Speed King

“

SPEEEEEYYYYYY SPEYAHH!

”

—Speed King's battle cry

Speed King (スピード・キング, Supīdo Kingu) is the Stand of Jobin Higashikata, featured in the eighth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, JoJolion. It is a short-range humanoid Stand that can store heat in the locations it touches.

Appearance

Speed King has a humanoid appearance. It possesses a mannequin-like body and a human-like face with holes for eyes (later depicted as goggles) and a flat raised surface resembling a nose, as well as a fisherman's cap with several metal spikes along the brim and various strings of equal length sticking out from both sides. It has two large horns on each side of its head, a wide mouth, bearing gritted teeth along with pores and bumps over its 'skin'.

It appears to have robotic joints across its arms, and a flat chest covered in pores and bumps similar to its face (earlier depicted with a fur-like texture covering the chest). Speed King's body becomes very skeletal and robotic below chest-level, lacking much of an abdomen and instead having metal bars and other apparatuses connecting it to its lower body.

Color Schemes

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

Colored Manga

Body(Orange)

Eyes(Rose red)

Hat(Crimson hat with saffrom brim)

Abilities

Little is known about Speed King's abilities but it is clear that its heat powers are lethal at both close and long range. Speed King is shown to be physically able enough to rapidly pummel enemies, but the extent of its power is never revealed.

Heat Accumulation

Heat increases inside of Ojiro's body, to the point the blood in his blood vessels starts boiling

As explained by Jobin, Speed King has the primary ability to store heat and temperature within a short localized point. Examples include single objects such as the surface of paper money or even a particular spot on the human body. However, the heat can then be transferred to anyone who touches said point where the heat is stored. Speed King can only directly affect objects within 10 centimeters of itself or Jobin, but it is shown that objects storing heat can travel far away from Jobin and still be affected by Speed King's heat storage. For instance, Ojiro Sasame could travel from the Higashikata House to downtown Morioh and still suffer from heat accumulating in his body.

Since Jobin can heat sodium chlorate enough to produce oxygen, it can be inferred that it can raise the temperature to at least 300 °C (572 °F). He has used it to melt the wax stuffed into his beetles after brushing them with a paintbrush and has given Josuke a nosebleed simply after offering some tissues to wipe his face with. This power can be weaponized and used to heat people's blood vessels, boiling the blood inside to render them unconscious or even kill them, when applied to the temples the heat can become so damaging the eyes burst.

Chapters

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

• JoJolion Chapter 37: It's a Summer Vacation Everyday, Part 4
• JoJolion Chapter 62: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 4
• JoJolion Chapter 63: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 5 (Cover only)
• JoJolion Chapter 64: Mother and Child (Flashback)
• JoJolion Chapter 73: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 1
• JoJolion Chapter 74: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 2
• JoJolion Chapter 76: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 4
• JoJolion Chapter 88: The Wonder of You, Part 5
• JoJolion Chapter 95: The Wonder of You, Part 12
• JoJolion Chapter 96: Just Don't Move
• JoJolion Chapter 97: The Wonder of You, Part 14(Death)
• JoJolion Chapter 108: Go Beyond, Part 2 (Mentioned)
  Mentioned only
• JoJolion Chapter 110: Higashikata Fruit Parlor (Cover only)

Gallery

StoryChapter CoversUltra Jump CoversVolume CoversSketchesOther

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  Explanation of ability from the tailpiece of JJL Chapter 39
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  Speed King during Jobin's younger years
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  Speed King's first appearance
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  Speed King's appearance as of Chapter 62
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  Boiling the blood vessels in Yasuho's head to render her unconscious
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  Speed King rapidly pummels Ozon Baby
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  Speed King uses a car to send Jobin and Tsurugi flying
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  Speed King summoned alongside Paper Moon King under the orders of Ojiro Sasame
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  A vision of Speed King seen by Ojiro preceding his demise
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  Speed King raising its arm
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  Speed King next to Jobin
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  Speed King attacks Wonder of U hiding under the bedsheets

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  JJL Chapter 63 Cover
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  JJL Chapter 97 Cover
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  JJL Chapter 110 Cover
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  Ultra Jump 2021 Issue #9 (Chapter Cover)

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  Ultra Jump 2020 Issue #1
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  UJ 2020 Issue #1 (Cover)
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  UJ 2021 Issue #9
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  UJ 2021 Issue #9 (Cover)

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  JJL Volume 15 Cover
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  JJL Volume 15 Illustration
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  JJL Volume 22 Cover
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  JJL Volume 22 Illustration
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  JJL Volume 27 Cover
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  JoJolion Volume Spine Illustrations

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  JJL Volume 15 (Inside Illustration)
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  JJL Chapter 96 Tailpiece
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  Head on the last page of JJL Volume 27

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  JJL Volume 24 Preview from Ultra Jump

Trivia

• Like all other Stands used by members of the Higashikata Family, its name includes the word "King".
• Yuya Fungami, a character from Diamond is Unbreakable, has the words "Speed King" emblazoned on his tie.
• The "Mera" part from its Stand Cry is a Japanese onomatopoeia for burning flames.