Body(Lime and pine green body, gold horn.)
Eyes(Red)
Rods(Translucent baby blue.)
Sky High
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“
It must be one of those 'rods'...! It's only been seen in video footage, and a live or dead specimen has never been found... It's because they melt immediately after they die... Is his ability to control these 'rods'?
”
Sky High (スカイ・ハイ, Sukai Hai) is the Stand of Rikiel, featured in the sixth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stone Ocean. Attached to the wrist of Rikiel, it allows him to control a colony of "rods", cryptids that can fly and suck the body heat of people.
Appearance
Though it is never actually seen in the storyline, the page giving data on the rods and Sky High's Stand page display the Stand as a small creature that sits on Rikiel's wrist. It takes the form of a 4 legged creature with long 3 toed feet, and a long main body. The main body has very few features, with its only distinct features being 2 reflective green plates, red eyes, and a proboscis-type mouth. Sky High also displays a second head, which protrudes out from the top of the first head. This second head is smaller and yellow, with a look similar to that of a Pteranodon
Color Schemes
The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.
Abilities
Sky High functions as a tool that allows Rikiel to control a hidden species of creatures known as Rods (
Rods
- Main article: Rods
Also called skyfish, rods are obscured, fast moving, parasitic insect-like creatures that live in remote locations. Thus, their very existence could never be fully proven.[2]
Rods primarily fly, utilizing 4 sets of wings to propel themselves forward.[2] Whenever they're flying, their wings rotate similar to propellers, and the direction in which they are flying depends on which direction their wings are rotating. Moreover, they are especially nimble and can slip through extremely tiny openings (such as a web made by Jolyne with Stone Free [3] or evade the punches of Stone Free itself.[4] Through Sky High, Rikiel discovered the rods' main source of sustenance: body heat.[5] By flying past other organisms, the rods can absorb the body heat as food and use it to fuel themselves. The rods can also find heat to absorb via heat-seeking organs located near their nose.
Rod Manipulation
Sky High's only power is to control and direct the rods.[3] However, the exact mechanism of that control is not disclosed and is theorized as a trust relationship.[6] Prior to him learning about his Stand Rikiel would even be harmed by the Rods, with them sucking the heat from his body and causing various diseases. Prior to learning about his Stand and gaining control of them, the rods were causing numerous diseases on Rikiel because of their heat-sucking.[2] This can still happen to Rikiel when he is in a stressful situation, with the Rods causing his eyes to flutter after being attacked by Jolyne and Ermes.
Rikiel is able to control all rods as long as they are in his line of sight, but the closer Rikiel is, the more accurately he can direct the rods,[3] However, they can still be controlled and effective at long ranges such as when he used the Rods to attack Jolyne, Ermes, and Emporio in a helicopter.[3] Rikiel needs to concentrate to properly control the rods, and their effects can even backfire on him if he loses his cool. If he panics, Sky High unwillingly orders all nearby rods to stay still.[2][5]
Rikiel exploits the rod's habit of sucking heat to rapidly and locally decrease the temperature of a selected body part from afar. When concentrated in one spot, the rapid decrease in heat can cause body parts and internal organs to become prone to disease and failure.[4] Depending on where this decrease in temperature is in the body, it can cause a wide variety of effects, such as
- Stealing heat from eyelids which can force them to shut, blinding enemies.[2]
- Stealing heat from the muscles, which can shut them down or even make them rot. Rikiel is able to use this with enough precision to effectively control a target's hand gestures[5] or even speech.[4]
- He can twist ankles by making rods fly past them and steal the heat from them.[4]
- By targeting the hypothalamus near the upper jaw, Rikiel can slow down the visual perception of the targets, making them see things with a few seconds delay.[7]
- If the rods concentrate on the brain stem which controls all sensory and motor functions like heartbeat, the victim is guaranteed to die.[4]
- Rods can also be used to numb Rikiel's neck nerves to prevent himself from feeling shock or pain and continue to fight beyond his body's normal capabilities.[8]
Creation & Development
The Idea for a stand based around Rods came from a TV show Araki had seen discussing them, though the name of the show is unknown.
Trivia
- The idea of Rods are actually based on a real like optical phenomenon, originally discovered in the mid-90s. While they were originally believed to be Aliens or Cryptids or by Cryptozoologist and Ufologists, they were later discovered to be visual artifacts from bugs flying in front of cameras. When certain winged bugs fly in front of a camera, the insect is captured on the image a number of times, while propelling itself forward, which gives the illusion of a single elongated rod-like body, with bulges. Despite this discovery though, Rods in JoJo exist as actual living beings.
Chapters / Episodes
Manga AppearancesChapters in order of appearance
- Stone Ocean Chapter 112: Sky High, Part 1
- Stone Ocean Chapter 113: Sky High, Part 2
- Stone Ocean Chapter 114: Sky High, Part 3
- Stone Ocean Chapter 115: Sky High, Part 4
- Stone Ocean Chapter 116: Sky High, Part 5
- Stone Ocean Chapter 117: Sky High, Part 6
Anime AppearancesEpisodes in order of appearance
TBA
Gallery
Stand Stats
Rikiel discovering his control over rods
Origin and history of the rods
Rikiel controlling rods with Sky High
Rods attacking Jolyne
Rikiel appearing as "fragments" to Jolyne due to the rods damaging Jolyne's hypothalamus
Sky High's rods attack Jolyne
SO Chapter 115, Cover A
SO Chapter 115, Cover B
SO Chapter 116, Cover B
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Adventure Battle Card
References
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 112: Sky High, Part 1, p.5
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Stone Ocean Chapter 112: Sky High, Part 1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Stone Ocean Chapter 113: Sky High, Part 2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Stone Ocean Chapter 115: Sky High, Part 4
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Stone Ocean Chapter 114: Sky High, Part 3
- ↑ Volume 76, in-between Stand stats, Stone Ocean Chapter 116: Sky High, Part 5
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 116: Sky High, Part 5
- ↑ Stone Ocean Chapter 117: Sky High, Part 6
