)
 
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*[[Narancia Ghirga]]
 
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{{Characters
*[[Guido Mista]]
 
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|Color=VA|Color2=VA2|Title=By [[Diavolo]]
By [[Jean Pierre Polnareff]]:
 
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|Av1=DiavoloAv.png|Name1=Diavolo|Status1=(Created [[King Crimson]])
*[[Silver Chariot]] (created [[Chariot Requiem]])
 
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*[[Gold Experience]] (created [[Gold Experience Requiem]])
 
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{{Characters
By Jolyne's amulet:
 
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|Color=VA|Color2=VA2|Title=By [[Polpo]]
*[[Jolyne Cujoh]]
 
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|Av1=GiornoAv.png|Name1=Giorno Giovanna|Status1=(No Effect)
*[[Gwess]]
 
 
|Av2=Oldjanitor.png|Name2=Unnamed Characters#Old Janitor|Old Janitor|SName2=Janitor|Status2=(Caused Death)
*[[Ermes Costello]]
 
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|Av3=NaranciaAv.png|Name3=Narancia Ghirga|Status3=(Created [[Aerosmith]])
By Pucci's piece:
 
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|Av4=GuidoAv.png|Name4=Guido Mista|Status4=(Created [[Sex Pistols]])
*[[Enrico Pucci]]
 
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|Av5=FugoAv.png|Name5=Pannacotta Fugo|Status5= (Created [[Purple Haze]])<br>(Anime Only)
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}}
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{{Characters
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|Color=VA|Color2=VA2|Title=By [[Jean Pierre Polnareff]] / [[Giorno Giovanna]]
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|Av1=SilverChariot5.png|StandAv1=SCR.png|Name1=Silver Chariot|Status1=(Created [[Chariot Requiem]])
 
|Av2=GE.png|StandAv2=GERP.png|Name2=Gold Experience|Status2=(Created [[Gold Experience Requiem]])
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}}
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{{Characters
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|Color=SO|Color2=SO2|Title=By [[Jolyne Cujoh]]
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|Av1=JolyneCharacter.png|Name1=Jolyne Cujoh|Status1=(Created [[Stone Free]])
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|Av2=GwessAv.png|Name2=Gwess|Status2=(Created [[Goo Goo Dolls]])
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|Av3=ErmesCharacter.png|Name3=Ermes Costello|Status3=(Created [[Kiss]])
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}}
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{{Characters
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|Color=SO|Color2=SO2|Title=By [[Enrico Pucci]]
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|Av1=PucciCharacter.png|Name1=Enrico Pucci|Status1=(Created [[Whitesnake]])
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|Av2=WeatherReportAV.png|Name2=Weather Report|Status2=(Created [[Weather Report (Stand)|Weather Report]] and [[Heavy Weather]])
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}}
   
 
==Similar phenomena in SBR & JoJolion==
 
==Similar phenomena in SBR & JoJolion==
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===[[JoJolion]]===
 
===[[JoJolion]]===
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In JoJolion, an unexplained phenomenon causes several people to acquire a Stand after being bitten by something, only leaving a bite mark.
After the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, the [[Wall Eyes]] sprout up in locations corresponding to the Stand users.
 
 
{{clarify}}
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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<tabber>
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Manga=
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<gallery>
 
Kira & Arrow.png|[[Yoshikage Kira]] being pierced by the Arrow
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File:Arrow creator.png|
 
Arrowheads.png|The Six Arrow Heads discovered by [[Diavolo]]
 
Giornoinject.png|Giorno Giovanna piercing his Gold Experience with the Arrow
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File:Arrow_shard_manga.png|Arrow shard in Jolyne's pendant
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</gallery>
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Anime=
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
JOJOArrowAndBowAnime.jpg|The Bow and Arrow seen hanging on [[DIO]]'s wall in [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders|Stardust Crusaders]]
 
JOJOArrowAndBowAnime.jpg|The Bow and Arrow seen hanging on [[DIO]]'s wall in [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders|Stardust Crusaders]]
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File:Arrow_anime.png|from [[I Want You]]
 
Enya_Arrow.png|Enya's Arrow
 
Enya_Arrow.png|Enya's Arrow
 
Bow and Arrow in case.png|Keicho's Arrow is secured
 
Bow and Arrow in case.png|Keicho's Arrow is secured
 
YoshihiroArrowAnime.png|The Kiras' Arrow
 
YoshihiroArrowAnime.png|The Kiras' Arrow
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File:Black_sabbath_anime.png|The Arrow inside [[Black Sabbath]]'s mouth
Kira &amp; Arrow.png|[[Yoshikage Kira]] being pierced by the Arrow
 
 
PolpoArrow.png|Polpo's Arrow destroyed
 
PolpoArrow.png|Polpo's Arrow destroyed
 
Part 5 polnareff.png|[[Jean Pierre Polnareff|Polnareff]]'s Arrow
Arrowheads.png|The Six Arrow Heads discovered by [[Diavolo]]
 
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File:Beetle_arrow_anime.png|Beetle design arrow in an anime
Giornoinject.png|Giorno Giovanna piercing his Gold Experience with the Arrow
 
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File:Arrowheads_anime.png|The Arrow Heads in anime
Filmarrow.png|[[Keicho]]'s arrow, as seen in the film.
 
 
GW anime visuals 2.jpg|Beetle design arrow in an anime art visual
 
GW anime visuals 2.jpg|Beetle design arrow in an anime art visual
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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|-|
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Others=
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<gallery>
 
Filmarrow.png|[[Keicho]]'s arrow, as seen in the film.
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</gallery>
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</tabber>
   
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 22:53, 17 August 2019

He who fully controls the Arrow... will control the world!

—Jean Pierre Polnareff, "Before the 'Arrow'"

The Bow and Arrow (弓と矢 Yumi to Ya) (more generally the Arrow ( Ya)) is a powerful item introduced early in Diamond is Unbreakable.

In Part 4, it becomes a major plot-driving force for its role as the source of many new Stand users; and it is revealed that its influence extends back to Stardust Crusaders.

Some of the Arrows or fragments of Arrow-heads also bear influence on the events of Vento Aureo and Stone Ocean; where further previous influence is detailed.

Profile

History

MeteoriteSurvey

Surveyers discover virus from Meteorite crater

Approximately 50,000 years ago, a meteorite crash-landed on Earth around an underpopulated region of Cape YorkW, GreenlandW. In 1978, a mineral excavation team uncovered an unknown virus within the rocks of the surrounding area and determined that it had been lying dormant inside the meteorite that hit Earth long ago. Despite extensive research, government doctors were unable to determine the alien virus' purpose outside the total elimination of human life. Akin to the theory of evolution, it was discovered that certain people possessed a quality that would enable them to survive when exposed to the virus, additionally granting them supernatural abilities.[1]

Stand history 1

The creator of the arrows

Several hundred years before the discovery of the virus, a man who wished to acquire the power of gods took the rocks and fashioned them into Arrows. These Arrows had since been lost until 1986 when an Egyptian ruins investigation team that included a young Diavolo uncovered six of them from underneath the Egypt desert. The Arrows were eventually stolen by Diavolo, who sold five of them to Enya the Hag. The Arrows allowed the wielder to unlock Stand abilities in those who had the potential to awaken one, essentially acting as the aforementioned trigger. The six Arrows were eventually distributed between various people, among them were Keicho Nijimura, Yoshihiro Kira, and Jean Pierre Polnareff.[2]

Stand-awakening property

Stand Creation

The Arrow's power awakening a Stand

The Arrows fashioned from the meteorite will catalyze and awaken the Stand of any living creature they pierce.

However, if the target lacks sufficient spiritual strength, they will die if the wound is fatal. On the other hand, the Arrows normally only seek out (and pierce) those who can handle the strain to begin with.

It is theorized that the meteorite sought out Earth through the will of its many strong spirits, rather than striking the planet by chance.

[citation needed]

Other physical effects of piercing

In certain cases, such as with Ken Oyanagi and Stray Cat, with neither of them being exposed to regeneration or regenerative abilities, the wound caused by the Arrow will heal and leave a hole about the size of an average coin.

As the origin of Joestar Family Stands

The Arrow's effects are also transferable down bloodlines, generally without exception as the Arrow that pierced Jonathan Joestar's body taken over by Dio awakened Stands in the rest of the Joestar family, with certain people without the necessary spiritual strength suffering from the strain (such as Holy Kujo and Josuke Higashikata at the time). A family member without the spiritual strength to control a Stand will be slowly overwhelmed by it as if they were suffering a severe fever as it happened with Holy Kujo and Josuke.

Arrow piercing Stand users or Stands

When a Stand user is pierced by the Arrow, as in the case with Yoshikage Kira, the Stand in question gains a new power. It should be noted, however, that in the only known example of this, the Arrow has had to move by itself and pierce the Stand user willingly.

If the Arrow pierces or cuts the Stand instead of the user,[3] the Stand completely changes form and its powers become drastically greater than usual. In the two instances where this form was achieved, Requiem was added to the end of the Stand's name. Gold Experience has been pierced twice by Arrows but only once did it evolve into a Requiem Stand; why this phenomenon happens and how it works is unexplained.

Breaking an Arrow-head; Fragments

It is possible to break an Arrow and render it ineffective. This is largely implied to be related to the insect-like carving on the flat face of an Arrow, which, if intact, will be usable.

It can even retain its effects and seek out potential Stand users in the form of an amulet that Jotaro gave to Jolyne, as long as the insect carving on its face is intact and it is able to pierce its target.

The Arrows

Arrow

The Arrow with the beetle design

Six Arrows have been revealed to date. Following their theft from an archaeological site in Egypt by Diavolo in 1986, five of the six were sold to Enya the Hag. Their subsequent provenance is outlined below:

  1. The Arrow kept by Diavolo, presumably used to awaken his Stand, King Crimson. Later given to Polpo and placed in the mouth of his Stand Black Sabbath in order to create Stand Users for Passione. It shatters upon Polpo's death.[4]
  2. The Arrow obtained by Keicho Nijimura, who sought after it upon learning of Enya through her connection to DIO and thus his father.[5] Used by the Nijimura brothers on various residents of Morioh in their attempts to create a Stand User capable of killing their father. Later stolen by Akira Otoishi, who uses it to grant Stands to two rats. Recovered by the Speedwagon Foundation after his defeat.[6]
  3. The Arrow given to Yoshihiro Kira by Enya.[7] Used to awaken his son's Stand Killer Queen and to create Stand Users in Morioh to protect him from the Joestar Group. Later pierces Yoshikage Kira for a second time, awakening Killer Queen's third bomb, Bites the Dust, and disappears.
  4. The Arrow possessing a unique beetle design, recovered in Egypt and kept by Jean Pierre Polnareff. Upon accidentally pricking Silver Chariot, it creates Chariot Requiem. Used by Polnareff to pierce Silver Chariot a second time in Rome, again summoning Chariot Requiem. It pierces and merges with Gold Experience to create Gold Experience Requiem. Subsequently enters the possession of Giorno Giovanna.

The whereabouts of the remaining two Arrows sold to Enya are unknown.[8] However, there are several instances in the series where an unidentified Arrow appears:

  • The Arrow whose shard is used by Jolyne Cujoh to awaken her Stand, Stone Free. The shard was originally possessed by Jotaro Kujo, who gave it to his ex-wife prior to the events of Stone Ocean.
  • The Arrow given to Enrico Pucci by DIO, also bearing a beetle design.[9] Used to awaken Pucci's Stand Whitesnake and his brother's Stand Weather Report[10]. Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
  • The Arrow seen hanging on DIO's wall (with accompanying Bow) in the anime adaptation of Stardust Crusaders. It is presumably one of the five sold to Enya.

Chain of events as described in Part 5

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People shot with the Bow & Arrow

By Enya the Hag
DIOAv
(Created The World; Awakened Joestar Stands)

DIO

By Keicho Nijimura
AngeloAv
(Created Aqua Necklace)
TamamiAv
(Created The Lock)
ToshikazuAv
(Created Surface)
YukakoAv
(Created Love Deluxe)
RohanAv
(Created Heaven's Door)
Anjuro Katagiri Tamami Kobayashi Toshikazu Hazamada Yukako Yamagishi Rohan Kishibe
KoichiAv
(Created Echoes)

Akira Otoishi Koichi Hirose
By Akira Otoishi
MushikuiAv
(Created Ratt)
Unnamed Rat Manga
(Created Ratt)

Bug-Eaten Not Bug-Eaten

By Yoshihiro Kira
YoshikageKiraAV
(Twice, created Killer Queen and Bites the Dust)
KenAv
(Created Boy II Man)
MikitakaAv
(No Effect)
YuyaAv
(Created Highway Star)
GattaAv
(Created Stray Cat)
Yoshikage Kira Ken Oyanagi Mikitaka Hazekura Yuya Fungami Tama
TerunosukeMAv
(Created Enigma)
MasazoAv
(Created Cheap Trick)

Terunosuke Miyamoto Masazo Kinoto
By Diavolo
DiavoloAv
(Created King Crimson)

Diavolo

By Polpo
GiornoAv
(No Effect)
Oldjanitor
(Caused Death)
NaranciaAv
(Created Aerosmith)
GuidoAv
(Created Sex Pistols)
FugoAv
(Created Purple Haze)
(Anime Only)
Giorno Giovanna Janitor Narancia Ghirga Guido Mista Pannacotta Fugo
By Jean Pierre Polnareff / Giorno Giovanna

SilverChariot5 SCR

(Created Chariot Requiem)

Silver Chariot Gold Experience

By Jolyne Cujoh
JolyneCharacter
(Created Stone Free)
GwessAv
(Created Goo Goo Dolls)
ErmesCharacter
(Created Kiss)

Jolyne Cujoh Gwess Ermes Costello

By Enrico Pucci
PucciCharacter
(Created Whitesnake)

Enrico Pucci Weather Report


Similar phenomena in SBR & JoJolion

Steel Ball Run

A similar case happens in the alternate universe, in a desert along the trail of the Steel Ball Run.

In this case, a meteorite crashes into the desert and forms a mobile formation of land known as the "Devil's Palm" that would change location every time and was feared by the natives near the area.

As was the case with the Arrow, it was rumored that the "Devil's Palm" sought out future Stand users, and like the Arrow, imposed a heavy affliction upon them from which the person would survive and obtain a Stand.

JoJolion

In JoJolion, an unexplained phenomenon causes several people to acquire a Stand after being bitten by something, only leaving a bite mark.

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References

  1. Chapter 552: "Pronto! On the Line, Part 2" p.13
  2. Chapter 569: "A Brief Flashback" p.13
  3. Chapter 574: "The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 3"
  4. Chapter 455: "Joining the Gang, Part 6"
  5. Chapter 282: "The Nijimura Brothers, Part 9"
  6. Chapter 368: "Atom Heart Father, Part 4"
  7. Chapter 369: "Atom Heart Father, Part 5"
  8. JOJOVELLER - STANDS, p.318
  9. SO Chapter 127: "Heavy Weather, Part 3"
  10. SO Chapter 129: "Heavy Weather, Part 5"

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