Ability explanation
Silver Chariot Requiem defeated by King Crimson
Requiem's face
Chariot Requiem
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SPOILER WARNING: Part 5 spoiler details may follow.
Chariot Requiem (チャリオッツ・レクイエム, Chariottsu Rekuiemu) or simply Requiem (レクイエム, Rekuiemu) is a Requiem Stand featured in Vento Aureo.
It is the evolved form of Silver Chariot after being pierced by the Arrow.
Appearance
Chariot Requiem is a humanoid Stand of light build and average height.
Its most striking feature is that it is completely shrouded in shadows, appearing entirely black. It wears a large hat, one side folded over its top, a coat over which Chariot Requiem sports large rings serving as shoulder pads, a stylized belt, and a trouser decorated with braces around the ankles.
It's solid and can be seen by anyone. Its face is shown to have an arrow-like mark underneath what seems to be a large empty eye. Bucciarati even described it as 'black coal'.
Its design is based on the myth of a man wearing pitch-black resembling death visiting Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to commission the ultimately-unfinished Requiem that he would work on in his final days. This Stand also is of unisex design.[1]
Personality
Chariot Requiem is the Stand that Polnareff develops when Silver Chariot is stabbed with the Arrow. Polnareff died shortly after the arrow pierced the original Silver Chariot, and as a result, the Stand survived and moves on its own (much like Notorious B.I.G.).
Chariot Requiem seems to be nearly mindless, only walking forward. It will attack anyone who approaches the arrow it's holding, having inherited Polnareff's priority of protecting it.
Abilities
- Grand Scale Soul Manipulation: Upon activation, Chariot Requiem puts every living being in a large area (at least the entirety of Rome) around it into forceful sleep. It then switches the soul of one organism with that of the closest body, regardless of species. If a body physically dies, the soul currently inhabiting it will die too. In that case, the previous owner is able to take over their own body, provided it is still suitable for life.
- Stand Manipulation: As Chariot Requiem is able to affect souls, it also affects Stands, as they are a reflection of the soul. The first known ability of Chariot Requiem is to greatly empower Stands, making them more powerful and energized than they were before the soul switch to the point where some Users can hardly control them. Secondly, Chariot Requiem can partially control Stands in order to protect the Arrow as it was commanded. Any Stand user who tries to take the Arrow or even affect it in the slightest will be attacked by their own Stand. Sentient Stands are shown to temporarily go mad and wish to kill their owners in a psychotic fashion as in the case of Sex Pistols' No.1. The response is always proportional to the attack, thus merely reaching out one's hand will only summon another hand, while attacking the Arrow will cause a full scale retaliation. If Chariot Requiem is attacked in any other form outside a Stand, it will engage the assailant personally.
- Complete Alteration of Life on Earth: With enough time, Chariot Requiem will begin to transform the souls of those its ability has affected into souls of unknown, otherworldly beings, causing an accelerated body transformation on a global scale. Polnareff comes to the conclusion that the true ability of Requiem was to switch the entirety of the people, animals, and plants of Earth with "something else". The theorized result would be the complete metamorphosis of every organism in the world's biosphere into completely new and absolutely unknown entities. The effect of the violent transformation appears to be painless, as those transforming continued their activities without noticing that they were physically changing.
- Regeneration: Chariot Requiem is shown to be able to reattach detached limbs, as it reattaches its arm after Bucciarati managed to detach it by attacking it with Sticky Fingers.
- Shadowed Weakness: A person who has seen Chariot Requiem will see that Chariot Requiem's shadow is at a different location. This localization will never change no matter where the sun is because the shadow is actually a person's darkness from within his or her heart. However, the presence of a shadow necessitates the presence of light, which proves to be its weakness as when someone attacks the light that exists behind them, it will slowly destroy the shadow; thus hurting Chariot Requiem. Upon its death, all the changes it had caused will return to normal.
In Video Games
Heritage for the Future (PS1/DC/Arcade)
The Capcom fighting game marks the debut of Requiem in a video game. It appears as Polnareff's level 3 super combo move, where Silver Chariot gets shot in the head by an Arrow, and briefly transforms into its Requiem form. After the light emitted from the Stand fully engulfs the screen without interruption, the opponent is instantly put to sleep.
Vento Aureo (PS2)
Requiem appears as the enemy faced in Chapter 21, as the player must defeat Requiem before it reaches the Coliseum's exit, taking control of Bucciarati in Diavolo's body.
Requiem never directly attacks Bucciarati, only walking towards the exit without fail. Defensively, Requiem summons a copy of Sticky Fingers that retaliates whenever the player tries to attack it. The copy can use all the attacks available within Bucciarati's arsenal. In Another Story mode, Chariot Requiem continues to use Sticky Fingers even if the player uses a different character for the battle.
Secret Factors
Chapter 21
- Bucciarati must hit Chariot Requiem. (Value of 6)
- Bucciarati must hit Chariot Requiem's Sticky Fingers. (Value of 4)
Eyes of Heaven (PS3/PS4)
Requiem appears as a stage hazard on the Part 5 stage, "Coliseum", holding the arrow. Those who enter its range will fall asleep and be left vulnerable to their opponent, having to rapidly shake the movement stick in order to awaken. The orb of light that comes with Requiem will follow any of the four fighters, always being behind them. Hitting it once with temporarily vanquish Chariot Requiem for a moment.
Gallery
Requiem as Polnareff's LV3 Super in Heritage for the Future
Requiem appearing in the Vento Aureo PS2 game
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On the Colosseum stage in Eyes of Heaven
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 JOJOVELLER: STANDS - Comments by Hirohiko Araki[1]
