Devo the Cursed
Devo the Cursed is a minor antagonist appearing in Part III: Stardust Crusaders.
Appearance/Personality
Devo is a tall Native American with long dark hair. His face and body are covered by countless scars: the results of Devo letting his opponents attack him in order to make his anger and his stand's power grow.
At first, Polnareff believes him to be a complete idiot, since Devo was hiding in the fridge of Jean Pierre Polnareff's room and left all the drinks outside, above the very fridge, making himself easily detectable. However, that was part of Devo's plan, as he intended to be detected by Polnareff and hit by his stand to activate his anger.
Synopsis
History
Prior to allying with Dio Brando, Devo was already known all over the world as a lethal assassin. It seems that he was able to use Native American magic and that he had worked for Mafia organisations, armies and governments from any part of the world. According to Mohammed Avdol, any person who has seen Devo's stand's power has been killed, leading ordinary people to believe the victims were cursed and them giving Devo the nickname "The Cursed'.
Stardust Crusaders (1987)
Devo ambushes Jean Pierre Polnareff in his hotel room in Singapore, tricking him into activating Ebony Devil's power by hitting him. He then escaped from the room, found refugee in a toilet stall and tried to kill Polnareff from there by possessing a doll with his stand.
Though Ebony Devil managed to tie Polnareff under the bed, so that he couldn't properly use his Silver Chariot, the Frenchman was able to destroy a mirror and use the reflection of its fragments to finally counterattack Devo's stand. Polnareff asked for information about J. Gail, but as Devo would not talk, he destroyed the puppet, leading to Devo's death as well.
Stand
According to Devo, his stand Ebony Devil represents the Devil Tarot Card, which stands for confusion and unluckness. Everyone who met Devo before had the unluckness to be "cursed" by him and killed without even knowing why, demonstrating how unluck they were to cross his path. When Polnareff first encounters Devo he is initially confused by Ebony Devil's lack of reaction to his attack and Devo's stupidity. This confusion is further aggravated by Devo's happiness for being hurt by Polnareff and Ebony Devil's mischief behavior in their battle. The Devil card can indicate any sort of addiction or obsession, something with which we can tend to get "carried away" to the point of losing control over our actions. In other words, it signifies self-bondage to an idea or belief which is preventing a person from growing or being healthy. Should the Devil represent a person, it will most likely be one of addicted to money and power; one who is persuasive, aggressive, and controlling. Devo fits exactly in this description: He has killed numerous people just for money and persuaded every one of them to attack him before murdering them.
Trivia
- It seems that Abdul and Devo had previously met, since he was able to give an accurate physical description of the killer. However he was unaware of Ebony Devil's powers, as he was not one of his victims and had only seen him from afar.
- His name was changed in Viz Media's translation of the manga to avoid lawsuit from the band of the same name. He was instead named "Soul Sacrifice", a reference to the song of the same name by Santana.
- In the game Heritage for the Future Devo can use his stand even after being de-aged by Alessi, implying he was either born or developed his stand ability at a young age.
Gallery
Ebony Devil vs Silver Chariot
Silver Chariot damages Devo
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Devo laughs, knowing that his great anger will make his Stand powerful
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Devo's unlucky end in the toilet
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