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A DISC (
Appearance
The DISCs are similar in appearance to compact discs; the word "DISC" is inscribed on the label side in capital letters resembling the Compact Disc Digital Audio logo. A Stand can be seen inside the Stand DISCs while memories can be glanced at in memory DISCs, although a full examination requires the insertion of the DISC.
Despite their appearance, the DISCs feel rubbery and elastic,[1] instead of plastic, making them impervious to physical damage. The DISCs are perennial, existing even long after Whitesnake ceases to exist, and are indestructible unless inserted into a dying person, causing the inserted DISC to slowly crumble.
Unlike Stands, an ordinary person can see the DISCs.[2]
Function
There are two main types of DISCs:
Debut: SO Chapter 18 / SO Episode 5
These DISCs contain the Stand of the person in question. A person with their Stand DISC taken from them will collapse into a near-death state. Stand DISCs can be inserted into compatible users, even enabling some such as Emporio to temporarily bypass the one-Stand rule.[3] A Stand DISC may reject an incompatible host (such as Star Platinum's did Jolyne),[4] so Pucci will typically seek out people whose personalities align with the Stand's abilities, such as the suicidal Thunder McQueen being granted Highway to Hell.
Debut: SO Chapter 18 / SO Episode 5
These DISCs contain the memories of the person in question. Depending on Pucci's wishes, a memory DISC can either store the entirety of someone's memory or individual memories. These DISCs are mainly used to store information and abilities for later use and can be consulted or used by putting the DISC inside someone's head.
Pucci is able to create other types of DISCs. By inserting DISCs, Pucci can command people to follow his bidding. For instance, he can brainwash a guard into thinking he's been ordered to kill Jolyne Cujoh without him dwelling much on why or how he's found himself in her proximity.[5] The orders can be quite extraordinary and even physically impossible. For instance, Pucci has been able to command a frog to explode at a preset distance from him.[6] Some DISCs containing a person's sense, like sight, can be extracted.[7]
List of DISCs
Jotaro Kujo's Memory DISCStar Platinum's Stand DISCThunder McQueen's Memory DISCEnrico Pucci's Stand CollectionFoo Fighters's Stand DISCMiraschon's DISCsLimp Bizkit's Stand DISCSports Maxx's Memory DISCSurvivor's Stand DISCPlanet Waves's Stand DISCBoiling Water Stand's DISCThe World's Stand DISCStone Free's Stand DISCRikiel's DISCWeather Report's Memory DISCPerla Pucci's Memory DISCEnrico Pucci's Sight DISCsUnder World's Stand DISCWeather Report's Stand DISC
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 18: The Visitor, Part 8
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 5: Prisoner of Love
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 5: Prisoner of Love
This DISC was critical for Enrico Pucci's plans, as it contained the exhaustive memories of Jotaro Kujo, most notably his memories of DIO's Diary. Although he successfully learns of DIO's plan, the DISC is reclaimed by Jolyne after their confrontation. It is eventually given to a Speedwagon Foundation agent before the group heads to Cape Canaveral.[8]
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 18: The Visitor, Part 8
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 5: Prisoner of Love
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 5: Prisoner of Love
After this DISC was recovered by Jolyne, Pucci sent Lang Rangler after her. With the aid of Weather Report, Jolyne made it to the courtyard but was chased down by Whitesnake. Weather helped Jolyne escape and give the DISC to Savage Garden, a Speedwagon Foundation carrier pigeon, allowing Jotaro to regain his physical strength and conscious.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 22: Ermes's Sticker, Part 2
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 6: Ermes's Sticker
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 6: Ermes's Sticker
Extracted from Thunder McQueen when he was defeated, Jolyne and Ermes examined the memories inside and discovered Whitesnake's hidden stash of Stand DISCs.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 26: There's Six of Us!, Part 1
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 7: There's Six of Us!
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 7: There's Six of Us!
Enrico Pucci's collection of Stand DISCs which he collected for years. It was originally guarded by Foo Fighters.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 30: There's Six of Us!, Part 5
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 8: Foo Fighters
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 8: Foo Fighters
Pucci tossed this DISC into the sea, where a colony of plankton assimilated it to become the guardian for Pucci's reserve of Stand DISCs. The colony of plankton, dubbed Foo Fighters, would later become a core ally of Jolyne Cujoh.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 34: Debt Collector Marilyn Manson, Part 1
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 9: Debt Collector Marilyn Manson
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 9: Debt Collector Marilyn Manson
Two DISCs that Enrico Pucci embeds within Miraschon. One of them is likely a Stand DISC that contains the Stand Marilyn Manson.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 57: Kiss of Love and Revenge, Part 7
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 14: Kiss of Love and Revenge, Part 2
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 14: Kiss of Love and Revenge, Part 2
A Stand DISC containing Limp Bizkit. While Ermes Costello is pummeling Sports Maxx to death, this DISC ejects itself out of his head, causing Sports Maxx to cease from existence.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 58: Ultra Security House Unit
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 15: Ultra Security House Unit
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 15: Ultra Security House Unit
Extracted from Sports Maxx when he was killed, Jolyne and Foo Fighters used it to discover the existence of DIO's Bone.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 61: The Secret of Guard Westwood, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 15: Ultra Security House Unit (Mentioned only)
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 15: Ultra Security House Unit (Mentioned only)
A Stand DISC containing Survivor. Pucci extracted the Stand from an unnamed mountain lodge owner for safekeeping after hearing the story about it from DIO, believing it would be useful someday. He'd later endow Guccio with the Stand.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 62: The Secret of Guard Westwood, Part 3
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 16: The Secret of Guard Westwood
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 16: The Secret of Guard Westwood
A Stand DISC containing Planet Waves. It is seen protruding from Viviano Westwood's head when he was first knocked down by Jolyne Cujoh, revealing to her that he's been turned into a Stand user.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 90: Whitesnake - The Pursuer, Part 2
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 21: Awaken
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 21: Awaken
A Stand DISC containing an unnamed stand that boils water. During Pucci's fight with F.F., he had Whitesnake insert this DISC into the remains of the dummy Foo Fighters in an attempt to kill her.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 94: Time for Heaven
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 22: Time for Heaven! New Moon! New Priest!
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 22: Time for Heaven! New Moon! New Priest!
During a meeting between DIO and Pucci, DIO grabs Pucci's arm and asks him if he will betray him someday. DIO dares Pucci to steal The World from him as a DISC, but Pucci refuses, even with his hand right in DIO's forehead.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 93: Whitesnake - The Pursuer, Part 5
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 22: Time for Heaven! New Moon! New Priest!
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 22: Time for Heaven! New Moon! New Priest!
During Pucci's first battle with Jolyne, the handcuffs Jolyne uses to trap him also allow him to partially extract her Stand DISC via direct contact. Pucci uses a cross hidden under his fingernail to tilt the DISC, blinding Jolyne, but is unable to pull it out fully before she counterattacks on instinct. The DISC reinserts itself into Jolyne when she abandons the fight to save Jotaro's memory DISC.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 124: Under World, Part 6
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 29: Under World
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 29: Under World
Pucci kept this DISC close to him as he extracted the memories of his brother, Wes Bluemarine, to seal off the dangerous ability Heavy Weather. The DISC is stolen from Pucci and returned to Weather Report by Donatello Versus.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 129: Heavy Weather, Part 5
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 31: Heavy Weather, Part 2
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 31: Heavy Weather, Part 2
The first DISC ever extracted by Whitesnake, from Perla Pucci after her death. Since then, Enrico keeps this DISC with him.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 134: Heavy Weather, Part 10
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 32: Heavy Weather, Part 3
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 32: Heavy Weather, Part 3
Pucci extracted his own ability to see, in the form of two DISCs, to become immune to Heavy Weather's sight-based transformation ability. Notably, each one is much smaller than any other DISC, likely due to containing less information.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 137: Heavy Weather, Part 13
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 32: Heavy Weather, Part 3
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 32: Heavy Weather, Part 3
A Stand DISC containing Under World. It is ejected from Donatello Versus's head upon his death at the hands of Diver Down.
Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 137: Heavy Weather, Part 13
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 32: Heavy Weather, Part 3
Anime Debut: Stone Ocean Episode 32: Heavy Weather, Part 3
When he died, Weather Report used Pucci to extract his own Stand as a last gift to his companions. It proved critical in Pucci's demise when Emporio used it to gain the Stand Weather Report's abilities.
Other
The information below derives from a source which was not written by Araki. As such, it may not be considered canon.
Bad Romance's Stand DISCPenguin's Memory DISC
At some point, during her time in prison, Fujiko Fujiyama was given a Stand DISC that granted her the ability Bad Romance. However, later on, Enrico Pucci becomes angered at Fujiko for drawing religious art of Jolyne, and decides to take away her ability.
Debut: SOS from G.D. st. Jail
A Memory DISC from a penguin, stolen by Whitesnake. The trainers and animals at the animal show work together to retrieve it.
Concludes non-canon section.
Novels
JORGE JOESTAR
Like the original Whitesnake, Kars's Whitesnake Ultimate can extract Stand and memory DISCs out of anyone. After Kars learns how to use a Stand or Bound ability, he can make a copy of the ability and convert it into a DISC. He can then give the copy of the ability to anybody while also keeping the ability for himself.
However, if he places DISCs containing copies of his ultimate Stands into an ordinary human, they will immediately explode as their bodies are not capable of withstanding Kars's ultimate power. Kars can create degraded versions of his Stands instead to give to others. There is a limit of one Stand per person unless they are an Ultimate Thing like Kars.
Video Games
All-Star Battle
The Stand DISCs appear in All-Star Battle as part of one of Pucci's skills and his HHA. During those special moves, Whitesnake steals a DISC from the opponent, disabling their special and Style-related abilities until Pucci takes damage. The characters who don't have Stands are not able to use their respective abilities, such as Jonathan's Ripple or Johnny's Slow Dancer.
Trivia
- The CDs for the All-Star Battle OST and the Stone Ocean O.S.T. are designed after DISCs.
References
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 22: Ermes's Sticker, Part 2
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 48: Torrential Downpour Warning, Part 1
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 157: Made in Heaven, Part 9
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 33: Foo Fighters, Part 3
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 48: Torrential Downpour Warning, Part 1
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 49: Torrential Downpour Warning, Part 2
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 134: Heavy Weather, Part 10
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 138: At Cape Canaveral