Black Sabbath (ブラック・サバス, Burakku Sabasu) is the Stand of Polpo featured in Vento Aureo.
Black Sabbath appears as a large, cloaked humanoid with a robotic head bound in a Venetian hat. It wears a dark laced cloak and large hat. Its body is riddled with small cables giving the impression of stitches.
For unknown reasons, Black Sabbath bears an Arrow motif on its hands and collar.
It is designed after a Venetian costume, notably inspired by the work of Casanova and by the image of Death. The borders of its hat and the scarf are used to evoke the image of Medieval Italy.[1]
Black Sabbath is an automated Stand that blindly follows the instruction given to it and thus doesn't have a personality per se.
It nonetheless talks to its victim, grandiosely announcing their impending trial by explaining that they can either "follow the path of the chosen or that of death"[2] when pierced by the Arrow.
Black Sabbath is an automated Stand that acts following simple direct preset commands. Thus it is characterised by its strength despite being far from Polpo, the lack of damage transfer (in fact Polpo was unaware that Giorno beat Black Sabbath[3]), but a straightforward way to fight. A formidable adversary in the shadows, it is nonetheless vulnerable to sunlight. However, even if beaten, Black Sabbath can be summoned back[4].
For undisclosed reasons, Black Sabbath is linked to Polpo's test and his lighter. When someone holding the lighter puts out but then reignites it, Black Sabbath materializes within the shadows and attacks all witnesses. It then automatically seeks to impale the souls of those present with the Arrow in its mouth to awaken a possible Stand, even if they have already one.[2] Polpo uses this Stand to weed out the recruits and only keep those with a Stand.[3]
Black Sabbath becomes considerably powerful when it stands in the shadows. Its prowess increases to the point it can at least overpower and outspeed Gold Experience[6].
Moreover, Black Sabbath can hide in the shadows. It can sink inside a shadow as if it was water and go from one point to another to reemerge as long as the shadows are linked allowing it to reposition itself in the midst of battle[5]. It can even hide in small shadows and use them as transportation, thus it used a bird's shadow to cross the sunlit space and hide inside an isolated tree's shadow[6][4].
The drawback of that ability is that Black Sabbath is vulnerable to light. Being even partially exposed to sunlight pains it considerably[5] and thus its movements are restricted to the shades. To escape, the Stand must touch a shadow again and hide inside.[6] In the sunlight, it is vulnerable and Gold Experience was able to destroy it with a barrage of punches.[4]
Black Sabbath appears as the enemy faced in Chapter 3 of Super Story Mode. In all of its attacks, it will attempt to grab Giorno or Gold Experience. If it does, it will pull Gold Experience toward it and stab it with the arrow, dealing massive damage to Giorno. If Giorno attempts to stay in the sunlit parts of the stage for a long period of time, Black Sabbath will home in on him using bird shadows.
Cover, Chapter 452
Black Sabbath's stats page, Chapter 453
Cover, Chapter 454
Black Sabbath's first appearances
Black Sabbath kills an old man using Arrow
Black Sabbath drags Gold Experience from Giorno's shadow
Black Sabbath hidden in shadow
Black Sabbath appears from the shadows
Black Sabbath catches Gold Experience's foot
Black Sabbath's grip persisting even under the effect of 3 Freeze
Black Sabbath disintegrates in the sunlight
At the same time, Gold Experience punching it
Polpo and Black Sabbath in Vento Aureo (PS2)
