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{{Fighting Style Box
|title = Saint's Corpse
|colors = SteelBallRun
|image = Corpse Part edit.PNG
|ja_kanji = 聖人の遺体
|ja_romaji = Seijin no Itai
|engname = Holy Corpse ([[All-Star Battle|ASB]], [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven|EOH]])
|litname = Remains of the Saint
|debut = {{Ch3|SBR Chapter 25}}
|status = Likely in the possession of the [[Speedwagon Foundation#Second Continuity|Speedwagon Foundation]]<ref name=JJL22>{{Ch|JJL Chapter 22}}</ref>}}
The {{nihongo|'''Saint's Corpse'''|聖人の遺体|Seijin no Itai}}, also called the {{nihongo|'''Holy Corpse Parts'''|聖なる遺体|Sei naru Itai}} is central to the plot of [[Steel Ball Run]], and of influence in [[JoJolion]].

Apparently ancient human remains; the Corpse Parts are first described as belonging to a {{W|Saint}}, miraculously self-preserving, and disposed to imparting miraculous ([[Stand]]) powers (in the style of certain religious {{W|Relic|relics}}). 

Although never confirmed as such,<ref name=SBRV24AN>[[Author's Note (Steel Ball Run)#SBR Vol. 24|Author's Note, ''Steel Ball Run'' Volume 24]]</ref> they're heavily implied to belong to [[Jesus]].<ref name=SBRC58>''{{Ch|SBR Chapter 58}}''</ref>

==List of the 9 Corpse Parts==
*'''Heart''': Granted [[Funny Valentine]] his Stand [[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap|D4C]] when as a soldier he fell onto it in the desert as his company perished. Over his chest appears the word "''conscience''" in a pattern resembling that of the location of the other Parts in the country.
*'''Left Arm''': Merges with an unknowing [[Johnny Joestar]] in the [[Devil's Palm]] in the Arizona Desert / Monument Valley, granting him the Stand [[Tusk]].<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 19}}, p. 22</ref> Like the Right Arm, the hand has a hole in its palm. Later it is taken forcefully by [[Hot Pants]].
*'''Eyes''':[[File:Gyro_Scan02.gif|thumb|174px|Both eyes.]] The "guardian" of the Eyes appears like a robotic Stand; invisible except where covered by sand, holding one in each hand.<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 30}}, p. 48</ref> Each has the word "''turbo''" written around the iris, and allow their holder to see Parts in the possession of others. Funny takes advantage of this ability to track [[Lucy Steel]], and is able to talk through them to guide her, sounding only like a voice in her head.<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 72}}, p. 41</ref>
**'''Right Eye''': Merging with his own, grants [[Gyro Zeppeli]] the [[Gyro Zeppeli/Scan|Scan]] ability.
**'''Left Eye''': Enables [[Diego Brando]] to control the [[Scary Monsters|dinosaur powers]] forcibly given to him by [[Dr. Ferdinand]] as his own Stand ability. He retains this ability even after the Eye is removed from his body.<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 69}}, p. 26</ref>
*'''Spine''': Discovered by Lucy Steel at the end of the 4th Stage. The Spine doesn't react to her, but when [[Blackmore]] takes it, he momentarily perceives [[Jesus]]' presence, and he and Lucy are transported 34 km away due to the Spine's power. When Blackmore is defeated, the Spine fuses with Johnny Joestar.<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 39}}, p. 47</ref> Later it is stolen by Hot Pants, leaving a small fragment in Johnny's body, allowing him to retain his Stand.<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 45}}, p. 14</ref> This last part is eventually stolen from him as well.
*'''Rib cage''': The original owner is unknown until Funny Valentine absorbs it. Around this time, the art style for Valentine changes and his his overall statute from short and stubby changes to a taller and lean build. There is some Latin writing on his right chest after absorption.
*'''Ears''': Sourced in the spring by the Tree guarded by [[Sugar Mountain]] and [[Sugar Mountain (Stand)|its Stand]]; exchanged by [[Gyro Zeppeli|Gyro]] with a pair of rabbit's ears, they merge with Johnny Joestar, to no particular effect.<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 45}}, p. 51</ref> Reluctantly, in order to fulfill Sugar Mountain's rules and save Gyro, Johnny relinquishes them to one of the surviving [[Eleven Men]] agents of Valentine.<ref name=SBRc47pg36>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 47}}, p. 36</ref>
*'''Right Arm''': Sourced in the spring by the Tree guarded by [[Sugar Mountain]] and [[Sugar Mountain (Stand)|its Stand]], exchanged by Gyro with a rabbit's arm, it merges with him, to no particular effect. Like the Left Arm, the hand has a hole in its palm. Separating from Gyro as he transforms, in order to fulfill Sugar Mountain's rules and save him, Johnny reluctantly gives it to one of the surviving Eleven Men agents of Valentine.<ref name=SBRc47pg36 />
*'''Legs''': The Legs were found within a wolf pup which Johnny had fed. Gyro and Johnny did not realize the wolf pup held them and it followed them due to the Corpse's compulsion to follow those chosen by it. It was eventually deduced by [[Wekapipo]] and [[Magent Magent]] that the wolf pup held the Legs, due to one of the Eleven Men seeing the projection of Johnny's spine showing a wolf at the great lakes.
*'''Skull''': Discovered by [[Lucy Steel]] while hiding from Valentine. She perceives the Skull located in a fireplace flue. Seemingly becoming pregnant when it merges with her, the Skull's shadow is then seen against her stomach.<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 62}}</ref>

==Function==
The Parts often grant those merging with them [[Stand]] powers (in a function similar to the [[Bow and Arrow]] of the original continuity).

Parts react differently to different characters, as seen when Gyro and [[Diego Brando|Diego]] each took possession of an eye: Gyro acquiring [[Gyro Zeppeli/Scan|Scan]], an ability unrelated to Stand powers, with Diego retaining properties of a Stand effect used on him (the dinosaur powers of [[Dr. Ferdinand]]'s Stand [[Scary Monsters]]).

When completed, the relic blesses its owner as well as the land it is on.

As discovered by [[Funny Valentine|Valentine]], the Corpse is utterly unique, existing in only one dimension in the multiverse;<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 70}}, p. 36-37</ref> thereby establishing a "base world". In neighboring dimensions where the Corpse does not exist, the racers are competing for other precious items, such as diamonds.<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 74}}, p. 19</ref>

==History==
The [[Steel Ball Run (race)|Steel Ball Run race]] itself is part of [[Funny Valentine]]'s scheme to find and collect the Corpse Parts. With his direction, the entire Corpse eventually merges with [[Lucy Steel]], before separating and being carried to and locked in a vault beneath [[wikipedia:Trinity Church (Manhattan)|Trinity Church]], New York City, by the [[Diego Brando from Another Universe|other Diego Brando]].

After the conclusion of ''Part 7'', [[Johnny Joestar]] retrieves the Corpse in an attempt to save his [[Rina Higashikata|wife]]'s life.

===The Saint's Death===
The Corpse Parts are heavily implied to belong to [[Jesus]], although this is never explicitly confirmed. He is often referred to as "The Saint". Upon the Saint's death somewhere on the Western coast of North America, a massive earthquake and storm tore the land, splitting his Corpse into 9 Parts, which were then distributed by various forces of nature eastwards, resting at the locations he indicated they would to Joseph of Arimathea.

===Prior to the Steel Ball Run race===
In the [[Devil's Palm]], each member of the military unit Funny Valentine belongs to perishes except for him, having fallen unconscious onto the site of the Corpse's Heart, when it merges with him, saving his life and motivating his search for the remainder.

===Steel Ball Run race===
Funny Valentine reveals that he guided the planned route of the Steel Ball Run race with the aim of scanning the country for the Parts besides the Heart, which clues him as to their rough location. The race's manager, [[Steven Steel]], is only vaguely aware of the Corpse's existence.

The Corpse is discussed euphemistically as though belonging merely to a saint.

====The Competition for the Parts====
Coming from Naples, Gyro treats the news of the existence of the Corpse very seriously.

[[Johnny Joestar]] wishes to collect the Corpse in order to raise himself from a perceived "negative" position as the result of his family misfortunes and personal mistakes. Johnny is willing to sacrifice the Corpse to keep it out of misguided hands, though this doesn't sit well with Gyro as he believes the Corpse should be preserved.

[[Diego Brando]] reads Valentine's intention and the power of the Corpse, resolving to use it to support his own fierce ambition.

[[Hot Pants]] reveals a deep desire to acquire the entire Corpse in order to help her absolve herself of what she sees as a cardinal sin in her past. She seems more aware that the Corpse must belong to Jesus.

President Funny Valentine holds a deep sense of patriotism and seeks to use the corpse's power to bring great happiness and good fortune to America, having formed the Steel Ball Run around the search for the corpse parts.

Sensing an obligation to defend the Corpse from possession by its other pursuers, Gyro and Johnny come into conflict with Valentine, his agents, Diego Brando, and Hot Pants.

When collected by various racers, many Corpse Parts generate clues as to the location of the next Part.

[[Blackmore]], when handling the Spine, receives a vision of Jesus, shortly before he is killed.

While battling [[Axl RO]], Johnny Joestar also receives a peripheral vision and vocalized advice from Jesus.

====The Complete Corpse====
Valentine's plot unfolds as he explains that the Corpse represents the ultimate power, existing in only one dimension in the multiverse, accessible only via his Stand, [[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]]. The one possessing it, like the first person on a round table to take their napkin from their left or their right side, will be empowered to decide some aspect of the fate of the world. His intention is to use it for the enduring security and dominion over others of his country, the United States.<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 61}}</ref>

[[Lucy Steel]], with Valentine's direction, eventually merges with the entire Corpse, beginning a metamorphosis that also lends her a [[Lucy's Stand|Stand]].

====The Corpse's Sealing====
After Valentine's defeat, as directed further by him, [[Diego Brando from Another Universe|the second Diego Brando]] seals the Corpse in a vault in the basement of Trinity Church, New York City, in order to establish "the center of the world" with Diego as its leader.<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 94}}, p. 33</ref> Waiting, stating that "the Corpse is not [his]", Lucy Steel kills him.<ref>{{Ch|SBR Chapter 95}}, p. 12</ref>

Sealed away, it seems that the only ones left with the sure knowledge of the Corpse's existence and location are Steven Steel, Lucy Steel, and Johnny Joestar. Steven states his belief that the Corpse belongs to no person or nation and is safest sealed away in the vault.

===Post-Steel Ball Run race===
Anguished by the [[Rock Disease|terminal illness]] of his wife, [[Rina Higashikata]], Johnny decides to retrieve the Corpse from its vault and try to use its power to heal her. Johnny buries the Corpse under the sacred Meditation Pine in [[Morioh (JoJolion)|Morioh]], Japan.<ref name=JJL22>{{Ch|JJL Chapter 22}}</ref>

Government agents arrive to retrieve the Corpse and take it back to America. Ten years later Lucy arrives with a briefcase with the logo of the [[Speedwagon Foundation]] to investigate the land the Corpse was buried in. She notes that the ground of its burial site is similar to a [[Devil's Palm]].<ref name="JJLC99">JJL Chapter 99:"[[JJL Chapter 99|Endless Calamity, Part (5)]]"</ref>

=== ''[[JORGE JOESTAR]]'' ===
In the light novel, The Saint's Corpse Parts are mentioned during Kars' battle with Dio. During the battle, Dio attempts to 'become' the Holy Corpse, with Kars having to stop him. 

== Possession of Corpse Parts ==
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==Trivia==
* The Corpse Parts appear on the stage for ''Steel Ball Run'' characters in ''[[Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle]]''. When all three Parts are collected during a match, the player gains a character-specific advantage.
* The Saint Corpse Parts and [[DIO's Diary]] play an important role in the original video game storyline of ''[[Eyes of Heaven]]''.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Corpse Part edit 2.PNG|Collection of Corpse Parts
File:Holy_Corpse_parts_scattered.png|The Parts scattered.
SaintCorpseHeart.jpg|The Heart
File:Right_Hand.PNG|Right Arm
SaintCorpseLeftArm.jpg|The Left Arm
File:SBR_Chapter_31.jpg|The Eyes
SaintCorpseEars.jpg|The Ears
SaintCorpseSpine.jpg|The Spine
SaintCorpseRibCage.jpg|The Rib Cage
SaintCorpseLegs.jpg|The Legs
File:Saint_Corpse_Head.png|The Head
Eyesguardian c30 pg48.png|The Eyes' complete guardian
Eyesguardiansplit c31 pg46.png|The Eye Guardian's split main body
corpse guardian.png|The guardian of the completed corpse, seen as Lucy merges with it within Valentine's fireplace.
File:Holy_Corpse_parts_EoH.png|Holy Corpse Parts appear in ''Eyes of Heaven''.
File:Holy_Corpse.png|
</gallery>

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