Ghiaccio
Ghiaccio (ギアッチョ, Giatcho) is a tertiary antagonist featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo, specifically the "White Album" story arc. He will also star in the spin-off light novel There's No Love Like a Parent's alongside Melone.
Ghiaccio is a member of La Squadra Esecuzioni who chases Giorno Giovanna and Guido Mista near Venice with his cryogenic ice-generating Stand, White Album.
Appearance
Ghiaccio is a man of below-average height and slim to medium build.
His light hair clings to his head in a low number of large spirals, and he wears a pair of thick-rimmed glasses with round hinges marked with a "W" that are distinct to look at while in his full-body Stand suit.[3] Ghiaccio also keeps a blouse buttoned at the side of the chest and a band patterned pants. In the manga, he wears brown leather fingerless gloves, while the anime attaches them to his suit and makes them white.
Ghiaccio wears his Stand, a light-colored, full-body suit, for the majority of his feature.
Color Schemes
Personality
Ghiaccio is a crass and irritable assassin, obsessed with idioms and pursuing his mission.
Wielding the dangerously powerful ice-based Stand, White Album, Ghiaccio is confident in his abilities and becomes incredibly irritated when challenged. Unlike the rest of his teammates, Ghiaccio openly confronts Giorno and Mista alone (having assumed the rest of the team was nearby too) and even openly monologues his plans out loud.[4] Conversely, when the two of them fight back, Ghiaccio doesn't hesitate to taunt them or ridicule their attempts, such as when he tells Mista to jump into the water to see whether he can really outpace White Album's freezing ability.[5] Ghiaccio still commends Mista for putting up such a fight, and states that he's earned his respect.[6]
Although he is prideful, Ghiaccio is conscious about his weaknesses and has devised plans to alleviate his need to have an air hole on White Album. If the need presents itself, Ghiaccio is able to freeze the air to counter against projectiles and cover the air hole.[7] Moreover, Ghiaccio is a quick-thinker, able to change the dynamic of a battle in his favor. For instance, when he is nearly impaled on a spike, Ghiaccio uses his own flowing blood to create pillars and support himself.[8]
He has a fixation with language, expressing annoyance at the confusing wording of various metaphors as well as how foreign languages do not respect Italian words, such as spelling "Venice" in English instead of "Venezia".[9] During these fits of anger, Ghiaccio becomes so unnerved he begins to sweat out of wrath and freaks out by punching anything nearby or dramatically waving his arm.[10]
Abilities
Stand
Ghiaccio's Stand is White Album. It acts as an almost impenetrable full-body suit with ice skate-like blades on its feet. It also has the power to almost instantly freeze objects and the air around him.
Ghiaccio is able to activate the second phase of his Stand, known as White Album Gently Weeps. During Gently Weeps' duration, Ghiaccio produces temperatures around roughly -210 degrees Celsius, impressively close to the point of absolute zero.
History
Background
Ghiaccio was a member of La Squadra Esecuzioni, a team of nine assassins working within Passione. However, the team was frustrated they only received compensation for each kill while the rest of the gang was getting rich from the drug trade. One day their teammates Sorbet and Gelato disappeared while they were trying to investigate the Boss's past. They found Gelato choked on a gag in his house, with a piece of paper on which was written the word "punishment". Later, the team received the sectioned body parts of Sorbet encased in formaldehyde, showing the team the power of the Boss. They despaired of ever finding about the Boss. However, they then heard about Trish Una, and thought that she would be the key to discovering the Boss's Stand ability. The team rebelled and began searching for her. Just after Trish was taken in by Pericolo, La Squadra Esecuzioni ransacked Donatella and Trish's apartment in search for clues, missing a crucial picture of Donatella that was taken by the Boss himself.
The anime adaptation expands a bit on Ghiacchio's past. Two years prior to the events of Vento Aureo, Ghiacchio was already part of La Squadra Esecuzioni. He tells Melone that he considers them to be the best group in Passione, and thinks the group should be paid more.
Vento Aureo
Contacted by Melone, who reveals that Team Bucciarati is on a parking lot south of Rome, Ghiaccio drives over to their supposed location and discovers he is too late to confront the group. Swearing to find the group no matter what, he briefly gets angrily at the nonsensical expression used to say this. At the same time, he hears Melone being killed on the phone. Regardless, Risotto Nero later runs some computer analysis on Pericolo's items and discovers that Bucciarati's group is headed toward Venice.
Ghiacchio finds Giorno and Mista manages to sneakily jump on their car's roof, hiding for a while. Using White Album, he surrounds himself in a thick, bulletproof layer of ice and begins to lower the temperature of the car. By the time Giorno and Mista notice, Mista's face is stuck to the window because of the cold. Ghiacchio makes himself known and Mista shoots, but Ghiaccio is protected by his ice. He even manages to trap some of Sex Pistols. Ghiaccio then goes on a rant, demanding that foreigners call Venice by its proper Italian name, "Venezia". Ghiaccio remains confident but then Giorno and Mista combine their abilities. Mista shoots bullets touched by Gold Experience and the bullets turn into roots, breaking through the ice and making Ghiaccio fall onto the road.
However, Ghiaccio then summons White Album as a suit around him and begins to skate to catch up to the car. Ghiaccio's armor is also bulletproof but then Sex Pistols slip bullets into his skate blade, making him trip. Ghiaccio freezes the trail of humidity left by the car and pulls himself towards it. When Mista prepares to unload his gun again, Ghiaccio opens the trunk, crawls through it and grabs Mista to freeze his firing hand and break it. Interrupted by a pummeling from Gold Experience, Ghiaccio's armor is merely cracked. Desperate, Giorno drives into the sea, telling Mista to escape to their objective. However, Ghiaccio creates a long stretch of ice in an instant, taunting Mista and daring him to swim. As Ghiaccio freezes the car again, Mista has Giorno create tundra grass and makes a board out of it, sliding on the ice to reach his objective. Ghiaccio is forced to cancel his ice for the moment and swims towards Mista.
Ghiaccio punches the water and traps Mista in ice, but Giorno and Mista work together again. They manage to drive a great screw into Ghiaccio's helmet and Mista shoots further into it, making the hitman sink for a moment. When Ghiaccio resurfaces, Mista mysteriously shoots some fishes, making Ghiaccio turn his head; Mista then shoots a bullet into the airhole on the back of his neck. However, Ghiaccio reveals his technique: White Album Gently Weeps. He freezes part of the air solid and makes the bullet bounces back at Mista.
Ghiaccio reaches the ground and searches the area. He eventually finds an OA disc inside of the lion statue near Santa Lucia station. Ghiaccio approaches Mista to fight him but then Giorno sprays some of his blood in their direction, making the weaknesses in Gently Weep's barrier appear. Mista uses rebounds and hits inside of Ghiaccio's neck again, but Ghiaccio reveals another layer of protection. He has sealed his airhole and stored frozen air inside of his suit, allowing him to breathe. The bullets bounces back at Mista, but the gunman covers his helmet with blood. Mista unloads his gun in Ghiaccio's face. Ghiaccio trips on a spike created when Mista's bullet hit a metal lamppost, and Ghiaccio understands the danger. Mista repeatedly shoots Ghiaccio in the face, pushing him further into the spike but then Ghiaccio freezes his blood solid, reinforcing the support. Sure of his victory, Ghiaccio makes a last bullet rebound into Mista's forehead.
However, the bullet wound heals. Giorno appears and finishes off Ghiaccio by having Gold Experience repeatedly kick him into the spike. Ghiaccio's throat is impaled and the hitman dies.
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 475: Narancia's Aerosmith, Part 6 (Silhouette)
- Chapter 500: Baby Face, Part 1 (Voice only)
- Chapter 506: Baby Face, Part 7 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 507: Head to Venice! (1st full appearance)
- Chapter 508: Venice's Santa Lucia Station - Get the "OA-DISC"! (Voice only)
- Chapter 509: White Album, Part 1
- Chapter 510: White Album, Part 2
- Chapter 511: White Album, Part 3
- Chapter 512: White Album, Part 4
- Chapter 513: White Album, Part 5
- Chapter 514: White Album, Part 6
- Chapter 515: White Album, Part 7 (Death)
- Chapter 516: The Boss's Last Orders (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 540: Spice Girl, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 544: King Crimson vs. Metallica, Part 1 (Cover only)
Anime Appearances- Golden Wind Episode 9: The First Order from the Boss (Cameo)
- Golden Wind Episode 10: The Hitman Team (Flashback)
- Golden Wind Episode 16: The Grateful Dead, Part 2 (Voice only)
- Golden Wind Episode 17: Baby Face
- Golden Wind Episode 18: Head to Venice!
- Golden Wind Episode 19: White Album (Death)
- Golden Wind Episode 21.5: determinazione
- Golden Wind Episode 27: King Crimson vs. Metallica (Flashback)
- Golden Wind Episode 28: Beneath a Sky on the Verge of Falling (Mentioned only)
- Golden Wind Episode 28.5: destino
Novel Appearances- GioGio's Bizarre Adventure II: Golden Heart, Golden Ring (Mentioned only)
Quotes
Quotes- “"Dig up every root and leaf. Keep your eyes peeled..." I get the part about digging up roots, I really do. Roots are buried within the soil, after all... But what the hell does it mean to dig up a leaf?! How do you dig up a leaf?! They think I'm a fool... That phrase is really pissing me off! If you try and dig into a leaf, you'll tear all the way through to the back of it! If it's so damn easy, why don't you go try and dig one up, damnit?! What do you mean? What the hell do you mean?! (ヤツらを探し出すために…………………… 『根掘り 葉掘り 聞き回る』の… 『根掘り 葉掘り』……ってよォ～～～～～ 『根を掘る』ってのは わかる………スゲーよくわかる 根っこは土の中に埋っとるからな… だが「葉掘り」って部分はどういう事だああ～～～～～っ!? 葉っぱが掘れるかっつーのよーーーーーーッ！ ナメやがって この言葉ァ超イラつくぜぇ～～～～ッ!! 葉っぱ掘ったら 裏側へやぶれちまうじゃあねーか！ 掘れるもんなら掘ってみやがれってんだ！ チクショーーーッ どういう事だッ！ どういう事だよッ！ クソッ！)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 507: Head to Venice!
- “What do you mean "dig up leaves"?! Piss off with that bullshit! Shit! (葉掘りってどういう事だッ！ ナメやがって クソッ！ クソッ！)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 507: Head to Venice!
- “In English, they use the pronunciation "pair-is", while everyone else uses the French "pa-ree." But everyone calls Venezia by its English name, "Venice." Like in The Merchant of Venice and Death in Venice... (英語では「パリスＰＡＲＩＳ」っていうんだが みんなはフランス語どおり「パリ」って発売して呼ぶ でも「ヴェネツィア」はみんな「ベニス」って英語で呼ぶんだよォ～～～ 「ベニスの商人」とか「ベニスに死す」とかよォーー)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 509: White Album, Part 1
- “Why isn't it titled Death in Venezia?! (なんで 『ヴェネツィアに死す』ってタイトルじゃあねえーんだよォオオオーーッ)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 509: White Album, Part 1
- “Are you okay with that, huh? I'm not okay with it at all! (それって納得いくかァ～～～～ おい？ オレはぜーんぜん納得いかねえ……)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 509: White Album, Part 1
- “They think me a fool?! Me?! Say it in Italian! In Italian! (なめてんのかァーーーーーッ このオレをッ！ イタリア語で呼べ！ イタリア語で！)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 509: White Album, Part 1
- “Damnit! They're pissing me off with that mockery! Those dumbasses! (チクショオーーー ムカつくんだよ！ コケにしやがって！ ボケがッ！)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 509: White Album, Part 1
- “But you won't escape... Whatever is at the station is coming home with me, Ghiaccio. (しかし逃がさねえ…………… 駅前にある『品物』はこのギアッチョが必ず 手に入れる…………)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 509: White Album, Part 1
- “Your ammo is useless against me. My ability, White Album, uses cryogenic temperatures to freeze the moisture in the air into a suit of armor. (弾丸の無駄だな オレの能力「ホワイト・アルバム」は極低温で空気中の水分を凝結させて 装甲のように身にまとっている)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 510: White Album, Part 2
- “Cryogenic temperature is a world of stillness... (超低温は「静止の世界」だ……)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 512: White Album, Part 4
- “There's nothing capable of moving in a cryogenic world. Everything is frozen in its tracks! (低温世界で動ける物質はなにもなくなる 全てを止められる！)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 512: White Album, Part 4
- “I can even halt a runaway train! I can even freeze a raging sea! (爆走する機関車だろうと止められる！荒巻く海だろうと止められる！)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 512: White Album, Part 4
- “White Album Gently Weeps! I've already set up a wall of frozen air! (『ホワイト・アルバム ジェントリー・ウィープス！ (静かに泣く)』 すでに空気の凍った壁をつくっていたぜ！！)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 513: White Album, Part 5
- “I wonder if you're ready for this! Time to die, Mista! (おい～～～～～～～～ 覚悟はできてんだろうなああああああああ とどめだッ！ ミスターーーーーーーーーーッ)”—Ghiaccio, Chapter 514: White Album, Part 6
Novels
JORGE JOESTAR
In the light novel JORGE JOESTAR, an iteration of Ghiaccio lives in the 37th universe, appearing similarly to his original universe counterpart. He is not actually mentioned in the novel by name but he is drawn in an illustration.
Nero Nero Island, where the base of Passione is located, suddenly grows legs and starts moving through the ocean headed toward Morioh. Some ordinary citizens panic and attempt to escape at the island's harbor. Ghiaccio, Cioccolata37, Secco37, Prosciutto37, Pesci37, and Melone37 ambush and murder them. Secco's Evil Dead conceals the harbor, making their actions invisible to those within the island, such as Bruno Bucciarati37. One man manages to escape and tries waving desperately toward Morioh for help before he is killed as well.
The Mafia members move the bodies out of sight by dropping the bodies in the water between the boats, or by tossing them into the tall grass by the side of the road to the harbor. Nero Nero Island suddenly crashes into the barrier surrounding Morioh and flips upward. Its propulsion causes it to tear through the barrier and lands into Morioh Harbor. Cioccolata and the others start firing bullets and rocket launchers at random civilians and houses in Morioh, attempting to shoot Jorge Joestar as well when he runs by underneath them. The mafia members then jump off the island and head to Budogaoka gymnasium with several weapons.[12]
Gallery
Ghiaccio's first appearance
Ghiaccio frightened by turnips
Ghiaccio skating
Inside White Album
Shot at by Mista
Battling Giorno and Mista inside their car
Ghiaccio's glasses being destroyed
Reflecting bullets
Ghiaccio's stomped rapidly by Gold Experience
Ghiaccio falls down and dies
Chapter 510 Cover
Chapter 512 Cover A
Chapter 512 Cover B
Chapter 513 Cover B
Chapter 515 Cover A
Chapter 515 Cover B
Chapter 544 Cover B
La Squadra Esecuzioni silhouette, Episode 5
Ghiaccio briefly shown alongside Melone and Risotto Nero, Episode 9
Ghiaccio's first appearance, furious when Melone tells him about the meager pay for the team's job
Ghiaccio claims Squadra Esecuzioni is the best squad in Passione, deserving of higher pay
Squadra Esecuzioni receives a mysterious package; Ghiaccio wonders whom the sender is
Squadra Esecuzioni vs the Boss of Passione
Ghiaccio answering a phone call from Melone while driving
Ghiaccio talking to Risotto on the phone
Angry expression
On the phone with Melone
Mad about Melone's death
Being angry at how people say Venezia as Venice
Chasing after Giorno and Mista using his stand, White Album
Reflecting Mista's bullet...
Ghiaccio froze the air with Gently Weeps
Stealing the disk from the Boss
Ghiaccio vs Mista
The final standoff
Using his armor this time to reflect Mista's bullets
Ghiaccio froze his blood solid to create pillars of ice
Giorno appears, saving Mista
Ghiaccio in Traitor's Requiem
OIOI X Medicos Entertainment figure exhibition in Marui
JoJo Cafe "Golden Wind Campaign in Harajauku"
Ghiaccio from Yasuhiro Kimura
Countdown illustration featuring Melone and Ghiaccio
Golden Wind 2020 Calendar
Animate Girls Festival 2019
Medicos "JoJo-A New Departure" Vol.2 Event
2021 Canvas Illustration
Ghiaccio and White Album in GioGio's Bizarre Adventure
Ghiaccio outside White Album
An early build of Ghiaccio
Ghiaccio's first appearance
Ghiaccio trying to attack the car Giorno is driving
Ghiaccio in Chapter 6-1's loading screen
- PS2 Ghiaccio obtains the OA Disc 6-2.PNG
Ghiaccio obtains the OA-Disc and charges at Mista
Ghiaccio in Chapter 6-2's loading screen
Mista vs. Ghiaccio
Ghiaccio using Gently Weeps
Ghiaccio freezing the ground to attack Mista
Ghiaccio is defeated
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Idle
Frustrated
His glasses being broken
On the phone
Charging to Attack
Attacking
Win Pose
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Stand-up Icon
Idle
Kicking...
...and becoming frustrated
After being knocked off
Sitting in his chair
Charging to Attack
Attacking
Win Pose
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Ghiaccio & Melone [Shiny]
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Cryogenic Armor [EX]
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Steeling Resolve; Freezing Tenacity [EX]
![Ghiaccio & Melone [Shiny]](/File:PPPStickerGhiaccioMeloneShiny.png)
![Cryogenic Armor [EX]](/File:PPPStickerGhiaccioEX.png)
![Steeling Resolve; Freezing Tenacity [EX]](/File:PPPStickerGhiaccio2EX.png)
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Default Costume
Ghiaccio's intro
Ghiaccio taunting
Successfully landing his GHA
Chara Heroes; Part 5 Vol.3
Ghiaccio PoteKoro Mascot
Adventure Battle Card; Ghiaccio
White Album
Short-tempered, Ghiaccio
Weiß Schwarz; Freezing World, Ghiaccio & White Album
Freezing World, Ghiaccio & White Album (JoJo Rare)
Ghiaccio & White Album Gently Weeps
JOJO A-GO!GO! (Inside Illustration)
Concept art, JOJOVELLER
By Tite Kubo (Bleach) for 25 Years With JoJo
Ghiaccio in JORGE JOESTAR
Trivia
- One of Ghiaccio's rants includes his annoyance at the Japanese phrase, nehorihahori (根掘り葉掘り), meaning "thoroughly". The phrase is defined by its first half, nehori (根掘り), which translates literally to "root digging", the implication being that something is not done "thoroughly" until the roots are pulled out. The nonsensical second half of the phrase, hahori (葉掘り), meaning "leaf digging," is added to create a euphonious Japanese wordplay (i.e. "digging up the roots and leaves") and is generally not taken literally like Ghiaccio is doing.
- In Crunchyroll's official subtitles for the anime, Ghiacchio's rant is instead directed towards the phrase "taking a leaf out of someone's book", in which "leaf" refers to a sheet of paper, rather than an actual plant leaf. Similarly to the Japanese version of his rant, Ghiacchio's anger still stems from him taking a piece of figurative language literally, while preserving the reference to leaves. Finally, in the English dub of Golden Wind, Ghiaccio instead rants about the expression "think outside of the box".
- The French dub has Ghiaccio rant about the expression "remuer ciel et terre", which literally translates to "(to) move heaven and earth", and is an idiom for "making every effort" or "using all sorts of means to achieve the goal one has in mind."
- In the VIZ media release, Ghiaccio instead rants about the phrase "elbow grease", much like the other localizations, Ghiaccio is taking the idiom literally, and finds it to be nonsensical.
- Ghiaccio's voice actor in All-Star Battle, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, later voiced Prosciutto, another member of La Squadra Esecuzioni in the TV anime.
- In a 2018 poll on the official app for scary Part 5 characters, Ghiaccio won seventh place. He also won second place in a 2019 poll for enemies with the most impressive defeats.
References
- ↑ Golden Wind Model Sheet no CR200-00
- ↑ Chapter 557: "Green Day" and "Oasis", Part 4 Carne is killed 3 days before Secco fights Bucciarati, the same day at the morning (Chapter 515: White Album, Part 7, it is sunrise.) Ghiaccio is defeated.
- ↑ JOJOVELLER: Araki's Stand Commentaries - White Album
- ↑ Chapter 508: Venice's Santa Lucia Station - Get the "OA-DISC"! P.19
- ↑ Chapter 511: White Album, Part 3 P.9
- ↑ Chapter 515: White Album, Part 7 P.9
- ↑ Chapter 513: White Album, Part 5 P.13
- ↑ Chapter 515: White Album, Part 7 P.9
- ↑ Chapter 508: Venice's Santa Lucia Station - Get the "OA-DISC"! P.5-6
- ↑ Chapter 507: Head to Venice! P.5-6
- ↑ JOJO A-GO!GO!: STANDS, p.104
- ↑ JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 8: Nero Nero Island
