Emperor
Emperor (エンペラー(皇帝), Enperā) is the Stand of Hol Horse, featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders. The Stand takes the form of a gun that the user can summon into his hand, allowing him to shoot his foes with controllable bullets.
Appearance
Emperor is a Stand in the form of an elaborate, impractical-looking revolver with some futuristic elements. A metal frame covers the long barrel, under which is positioned a cylinder with no apparent use, as it is not connected to the barrel. It has no sight, and a large sphere is embedded in the metal frame between the hammer and the barrel.
Hol Horse summons it directly into his hand.
Araki comments that its design is that of a revolver combined with an automatic pistol.[1]
Emperor is portrayed as being silvery in most media, including the colored manga and anime. The OVA portrays it as being gold in color.
It represents the tarot card The Emperor, which symbolizes order and control.
Color Schemes
(w/ Boingo)
Abilities
As a gun Stand, Emperor functions as a weapon for Hol Horse. Due to its straightforward nature, Hol Horse must compensate through cooperation with allies to gain the upper hand.
Hol Horse is able to summon Emperor into his hand at an instant, letting him perform sneak attacks [2] and in a contest of summoning speed, Hol Horse is able to attack first.[3]
However, since they are still part of Emperor, the bullets are still subject to limited range; although having a better-than-average range for a Close-Range Stand, Emperor's effectiveness still drops rapidly as the bullets reach the limits of that range.[4]
Chapters / Episodes
- Chapter 130: Strength, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 139: Yellow Temperance, Part 4 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 141: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 2
- Chapter 142: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 3
- Chapter 143: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 4
- Chapter 146: Empress, Part 1
- Chapter 156: Justice, Part 3
- Chapter 177: Judgement, Part 4 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 179: High Priestess, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 210: Shooting DIO?!
- Chapter 217: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 1
- Chapter 218: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 2
- Chapter 219: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 3
- Chapter 220: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 4
- Chapter 221: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 5
- Chapter 213: D'Arby the Gambler, Part 3 (Mentioned only)
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 9: Yellow Temperance (Mentioned only)
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 10: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 11: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 2
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 14: Justice, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 36: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 37: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 2
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 4 (OVA): The Emperor and the Hanged Man
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 5 (OVA): The Judgement
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 6 (OVA): The Mist of Vengeance
Gallery
Trivia
- Araki came up with the idea of Emperor by thinking that it'd be novel to have a gun instantly appear in a user's hand, rather than having to draw it from a holster.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 JOJOVELLER: STANDS - Comments by Hirohiko Araki[1]
- ↑ Chapter 210: Shooting DIO?!
- ↑ Chapter 219: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 3
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Chapter 142: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 3
- ↑ Chapter 221: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 5