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The rods of Sky High
SO Chapter 115, Cover A
SO Chapter 115, Cover B
Sky High (スカイ・ハイ, Sukai Hai) est le Stand de Rikiel, figurant dans Stone Ocean. Attaché au poignet de Rikiel, il lui permet de contrôler un essaim de "fulgure" des créatures étranges qui volent et aspirent la chaleur corporelle.
Bien qu'on ne le voit jamais dans le manga, la biographie de Sky High suggère qu'il prend la forme d'une sorte de scarabée avec quatre pattes d'amphibien, et qu'il s'attache au poignet de Rikiel.
Sky High est vert dans le manga couleur.
Sky High fonctionne comme un outil qui permet à Rikiel de contrôler les mystérieuses créatures connues sous le nom de Fulgure (
Le pouvoir de Sky High est lié à la confiance vacillante de Rikiel. Au pire si Rikiel n'a aucune confiance en lui, Sky High peut être un handicap grave, mais s'il prend confiance alors Sky High peut lui permettre de se battre d'égal à égal contre des manieurs de Stand du calibre de Jolyne et d'Ermes.
Les fulgures sont des créatures étranges et mystérieuses dont l'existence est peu connu et sujet à débat. Ils se trouvent surtout dans des endroits isolés. Leur caractéristiques principales sont leur capacité à voler et à sucer la chaleur corporelle.[2]
According to Emporio's findings, rods do have genders, though experts would be able to discern the differences between the males and females. Male rods procreate with the females via an organ similar to a tentacle, like snails. The females lay their eggs in midair. They have a cavity, presumably their mouth, located in their center, where they absorb other organisms' nutrients. Rods normally have a total of eight wings, four on each side. They also have a nose located on one of their sides, and they are able to detect smell easily. Like cacti, the rods absorb water through the pores of their skin.
Emporio believes these creatures to be the ancestors of a species that dates back to probably the Jurassic period, known as Anomalocaris. The species was believed to have targeted other aquatic dinosaurs during their time.
Rods always float in the air and move at speeds untraceable to the naked eye, and have only been seen on cameras and video recordings.[2] Whenever they're flying, their wings rotate similar to propellers, and the direction in which they are flying depends on which direction their wings are rotating. Moreover, they are especially nimble and can slip through the tiniest opening[3] or evade Stone Free's punches.[4] Through Sky High, Rikiel discovered the rods' main source of sustenance: body heat.[5] By flying past other organisms, the rods can absorb the body heat as food and use it to fuel themselves. The rods can also find heat to absorb via heat-seeking organs located near their nose.
Rods usually live and travel in swarms.[2] When they die, their body immediately decays, making any discovery of a rod corpse impossible.[5]
Before he could control them, the rods were causing numerous diseases on Rikiel because of their heat-sucking.[2]
Sky High's only power is to control and direct the rods.[3] However, the exact mechanism of that control is not disclosed and is theorized as a trust relationship.[6]
Rikiel exploits the rod's habit of sucking heat to rapidly and locally decrease the temperature of a selected body part from afar. When concentrated in one spot, the rapid decrease in heat can cause body parts and internal organs to become prone to disease and failure.[4] The closer Rikiel is, the more accurately he can direct the rods,[3] but he has enough control and range to target the eyelids of a flying helicopter's occupants.[3] Rikiel needs to concentrate to properly control the rods, and their effects can even backfire on him if he loses his cool. If he panics, Sky High unwillingly orders all nearby rods to stay still.[2][5]
This ability to create diseases enables him to cripple his enemies in various ways but also enhance his own abilities.
The rods of Sky High
SO Chapter 115, Cover A
SO Chapter 115, Cover B
Rods attacking Jolyne
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