Diver Down
Diver Down (ダイバー・ダウン, Daibā Daun) is the Stand of Narciso Anasui, featured in the sixth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stone Ocean. It is a humanoid scuba-diver themed Stand with the ability to either store energy where it punched or dive into objects to modify their very structure.
Appearance
Diver Down appears as a humanoid Stand of average build attired with a highly stylized set of scuba gear to aesthetically resemble a diver.[1] Its body has distinctive "D"-like symbols on its forehead, pecs, shoulders, and knees. It has three dots on each side of its head as eyes and a thin vertical opening starting at its chin up to its nose.
In its inital appearance, the larger middle dots on its head are circular while later appearances depict them as slots instead. For the anime, the two designs were interpreted as it changing expressions by Stand designer Shunichi Ishimoto after asking Araki if this was acceptable, which Araki said he was fine with the interpretation.[2]
Color Schemes
Abilities
Diver Down is a close-range Stand which is fairly powerful in close-combat, capable of decapitating someone with a single chop.[3] Its strength resides in its set of abilities that allow it to easily take advantage of the environment, making Diver Down a reliable ally during a fight.
Stand Power Storage
Diver Down's first shown ability is to store its strikes on any surface.[4]
When Diver Down hits something with a punch or a kick, the force of the impact is "stored" inside the object. Whenever Anasui wills it, the accumulated energy can be released outside of the object in the form of Diver Down's corresponding limb punching or kicking from inside the object.
Alternatively, Anasui can put Diver Down inside someone's body, so that whatever damage the target suffers will be transferred to Diver Down instead, protecting them from harm.[5][6] If need be, Diver Down can become a part of the person and replace a lost limb.[7]
Restructuring
Diver Down's signature ability is to phase through solids and then freely change their insides.
By plunging inside an object or person, Diver Down can freely manipulate their internal structure; either to destroy them or piece them together anew.[8] It can even dive into Stands to modify their structures, as when Anasui grafted a frog's brain into Yo-Yo Ma.[9]
Through this ability, Anasui can create complex structures like spring traps[10] or freely change the whole form of the object, for instance displacing the opening and neck of a bottle along its side[11] or changing someone's bone structure and muscle into springs;[5] Diver Down can forcibly remove harmful but impossible to sever objects like parasitic plants in Jolyne's body[12] or do the reverse and embed foreign objects inside the body, like chocolates to change the shape of Anasui's face.[13]
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Stone Ocean Chapter 59: His Name is Anasui
- Stone Ocean Chapter 62: The Secret of Guard Westwood, Part 3
- Stone Ocean Chapter 74: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 7
- Stone Ocean Chapter 77: Birth of the "Green", Part 2
- Stone Ocean Chapter 78: Yo-Yo Ma is Coming!, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Chapter 79: Yo-Yo Ma is Coming!, Part 2 (Flashback)
- Stone Ocean Chapter 81: Yo-Yo Ma is Coming!, Part 4
- Stone Ocean Chapter 82: Yo-Yo Ma is Coming!, Part 5
- Stone Ocean Chapter 83: F.F. - The Witness, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Chapter 88: Awaken, Part 4
- Stone Ocean Chapter 89: Whitesnake - The Pursuer, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Chapter 104: Bohemian Rhapsody, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Chapter 105: Bohemian Rhapsody, Part 2
- Stone Ocean Chapter 106: Bohemian Rhapsody, Part 3
- Stone Ocean Chapter 107: Bohemian Rhapsody, Part 4
- Stone Ocean Chapter 108: Bohemian Rhapsody, Part 5
- Stone Ocean Chapter 109: Bohemian Rhapsody, Part 6
- Stone Ocean Chapter 133: Heavy Weather, Part 9
- Stone Ocean Chapter 134: Heavy Weather, Part 10
- Stone Ocean Chapter 135: Heavy Weather, Part 11
- Stone Ocean Chapter 137: Heavy Weather, Part 13
- Stone Ocean Chapter 139: Gravity of the New Moon, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Chapter 141: C-MOON, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Chapter 142: C-MOON, Part 2
- Stone Ocean Chapter 143: C-MOON, Part 3
- Stone Ocean Chapter 144: C-MOON, Part 4
- Stone Ocean Chapter 145: C-MOON, Part 5
- Stone Ocean Chapter 148: C-MOON, Part 8
- Stone Ocean Chapter 149: Made in Heaven, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Chapter 150: Made in Heaven, Part 2
- Stone Ocean Chapter 152: Made in Heaven, Part 4
- Stone Ocean Chapter 153: Made in Heaven, Part 5
Anime Appearances- Stone Ocean Episode 15: Ultra Security House Unit
- Stone Ocean Episode 16: The Secret of Guard Westwood
- Stone Ocean Episode 18: Enter the Foo Fighters
- Stone Ocean Episode 19: Birth of the "Green"
- Stone Ocean Episode 20: F.F. - The Witness
- Stone Ocean Episode 21: Awaken
- Stone Ocean Episode 22: Time for Heaven! New Moon! New Priest!
- Stone Ocean Episode 25: Bohemian Rhapsody, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Episode 26: Bohemian Rhapsody, Part 2
- Stone Ocean Episode 32: Heavy Weather, Part 3
- Stone Ocean Episode 33: Gravity of the New Moon
- Stone Ocean Episode 34: C-MOON, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Episode 35: C-MOON, Part 2
- Stone Ocean Episode 36: Made in Heaven, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Episode 37: Made in Heaven, Part 2 (Death)
Video Games
Puzzle & Dragons (Android/iOS)
Diver Down was obtainable for a limited time as an Assist Evolution in the mobile game Puzzle & Dragons.
ダイバー・ダウン
Gallery
Diver Down's stand stats
Diver Down's first appearance
Diver Down storing a kick inside a door
Diver Down's limbs being used as a ladder by Narciso Anasui
Diver Down phasing through Jolyne Cujoh
Diver Down reconstructing Kenzou's legs into springs
Diver Down removing plants caused by the Green Baby from Jolyne
Diver Down taking down two guards
Diver Down connecting a frog's brain to Yo-Yo Ma's
Diver Down moving a bottle's opening
Diver Down phasing through a car to rescue Anasui's body
Diver Down stealing money
Diver Down embedding chocolate into Anasui's face to alter his appearance
Diver Down phasing into a metal door and fusing it to the wall
Diver Down moving through a wall while Anasui hangs on
Diver Down's phasing its leg into Weather Report's severed limb to help him walk
Diver Down phasing into a rope
Diver Down reconstructed a tourist to look like Anasui in order to fool Enrico Pucci
Anasui using Diver Down to save Jotaro Kujo
Diver Down phasing into his allies' bodies to absorb potential damage
SO Chapter 62 Cover B
SO Chapter 106 Cover A
SO Chapter 106 Cover B
SO Chapter 107 Cover B
SO Volume 1 - SO Volume 17 spine art (Spine Illustration)
Clean SO Volume 1 - SO Volume 17 spine art (Spine Illustration)
First appearance
Storing the energy of a kick inside of a door
Limbs being used for Anasui to climb onto
Emerging from Jolyne's body after saving her from Kenzou's attack
Saving Jolyne from turning into a plant
Being summoned to attack Yo-Yo Ma
Fist inside of Yo-Yo Ma, with Anasui visibly disgusted
Phasing its fist through one guard to attack another, skewering both
Attacking Green, Green Grass of Home to protect Jolyne
Twisting the neck of a bottle towards Jolyne and Anasui to escape Green, Green Grass of Home
Diver Down's Stand stats
Diver Down's Stand stats (Alternate Color, SO Episode 33)
Key Art (Front)
Key Art (Back)
Key Art (Faces)
5 Days left, Countdown to TV airing of Stone Ocean's finale
Render, All-Star Battle
Diver Down along with Anasui
Diver Down attacks ground and stores power in Anasui's HHA
Diver Down attacks enemy from the inside in Anasui's GHA
Diver Down Normal
Concept art
Render, Eyes of Heaven
Diver Down Normal
Fighting alongside Jolyne
Game-play
C-MOON
Render, All-Star Battle R
Puzzle & Dragons; Narciso Anasui & Diver Down
Diver Down
Render, Path to Nowhere
Chara Heroes; Part 6 Vol.1
Super Action Statue; Weather Report's accessory
Ichiban Kuji STAND'S ASSEMBLE
PAMEO POSE Earrings Gold
PAMEO POSE Earrings Silver
PAMEO POSE Choker Gold
PAMEO POSE Choker Silver
glamb White
glamb Black
Tower Records Acrylic keychain
Tower Records Clear file
Corsair Mousepad
320design Picks
Ichiban Kuji Pouches
Ichiban Kuji Glass Plates
Ichiban Kuji Towels
Ichiban Kuji Coasters
Ichiban Kuji Tumblers
Ichiban Kuji Hand Towels
Escape from JoJo's Bizarre Nightmare Coasters
Trivia
- Araki noted that when designing the Stand, the situation it was used for came before its conceived function. He also likened its ability to "dive in and swim through all sorts of stuff" to Oasis.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 JOJOVELLER: Araki's Stand Commentaries - Diver Down
- ↑ https://twitter.com/shunishimoto/status/1585235013821698049
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 106: Bohemian Rhapsody, Part 3
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 59: His Name is Anasui
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Stone Ocean Chapter 74: Enter the Dragon's Dream, Part 7
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 152: Made in Heaven, Part 4
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 134: Heavy Weather, Part 10
- ↑ Volume 73, in-between Stand stats, Stone Ocean Chapter 84: F.F. - The Witness, Part 2
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 83: F.F. - The Witness, Part 1
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 78: Yo-Yo Ma is Coming!, Part 1
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 89: Whitesnake - The Pursuer, Part 1
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 77: Birth of the "Green", Part 2
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 107: Bohemian Rhapsody, Part 4
