Gray Fly
Gray Fly is a minor antagonist in Part III: Stardust Crusaders.
Story
He is one of the first enemies the protagonists encounter. He appears as an old man with horseshoe hairstyle, and an imprint of a stag beetle on his tongue. He first appears on a plane en route to Bangkok as one of the passengers. Since he is an old man, he doesn't fight Jotaro and the others directly, instead he lets his Stand do the job. This way he manages to damage Jotaro, thanks to his Stand's speed. In order to make his opponents understand his true powers and his intentions, he cuts off the tongues of the other passengers with Tower of Gray, then proceeds to write the word "Massacre" on the wall with their blood.
It is at this point, perhaps afraid of the possibility of being injured by Abdul's Stand that Gray Fly stands up, leaves his seat and tries to reach the bathroom, pretending to be nothing but a harmless old man. He is however swiftly knocked out by Kakyoin, who stands as Tower of Gray's new opponent. Kakyoin manages to trick the Stand by distracting him with his Emerald Splash and while hiding the tentacles of his Hierophant Green among the plane's seats. The strategy succeeds, the tentacles grab Tower of Gray and destroy it, leading to Gray Fly's death as well.
However, before dying, Gray Fly and managed to kill the plane's pilots, in a last attempt to lead the protagonists to the same fate. Although his head and tongue were split in two because of Kakyoin's attack, he managed to stand up and taunt them, saying that they'll never get to Dio even if they were lucky enough to survive the crush. He also warns them that Dio's own allies will be coming after the protagonists, beginning with Jean Pierre Polnareff.
Appearance/Personality
Since he appears in only two chapters (and spends most of the time pretending to sleep or to be inconscious), not much is know about his past. He was involved in many plane crushes and train accidents, including a plane catastrophe in England with 300 casualties. According to Abdul, he might have done this because Dio ordered it.
He resembles a normal old man, but he is plain evil. He always tries to kill his victims by cutting off their tongues with his Stand. His sadistic personality drives him to kill people just for fun.
Stand
His Stand is Tower of Gray. He and Abdul precise that the Tower is a symbol of something unexpected that interrupts a journey. Effectively, Gray Fly manages to complete his task pretty well, forcing the heroes to a much longer and more difficult journey towards Egypt.
Trivia
- His name is probably inspired by musician Glenn Fry, member of the Eagles. In Japanese, "Glenn Fry" and "Gray Fly" are written almost the same in katakana.
