Spice Girl (スパイス・ガール, Supaisu Gāru) is the Stand of Trish Una, featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo.
It is a feminine-looking humanoid Stand with the power to soften any object it touches, giving them rubber-like properties.
Appearance
Spice Girl is a humanoid Stand of a feminine figure, resembling Trish in its proportions. Its design is notably based off of a cat.[3]
It has several mathematical signs on its body: two plus signs rest on its shoulders, two on its elbows and one on its forehead, followed by a division sign on its brow and a multiplication sign on its crown. It has these because Araki thought it would be interesting to incorporate arithmetic symbols into its design.[3] Its face is without a nose and has black streaks running vertically across its eyes. In some panels, it is drawn with irises, but in the majority of its appearances in the manga (and in all its depictions in other media such as video games and figurines), it lacks them.
Spice Girl wears a holed slip dress with a square pattern sewn onto it with various metallic pieces dangling on the front and back of the dress's bottom; it also wears matching high-heel shoes.
When first hinted at,[4] and during its full reveal,[5] a deep handprint with sharp nails appears on the surface under Trish's hands.
Color Schemes
Personality
Spice Girl is sentient and has a will of its own, primarily speaking in a respectful manner.[1]
Spice Girl is collected under pressure[5] and openly analyzes the situation to help advise Trish. It considers hesitation to lead to weakness[5] and inversely, praises the value of one's determination, the reverse of hesitation.[6]
In battle, Spice Girl is merciless and was shown to very crudely insult Notorious B.I.G as it thrusted a pipe into it,[6] which may have been influenced by its user's personality.[1]
Trish first becomes aware of Spice Girl's existence due to the Stand actually speaking to her was panicking over what to do about Notorious B.I.G, but Spice Girl claims that it's been on Trish's side ever since it was a little girl.[5] In its first appearance, Spice Girl acts of its own accord,[1] taking the role of Trish's mentor and constantly advising her, but also pushes her to be braver.[6] After Trish stands for herself, Spice Girl becomes more passive.
Spice Girl also openly acknowledges Giorno Giovanna's role in influencing Trish's spirit into maturing, referring to him as a mysterious individual.[7]
Its Stand cry is "WANNABEEE!",[7] possibly in reference to the Spice Girls' debut single.
Abilities
Spice Girl is a close-range Stand with considerable strength and speed.[1] It was able to use a pipe to stab and section Notorious B.I.G into pieces in an attempt to destroy it[6] and could break off the front of a plane by rapidly punching the walls and roof of the cabin.[7] Moreover, its softening power enables it to take advantage of Trish's surroundings easily.
With Trish's bold and ingenious command, Spice Girl proves to be a valuable addition to Team Bucciarati.
Softening
Spice Girl is able to soften any material it strikes.[8]
When Spice Girl hits something with its fists, it can soften said object into a rubber-like consistency. Any material, even metal or rock, will be softened into the same state. Said objects gain consistency and elasticity akin to rubber or putty, unable to be crushed even by a strong Stand like Notorious B.I.G or be punctured by any force including sharp objects, and thus making said object actually many times more resilient.[6] It can even soften moving objects like bullets, causing projectiles to merely flatten upon contact.[6] Not only that, moving objects that are softened retain their kinetic energy when returned to normal, allowing Trish to unleash surprise attacks using projectiles that were thought to be neutralized.
Because of the elasticity, the object accumulates energy when deformed and, when allowed to return to normal, can create a sudden, violent backlash.[6]
The softness can persist even if contact between Spice Girl and the object is broken. It may also freely undo its power when needed.[6]
Chapters / Episodes
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- Chapter 499: The Grateful Dead, Part 12 (Glimpse)
- Chapter 537: Notorious B.I.G, Part 5
- Chapter 538: Notorious B.I.G, Part 6
- Chapter 539: Spice Girl, Part 1
- Chapter 540: Spice Girl, Part 2
- Chapter 575: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 4
- Chapter 581: Diavolo Surfaces, Part 2
- Chapter 582: Diavolo Surfaces, Part 3
- Chapter 583: Diavolo Surfaces, Part 4
- Chapter 584: Diavolo Surfaces, Part 5
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- Golden Wind Episode 16: The Grateful Dead, Part 2 (Glimpse)
- Golden Wind Episode 17: Baby Face (Mentioned only)
- Golden Wind Episode 25: Spice Girl (1st full appearance)
- Golden Wind Episode 28.5: destino
- Golden Wind Episode 35: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 2
- Golden Wind Episode 36: Diavolo Surfaces
- Golden Wind Episode 37: King of Kings
Quotes
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- “You have already made up your mind! You have already chosen to protect Giorno's left hand! Hesitation leads to weakness. Now... please, give me your orders.”—Spice Girl, Chapter 537: Notorious B.I.G, Part 5
- “I have always been here. I have always been here by your side, ever since you were a little girl.”—Spice Girl to Trish, Chapter 537: Notorious B.I.G, Part 5
- “What is important is the powerful determination that has driven away your hesitation and led you to take the brooch! You have grown stronger! In spirit, and as an individual as well! And now, you are able to soften any object in the world! That which is soft is more unbreakable than any diamond!”—Spice Girl, Chapter 538: Notorious B.I.G, Part 6
- “Without speed... but! With as much force as a vise! It's time to slice this piece of shit up and kill it for good!”—Spice Girl, Chapter 538: Notorious B.I.G, Part 6
- “Go the fuck to hell already, you son of a bitch! You don't belong in this world!”—Spice Girl to Notorious B.I.G, Chapter 538: Notorious B.I.G, Part 6
- “"Where did I go?" Trish, please... Don't ask me that anymore. I will always be with you. You are me. I move under your commands, and fight according to your will!”—Spice Girl, Chapter 539: Spice Girl, Part 1
Video Games
Puzzle & Dragons (Android/iOS)
Spice Girl was obtainable for a limited time as an Assist Evolution in the mobile game Puzzle & Dragons.
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Gallery
Trivia
- The clock softened by Spice Girl in Chapter 538 might be a reference to The Persistence of Memory, a well-known painting featuring melting clocks by Salvador Dalí.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 JOJOVELLER: STANDS, p.155
- ↑ JOJO A-GO!GO!: STANDS, p.104
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 JOJOVELLER: Araki's Stand Commentaries - Spice Girl
- ↑ Chapter 499: The Grateful Dead, Part 12
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Chapter 537: Notorious B.I.G, Part 5
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Chapter 538: Notorious B.I.G, Part 6
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Chapter 539: Spice Girl, Part 1
- ↑ Volume 58, in-between Stand Stats after Chapter 538: Notorious B.I.G, Part 6