Born This Way
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Born This Way (ボーン・ディス・ウェイ) is the stand of Kyou Nijimura featured in Part VIII: JoJolion.
Synopsis
The stand of Kyou appears as a motorcycle rider in all black and with a deformed face. It's first attack began when Kyou first discovered that Josuke Higashikata had left the Higashikata residence to meet Holly Kira. She reveals that she found out of his plans after discovering Norisuke Higashikata's study in a condition she had not left it, and says she will kill him if he tries to see Holly.
Abilities
- Targeted Conditional Assault: The Stand chases it's target when the victim "opens" anything not excluding doors, notebooks, cellphones. It can immediately appear from anywhere and ambush anybody as long as the target opens anything. The individual does not have to intentionally open something either, as merely touching an object as it is opening applies, e.g., the stand is summoned when Josuke backs into a taxi causing its door to swing open or when Kyou throws a loose pen at him causing the cap to fall off when it hit him.[1]
- In order to target a person, Kyou must have touched them at some point.
- The drawback to this ability is the stand disappears when anyone closes the object that was opened.
- World of Ice: When Born This Way appears, its power causes hurricane-like winds that can freeze and harden objects, which it can hurl as sharp weapons. The wind itself has enough intensity to knock back individuals, as well as freeze their breath causing them unable to breath.
Trivia
- Born This Way was originally called Going Underground (ゴーイング・アンダーグラウンド) until the release of the volume 4 tankobon. Araki may have renamed the Stand in homage of the cover design of Lady Gaga's album Born This Way, which features a motorcycle.
