High Priestess
High Priestess (ハイプリエステス（女教皇）, Hai Puriesutesu) is the Stand of Midler, featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders.
It has the troublesome ability to transform or assimilate into anything comprised of minerals, even something as large as a seabed.
Appearance
High Priestess is a rather small Stand, capable of fitting into a grown man's mouth.[2] Its appearance is that of a head and arms attached to a ball of short fur. Its face is in a constant frown with its teeth bared while the eyes have flat pupils, forming an overall menacing expression. Its eyebrows are perfectly arched, and a marking on each side of the face goes from the edge of the cheek to just below the eye. Several dots also mark the forehead of High Priestess. Its hair is tied into a short topknot. High Priestess's arms are muscular with claws sharp enough to cut metal.[3]
The design is based on the traditional dress of an African shaman.[4]
Color Schemes
Personality
Before Midler begins to talk through High Priestess, it acts like a savage beast. It mainly emits shrieks and laughs at the group's pain. It acts cunning, taking a variety of forms to catch the group by surprise.[2][3]
It represents the tarot card, The High Priestess, which symbolizes intuition and arcane knowledge.[5]
Abilities
High Priestess is a formidable opponent physically speaking. Its small size and nimbleness make it difficult to strike and its claws are very dangerous, being able to cut through Joseph's metal hand.[6] This, combined with its versatile ability, makes for a fearsome opponent.
Moreover, because it is a long-range Stand, Midler can sit away from danger while she commands High Priestess. On the other hand, Midler can still be taken out through defeating High Priestess.
According to Midler, High Priestess possesses teeth harder than diamonds, making them almost unbreakable.[7] It can use them to bite hard on or crush the opponent by chewing them.
Mineral Possession and Reformation
High Priestess possesses the ability to shapeshift and assimilate itself into any type of inorganic matter, be it metal, glass or plastic.[3] Moreover, it can also replicate rather complex structures, transforming into a spear gun to shoot itself at the Joestar Group.[2] The transformation is convincing enough that cautious examination or even trying to touch it will fool anyone. Because of that, it can disappear into a wall and then reappear elsewhere to strike.[3] Its small size by default belies an ability to turn gigantic if it can assimilate a great amount of material like the stone of the sea floor.[2]
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 179: High Priestess, Part 1
- Chapter 180: High Priestess, Part 2
- Chapter 181: High Priestess, Part 3
- Chapter 182: High Priestess, Part 4
- Chapter 213: D'Arby the Gambler, Part 3 (Mentioned only)
Anime Appearances- Stardust Crusaders Episode 23: High Priestess, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 24: High Priestess, Part 2
Novel AppearancesGallery
High Priestess's first appearance
Tarot Card
High Priestess disguised as a mug
High Priestess hiding between the gauges
High Priestess disguised as a handle
High Priestess as a razor blade
High Priestess disguised as a diving regulator
High Priestess as a harpoon gun
High Priestess's mimicry of a large rock
inside High Priestess's mouth
High Priestess's teeth shattered by Star Platinum's punches
Chapter 182 Cover A
Chapter 182 Cover B
High Priestess's stats
High Priestess's second stat backdrop
High Priestess cuts Joseph's artificial hand off
High Priestess disguised as a handle
High Priestess defending
High Priestess lands an attack on Jotaro
High Priestess disguised as a diving regulator
High Priestess as a harpoon gun
High Priestess mimicry of a large rock
High Priestess's first appearance
High Priestess furious at the group
Jotaro gets struck by High Priestess's tongue
High Priestess's teeth punched out by Star Platinum
Tarot card representing the High Priestess
Kotobukiya; Muhammad Avdol's accessory
Chara Heroes; Part 3 Vol.3
JoJo's Bizarre Mini Figure Another Color
Weekly Shonen Jump #13, 1997
Adventure Battle Card; High Priestess
High Priestess
Trivia
- High Priestess's design seems to be based on an "Egu Agba" (エグウ・アバ, Eguu Aba) mask made by the Igala people in Nigeria, with "Egu" referring to the spirit of the dead. The mask was on display in the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, Japan.
References
- ↑ JOJO A-GO!GO!: STANDS, p.104
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chapter 181: High Priestess, Part 3
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Chapter 180: High Priestess, Part 2
- ↑ JOJOVELLER: Araki's Stand Commentaries - High Priestess
- ↑ JoJo 6251
- ↑ Chapter 179: High Priestess, Part 1
- ↑ Chapter 182: High Priestess, Part 4
