Burning Down the House (バーニング・ダウン・ザ・ハウス, Bāningu Daun za Hausu) is the Stand of Emporio Alnino, featured in the sixth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stone Ocean. This Stand is a pure ability and allows Emporio to interact with the ghosts of a room and the objects contained within.
Appearance
Burning Down the House has no physical form; it instead materializes the ghost of a music room hidden behind an invisible crack on the wall of a staircase in Green Dolphin Street Prison. The room's most defining features are a grand piano complete with a seat standing at the center over a large carpet and a Lichtenstein print on the wall. The room also incorporates a chair and a small table on which lies a plate with a can and a glass of orange juice and a Mars chocolate bar.[1] Other pieces of furniture include various drawers and shelving units which hold several books and miscellaneous objects.
Abilities
Despite the Stand's own lack of combat-related abilities, Burning Down the House's utility through the use of its ghostly objects allows Emporio to effectively assist Jolyne throughout Stone Ocean.
Ghost Objects
Burning Down the House allows Emporio to see, touch and use the ghosts of objects and rooms.[1]
In 1984, Green Dolphin Street Prison caught fire and several rooms were completely burned down and eventually replaced through renovations. Emporio is able to see and use the ghosts of the objects destroyed in the fire, but also access the destroyed piano room through a hidden crack on a wall. Due to their nature, the objects are of limited use; for instance, a ghost chocolate bar can be tasted but not eaten as it falls through Emporio's mouth.[1] However, he was able to use a ghost computer freely to do research.[2] He can fit ghost objects in his pockets or a tiny bag[3] regardless of their size.[4]
To enter the piano room, an attuned person must pass through a slim crack on the wall of a stairway in which everything seems flattened.[1] Any Stand user is able to see the crack in the wall leading to the piano room, but those not in the know about Emporio will not pay attention to it.[5]
There is also a ghost gun which Emporio can wield, but its nature makes it harmless as it cannot kill any living being. However, the bullets can interact with other ghost objects such as books.[1] After duplicating bullets with Ermes Costello's Stand Kiss, Emporio can essentially fly by shooting the duplicated bullet and then taking off the sticker from the remaining bullet, causing him to spring toward the direction of where the bullet was fired.[6]
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Stone Ocean Chapter 24: Ermes's Sticker, Part 4
- Stone Ocean Chapter 25: Ermes's Sticker, Part 5
- Stone Ocean Chapter 40: Operation Savage Garden (Head to the Courtyard!), Part 1
- Stone Ocean Chapter 41: Operation Savage Garden, Part 2
- Stone Ocean Chapter 58: Ultra Security House Unit
- Stone Ocean Chapter 59: His Name is Anasui
- Stone Ocean Chapter 96: Jail House Lock!, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Chapter 98: Jail House Lock!, Part 3
- Stone Ocean Chapter 99: Jail House Lock!, Part 4
- Stone Ocean Chapter 100: Jail House Lock!, Part 5
- Stone Ocean Chapter 101: Jail House Lock!, Part 6
- Stone Ocean Chapter 115: Sky High, Part 4 (Flashback)
- Stone Ocean Chapter 122: Under World, Part 4
- Stone Ocean Chapter 123: Under World, Part 5
- Stone Ocean Chapter 131: Heavy Weather, Part 7
- Stone Ocean Chapter 132: Heavy Weather, Part 8
- Stone Ocean Chapter 139: Gravity of the New Moon, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Chapter 144: C-MOON, Part 4
- Stone Ocean Chapter 145: C-MOON, Part 5 (Description only)
- Stone Ocean Chapter 152: Made in Heaven, Part 4
- Stone Ocean Chapter 153: Made in Heaven, Part 5
- Stone Ocean Chapter 154: Made in Heaven, Part 6
- Stone Ocean Chapter 155: Made in Heaven, Part 7
- Stone Ocean Chapter 157: Made in Heaven, Part 9
- Stone Ocean Chapter 158: What a Wonderful World
Anime Appearances- Stone Ocean Episode 10: Operation Savage Garden (Head to the Courtyard!), Part 1
- Stone Ocean Episode 15: Ultra Security House Unit
- Stone Ocean Episode 21: Awaken (Flashback)
- Stone Ocean Episode 23: Jail House Lock!
- Stone Ocean Episode 24: Jailbreak...
- Stone Ocean Episode 27: Sky High (Flashback)
- Stone Ocean Episode 29: Under World
- Stone Ocean Episode 30: Heavy Weather, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Episode 37: Made in Heaven, Part 2
- Stone Ocean Episode 38: What a Wonderful World
Gallery
Stand stats page
Ermes sees Anasui and Weather Report in the ghost room
Emporio interacts with the objects in Burning Down the House
Portals can act as assistance
Emporio shoots Pucci with his ghost gun
SO Chapter 25 Cover
SO Chapter 100 Cover A
SO Chapter 100 Cover B
SO Chapter 123 Cover A
SO Chapter 139 Cover A
SO Chapter 139 Cover B
SO Chapter 153 Cover B
SO Chapter 155 Cover A
SO Chapter 155 Cover B
A ghost baseball phasing through Jolyne's hands
Emporio within the entrance to the piano room
The piano room, the ghost of a room that burned down in the past at Green Dolphin Street Prison
Emporio pulling a ghost trash can out of his pocket
Hiding within a coat
Anasui about to leave the ghost room to save Jolyne
Miu Miu witnesses Jolyne entering the ghost room
Jolyne and Emporio oblivious to each other's presence in the ghost room due to Jailhouse Lock's ability
Emporio lying on the ground bleeding next to the ghost computer after being shot by Miu Miu
Emporio reading the books in the ghost room's bookcase, using this knowledge later on to discern the nature of Sky High's attacks
Emporio using the ghost computer on the sidewalk to look up information on Under World's memory
Versus pulling out a tiny bag hidden on Emporio
Emporio pulls out the ghost computer to view details on Cape Canaveral
Emporio threatening to use the ghost gun on Pucci
Emporio panicking for his ghost gun while being chased by Pucci
Emporio attaining Weather Report (Stand) in the ghost room to fight Pucci
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The outside of Burning Down the House in the Stone Ocean anime key visual
Chara Heroes; Part 6 Vol.1
Ripples of Adventure DISC Charm
Adventure Battle Card; Burning Down the House
Trivia
- Burning Down the House is one of the few Stands in the anime that never received an eyecatch illustration displaying its Stand parameters. Other Stands that are missing an eyecatch illustration in the anime include Tenore Sax, Love Deluxe, Echoes ACT2, Achtung Baby, Ratt, Boy II Man, Marilyn Manson, and Bohemian Rhapsody.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Stone Ocean Chapter 24: Ermes's Sticker, Part 4
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 122: Under World, Part 4
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 132: Heavy Weather, Part 8
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 40: Operation Savage Garden (Head to the Courtyard!), Part 1
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 99: Jail House Lock!, Part 4
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 152: Made in Heaven, Part 4