The Grateful Dead

“

What's the big deal, anyway? Every year, passenger planes crash all around the world. This won't be as brutal as those!

”

—Prosciutto, Chapter 488: The Grateful Dead, Part 1

The Grateful Dead (ザ・グレイトフル・デッド, Za Gureitofuru Deddo) is the Stand of Prosciutto featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo.

It has the simple but deadly ability to rapidly age any living organism, with the rate of aging being proportional to the organism's body temperature.

Appearance

The Grateful Dead appears as a humanoid torso with long arms, large hands, and numerous angled eyes of various sizes embedded all over its face and body. Its face in particular has three horizontal or diagonal eyes on each side, with one larger vertical eye on the center of its forehead, and two horizontal eyes on the back. There are four horizontal eyes on its chest and back, with several more on its arms. It was designed with these multiple eyes to make it resemble a yokai. Although it lacks a mouth, it has an oval-shaped protuberance extending from the center of its face to its chin. The anime adaptation also changes the shape of its fingers, being more claw-like in appearance.

There are screw holes in its shoulders, elbows, and wrists. Lacking a lower body, there are four segmented tentacles hanging from its waist instead. Rather than floating, it directly walks on the ground with its hands, with three huge metal-like segmented fingers evenly spaced around its circumference.

The Grateful Dead constantly emits a light mist from its body when activating its ability.

Color Schemes

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

Colored MangaAnimeGioGioEyes of Heaven

Body

(Dark purple, bronze fingers and gray pipes)

Eyes(Yellow scleras, red irises)

Body(Ice blue, purple fingers and pipes)

Eyes(Lime scleras, yellow irises)

Body

(Light purple, orange fingers and gray pipes)

Eyes(Yellow scleras, orange irises)

Body

(Light purple, light brown fingers and gray pipes)

Eyes(Dark yellow)

Abilities

The Grateful Dead's greatest asset is its ability to forcefully age people over a large area, making it a terrifying power because of its potential for a massacre. However, the aging can be slowed, and while The Grateful Dead isn't weak, it isn't a match for other close range Stands like Sticky Fingers.

Accelerated Aging

The Grateful Dead has the ability to cause organisms to age physically and mentally at an accelerated rate. There are two ways The Grateful Dead can deploy its power. The first mode is to spread the aging over a large area and indiscriminately attack friends and foes, which is dangerous for Prosciutto's companions. The second mode is to direct its power precisely by grabbing someone, in which case the aging is faster than one can react. The activation of this ability manifests itself as mist spreading from The Grateful Dead.

Narancia becomes a sick old man

When under the effect of The Grateful Dead, people age rapidly with all the effects it implies: their skin develops wrinkles, their teeth begin to fall out, the tips of their limbs start to necrose, their bones and joints shrink, and their cognitive ability is reduced. Infants would succumb to the effect of "aging", with their skin wrinkling and hair falling out, rather than merely growing into an adult quickly. Even fruits and flowers wither and dry up.

Because the spirit is also aged by The Grateful Dead, enemy Stands are also weakened. Their power and stamina are sapped, and even a powerful close-range Stand like Sticky Fingers can become slower than the rather slow The Grateful Dead.

Prosciutto disguising himself as an old man to shield Pesci.

Prosciutto is normally immune to The Grateful Dead and can stay young inside its range. However, he can freely toggle the aging on himself, notably fooling Mista into thinking he's a mere civilian.

The rate at which people age is dependent on their body heat. The warmer one's body is, the faster they age. Because of minute differences between men and women's bodies, women also age more slowly. Thus, things warming the body, like intense physical activity, will accelerate the aging but exposure to cold, like ingesting ice, will counter and reverse The Grateful Dead's power immediately, although both effects balance themselves and insufficient coldness will not have an effect.

Chapters / Episodes

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

Part 5Part 7

• Chapter 488: The Grateful Dead, Part 1
• Chapter 489: The Grateful Dead, Part 2
• Chapter 490: The Grateful Dead, Part 3
• Chapter 491: The Grateful Dead, Part 4
• Chapter 492: The Grateful Dead, Part 5
• Chapter 493: The Grateful Dead, Part 6
• Chapter 494: The Grateful Dead, Part 7
• Chapter 495: The Grateful Dead, Part 8
• Chapter 496: The Grateful Dead, Part 9
• Chapter 497: The Grateful Dead, Part 10
• Chapter 498: The Grateful Dead, Part 11
• Chapter 499: The Grateful Dead, Part 12 (Death)

• Steel Ball Run Extra Chapter 3: Untitled Stand Chapter (Mentioned)
  Mentioned only

Anime Appearances

Episodes in order of appearance

• Golden Wind Episode 14: Express Train to Florence
• Golden Wind Episode 15: The Grateful Dead, Part 1
• Golden Wind Episode 16: The Grateful Dead, Part 2 (Death)
• Golden Wind Episode 21.5: determinazione
• Golden Wind Episode 28.5: destino

Creation and Development

Araki originally intended to draw the lower half of its body but changed his mind, thinking it looked fine as it is and appears more unusual this way. The Grateful Dead represents how he chooses to design Stands based on their functionality. Since it doesn't have a physically-based ability and wouldn't need to punch, he removed the functionality of the Stand's hands by making them function as legs instead.

Gallery

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StoryChapter Covers

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  The Grateful Dead's description and stats
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  Pesci screaming when he sees the Stand
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  Prosciutto and The Grateful Dead
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  View of the Stand's back
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  The Stand's first demonstration; its effect on Narancia Ghirga
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  Ability's effect on Giorno Giovanna, Pannacotta Fugo, and Leone Abbacchio
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  A woman and her child are affected by The Grateful Dead's ability
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  The Stand's ability reaching its peak in Narancia
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  Trish Una puts some ice on Narancia's face
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  The train engineer attacked by Beach Boy dying of aging
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  A crowd of aging passengers
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  Prosciutto becomes an old man as a disguise
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  The stand's direct effect on Mista
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  Reverting Prosciutto to his younger state
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  Destroying a dashboard to find Coco Jumbo
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  About to kill Team Bucciarati's members
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  Blocking a sneak attack from Bucciarati
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  Sticky Fingers is faster than The Grateful Dead
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  Bucciarati unzipping his head to dodge a punch from The Grateful Dead
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  Attacked by Sticky Fingers

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  Chapter 489 Cover A
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  Chapter 489 Cover B
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  Chapter 492 Cover
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  Chapter 493 Cover B
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  Chapter 494 Cover B
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  Chapter 495 Cover A
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  Chapter 497 Cover A
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  Chapter 497 Cover B

StoryOpenings/EndingsDesign SheetsPromotional Art

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  Prosciutto and The Grateful Dead
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  Infecting the train with its ability to lure out Team Bucciarati
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  The Stand's ability affecting Narancia
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  A close up on the Stand's bottom
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  Ice - the only way to reverse the aging ability
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  Direct contact accelerates the aging significantly
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  Defending his Master from a surprise attack done by Bucciarati
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  Fighting Sticky Fingers
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  Gaining the advantage on Bucciarati
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  Ready to finish off Bucciarati
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  Crumbling as its master dies
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  The Grateful Dead's stats

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  The Grateful Dead near the bottom below Baby Face in Modern Crusaders

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  The Grateful Dead key art
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  Prosciutto and The Grateful Dead in GioGio's Bizarre Adventure
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  The Grateful Dead is summoned to age everyone onboard
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  Fighting Bucciarati in Chapter 5-1
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  Grabbing Bucciarati and slowly depleting his health

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  Prosciutto and The Grateful Dead as Naples Station's stage hazard, EoH
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  The Grateful Dead's model

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  Stand-up Icon [Aging Everything]
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  Idle [Aging Everything]
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  Charging to Attack [Aging Everything]
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  Attacking [Aging Everything]
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  Icon [Grateful Resolve]
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  Stand-up Icon [Grateful Resolve]
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  Charging to Attack [Grateful Resolve]
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  Attacking [Grateful Resolve]
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  Win Pose [Grateful Resolve]
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  Stand-up Icon [Inherited Gangster Experience]
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  Charging to Attack [Inherited Gangster Experience]
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  Attacking [Inherited Gangster Experience]
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  The Grateful Dead's Aging [Normal]
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  The Grateful Dead's Aging [Shiny]
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  Prosciutto & Pesci [Shiny]
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  Aging Everything [EX]
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  Grateful Resolve [EX]

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  Grateful Dead in Prosciutto's victory pose, All-Star Battle R
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  The Greatful Dead Normals

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  Monster Strike; La Squadra Esecuzioni Members, Prosciutto & Pesci
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  La Squadra Esecuzioni Members, Prosciutto & Pesci (Chibi)

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  Stands Collection Figure Keyholder
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  Chara Heroes; Part 5 Vol.2
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  Statue Legend
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  Statue Legend Second
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  Nendoroid
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  Stand Figure Collection

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  ultra BRAND White
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  ultra BRAND Black
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  BANDAI FASHION COLLECTION
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  BANDAI FASHION COLLECTION
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  BANDAI FASHION COLLECTION
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  glamb White
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  glamb Black
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  glamb White
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  glamb Black
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  Shimamura
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  KYOTO ALAMONO Purple
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  KYOTO ALAMONO Navy

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  Sentinel Coaster Gallery
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  Ripples of Adventure Can Badge
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  Ripples of Adventure Hand Cream
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  Ripples of Adventure Playing Cards
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  Ultra Jump April 2019 Stickers
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  Tower Records Cards
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  Tower Records Scotch Tape
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  Tower Records Stamps
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  Ichiban Kuji Hand Towels
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  Anime 10th Anniversary Exhibition Masking Tape
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  Avail Mini Towel
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  Ichiban Kuji Rubber Charm
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  Ichiban Kuji Clear Poster
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  NOZ COLLABORATION Perfume

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  The Grateful Dead (Adventure Battle Card)
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  JoJo's Bizarre Hanafuda
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  Significance of Resolution, Prosciutto & The Grateful Dead (Weiß Schwarz)

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  JOJO A-GO!GO!
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  Weekly Shonen Jump #13, 1997
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  JOJO A-GO!GO! (Inside Illustration)
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  GioGio's Bizarre Adventure (Poster)
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  Prosciutto illustration drawn for a sick fan
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  Concept art, JOJO A-GO!GO!
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  Concept art, JOJOVELLER

Trivia

• In Eyes of Heaven, while under the effects of Prosciutto's The Grateful Dead in the Naples Station stage, the icons for the characters visibly get older with wrinkles and white hair. However, vampire characters (like DIO and Vanilla Ice), the Pillar Men, and Stroheim do not age.

See also

• Twister