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"Killer Queen способен стереть тебя в любой момент. Как видишь, Killer Queen может превратить любой объект, которого он касается, в бомбу."

- Йошикаге Кира

Killer Queen (キラークイーン) — стенд Йошикаге Киры, показанный в четвёртой части серии JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable.

Killer Queen — мускулистый гуманоидный стенд с кошачьими чертами лица. Его способности базируются на бомбах, которые могут распылить кого-либо.

Внешность
Killer Queen - мускулистый гуманоидный стенд, по высоте примерно такой же, как и сам Кира. В большинстве медиа, стенд изображается светло-розовым.

Его макушка плоская, а по обе стороны от неё располагаются два острых, треугольных кошачьих уха. В его глазах видны вертикальные зрачки, как у кота, перед светлой склерой. Он не имеет носа, и его рот с тонкими губами постоянно закрыт. Он носит темные, заклепанные, кожаные перчатки до предплечья, в том же стиле, что и пояс с подвязками на талии и обувь до щиколотки. Большие пальцы Killer Queen перевязаны белой лентой. На спине четыре коротких шипа. На его плечах, тыльной стороне рук, перед промежностью, обоих сторонах лодыжек и верхней части ступней находится по эмблеме черепа с ушами, как и у него, разного размера и отделки. В аниме, после обретения третьей бомбы, глаза Killer Queen загораются.

Позже раскрывается, что на месте его живота имеется выемка, пригодная для хранения какого-либо предмета.

Personality
Killer Queen отличается от других гуманоидных стендов, у которых есть лицо, тем, что его выражение лица почти никогда не отражает чувства пользователя, и почти всё время сохраняет нейтральное лицо с широко открытыми глазами. В качестве исключения, он хмурится на Джотаро, когда Кира понимает, что он пережил взрыв Sheer Heart Attack, и замирает от ужаса, разинув рот, когда руки Призрачной Аллеи разрывают его на куски. Также, Кира способен говорить через Killer Queen, что было показано с Роханом, когда Кира использовал Bites the Dust.

Abilities
Killer Queen is a short-range humanoid Stand of average to above-average speed and melee attacking power. Although it is undeniably physically powerful, it is overshadowed by other close-range Stands like Crazy Diamond and Star Platinum, and thus Kira relies more on evading his enemies or using Killer Queen's set of powers to prevail.

Killer Queen's powers revolve around setting up different kinds of bombs that can annihilate Kira's enemies in one blast, making it a very dangerous Stand to face. Not only are the bombs powerful, but Kira is also able to deploy two initially, then eventually three kinds of bombs with different strengths, giving the serial-killer a large array of options when dealing with his foes.

Bomb Transmutation
Killer Queen may charge any object, inanimate or not, as a bomb simply by touching it.



Once a target has touched the object, Killer Queen can detonate the target by pressing its right thumb onto its index finger's middle phalanx, as if pressing a trigger on a handheld detonator; the charge immediately travels through the target's body before exploding. Additionally, Killer Queen can blow up the charged target itself, as demonstrated with Stray Cat's air bullets during the final battle with Josuke Higashikata; however, if someone else touches the charged target before Kira can detonate it, they will automatically be blown up instead, consuming the charge. This can also be done through direct contact with Killer Queen or Kira himself, skipping the charging process.

Matching Kira's desire to keep his murderous life a secret, anyone detonated by Killer Queen is completely incinerated with their body, their clothes and any personal belongings they were carrying being completely vaporized at the atomic level, leaving no trace; however, it is possible for a victim to survive an explosion if it comes from a nearby object instead of their own body, though this is a rare occurrence. Kira can also control the size and strength of Killer Queen's explosions as well as what parts of a victim's body are vaporized, usually resulting in Kira destroying his victim's body except for their right hand to keep. The effects of Kira's explosions on their surroundings vary; they generally do not damage nearby walls and floors, but during Kira's battle with Josuke, they could potentially affect nearby objects and Kira himself, though this may be due to Stray Cat's own Stand power being combined with Kira's.

There are several limitations to this ability. First, if Kira or Killer Queen cannot press their thumb against their index finger's middle phalanx to trigger the bomb's detonation, the target cannot blow up. In addition, since this power is similar to incendiary bombs, it also cannot induce their explosions if there is no air, as demonstrated by Stray Cat disabling a bomb by creating a vacuum around it. Finally, Killer Queen can only charge one object at a time.

It is unknown if non-Stand users can see or feel the explosions, but they can see a victim of an explosion die. Additionally, the explosion does not seem to generate much sound to anyone other than the victim, as Josuke and Okuyasu heard Shigechi call out to Josuke just outside of their classroom, but neither of them were aware of the ensuing explosion. Additionally, there were at least two other students in the same hallway as Shigechi when he was killed, but neither seemed to be aware of his demise as their backs were turned to him when he was killed and all evidence of an explosion dissipated within less than a few seconds.

Air Bomb Transmutation


During the final battle, Kira places Stray Cat (ストレイ・キャット) in Killer Queen's hollow abdomen. Using Killer Queen's Primary Bomb to charge Stray Cat's condensed air bubbles, Kira is able to create virtually invisible air bombs (空気弾) to use as projectiles. These can be detonated automatically through contact or manually through Killer Queen's switch. They can also not be deflated, as Killer Queen's ability stabilizes them. Despite being unable to see the air bombs himself, Kira is skilled in determining their trajectory using basic mathematical skills; additionally, Yoshihiro Kira can verbally help him direct his aim by flitting about the battlefield in his photograph form.

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Trivia

 * This Stand's abilities appear to draw inspiration from lyrics to the song – "She's a killer queen / Gunpowder, gelatine / Dynamite with a laser beam / Guaranteed to blow your mind / Anytime". Additionally, its appearance and eventual use of Stray Cat may be another lyrical reference, specifically. – "Playful as a pussy cat".
 * Araki includes Killer Queen's whole design among his favorite things to draw.
 * From the Stands up to Part 5, he considers Killer Queen his 2nd favorite in terms of design, below Gold Experience and above Echoes. The stand was designed to incorporate both the darkness surrounding Kira and the sort of eeriness a cat possesses.
 * At the 2019 Lucca Comics festival, Araki said that Killer Queen was his favorite Stand design-wise.
 * Its Stand Cry "SHIBOBOBO!" can be translated to "death".

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