Atum
Atum (アトゥム神, Atumu-shin) is the Stand of Telence T. D'Arby, featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders.
It is a humanoid Stand with mechanical features endowed with two abilities: to steal the souls of people who lost in a game against D'Arby, and to observe a person's soul to partially guess their intents.
Appearance
Atum resembles a humanoid robot with Telence's athletic build, and, in a similar nature to The World and Cream, is decorated with heart motifs on its body. On its face are Telence's initials, along with what appears to resemble a breathing apparatus. The apparatus has two nozzles that periodically spray out steam. Its appearance is modeled after a military robot.[1]
This Stand represents the Egyptian god Atum.
Color Schemes
Abilities
Atum is, like Osiris, a threatening Stand to face because of its ability to steal souls and read minds. However, it is held back by Telence's over-reliance on its power. Thus, its user was easily defeated by Joseph and Jotaro.
Soul Steal
Much like his brother's Stand, Osiris, Atum's primary ability allows Telence to steal souls from someone who has recognized defeat[2] in a game, which Telence typically uses in video games.
Like Osiris, the victims must pledge their souls first, but Atum is subtle enough to partially grab hold of the soul from someone taken by surprise. In one instance, it was able to grip Jotaro's soul without being able to steal it when Telence guessed a punch correctly.[2] In theory, Atum is then free to attack the associated body part but was never seen doing so.[2]
Stolen souls are put inside specially-made dolls from Telence himself, and he, too, is free to gamble and release the souls under his control.[3]
Binary Soul Reading
Atum's second ability enables Telence to read souls.[4]
In effect, he psychically asks a nearby person's souls a yes or no question which the soul is obliged to answer, unbeknownst to the one being read, allowing Telence to secretly guess someone's intent.[5]
Atum visualizes a person as if through an infrared detector when reading souls and if the person lies, the color of their aura changes, allowing him to determine that they are lying.[5] When Atum detects a "Yes", the subject's aura flares up; when it detects a "No", the subject's aura points vertically.[6][7] Telence is also free to examine several people at once[3] although he may forget about them.
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 228: D'Arby the Player, Part 2
- Chapter 229: D'Arby the Player, Part 3
- Chapter 230: D'Arby the Player, Part 4
- Chapter 231: D'Arby the Player, Part 5
- Chapter 232: D'Arby the Player, Part 6
- Chapter 233: D'Arby the Player, Part 7
- Chapter 234: D'Arby the Player, Part 8 (Game only)
- Chapter 235: D'Arby the Player, Part 9
- Chapter 236: D'Arby the Player, Part 10
- Chapter 237: D'Arby the Player, Part 11
Anime Appearances- Stardust Crusaders Episode 40: D'Arby the Player, Part 1
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 41: D'Arby the Player, Part 2
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 42: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 1
Gallery
Atum makes its appearance
Atum and its master, Telence
Close up of Atum's face
Catching Star Platinum's punch
Creating a doll from Kakyoin's soul
Atum detecting Jotaro's aura for any lies
Atum's appearance in "Oh That's A Baseball!!"
Chapter 233 Cover A
Chapter 234 Cover A
Chapter 234 Cover B
Chapter 235 Cover A
Chapter 237 Cover A
Atum makes its appearance
Atum and its master, Telence
Close up of Atum's face
Catching Star Platinum's punch
Atum's hand assimilates into Jotaro's arm
Steam shoots out of Atum's nozzles
Creating a doll from Kakyoin's soul
Atum detecting Jotaro's aura for any lies
Atum's appearance in "Oh That's A Baseball!!"
Atum and Horus' silhouettes from JoJo Sono Chi no Kioku ~end of THE WORLD~
Atum's stats
A character from "Oh! That's Baseball" based on Atum in Heritage for the Future
Atum fights the Crusaders (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (SFC Game))
Atum in Jojo's Pitter-Patter Pop!
Chara Heroes; Part 3 Vol.3
Weekly Shonen Jump #13, 1997
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Adventure Battle Card; Atum
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Atum
Trivia
- Araki mentions that with Atum, it was at this point that he started adding hearts to his designs, something that would eventually tie into Josuke's Stand.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 JOJOVELLER: Araki's Stand Commentaries - Atum
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 229: D'Arby the Player, Part 3
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 237: D'Arby the Player, Part 11
- ↑ Chapter 235: D'Arby the Player, Part 9
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 236: D'Arby the Player, Part 10
- ↑ Chapter 236: D'Arby the Player, Part 10 p.10
- ↑ Chapter 237: D'Arby the Player, Part 11 p.9
