Tama
Tama (タマ, Tama) is a side character featured in the fourth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Diamond is Unbreakable, introduced in the "Cats Love Yoshikage Kira" story arc.
Originally a street cat hit by the Arrow, Tama is taken in by Yoshikage Kira after becoming a plant-Stand hybrid named Stray Cat.
Appearance
Tama is a blue-grey furred British Shorthair cat with honey-gold eyes whose most defining characteristic is a gaping hole in its throat caused by the Arrow.
Color Scheme
Personality
Tama is stubborn, sticking to his territory in the cellar when Shinobu Kawajiri attempts to chase him out. After he is killed, he shows a desire for revenge and attacks Shinobu when he sees her in the garden. He is friendly toward Kira until Kira himself deems the newly resurrected Stray Cat a threat. However, he is able to easily forgive Kira, and allies himself with him. Tama is shown to get along well with Okuyasu's father after Kira's death.
Abilities
Stand
- Main article: Stray Cat
Stray Cat allowed Tama to resurrect himself into a sentient plant that retains Tama's intellect and personality. It also allowed him to manipulate the surrounding air and form air bubbles to shoot at enemies.
History
Diamond is Unbreakable
Tama was once a normal cat that was hit with an Arrow while peacefully lazing about by a tree. He takes refuge in the cellar of the Kawajiri household where he is killed by a broken glass bottle when Shinobu Kawajiri tries to chase him out. After being buried in their garden, his dormant Stand ability brings him back to life as a cat-like plant named Stray Cat.
Chapters / Episodes
- Chapter 392: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 1 (Death) (Rebirth)
- Chapter 393: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 2
- Chapter 394: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 3
- Chapter 395: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 4
- Chapter 396: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 5
- Chapter 397: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 6
- Chapter 398: Let's Live on a Transmission Tower, Part 1 (Cover only)
- Chapter 411: My Dad Is Not My Dad, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 412: Cheap Trick, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 423: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 6
- Chapter 424: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 7
- Chapter 425: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 8
- Chapter 426: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 9 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 427: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 10
- Chapter 428: Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 1
- Chapter 429: Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 2
- Chapter 430: Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 3
- Chapter 431: Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 4
- Chapter 432: Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 5
- Chapter 433: Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 6
- Chapter 434: Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 7
- Chapter 435: Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 8
- Chapter 436: Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 9
- Chapter 437: Let Me Remind You (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 439: Goodbye, Morioh - The Golden Heart
- Steel Ball Run Extra Chapter 3: Untitled Stand Chapter (Mentioned only)
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 29: Highway Star, Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 30: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira (Death) (Rebirth)
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 36: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 37: Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 1
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 38: Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable, Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 39: Goodbye, Morioh - The Golden Heart
Gallery
Trivia
- Araki states he based Tama/Stray Cat off of his grandfather's cat named Chako. As a child, they both doted on it but Chako scratched Araki when he ignored it one day. Araki has since been suspicious of cats as a result.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 392: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 396: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 5
- ↑ JOJOVELLER Stand Commentaries