Hol Horse (ホル・ホース, Horu Hōsu) est un antagoniste secondaire récurrent figurant dans la troisième partie de JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders. Introduit dans l'arc "Emperor et Hanged Man", il réapparaît dans l'arc "Hol Horse et Boingo".
Hol Horse est un mercenaire qui manie Emperor, un Stand en forme de revolver. DIO l'envoie attaque le Groupe Joestar aux côtés de J. Geil. Il devient par la suite un personage récurrent.
Hol Horse est un homme de taille supérieure à la moyenne et plutôt muscle. Il porte une coiffure de type "mullet". Il a des traits saillants, avec des fossettes aux joues et au menton.
Hol Horse porte surtout des vêtements de couleur claires. Il porte une chemise sombre couverte par une sorte de poncho ample et sans manches dont le tissu pend jusqu'aux cuisses. Plus, il a un chapeau large avec deux ficelles pendantes de chaque côté. Il porte un pantalon sombre en cuir qui est majoritairement recouvert par le même tissu que son poncho et des poignets en tissus. En gros, sa tenue rappelle vaguement celle d'un cow-boy tout en étant très différente.
(w/ Boingo)
Au premier abord, Hol Horse semble être un mercenaire confiant et romantique, agissant comme un cow-boy de films. Cependant sa couardise fait surface lorsqu'il est désavantagé.
La confiance de Hol Horse change beaucoup alors qu'il est au service de DIO. Au contraire de la plupart des manieurs de Stand qui sont très confiant en l'invincibilité de leurs pouvoirs respectifs, Hol Horse est surtout conscient des limitations d'Emperor comparés aux autres Stands. Combinée à sa personnalité affable (il préfère être un second et non le premier),[1] Hol Horse veut donc bien coopérer avec d'autres manieurs. Avec un partenaire, Hol Horse croit qu'il pourrait vaincre n'importe qui.[2] De même s'il peut se convaincre qu'il a l'avantage, il aura la même confiance inébranlable. Dans un tel état d'esprit, il fût alors capable d'essayer d'assassiner DIO, avec un calme et une détermination que le Vampire a complimentés au point qu'il était confiant que Hol Horse pourrait vaincre le Groupe Joestar.[3]
D'un autre côté, dès qu'il voit qu'il est en désavantage, Hol Horse révèle son côté couard et s'enfuit immédiatement. Hol Horse est parti en retraite deux fois pour çà. La première était lorsqu'il a appris que J. Geil était more[1] et la deuxième fois après qu'Enya ait été battue et qu'il était seule, préférant alors voler le 4x4 du groupe.[4] Malgré sa couardise, Hol Horse a un fond de fierté en lui. Il se mit en colère contre Enya et essaya de lui tirer dessus[5] et a aussi essayé d'assassiner DIO après avoir été offensé par ce dernier.
Hol Horse est un charmeur et se considère très attirant pour les femmes. Selon lui, il aurait des amoureuses disséminées à travers le monde mais dit qu'il ne les séduit que pour les exploiter, et n'a d'affection pour aucunes d'entres elles.[6] Bien qu'il charme et ment aux femmes, Hol Horse ne veut pas les frapper et a protesté contre la prédiction de Tohth qui montrait qu'il allait donner un coup de pied à une femme alors qu'il avait fait un serment de ne jamais les frapper. Celà n'a pas empêché Hol Horse de s'exécuter, bien qu'il sauva la femme d'un scorpion mortel.[7] Son serment ne l'a pas empêché non plus d'essayer de tirer sur Enya tandis qu'elle le menaçait avec son Stand.
Hol Horse est un peu cupide. Sa profession de mercenaire lui permet d'amasser de l'argent en assassinant les gens, et il prévoyait de voler les trésors de DIO, ce qui l'a motivé à essayer de lui tirer dessus.
Le Stand de Hol Horse est Emperor, un pistolet.
Une subtilité de ce Stand est qu'il peut contrôler la trajectoire de vol des balles d'Emperor, lui permettant d'effectuer des trajectoires improbables pour des balles rien que par la pensée. Il peut aussi jongler de façon experte avec son pistolet.[8]
Pour pallier à la relative faiblesse de son Stand, Hol Horse fait équipe avec J. Geil et son Hanged Man, devenant un support et une distraction pour que Hanged Man puisse prendre ses cibles par surprise. Il fera aussi équipe avec Boingo et son Tohth, le livre lui permettant de savoir quoi faire.
Hol Horse arrive à Calcuttaà dos d'éléphant avec Nena une jeune Indienne amoureuse de lui qui lui demande en mariage. Il refuse en prétendant que ce c'est pour le mieux mais jure de l'aimer. Alors qu'elle part, il rencontre J. Geil et les deux décident de cibler Jean Pierre Polnareff alors qu'il est séparé du Groupe Joestar. Le jour suivant, Hol Horse confronte Polnareff. Avec son Emperor, Hol Horse parvient presque à tirer dans la tête de Polnareff. Hanged Man se tient prêt à attaquer..
Quan Mohammed Abdul intervient pour aider Polnareff, Hol Horse et Hanged Man parviennent à le tuer apparemment car il semble que la balle lui perce le crâne. Noriaki Kakyoin apparaît, lui et Polnareff s'enfuient en camion, et Hol Horse est laissé derrière. Plus tard, il rattrape les deux mais quand Polnareff lui dit que J. Geil est mort, il s'enfuit.
Hol Horse court, sachant qu'il ne peut pas vaincre deux manieurs de Stands seul. Jotaro Kujo et Joseph Joestar l'interceptent mais Néna interfère et plaque Joseph au sol. Hol Horse parvient à voler à cheval et galope au loin, s'échappant pour de bon.
Hol Horse revient dans l'arc de Justice au Pakistan et rencontre Enya alors qu'elle a attiré le groupe Joestar dans son hôtel. Cependant, Enya considère qu'il a abandonné J. Geil et poignarde son poignet avec des ciseau. Le Stand d'Enya Justice, le force à se tirer dessus avec Emperor mais ce dervient survit quand même. Avant qu'Enya le tue, Polnareff vient dans le hall et elle doit le cacher. Hol Horse se découvre éventuellement, forçant Enya à se révéler et elle assomme Hol Horse. Après la défaite d'Enya, Hol Horse vole le 4x4 des héros et s'enfuit encore.
Hol Horse revient donc en Egypte. Il va dans le manoir de DIO pour rapporter la défaite d'Alessi et Mariah. Rencontrant DIO dans la bibliothèque, il écoute DIO lui dire que son corps est encore faible et se fait insulter. DIO lui ordonne d'aller tuer les héros. Offensé, Hol Horse pense qu'il peut assassiner DIO et tente de lui tirer dessus par derrière mais DIO disparaît et réapparaît soudainement derrière lui. Intimidé par le pouvoir mystérieux de DIO, Hol Horse jure fidélité à DIO et va chercher un nouveau partenaire.
Hol Horse prend un vol vers Assouan pour kidnapper Boingo et le met dans une valise pour le vol retour vers le Caire. Il espère ainsi utiliser le Stand Tohth pour l'aider à savoir quoi faire. En sortant de l'aéroport, Hol Horse combat deux voyous qui essaient de gruger sa place pour un taxi et détruit l'oreille de l'un d'eux avec Emperor. Dans un taxi, il sort Boingo de la valise et passe un accord avec lui, mais Boingo lui vomit dessus. Hol Horse consulte Tohth pour le tester et voit qu'il va donner un coup de pied à une femme dans le coup et qu'elle va lui offrir une pierre précieuse. Hol Horse proteste et est incrédule devant cette prédiction improbable, mais il s'éxecute : il donne un coup de pied dans le cou d'une femme et en fait la sauve d'un scorpion mortel. Reconnaissante, elle lui donne un bijou en remerciement. Tohth semble donc fonctionner parfaitement.
Hol Horse et Boingo traquent donc le Groupe Joestar dans les rues du Caire, mais Hol Horse est quelque sceptique. Selon Tohth, il doit mettre les doigts dans le nez de Polnareff et celà permettrait aux deux de gagner. Cependant, c'est Polnareff qui surprend Hol Horse et qui le plaque contre un mur. Boingo est heureusement caché sous un cageot mais Polnareff le repère quand même. Pire, le reste des héros s'approche. Hol Horse prend le risque de mettre les doigts dans le nez de Polnareff. Comme celà n'a pas d'effet, il met Polnareff en joue avec Emperor et se cache dans un coin derrière Polnareff en le forçant à mentir. Polnareff alerte ses compagnons et éternue violemment car son nez est irrité, découvrant Hol Horse. Hol Horse est coincé. Mais soudainement, les deux voyous d'avant conduisant une camionnette voient Hol Horse. Enragés, il décident de lui rouler dessus mais leur véhicule glisse sur une flaque d'huile et percute les héros.
Hol Horse et Boingo se cachent derrière un coin et Tohth prédit que si Hol Horse tire dans un tuyau à midi, les balles voleront à travers la face de Jotaro Kujo. Impatients de tuer Jotaro, Hol Horse et Boingo doivent trouver un tuyau mais il ne reste qu'une minute. Après quelques rebondissement, Hol Horse parvient à tirer dans le tuyau mais Jotaro est sauvé quand Polnareff lui éternue dessus. Dégoûté, Jotaro se balance en arrière et évite les balles d'Emperor sans le savoir. Déconcerté, Hol Horse réalise qu'il a tiré en avance quand il entend une cloche sonner les douze coups de midi. Choqué, Hol Horse ne parvient pas à comprendre pourquoi la prédiction était fausse et tient Tohth devant lui. Les balles d'Emperor retournent vers lui et volent à traver le dessin de Jotaro, atteignant presque Hol Horse. Il parvient à faire disparaître les balles mais est blessé quand même et est hospitalisé pour le reste de l'histoire.
Apparition dans le Manga
Apparitions dans l'Anime
CitationsHol Horse appears multiple times throughout this game re-enacting most of his moments from the series. His final encounter with the player has him teaming up with Mariah to try and take Jotaro and the others down.
Hol Horse appears in the second revision of the game and possesses two different versions of himself, one where he is allied with J. Geil and Hanged Man; and the other where he is allied with Boingo and Tohth, due to what happens to him in the story. While normal Hol Horse is readily available, Hol Horse's "Boingo" version must be unlocked via code.
In the first version of the game (JoJo's Venture), a few sprites of Hol Horse can be found within the game's data, showing that he was at one point planned instead to debut in the first version.
If he defeats the Joestar party while partnered up with J. Geil, the arrogant cowboy will turn on DIO (in his Shadow Form) and defeat him, though still admitting he prefers to be a second-in-command.
On the other hand, if the humbled Hol Horse partnered with Boingo defeats the party, DIO grants him a cash sum substantial enough for Hol to "live happily ever after", while Boingo decides to use his Stand to help people.
Hol Horse ("& Boingo" version) appears to be able to use his Stand after being de-aged by Alessi, implying he either was born or developed his Stand at a young age.
As Hol Horse lacks an "active" Stand, pressing the Stand button has him fire a bullet that briefly stops in midair, moving in whatever direction the player inputs during this time. The delay is significantly shorter for the "& Boingo" version of Hol Horse.
Predictably, most of Hol Horse's strategies revolve around utilizing his gun (Emperor) to harass his opponents from the distance. He possesses no Active Stand, which renders him extremely vulnerable to chip damage (which having a Stand active would normally block) and forces the player take a more aggressive role, or at the very least avoid attacks instead of blocking them. His Glass Shower move is excellent for denying aerial attacks and forcing opponents backwards, while Hanged Man (normal Hol Horse only) can help Hol by stabbing his opponent in the leg and paralyzing them while they are on the ground.
While all of Hol's super techniques are very usable, the one that shines the most is his Dangan no Mōdo, which allows him to fire a bullet and freely control it with the joystick for a few moments. This attack is completely unblockable, and can be used repeatedly until Hol's super gauge is empty. This is a great way of finishing off an enemy who is playing defensively or just equalizing an opponent who has more energy than you.
In summary, Hol Horse shines at medium range, as his close quarters attacks are less than impressive, and his bullets become easy to avoid from across the screen. Aggressive gameplay is the way to go with him, as most of his delays give enough buffer to link together attacks. Keep the pressure on with plenty of straight shots (be sure to mix-up between high and low to keep your opponent guessing—all of your bullets CAN be steered to hit high or low, and your enemy has to block them correctly!) and use the Glass Shower to cover your tracks when they try to rush. Hanged Man is great for opening your opponent to a world of hurt from your bullets, but if you're with Boingo, you may have to attack carefully or be on the defensive. Or, you can just experiment with his moveset and make your own strategy, as his techniques allow for a great deal of flexibility depending on who your opponent is.
Hol Horse returns as a playable character in the PS3 title. He was confirmed along with Avdol and DIO as one of the last Part 3 characters (not counting DLC characters Iggy and Vanilla Ice). He is voiced by Hōchū Ōtsuka in this game, who previously voiced young Joseph Joestar in the Capcom game.
Along with Enrico Pucci, Kosaku-Kira, Johnny Joestar, Koichi Hirose, and Giorno Giovanna, Hol Horse is a character who can utilize more than one Stand during a match as part of his moveset; Emperor, and The Hanged Man of J. Geil, who is never shown aside from it.
Some of his attacks return from the Capcom game (Heritage for the Future), though he is otherwise newly outfitted with different abilities. Despite being one of the mass majority of playable characters in the game with the "Stand" Style, Hol Horse cannot switch between movesets, nor does he have access to the Stand Rush ability. He shares this effect with Guido Mista and Diavolo. Instead, Hol Horse's Style button triggers the skill "Gun beats sword", wherein he trick-spins Emperor as it glows, enhancing the next skill marked with a star. Said abilities can be instantly performed following the skill. Hol Horse has 950 HP.
During a fight, Hol Horse uses moves that were loosely based on those featured in Stardust Crusaders. He is a "zoner"-style character who can effectively battle at any range and can keep his opponent from getting within melee range of himself, though the slowness of his skills makes his zoning ability pale in comparison to other zoners such as Kakyoin. He utilizes both his control over his own Stand's bullets as well as Hanged Man's support to unleash surprise attacks against aggressive foes, and works well at midrange distances. While he has the smallest movelist of any character in the entire game, each of Hol Horse individual moves provide superior utility. He exchanges an effective long-range zoning playstyle for high damage output and ways to better handle himself in close-range confrontations. With a combination of bullets that cover every angle, impressive combo ability with multi-hitting and combination attacks, a reliable anti-air skill, and the unique ability to almost freely break himself out of combos under the right conditions, Hol Horse is a very well-rounded and formidable character.
ON GROUND Hol Horse stylishly spins Emperor around, empowering the next skill marked with a star (☆).
Any bullet enhanced by this ability will possess the highest priority of any projectile in the game, meaning that it will defeat any other projectile it comes in contact with the exception of another Hol Horse's enhanced bullet, and Giorno Giovanna's "Can you escape destruction?" skill while Gold Experience is in Requiem Mode, in which case it will only cancel out. Hol Horse is free to cancel this ability at any point in its animation into any other special skill whilst retaining the enhancement, allowing him to utilize this Style Ability liberally in combos.
x2 (hold to extend duration) ON GROUND Hol Horse runs away from the opponent, making him one of the only three characters in the game capable of running in the opposite direction; the others being Joseph Joestar (both versions) and Iggy. In Hol Horse's case, this allows him to quickly create much needed space to unleash his various projectile attacks.
Whenever Hol Horse faces off against a female opponent (Lisa Lisa, Jolyne Cujoh, or Ermes Costello), he will have special dialogue with them as he attempts to flirt with his opponent, only to be met with repulsion. An icon will automatically display above his Heart Heat Gauge depicting a yellow silhouette of his head as a pink heart appears in the smoke of his cigarette. During battle, Hol Horse's attack power is reduced, but his HHG builds faster.
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ON GROUND IN AIR OK Hol Horse fires a high-speed bullet. Different attack button inputs have different effects on the bullet's flight. This move can be enhanced with "Gun beats sword" to hit multiple times for higher overall damage. If Hol Horse takes damage, the bullet will disappear. (Comboable through Puttsun Cancel)
+ (hold to control bullet) ON GROUND Hol Horse fires a special slow bullet that deals more damage. As long as the Style button is held, the bullet's trajectory can be manually changed up to 4 times (Comboable through Puttsun Cancel) as Hol Horse spins Emperor, though he cannot act while controlling it. This move can be enhanced with "Gun beats sword", increasing both the number of times the bullet's trajectory can be changed to unlimited and the number of times the bullet hits the opponent as well. (Comboable)
+ // ON GROUND Spending 1/8th of a bar of HHG, Hol Horse tosses a glass bottle full of water into the air before shooting it. The attack button inputted determines how far Hol Horse lobs the bottle. If the opponent is airborne, they can collide with the bottle and break it directly, the bullet to allow the bottle to break on landing, or both for substantial damage. This allows the skill to double as a quick anti-air attack. Upon the bottle breaking, a puddle of water is left on the floor directly below.
+ // ON GROUND IN AIR OK Hanged Man appears out of the water puddle and stabs the opponent, stunning them and leaving them vulnerable. Hol Horse's inputted normal attack will also be delivered simultaneously. A low attack that cannot be blocked if the opponent is not crouching. This move can even be used if Hol Horse is in the middle being attacked or is down, giving it the ability to break combos as long as the opponent happens to be in range. (Comboable)
ON GROUND Hol Horse hoists the opponent up by their collar before Hanged Man appears to stab them and send them flying.
+ 2 ATK Buttons ON GROUND Hol Horse spits his cigarette up into the air shortly before firing a volley of 4 to 10 bullets, dependent on whether or not an attack input was rapidly pressed. Each bullet comes back around to hit once more before disappearing for a total of 8 to 20 hits. The last hit will knock the opponent to the ground as Hol Horse catches his cigarette back in his mouth. The HHA will deal more damage if "Gun beats sword" is in effect, making each bullet hit a third time.
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ON GROUND Hol Horse throws an empty glass bottle into the air and shoots to shatter it. If the opponent is caught in the shard rain, Hanged Man will appear in the mirror world within the glass shards and stab them in the shoulder, immobilizing them while the Stand prompts Hol Horse to fire. Hol Horse, complying happily, fires off a single high-speed bullet that excessively curves around and between the falling glass shards before finally flying straight at its target: the opponent's forehead. The GHA can hit a downed opponent, but cannot hit at point-blank or close range, necessitating some spacing.
Besides the cast from Part 3 (not counting Old Joseph, Iggy, and Vanilla Ice, all of whom are DLC), Hol Horse has special intro dialogue with Guido Mista, wherein Hol Horse decides to see which one of the two is the faster gunman, a challenge that Mista accepts. If Hol Horse wins, he'll note that, unlike Mista, his bullets are also part of his Stand. If Mista wins, he'll note how funny of a guy Hol Horse is.
Hol Horse appears as one of the several Part 3 characters who possess a Metal Striker. His FINISH move makes his Stand, Emperor, appear and shoot several times at the defeated opponent.
Hol Horse was confirmed for the game alongside Polnareff.
As a Stand User, Hol Horse is one of many characters with wildly varied abilities that grant him uniqueness in battle.
If he is set up against Mista he will note their similar abilities.
Unlike the previous game, Hol Horse's main color is now based on his anime appearance.
He is paired with Yukako Yamagishi in the Eyes of Heaven Tournament but was eliminated in the preliminaries by Jotaro Kujo and Vanilla Ice.
Hol Horse and J. Geil, Chapter 141 Cover
Chapter 142 Cover
Chapter 157 Cover
Tohth's illustration, Chapter 219 Cover
Chapter 220 Cover
Chapter 221 Cover
Hol Horse and Boingo
Hol Horse's first appearance
Hol Horse with Emperor
Full appearance
Hol Horse and Polnareff laugh
Hol Horse juggling Emperor
Hol Horse attacked by Enya the Hag
Hol Horse prepares to assassinate DIO from behind
Forcing Boingo to help him kill the Joestar group
Kicking a woman passing by, fulfilling Tohth's prophecy
The new duo lying in wait to ambush the Joestar group
Hol Horse sticks his fingers up Polnareff's nose
Hol Horse Retired
Hol Horse summoning his Stand, Emperor
DIO threatens to kill Hol Horse for retreating
Hol Horse prepares to assassinate DIO
Hol Horse glaring at DIO
Kidnapping Boingo to use as his replacement partner
Forcing Boingo to help him kill the Joestar group
Kicking a woman passing by, fulfilling Tohth's prophecy
The new duo lying in wait to ambush the Joestar group
Hol Horse jams his fingers into Polnareff's nose
Hol Horse's own bullets are redirected toward him
Hol Horse Retired
Hol Horse's appearance in Tohth
Hol Horse brandishing Emperor
"Hold your horses!"
Hol Horse close-up
Nena asks Hol Horse to tell her he loves her more than anyone
Hol Horse and Nena embrace after Hol Horse confesses his "love" to Nena
Hol Horse smirks slyly after deceiving Nena
Facing Polnareff
Hysterical laughing contest with Ponareff
Firing The Emperor
Surprise at Avdol's appearance
Prepares to finish off Polnareff who is restrained by Hanged Man
Out of Emperor's range
Seeing J.Geil is killed, Hol Horse considers another plan
Surrounded by the Joestar group
Making a swift getaway thanks to Nena
Confronting DIO in his domain
Attempts assassinate DIO behind his back
Feeling defeated realize that DIO is too powerful
In the middle of nowhere
Meets up with disguised Enya
Enya impales Hol Horse's wrist with an ice picker
Hole created by Justice
Tries to attack Enya
Justice forces Hol Horse to aim The Emperor at him
Warning Polnareff about the danger of Enya's Stand
Powerless against Justice
Hol Horse's final appearance in the OVA as he is put out of commission
Hol Horse and Emperor
Heritage for the Future portrait
Hol Horse sprite in Heritage for the Future
Hol Horse (Idle Animation)
Hol Horse's color 2
Hol Horse's color 3
Hol Horse's color 4
Hol Horse's color 5
Hol Horse & Boingo's portrait from Heritage for the Future
Hol Horse (Boingo) Idle Sprite
Hol Horse & Boingo (Idle Animation)
Hol Horse & Boingo's color 2
Hol Horse & Boingo's color 3
Hol Horse & Boingo's color 4
Hol Horse & Boingo's color 5
Hol Horse's render, All Star Battle
Hol Horse Normal All Star Battle
Hol Horse activating his HHA, ASB
Hol Horse activating his GHA, ASB
All Star Battle concept art
Hol Horse's render for Eyes of Heaven (PS3/PS4)
Hol Horse firing Emperor, EoH
Hol Horse in Diamond Records, on the area clear screen
3-star Statue
Hol Horse in Last Survivor
Hol Horse in Last Survivor
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Chara Heroes; Part 3 Vol.3
Statue Legend (Special Color)
Garage Kit (Heavy Gauge)
Trading Figure (Banpresto)
JoJo's Bizarre Mini Figure Stardust Crusaders Part.1 (Bandai)
Hol Horse from JoJo 6251 artbook
JOJO A-GO!GO! (Inside Illustration)
Weekly Shonen Jump 1990 Issue #9 (Cover)
Weekly Shonen Jump 1990 Issue #9 (Title Page)
JoJo6251 (Inside Illustration)
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