Empress (story arc)

Empress
Arc Information
Japanese Title	女帝(エンプレス)
Romanized Title	Enpuresu
Localized Title	The Empress
Part	Stardust Crusaders
Manga	SC Chapters 33-36 (146-149)
Anime	SC Episodes 11-12 (37-38) OVA Episode 5
Volume	SC Volume 5 (16)
Arc Chronology
← Previous	Yellow Temperance
Next →	Empress

Empress (女帝(エンプレス), Enpuresu) is the ninth story arc in Stardust Crusaders.

It narrates Joseph's misadventures in Varanasi as Empress parasites his right arm.

Summary

Accompanied by Hol Horse's former lover, Nena, the Joestar group head to the city of Varanasi. In there, a simple bug wart growing in Joseph Joestar's arm reveals itself to be a Stand named Empress and frames Joseph for murder. Joseph fights the Stand, living as a parasite on his arm, and finally destroys it. The enemy Stand user turns out to be Nena, who was disguised as one of her earlier victims.

Appearances

Characters

Hol Horse

Noriaki Kakyoin

Jean Pierre Polnareff

Jean Pierre Polnareff

Joseph Joestar

Jotaro Kujo

(1st full appearance) (Death)

Nena

Enya the Hag

Stands

Emperor

Silver Chariot

(1st appearance) (Death)

Empress

Hermit Purple

Chapters

• 033 (146). Empress, Part 1
• 034 (147). Empress, Part 2
• 035 (148). Empress, Part 3
• 036 (149). Empress, Part 4

Volumes

• 05 (16). Battle Experience!

Episodes

Anime

• 11 (37). Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 2
• 12 (38). Empress

OVA

• 05. The Judgement