Yellow Temperance

MangaAnime

Japanese Name

イエローテンパランス（黄の節制）

Manga Debut

Chapter 136 (Disguised)
Chapter 137
(1st full appearance)

Anime Debut

SC Episode 8 (Disguised)
SC Episode 9
(1st full appearance)

Game Debut

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (SFC Game)
Heritage for the Future (Playable)

Stats^?

Destructive Power

D

Speed

C

Range

E

Stamina

A

Precision

E

Developmental Potential

D

A: Very Good

B: Good

C: Average

D: Poor

E: Very Poor

Destructive Power	Speed	Range
D	C	E

Stamina	Precision	Developmental Potential
A	E	D

“

The more it eats, the bigger it gets. You'll never get rid of it!

”

—Rubber Soul, Chapter 137: Yellow Temperance, Part 2

Yellow Temperance (イエローテンパランス（黄の節制）, Ierō Tenparansu) is the Stand of Rubber Soul, featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders.

Yellow Temperance is a blob-like Stand that consumes flesh to grow in size. It can wrap itself around its user in order to provide either a disguise or an impenetrable defense.

Appearance

Temperance

Yellow Temperance's base is an amorphous, yellow substance, with zero facial features. However, it takes on the characteristics of anyone it transforms into.

As a Materialized Stand, Yellow Temperance can be seen by non-Stand users as a result of being directly bound to flesh wrapped around its user's body.

Color Schemes

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

Colored MangaAnimeSFC GameCapcom Fighters

Substance(Light yellow)

Substance(Yellow)

Substance(Mustard yellow)

Substance(Yellow)

Abilities

“

My Stand is the perfect defense and offense! It's a wall of armor that absorbs all impact and fights back at the same time!

”

—Rubber Soul, Chapter 138

Yellow Temperance's blob-like nature and ability to absorb organic matter from physical contact make it one of the few Stands of the series that can be said to be physically invincible.

On the other side, Yellow Temperance is limited by its own user's human vulnerabilities, to the point it can be said that its one weak point is Rubber Soul.

Assimilation

Yellow Temperance is a flesh-consuming blob.

Yellow Temperance's primary power is the ability to assimilate organic matter, using it to grow stronger and larger. Thus, its user constantly seeks things to consume even when disguised and trying to fool a target.^[2] It also makes it visible to ordinary people. When deposited as just a small part on someone else, Yellow Temperance begins to cover their entire body, spreading to wherever it has touched until it completely assimilates and kills the victim.^[3]

Appearance Replication

Yellow Temperance revealing Rubber Soul's true appearance.

Yellow Temperance is able to alter Rubber Soul's physical appearance.^[3] This ability has been shown to mimic other Stands as well, when what seemed to be a part of Yellow Temperance detached itself from Rubber Soul under his Noriaki Kakyoin disguise and formed into Hierophant Green.^[3]

Physical Imperviousness

With its blob-like nature, Yellow Temperance has the capacity to absorb great amounts of physical punishment and impacts, allowing it to be used as an armor by Rubber Soul.^[4] It can resist impacts, burning, and freezing, completely shielding Rubber Soul behind it. However, it cannot make up for human frailties, such as the need to breathe.^[4] For all intents and purposes, Yellow Temperance is invincible as long as Rubber Soul is still alive to use it.

Chapters / Episodes

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

Chapter 130: Strength, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
Chapter 136: Yellow Temperance, Part 1 (Disguised as Noriaki Kakyoin and Hierophant Green)
Chapter 137: Yellow Temperance, Part 2
Chapter 138: Yellow Temperance, Part 3
Chapter 139: Yellow Temperance, Part 4
Chapter 179: High Priestess, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
Chapter 213: D'Arby the Gambler, Part 3 (Mentioned only)

Anime Appearances

Episodes in order of appearance

Stardust Crusaders Episode 8: Devil (Disguised as Noriaki Kakyoin)
Stardust Crusaders Episode 9: Yellow Temperance

Novel Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE OVER HEAVEN

Creation and Development

Hirohiko Araki mentions that several enemy Stands, such as Yellow Temperance, were inspired by various horror movie items. For Yellow Temperance's case, it was a slime, likely referring to the 1958 film The Blob, which is about an amoeboid alien life form from outer space that grows larger and larger the more it consumes.^[5]