Ebony Devil

Japanese Name

エボニーデビル（悪魔）

Japanese
Voice Actor

Shōto Kashii

Dub Voice Actor

Spike Spencer (English Dub)

Stats^?

Destructive Power

D

Speed

D

Range

A

Stamina

B

Precision

D

Developmental Potential

B

A: Very Good

B: Good

C: Average

D: Poor

E: Very Poor

Destructive Power	Speed	Range
D	D	A

Stamina	Precision	Developmental Potential
B	D	B

“

My Stand "Ebony Devil" activates when I'm injured! And it grows more powerful the more hatred I have for my opponent!

”

—Devo, Chapter 133: Devil, Part 1

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 injured by an attacker and turns his hatred of them into power to possess nearby physical objects, such as a doll, allowing its User to control it remotely.

Appearance

The Devil

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]

Color Schemes

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

(Ebony Devil)

Body(Metal gray)

(Doll)

Body

(Beige body with a gray face and red stripes)

Hair(Brown)

Eyes(Light brown)

Outfit

(Gray beige cloth with brown vine patterns, light brown pants and gray shoes)

Accessories

(Gray pins, a white feather and golden earrings)

(Ebony Devil)

Body(Light red)

(Doll)

Body(Tan)

Hair(Blond)

Eyes

(Black (right eye); Red sclera and white iris (left eye))

Outfit

(White cloth with red stripes on top and blue stripes on pants)

(Ebony Devil)

Body(Lavender)

(Doll)

Body(Fair)

Hair(Magenta)

Eyes(Blue)

Outfit(Saffron cloth and purple shoes)

Accessories

(Blue pins, a light blue feather and a gray razor)

(Ebony Devil)

Body(Ebony)

Eyes(Light green)

Saber(Metal gray blade and gold cross-guard)

Accessories

(Doll)

Body(Tan)

Hair(Brick red)

Eyes(Green)

Hat

(Light orange and saffron hat with a turquoise band)

Outfit

(Dull yellow robe with an orange collar and dark red vine patterns, dark yellow pants with dark maroon shoes)

Accessories

(Brick red pins, a light green feather and earrings and a dark brown belt)

Personality

Ebony Devil is operated remotely, reflecting Devo's sadistic personality in the possessed object as it mimics his maniacal and vulgar tendencies. This shown as the User having tactful acumen over Polnareff in his Stand's possessed form while frequently mocking to an obscene degree at his predicament.

It represents the tarot card The Devil, which symbolizes confusion and misfortune.^[2] In addition, the doll it possesses was inspired by Chucky from the film Child's Play, as well as other horror movies.^[1]

Abilities

Ebony Devil is risky in that Devo must be injured by his targets first in order for it to activate its ability. However, when set up, it can be useful for tactfully ambushing its victim and proves to be elusive in assassinations.

Cursed Object Possession

Ebony Devil possesses a doll

Ebony Devil's power is fueled by the User's own innate grudge against his intended victim, which automatically triggers its ability upon sustaining major damage from them.^[2]

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.^[3] Much like other remote Stands, Ebony Devil allows its User to manipulate the possessed doll from a safe distance and observe through its eyes, in addition to being able to physically interact with enemy Stands and gaining razor sharp teeth hard enough to bite through them. Any weapon which the possessed object wields also becomes a part of the Stand, as the doll manages to injure Silver Chariot (and therefore Polnareff) using a straight razor, a spear, and even a broken bottle.^[4] 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.^[5]

One drawback to Ebony Devil is that it is physically weak in comparison to other enemy Stands like Silver Chariot; to which it is more favorable for assassinations and surprise attacks than in a direct fight. 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]

Chapters / Episodes

Manga Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

Chapter 130: Strength, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
Chapter 133: Devil, Part 1
Chapter 134: Devil, Part 2
Chapter 135: Devil, Part 3 (Death)
Chapter 179: High Priestess, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
Chapter 213: D'Arby the Gambler, Part 3 (Mentioned only)

Steel Ball Run Extra Chapter 3: Untitled Stand Chapter (Mentioned only)

The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure (Mentioned only)

Anime Appearances

Episodes in order of appearance

Stardust Crusaders Episode 8: Devil (Death)

Novel Appearances

Chapters in order of appearance

JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE OVER HEAVEN

Gallery

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!"