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{{Quote|He who fully controls the Arrow... will control the world!|[[Jean Pierre Polnareff]]|{{Ch|Chapter 571}}}}
{{Quote|He who fully controls the Arrow... will control the world!|[[Jean Pierre Polnareff]]|{{Ch|Chapter 571}}}}
The {{Nihongo|'''Bow and Arrow'''|弓と矢|Yumi to Ya}} (more generally the {{Nihongo|'''Arrow'''|矢|Ya}}) is a powerful item introduced in the fourth part of the ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' series, ''[[Diamond is Unbreakable]]''. The Arrows become a major plot-driving force throughout the part due to their ability to create [[Stand]] users.
The {{Nihongo|'''Bow and Arrow'''|弓と矢|Yumi to Ya}}, more generally the {{Nihongo|'''Arrow'''|矢|Ya}}, is a powerful item introduced in the fourth part of the ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' series, ''[[Diamond is Unbreakable]]''. The Arrows become a major plot-driving force throughout the part due to their ability to create [[Stand]] users.


Some of the Arrows and their fragments influence the events of ''[[Stardust Crusaders]]'', ''[[Vento Aureo]]'', and ''[[Stone Ocean]]''; in the latter two parts, the history and previous influence of the Arrows is detailed.
Some of the Arrows and their fragments influence the events of ''[[Stardust Crusaders]]'', ''[[Vento Aureo]]'', and ''[[Stone Ocean]]''; in the latter two parts, the history and previous influence of the Arrows is detailed.
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Six Arrows have been discovered to date. Following their theft from an archaeological site in Egypt by [[Diavolo]], five of the six were sold to [[Enya the Hag]]. Their subsequent usage is outlined below:
Six Arrows have been discovered to date. Following their theft from an archaeological site in Egypt by [[Diavolo]], five of the six were sold to [[Enya the Hag]]. Their subsequent usage is outlined below:


#The Arrow kept by Diavolo, presumably used to awaken his Stand [[King Crimson]], was later given to [[Polpo]] and placed in the mouth of his Stand [[Black Sabbath]] in order to create new Stand users for [[Passione]]. It is shattered during Polpo's death.<ref name="C455">{{Ch|Chapter 455}}</ref>
#The Arrow kept by Diavolo, used to awaken his Stand [[King Crimson]],<ref>{{Ch|Chapter 581}}</ref> was later given to [[Polpo]] and placed in the mouth of his Stand [[Black Sabbath]] in order to create new Stand users for [[Passione]]. It is shattered during Polpo's death.<ref name="C455">{{Ch|Chapter 455}}</ref>
#[[Keicho Nijimura]] obtained one Arrow from Enya after learning of her connection to [[Dio Brando|DIO]] and thus his father.<ref name="C282">{{Ch|Chapter 282}}</ref> Keicho uses this Arrow on various residents of Morioh, attempting to create a Stand user capable of killing their father. The Arrow is later stolen by [[Akira Otoishi]], who used it to grant [[Ratt|Stands]] to two rats. Following Akira's defeat, the [[Speedwagon Foundation]] recovers the Arrow.<ref name="C368">{{Ch|Chapter 368}}</ref>
#[[Keicho Nijimura]] obtained one Arrow from Enya after learning of her connection to [[DIO]] and thus his father.<ref name="C282">{{Ch|Chapter 282}}</ref> Keicho uses this Arrow on various residents of Morioh, attempting to create a Stand user capable of killing their father. The Arrow is later stolen by [[Akira Otoishi]], who used it to grant [[Ratt|Stands]] to two rats. Following Akira's defeat, the [[Speedwagon Foundation]] recovers the Arrow.<ref name="C368">{{Ch|Chapter 368}}</ref>
#One Arrow, given to [[Yoshihiro Kira]] by Enya,<ref name="C369">{{Ch|Chapter 369}}</ref> was used to awaken his son's Stand [[Killer Queen]]. Following Yoshihiro's death and Josuke and the others investigation of Kira, Yoshihiro's ghost uses the Arrow to create Stand users in Morioh in order to protect his son. The Arrow later pierces [[Yoshikage Kira]] a second time, awakening Killer Queen's third bomb, [[Bites the Dust]]. It is presumably destroyed when Yoshihiro's ghost is destroyed by one of Killer Queen's bombs.
#One Arrow, given to [[Yoshihiro Kira]] by Enya,<ref name="C369">{{Ch|Chapter 369}}</ref> was used to awaken his son's Stand [[Killer Queen]]. Following Yoshihiro's death and Josuke and the others investigation of Kira, Yoshihiro's ghost uses the Arrow to create Stand users in Morioh in order to protect his son. The Arrow later pierces [[Yoshikage Kira]] a second time, awakening Killer Queen's third bomb, [[Bites the Dust]]. It is presumably destroyed when Yoshihiro's ghost is destroyed by one of Killer Queen's bombs.
#An Arrow possessing a beetle design was recovered in Egypt and kept by [[Jean Pierre Polnareff]]. Upon accidentally pricking [[Silver Chariot]], the Arrow temporarily created [[Chariot Requiem]]. Polnareff pierces Silver Chariot with the Arrow a second time in Rome as he dies, summoning a berserk Chariot Requiem. After a fierce struggle for the Arrow, [[Giorno Giovanna]] pierces [[Gold Experience]] with the Arrow to create [[Gold Experience Requiem]]. The Arrow remains in the possession of Giorno and Polnareff's ghost afterward.
#An Arrow possessing a beetle design was recovered in Egypt and kept by [[Jean Pierre Polnareff]]. Upon accidentally pricking [[Silver Chariot]], the Arrow temporarily created [[Chariot Requiem]]. Polnareff pierces Silver Chariot with the Arrow a second time in Rome as he dies, summoning a berserk Chariot Requiem. After a fierce struggle for the Arrow, [[Giorno Giovanna]] pierces [[Gold Experience]] with the Arrow to create [[Gold Experience Requiem]]. The Arrow remains in the possession of Giorno and Polnareff's ghost afterward.
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===El Aleph Arrows===
===El Aleph Arrows===
{{Non-Canon|ea}}
{{Non-Canon|ea}}
In the light novel ''[[El Aleph (Novel)|El Aleph]]'', there is a Bow and Arrow in South America. [[Lisa Lisa]] reveals the theory that the [[Speedwagon Foundation]] came up with after discussing with many researchers: there was once a man who wanted to be as powerful as a god, who might have been a member of a family who had lived eternally since time immemorial, or perhaps a descendant of that family. The man instinctively sensed the true value of the unknown virus from the meteorite and came up with a scheme to turn the mineral into Arrows.<ref name="rey3">{{Ch|El Aleph Chapter 3}}</ref>
In the light novel ''[[El Aleph]]'', there is a Bow and Arrow in South America. [[Lisa Lisa]] reveals the theory that the [[Speedwagon Foundation]] came up with after discussing with many researchers: there was once a man who wanted to be as powerful as a god, who might have been a member of a family who had lived eternally since time immemorial, or perhaps a descendant of that family. The man instinctively sensed the true value of the unknown virus from the meteorite and came up with a scheme to turn the mineral into Arrows.<ref name="rey3">{{Ch|El Aleph Chapter 3}}</ref>


In 1966, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake strikes Peru, causing large deformations in the earth's crust. A research organization carries out a geographical investigation 40 kilometers east of the capital of {{W|Lima}} and {{W|Pucallpa}}. When the researchers enter an area that had a new, large-scale depression, they suddenly become afflicted with unexplained illnesses. Most illnesses result in unnatural deaths, but around three of the victims exhibit strange phenomena such as spontaneous combustion or electrical discharge. It is believed that they came into contact with a mineral containing the virus which got exposed from the earthquake. Lisa Lisa mentions there were cases of people finding and harvesting the mineral in regions other than Peru for their own purposes.<ref name="rey3" />
In 1966, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake strikes Peru, causing large deformations in the earth's crust. A research organization carries out a geographical investigation 40 kilometers east of the capital of {{W|Lima}} and {{W|Pucallpa}}. When the researchers enter an area that had a new, large-scale depression, they suddenly become afflicted with unexplained illnesses. Most illnesses result in unnatural deaths, but around three of the victims exhibit strange phenomena such as spontaneous combustion or electrical discharge. It is believed that they came into contact with a mineral containing the virus which got exposed from the earthquake. Lisa Lisa mentions there were cases of people finding and harvesting the mineral in regions other than Peru for their own purposes.<ref name="rey3" />
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===Effects on Bloodlines===
===Effects on Bloodlines===
The Arrow's effects transfer through bloodlines, generally without exception. The Arrow that pierced [[Dio Brando|DIO]] (and thus [[Jonathan Joestar]]'s body) awakened Stands in the rest of the [[Joestar Family|Joestar family]]. Members of a bloodline without the necessary spiritual strength to wield a Stand slowly die from its power, as if they were suffering a severe fever; such is the case with [[Holy Kujo]] and a young [[Josuke Higashikata]]. If the person responsible for the Arrow's influence dies, any family members suffering in this way are cured instantly, though Josuke fully awakened and retained his own Stand.
The Arrow's effects transfer through bloodlines, generally without exception. The Arrow that pierced [[DIO]] (and thus [[Jonathan Joestar]]'s body) awakened Stands in the rest of the [[Joestar Family|Joestar family]]. Members of a bloodline without the necessary spiritual strength to wield a Stand slowly die from its power, as if they were suffering a severe fever; such is the case with [[Holy Kujo]] and a young [[Josuke Higashikata]]. If the person responsible for the Arrow's influence dies, any family members suffering in this way are cured instantly, though Josuke fully awakened and retained his own Stand.


The Arrow can also awaken a Stand within one's siblings, as the wound from the Arrow that pierced [[Enrico Pucci]] also transferred to his brother [[Weather Report|Wes Bluemarine]], granting him [[Weather Report (Stand)|Weather Report]].
The Arrow can also awaken a Stand within one's siblings, as the wound from the Arrow that pierced [[Enrico Pucci]] also transferred to his brother [[Weather Report|Wes Bluemarine]], granting him [[Weather Report (Stand)|Weather Report]].
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===Repeated Piercings===
===Repeated Piercings===
[[File:Arrow creating Requiem.gif|thumb|300px|Silver Chariot pricks its finger on the Arrow and becomes Chariot Requiem]]
[[File:Arrow creating Requiem.gif|thumb|300px|Silver Chariot pricks its finger on the Arrow and becomes Chariot Requiem]]
A degree of uncertainty surrounds the effects of an Arrow piercing a Stand or its user after its awakening. When an Arrow pierces a Stand user, the user in question awakens a new ability; such was the case with [[Yoshikage Kira]]'s [[Bites the Dust]] ability. However, this fact seems to be context-sensitive, as [[Giorno Giovanna]]'s repeated contact with the Arrow in [[Black Sabbath]]'s mouth seemingly had no effect beyond wounding him.
A degree of uncertainty surrounds the effects of an Arrow piercing a Stand or its user after its awakening. When an Arrow pierces a Stand user, the user in question awakens a new ability; such is the case with [[Yoshikage Kira]]'s [[Bites the Dust]] ability. However, this fact seems to be context-sensitive, as [[Giorno Giovanna]]'s repeated contact with the Arrow in [[Black Sabbath]]'s mouth seemingly has no effect beyond wounding him.


Though this is only demonstrated with one Arrow, piercing a Stand may cause it to change its form and gain a completely new ability;<ref name="C574">{{Ch|Chapter 574}}</ref> these evolved Stands are referred to as [[Stand Types#Evolved Stands|Requiem Stands]]. In the two cases where this has occurred, Polnareff's [[Silver Chariot]] lost its previous abilities while Giorno's [[Gold Experience]] retained them. Though it is unclear whether the Arrow can reject a Stand user, the possibility has been raised by [[Diavolo]]. The transformation can usually be reversed by retrieving the Arrow from an evolved Stand, though the berserk [[Chariot Requiem]] retained its form even without the Arrow.
In certain cases, piercing a Stand may cause it to change its form and gain a completely new ability, one that holds dominion over souls themselves.<ref name="C574">{{Ch|Chapter 574}}</ref> These evolved Stands are referred to as [[Stand Types#Evolved Stands|Requiem Stands]]. In the two known cases of this phenomenon, Polnareff's [[Silver Chariot]] loses its previous abilities while Giorno's [[Gold Experience]] retains them. The transformation can usually be reversed by retrieving the Arrow from an evolved Stand, though the berserk [[Chariot Requiem]] retains its form even without the Arrow.

{{Non-Canon|ea}}
[[El Aleph (Stand)|El Aleph]] is also considered a Requiem Stand,<ref>[[El Aleph - Final Arc]], [[JOJO magazine|magazine]] cover</ref> being awakened when [[Joaquín Ruiz-Jorruda]] is shot by the Arrow. However, El Aleph's form is not tied to the Arrow, and does not demonstrate the same mastery over souls as other Requiem Stands.
{{Non-Canon|end}}


==Stands Awakened by the Arrows==
==Stands Awakened by the Arrows==
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Dio Brando|DIO}}|bg=SDC3|bg2=SDC2|
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|DIO}}|bg=SDC3|bg2=SDC2|
{{Char|Name=The World|Av=TheWorldMangaAv.png|Av2=TheWorldAvAnim.png|Stands={{White2|Dio Brando|DIO}}|Color=SDC|Color2=SDC2}}
{{Char|Name=The World|Av=TheWorldMangaAv.png|Av2=TheWorldAvAnim.png|Stands={{White2|DIO}}|Color=SDC|Color2=SDC2}}
{{Char|Name=Jonathan's Stand|Av=JoestarStandAv.png|Av2=JoestarStandAvAnim.png|Stands={{White2|Jonathan Joestar}}/{{White2|Dio Brando|DIO}}|Color=SDC|Color2=SDC2}}
{{Char|Name=Jonathan's Stand|Av=JoestarStandAv.png|Av2=JoestarStandAvAnim.png|Stands={{White2|Jonathan Joestar}}/{{White2|DIO}}|Color=SDC|Color2=SDC2}}
{{Char|Name=Hermit Purple|Av=HermitPurpleMangaAv.png|Av2=HermitPurpleAvAnim.png|Status=[[Joestar Family|Joestar bloodline]]|Stand=Joseph Joestar|Color=SDC|Color2=SDC2}}
{{Char|Name=Hermit Purple|Av=HermitPurpleMangaAv.png|Av2=HermitPurpleAvAnim.png|Status=[[Joestar Family|Joestar bloodline]]|Stand=Joseph Joestar|Color=SDC|Color2=SDC2}}
{{Char|Name=Holy's Stand|Av=HolyStandMangaAv.png|Av2=HolyStandAvAnim.png|Status=[[Joestar Family|Joestar bloodline]]|Stand=Holy Kujo|Color=SDC|Color2=SDC2}}
{{Char|Name=Holy's Stand|Av=HolyStandMangaAv.png|Av2=HolyStandAvAnim.png|Status=[[Joestar Family|Joestar bloodline]]|Stand=Holy Kujo|Color=SDC|Color2=SDC2}}
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{{Char|Name=The Lock|Av=TheLockMangaAv.png|Av2=TheLockAvAnim.png|Stand=Tamami Kobayashi|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
{{Char|Name=The Lock|Av=TheLockMangaAv.png|Av2=TheLockAvAnim.png|Stand=Tamami Kobayashi|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
{{Char|Name=Love Deluxe|Av=LoveDeluxeMangaAv.png|Av2=LoveDeluxeAvAnim.png|Stand=Yukako Yamagishi|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
{{Char|Name=Love Deluxe|Av=LoveDeluxeMangaAv.png|Av2=LoveDeluxeAvAnim.png|Stand=Yukako Yamagishi|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
{{Char|Name=Heaven's Door|Av=HeavenDoorMangaAv.png|Av2=HeavensDoorAvAnim.png|Stand=Rohan Kishibe|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}{{Char|Name=Harvest|Av=HarvestMangaAv.png|Av2=HarvestAvAnim.png|Stands=[[Shigekiyo Yangu]]<ref name="GO!GO!">[[JOJO A-GO!GO!]]</ref>|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
{{Char|Name=Heaven's Door|Av=HeavenDoorMangaAv.png|Av2=HeavensDoorAvAnim.png|Stand=Rohan Kishibe|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
{{Char|Name=Surface|Av=SurfaceMangaAv.png|Av2=SurfaceAvAnim.png|Stand=Toshikazu Hazamada|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
{{Char|Name=Harvest|Av=HarvestMangaAv.png|Av2=HarvestAvAnim.png|Stands=[[Shigekiyo Yangu]]<ref name="GO!GO!">[[JOJO A-GO!GO!]]</ref>|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
{{Char|Name=Surface|Av=SurfaceMangaAv.png|Av2=SurfaceAvAnim.png|Stand=Toshikazu Hazamada|Status=[[Toshikazu Hazamada's Questionable Adventure|Spin-off]] only|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
{{Char|Name=Red Hot Chili Pepper|Av=RedHotChiliPepperMangaAv.png|Av2=RedHotChilliPepperAvAnim.png|Stand=Akira Otoishi|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
{{Char|Name=Red Hot Chili Pepper|Av=RedHotChiliPepperMangaAv.png|Av2=RedHotChilliPepperAvAnim.png|Stand=Akira Otoishi|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
{{Char|Name=Echoes|Av=EchoesAv.gif|Av2=EchoesAvAnim.gif|Stand=Koichi Hirose|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
{{Char|Name=Echoes|Av=EchoesAv.gif|Av2=EchoesAvAnim.gif|Stand=Koichi Hirose|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
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{{Char|Name=Bites the Dust|Av=BitestheDustMangaAv.jpg|Av2=BitesTheDustAvAnim.png|Stand=Yoshikage Kira|Status=Second piercing|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
{{Char|Name=Bites the Dust|Av=BitestheDustMangaAv.jpg|Av2=BitesTheDustAvAnim.png|Stand=Yoshikage Kira|Status=Second piercing|Color=DIU|Color2=DIU2}}
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{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Polpo}}<ref name="GO!GO!"/>{{Ref-Note|It is stated in ''[[JOJO A-GO!GO!]]'' that Polpo and his Stand, [[Black Sabbath]], are responsible for awakening the majority of the Stand users in [[Passione]]. However, due to the existence of natural-born Stand users and the possibility of completing Polpo's trial without encountering Black Sabbath, only cases confirmed by official sources are listed here.}}|bg=VA3|bg2=VA2|
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Polpo}}|bg=VA3|bg2=VA2|
{{Char|Name=Sticky Fingers|Av=StickyFingersAv.png|Av2=StickyFingersAvAnim.png|Stands=[[Bruno Bucciarati]]<ref name="GO!GO!"/>|Color=VA|Color2=VA2}}{{Char|Name=Purple Haze|Av=PurpleHazeAv.png|Av2=PurpleHazeAvAnim.png|Stand=Pannacotta Fugo|Color=VA|Color2=VA2|Status=[[Golden Wind (Anime)|Anime]] only}}
{{Char|Name=Sticky Fingers|Av=StickyFingersAv.png|Av2=StickyFingersAvAnim.png|Stand=Bruno Bucciarati|Color=VA|Color2=VA2}}
{{Char|Name=Moody Blues|Av=MoodyBluesAv.png|Av2=MoodyBluesAvAnim.png|Stands=[[Leone Abbacchio]]<ref name="GO!GO!"/>|Color=VA|Color2=VA2}}
{{Char|Name=Moody Blues|Av=MoodyBluesAv.png|Av2=MoodyBluesAvAnim.png|Stand=Leone Abbacchio|Color=VA|Color2=VA2}}
{{Char|Name=Aerosmith|Av=AerosmithAv.png|Av2=AerosmithAvAnim.png|Stand=Narancia Ghirga|Color=VA|Color2=VA2}}
{{Char|Name=Sex Pistols|Av=SexPistolsAv.png|Av2=SexPistolsAvAnim.png|Stand=Guido Mista|Color=VA|Color2=VA2}}
{{Char|Name=Sex Pistols|Av=SexPistolsAv.png|Av2=SexPistolsAvAnim.png|Stand=Guido Mista|Color=VA|Color2=VA2}}
{{Char|Name=Kraft Work|Av=KraftWorkAv.png|Av2=KraftworkAvAnim.png|Stand=Sale|Color=VA|Color2=VA2}}
{{Char|Name=Purple Haze|Av=PurpleHazeAv.png|Av2=PurpleHazeAvAnim.png|Stand=Pannacotta Fugo|Color=VA|Color2=VA2|Status=[[Golden Wind (Anime)|Anime]] only}}
}}
}}
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Diavolo}}|bg=VA3|bg2=VA2|
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Diavolo}}|bg=VA3|bg2=VA2|
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===Non-Canon===
===Non-Canon===
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Reimi Sugimoto#JORGE JOESTAR|Reimi Sugimoto}}|bg=JORGE3|bg2=JORGE2|
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Reimi Sugimoto (JORGE JOESTAR)|Reimi Sugimoto}}|bg=JORGE3|bg2=JORGE2|
{{Char|Name=Arrow Cross House|Av=JorgeArrowCrossHouseAv.gif|Stand=Penelope de la Rosa|Color=JORGE|Color2=JORGE2}}
{{Char|Name=Arrow Cross House|Av=JorgeArrowCrossHouseAv.gif|Stand=Penelope de la Rosa|Color=JORGE|Color2=JORGE2}}
}}
}}
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Dio Brando/History#JORGE JOESTAR|Dio Brando}}|bg=JORGE3|bg2=JORGE2|
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Dio Brando/History#JORGE JOESTAR|Dio Brando}}|bg=JORGE3|bg2=JORGE2|
{{Char|Name=C-MOON Ultimate Requiem|Av=JorgeCMoonUltimateRequiemAv.jpg|Stands=[[Kars]]/[[Dio Brando]]|Color=JORGE|Color2=JORGE2}}
{{Char|Name=C-MOON Ultimate Requiem|Av=JorgeCMoonUltimateRequiemAv.jpg|Stands=[[Kars]] / [[Dio Brando]]|Color=JORGE|Color2=JORGE2}}
}}
}}
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Fernando Alhorn}} or his gang|bg=RI3|bg2=RI2|
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Fernando Alhorn}} or his gang|bg=EA3|bg2=EA2|
{{Char|Name=El Corazón de las Tinieblas|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Fernando Alhorn|Color=RI|Color2=RI2}}
{{Char|Name=El Corazón de las Tinieblas|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Fernando Alhorn|Color=EA|Color2=EA2}}
{{Char|Name=La Casa Verde|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Dos Santos|Color=RI|Color2=RI2}}
{{Char|Name=La Casa Verde|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Dos Santos|Color=EA|Color2=EA2}}
{{Char|Name=El Señor de las Moscas|Av=ElSenordelasMoscasAv.png|Stand=Fabio Ubuh|Color=RI|Color2=RI2}}
{{Char|Name=El Señor de las Moscas|Av=ElSenordelasMoscasAv.png|Stand=Fabio Ubuh|Color=EA|Color2=EA2}}
{{Char|Name=Hopscotch|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Izahela Mena-Mena|Color=RI|Color2=RI2}}
{{Char|Name=Hopscotch|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Izahela Mena-Mena|Color=EA|Color2=EA2}}
{{Char|Name=Écue-Yamba-Ó|Av=NoPicAv.png|Color=RI|Color2=RI2}}
{{Char|Name=Écue-Yamba-Ó|Av=NoPicAv.png|Color=EA|Color2=EA2}}
{{Char|Name=Yawar Fiesta|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Pisco|Color=RI|Color2=RI2}}
{{Char|Name=Yawar Fiesta|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Pisco|Color=EA|Color2=EA2}}
{{Char|Name=El Obsceno Pájaro de la Noche|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Sasha Loggins|Color=RI|Color2=RI2}}
{{Char|Name=El Obsceno Pájaro de la Noche|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Sasha Loggins|Color=EA|Color2=EA2}}
{{Char|Name=El Aleph|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Octavio Luna Kan|Color=RI|Color2=RI2}}
{{Char|Name=El Aleph (Stand)|SName=El Aleph|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Octavio Luna Kan|Color=EA|Color2=EA2}}
{{Char|Name=Alhorn's Victims' Stands|Av=NoPicAv.png|Color=RI|Color2=RI2}}
{{Char|Name=Alhorn's Victims' Stands|Av=NoPicAv.png|Color=EA|Color2=EA2}}
{{Char|Name=Strength|Av=StrengthMangaAv.png|Stand=Forever|Color=EA|Color2=EA2}}
}}
}}
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Octavio Luna Kan}}|bg=RI3|bg2=RI2|
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Octavio Luna Kan}}|bg=EA3|bg2=EA2|
{{Char|Name=Selva Cartel Army's Stands|Stand=Selva Cartel Army|Av=NoPicAv.png|Color=RI|Color2=RI2}}
{{Char|Name=Selva Cartel Army's Stands|Stand=Selva Cartel Army|Av=NoPicAv.png|Color=EA|Color2=EA2}}
}}
}}
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Lisa Lisa}}|bg=RI3|bg2=RI2|
{{CBox|Title=Awakened by {{White2|Lisa Lisa}}|bg=EA3|bg2=EA2|
{{Char|Name=The House of Earth|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Lisa Lisa|Color=RI|Color2=RI2}}
{{Char|Name=The House of Earth|Av=NoPicAv.png|Stand=Lisa Lisa|Color=EA|Color2=EA2}}
}}
}}


==Similar Phenomena==
==Similar Phenomena==
===''[[Steel Ball Run]]''===
===''[[Steel Ball Run]]''===
In a desert along the trail of the future [[Steel Ball Run (race)|Steel Ball Run race]], a meteorite crashed into the desert and formed a mobile formation of land known as the [[Devil's Palm]]. Feared by the natives near the area, it was rumored that the Devil's Palm sought out future Stand users and imposed a heavy affliction upon them, from which the person would obtain a Stand.
In a desert along the trail of the future [[Steel Ball Run (Race)|Steel Ball Run race]], a meteorite crashed into the desert and formed a mobile formation of land known as the [[Devil's Palm]]. Feared by the natives near the area, it was rumored that the Devil's Palm sought out future Stand users and imposed a heavy affliction upon them, from which the person would obtain a Stand.


===''[[JoJolion]]''===
===''[[JoJolion]]''===
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==Video Games==
==Video Games==
[[File:HFTF Arrow 1.png|thumb|left|250px]]
[[File:HFTF Arrow 2.png|thumb|right|145px]]
===''[[Heritage for the Future]]'' (DC/Arcade)===
The '''Arrow''' appears as a part of Polnareff's Super Move '''{{Nihongo|Glimpse of Requiem|レクイエムの片鱗}}'''. On input Silver Chariot will pop out and be unexpectedly hit by it, briefly turning into Chariot Requiem. The screen will then flash, and the other character will be put to sleep.
{{-}}
===[[Puzzle & Dragons]] (Android/iOS)===
===[[Puzzle & Dragons]] (Android/iOS)===
{{:Puzzle & Dragons/Bow and Arrow}}
{{:Puzzle & Dragons/Bow and Arrow}}
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P5 Arrow End Manga.png|The Arrow after defeating [[Diavolo]] with [[GER]]
P5 Arrow End Manga.png|The Arrow after defeating [[Diavolo]] with [[GER]]
Arrow shard manga.png|The Arrow shard in [[Jolyne Cujoh]]'s [[Stone Pendant|pendant]]
Arrow shard manga.png|The Arrow shard in [[Jolyne Cujoh]]'s [[Stone Pendant|pendant]]
Beetle arrowhead manga.png|[[Dio Brando|DIO]] presents a beetle Arrow to [[Enrico Pucci]]
Beetle arrowhead manga.png|[[DIO]] presents a beetle Arrow to [[Enrico Pucci]]
StandBF.png|The Arrow in [[SBR Extra Chapter 3]]
StandBF.png|The Arrow in [[SBR Extra Chapter 3]]
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Jorge 12-12.jpg|[[JORGE JOESTAR (Novel)|JORGE JOESTAR]] ([[JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 12|Chapter 12]])
Jorge 12-12.jpg|[[JORGE JOESTAR (Novel)|JORGE JOESTAR]] ([[JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 12|Chapter 12]])
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SASSilverChariotP5 4.jpg|[[Super Action Statue]]; [[Silver Chariot]]'s accessory
SASSilverChariotP5 4.jpg|[[Super Action Statue]]; [[Silver Chariot]]'s accessory
KingCrimsonSAS.png|[[Super Action Statue]]; [[King Crimson]]'s accessory
SASK.Crimson8.jpg|[[Super Action Statue]]; [[King Crimson]]'s accessory
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PassioneBeetleArrow.jpg|[[PASSIONE+]]
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Seiko SBSA036.jpg|[[Seiko]]
JOJOBow&ArrowPierce1.jpg|[[JOJO's wallet series]]
JOJOBow&ArrowEarrings2.jpg|[[JOJO's wallet series]]
Glamb0120JJ01White.jpg|[[glamb]] White
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GiornoSuit2.jpg|[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Suits Collection]]
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GOLDEN WIND x Pameo Pose Stand Arrow Earrings 1.jpeg|[[PAMEO POSE]] Gold
GOLDEN WIND x Pameo Pose Stand Arrow Earrings 2.jpeg|[[PAMEO POSE]] Silver
GOLDEN WIND x Pameo Pose Stand Arrow Choker 1.jpeg|[[PAMEO POSE]] Gold
GOLDEN WIND x Pameo Pose Stand Arrow Choker 2.jpeg|[[PAMEO POSE]] Silver
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Jojo × NEW ERA 9FIFTY Arrow 1.jpeg|[[NEW ERA]]
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WSJ1995No49-52Cards.jpg|[[Weekly Shonen Jump]] 1995 [[Chapter 437|Issue #49]] - [[Chapter 440|Issue #52]] (Jump Collectors Club Cards)
WSJ1995No49-52Cards.jpg|[[Weekly Shonen Jump]] 1995 [[Chapter 437|Issue #49]] - [[Chapter 440|Issue #52]] (Jump Collectors Club Cards)
Filmarrow.png|[[Keicho]]'s arrow as seen in [[Diamond is Unbreakable (Film)|the ''Diamond Is Unbreakable'' film]]
Filmarrow.png|[[Keicho]]'s arrow as seen in [[Diamond is Unbreakable (Film)|the ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' film]]
The Book Arrow.jpg|The beetle arrow as seen in [[The Book|The Book ~jojo's bizarre adventure 4th another day~]]
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Latest revision as of 17:33, 28 February 2025

He who fully controls the Arrow... will control the world!

The Bow and Arrow (弓と矢, Yumi to Ya), more generally the Arrow (, Ya), is a powerful item introduced in the fourth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Diamond is Unbreakable. The Arrows become a major plot-driving force throughout the part due to their ability to create Stand users.

Some of the Arrows and their fragments influence the events of Stardust Crusaders, Vento Aureo, and Stone Ocean; in the latter two parts, the history and previous influence of the Arrows is detailed.

History

An excavation team discovers a virus inside a meteorite crater

Approximately 50,000 years ago, a meteorite crash-landed on Earth near an underpopulated region of Cape York, Greenland. In 1978, a mineral excavation team uncovered an unknown virus within the rocks of the surrounding area and determined that it had been lying dormant inside the meteorite. Despite extensive research, government doctors were unable to determine the alien virus's purpose outside of the total elimination of human life. It was soon discovered, however, that certain people possessed a quality that enabled them to not only survive when exposed to the virus, but gain supernatural abilities from it.[1]

The creator of the Arrows

Several hundred years before the discovery of the virus, a man who wished to acquire the power of a god took material from the meteorite and fashioned it into Arrows. The Arrows were lost to time until 1986, when an Egyptian team of archaeologists that included a young Diavolo uncovered six of them in Egypt. The Arrows were eventually stolen by Diavolo, who sold five of them to Enya the Hag. The six Arrows changed hands several times, with three notably falling into the hands of Keicho Nijimura, Yoshihiro Kira, and Polpo.[2]

The Arrows

The Arrow with the beetle design

Six Arrows have been discovered to date. Following their theft from an archaeological site in Egypt by Diavolo, five of the six were sold to Enya the Hag. Their subsequent usage is outlined below:

  1. The Arrow kept by Diavolo, used to awaken his Stand King Crimson,[3] was later given to Polpo and placed in the mouth of his Stand Black Sabbath in order to create new Stand users for Passione. It is shattered during Polpo's death.[4]
  2. Keicho Nijimura obtained one Arrow from Enya after learning of her connection to DIO and thus his father.[5] Keicho uses this Arrow on various residents of Morioh, attempting to create a Stand user capable of killing their father. The Arrow is later stolen by Akira Otoishi, who used it to grant Stands to two rats. Following Akira's defeat, the Speedwagon Foundation recovers the Arrow.[6]
  3. One Arrow, given to Yoshihiro Kira by Enya,[7] was used to awaken his son's Stand Killer Queen. Following Yoshihiro's death and Josuke and the others investigation of Kira, Yoshihiro's ghost uses the Arrow to create Stand users in Morioh in order to protect his son. The Arrow later pierces Yoshikage Kira a second time, awakening Killer Queen's third bomb, Bites the Dust. It is presumably destroyed when Yoshihiro's ghost is destroyed by one of Killer Queen's bombs.
  4. An Arrow possessing a beetle design was recovered in Egypt and kept by Jean Pierre Polnareff. Upon accidentally pricking Silver Chariot, the Arrow temporarily created Chariot Requiem. Polnareff pierces Silver Chariot with the Arrow a second time in Rome as he dies, summoning a berserk Chariot Requiem. After a fierce struggle for the Arrow, Giorno Giovanna pierces Gold Experience with the Arrow to create Gold Experience Requiem. The Arrow remains in the possession of Giorno and Polnareff's ghost afterward.

The whereabouts of the remaining two Arrows sold to Enya are unknown.[8] However, there are several instances in the series where an unidentified Arrow appears:

  • A shard of one Arrow was given by Jotaro Kujo to his ex-wife. It is later given to Jolyne Cujoh, who accidentally uses it to awaken her Stand, Stone Free. Ermes Costello then picks up the shard, incidentally awakening Kiss before selling it to Jolyne's cellmate Gwess. The shard is returned to Jolyne following Gwess's battle with her. This shard is later returned to Jotaro after he is placed inside the submarine.
  • One Arrow, bearing the same beetle design as Polnareff's Arrow, was given to Enrico Pucci by DIO in 1987.[9] The Arrow later pierced Pucci, awakening his Stand, Whitesnake, as well as his brother's Stand, Weather Report.[10] Its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
  • The Bow, along with one Arrow, can be seen hanging on DIO's wall in the anime adaptation of Stardust Crusaders.[11] This Arrow is presumably one of the five sold to Enya, though its subsequent whereabouts are unknown.

El Aleph Arrows


The information below derives from El Aleph which was not written by Araki. As such, it may not be considered canon.

In the light novel El Aleph, there is a Bow and Arrow in South America. Lisa Lisa reveals the theory that the Speedwagon Foundation came up with after discussing with many researchers: there was once a man who wanted to be as powerful as a god, who might have been a member of a family who had lived eternally since time immemorial, or perhaps a descendant of that family. The man instinctively sensed the true value of the unknown virus from the meteorite and came up with a scheme to turn the mineral into Arrows.[12]

In 1966, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake strikes Peru, causing large deformations in the earth's crust. A research organization carries out a geographical investigation 40 kilometers east of the capital of Lima and Pucallpa. When the researchers enter an area that had a new, large-scale depression, they suddenly become afflicted with unexplained illnesses. Most illnesses result in unnatural deaths, but around three of the victims exhibit strange phenomena such as spontaneous combustion or electrical discharge. It is believed that they came into contact with a mineral containing the virus which got exposed from the earthquake. Lisa Lisa mentions there were cases of people finding and harvesting the mineral in regions other than Peru for their own purposes.[12]

  1. While working as a geological survey assistant, Fernando Alhorn gets his hands on the Bow and Arrow during one of his routes. Alhorn then becomes a gang leader of human traffickers, shooting people throughout South America to turn them into Stand users. He enslaves those Stand users to exploit their abilities, which Izahela Mena-Mena testifies to after being rescued by the Foundation in 1973. Lisa Lisa assumes Alhorn might have multiple Arrows and commands the rest of the Paranormal Phenomena Section of the Speedwagon Foundation to retrieve the Arrows from Alhorn.[12] Throughout the years, Alhorn uses the Arrow on several victims, such as Pisco, Sasha Loggins, Joaquín Ruiz-Jorruda, Forever, and 33 other cases with abilities unknown to the Foundation.[13] In the early 1980s, Octavio Luna Kan and Joaquín discover that Alhorn only has one Bow and Arrow and take it for themselves after defeating him.[14] Octavio uses it to awaken several Stands for his army in the Selva Cartel.[15] After Lisa Lisa defeats Octavio in 1986, Sasha and J.D. Hernández retrieve the Arrow from his possession and secure it in a safe storage area known only to a few.[16]
  2. In 1986, Lisa Lisa asks Pisco to create a replica of Alhorn's Arrow using his ability Yawar Fiesta, which she uses on herself to awaken The House of Earth.[13][15] It is unknown what happened to the Arrow afterward, but the Foundation presumably kept it secure.

Concludes non-canon section.

Properties

Stand-Awakening Property

The Arrow's power awakening a Stand

The Arrows fashioned from the meteorite will catalyze and awaken the Stand of any living creature they pierce, given that the target has sufficient spiritual strength. If the target lacks sufficient spiritual strength, contact with the Arrow will prove fatal; on the other hand, the Arrows normally only seek out and pierce those who will live.

In certain cases, such as with Ken Oyanagi and Tama, the wound caused by the Arrow will heal and leave a hole about the size of an average coin.

Effects on Bloodlines

The Arrow's effects transfer through bloodlines, generally without exception. The Arrow that pierced DIO (and thus Jonathan Joestar's body) awakened Stands in the rest of the Joestar family. Members of a bloodline without the necessary spiritual strength to wield a Stand slowly die from its power, as if they were suffering a severe fever; such is the case with Holy Kujo and a young Josuke Higashikata. If the person responsible for the Arrow's influence dies, any family members suffering in this way are cured instantly, though Josuke fully awakened and retained his own Stand.

The Arrow can also awaken a Stand within one's siblings, as the wound from the Arrow that pierced Enrico Pucci also transferred to his brother Wes Bluemarine, granting him Weather Report.

If a person affected by the Arrow in this manner has a child after the source of the Arrow's effect dies, the child does not inherit a Stand of their own. The only known example of this scenario is Jolyne Cujoh, who didn't awaken her Stand until she cut herself on a shard of an Arrow.

Repeated Piercings

Silver Chariot pricks its finger on the Arrow and becomes Chariot Requiem

A degree of uncertainty surrounds the effects of an Arrow piercing a Stand or its user after its awakening. When an Arrow pierces a Stand user, the user in question awakens a new ability; such is the case with Yoshikage Kira's Bites the Dust ability. However, this fact seems to be context-sensitive, as Giorno Giovanna's repeated contact with the Arrow in Black Sabbath's mouth seemingly has no effect beyond wounding him.

In certain cases, piercing a Stand may cause it to change its form and gain a completely new ability, one that holds dominion over souls themselves.[17] These evolved Stands are referred to as Requiem Stands. In the two known cases of this phenomenon, Polnareff's Silver Chariot loses its previous abilities while Giorno's Gold Experience retains them. The transformation can usually be reversed by retrieving the Arrow from an evolved Stand, though the berserk Chariot Requiem retains its form even without the Arrow.


The information below derives from El Aleph which was not written by Araki. As such, it may not be considered canon.

El Aleph is also considered a Requiem Stand,[18] being awakened when Joaquín Ruiz-Jorruda is shot by the Arrow. However, El Aleph's form is not tied to the Arrow, and does not demonstrate the same mastery over souls as other Requiem Stands.


Concludes non-canon section.

Stands Awakened by the Arrows

Awakened by DIO

Bloodline

Non-Canon

Similar Phenomena

Steel Ball Run

In a desert along the trail of the future Steel Ball Run race, a meteorite crashed into the desert and formed a mobile formation of land known as the Devil's Palm. Feared by the natives near the area, it was rumored that the Devil's Palm sought out future Stand users and imposed a heavy affliction upon them, from which the person would obtain a Stand.

JoJolion

Following Johnny Joestar's seizure of the Saint's Corpse and self-sacrifice, the place where the Corpse was used beneath the Meditation Pine[20] is imbued with a similar power to the Devil's Palm,[21] in addition to gaining the property of equivalent exchange.

Video Games

Heritage for the Future (DC/Arcade)

The Arrow appears as a part of Polnareff's Super Move Glimpse of Requiem (レクイエムの片鱗). On input Silver Chariot will pop out and be unexpectedly hit by it, briefly turning into Chariot Requiem. The screen will then flash, and the other character will be put to sleep.

Puzzle & Dragons (Android/iOS)

The Bow and Arrow was obtainable for a limited time in the mobile game Puzzle & Dragons as a free unit in exchange for 5x JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Collab DISC - Rainbow. It is meant to be an Assist Monster equipped to another unit to enhance its stats and add its Skill.

Attacker
Bow and Arrow
弓と矢
Attributes:
Rarity: 6★ (Base)
No. 9602
HP
700 (Lvl.99)
ATK
3,000 (Lvl.99)
RCV
700 (Lvl.99)
Active Skill: "Draw out Stand abilties."
2x ATK for all allies & adds 5 combos for 1 turn; board becomes 7x6 for 1 turn
Leader Skill: "N/A"
N/A

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  1. It is stated in JOJO A-GO!GO! that Polpo and his Stand, Black Sabbath, are responsible for awakening the majority of the Stand users in Passione. However, due to the existence of natural-born Stand users and the possibility of completing Polpo's trial without encountering Black Sabbath, only cases confirmed by official sources are listed here.

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