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“
Only the results! It is only the results that remain in this world! All the actions you take in a world where time is erased are meaningless! (『結果』だけだ！！この世には『結果』だけえが残る！！時間の消し飛んだ世界では「動き」は全て無意味となるのだッ！)
”

King Crimson (キング・クリムゾン, Kingu Kurimuzon), sometimes shortened to K. Crimson (Ｋ・クリムゾン), is the Stand of Diavolo, featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo.

It grants Diavolo the ability to erase time for up to ten seconds as well as see into the future using its sub-ability, Epitaph (エピタフ (墓碑銘), Epitafu). The Stand can also be used by Diavolo's second-in-command, Vinegar Doppio, should the boss allow it.

Appearance

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King Crimson is a humanoid Stand of a height and build similar to Diavolo's, but tends to look much bigger and taller. Its body is covered by a raised diagonal grid; save for its face, neck, shoulder guards, elbows, hands, abdomen, crotch, knees and feet.

Its eyes comprise sharp orifices of a steep inward slant; from which emerge small, round eyes without sclera, with pronounced eye sockets that have the same fragmented pupils that Diavolo himself has. Its crown is flat and from its forehead emerges a raised level that bears a smaller, oval face of the same expression. In earlier depictions, there were two raised levels. It constantly bares its teeth through a small mouth.

The aforementioned second face on King Crimson's forehead is named Epitaph, and is sometimes duplicated in the same position on Doppio's forehead. Epitaph presents itself as a bump on the forehead featuring eyes and a mouth constantly grinding its teeth, often mimicking King Crimson's current mood.

Its design is inspired by the character George/Kuato, from the 1990 science fiction film Total Recall, a mutated human with a smaller twin brother conjoined in his belly.[2]

Color Schemes

The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.
Colored MangaGioGioAll-Star BattleEyes of HeavenAnime
Body(Crimson with silver face and grid)
Epitaph(Pink)
Eyes(Green)
Armor(Silver and gun-metal gray)
Body(Crimson with off-white face and grid)
Epitaph(Salmon with dark blue-gray border)
Eyes(Emerald Green)
Armor(Off-white and dark blue-gray)
Body(Magenta with yellow face and grid)
Epitaph(Red with gun-metal gray border)
Eyes(Green)
Armor
(Silver and gun-metal gray, with green accessories)
Body(Crimson with yellow face and grid)
Epitaph(Crimson with gun-metal gray border)
Eyes(Light Green)
Armor
(Silver and gun-metal gray, with green accessories)
Body(Crimson with white face and grid)
Epitaph(Pink with silver border)
Eyes(Lime Green)
Armor
(White and silver, with green accessories)

Personality

King Crimson embodies Diavolo's personality in its entirety, as he frequently speaks through his stand. Aside from that, its face frequently possesses an angry or irritated expression, though on rare occasions, it also shows a maniacal grin when certain events fall in Diavolo's favor, such as when he gets his hands on the Arrow.

Abilities

“
Once anyone witnesses King Crimson...as of that moment..they no longer exist in this world.
”

King Crimson is one of the most impressive Stands featured in the series. Both physically strong and possessing the ability to erase time and predict the future, King Crimson is described as invincible against all other Stands whose powers do not affect time.

King Crimson is a powerful Close-Range Stand that primarily uses swift single attacks that are almost always fatal. It is able to punch through people's bodies or cleave them in a single chop with significant ease. Other examples include completely obliterating a fortune teller's upper body in a single punch and throwing a pair of scissors with such strength that they completely severed Risotto Nero's right foot, among multiple other occasions where it effortlessly severed limbs. It also managed to destroy a large wall with a single punch. Its feats of strength and speed are comparable to Star Platinum and The World.

Much like other Close-Range Stands, its weaknesses are poor effective range (about 2–3 meters[3]) and permanence, making it difficult for its User to hide their identity against multiple foes.[4]

Time Erasure

King Crimson erases time and foresees Sticky Fingers' punch
Time erasure sound effect (anime)

King Crimson's signature ability is to erase a given frame of time lasting up to 10 seconds,[5] starting from the instant the ability is activated.[4][6]

In the erased time frame, other people will be unable to experience anything that happened[6] and will retain no memories of it either.[6][7] After the allotted time frame, they will suddenly find themselves in the situation they were supposed to be afterwards.[4][6] There is, however, one instance where a person was able to see their double before finding themselves in their future position.[6]

On the other hand, Diavolo remains fully conscious during the erased time and only he can re-adjust his actions.[7] In the manga, Diavolo sees the erased time as a void filled with juxtapositions of what would have happened during this period in a fashion akin to Nude Descending a Staircase, allowing him to think out the next best action (for instance, when Bruno Bucciarati tried to punch Diavolo during the erased time, Diavolo saw Bucciarati's superimposed positions during his punch).[7] The anime adaptation has Diavolo visualize a ghostly red image of his foe's next move instead. Diavolo is unable to attack, or interact with anything, while King Crimson's time erasure is active, as the time frame of his own actions would cease to exist as well. The only exception to the latter is Diavolo himself, and any extension of himself, such as his own blood.[8] As a result, he often relies on the ability to avoid attacks and move himself into advantageous positions, such as enemy blind spots. Using his Stand's exceptional destructive power, Diavolo then directly attacks the enemy the moment King Crimson's ability concludes.[8]

Epitaph

Epitaph (エピタフ (墓碑銘), Epitafu) is a sub-Stand that assists and completes King Crimson's time erasure.

Precognition

Epitaph predicting an attack

From up to ten seconds,[5] Epitaph gives Diavolo and Doppio the ability to see the future by projecting it as images,[9] which are usually projected on Diavolo/Doppio's hair.[10]

The image produced includes the general area with Doppio/Diavolo as the main focus, allowing either of them to see what happens around them as well as directly at them.[10] However, the visions are incomplete and only show the final result without the steps taken to it and thus can be subject to interpretation. In one instance, Doppio could see himself on the ground with a foot flying, but initially thought that the foot was his when it ultimately turned out to be Risotto’s.[11]

While the predictions seen by Epitaph are unavoidable, they still effectively warn Diavolo and Doppio against incoming danger, allowing them to steer events to minimize the damage done to them. When Doppio realized a pair of scissors would form under the skin of his neck, he tore them out to prevent his throat from being slit.[11] King Crimson itself can prevent the predictions from being completed if it erases the right timeframe. However, Diavolo can only change his own fate with this but not others' fates, as he can't interact with them in erased time (i.e He can't prevent Risotto from getting shot by Aerosmith's bullets, but he can erase time and prevent himself from getting hit). Likewise a Stand affecting Fate like Gold Experience Requiem which returns King Crimson's power to the "zero" state, can simply make the vision false as it steers Fate itself to its advantage.[12]

Diavolo and Doppio often use the forecasting ability of Epitaph to predict any incoming threat, making sneak attacks ineffective against them.

Chapters / Episodes

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Chapters in order of appearance
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Episodes in order of appearance

Creation and Development

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Concept art featured in the JOJOVELLER "History" booklet includes an early design of King Crimson, which lacks Epitaph (but still has the bump on its forehead where Epitaph would normally be) and has a facial structure appearing to be based off of a human skull, as well as what appears to be a hood (possibly inspired by the classical figure of Death).

Gallery

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  • King Crimson punches Bucciarati

    King Crimson punches Bucciarati

  • The time erasure from The Boss's perspective

    The time erasure from The Boss's perspective

  • King Crimson fatally injures Bucciarati NSFWTAG

    King Crimson fatally injures Bucciarati

  • Sucked by Mr.President

    Sucked by Mr.President

  • Tauntingly sitting in front of Bucciarati

    Tauntingly sitting in front of Bucciarati

  • Breaking a computer keyboard

    Breaking a computer keyboard

  • Epitaph is granted to Doppio to defeat Risotto Nero

    Epitaph is granted to Doppio to defeat Risotto Nero

  • King Crimson erases half a second to defend against Narancia's attack

    King Crimson erases half a second to defend against Narancia's attack

  • King Crimson fatally injures Abbacchio NSFWTAG

    King Crimson fatally injures Abbacchio

  • Killing Polnareff

    Killing Polnareff

  • King Crimson punches Gold Experience's head then severs its arm

    King Crimson punches Gold Experience's head then severs its arm

  • Dangerously looming over Mista in Trish's body

    Dangerously looming over Mista in Trish's body

  • King Crimson attacking Trish in Mista's body

    King Crimson attacking Trish in Mista's body

  • King Crimson destroying Chariot Requiem

    King Crimson destroying Chariot Requiem

  • King Crimson attempts to turn into a Requiem Stand

    King Crimson attempts to turn into a Requiem Stand

  • Epitaph predicts Giorno's death at Diavolo's hands

    Epitaph predicts Giorno's death at Diavolo's hands

  • King Crimson destroyed by Gold Experience Requiem

    King Crimson destroyed by Gold Experience Requiem

  • King Crimson's stats

    King Crimson's stats

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  • Summoned by Diavolo to do battle against Jean Pierre Polnareff in the 90s

    Summoned by Diavolo to do battle against Jean Pierre Polnareff in the 90s

  • Appearing behind Polnareff

    Appearing behind Polnareff

  • Attacking Silver Chariot's right eye

    Attacking Silver Chariot's right eye

  • King Crimson grabs Sticky Fingers' arm

    King Crimson grabs Sticky Fingers' arm

  • King Crimson bends Sticky Fingers' arm backwards

    King Crimson bends Sticky Fingers' arm backwards

  • King Crimson reveals itself to Bruno Bucciarati

    King Crimson reveals itself to Bruno Bucciarati

  • King Crimson's face close up

    King Crimson's face close up

  • King Crimson's arm effortlessly pierces Bucciarati's body

    King Crimson's arm effortlessly pierces Bucciarati's body

  • Explaining to a wounded Bruno that none shall threaten The Boss' throne

    Explaining to a wounded Bruno that none shall threaten The Boss' throne

  • Attacked in retaliation by Sticky Fingers

    Attacked in retaliation by Sticky Fingers

  • King Crimson skips time

    King Crimson skips time

  • About to attack Bucciarati yet again

    About to attack Bucciarati yet again

  • Chopping Bucciarati through the shoulder

    Chopping Bucciarati through the shoulder

  • Preparing to kill Trish

    Preparing to kill Trish

  • Moments away from killing Trish as Bucciarati looks on in horror

    Moments away from killing Trish as Bucciarati looks on in horror

  • Sucked into a ladybug pin effected by Gold Experience

    Sucked into a ladybug pin effected by Gold Experience

  • Questioning Bucciarati about the identity of the second traitor

    Questioning Bucciarati about the identity of the second traitor

  • King Crimson points menacingly at Bucciarati, preparing to finish him off

    King Crimson points menacingly at Bucciarati, preparing to finish him off

  • Narrowly avoiding a punch from Sticky Fingers by skipping time

    Narrowly avoiding a punch from Sticky Fingers by skipping time

  • King Crimson activating Time Skip, the world replaced by the void from its perspective.

    King Crimson activating Time Skip, the world replaced by the void from its perspective.

  • Seeing the actions that Bucciarati's Sticky Fingers will make in erased time.

    Seeing the actions that Bucciarati's Sticky Fingers will make in erased time.

  • Seconds away from attacking Bucciarati

    Seconds away from attacking Bucciarati

  • Climbing a wall to reach Giorno and Bucciarati

    Climbing a wall to reach Giorno and Bucciarati

  • King Crimson prepares to attack Giorno and Bucciarati...

    King Crimson prepares to attack Giorno and Bucciarati...

  • ...but the arrival of the rest of Team Bucciarati ruins his plan

    ...but the arrival of the rest of Team Bucciarati ruins his plan

  • Stalking Team Bucciarati as they escape from the church

    Stalking Team Bucciarati as they escape from the church

  • King Crimson breaks a keyboard out of its master's frustration

    King Crimson breaks a keyboard out of its master's frustration

  • King Crimson behind its master

    King Crimson behind its master

  • A close-up of King Crimson's enraged face

    A close-up of King Crimson's enraged face

  • King Crimson murders a fortune teller

    King Crimson murders a fortune teller

  • King Crimson with its master behind

    King Crimson with its master behind

  • DoppioEpitaph.jpg

    Epitaph appears on Doppio's forehead

  • King Crimson skips time to nullify Aerosmith's bullets

    King Crimson skips time to nullify Aerosmith's bullets

  • The Boss summons King Crimson against Nero

    The Boss summons King Crimson against Nero

  • Summoned by Diavolo to battle against Polnareff once again

    Summoned by Diavolo to battle against Polnareff once again

  • About to strike Polnareff

    About to strike Polnareff

  • Watching from behind a startled Diavolo

    Watching from behind a startled Diavolo

  • King Crimson and Diavolo engulfed in a bright light from Silver Chariot's evolution

    King Crimson and Diavolo engulfed in a bright light from Silver Chariot's evolution

  • King Crimson's attack is narrowly dodged by Silver Chariot

    King Crimson's attack is narrowly dodged by Silver Chariot

  • Finishing off Polnareff once and for all NSFWTAG

    Finishing off Polnareff once and for all

  • Smiling triumphantly

    Smiling triumphantly

  • King Crimson's Stats (unknown)

    King Crimson's Stats (unknown)

  • King Crimson's Stats

    King Crimson's Stats

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  • Adventure Battle Card; Time Skipping Diavolo

    Adventure Battle Card; Time Skipping Diavolo

  • King Crimson: Epitaph

    King Crimson: Epitaph

  • King Crimson

    King Crimson

  • Team Bucciarati

    Team Bucciarati

  • Giorno vs. Diavolo

    Giorno vs. Diavolo

  • Weiß Schwarz; The World's "Truth"

    Weiß Schwarz; The World's "Truth"

  • Erased World, King Crimson

    Erased World, King Crimson

  • Erased World, King Crimson (JoJo Rare)

    Erased World, King Crimson (JoJo Rare)

  • "Movements" in the Future, Doppio & Epitaph

    "Movements" in the Future, Doppio & Epitaph

  • Eternal Climax, King Crimson

    Eternal Climax, King Crimson

  • Eternal Climax (JoJo Rare)

    Eternal Climax (JoJo Rare)

  • 10 Seconds Into the Future

    10 Seconds Into the Future

  • 10 Seconds Into the Future (JoJo Rare)

    10 Seconds Into the Future (JoJo Rare)

Trivia

  • All JoJo media that include Diavolo as a character have a different interpretation of his power:
    • In GioGio's Bizarre Adventure, time being erased is shown by having the opponent's actions slowed down, while Diavolo moves at normal speed, a mechanic similar to how Made in Heaven's time acceleration is portrayed.
    • In All Star Battle, it acts similar to The World - through a number of abilities, Diavolo creates an erased time space (a special ability simply referred to as "Erasing Time") in which he is free to move about and the opponent is unable to take action. After a certain amount of time has passed, or as soon as Diavolo initiates an attack or ability, the spell is broken. King Crimson also acts as his dash and Epitaph can be activated to allow Diavolo automatic Stylish Dodging without depleting his Guard Gauge.
    • In Eyes of Heaven, Diavolo becomes invincible as well as invisible to his opponents within the erased time, causing him to gradually lose stamina. Other characters can still move and act normally but are otherwise ignorant to Diavolo's location. Furthermore, the Epitaph ability Diavolo had in All Star Battle allowing him to dodge instantly after getting attacked returns in the form of a skill (assigned to the Square button).
    • The anime adaptation portrays King Crimson's time-skip ability with a glitched effect, as if the animation itself has corrupted and skipped forward.

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