Gray Fly (グレー・フライ, Gurē Furai) is a tertiary antagonist featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders, specifically the "Tower of Gray" story arc.
Gray Fly is an assassin sent by DIO who attacks the group aboard a plane traveling from Tokyo to Cairo, eventually crashing it into the ocean near Hong Kong. He is a Stand user and wields Tower of Gray.
Appearance
Gray Fly appears as a small old man with a gray horseshoe hairstyle, a thick mustache, and an imprint of a stag beetle on his abnormally long tongue. In the anime, this imprint is shown appearing shortly after his Stand's destruction.
As he tries to pass off as a normal person, Gray Fly wears a plain shirt, a sweater vest and dark pants.
Color Schemes
Personality
Gray Fly is a greedy and sadistic hired mercenary, killing people such as tourists in exchange for money.[2] According to Muhammad Avdol, he is responsible for numerous deadly accidents and cunningly makes all his crimes look like accidents.[3] Noriaki Kakyoin calls Gray Fly and his Stand "repulsive".[4] He murders several passengers on the plane to Egypt and writes "massacre" on a wall with their blood.[5][6] While Gray Fly is a hired assassin, he's fiercely loyal to DIO as well, and exclaims that he's "the master of all Stands" before his death.[7]
Like most Stand users, Gray Fly is confident in his Stand Tower of Gray, especially its speed.[8]
Abilities
Stand
Gray Fly's Stand is Tower of Gray, which takes the form of a giant and agile stag beetle. It is quick enough to dodge Star Platinum's punches, and capable of easily tearing flesh apart. Gray Fly typically physically attacks his victims with his Stand, ripping their tongues out and then causing accidents in vehicles.[6]
History
Background
Gray Fly used his Stand to commit many mass murders which he disguised as accidents, including plane crashes, train derailments, and fires. In 1987, he crashed a plane in England, causing 300 casualties. He gained enough notoriety among Stand users for Muhammad Avdol to hear rumors about him,[3] as well as his insect Stand liking to rip out tongues and eat them.[5] As one of the tarot card Stand users, Enya the Hag sent Gray Fly to kill the Joestar Group.
Stardust Crusaders (1988)
Gray Fly boards a plane en route to Cairo via Bangkok as one of the passengers, where he lets his Stand attack Jotaro. Tower of Gray showcases its speed with its Tower Needle attack almost ripping off Jotaro's tongue, but Star Platinum stops it. In order to make his opponents understand his true powers and his intentions, he cuts off the tongues of the other passengers with Tower of Gray, then proceeds to write the word "Massacre" on the wall with their blood.
Gray Fly then stands up, leaves his seat, and tries to reach the bathroom, posing as a harmless old man. He deliberately touches the blood written on the wall and starts screaming at it, attempting to put the other passengers in an uproar so the Joestar Group would have difficulty fighting him. However, Kakyoin swiftly silences the old man by delivering a light chop to the back of his neck. As Kakyoin stands as Tower of Gray's new opponent, Gray Fly speaks through his Stand, claiming that DIO has already told him everything about Kakyoin and that he wouldn't be able to keep up with Tower of Gray's speed. Kakyoin manages to trick the Stand by distracting him with his Emerald Splash while hiding the tentacles of his Hierophant Green among the plane's seats. The strategy succeeds, as the tentacles grab Tower of Gray and destroy it, splitting Gray Fly's head and tongue in two.[6]
Before dying, Gray Fly manages to kill the plane's pilots in a last attempt to lead the Joestar Group to the same fate. While bleeding out, he manages to stand up and taunt them, saying that they will never get to DIO even if they are lucky enough to survive the crash. He also warns them that DIO's followers will continue coming after them. Thanks to Joseph's piloting skills, the passengers survive the crash, but the Joestar Group is now forced out of taking any plane to Egypt.[10]
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 123: Tower of Gray
- Chapter 124: Silver Chariot, Part 1 (Death)
- Chapter 136: Yellow Temperance, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
Anime Appearances- Stardust Crusaders Episode 4: Tower of Gray (Death)
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 24: High Priestess, Part 2 (Flashback)
Novel AppearancesQuotes
Quotes- “Even if you fired ten guns from only one centimeter in front of me... none of them could touch my Stand! Not that guns could hurt a Stand...”—Gray Fly, Chapter 123: Tower of Gray
- “Bingo! Got their tongues! And now my goal is... massacre!”—Gray Fly using blood to write on a wall, Chapter 123: Tower of Gray
- “What's this slimy gunk here? M... a...? It's... b-b-b... blooood!”—Gray Fly pretending to be a clueless old man, Chapter 123: Tower of Gray
- “Feh heh heh heh heh heh! Thought if you fired enough stuff at me that one would hit?! You're just not fast enough! No bingo for you today!”—Gray Fly, Chapter 123: Tower of Gray
- “You'll go mad from the pain once this rips its tongue out!!”—Gray Fly about Hierophant Green, Chapter 123: Tower of Gray
- “My Stand is the Tower card, which signifies accidents and the end of journeys! You will never make it to Lord DIO! Even if you live through the crash... you're still 10,000 kilometers from Egypt! Those who are loyal to DIO will follow you every hour of every day! This world is full of Stands that surpass your wildest imagination! Lord DIO is the master of Stands! He will reign over all of them! There's no way you can reach him! You will never make it to Egypt!”—Gray Fly, Chapter 124: Silver Chariot, Part 1
- “This world is full of Stands that surpass even your wildest imaginings! Those loyal to DIO will follow you at every turn!”—Gray Fly, Chapter 124: Silver Chariot, Part 1
Video Games
JoJo RPG (SFC)
The events from the Tower of Gray arc play out differently in the game. Instead of taking place on an airplane, the fight against Tower of Gray occurs in Jotaro's school, and Gray Fly appears a school janitor rather than a passenger.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (PS1)
Gray Fly appears as a boss battle in Super Story Mode. Kakyoin must defeat Gray Fly's Stand, Tower of Gray. After his Stand's defeat, Gray Fly's identity is revealed and he is promptly retired.
Tower of Gray's special battle can be unlocked in Book Mode, but the player can only play as one of the eight heroes (Including Proud Lineage Joseph and Fearless Kakyoin).
(奇虫襲撃！ Kimushi Shūgeki!)
On the plane to Egypt, an enemy Stand named Tower of Gray suddenly begins ripping out the other passengers' tongues. Though the enemy proves to be faster than Jotaro's Star Platinum, Kakyoin steps up to eliminate it himself. After the fight, the Stand's user is revealed to be an old man named Gray Fly. However, Tower of Gray has already killed the pilots, causing the plane to begin crashing. As Gray Fly dies, Joseph is forced to take control of the plane, remarking that this is the third plane crash he's been in.
Secret Factor: I already extended Hierophant's tentacles... (すでに法皇の触脚がのびていたのだ)
Stardust Shooters (Android/iOS)
Both the Stand Tower of Gray and the user Gray Fly possess a Metal Striker in the game as part of the Part 3 characters. They both share the same FINISH move of Tower of Gray attacking the defeated opponent with its tongue.
Diamond Records (Android/iOS)
Gray Fly (グレー・フライ, Gurē Furai) appears in Diamond Records as a playable character in both the Action Battle and Tactical Battle game modes. He has one 'Tactical' type 5 star statue. Gray Fly's moveset in both game modes is comprised of various attacks inspired by the anime, using his stand Tower of Gray. His attacks can target enemies from a longer distance than other stand users.
5-star
(Tactical)
Max LVL Stats: 14250 HP/5130 ATK/4845 DEF
Max LVL Tree Stats: 41850 HP/7530 ATK/6645 DEF
Gallery
First appearance
Gray Fly taunts his opponents before dying
Death
Chapter 124 Cover A
Blending in among the passengers
Gray Fly's beetle imprint on his tongue
Gray Fly's teeth flies out of his mouth
Gray Fly taunts his opponents before dying
Death in Anime
Key art for the anime
Anime reference sheet: Head
Anime reference sheet: Body
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Adventure Battle Card; Gray Fly
Gray Fly
Gray Fly
Crusade; Gray Fly
Chara Heroes; Part 3 Vol.1
Trivia
- Gray Fly was not given a proper name until several years after Part 3's publication, where it was revealed in the PlayStation port of the Capcom fighting games and eventually documented in JOJO A-GO!GO!.
- Although he is in the PlayStation port, data for Gray Fly & Tower of Gray exists in the arcade games.[11] He was likely meant to be a boss encountered in Story Mode.
References
- ↑ Justice - Vol.3 "Shueisha Jump Remix Stardust Crusaders Edition" P70-71 The Secret of JOJO Characters
- ↑ Chapter 124: Silver Chariot, Part 1, p. 2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 123: Tower of Gray, p. 3.
- ↑ Chapter 124: Silver Chariot, Part 1, p. 18.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 122: Head to Egypt, p. 16.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Chapter 123: Tower of Gray
- ↑ Chapter 124: Silver Chariot, Part 1, p. 6-7.
- ↑ Chapter 123: Tower of Gray, p. 4.
- ↑ JOJO A-GO!GO!: STANDS, p.104
- ↑ Chapter 124: Silver Chariot, Part 1
- ↑ The Cutting Room Floor