The Iron Ladies
The Iron Ladies (アタック・ナンバーハーフ, Atakku Nanbā Hāfu, lit. Attack Number Half)[a] is the Stand of Guido Mista from the 37th universe, featured in the light novel JORGE JOESTAR. They have a similar appearance to Sex Pistols, but are in drag queen makeup and women's athletic wear.
Appearance
The Iron Ladies resembles its original universe counterpart Sex Pistols, as it is a colony of six tiny bullet-like humanoid entities with pointy heads. However, The Iron Ladies are depicted as drag queens in heavy exaggerated lipstick, eyeliner, and mascara on their faces. Each wears a stereotypical Japanese women's high school gym uniform comprising a white T-shirt (numbered 1-3 and 5-7), bloomers, wristbands, knee-pads, and sneakers, as well as a feathery necklace and showgirl feather backpiece.
Personality
The Stand acts like noisy stereotypical teenage women or flamboyant men. Despite the way they talk, their voices are deep and hoarse. They are named after Japanese volleyball positions, such as Back Left (バックレフト, Bakku Refuto) and Front Center (フロントセンター, Furonto Sentā).
They argue with each other and have fun messing with Vinegar Doppio37, after giving him scars that look like cat whiskers. One calls Doppio adorable whereas another tells Mista to imprint the design of Doppio's scars as a new fashion trend which will be the rendezvous of simple beauty and prettiness. Back Left tells Mista to add cat ears to the trend but Front Center and the others insult Back Left saying it's getting too carried away being in Japan.
Abilities
Bullet Control
The Iron Ladies has the same abilities as Sex Pistols. They ride on top of the bullets that Mista fires and then violently kick the bullets to change their path. They also seem to rely on using volleyball tactics to move Mista's bullets around, based on their illustration. The Stand displays good accuracy as they are able to deflect each of Mista's bullets just enough to brush past Doppio's cheeks and leave light scars rather than directly hitting him, as a way of intimidation.[1]
Chapters
Novel Appearances- JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 15: Beyond
- JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 16: Beyond II (Mentioned)
Notes
- ↑ The film The Iron Ladies was localized in Japan with the title Attack Number Half (アタック・ナンバーハーフ, Atakku Nanbā Hāfu). The novel includes both names for the Stand, with Attack Number Half written in Japanese and The Iron Ladies written in English beside it in parentheses. The Japanese title references Attack No. 1, a shōjo volleyball manga; "Half" is derived from "newhalf" (ニューハーフ), a Japanese slang term for transgender women, the main characters of the film, also referenced in the Stand's design of the exaggerated drag makeup and costumes.
Trivia
- The Stand was originally going to be called Cool Runnings.[2]
