Silver Chariot
- For a similarly named character, see Chariot Requiem
Silver Chariot (シルバーチャリオッツ(銀の戦車), Shirubā Chariottsu) is the Stand of Jean Pierre Polnareff, primarily featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders, and briefly in the fifth part, Vento Aureo.
Silver Chariot is a humanoid Stand clad in armor and armed with a rapier. It is particularly deadly at close-range combat due to its speed and precision. It later transforms into Chariot Requiem.
Appearance
In appearance, Silver Chariot looks like a thin, robotic humanoid clad in silver, medieval armor, armed with a cup-hilted rapier. Although Silver Chariot is thin, it wields heavy plate armor spiked at the shoulder pads and elbow pads. Silver Chariot has a distinctive helmet with a jewel embedded in the forehead and several pointed down projections protecting the mouth and cheeks. Chariot's sword can be unequipped for tasks that require two hands. According to JOJOVELLER, its design is a combination of a robot with an occidental armor.[1]
In Vento Aureo, as a result of its User losing his limbs, the corresponding parts of Silver Chariot are replaced with metal spike-like appendages.
Silver Chariot is often portrayed as being covered in polished silvery armor, befitting its name. The most notable examples of such a depiction being the anime and video-games. The Stardust Crusaders OVA instead portrays it as wearing dull, grey armor with gold armor pieces here and there.
Color Schemes
Personality
Like most Stands, Silver Chariot is devoid of any will or personality, serving Polnareff without question - though it does display a high learning ability, as Polnareff rarely gives it direct orders. Silver Chariot's battle cry is "Hora Hora Hora",[2] and it seems to have had a tendency to shout "Pami" when Polnareff was a child.[3]
Silver Chariot is a dedicated combat-oriented close-range Stand. It represents the Tarot Card The Chariot, which symbolizes invasion and victory.[4]
Abilities
Silver Chariot is a powerful, battle-dedicated close-range Stand that primarily fights with the rapier it is equipped with.
All its powers directly assist the Stand in battle but have limited use anywhere else. It is an incredibly agile Stand, able to attack enemies with barrages of sword slashes and thrusts before the opponent can react. It can also use this agility, along with its sword, to defend and deflect attacks aimed at it or its user. Silver Chariot usually doesn't stray far away from Polnareff, but still had the ability to move several meters away from him to attack.[5] Silver Chariot has the distinct weakness of not being able to see whatever its user cannot see, making it weak if Polnareff is in any way in a blind spot.
- Speed: Silver Chariot is an incredibly quick Stand, as it is able to appear in multiple places at once, due to moving at a speed faster than the human eye can process and creating illusory afterimages.[2] However, Silver Chariot is weighed down by its armor and needs to shed it to reach its full speed.[2] Its speed is high enough that it is able to skewer several falling coins and balls of fire in an alternating pattern in one thrust, deflect bullets shot at a point-blank range, cut Hanged Man who is stated to go at light-speed, caught up to lasers shoot out by the Sun and even match Star Platinum and its barrage of punches.[6]
- Power: Even though the majority of Silver Chariot's power is in its astonishing speed, it still has great destructive power, as it is able to slice through solid rock instantaneously.[7] Silver Chariot's strength is portrayed inconsistently, first shown to be able to lift Polnareff[8] against Muhammad Avdol but then shown to be barely strong enough to slowly pull its user against Vanilla Ice.[9]
- Precision: Silver Chariot's speed is perhaps only matched by its precision. Having trained his Stand for several years, Polnareff has enough control over Silver Chariot's movement to be able to overall fight like an experienced fencer, to slice through a bullet or skewer several coins and balls of fire in a single thrust when they align.[4]
Armor
Silver Chariot's oddest property is that it is clad in a heavy suit of silver armor.The armor lowers its speed, but also prevents it from being injured, as Polnareff does not receive the same injuries that the armor does as long as it's donned. The armor is shown to be capable of withstanding extreme heat without melting.[2] This ability's drawback seems to be Polnareff's inability to see through Silver Chariot's eyes. Polnareff is able to shed Silver Chariot's armor in order to gain more tremendous speed (enough for afterimages to appear), but doing so renders his Stand more vulnerable to attack as a trade-off.[8]
Sword Launch
Silver Chariot's only ranged ability and a secret technique.[10] This launches his sword with great force and precision, capable of ricocheting off other objects and striking with enough force to pierce a human body. The major drawback of doing this is that Silver Chariot can only materialize one sword, so Polnareff must retrieve the weapon before being able to attack again.
Chapters / Episodes
- Chapter 124: Silver Chariot, Part 1
- Chapter 125: Silver Chariot, Part 2
- Chapter 126: Silver Chariot, Part 3
- Chapter 127: Dark Blue Moon, Part 1 (Cover only)
- Chapter 129: Dark Blue Moon, Part 3
- Chapter 133: Devil, Part 1
- Chapter 134: Devil, Part 2
- Chapter 135: Devil, Part 3
- Chapter 140: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 1
- Chapter 142: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 3
- Chapter 143: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 4
- Chapter 144: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 5
- Chapter 145: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 6
- Chapter 146: Empress, Part 1
- Chapter 151: Wheel of Fortune, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 157: Justice, Part 4
- Chapter 158: Justice, Part 5
- Chapter 161: Lovers, Part 2
- Chapter 162: Lovers, Part 3
- Chapter 163: Lovers, Part 4
- Chapter 164: Lovers, Part 5
- Chapter 165: Lovers, Part 6
- Chapter 167: Sun, Part 2
- Chapter 169: Death Thirteen, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 171: Death Thirteen, Part 4
- Chapter 172: Death Thirteen, Part 5 (Death Thirteen's ability)
- Chapter 175: Judgement, Part 2
- Chapter 176: Judgement, Part 3
- Chapter 177: Judgement, Part 4
- Chapter 182: High Priestess, Part 4
- Chapter 183: "The Fool" Iggy and "Geb" N'Doul, Part 1
- Chapter 185: "The Fool" Iggy and "Geb" N'Doul, Part 3 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 194: Anubis, Part 2
- Chapter 195: Anubis, Part 3
- Chapter 196: Anubis, Part 4
- Chapter 197: Anubis, Part 5
- Chapter 198: Anubis, Part 6
- Chapter 205: "Sethan" Alessi, Part 1
- Chapter 206: "Sethan" Alessi, Part 2 (Child only)
- Chapter 207: "Sethan" Alessi, Part 3 (Child only)
- Chapter 208: "Sethan" Alessi, Part 4 (Child only)
- Chapter 209: "Sethan" Alessi, Part 5
- Chapter 218: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 2
- Chapter 219: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 3
- Chapter 227: D'Arby the Player, Part 1
- Chapter 239: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 2
- Chapter 240: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 3
- Chapter 241: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 4
- Chapter 242: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 5
- Chapter 243: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 6
- Chapter 244: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 7
- Chapter 245: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 8
- Chapter 248: DIO's World, Part 2
- Chapter 250: DIO's World, Part 4
- Chapter 259: DIO's World, Part 13
- Chapter 569: A Little Story from the Past (Flashback)
- Chapter 570: His Name Is Diavolo, Part 2
- Chapter 571: What Lies Beyond the Arrow (Death/Evolution)
- Chapter 574: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 3 (Flashback)
- Steel Ball Run Extra Chapter 3: Untitled Stand Chapter (Mentioned only)
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 4: Tower of Gray
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 5: Silver Chariot
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 6: Dark Blue Moon
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 8: Devil
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 10: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 11: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 2
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 15: Justice, Part 2
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 16: Lovers, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 17: Lovers, Part 2
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 18: Sun
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 20: Death Thirteen, Part 2
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 21: Judgement, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 22: Judgement, Part 2
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 23: High Priestess, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 24: High Priestess, Part 2
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 25: "The Fool" Iggy and "Geb" N'Doul, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 28: Anubis, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 29: Anubis, Part 2
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 32: "Sethan" Alessi, Part 1 (Regular/Child)
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 33: "Sethan" Alessi, Part 2 (Regular/Child)
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 36: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 37: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 2
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 40: D'Arby the Player, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 42: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 43: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 2
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 44: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 3
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 45: DIO's World, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 47: DIO's World, Part 3
- Golden Wind Episode 29: Destination: Rome! The Colosseum (Silhouette/Photo only)
- Golden Wind Episode 33: His Name Is Diavolo (Death/Evolution)
- Golden Wind Episode 34: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 1 (Flashback)
- Golden Wind Episode 35: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 2 (Eyecatch only)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 3 (OVA): Silver Chariot and Strength
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 4 (OVA): The Emperor and the Hanged Man
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 5 (OVA): The Judgement
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 6 (OVA): The Mist of Vengeance
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 7 (OVA): Justice
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 8 (OVA): Iggy the Fool and N'Doul the GEB (Pt. I)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 11 (OVA): DIO's World - The Warrior of the Void: Vanilla Ice
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 13 (OVA): DIO's World - Farewell, My Friends
Gallery
Trivia
- Silver Chariot is seen holding 2 rapiers instead of one in the JoJo Sono Chi no Kioku ~end of THE WORLD~ opening sequence of the anime adaptation of the Egypt Arc of Stardust Crusaders, likely as a nod to its possession by Anubis.
- Silver Chariot's head resembles the mask worn by Jagi in Fist of the North Star.
- Silver Chariot's rapier closely resembles an épée, a smaller and flimsier sword that is used in modern fencing.
References
- ↑ JOJOVELLER
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chapter 125, Silver Chariot Part 2
- ↑ Chapter 206, "God Sethan" Alessi Part 2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 124, Silver Chariot Part 1
- ↑ Chapter 240, The Mist of Emptiness, Vanilla Ice Part 3
- ↑ Chapter 197, Anubis Part 5
- ↑ Chapter 241, The Mist of Emptiness, Vanilla Ice Part 4
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 126, Silver Chariot Part 3
- ↑ Chapter 244, The Mist of Emptiness, Vanilla Ice Part 7
- ↑ Chapter 194, Anubis Part 2