Beach Boy (ビーチ・ボーイ, Bīchi Bōi) is the Stand of Pesci featured in Vento Aureo.
Appearance/Personality
The Stand appears as a simple fishing pole with the words 'BEACH BOY' written on top and a monstrous skull as the reel, meant to represent death.[1]
Abilities
Despite its innocuous appearance, Beach Boy is a remarkably deadly Stand, both at long range and at short range.
Not only can it kill someone by shredding their heart with its intangible hook, it is nearly impossible to defend against. Pesci's masterful manipulation made Bucciarati deem it even more dangerous than Prosciutto's already formidable The Grateful Dead.[3]
As a fishing rod, Beach Boy is not really suited for power, but its deadly sharp hook means Pesci can use it as a dangerous whip.[4] The line can also be used to break someone's neck or choke them.[5]
Hook and Line
Beach Boy's signature ability is to phase its line and hook through any object, including walls[2] or flesh.
Pesci skillfully uses his fishing rod to search for a target through obstacles and like a fisherman, ensnares them when the hook makes contact. He is then free to reel in his catch[2] or even tear through the whole body by wildly moving the hook,[6] but as an assassin prefers to phase the hook through his catch's body in order to reach a vital organ and cut it from the inside for a sure-fire kill.[7][8]
Beach Boy's pulling strength is only as strong as Pesci's own arm strength, but the catch will tire themselves trying to pull on the extremely elastic line.[9]
However, the ability is cancelled immediately if Pesci drops the Beach Boy, and the hook and line disappear, called back to the fishing rod.[8]
By hiding the hook inside a chosen object, Pesci can use Beach Boy to bait and catch people by surprise.[7]
Extreme Line Sensibility
Beach Boy's line is extremely sensible and transmits information to the handle of the rod for Pesci to see.
The hook and line of Beach Boy act as very sensible life form sensors, being able to tell Pesci the number of people inside a given room[2] and can even transmit the vibration of a heartbeat.[3] Furthermore, by analyzing the vibrations and strength of the pull on the line,[8] Pesci can accurately guess which body part he is hooking, the catch's weight, their position and their actions to the centimeter.[3][8][10]
Damage Reflection
Beach Boy's string cannot be destroyed by any usual means, as any damage inflicted to the string will instead affect the one hooked on the string. It is thus impossible to destroy the string once it is hooked into an object or person. This property is a derivation of the line's intangibility: although it will phase through any object, the shock of any attack is transmitted into the catch's body.[8]
Chapters
Manga Appearances- Chapter 487: Express Train to Florence, Part 2
- Chapter 488: The Grateful Dead, Part 1
- Chapter 489: The Grateful Dead, Part 2
- Chapter 490: The Grateful Dead, Part 3
- Chapter 491: The Grateful Dead, Part 4
- Chapter 492: The Grateful Dead, Part 5
- Chapter 493: The Grateful Dead, Part 6
- Chapter 494: The Grateful Dead, Part 7
- Chapter 495: The Grateful Dead, Part 8
- Chapter 496: The Grateful Dead, Part 9
- Chapter 497: The Grateful Dead, Part 10
- Chapter 498: The Grateful Dead, Part 11
- Chapter 499: The Grateful Dead, Part 12 (Death)
Gallery
Abilities explanation
First glimpse of the Stand
The Stand's first full appearance
The Stand's hook phasing through a door
Beach Boy with The Grateful Dead
References
- ↑ JOJOVELLER: STANDS - Comments by Hirohiko Araki[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chapter 487, The Express Train Heading Towards Florence (2)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter 496, The Grateful Dead (9)
- ↑ Chapter 498, The Grateful Dead (11)
- ↑ Chapter 499, The Grateful Dead (12)
- ↑ Chapter 497, The Grateful Dead (10)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Chapter 489, The Grateful Dead (2)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Chapter 490, The Grateful Dead (3)
- ↑ Volume 53, in-between chapters Stand stats, Chapter 492, The Grateful Dead (5)
- ↑ Chapter 495, The Grateful Dead (8)