Scary Monsters

Japanese Name

スケアリー・モンスターズ

Stats^?

Destructive Power

B

Speed

B

Range

D

Stamina

A

Precision

C

Developmental Potential

B

A: Very Good

B: Good

C: Average

D: Poor

E: Very Poor

Destructive Power	Speed	Range
B	B	D

Stamina	Precision	Developmental Potential
A	C	B

“

No other creature on Earth has better kinetic vision than Scary Monsters!

”

—Diego Brando, SBR Chapter 39: Catch the Rainbow (On a Stormy Night…), Part 2

Scary Monsters (スケアリー・モンスターズ, Sukearī Monsutāzu), sometimes shortened to "Dinosaur" (恐竜, Kyōryū), is the Stand of Dr. Ferdinand and Diego Brando, featured in the seventh part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Steel Ball Run. It is an ability that allows its user to turn others or themselves into dinosaurs.

Originally belonging to Dr. Ferdinand, he forcibly turns Diego into a dinosaur. However, Diego consequently develops his own version of the Stand by stealing the Saint's Left Eye.^[1]^[2]

Appearance

It has no form of its own as it is an integrated Stand, but it can transform the bodies of others. Scary Monsters transforms Diego into a Utahraptor; although a more out-dated depiction of one. He gains stripes spelling out "DIO" all over his body and his hair turns into spikes that end in round, ball-shaped tips on the back of his head. Traces of his checkered shirt are still visible on his chest.

After being under the influence of the Stand for a while, Diego is able to morph into a hybrid humanoid form while still retaining sharp teeth, claws, dinosaur legs, and a tail, with a deranged expression on his face.

Color Schemes

The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.

Body

(Bright light blue body, dark blue legs and tail, light yellow inner tail and spikes)

Eyes(Dark teal)

Patterns

(Light yellow grid, black and yellow stripes)

Body

(Bright light blue body, blue legs and tail, light yellow inner tail, yellow spikes)

Eyes(Sky blue)

Patterns(Black and yellow stripes)

Abilities

Scary Monsters deploys the might and agility of the ancient dinosaurs in various ways, and can also take control of people through simple contact, making facing it a dangerous endeavor.

Dinosaur Infection

Gyro's scratch from Diego slowly turns him into a dinosaur

Scary Monsters' main ability is to infect other living beings with a virus which transforms them into theropod dinosaurs^[3] of varying sizes depending on the size of the original being, and also allows the user to control them.^[1]

The user needs only to touch a victim to begin the transformation, for instance, Diego grazing the horsehair of his Silver Bullet to transform the fleas into small dinosaurs.^[4] Likewise, the dinosaurs may infect others with the virus by biting or scratching them.^[5] However, should the user be severely injured, their power will disappear and all dinosaurs will revert to their original forms.^[1]

The transformation is portrayed inconsistently, Diego's first transformation being gradual^[3] while subsequent ones are instantaneous.^[6] Scary Monsters seems to have no limits in terms of range or number of individuals infected, as it is able to transform a whole village of humans into a group of dinosaurs.^[5] It is also free to create any type of dinosaur, from raptors,^[7] to T-Rex,^[7] to much smaller dinosaurs.^[5]

The original user, Dr. Ferdinand, would exploit his power to transform others, using them to either travel (by riding or hiding inside them^[1]) or fight for him. Diego typically uses this ability to create armies of miniature carnivorous hybrids out of birds, rats or fleas^[4] or turn his own horse into a dinosaur^[8] for support while he personally fights the enemy.

Dinosaur Morph

Diego turns into a dinosaur

Unlike Ferdinand, Diego is capable of changing his own body into a dinosaur, either completely or as a hybrid of the two.^[6] Being bound to Diego's body, Scary Monsters allows him to fight against other Stands and physically damage them with his bare hands.

By partially transforming, Diego can use the enhanced senses and strengths of a dinosaur. He possesses increased stamina, strength, and speed, enough to compete with the sufficiently capable Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.^[9] Moreover, transforming into a dinosaur grants him vision based on movement: the faster something moves, the better Diego can perceive it and thus the better he can avoid it. But as a result, he becomes vulnerable to slow attacks.^[7]

During the race, Diego uses his sense to gauge his surroundings and deduce the optimal route for his horse.^[10]

Fossilization

Introduced later in the story, Diego demonstrates the ability to alter beings transformed by his Stand into a hardened dormant state much like a fossil. The ability can be used a variety of ways, from fusing a being into a structure like a rock or a tree as a camouflage^[11] to shaping the fossilized being into something more creative like candle holders.^[8]

Chapters

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

SBR Chapter 28: Scary Monsters, Part 1
SBR Chapter 29: Scary Monsters, Part 2
SBR Chapter 30: Scary Monsters, Part 3
SBR Chapter 31: Scary Monsters, Part 4
SBR Chapter 32: Third Stage Goal: Cañon City
SBR Chapter 38: Catch the Rainbow (On a Stormy Night…), Part 1
SBR Chapter 39: Catch the Rainbow (On a Stormy Night…), Part 2
SBR Chapter 41: Silent Way, Part 2
SBR Chapter 42: Silent Way, Part 3
SBR Chapter 43: Silent Way, Part 4
SBR Chapter 44: Silent Way, Part 5
SBR Chapter 45: The Promised Land: Sugar Mountain, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
SBR Chapter 62: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
SBR Chapter 64: Chocolate Disco, Part 1 (Cover only)
SBR Chapter 67: D4C, Part 2
SBR Chapter 68: D4C, Part 3
SBR Chapter 69: D4C, Part 4
SBR Chapter 70: D4C, Part 5
SBR Chapter 73: D4C, Part 6
SBR Chapter 74: D4C, Part 7
SBR Chapter 75: D4C, Part 8
SBR Chapter 76: D4C, Part 9 (Death)
SBR Chapter 84: Ball Breaker, Part 2 (Flashback)
SBR Chapter 91: High Voltage, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
SBR Chapter 95: The World of Stars and Stripes - Outro (Flashback)

Creation and Development

The concept of Scary Monsters was inspired by the 1993 film Jurassic Park, which revolves around dinosaurs. Hirohiko Araki states that in the film "you have tricky dinosaurs hunting in packs and all that". Araki also thought that the Stand would fit Diego Brando's image as it becomes his Stand.^[2]