Notorious B.I.G

Notorious B.I.G
Post-MortemOriginal MangaAnime MangaAnime
Japanese Name	ノトーリアス・B・I・G(ビッグ)
Localized Name	Notorious Chase
User	Carne
Namesake*	The Notorious B.I.G. (American rapper)
Type	Automatic Phenomenon
Manga Debut	Chapter 532
Anime Debut	GW Episode 24
Game Debut	GioGio's Bizarre Adventure
Stats?
Destructive Power A Speed ∞ Range ∞ Stamina ∞ Precision E Developmental Potential A A B C D E A: Very Good B: Good C: Average D: Poor E: Very Poor
Destructive Power	A
Speed	∞
Range	∞
Stamina	∞
Precision	E
Developmental Potential	A

“

This Stand breaks... every single rule I've known. There is no host... He's already dead... on the runway in Venice.

”

—Giorno Giovanna about Notorious B.I.G, Chapter 535: Notorious B.I.G, Part 3

Notorious B.I.G (ノトーリアス・B・I・G(ビッグ), Notōriasu Biggu) is the Stand of Carne, featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo.

Notorious B.I.G is a mass of flesh that feeds on any type of energy and automatically tracks the fastest object in the vicinity.

Appearance

In its brief appearance with its user alive, Notorious B.I.G seems humanoid. It wears a striped half-mask rising in a peak above its head and extending over its right eye. Its teeth are bared in a snarl, although it's unclear if this is a permanent expression or merely its reaction to Carne's injuries.

After reactivating itself following its user's death, Notorious B.I.G. begins developing a body of blobby flesh. Once large enough, it develops a crude form with two small limbs and a tail. It gains the eyes and mask of its previous form, along with armored bands on its body and shoulders and tiny, wheel-like "hands" at the ends of its arms.

After consuming enough matter, Notorious B.I.G undergoes a second transformation into a much larger monster. It becomes big enough to fill up the entire end of a plane's cabin and its arms become two stretchy tentacles. Its pointed helmet now curls over the top of its head and the Stand now possesses a mouth filled with blunt human-like teeth.

Color Schemes

The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.

Colored MangaGioGioAnime

(Humanoid)

Body(Green gray)

Eyes(Yellow)

Mask(White and blue stripes)

(Post-Mortem)

Flesh(Magenta)

Eyes(Yellow)

Mask and Armor(White and blue stripes)

Wheels(Gray axles and black wheels)

Flesh(Burgundy)

Eyes(Yellow)

Mask and Armor(Green gray and blue gray stripes)

Wheels(Golden axles and black wheels)

(Humanoid)

Body(Hot pink)

Eyes(Yellow)

Mask(White and blue stripes)

(Post-Mortem)

Flesh(Congo pink)

Eyes(Yellow)

Mask and Armor(White and blue stripes)

Personality

Notorious B.I.G. seems to have an animalistic personality, seeking only to devour things to further its growth. However, it appears to communicate with Giorno when it begins to develop on his arm, revealing information about itself that its current target couldn't possibly know (such as its name and the nature of its existence). The stand also seems to have a hatred for its user, going as far as calling him 'pitiful' and 'abandoned like an old rag'.

Abilities

Notorious B.I.G is one of the few Stands able to exist even after its user's death. Coupled with its ability to grow by absorbing energy, even that of attacks, Notorious B.I.G can be said to be truly invincible. However, as an automated Stand, it can be bypassed.

Post-Mortem Activation

While Notorious B.I.G can be summoned while Carne is alive, the Stand is said to only activate upon its User's death, drawing energy from Carne's grudge. This is one of its main features and gets rid of a potential weakness. Initially, Notorious B.I.G seems to have no body after the death of its user, instead constructing one by absorbing matter and energy from an outside source. As this body is made of physical matter, it is vulnerable to mundane damage such as being flung into objects or getting impaled; however, any surviving pieces will remain active and capable of regenerating themselves.

Energy Absorption

Notorious B.I.G eats at Giorno's arm

Upon activation, Notorious B.I.G slowly infects anyone that has touched the remains of its user and eats away at flesh and energy in order to grow a body; this includes Stand energy and energy from automated objects like an engine. Through this ability, Notorious B.I.G can grow to a great volume with enough energy, eventually reaching a size comparable to a jet plane. More importantly, one speck of it can completely recover from near-destruction as long as it reaches a source of energy to feed on, making it nigh-impossible to defeat.

Its ability to absorb Stand energy makes it immune to Stand attacks, enabling it to seek out Stands in order to feed on them.

Partial Symbiosis

In its initial growth phase, Notorious B.I.G. can influence its host's body, causing them to perform actions without being consciously aware of them. After infecting Giorno, it somehow made him take some of Carne's fingers and put them into a plane's freezer; later, it used a pen to write out Giorno's thoughts on the wall and window. 

Speed Detection

Notorious B.I.G detects and can catch up to the fastest things near it

While Notorious B.I.G is blind, it can detect movement around itself, driving it to automatically attack the fastest moving object within range. After detecting the object moving fastest with respect to itself, it accelerates itself until it is faster than the object it is chasing; at one point, it becomes fast enough to catch up with a plane flying at 800kph. This trait makes Notorious B.I.G.'s behavior predictable if one is aware of it; the Stand can be distracted with various objects like the moving hand of a clock or a motorized seat as long as nothing is moving faster than it. This also secures its prison in the ocean; the constant motion of waves and currents confuses Notorious B.I.G. to the point where it can no longer attack anything besides the odd passing boat.

History

Notorious B.I.G was originally the humanoid Stand of Carne, though nothing is known about its abilities then. Carne is sent on a mission to kill Passione's traitors, but is immediately killed by Mista. However, it is eventually revealed that Notorious B.I.G survived after Carne's death and latched onto Giorno's body when he attempts to confirm the enemy's demise, only making its presence known well after the plane takes off. Consuming Giorno's arm to grow, it attacks and incapacitates Mista and Narancia in rapid succession.

Although Giorno succeeds in throwing the Stand outside by cutting off his remaining hand, it quickly catches up to the plane and begins to attack Trish before shifting its focus to Giorno's brooch, which Gold Experience turned into a hand earlier. Trish's attempt to protect Giorno's hand leads to the awakening of her Stand Spice Girl, which allows Trish to impale and seemingly destroy Notorious B.I.G. In actuality, a piece of the immortal Stand entered the engine room and absorbed the energy of the engine, causing it to grow huge.

In defiance of Bucciarati's plan to crash the plane, Trish tears the plane apart with Spice Girl, turning the cockpit into a makeshift parachute while the majority of Notorious B.I.G chases the larger, faster-falling part of the plane into the Tyrrhenian Sea. While a small piece of the Stand is found on Abbacchio's hair, Bruno attacks it with Sticky Fingers, causing it to attach to his arm. Trish then cuts off his arm to send it into the sea. Notorious B.I.G remains alive and active in the Tyrrhenian Sea, occasionally chasing down and destroying quickly-moving ships; this behavior leads sailors to call it "Tyrrhenian's stomach".

Chapters / Episodes

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

• Chapter 532: No Flightcode! Headed for Sardinia
• Chapter 533: Notorious B.I.G, Part 1
• Chapter 534: Notorious B.I.G, Part 2
• Chapter 535: Notorious B.I.G, Part 3
• Chapter 536: Notorious B.I.G, Part 4
• Chapter 537: Notorious B.I.G, Part 5
• Chapter 538: Notorious B.I.G, Part 6
• Chapter 539: Spice Girl, Part 1
• Chapter 540: Spice Girl, Part 2
• Chapter 557: "Green Day" and "Oasis", Part 4 (Mentioned only)

Anime Appearances

Episodes in order of appearance

• Golden Wind Episode 24: Notorious B.I.G
• Golden Wind Episode 25: Spice Girl
• Golden Wind Episode 28: Beneath a Sky on the Verge of Falling (Mentioned only)
• Golden Wind Episode 28.5: destino
• Golden Wind Episode 30: Green Day and Oasis, Part 1 (Mentioned only)

Creation and Development

Araki admits that he created Notorious B.I.G simply as an opponent for Trish to fight and enjoyed drawing Carne more than the Stand itself.

Video Games

GioGio's Bizarre Adventure (PS2)

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Notorious B.I.G appears in GioGio's Bizarre Adventure in Chapters 8-1 and 8-2. In Chapter 8-1, Notorious B.I.G will move back and forth aimlessly until something moves, at which point the Stand will leap at and attack the source of the movement. The Stand only has one move against the player in this form: it will jump on the player's head before knocking them to the front of the plane. If one of the seats is attacked by the player, it will begin reclining, and Notorious B.I.G will begin tearing into it; if the attack that triggers it is a Stand Shoot from Spice Girl, B.I.G will be unable to destroy the seat.

Having eaten the airplane's engines, Notorious B.I.G grows to a gigantic size in Chapter 8-2, and continues growing during the fight. If B.I.G reaches the front of the plane, the player character will be crushed and die instantly. The player must attack B.I.G in order to set it back and stall it for two minutes. Notorious B.I.G will swipe at the player if they are too close, and stretch its arms in order to punch them from far away.

Both forms of Notorious B.I.G move and attack automatically, and even hacking the game to play as them will not allow the player to control them.

Notorious B.I.G

Moves (Small)

Moves (Large)

GYAHHH!

YAH!

GYAAH!

GYH!

GYAAAAAHH!

GYAHHYA!

Non-Playable Character

Gallery

MangaAnimeGamesFigurinesCardsOther

StoryChapter Covers

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  Stand stats

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  Notorious B.I.G's first appearance before Carne's death

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  Attacked by Mista as Carne dies

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  The Stand's first re-manifestation after Carne's death, as finger pieces

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  The fingers slowly growing and multiplying

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  Notorious B.I.G finally attacks, starting with Giorno Giovanna

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  Consuming Gold Experience to grow

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  Consuming Sex Pistols

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  Attacking Aerosmith

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  Attacking Trish after fully forming

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  Assaulting a reclining seat

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  Notorious B.I.G eating Trish's boot

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  Slowly destroyed by Trish's Stand, Spice Girl

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  Notorious B.I.G grows immensely after consuming the plane engine

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  The Stand chases Trish through the plane

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  The last piece of the Stand falls as Trish bids it an "Arrivederci"

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  Chapter 533 Cover A

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  Chapter 533 Cover B

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  Chapter 537 Cover A

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  Chapter 539 Cover A

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  Chapter 539 Cover B

StoryOpenings/EndingsDesign Sheets

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  Notorious B.I.G first shown, in its humanoid form.

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  Alongside its former master as he dies.

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  The Stand manifests itself as fingers.

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  Checked for signs of life by Gold Experience.

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  Giorno notices too late that the Stand was already attached to his arm.

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  The writing done by the Stand controlling Giorno's arm. (Original with Japanese subtitles)

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  The writing done by the Stand controlling Giorno's arm. (English version)

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  Consuming Giorno's hand after being shot off by Mista.

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  Gold Experience's arm mangled by the Stand.

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  Notorious B.I.G latches onto Aerosmith

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  Notorious B.I.G fully manifests itself.

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  Trish desperately attempting not to attract the Stand's attention.

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  Notorious B.I.G moves towards Giorno's brooch.

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  Notorious B.I.G as a sea monster

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  Secco talks about Notorious B.I.G to Cioccolata.

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  Stand stats.

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  Notorious B.I.G in Modern Crusaders, appearing near the middle below Green Day

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  Notorious B.I.G in GioGio's Bizarre Adventure

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  Entering through the plane's window

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  Approaching the hand brooch

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  Small Notorious B.I.G

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  Spice Girl performing a pole attack on Notorious B.I.G

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  Notorious B.I.G after consuming the plane's engine

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  Notorious B.I.G in Chapter 8-2's loading screen

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  Giant Notorious B.I.G

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  Notorious B.I.G figure that comes with Spice Girl's Super Action Statue

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  Chara Heroes; Part 5 Vol.2

Adventure Battle CardWeiß Schwarz

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  Adventure Battle Card; Notorious B.I.G

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  Weiß Schwarz; Restless Pursuer, Notorious B.I.G

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  Restless Pursuer, Notorious B.I.G (JoJo Rare)

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  JOJO A-GO!GO!

Trivia

• The anime adaptation changed the romanization of the Stand's name into "Notorius B.I.G".
• While Notorious B.I.G does receive an eyecatch illustration, both its name and user are listed as "???". Its art on the illustration is also darkened.
• Notorious B.I.G's ability or naming scheme may be based on the Notorious B.I.G. album Life After Death, which was released a year prior to the stand's debut.