Ebony Devil (エボニーデビル（悪魔）, Ebonī Debiru) is the Stand of Devo the Cursed, featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders. It activates once its User is damaged and will grow in power based on the User's hatred for the attacker. The Stand will then enter a nearby physical object, such as a doll, allowing its User to control it remotely.
Ebony Devil's base design is based on the ancient Sardinian dolls known as "bronzetti", specifically "The Warrior", a small, bronze statue. It has filiform limbs, an alien head with four eyes and two long horns. It also has two disks in front of its chest and holds a dagger in its hand.
The doll it possesses is stated by Araki to resemble an African shaman and is distinctive and primal in appearance.[1]
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Ebony Devil is operated remotely, reflecting Devo's sadistic personality in the possessed object as it mimicks his maniacal and vulgar tendencies. This shown as the user having tactiful acumen over Polnareff in his Stand's possessed form while frequently mocking to an obscene degree at his predicament, even threatening to bite at his testicles with its teeth.
The doll it possesses was inspired by Chucky from the film Child's Play, as well as other horror movies.[1]
It represents the tarot card The Devil, which symbolizes confusion and misfortune.[2]
Ebony Devil is risky in that Devo must be injured by his targets first in order for the Stand to work. However, when set up, it can then ambush its victim and proves to be elusive.
Ebony Devil's power activates by the user's own grudge, which automatically triggers upon sustaining major damage from his intended victim.[3]
His Stand can then possess something physical for Devo to remotely operate in order to attack, preferably a doll of his which he keeps closely as a proxy for him to use.[4] Much like other remote Stands, Ebony Devil allows his user to manipulate the possessed doll from a safe distance and observe through its eyes.[5] This, in combination with his prior intended injuries to activate his Stand and drop his opponent's guard, allows Devo the opportunity to attack his victim with swift ambush tactics; starting quietly and setting traps without raising suspicion, before causing as much misfortune to his victim as necessary.[6]
One drawback to Ebony Devil is that it is physically weaker in combat against other enemy Stands. In addition, any damage to the possessed object is reflected on the user directly; when Jean Pierre Polnareff dices the doll, Devo himself was killed.[2]
Manga Appearances
Anime Appearances
Devo the Cursed summons Ebony Devil to defend against Polnareff and Silver Chariot
The doll Ebony Devil possessed
Ebony Devil (Doll form)
Ebony Devil (Doll form) kills a waiter of a hotel
Ebony Devil (Doll Form) swins his little lance
Ebony Devil bites Silver Chariot's leg
Ebony Devil jumping around the room
Ebony Devil bites Silver Chariot's neck from back
Ebony Devil spins the doll's head around, wanting to bite Polnareff
Ebony Devil tries to kill Polnareff
Ebony Devil stabbed by Silver Chariot
Silver Chariot slices Ebony Devil (Doll)'s legs
"I will cut you everywhere but there!"
Chapter 134 Cover B
Chapter 135 Cover
Ebony Devil's true form alongside Devo
The doll Ebony Devil possessed
Ebony Devil possessing the doll
Ebony Devil attacking Silver Chariot while possessing a doll
Silver Chariot utterly destroys Ebony Devil, killing it
Tarot card representing The Devil
Ebony Devil's stats
Devil Puppet in Devo's Character Select Portrait
Color B
Color C
Color Stand
Color Start
Devil HFTF
Puppet HFTF
Chara Heroes; Part 3 Vol.1
Adventure Battle Card; Ebony Devil
Devo
Ebony Devil
Crusade; Ebony Devil
Ebony Devil (Put An End To This Curse)
Weekly Shonen Jump #13, 1997
