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Chariot Requiem (チャリオッツ・レクイエム, Chariottsu Rekuiemu) ou tout simplement Requiem (レクイエム, Rekuiemu) est un Stand Requiem ayant perdu son ancien manieur Jean Pierre Polnareff. Il figure dans Vento Aureo. Ressemblant à un homme baigné dans l'obscurité, Chariot Requiem est capable de contrôler les âmes à une grande échelle, ce qui en fait un Stand très redoutable.

C'est la forme évoluée de Silver Chariot après avoir été percé par la Flèche. C'est l'un des seuls Stands dit "Requiem" avec Gold Experience Requiem.

Apparence

Chariot Requiem est un Stand humanoïde avec une carrure fine et une taille moyenne.

Sa caractéristique la plus frappante est qu'il est complètement couvert de noir comme s'il était plongé constamment dans l'obscurité. Il porte un grand chapeau avec un côté du bord replié sur le haut, un manteau sur lequel Chariot Requiem arbore de larges anneaux servant d'épaulettes, une ceinture stylisée et un pantalon orné de bretelles autour des chevilles.

Blono Buccellati note que Chariot Requiem est complètement matérialisé et que les gens ordinaires peuvent interagir avec lui.^[1] Son visage possède une marque en forme de flèche sous ce qui semble être un grand œil vide. Buccellati l'a même décrit comme ayant une apparence similaire à du «plastique noir».

Son design est basé sur la légende selon laquelle un homme vêtu de noir et évoquant la Mort aurait visité le compositeur autrichien Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart pour commander un requiem, un morceau sur lequel Mozart aurait travaillé durant ses derniers jours mais qu'il n'a jamais fini.^[2]

Palettes

Les palettes changent souvent entre les médias. L'information ci-dessous ne devrait pas être considérée comme canonique.

Manga CouleurHftFGioGio (PS2)EoHAnime

Corps(Noir aux reflets gris)

Corps(Noir aux reflets violets)

Corps(Noir aux reflets gris)

Corps(Noir aux reflets violets)

Personnalité

Polnareff a acquis Chariot Requiem après que Silver Chariot ce soit piqué avec la Flèche accidentellement. Polnareff mourut peu après avoir percé Silver Chariot pour de bon avec la Flèche. Ainsi, à l'instar de Notorious B.I.G, Chariot Requiem demeure actif et agit seul après la mort de Polnareff.

Chariot Requiem ne semble pas avoir de véritable personnalité à proprement parler vu qu'il se contente de marcher et ignore ce qui se passe autour de lui. Cependant, il suit la dernière volonté de Polnareff, qui était de protéger la Flèche à tout prix. Ainsi, Requiem attaquera quiconque essaiera de lui prendre la Flèche. Polnareff lui-même dit que Chariot Requiem est hors de contrôle.^[3]

Pouvoirs

Chariot Requiem est un stand automatisé qui suit le souhait final de son dernier utilisateur - protéger la Flèche à tout prix. Bien que sa forme précédente était un stand fortement axé sur le combat direct, Chariot Requiem ne montre aucune capacité de combat direct. Cependant, il peut être considéré comme l'un des stands les plus dangereux jamais présentés dans la série «JoJo's Bizarre Adventure» en raison de sa maîtrise sur les âmes.

Regeneration

Chariot reattaching its arm

Chariot Requiem is particularly resilient, being able to reattach detached limbs with ease (as demonstrated when it reconnects its arm after it was severed by Sticky Fingers and Sex Pistols.^[4]^[5])

Soul Manipulation

Upon activation, Chariot Requiem puts every living being in a large area (at least the entirety of Rome) around it into a forceful sleep.^[3]^[6]^[7] During that sleep, Requiem switches the soul of one organism with that of another around, regardless of species. If a body physically dies, the soul currently inhabiting it will die too. In this case, the previous owner is able to take over their own body, provided it is still suitable for life.^[8]

Stand Manipulation

Sticky Fingers turning against Bucciarati the moment he tries to take the Arrow

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, energizing them and making them more powerful than they were before the soul switch; it can reach the point where some Users can hardly control their Stands.^[9]

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.^[10] The response is always proportional to the attack; merely reaching out one's hand will only summon another hand, while attacking the Arrow will cause a full-scale retaliation.^[1] If Chariot Requiem is attacked in any other form outside a Stand, it will engage the assailant personally.

Complete Alteration of Life

Chariot Requiem making a creature appear from a bystander

With enough time, Chariot Requiem will begin to transform the souls of beings affected by its ability into the souls of unidentifiable, otherworldly beings, causing horrifying mutations.

Polnareff comes to the conclusion that Chariot Requiem's true ability is to switch the entirety of the people, animals, and plants of Earth with "something else".^[4] The theorized result would be the complete metamorphosis of every organism in the biosphere, both in body and soul, 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.^[5]

Shadow Weakness

For as powerful as Chariot Requiem is, it does have a critical weakness.

If anyone looks at Chariot Requiem, they may notice that its shadow will always be opposite to the observer, regardless of any ambient sources of light like the sun.^[5]^[11] In reality, Diavolo discovers that what appears as Requiem's shadow is the shadow of the observer's own soul: the Stand manifests itself in this shadow.^[11] To accomplish this, it manifests a psychic light source which always hovers behind one's head and is only visible to the person to whom it is attached. A Stand can destroy the marble emitting the light in order to defeat Chariot Requiem.^[11] However, destroying the marble will not only destroy Chariot Requiem, but also the person who destroyed it as well, essentially requiring a sacrifice.^[12]

Chapters / Episodes

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

Chapter 571: What Lies Beyond the Arrow
Chapter 572: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 1
Chapter 573: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 2
Chapter 574: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 3
Chapter 575: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 4
Chapter 576: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 5
Chapter 577: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 6
Chapter 578: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 7
Chapter 579: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 8
Chapter 580: Diavolo Surfaces, Part 1
Chapter 581: Diavolo Surfaces, Part 2
Chapter 582: Diavolo Surfaces, Part 3
Chapter 583: Diavolo Surfaces, Part 4
Chapter 584: Diavolo Surfaces, Part 5
Chapter 585: King of Kings (Death)

Anime Appearances

Episodes in order of appearance

Golden Wind Episode 33: His Name is Diavolo
Golden Wind Episode 34: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 1
Golden Wind Episode 35: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 2
Golden Wind Episode 36: Diavolo Surfaces
Golden Wind Episode 37: King of Kings (Death)

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 will temporarily vanquish Chariot Requiem for a moment.