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"Le son ! Mon Stand fait pénétrer le son dans son corps !"

- Koichi à propos de Echoes ACT1 et Tamami, Chapter 287

Echoes (エコーズ) est le Stand de Koichi Hirose, figurant principalement dans la quatrième partie de JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Diamond is Unbreakable  et aussi brièvement dans Vento Aureo.

Echoes a la rare capacité d'avoir trois formes distinctes nommées "ACT"s qui sont des stades d'évolution du Stand et que Koichi peut utiliser à sa guise. Chaque ACT a différentes capacités et pouvoirs spéciaux, comme générer des sons pour alourdir une cible.

Forme d'oeuf
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Echoes apparait initialement en tant que large oeuf (de la taille de la tête de Koichi) dont le bas est couvert de taches tourbillonnantes. On la représente souvent comme blanc avec des taches vertes.

ACT1
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ACT1 a l'apparence d'une créature larvaire en trois sections comme un insecte. Sa première section est sa tête qui est très grand par rapport au reste du corps, à laquelle sont attachées des petits bras couvertes avec une carapace. La tête est couverte avec un grand casque à pointe et le visage de ACT1 est presque couverte avec des grosses oeillères cylindriques, et on ne peut voir alors qu'un petit bec. La deuxième section est un petit thorax au ventre sombre. La troisième section est une large queue de serpent au ventre sombre, ayant aussi le motif de taches tourbillonnantes comme l'oeuf, et une sonnette au bout. La queue est équipée avec une paire de petites roues. Sa palette commune est vert et noir.

ACT2
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Echoes ACT2 est la première forme évoluée de Echoes ACT1. Koichi l'acquiert durant le combat contre Yukako.

ACT2 est un Stand a l'apparence humanoïde mais une plus petite taille que ACT1, ironiquement. Il est entièrement vêtu d'une armure à l'allure de carapace, décorée de saillies rayées métalliques à l'entrejambe et divers autres endroit. La pièce la plus importante et notable de l'armure est un grand col haut qui couvre l'arrière de la tête et les épaules, et sur laquelle est écrit «S2». La tête relativement surdimensionnée d'ACT2 a désormais son visage qui est révélé. On voit ses yeux, son nez et sa petite bouche robotique à rayures métalliques. Il a toujours une longue queue organique avec un ventre sombre et un dos brillant, et un dard détachable en forme de kunai.

Généralement, ACT2 est de couleur verte dans les média.

ACT3
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Echoes ACT3 prend maintenant une apparence très humanoïde bien que ses caractéristiques le font ressembler à un robot Son corps blanc est recouvert de protubérances striées, aux bras où elles ressemblent à des muscles, mais aussi à la tête, formant une sorte de crête, et avec deux sur la poitrine et un sur le ventre. Echoes ACT3 a des yeux de robot striés et deux ouverturs en forme de "X" de chaque côté du crâne. Il a un bout de tissu attaché à la taille, sur laquelle est imprimée le chiffre 3, et a des bottes. Il a une queue vestigiale, just une pique sortant du derrière.

Echoes ACT 3 est généralement présenté comme étant blanc et vert.

Oeuf
Echoes est né dans des circonstances exceptionnelles. Koichi avait été percé par la Flèche mais aurait dû mourir car il n'avait pas l'esprit combatif nécessaire. Cependant, Josuke Higashikata l'a soigné avec Crazy Diamond avant qu'il ne meure. Ainsi, Koichi a acquis un Stand encore impuissant dans le processus. Il invoque l'oeuf quand Keicho l'y force et plus tard l'invoque contre Tamami et c'est à ce moment là que Echoes devient Echoes ACT1.

ACT1
ACT1 n'a pas de personnalité à proprement parler, il se contente d'obéir aux ordre de son manieur. Quelques fois, ACT1 grogne.

ACT1 hatched from its egg during Koichi's fight with Tamami, and although it was weak, its strange power easily subdued Tamami. Koichi would then use it a second time against Surface and Hazamada to fool them into thinking Josuke really pierced his own eye and then fool Hazamada into taking a detour and let Josuke join with Jotaro first. However, when Koichi was kidnapped by Yukako, although ACT1's long range and power allowed Koichi to contact Josuke, it was too weak against Yukako's willpower. Thus ACT1 evolved into ACT2. ACT1 made appearances after Josuke's fight against Akira Otoishi and Koichi. It would make a final appearance during the Sheer Heart Attack story arc, when Koichi sent it out to scout for Kira, leaving himself defenseless against Sheer Heart Attack.

ACT3
"S-H-I-T"

- Echoes ACT3, Chapter 437

Koichi develops Echoes ACT3 during his confrontation against Sheer Heart Attack when ACT2 proves too weak to battle the Stand.

ACT3 is now fully sentient and able to communicate with its master. ACT3 speaks politely when talking to Koichi, following his orders and referring to him as Master. However, he has a tendency to suddenly curse in English, in a manner seemingly inspired by rap music. In the Japanese version, its speech is often written in katakana to underline a mechanical tone.

General
Echoes makes its first appearance during the battle against Keicho, though as an egg, it is immobile and cannot do anything.

In ACT1 form, Echoes is a long-range Stand. It is very weak, its punch failing to hurt Tamami, and also slow. However, it has the longest range of all ACTs and can go up to about 50 meters from its user, making it useful as a scouting Stand.

Although ACT2 is still physically weak, it now possesses a stronger and more versatile power than its previous form, making it more suited to direct confrontation. Foreshadowing the speed of ACT3, ACT2 also gains a massive increase in speed - fast enough to give the impression of disappearing into the air.

Unlike Echoes' first two forms, ACT3 has a much shorter effective range. It is extremely fast and noted to be stronger but is still no match in direct combat against even Stands like Killer Queen.

ACT1: Sound Generation
Description= Echoes ACT1 can write anything on any surface or person. If it is an onomatopoeia, typically in Katakana, a sound related to the onomatopoeia in question is produced. If it is a sentence written in Kanji, the words will influence the target's state of mind. For instance, Koichi could convince his mother, who was on the verge of suicide, to stop and trust him by using the sentence "Believe in me!" on her. The sound and words are said to not really be heard but to be as if they came from inside the person. The sounds vary in volume, but will increase the longer the sound is active and reverberates to a person more strongly if the sound is written directly on them.

The effect can be broken with enough willpower, as Yukako dispels the writing that Koichi puts on her. Examples=

ACT2: Sound Effects
"Because she touched the door with the 'whoosh' on it... the sound became a real entity! The 'whoosh' turned into a real sensation and blew her away!"

- Koichi about Echoes ACT2, Chapter 300

Description= Echoes' second form increases its sound abilities beyond its first form's capabilities. Echoes can write a sound effect on any surface. However, unlike ACT1, it is only able to shoot sound effects from its tail, limiting it to only one sound effect at a time. When the sound effect is touched, an effect related to the sound is produced, either affecting the person who touched it or the object which the words are inscribed on.

Examples=
 * Hyooo (ヒョオオ) - A strong wind is produced.
 * Doguon (ドグオン) - The toucher is knocked back a great distance.
 * Byoyon (ボョヨオン) - The object becomes elastic and bouncy.
 * Jū (ジュー) - The object radiates heat and will burn upon contact.
 * Dorarara (ドラララ) - An attack rush of Crazy Diamond-shaped fists attack the enemy (Eyes of Heaven only)

ACT3: 3 Freeze
Description= ACT3's signature ability is 3 Freeze, with which it applies a "freezing" or stopping effect by greatly increasing the weight of its target by punching it, typically adopting a fighting stance while joining the hands together while doing so and producing an aura. For example, Killer Queen's Sheer Heart Attack is forcibly sunk into the pavement by this ability, and, according to its user, the effects were as if there were 40-50 kilograms of weight on his left hand.

The weight increases do have drawbacks; 3 Freeze can only affect one thing at a time, and the effect ceases if the target moves more than 5 meters away from ACT3. The closer the target is to ACT3, the heavier it feels. Examples=

Cult Jump (GB)
Echoes ACT1 appears without his Stand user, Koichi, as one of the ten characters from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise on the game.

All Star Battle (PS3)
All versions of Echoes appear as Koichi's Stand during gameplay. Different moves correspond to different Stands. A full list can be found here.
 * His GHA has ACT1 pelting the victim with a barrage of deafening sounds, ACT2 knocking them high into the air, and ACT3 beating them up with 3 Freeze and inflicting his increased gravity on them, causing them to fall down hard.
 * Koichi's HHA is Echoes 3 Freeze, which will make the opponent heavier, temporarily slowing their movement and removing their ability to jump.

Trivia

 * Araki designed Echoes' appearance with Koichi's growth in mind.
 * ACT1 has the appearance of alien larva.
 * ACT2 grows into a child, resembling a standing.
 * ACT3 is like a friend and is the image of Koichi made into a Stand.

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