Beach Boy

MangaAnime

Japanese Name

ビーチ・ボーイ

User

Pesci

Namesake^*

The Beach Boys (American rock band)

Stats^?

Destructive Power

C

Speed

B

Range

B*

Stamina

C

Precision

C

Developmental Potential

A

*(Range: The length of the string)

A: Very Good

B: Good

C: Average

D: Poor

E: Very Poor

Destructive Power	Speed	Range
C	B	B (The length of the string)

Stamina	Precision	Developmental Potential
C	C	A

“

There's nothing you can do but wait until Beach Boy's hook crawls up your arm and snags your heart!

”

—Pesci, Chapter 496: The Grateful Dead, Part 9

Beach Boy (ビーチ・ボーイ, Bīchi Bōi) is the Stand of Pesci, featured exclusively in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo.

Taking the form of a fishing pole with a seemingly endless line that Pesci can control completely, its abilities of damage reflection and life energy detection make it both a powerful weapon and a useful tool.

Appearance

The Stand appears as a simple fishing pole with the words 'BEACH BOY' written on top (omitted in the TV Anime) and a monstrous skull as the reel, meant to represent death.^[1]

Pesci summons it by making it come out of his palm.^[2]

Color Schemes

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

Colored MangaGioGioAnime

Rod(Silver and dark gray)

Line(White)

Float(Tan-orange)

Rod(Off-white and black)

Line(White)

Name(Purple)

Rod

(Teal and black with gold segments, white skull)

Line(Pink)

Float(Coral)

Abilities

Despite its innocuous appearance, Beach Boy is a remarkably deadly Stand, both at long and short range.

Not only can it kill someone by shredding their heart with its intangible hook, but it is also nearly impossible to defend against. Pesci's masterful manipulation made Bucciarati deem it even more dangerous than Prosciutto's already formidable The Grateful Dead.^[3]

As a fishing rod, Beach Boy is not really suited for power, but its deadly sharp hook means Pesci can use it as a dangerous whip.^[4] The line can also be used to break someone's neck or choke them.^[5]

Hook and Line

Beach Boy's signature ability is to phase its line and hook through any object, including walls^[2] or flesh.

Beach Boy can phase through anything and hook people

Pesci skillfully uses his fishing rod to search for a target through obstacles and like a fisherman, ensnares them when the hook makes contact. He is then free to reel in his catch^[2] or even tear through the whole body by wildly moving the hook,^[6] but as an assassin prefers to phase the hook through his catch's body in order to reach a vital organ and cut it from the inside for a sure-fire kill.^[7]^[8]

Beach Boy's pulling strength is only as strong as Pesci's own arm strength, but the catch will tire themselves trying to pull on the extremely elastic line.^[9]

The ability is cancelled immediately if Pesci drops the Beach Boy, and the hook and line disappear, called back to the fishing rod.^[8]

By hiding the hook inside a chosen object, Pesci can use Beach Boy to bait and catch people by surprise.^[7]

Extreme Line Sensitivity

Beach Boy's line is extremely sensitive and transmits information to the handle of the rod for Pesci to see.

The hook and line of Beach Boy act as very sensitive life form sensors, being able to tell Pesci the number of people inside a given room^[2] and can even transmit the vibration of a heartbeat.^[3] Furthermore, by analyzing the vibrations and strength of the pull on the line,^[8] Pesci can accurately guess which body part he is hooking, the catch's weight, their position and their actions to the centimeter.^[3]^[8]^[10]

Damage Reflection

The string reflects damage at the catch

Beach Boy's string cannot be destroyed by any usual means, as any damage inflicted to the string will instead affect the one hooked on the string. It is thus impossible to destroy the string once it is hooked into an object or person. This property is a derivation of the line's intangibility: although it will phase through any object, the shock of any attack is transmitted into the catch's body, if the line is damaged by a stand, the effects of whatever the stand's ability is will be applied to the victim instead.^[8]

Chapters / Episodes

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

Chapter 487: Express Train to Florence, Part 2
Chapter 488: The Grateful Dead, Part 1
Chapter 489: The Grateful Dead, Part 2
Chapter 490: The Grateful Dead, Part 3
Chapter 491: The Grateful Dead, Part 4
Chapter 492: The Grateful Dead, Part 5
Chapter 493: The Grateful Dead, Part 6
Chapter 494: The Grateful Dead, Part 7
Chapter 495: The Grateful Dead, Part 8
Chapter 496: The Grateful Dead, Part 9
Chapter 497: The Grateful Dead, Part 10
Chapter 498: The Grateful Dead, Part 11
Chapter 499: The Grateful Dead, Part 12 (Death)

Anime Appearances

Episodes in order of appearance

Golden Wind Episode 14: Express Train to Florence
Golden Wind Episode 15: The Grateful Dead, Part 1
Golden Wind Episode 16: The Grateful Dead, Part 2 (Death)
Golden Wind Episode 21.5: determinazione
Golden Wind Episode 28.5: destino

Gallery

MangaAnimeGamesFigurinesCardsOther

StoryChapter CoversSketches

Abilities explanation
First glimpse of the Stand
The Stand's first full appearance
The Stand's hook phasing through a door
Beach Boy with The Grateful Dead

Chapter 490 Cover
Chapter 491 Cover
Chapter 492 Cover
Chapter 495 Cover A
Chapter 495 Cover B
Chapter 496 Cover A
Chapter 497 Cover B
Chapter 498 Cover A
Chapter 498 Cover B

Chapter 495 Tailpiece

StoryOpenings/EndingsDesign Sheets

Summoning Beach Boy
Entering Mista's hand
Reeling in Mista
Using Beach Boy's line to pass through the door and to the other side of the train
Reflecting damage from Mista's gunshot
Inside Mista's body
Sex Pistols attempt to pull the hook back
Bruno Bucciarati narrowly avoiding Beach Boy's hook
Attacking Bucciarati
Hooked around Bucciarati’s heart
Hook closeup
Skull-shaped reel closeup
Pesci's neck snapped by his own Stand
Stats