Speed King
Speed King (スピード・キング, Supīdo Kingu) is the Stand of Jobin Higashikata, featured in the eighth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, JoJolion. It is a short-range humanoid Stand that can store heat in the locations it touches.
Appearance
Speed King has a humanoid appearance. It possesses a mannequin-like body and a human-like face with holes for eyes (later depicted as goggles) and a flat raised surface resembling a nose, as well as a fisherman's cap with several metal spikes along the brim and various strings of equal length sticking out from both sides. It has two large horns on each side of its head, a wide mouth, bearing gritted teeth along with pores and bumps over its 'skin'.
It appears to have robotic joints across its arms, and a flat chest covered in pores and bumps similar to its face (earlier depicted with a fur-like texture covering the chest). Speed King's body becomes very skeletal and robotic below chest-level, lacking much of an abdomen and instead having metal bars and other apparatuses connecting it to its lower body.
Speed King is bright orange and red in the colored manga.
Color Schemes
Abilities
Little is known about Speed King's abilities but it is clear that its heat powers are lethal at both close and long range. Speed King is shown to be physically able enough to rapidly pummel enemies,[1] but the extent of its power is still unknown.
Heat Accumulation
As explained by Jobin, Speed King has the primary ability to store heat and temperature within a short localized point, from single objects such as the surface of paper money or even a particular spot on the human body.[3] However, the heat can then be transferred to anyone who touches said point where the heat is stored. Speed King can only affect objects within 10 centimeters,[4] but it is shown that said objects can travel far away from Jobin and still be affected by Speed King's heat storage. For instance Ojiro Sasame could travel from the Higashikata House to downtown Morioh and still be affected.[5]
Since Jobin can heat sodium chlorate enough to produce oxygen,[1] it can be inferred that it can raise the temperature to at least 300 °C. He has used it to melt the wax stuffed into his beetles after brushing them with a paintbrush and has given Josuke a nosebleed simply after offering some tissues to wipe his face with. This power can be weaponized and used to heat people's blood vessels, boiling the blood inside to render them unconscious or even kill them,[6] when applied to the temples the heat can become so damaging the eyes burst.
Chapters
Manga Appearances- JoJolion Chapter 37: It's a Summer Vacation Everyday, Part 4
- JoJolion Chapter 62: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 4
- JoJolion Chapter 63: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 5 (Cover only)
- JoJolion Chapter 64: Mother and Child (Flashback)
- JoJolion Chapter 73: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 1
- JoJolion Chapter 74: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 2
- JoJolion Chapter 76: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 4
- JoJolion Chapter 88: The Wonder of You, Part 5
- JoJolion Chapter 95: The Wonder of You, Part 12
- JoJolion Chapter 96: Just Don't Move
- JoJolion Chapter 97: The Wonder of You, Part 14(Death)
Gallery
Explanation of ability from the tailpiece of JoJolion Chapter 39: Doobie Wah, Part 1
Speed King during Jobin's younger years
Speed King's first appearance
Speed King's appearance as of Chapter 62
Boiling the blood vessels in Yasuho's head to render her unconscious
Speed King rapidly pummels Ozon Baby
Speed King uses a car to send Jobin and Tsurugi flying
Speed King summoned alongside Paper Moon King under the orders of Ojiro Sasame
A vision of Speed King seen by Ojiro preceding his demise
Speed King raising its arm
Speed King next to Jobin
Speed King attacks the Head Doctor hiding under the bedsheets
JoJolion Volume Spine Illustrations
JJL Volume 15 Cover
JJL Volume 15 Illustration
JJL Volume 22 Cover
JJL Volume 22 Illustration
Ultra Jump 2020 Issue #1 (Cover)
The tailpiece of Chapter 96
Trivia
- Like all other Stands used by members of the Higashikata Family, its name includes the word "King".
- Yuya Fungami, a character from Diamond is Unbreakable, has the words "Speed King" emblazoned on his tie.
- The "Mera" part from its Stand Cry is a Japanese onomatopoeia for burning flames.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 JoJolion Chapter 73: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 1
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 96: Just Don't Move
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 88: The Wonder of You, Part 5, p.40
- ↑ JJL Volume 10
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 88: The Wonder of You, Part 5, p.26-30
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 62: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 4
