Sheer Heart Attack

MangaAnimeFilm

Japanese Name

シアーハートアタック

Japanese Voice Actor
Toshiyuki Morikawa (Anime/LS/ASB R) Tsutomu Kashiwakura (ASB/EoH)

Stats^?

Destructive Power

A

Speed

C

Range

A

Stamina

A

Precision

E

Developmental Potential

A

A: Very Good

B: Good

C: Average

D: Poor

E: Very Poor

Destructive Power	Speed	Range
A	C	A

Stamina	Precision	Developmental Potential
A	E	A

“

”

—Sheer Heart Attack

Sheer Heart Attack (シアーハートアタック, Shiā Hāto Atakku) is Killer Queen's Secondary Bomb, featured primarily in the "Sheer Heart Attack" story arc.

It is an automatic indestructible ability that seeks heat to catch its targets before triggering a large explosion.

Appearance

Sheer Heart Attack takes the form of a plated sphere with a superficial, removable knob on its top and tank treads on either side. Embedded at its front is a cat-skull similar to those on Killer Queen's body, and on its forehead is a downward dagger that may represent an assassin.^[2] The skull also has a movable jaw, and a short spike as a nose.^[3] While it is not visible to non-Stand users, if Sheer Heart Attack attaches to someone, it will leave visible tread marks on their clothing. It also leaves an indentation on Kira's hand that doesn't appear to be visible to non-Stand users.^[4]

Color Schemes

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

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Plates(Army Green)

Skull(Light gray skull with a golden dagger)

Features

(Metal gray treads, gray and mustard yellow knob)

Plates(Green)

Skull(White skull with a golden dagger)

Features

(Gray and black treads, white and golden knob)

Plates(Olive Green)

Skull(White skull with a golden dagger)

Features

(Gray and black treads, light gray and yellow knob)

Plates(Blue)

Skull(Light gray skull with a golden dagger)

Features

(Dark gray and black treads, moss green and golden knob)

Plates(Navy)

Skull(Beige skull with a black dagger)

Features(Black treads, olive and black knob)

Personality

Sheer Heart Attack is devoid of any personality as it is an automated Sub-Stand. However, as part of its autonomous nature, it blares simple and seemingly preset statements to its targets, most often "Look this way!",^[5] but it also appears to have some level of awareness of its situation, as it is able to distinguish whether it targeted a human or not after it detonates, declaring "That explosion wasn't a human!".^[6]^[7] It's also seemingly capable of experiencing pain.^[8]

Abilities

Heat-Seeking Detonation

Sheer Heart Attack searches and destroys the warmest object in the vicinity

Sheer Heart Attack is a heat-seeking automatic bomb that detaches from Killer Queen's left hand.^[9] As a result, any Stand abilities activated upon it are reflected onto Kira's left hand.^[10] Because Sheer Heart Attack is bound to Kira's left hand, Killer Queen's Primary Bomb can still be used when Sheer Heart Attack is active.^[11]

It is completely autonomous and has a great range, so Kira can safely engage Sheer Heart Attack and move a great distance away while it carries out its duties.^[12] It seeks out whatever the warmest object in the vicinity is,^[13] even changing targets the second a warmer object appears; upon reaching its target, it automatically induces an explosion with power and blast size equivalent to the heat of the target.^[14] If Sheer Heart Attack's explosion was set off by a non-human source, it will continue to seek out targets until it explodes from a human.^[15] Like Killer Queen's first bomb, Sheer Heart Attack's explosions remove all physical evidence of the target.^[16]

Its main drawback lies in its autonomy, which will sometimes prevent Sheer Heart Attack from prioritizing killing Kira's intended human target(s).^[17]^[18] Secondly, since it needs to explode from making contact with a human target to fully dissipate, should Sheer Heart Attack need to be deactivated while actively seeking a target, the user must physically return in the range of Sheer Heart Attack to deactivate and retrieve it.^[19] Furthermore, Sheer Heart Attack can continue to be active even after Kira's hand has been cut off, seen when he uses this to escape Josuke and company. Cutting off his hand gives Sheer Heart Attack even more power, as well as the ability to withstand even Echoes ACT 3's 3 Freeze.^[20]

High Durability

“

Sheer Heart Attack has no weaknesses.

”

—Yoshikage Kira, Chapter 358: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 5

The body of Sheer Heart Attack is nigh-indestructible, withstanding countless blows from Jotaro's Star Platinum.^[21] Kira claims Sheer Heart Attack to have no weakness, though it can still be affected by non-damaging Stand powers^[10] and cracked if pulled apart at the mouth with tremendous force.^[22]