Her moveset is fundamentally the same as hers from All-Star Battle, with a few tweaks being made to both balance the character and fit her into the overall gameplay tweaks that All-Star Battle R brought.
In the English localization of All-Star Battle R, Ermes's Stand, Kiss, is localized as "Smack", carried on from its first official usage in All-Star Battle.
Replacing Ermes's previous voice actor of Chizu Yonemoto is Mutsumi Tamura, who voices Ermes in the Stone Ocean anime. Because of this, and like the majority of the game's roster, voicelines for Ermes were either added or re-recorded.
Ermes has 1050 health, making her the highest health character in the game. She uses the Stand (スタンド, Sutando) Battle Style, fighting foes with Kiss. During a fight, she can use several different attacks that were featured in Stone Ocean.
The player's Heart Heat Gauge does not fill while their Stand is active.
Secret Missions
1. Use the "Here's where ya stick it!" skill: 1000 G 2. Land a counterattack: Ermes Publicity Artwork 3. Land a Great Heat Attack: Kiss 3D Model 4. Win with a Heart Heat Attack: Ermes Special Outfit A
Entrance Dialogue
Polnareff: What's a girl like you doing in a prison like this? There must be a reason. I can see the determination in your eyes. Ermes: Butt out. That's none of your business.
Victory Dialogue
Ermes: So it wasn't just me... You smell just like me.
Defeat Dialogue
Polnareff: I'm not going to lecture you. If it'll do you good, then go get it done.
Ermes's theme is Kiss of Love and Revenge (愛と復讐のキッス, Ai to Fukushū no Kissu), and can be unlocked in-game by buying it from the Gallery Shop for 1000 G.
Its name is taken from the title of the arc where Ermes's backstory is revealed and she manages to get her revenge for her sister, Kiss of Love and Revenge.
An ally in Part 6: Stone Ocean. She is the user of the StandKiss. She awakened her Stand after being pierced by the Stand Arrow fragment in Jolyne's pendant. She is cheerful and wears her heart on her sleeve, and becomes a close friend of Jolyne.
User of the Stand Smack. Jolyne's friend and confidant who awakened her Stand after being pierced by the Stand Arrow in Jolyne's pendant. Cheerful and wears her heart on her sleeve.
Ermes Costello's Stand. It can produce special stickers that create a second copy of whatever they are adhered to. When the sticker is removed, the duplicate flies toward and merges with the original, causing great damage to itself.
Ermes Costello's Stand. It can produce special stickers that create a second copy of whatever they are adhered to. When the sticker is removed, the two copies fuse together with great force, doing damage to each other and anything in between.