Cameo
Cameo (カメオ, Kameo) is a secondary antagonist featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders, specifically the "Judgement" story arc.
He isolates Polnareff from the Joestar Group on a secluded island in the Red Sea while they are there to retrieve Avdol. Cameo is one of DIO's henchmen and a Stand user who wields the genie Stand, Judgement.
Appearance
Cameo is a mature man with an athletic build. He is balding yet has long hair in the back. His outfit consists of a usekh, buttoned wristbands, pants, and boots. He also wears a scuba mask with an additional strap over the top of his head while underground to keep dirt out of his eyes.
Color Schemes
Personality
Cameo is a cruel man who pretends to be a genie using his Stand, Judgement. He initially takes on the guise of a grateful genie and is lenient, allowing Polnareff to confirm if he wants to make a wish Cameo deems boring and even cancel a wish after confirming it.[2]
Cameo reveals his true nature soon enough after Polnareff wishes to revive Sherry and Avdol. In reality, he is manipulative and callous, toying with people's hearts to kill them with their own deepest desires. He enjoys watching his victims suffer from their own wishes[3] and continues to taunt his enemies even when an unexpected disadvantage arises.[4] He also displays a realist perspective, mocking Polnareff for believing someone could come back to life.[5]
Although arrogant, Cameo is a coward. He flees to avoid any harm if Judgement is overpowered. In person, he goes to great lengths to hide himself so only his Stand can get into any conflict. If threatened, he cries for mercy.[4]
Abilities
Stand
Judgement is a hulking humanoid Stand which is very strong and resilient but also manipulates clay to create fake objects and humans. It fakes being a genie and twists its victim's wishes against them.
History
Stardust Crusaders (1988)
Cameo is a mercenary Stand User hired by DIO to eliminate the Joestar Group during their journey to Egypt. He confronts the group on a remote island in the Red Sea during their visit to a recovering Avdol. Prior to engaging the Crusaders, Cameo plants a mysterious lamp on the beach, intending for Polnareff to find it. When Polnareff rubs the lamp, Cameo reveals his Stand, Judgement, which impersonates a wish-fulfilling genie. Cameo introduces himself through his Stand, offering Polnareff three wishes.
Initially skeptical, Polnareff attacks Judgement, but the Stand effortlessly blocks Silver Chariot's assault with its formidable strength. Polnareff decides to humor the self-proclaimed genie by asking him to make him rich. Cameo responds with an enthusiastic "Hail 2 U!" before having Judgement vanish in a puff of smoke. Moments later, Polnareff discovers a treasure chest filled with Napoleonic gold coins, convincing him of Judgement's powers. Cameo reappears and prompts Polnareff for his second wish.
Polnareff initially considers either becoming a comic artist or having a girlfriend, but ultimately wishes to revive his deceased sister, Sherry, and Avdol. Cameo agrees to the terms, seemingly fulfilling the wishes and vanishes once more. Shortly after, Polnareff encounters a life-like figure resembling his sister. However, she attacks him, revealing herself as a grotesque imitation made from clay by Judgement's power. Polnareff calls out to Cameo, prompting him to spawn his Stand on a nearby tree. It's at this point that Cameo gleefully reveals the truth: the so-called "genie" was his Stand, and the granted wishes were merely deceptive manifestations made from clay. He then summons another clay-imitation of Avdol, who joins the attack on the French man.
Outnumbered and injured, Polnareff is on the verge of defeat when the real Avdol intervenes. Utilizing his Stand, Magician's Red, Avdol destroys the clay imitation of himself created by Judgement. Cameo, surprised by Avdol's appearance, is momentarily confused, as he had assumed J. Geil and Hol Horse had already killed Avdol back in India. However, he quickly shifts focus and seizes the opportunity to attack both Avdol and Polnareff.
Cameo commands Judgement to hurl Sherry's clone at Magician's Red, briefly stopping Magician's Red in its tracks. He then mockingly asks Avdol to make three wishes before he dies, to which Avdol replies, "Make it four." Agitated, Cameo orders Judgement to block a kick from Magician's Red, but is surprised when it shatters his Stand's arm. Avdol follows up by using Red Bind to strangle Judgement, inflicting significant damage.
Realizing that Judgement's user must be nearby due to the Stand's strength and precise control, Avdol and Polnareff search the area. They soon uncover a bamboo breathing tube protruding from the ground. After tampering with it, Cameo bursts from his underground hiding place to breathe. It's revealed that he had spent the entire fight in the ground, inside a hole dug by himself, wearing swimming goggles and a breathing straw. Desperate, Cameo pleads for mercy, but Avdol declares that his "fourth wish" is for Cameo to receive no wishes at all. He then uses Magician's Red to decisively defeat Cameo, charring him into retirement.
Vento Aureo (2001)
Towards the end of the Diavolo Surfaces story arc, Polnareff is punched through the chest by Diavolo and dies. During this moment, he reminisces of his adventure to Egypt, noting not only his fellow Crusaders, but his encounter with Cameo's Stand, Judgement, as well.
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 174: Judgement, Part 1 (Debut) (Voice only)
- Chapter 175: Judgement, Part 2 (Voice only)
- Chapter 176: Judgement, Part 3 (Voice only)
- Chapter 177: Judgement, Part 4 (Voice only)
- Chapter 178: Judgement, Part 5 (Retired)
Anime Appearances- Stardust Crusaders Episode 22: Judgement, Part 2 (Retired)
Quotes
Quotes- “Three! Just three! Make a wish! (３つ！３つだッ！願い事をいえ！)”—Cameo, through Judgement, Chapter 174: Judgement, Part 1
- “Humans have all of their greatest weaknesses in heartfelt wishes. (人間は心の底から願うことに最大の弱点全てがあられる)”—Cameo, through Judgement, Chapter 176: Judgement, Part 3
Video Games
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (SFC)
The group encounters Cameo in a very different way portrayed in the manga. In Pakistan, the player finds him on the second floor of a Big Mansion where, after opening a treasure chest, Judgement will appear stating that it will grant the group three wishes. The first wish it grants is to level up the group, which requires fighting three clay dolls of Jotaro. The second wish allows the group to find Hol Horse, though this turns out to be a clay doll as well. The final wish pits Judgement itself against the group with the exchange of DIO's secret as the prize. Once Judgement is defeated, Cameo himself will appear and admit that he does not know anything about DIO, but urges the group to travel to Egypt to find a Stand user who is presumably not working for DIO.
Capcom Fighters
JoJo's Venture (Arcade/DC)
Cameo's Stand Judgement is one of the cards in the game's tarot reading feature.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (PS1)
Cameo or Kameo in the English localization, appears as a boss battle in Super Story Mode. Polnareff has to defeat his Stand, Judgement, who is accompanied by two clay-imitations of Avdol and Sherry. When Judgement is defeated, Cameo then surfaces from his hole to be burnt by the real Avdol. Cameo's special battle can be unlocked in Book Mode.
In international releases, instead of urinating into Cameo's breathing pipe, Avdol and Polnareff drop pebbles into it, inflicting a similar but less-humiliating form of torture.
(魔法のランプ Mahō no Ranpu)
While crossing the Red Sea, the group stops on an island, where Polnareff comes across a lamp; as he inspects the lamp, he accidentally releases the Stand Judgement hiding within it. Judgement gives Polnareff three wishes; still wary, Polnareff wishes to revive his sister and Avdol. Though the Stand seemingly fulfills his wish, the clay replicas he creates are half-formed; desperate to be completed, they begin feeding on Polnareff. However, a second Avdol appears and burns the clay replica: Avdol had faked his own death in Calcutta, and has now returned to save Polnareff. The battle against Judgement plays out in a similar manner to the Justice battle, albeit with Avdol instead of Jotaro. As clay replicas of Avdol and Sherry attack the player, Judgement floats in the air, often dropping down to attack or reviving destroyed replicas; once Judgement's health is depleted, the mini-game ends. After the battle, Judgement runs away. Avdol and Polnareff find a pipe sticking out of the ground; at Avdol's suggestion, the two urinate into the pipe until the user, Cameo, surrenders. Magician's Red then burns him, putting him out of commission.
Secret Factor: My third wish is to make you cry out in regret! (第3の願いは「後悔の泣き声」だッ！)
Clear the stage with 80,000 points:
- 2000 points are awarded for defeating a Sherry replica. For each clay replica defeated, this bonus increases by 2000 points.
- 3000 points are awarded for defeating an Avdol replica. For each clay replica defeated, this bonus increases by 3000 points.
- 10000 points multiplied by the player's combo are awarded for defeating Judgement and clearing the stage.
All-Star Battle R (Various)
TranslatedLocalized
An antagonist from Part 3: Stardust Crusaders. His Stand is Judgement. One of DIO's hired assassins. He uses clay puppets of Sherry and Avdol to attack Polnareff, but is defeated when the real Avdol shows up and both he and Polnareff send him to hell.[7]
Stand: Judgement. One of DIO's hired killers. He uses puppets of Sherry and Avdol to attack Polnareff, but is defeated when the real Avdol shows up and they send him to hell. |
第３部『スターダストクルセイダース』の登場人物。『ジャッジメント』のスタンド使い。ＤＩＯの部下で、シェリーとアヴドゥルの土人形を操り、ポルナレフを襲撃する。しかし戦線復帰したアヴドゥルに敵わず、敗北。その後ポルナレフとアヴドゥルにより地獄を見せられた。 |
Cameo is featured in All-Star Battle R with a list of Tag Lines (プレイヤーカード名言, Pureiyā Kādo Meigen), represented by his Stand, Judgement. They are unlocked by completing 
160 Secret Missions in All-Star Battle Mode.
Tag Lines- “Hail 2 U! (
Ｈａｉｌ ２Ｕ ！（君に幸あれ！）)” - “Three! Three, got it? I'll grant you any three wishes you want! (３つ！ ３つだッ！ 叶えてやろう！ お前の望むものを３ついえ！)”
- “No waaaaaaaaay! (いやだよおォォォォ～んンンンンン)”
- “When a human wishes something from the bottom of his heart, it always reveals his greatest weakness! (人間は心の底から願うことに最大の弱点全てがあらわれる)”
Gallery
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Cameo hiding in the ground -
Cameo's full appearance, emerging and spitting out urine -
Cameo begging for mercy -
Cameo after being burned by Magician's Red
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Cameo emerging and spitting out urine -
Cameo discovered -
Cameo begging for mercy -
Cameo's burned face
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Cameo defeated in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (SFC Game)
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JoJo's Bizarre Mini Figure Another Color
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Adventure Battle Card; Cameo -
Cameo
Trivia
- Although he is in the PlayStation port, data for Cameo & Judgement exists in the arcade games.[8][9] He was likely meant to be a boss encountered during Story Mode off the coast of Jeddah.
References
- ↑ Death 13 - Vol. 5 "Shueisha Jump Remix Stardust Crusaders Edition" P152 The Secret of JOJO Characters
- ↑ Chapter 175: Judgement, Part 2
- ↑ Chapter 177: Judgement, Part 4
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 178: Judgement, Part 5
- ↑ Chapter 176: Judgement, Part 3
- ↑ JOJO A-GO!GO!: STANDS, p.104
- ↑ Judgement (Story Arc)
- ↑ The Cutting Room Floor
- ↑ The Cutting Room Floor
