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* NiceShoes: A pair of [[Creator/HarryBelafonte Belafonte]] platform shoes, [[spoiler:which end up giving Giorno a lead on the arrow's disappearance]].
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Sara is easily distracted and often ditches the group to pursue people or objects of interest. By the time the group reaches New York, she literally can't stand still for more than two seconds without running off.
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* GirlishPigtails: Ironically, she's got these while also being the oldest of the main group (aside from Hol Horse).
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* GirlishPigtails: Ironically, Ironic considering that she's got these while also being the oldest of the main group (aside from Hol Horse).
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* StickyFingers: Downplayed. She’s only ever seen stealing two things so far (a car and a BriefcaseFullOfMoney), but her friends [[NeverLiveItDown like to tease her about it.]]
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* StickyFingers: Downplayed. She’s only ever seen Many of Sara's scenes involve her stealing two things so far (a car and something, such as Hol Horse's BriefcaseFullOfMoney or a BriefcaseFullOfMoney), but her friends [[NeverLiveItDown like to tease her about it.]]bunch of "I ♡ NYC" merch. Despite this, she resents the label of thief.
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* {{Turncoat}}: [[spoiler:He's a former member of Passione who has nothing positive to say about his former gang (even going as far as to say that he hopes "[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureGiornoGiovanna Giovanna]] and his cronies all burn in hell" and helped Boney steal the arrow from them. Given that Giorno is still unsure about a mole in the organization by the time he finds Depeche's dead body, it's safe to assume he's unaware of Bufala's betrayal]].
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* {{Turncoat}}: [[spoiler:He's a former member of Passione who has nothing positive to say about his former gang (even going as far as to say that he hopes "[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureGiornoGiovanna Giovanna]] and his cronies all burn in hell" hell") and helped Boney steal the arrow from them. Given that Giorno is still unsure about a mole in the organization by the time he finds Depeche's dead body, it's safe to assume he's unaware of Bufala's betrayal]].
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:He calls Stand users "freak shows" (to Hol Horse's face no less) and claims that the world would be a better place without them.]]
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* MasterOfDisguise: He meets Michelle and Hol Horse in Chapter 16 while disguised as a statue.
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* MasterOfDisguise: He meets Michelle and Hol Horse in Chapter 16 while disguised as a statue. In Chapter 24, he's wearing a [[ItMakesSenseInContext horse costume]].
* {{Muggle}}: Just like Depeche Mode, Lovestrong isn't a Stand user. [[spoiler:Unlike Depeche, though, he's [[FantasticRacism outwardly disgusted by Stands and wants nothing to do with them]].]]
* {{Muggle}}: Just like Depeche Mode, Lovestrong isn't a Stand user. [[spoiler:Unlike Depeche, though, he's [[FantasticRacism outwardly disgusted by Stands and wants nothing to do with them]].]]
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* ThePowerOfGlass: Shatter Me can turn anyone and anything into glass.
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* AmbiguousSituation:
** It's unclear whether or not they're some kind of cult of Stand users or are just victims of MindControl. [[spoiler:Chapter 17 leans in favor of the latter]]. No matter the case, why they attack other Stand users has yet to be revealed.
** Despite Chapter 11 clearly showing that taking off the masks results in [[spoiler:the wearer's head imploding]], in Chapter 17, [[spoiler:Fergie mentions having worn one at some point (and that she only has "foggy memories" of her time while wearing it).]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: If they ''are'' under MindControl. Emphasis on the "crazy" part; they go absolutely feral if they see another Stand.
** It's unclear whether or not they're some kind of cult of Stand users or are just victims of MindControl. [[spoiler:Chapter 17 leans in favor of the latter]]. No matter the case, why they attack other Stand users has yet to be revealed.
** Despite Chapter 11 clearly showing that taking off the masks results in [[spoiler:the wearer's head imploding]], in Chapter 17, [[spoiler:Fergie mentions having worn one at some point (and that she only has "foggy memories" of her time while wearing it).]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: If they ''are'' under MindControl. Emphasis on the "crazy" part; they go absolutely feral if they see another Stand.
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** It's unclear whether or not they're some kind of cult of Stand users or are just victims of MindControl. [[spoiler:Chapter 17 leans in favor of the latter]]. No matter the case, why they attack other Stand users has yet to be revealed.
** Despite Chapter 11 clearly showing that taking off the masks results in [[spoiler:the wearer's head imploding]], in Chapter 17, [[spoiler:Fergie mentions having worn one at some point (and that she only has "foggy memories" of her time while wearing it).]]
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* MindControl: More than likely, and what Rumor assumes to be the case.
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* MaskOfPower: [[spoiler:Inverted; the masks are [[PowerNullifier Power Nullifiers]]. Played straight for the purple masks that grant control over Masqueraders wearing blue masks]].
* MindControl:More than likely, and what [[spoiler:Masqueraders wearing blue masks can have their Stand controlled by someone wearing a purple mask, potentially the user as well if Boney's comment on keeping Akira "in line" is anything to go by]]. Rumor also assumes this to be the case.case.
* PowerNullifier: [[spoiler:As long as they're wearing a red or blue mask, they can't freely summon and control their Stands]].
* MindControl:
* PowerNullifier: [[spoiler:As long as they're wearing a red or blue mask, they can't freely summon and control their Stands]].
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* AffectionateNickname: [[spoiler:Fergie]] calls him her "little chickadee" in Chapter 17.
* AmbiguousSituation: Fergie makes it clear in Chapter 17 that [[spoiler:he was the other thief involved in the arrow heist. In Chapter 1, Giorno mentions that both thieves, meaning Fergie and Akira, were wearing Masquerader masks. This is supported by Fergie mentioning that only she and "Little Miss Film/SleeplessInSeattle" (who Akira almost certainly is not) have been "demasked."]] Yet, in Chapter 19, [[spoiler:Red Hot Chili Pepper speaks to the group without attacking them first, even after seeing their Stands, a restraint that the other Masqueraders don't seem to be capable of. Sara even points this out.]] Whether or not this is a case of ContinuitySnarl or an UnrevealAngle has yet to be seen.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: One of the arrow thieves mentioned in Chapter 1 utilized a Stand to cause a total blackout at Passione's base of operation and then electrocute the guards. Anyone who's read or watched [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable part 4]] should be able to identify this Stand as Red Hot Chili Pepper.
* AmbiguousSituation: Fergie makes it clear in Chapter 17 that [[spoiler:he was the other thief involved in the arrow heist. In Chapter 1, Giorno mentions that both thieves, meaning Fergie and Akira, were wearing Masquerader masks. This is supported by Fergie mentioning that only she and "Little Miss Film/SleeplessInSeattle" (who Akira almost certainly is not) have been "demasked."]] Yet, in Chapter 19, [[spoiler:Red Hot Chili Pepper speaks to the group without attacking them first, even after seeing their Stands, a restraint that the other Masqueraders don't seem to be capable of. Sara even points this out.]] Whether or not this is a case of ContinuitySnarl or an UnrevealAngle has yet to be seen.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: One of the arrow thieves mentioned in Chapter 1 utilized a Stand to cause a total blackout at Passione's base of operation and then electrocute the guards. Anyone who's read or watched [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable part 4]] should be able to identify this Stand as Red Hot Chili Pepper.
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* AffectionateNickname: [[spoiler:Fergie]] calls him her "little chickadee" in Chapter 17.
chickadee."
*AmbiguousSituation: CelebrityEndorsement: In-Universe, he's endorsed by the Belafonte fashion brand, [[spoiler:the same brand of clothes that Fergie makes it clear in Chapter 17 that [[spoiler:he was the other thief involved in the arrow heist. In Chapter 1, Giorno mentions that both thieves, meaning Fergie and Akira, were wearing Masquerader masks. This is supported by Fergie mentioning that only she and "Little Miss Film/SleeplessInSeattle" (who Akira almost certainly is not) have been "demasked."]] Yet, in Chapter 19, [[spoiler:Red Hot Chili Pepper speaks to the group without attacking them first, even after seeing their Stands, a restraint that the other Masqueraders don't seem to be capable of. Sara even points this out.]] Whether or not this is a case of ContinuitySnarl or an UnrevealAngle has yet to be seen.
wears]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}:One [[spoiler:One of the arrow thieves mentioned in Chapter 1 utilized a Stand to cause a total blackout at Passione's base of operation and then electrocute the guards.guards]]. Anyone who's read or watched [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable part 4]] should be able to identify this Stand as Red Hot Chili Pepper.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}:
* MindControl: [[spoiler:Due to being a blue Masquerader, poor Akira ends up having his Stand (and possibly the rest of him) controlled by Boney]].
* TheRockStar: He's on tour during the events of Iron Touch.
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His Stand, [[AmbiguousSituation if he has one]], is unknown.
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His Stand, [[AmbiguousSituation if he has one]], Stand is called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_to_the_Bone Bad to the Bone]], but what it exactly does is unknown.
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** Chapter 15 shows that he's still alive and well, with pictures of him being taken long after his supposed death during the arrow heist. This is especially notable because it's not a case of NeverFoundTheBody, as Giorno mentions having performed an autopsy on him. If the end of Chapter 18 is any indication, [[spoiler:this is some kind of ability of his, but what it is and/or how it works is a mystery]].
** His autopsy also indicated that he wasn't a Stand user, but Fergie mentions having seen his Stand before (albeit through hazy memories).
* AppealToForce: Uses this tactic to keep Fergie in line, threatening to take away her free will if she doesn't do what he tells her to.
** His autopsy also indicated that he wasn't a Stand user, but Fergie mentions having seen his Stand before (albeit through hazy memories).
* AppealToForce: Uses this tactic to keep Fergie in line, threatening to take away her free will if she doesn't do what he tells her to.
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** Chapter 15 shows that he's still alive and well, with pictures of him being taken long after his supposed death during the arrow heist. This is especially notable because it's not a case of NeverFoundTheBody, as Giorno mentions having performed an autopsy on him. If the end endings of Chapter 18 is and 22 are any indication, [[spoiler:this is some kind likely part of ability of his, Bad to the Bone's ability,]] but what it is and/or how it works is a mystery]].
that begs the question...
** His autopsy also indicated that he wasn't a Stand user, but [[spoiler:he admits to being one himself in Chapter 22]]. Even before that, Fergie mentions having seen his Stand before (albeit through hazy memories).
* AppealToForce: Uses this tactic to keep Fergie in line, threatening totake away [[spoiler:put a blue mask on her free will again]] if she doesn't do what he tells her to.
** His autopsy also indicated that he wasn't a Stand user, but [[spoiler:he admits to being one himself in Chapter 22]]. Even before that, Fergie mentions having seen his Stand before (albeit through hazy memories).
* AppealToForce: Uses this tactic to keep Fergie in line, threatening to
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* DeadGuyOnDisplay: ''Might'' be what he's doing with his own body in Chapter 1 [[spoiler:and Chapter 18]]. How or why he does this remains unknown.
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* DeadGuyOnDisplay: ''Might'' be what he's doing with his own body in Chapter 1 [[spoiler:and Chapter 18]]. How or why he does this remains unknown.
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* IControlMyMinionsThrough: Fear, specifically fear of losing privileges [[spoiler:and likely more than a bit of MindControl.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He uses a bevy of passive aggressive remarks against Fergie during his phone call with her for seemingly no reason other than to be a jerk.
* {{Jerkass}}: He uses a bevy of passive aggressive remarks against Fergie during his phone call with her for seemingly no reason other than to be a jerk.
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* IControlMyMinionsThrough: Fear, specifically fear of losing privileges [[spoiler:and likely more than a bit of MindControl.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He uses a bevy of passive aggressive remarks against Fergieduring whenever he talks to her and constantly refers to Bufala by his phone call with her first name (despite him [[TheyCallMeMisterTibbs seeing this as a sign of disrespect]]) for seemingly no reason other than to be a jerk.jerk.
* PersonalGainHurts: His [[MotiveRant dagger speech]] in Chapter 22 invokes this.
* {{Jerkass}}: He uses a bevy of passive aggressive remarks against Fergie
* PersonalGainHurts: His [[MotiveRant dagger speech]] in Chapter 22 invokes this.
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* StrokeTheBeard: He apparently does this enough with his soul patch that Fergie can picture him do it in her mind's eye in Chapter 17.
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* TheNoseKnows: He's able to discern blood types through scent, apparently.
* StrokeTheBeard: He apparently does this enough with his soul patch that Fergie can picture him do it in her mind's eye in Chapter 17. [[BrickJoke He does this for real in Chapter 22]].
* SuicideIsPainless: [[spoiler:He casually shoots himself after giving Fergie and Bufala their orders in Chapter 22. [[DeapanSnarker Their reactions]] imply this is a regular occurrence.]]
-->'''Bufala:''' I wish he'd be less messy when he does this.
-->'''Fergie:''' I wish he'd let me kill him myself.
* StrokeTheBeard: He apparently does this enough with his soul patch that Fergie can picture him do it in her mind's eye in Chapter 17. [[BrickJoke He does this for real in Chapter 22]].
* SuicideIsPainless: [[spoiler:He casually shoots himself after giving Fergie and Bufala their orders in Chapter 22. [[DeapanSnarker Their reactions]] imply this is a regular occurrence.]]
-->'''Bufala:''' I wish he'd be less messy when he does this.
-->'''Fergie:''' I wish he'd let me kill him myself.
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* TheGhost: Is only ever mentioned once by Boney while on a phone call with Fergie. Whoever they are, Fergie seems to hold them in [[TheDreaded a similar regard to Boney himself]].
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* TheGhost: Is They're only ever mentioned once a handful of times by Boney while on a phone call with Fergie.the other characters. Whoever they are, Fergie seems to hold them in [[TheDreaded a similar regard to Boney himself]].
* AmbiguousDisorder: [[spoiler:Her aversion towards both Boney and the masks suggests some sort of PTSD]].
* LoveMakesYouDumb: Boney's able to drag her back to his base by suggesting that [[spoiler:Akira]] might be there.
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[[folder:Giorno Giovanna]]
TheDon [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureGiornoGiovanna of Passione who recently had his prized arrow stolen from him.]] While recovering it is his top priority, he ends up taking a detour to make sure his consigliere's daughter is safe and sound, only to end up suspecting her as one of the thieves.
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An ex-mafioso working with the Boney and the Grand Marshal. Despite his
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His Stand, [[Music/{{Prince}} Gold Experience]] [[Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart Requiem]] (often shortened to just "Requiem"), has the Stand's name and ability to give life to inanimate objects as well as [[NoSell revert incoming attacks to zero]].are currently unknown.
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* TheDon: Maintains this spot since the end of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Part 5.]]
* HatesTheirParent: Not even Giorno is immune to this trope, and it shouldn't be surprising considering who [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureDIO his father]] is. [[spoiler:He silently bemoans how disappointed he is that his dad was a vampiric monster, so much so that just hearing Polnareff bring up the possibility of Boney being a vampire in Chapter 21 puts him on edge]].
* IntroOnlyPointOfView: Giorno is the POV character for Chapter 1, "bridging the gap" between the series' canon and the fic's OCs as well as setting up Michelle's BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro. [[spoiler:With the release of Chapter 21, this trope has been averted]].
* ThePerfectionist: WordOfGod is that he's [[https://iron-touch.tumblr.com/post/639592373452750848/authors-notes-chapter-1-revelations supposed to be one]].
* PoorCommunicationKills: Most of the events that take place in the fic probably could have been avoided if Giorno was upfront about who he was when he first met Michelle in the graveyard.
* SharpDressedMan: As to be expected from TheDon of Passione.
* YouDidntAsk: When he and Polnareff start betting what card of [[LightNovel/PurpleHazeFeedback All Along Watchtower]] will show up next, Giorno is able to win every time simply because Polnareff, being stuck inside Coco Jumbo, never bothers to ask to see the cards himself. [[spoiler:He also more maliciously uses this against Polnareff after labeling Michelle as a suspect for the arrow's theft, keeping him LockedOutOfTheLoop to make sure he never tries to interfere with the arrow's recovery for the sake of his daughter]].
* HatesTheirParent: Not even Giorno is immune to this trope, and it shouldn't be surprising considering who [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureDIO his father]] is. [[spoiler:He silently bemoans how disappointed he is that his dad was a vampiric monster, so much so that just hearing Polnareff bring up the possibility of Boney being a vampire in Chapter 21 puts him on edge]].
* IntroOnlyPointOfView: Giorno is the POV character for Chapter 1, "bridging the gap" between the series' canon and the fic's OCs as well as setting up Michelle's BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro. [[spoiler:With the release of Chapter 21, this trope has been averted]].
* ThePerfectionist: WordOfGod is that he's [[https://iron-touch.tumblr.com/post/639592373452750848/authors-notes-chapter-1-revelations supposed to be one]].
* PoorCommunicationKills: Most of the events that take place in the fic probably could have been avoided if Giorno was upfront about who he was when he first met Michelle in the graveyard.
* SharpDressedMan: As to be expected from TheDon of Passione.
* YouDidntAsk: When he and Polnareff start betting what card of [[LightNovel/PurpleHazeFeedback All Along Watchtower]] will show up next, Giorno is able to win every time simply because Polnareff, being stuck inside Coco Jumbo, never bothers to ask to see the cards himself. [[spoiler:He also more maliciously uses this against Polnareff after labeling Michelle as a suspect for the arrow's theft, keeping him LockedOutOfTheLoop to make sure he never tries to interfere with the arrow's recovery for the sake of his daughter]].
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* TheDon: Maintains this spot since DreadlockWarrior: He's a Stand user with long, ratty dreadlocks.
* EdibleThemeNaming: His first name is Italian for corn (possibly referencing Music/{{Korn}}, doubling as MusicalThemeNaming) while his last name is theend feminine word for buffalo. [[spoiler:This is the naming convention of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Part 5.part 5]], which makes sense since he's a former member of Passione]].
* EyepatchOfPower: Wears one over his right eye. It's unknown whether or not he's [[EyeScream actually missing an eye]], but he does mention that he's not used to seeing out of it.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Don't let his kindness towards his allies fool you, he has ''no'' qualms against murder so long as it's planned in advance.
* LastNameBasis: One-sided with Boney.
* {{Revenge}}: While sarcastically detailing all the "sightseeing" that they did in Italy, Boney mentions that Bufala "sat in the corner the whole time grumbling to himself about revenge."
* SkeletonMotif: He has a tattoo of a skull on his shoulder.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: He takes referring to him by his first name, Mais, as a sign of disrespect and insists on being called Bufala. [[{{Jerkass}} This does not stop Boney from addressing him by his first name.]]
*HatesTheirParent: Not even TokenGoodTeammate: Compared to his companions, anyway. He's genuinely respectful and kind to both Boney and Fergie (even though [[RichBitch she]] doesn't reciprocate), apologizing to the latter when he feels he's offended her and tries to offer her advice on how to be a better assassin. Contrast with Boney, who bullies and intimidates Fergie for seemingly no good reason.
* {{Turncoat}}: [[spoiler:He's a former member of Passione who has nothing positive to say about his former gang (even going as far as to say that he hopes "[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureGiornoGiovanna Giovanna]] and his cronies all burn in hell" and helped Boney steal the arrow from them. Given that Giorno isimmune to this trope, and it shouldn't be surprising considering who [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureDIO his father]] is. [[spoiler:He silently bemoans how disappointed he is that his dad was still unsure about a vampiric monster, so much so that just hearing Polnareff bring up mole in the possibility of Boney being a vampire in Chapter 21 puts him on edge]].
* IntroOnlyPointOfView: Giorno isorganization by the POV character for Chapter 1, "bridging the gap" between the series' canon and the fic's OCs as well as setting up Michelle's BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro. [[spoiler:With the release of Chapter 21, this trope has been averted]].
* ThePerfectionist: WordOfGod is thattime he finds Depeche's dead body, it's safe to assume he's [[https://iron-touch.tumblr.com/post/639592373452750848/authors-notes-chapter-1-revelations supposed to be one]].
* PoorCommunicationKills: Mostunaware of the events that take place in the fic probably could have been avoided if Giorno was upfront about who he was when he first met Michelle in the graveyard.
* SharpDressedMan: As to be expected from TheDon of Passione.
* YouDidntAsk: When he and Polnareff start betting what card of [[LightNovel/PurpleHazeFeedback All Along Watchtower]] will show up next, Giorno is able to win every time simply because Polnareff, being stuck inside Coco Jumbo, never bothers to ask to see the cards himself. [[spoiler:He also more maliciously uses this against Polnareff after labeling Michelle as a suspect for the arrow's theft, keeping him LockedOutOfTheLoop to make sure he never tries to interfere with the arrow's recovery for the sake of his daughter]].Bufala's betrayal]].
* EdibleThemeNaming: His first name is Italian for corn (possibly referencing Music/{{Korn}}, doubling as MusicalThemeNaming) while his last name is the
* EyepatchOfPower: Wears one over his right eye. It's unknown whether or not he's [[EyeScream actually missing an eye]], but he does mention that he's not used to seeing out of it.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Don't let his kindness towards his allies fool you, he has ''no'' qualms against murder so long as it's planned in advance.
* LastNameBasis: One-sided with Boney.
* {{Revenge}}: While sarcastically detailing all the "sightseeing" that they did in Italy, Boney mentions that Bufala "sat in the corner the whole time grumbling to himself about revenge."
* SkeletonMotif: He has a tattoo of a skull on his shoulder.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: He takes referring to him by his first name, Mais, as a sign of disrespect and insists on being called Bufala. [[{{Jerkass}} This does not stop Boney from addressing him by his first name.]]
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* {{Turncoat}}: [[spoiler:He's a former member of Passione who has nothing positive to say about his former gang (even going as far as to say that he hopes "[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureGiornoGiovanna Giovanna]] and his cronies all burn in hell" and helped Boney steal the arrow from them. Given that Giorno is
* IntroOnlyPointOfView: Giorno is
* ThePerfectionist: WordOfGod is that
* PoorCommunicationKills: Most
* SharpDressedMan: As to be expected from TheDon of Passione.
* YouDidntAsk: When he and Polnareff start betting what card of [[LightNovel/PurpleHazeFeedback All Along Watchtower]] will show up next, Giorno is able to win every time simply because Polnareff, being stuck inside Coco Jumbo, never bothers to ask to see the cards himself. [[spoiler:He also more maliciously uses this against Polnareff after labeling Michelle as a suspect for the arrow's theft, keeping him LockedOutOfTheLoop to make sure he never tries to interfere with the arrow's recovery for the sake of his daughter]].
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[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJeanPierrePolnareff The consigliere to Passione]] and [[FanCreatedOffspring Michelle's]] father. Though he's just as worried about the stolen arrow as Giorno, the revelation that his wife is dead and his daughter is missing consistently distracts him from his work.
[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJeanPierrePolnareff The consigliere to Passione]] and [[FanCreatedOffspring Michelle's]] father. Though he's just as worried about the stolen arrow as Giorno, the revelation that his wife is dead and his daughter is missing consistently distracts him from his work.
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[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJeanPierrePolnareff The consigliere to Passione]] and [[FanCreatedOffspring Michelle's]] father. Though he's just as worried about the
!Other Characters
[[folder:Giorno Giovanna]]
TheDon [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureGiornoGiovanna of Passione who recently had his prized arrow stolen
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* TheDon: Maintains this spot since the end of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Part 5.]]
* HatesTheirParent: Not even Giorno is immune to this trope, and it shouldn't be surprising considering who [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureDIO his father]] is. [[spoiler:He silently bemoans how disappointed he is that his dad was a vampiric monster, so much so that just hearing Polnareff bring up the possibility of Boney being a vampire in Chapter 21 puts him on edge]].
* IntroOnlyPointOfView: Giorno is the POV character for Chapter 1, "bridging the gap" between the series' canon and the fic's OCs as well as setting up Michelle's BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro. [[spoiler:With the release of Chapter 21, this trope has been averted]].
* ThePerfectionist: WordOfGod is that he's [[https://iron-touch.tumblr.com/post/639592373452750848/authors-notes-chapter-1-revelations supposed to be one]].
* PoorCommunicationKills: Most of the events that take place in the fic probably could have been avoided if Giorno was upfront about who he was when he first met Michelle in the graveyard.
* SharpDressedMan: As to be expected from TheDon of Passione.
* YouDidntAsk: When he and Polnareff start betting what card of [[LightNovel/PurpleHazeFeedback All Along Watchtower]] will show up next, Giorno is able to win every time simply because Polnareff, being stuck inside Coco Jumbo, never bothers to ask to see the cards himself. [[spoiler:He also more maliciously uses this against Polnareff after labeling Michelle as a suspect for the arrow's theft, keeping him LockedOutOfTheLoop to make sure he never tries to interfere with the arrow's recovery for the sake of his daughter]].
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[[folder:Jean-Pierre Polnareff]]
[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJeanPierrePolnareff The consigliere to Passione]] and [[FanCreatedOffspring Michelle's]] father. Though he's just as worried about the stolen arrow as Giorno, the revelation that his wife is dead and his daughter is missing consistently distracts him from his work.
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* HatesTheirParent: Not even Giorno is immune to this trope, and it shouldn't be surprising considering who [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureDIO his father]] is. [[spoiler:He silently bemoans how disappointed he is that his dad was a vampiric monster, so much so that just hearing Polnareff bring up the possibility of Boney being a vampire in Chapter 21 puts him on edge]].
* IntroOnlyPointOfView: Giorno is the POV character for Chapter 1, "bridging the gap" between the series' canon and the fic's OCs as well as setting up Michelle's BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro. [[spoiler:With the release of Chapter 21, this trope has been averted]].
* ThePerfectionist: WordOfGod is that he's [[https://iron-touch.tumblr.com/post/639592373452750848/authors-notes-chapter-1-revelations supposed to be one]].
* PoorCommunicationKills: Most of the events that take place in the fic probably could have been avoided if Giorno was upfront about who he was when he first met Michelle in the graveyard.
* SharpDressedMan: As to be expected from TheDon of Passione.
* YouDidntAsk: When he and Polnareff start betting what card of [[LightNovel/PurpleHazeFeedback All Along Watchtower]] will show up next, Giorno is able to win every time simply because Polnareff, being stuck inside Coco Jumbo, never bothers to ask to see the cards himself. [[spoiler:He also more maliciously uses this against Polnareff after labeling Michelle as a suspect for the arrow's theft, keeping him LockedOutOfTheLoop to make sure he never tries to interfere with the arrow's recovery for the sake of his daughter]].
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[[folder:Jean-Pierre Polnareff]]
[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJeanPierrePolnareff The consigliere to Passione]] and [[FanCreatedOffspring Michelle's]] father. Though he's just as worried about the stolen arrow as Giorno, the revelation that his wife is dead and his daughter is missing consistently distracts him from his work.
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* VariableLengthChain: Taken UpToEleven with his His Stand, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Chain]]. It can be short enough to just wrap around Hol Horse's nose or long enough to stretch up [[spoiler:''the Belfry of Mons.'']]
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* RideTheLightning: Taken UpToEleven here, where Chili Pepper is able to travel through ''radio waves.'' It apparently is much less efficient than traveling through a wired connection.
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* NiceShoes: A pair of [[Creator/HarryBelafonte Belafonte]] platform shoes, [[spoiler:which end up giving Giorno a lead on the arrow's disappearance]].
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* HatesTheirParent: Not even Giorno is immune to this trope, and it shouldn't be surprising considering who [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureDIO his father]] is. [[spoiler:He silently bemoans how disappointed he is that his dad was a vampiric monster, so much so that just hearing Polnareff bring up the possibility of Boney being a vampire in Chapter 21 puts him on edge]].
* IntroOnlyPointOfView: Giorno is the POV character for Chapter 1, "bridging the gap" between the series' canon and the fic's OCs as well as setting up Michelle's BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro. [[spoiler:With the release of Chapter 21, this trope has been averted]].
* IntroOnlyPointOfView: Giorno is the POV character for Chapter 1, "bridging the gap" between the series' canon and the fic's OCs as well as setting up Michelle's BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro. [[spoiler:With the release of Chapter 21, this trope has been averted]].
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* YouDidntAsk: When he and Polnareff start betting what card of [[LightNovel/PurpleHazeFeedback All Along Watchtower]] will show up next, Giorno is able to win every time simply because Polnareff, being stuck inside Coco Jumbo, never bothers to ask to see the cards himself. [[spoiler:He also more maliciously uses this against Polnareff after labeling Michelle as a suspect for the arrow's theft, keeping him LockedOutOfTheLoop to make sure he never tries to interfere with the arrow's recovery for the sake of his daughter]].
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[spoiler:Giorno hides from him that Michelle is a chief suspect for the arrow's theft out of fear that [[PapaWolf Polnareff]] might intentionally steer the investigation away from her to protect his only daughter]].
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:He dies after Fergie turns his neck and chin to glass, causing it to shatter and decapitate him.]]
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* AdultFear: In Chapter 1, he's more concerned with the fact that his only daughter is potentially homeless in the biggest and most dangerous city in France than the arrow's theft.
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* MinorLivingAlone: She's been living in an apartment in Paris all by herself for three years before the story starts, because [[spoiler:her grandmother, her last legal guardian, died in a car accident and she's been impersonating her through forgery ever since]].
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* MasterForger: His specialty is producing counterfeit passports.
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* OhCrap: He has this kind of reaction as soon as he hears Michelle's full name. She notices right away, and it becomes the first of many red flags that [[DoesntTrustThoseGuys she shouldn't trust him]].
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: The end of Chapter 12, as told from his pespective, plays out like this.
-->''[[ItsASmallWorldAfterAll Of all the people in the world to get stuck with, why, why did it have to be her?]] He would have rather ended up with Polnareff himself. At least then, he could draft up some pretty little lies, beg for some sympathy, then stick with him until some other Stand user that he could partner up with came along. But this was his daughter. Hol Horse had been around the block long enough to know what happened when [[PapaWolf fathers]] caught [[HandsomeLech men like him]] traveling around with their little girls, no matter how innocent their interactions actually were.''
-->''[[ItsASmallWorldAfterAll Of all the people in the world to get stuck with, why, why did it have to be her?]] He would have rather ended up with Polnareff himself. At least then, he could draft up some pretty little lies, beg for some sympathy, then stick with him until some other Stand user that he could partner up with came along. But this was his daughter. Hol Horse had been around the block long enough to know what happened when [[PapaWolf fathers]] caught [[HandsomeLech men like him]] traveling around with their little girls, no matter how innocent their interactions actually were.''
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* TheConsigliere: He retains his role as Giorno's second in command following LightNovel/PurpleHazeFeedback.
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* MysteriousWaif: {{Enforced}} and {{Subverted}} for the sake of her BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro. Chapter 1 establishes her as an unusually quiet girl who somehow managed to avoid any and all detection and documentation for nearly three years. Giorno and Polnareff weren't even sure she was ''alive'' before bumping into her by complete accident. Her being first spotted in a [[CreepyCemetery graveyard]] doesn't help matters. Cut to Chapter 2, where it's almost instantly revealed that her quiet nature is mostly her masking her paranoia and anxiety.
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* FillerVillain: He doesn't have anything to do with the main plot and only exists to give Cab and Quiet Riot an introductory battle.
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* BigFancyHouse: The opening of Chapter 17 goes into great detail about how luxurious his mansion is. It's so big that he needs live in maids just to maintain it.
* BriefsBoasting: He thinks very highly of himself and dons a skin tight speedo in Chapter 17. Can double as {{Squick}} depending on who you ask, especially considering that [[spoiler: this is what he dies in]].
* BriefsBoasting: He thinks very highly of himself and dons a skin tight speedo in Chapter 17. Can double as {{Squick}} depending on who you ask, especially considering that [[spoiler: this is what he dies in]].
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* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Fergie turns his neck and most of his chin into glass then drops him to the floor, causing the glass parts of his body to shatter and send his head rolling into the pool]].
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* AttackTheInjury: He gives himself a shallow cut on the part of his neck where Fall Out Boy's grid is attached to prevent it from reaching his head.
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* {{Hunk}}: His muscular arms and six-pack get a decent amount of foucs in the writing.
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* ImColdSoCold: Cab's skin turns ice cold after getting [[spoiler:Fall Out Boy's grid stuck to him]]. Justified, as [[spoiler:the grid is cutting off his circulation, meaning that there's nothing in his body to keep him warm]].
* LovableJock: While he can be a little snarky and loses his cool in do or die situations, he's ultimately a good friend and means well.
* ImColdSoCold: Cab's skin turns ice cold after getting [[spoiler:Fall Out Boy's grid stuck to him]]. Justified, as [[spoiler:the grid is cutting off his circulation, meaning that there's nothing in his body to keep him warm]].
* LovableJock: While he can be a little snarky and loses his cool in do or die situations, he's ultimately a good friend and means well.
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* AffectionateNickname: He gets a few from [[TheNicknamer Sara]], including Horseradish and Horseshoes.
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* LeftStuckAfterAttack: Bad Sneakers kicks so hard that it tends to get its foot lodged in whatever it hit.
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* TheExpyWithNoName: Even more so than usual here, where he's a little less sociable and wearing a proper poncho.
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* AdultFear: In Chapter 1, he's more concerned with the fact that his only daughter is potentially homeless in the biggest and most dangerous city in France than the arrow's theft.
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* BraidsOfAction: He keeps his hair up in a braided crown.
* BrainyBrunette: He has chestnut hair and is well versed in both history and the occult.
* BrainyBrunette: He has chestnut hair and is well versed in both history and the occult.
* MagicHair: Using Hamon, he can turn his hair into sharp needles.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Given to him by [[CynicalMentor Tangerine.]] He always wears it, even during the extreme heat wave present in the fight against Sting. Chapter 15 seems to indicate that it can conduct Hamon like Lisa Lisa's scarf did in [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency part 2.]]
* VariableLengthChain: Taken UpToEleven with his Stand, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Chain]]. It can be short enough to just wrap around Hol Horse's nose or long enough to stretch up [[spoiler:''the Belfry of Mons.'']]
* PermaStubble: His stubble is mentioned multiple times in the fic.
* BlindingBangs: He starts out with these, but they blow out of his face when it's [[LetsGetDangerous time to get serious.]]
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:He dies ComicallyMissingThePoint: In Chapter 17, Lovestrong says that he regrets helping out Hol Horse, given that he had an affair with his sister and continued to send her postcards years after Fergie turns his neck and chin walking out on her. Depeche tells him not to glass, causing take it to shatter and decapitate him.personally,[[CrossesTheLineTwice because he's done that with everyone's sisters.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:He dies after Fergie turns his neck and chin to glass, causing it to shatter and decapitate him.]]
* EvilWearsBlack: Fitting for a {{Goth}} DarkActionGirl.
* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: Pairs well with her {{Goth}} attire.
* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: Pairs well with her {{Goth}} attire.
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* BeardOfEvil: A frizzy soul patch.
* BigOlEyebrows: He's the only character in the story described with bushy eyebrows.
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* MookPromotion: She mentions having been "[[spoiler:demasked]]," implying she [[spoiler:was once a common Masquerader whom Boney later trusted with freedom]]. Her status as [[spoiler:one of the arrow thieves, both of which were masked]], implies this only happened soon after the story started.
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* AdultFear: He's much more concerned with the fact that his daughter is potentially running around alone and homeless in Paris rather than the arrow's theft.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: She has a tendency to say ''[[GratuitousFrench bordel de merde]]'' a lot, an expression similar to "holy shit" or "for fuck's sake."
* ForeignCussWord: See {{Catchphrase}} above.
* ShutUpHannibal: Exaggerated in Chapter 19, where she [[spoiler:shoots Red Hot Chili Pepper mid-monologue]].
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[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable A Japanese rockstar]] who somehow ended up working as a Masquerader. He was also [[spoiler:one of the thieves behind the arrow
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* AffectionateNickname: [[spoiler:Fergie]] calls him her "little chickadee" in Chapter 17.
* AmbiguousSituation: Fergie makes it clear in Chapter 17 that [[spoiler:he was the other thief involved in the arrow heist. In Chapter 1, Giorno mentions that both thieves, meaning Fergie and Akira, were wearing Masquerader masks. This is supported by Fergie mentioning that only she and "Little Miss Film/SleeplessInSeattle" (who Akira almost certainly is not) have been "demasked."]] Yet, in Chapter 19, [[spoiler:Red Hot Chili Pepper speaks to the group without attacking them first, even after seeing their Stands, a restraint that the other Masqueraders don't seem to be capable of. Sara even points this out.]] Whether or not this is a case of ContinuitySnarl or an UnrevealAngle has yet to be seen.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: One of the arrow thieves mentioned in Chapter 1 utilized a Stand to cause a total blackout at Passione's base of operation and then electrocute the guards. Anyone who's read or watched [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable part 4]] should be able to identify this Stand as Red Hot Chili Pepper.
* INeverToldYouMyName: He accidentally reveals Boney's name to the protagonists while taunting them.
* MagnetismManipulation: Done via StaticElectricity. [[spoiler:Which comes in handy when trying to prevent a group of heroes from parachuting off a falling plane.]]
* RideTheLightning: Taken UpToEleven here, where Chili Pepper is able to travel through ''radio waves.'' It apparently is much less efficient than traveling through a wired connection.
* ShockAndAwe: Chili Pepper, as per usual. He's even learned some new tricks since [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable part 4]].
* UnholyMatrimony: Implied. [[spoiler:Fergie]] refers to him as her "little chickadee" and jumps at the chance to see him again.
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!!Masters Of The Masquerade
[[folder:Boney M. '''(SPOILERS)''']]
The man with green hair that lead the arrow heist and one of the leaders of the Masqueraders. Somehow, despite having been killed and having an autopsy performed on him, he continues to live and is seemingly none the worse for wear.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Fergie makes it clear in Chapter 17 that [[spoiler:he was the other thief involved in the arrow heist. In Chapter 1, Giorno mentions that both thieves, meaning Fergie and Akira, were wearing Masquerader masks. This is supported by Fergie mentioning that only she and "Little Miss Film/SleeplessInSeattle" (who Akira almost certainly is not) have been "demasked."]] Yet, in Chapter 19, [[spoiler:Red Hot Chili Pepper speaks to the group without attacking them first, even after seeing their Stands, a restraint that the other Masqueraders don't seem to be capable of. Sara even points this out.]] Whether or not this is a case of ContinuitySnarl or an UnrevealAngle has yet to be seen.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: One of the arrow thieves mentioned in Chapter 1 utilized a Stand to cause a total blackout at Passione's base of operation and then electrocute the guards. Anyone who's read or watched [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable part 4]] should be able to identify this Stand as Red Hot Chili Pepper.
* INeverToldYouMyName: He accidentally reveals Boney's name to the protagonists while taunting them.
* MagnetismManipulation: Done via StaticElectricity. [[spoiler:Which comes in handy when trying to prevent a group of heroes from parachuting off a falling plane.]]
* RideTheLightning: Taken UpToEleven here, where Chili Pepper is able to travel through ''radio waves.'' It apparently is much less efficient than traveling through a wired connection.
* ShockAndAwe: Chili Pepper, as per usual. He's even learned some new tricks since [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable part 4]].
* UnholyMatrimony: Implied. [[spoiler:Fergie]] refers to him as her "little chickadee" and jumps at the chance to see him again.
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[[folder:Boney M. '''(SPOILERS)''']]
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* TeenyWeenie: After [[spoiler:his nude body is found aboard the plane]] in Chapter 18, Cab comments that he's not well endowed.
-->'''Michelle:''' Does any of that explain why he's naked? ''[[GratuitousFrench Bordel de merde,]]'' did the Stand eat his clothes or something?
-->'''Cab:''' Maybe it shrunk them. I mean, looking at certain ''parts'' of him, it wouldn't surprise me. Hey, cowboy, you wouldn't happen to know any Stand users that can shrink body parts, would you?
-->'''Michelle:''' Does any of that explain why he's naked? ''[[GratuitousFrench Bordel de merde,]]'' did the Stand eat his clothes or something?
-->'''Cab:''' Maybe it shrunk them. I mean, looking at certain ''parts'' of him, it wouldn't surprise me. Hey, cowboy, you wouldn't happen to know any Stand users that can shrink body parts, would you?
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* AssholeVictim: It's easy to feel sorry for him when [[spoiler:Fergie shows up to his mansion and slaughters him and his entire staff]] despite him being a merciless mob boss with no regard for anyone but himself.
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* AffectionateNickname: "Rumor Mill," as given to him by [[TheNicknamer: Sara]]. [[HatesBeingNicknamed He hates it.]]
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* BloodKnight: She has a strong bloodlust and loves to fight other Stand users, so much so that [[spoiler:she's disappointed when she learns Depeche does not have a Stand]]. TheStinger of Chapter 17 implies that [[she not only killed Depeche, but slaughtered all of his maids [[ForTheEvulz just because she wanted to]].
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* BloodKnight: She has a strong bloodlust and loves to fight other Stand users, so much so that [[spoiler:she's disappointed when she learns Depeche does not have a Stand]]. TheStinger of Chapter 17 implies that [[she [[spoiler:she not only killed Depeche, but slaughtered all of his maids [[ForTheEvulz just because she wanted to]].]]
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Her Stand, [[Music/HallAndOates Out of Touch, Touch]], takes the form of a pair of gloves that can form detachable cannons. These cannons stick to any surface and explode after firing, damaging what it was attached to. Additionally, anyone can wear and use Out of Touch.
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His Stand, Quiet Riot, allows him to control the movement and launch trajectory of anything it punches or kicks.
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His Stand, The Chain, allows him to transfer heat between two objects; as well as track heat signatures from a long distance. It also functions as a conduit for Hamon.
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His Stand, [[Music/{{Nirvana}} Heart-Shaped Box, Box]], acts like a portal that traps anyone and anything that becomes fully submerged inside until the user disables it. Should someone attempt to cross over Heart-Shaped Box's border, they will be warped to the other side of the Stand's interior.
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[[{{Muggle}} While he is not a Stand user,]] he has ownership of the Stand Policy of Truth, a painting that absorbs anyone that tells a lie within its range.
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Her Stand, Bad Sneakers, secretes a foul smelling acid from the soles of its feet, capable of dissolving anything in just a few seconds.
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His Stand, Fall Out Boy, is composed of a grid-like outline of a humanoid frame. When anything comes into contact with this grid, it detaches from the Stand and attaches itself to whatever made contact with it, causing no harm to the user. When attached to something, it will cause any organic material it comes in contact with to become numb and unresponsive.
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His Stand, Fall Out Boy, Music/FallOutBoy, is composed of a grid-like outline of a humanoid frame. When anything comes into contact with this grid, it detaches from the Stand and attaches itself to whatever made contact with it, causing no harm to the user. When attached to something, it will cause any organic material it comes in contact with to become numb and unresponsive.
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Her Stand, Shatter Me, can generate a crystal from its chest that dissolves into a bunch of sand floating on rising steam. Anything this sand touches turns into glass, drastically decreasing its durability and mobility.
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His Stand, Gold Experience Requiem (often shortened to just "Requiem"), has the ability to give life to inanimate objects as well as [[NoSell revert incoming attacks to zero]].
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His Stand, [[Music/{{Prince}} Gold Experience Requiem Experience]] [[Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart Requiem]] (often shortened to just "Requiem"), has the ability to give life to inanimate objects as well as [[NoSell revert incoming attacks to zero]].
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* Corpsing: See ContagiousLaughter above; he'll often do this when trying to hold it in.
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* AgentScully: To contrast Rumor's AgentMulder tendencies. Cab dismisses the concept of fate entirely and refuses to indulge Rumor in his VampireHunter agenda, despite he himself having a [[FightingSpirit]] [[FightingSpirit Stand]] and [[DramaticIrony those two things existing]] [[GenreBlind in the JJBA universe]].
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!Main Characters
[[folder:Michelle Polnareff]]
TheProtagonist and [[FanCreatedOffspring daughter of]] [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJeanPierrePolnareff Jean-Pierre Polnareff]]. Though she maintains a stoic and aloof façade, she's actually incredibly insecure and has a tendency to overthink things, meaning she always assumes the worst of every situation.
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* AccidentalHug: After [[spoiler:witnessing Sting's death]], she clings to Rumor the whole walk back to Sara and Cab without even realizing it. This is noteworthy, given that she usually HatesBeingTouched.
* AccidentalPervert: In Chapter 16, she borrows a book from Sara to keep her entertained in the car ride to Saxon, which ends up being a trashy RomanceNovel with a very suggestive cover. When Cab sees her with it, he assumes it's hers and not Sara's.
* AffectionateNickname:
** "Chelle Belle," as given to her by her father.
** "Chelly," as given to her by [[TheNicknamer Sara]].
* BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro: When Giorno first meets her at the graveyard, her silence is presented as suspicious and he almost instantly suspects her as one of the thieves that stole the arrow. Since Giorno is the POV character at this point, the audience is meant to share his suspicion. In reality, she's just very withdrawn and paranoid, seeing Giorno as a stalker trying to kill her.
* BittersweetSeventeen: She's seventeen years old at the start of the fic (the youngest of the group; judging by the time-skips in their "My Name is" chapters, Rumor is nineteen and Cab is twenty. Sara must be at least 21 to be old enough to drink in the United States, which she mentions doing both in Chapters 5 and 16), and the story is mostly centered on her learning to cope with her survivor's guilt and carry on with her life.
* BrokenBird: In addition to her being a walking DoomMagnet.
* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: Played with and invoked, but ultimately averted. She's more of an anxious pacifist than a sniveling coward, and when it's time to fight, she does her damnedst to make sure that no innocent civilians get involved. However, she ''is'' scared of Giorno (who she thinks killed her father) as well as her own Stand.
* ChekhovsSkill: Her talent for mimicking others' handwriting comes in handy during the Policy of Truth arc.
* ClothingDamage: An incredibly mild example, but after [[spoiler:Sting's face explodes as a result of Rumor trying to remove his mask]], she gets some blood on her boots. Naturally, this causes her to panic and she resolves to burn the boots as soon as she can.
* ConfessToALesserCrime: Inverted. [[spoiler:To avoid letting Depeche [[{{Blackmail}} know]] that she's been committing identity theft for the last three years, she instead tells him that [[ItMakesSenseInContext she killed her grandmother]].]]
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: WordOfGod is that she's supposed to be this to her father, [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJeanPierrePolnareff Polnareff]].
** Whereas Polnareff's greatest flaw was his overconfidence leading to him charging into battles without fully thinking it through, Michelle has very low self-esteem and tends to overthink things, leaving herself vulnerable in the process.
** Silver Chariot is a FragileSpeedster that attacks with a sword, while Iron Maiden is a GlacierWaif that carries around a large shield. Polnareff mentions that he spent years training his Stand, while Michelle almost never uses hers.
** Both end up with SurvivorGuilt for opposite reasons. Polnareff's guilt stems from him not being able to protect his loved ones (blaming himself for his inaction), while Michelle's guilt stems from her believing that she caused them to die (blaming herself for her actions).
* CowardlyLion: She even acknowledges it in Chapter 5.
* DaddysGirl: Even though he walked out on her, she still clearly adores and idolizes Polnareff.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Most of Chapter 4 is dedicated to her monologuing about hers to the rest of the group.
* DeadpanSnarker: She will occasionally fall into this trope too through the [[FirstPersonSmartass narration]].
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:How she remained undetected for almost three years, she impersonated her dead grandmother by signing all of their bills as her.]]
* DoomMagnet: How she sees Iron Maiden, though it could all be in her head.
* EmotionlessGirl: This is the façade that Michelle hides behind when she's forced to interact with others. In reality, she's actually very anxious but doesn't want to show it around others.
* FanCreatedOffspring: She's the daughter of [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJeanPierrePolnareff Polnareff.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Sara. Michelle is a depressive, shy recluse who struggles to let go of the past, while Sara is an upbeat chatterbox of a tourist [[spoiler:that tries to pretend that the parts of her past she doesn't like never happened]]. Whereas Michelle is a DaddysGirl who misses her deceased parents dearly, Sara has nothing positive to say about her [[spoiler:step]]father and [[spoiler:refuses to even acknowledge the existence of her biological father]]. Michelle admits to breaking the law by [[spoiler:committing forgery, identity theft, and tax fraud]] and genuinely feels bad for doing so, while Sara steals from others often without any guilt and still vehemently objects to being called a thief.
* ForgetfulJones: She shows shades of this early on, not remembering important information that Sara tells her like them traveling to Belgium.
* FrenchJerk: Initially comes off as this, mostly because she’s trying to get Sara to leave her alone. She apologizes for it after joining the group and starts acting friendlier.
* FreudianExcuse: Her paranoia and antisocial tendencies stems from [[spoiler:her family dying on her, one after the other, with her grandmother's death hitting the hardest because of how graphic it was.]]
* GlacierWaif: Iron Maiden is described as having a slim build similar to Michelle's, but carries around a giant shield around half her body size.
* HatesBeingTouched: She usually flinches away whenever another character touches her. Often times she'll even describe how the sensation physically hurts. [[spoiler:She seems to at least partially getting over this, as she has no problem touching and being touched by Rumor in Chapter 12.]]
* HatesTheirParent: Michelle is the only one of the main group to avert this.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Iron Maiden carries around a large shield, capable of withstanding everything from RapidFireFisticuffs to HollywoodAcid.
* NervousTics: Michelle fidgets with her necklace whenever she's anxious.
* OddNameOut: In terms of Stands, Michelle is the only one of the main group to have no musical connection to her Stand's name through her own name. Both Sara Smile and Out of Touch are Music/HallAndOates songs, Carlos Cavazo (who Cab gets his last name from) was formally a guitarist for Quiet Riot, and The Chain is a song by Music/FleetwoodMac on the album ''Rumours''.
* PatchworkKids: She's described as having her father’s hair and facial structure and her mother’s eyes.
* PreciousPhoto: [[spoiler: She keeps a picture of her parents in her bracelets.]]
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Michelle’s reaction when Giorno claims to have known her father.
* ShieldBash: Iron Maiden's primary form of attack.
* ShrinkingViolet: She fits this trope to a tee.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Looks and dresses a lot like her father (possibly due to her wanting to keep his image alive), so much so that Hol Horse is able to instantly pick up that they're related.
* SurvivorGuilt: ''In spades.'' She outlived both her parents, [[spoiler:her pet dog, her first boyfriend, and her grandmother; the latter three of which she saw die firsthand.]] This is what causes her to believe Iron Maiden is a cursed DoomMagnet.
* YouthfulFreckles: [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/836738725366071307/836740407119052831/image0.png Artwork of her]] [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/836738725366071307/928835822537568286/unknown.png from the author]] gives her these.
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[[folder:Sara Smile]]
The {{Deuteragonist}} of the fic. She's a cheerful tourist that Michelle bumps into while she's running away from Giorno and eventually starts travelling with. Talkative, optimistic, and energetic, [[{{Foil}} she's essentially Michelle's polar opposite.]]
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* ActionGirl: She's much more willing to fight back and get her hands dirty than Michelle.
* AintTooProudToBeg: When Hol Horse catches Sara stealing from him, she instantly throws her hands up and begs him not to shoot her.
* AlliterativeName: '''S'''ara '''S'''mile.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's a cute, upbeat tourist who encourages Michelle to learn to love herself, but if you threaten her friends, she won’t hesitate to shoot you [[NoodleIncident or steal your car.]]
* CameraFiend: Whenever the group is out and about, Sara always brings her camera with her.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Her Stand takes the form of a pair of gloves.
* CovertPervert: Michelle finds a trashy romance novel in one of her bags, which she quickly brushes under the rug when she mentions it in front of the rest of the group.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Sara chasing Michelle down the streets Paris and attaching Out of Touch to her arm just to get Michelle to talk to her about Iron Maiden throughout Chapter 2 establishes that she's a clingy, optimistic {{Determinator}} who's eager to meet other Stand users.
* {{Foil}}: To Michelle. Michelle is a depressive, shy recluse who struggles to let go of the past, while Sara is an upbeat chatterbox of a tourist [[spoiler:that tries to pretend that the parts of her past she doesn't like never happened]]. Whereas Michelle is a DaddysGirl who misses her deceased parents dearly, Sara has nothing positive to say about her [[spoiler:step]]father and [[spoiler:refuses to even acknowledge the existence of her biological father]]. Michelle admits to breaking the law by [[spoiler:committing forgery, identity theft, and tax fraud]] and genuinely feels bad for doing so, while Sara steals from others often without any guilt and still vehemently objects to being called a thief.
* FunetikAksent: Her attempts at speaking French are written like this.
* GirlishPigtails: Ironically, she's got these while also being the oldest of the main group (aside from Hol Horse).
* GoldDigger: A non-romantic version. Part of the reason she lets Hol Horse tag along with them is so she can mooch off of him for money.
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: With Cab.
* HatesTheirParent: [[spoiler:Though she refuses to talk about them in detail, it's clear that Sara doesn't care for either of her parents, especially her stepfather, who she calls a jerk at the end of Chapter 3. Take this line from her in Chapter 7:]]
-->[[spoiler:"Sorry I didn't have the wholesome family life that [[DaddysGirl you]] had. It's none of your business, but they don't matter to me anymore. I'm moving on. So can you just drop it already?"]]
* HawaiianShirtedTourist: Though she doesn’t look the part, she acts like this at times.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: This overlaps with her [[ThePollyanna Pollyanna]] tendency to assume the best in everyone, but Sara ''lets'' Hol Horse travel with the group, despite the fact that it should be painfully obvious to her that [[spoiler:he was the one who shot the mayor. The others have the excuse of not having seen his Stand (as the report of the mayor's death makes mention of him dying from "a bullet to the head, but there was no bullet in his head"), but she saw both Emperor and his BriefcaseFullOfMoney.]] Only Michelle points out how stupid it is to let him stick around, but only when Hol Horse lets it slip that he knew her father.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: A nonromantic example, being a bubbly optimist who tries to help Michelle cope with her trauma.
* MeaningfulRename: Sara mentions to have changed her last name to Smile "as a reminder to always stay positive." [[spoiler:Also likely overlaps with ShedTheFamilyName, given how negatively she thinks of her family.]]
* MotorMouth: So much so that Michelle ends up getting physically uncomfortable when she goes off on her tangents.
* TheNicknamer: Sara gives everyone she meets punny nicknames, calling Cab “Taxi Cab,” Rumor “Rumor Mill,” Michelle “Chelly,” and Hol Horse “Horseshoes” and “Horse Raddish.”
* OddNameOut: Of the main group, Sara is the only one to get both her first and last name from the same source. Michelle gets her first name from a song by Music/TheBeatles and her last name from Michel Polnareff, Cab gets his first name from Music/CabCalloway and his last name from guitarist Carlos Cavazo, and Rumor's name is a mashup of [[Music/FleetwoodMac a band name and what is arguably their most famous album.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: It's a sure sign that [[TheNicknamer she's]] frustrated with someone whenever she refers to them by their real name and not whatever AffectionateNickname she's given them.
* ThePollyanna: She resolves to stay positive and optimistic no matter what, which is why she changed her last name to "Smile." [[spoiler:Though it's likely that it has more to due with ShedTheFamilyName than she initially lets on.]]
* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:Her multiple suitcases and unwillingness to talk about her family implies that she doesn’t have a home to go back to.]]
* ShedTheFamilyName: ''Heavily'' implied. [[spoiler:When she first brings it up in Chapter 3, she makes it sound like she changed her last name to Smile for benevolent reasons, but as time passes it becomes clearer that she did it more to distance herself from her family.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: PlayedForLaughs; she insists that Hol Horse and Sting are engaged even after the former tells her [[NotThatKindOfPartner they're just colleagues.]]
* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:Depends on how much of her "optimism" is genuine and how much of it is forced.]]
* StickyFingers: Downplayed. She’s only ever seen stealing two things so far (a car and a BriefcaseFullOfMoney), but her friends [[NeverLiveItDown like to tease her about it.]]
* TooYoungToDieLamentation: Combined with AintTooProudToBeg above.
-->"Please, you can't shoot me! Think of them! And think of me! I'm too young to die!"
* WhosYourDaddy: [[spoiler:She doesn't know who her biological father is, and she doesn't want to.]]
* YoureNotMyFather: [[spoiler:She delivers an interesting version of this in Chapter 7 to Michelle after she asks her about her biological father.]]
-->[[spoiler:"Whoever that man is, he's not my "real" dad. I don't have a "real" dad."]]
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[[folder:Cab Cavazo]]
One of Sara's travel companions. He's a former boxer with a sharp tongue and quick wit, often teasing Sara and Rumor for their quirks. However, one mention of [[ScrewDestiny fate]] and his usually relaxed demeanor fades in an instant.
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* EightiesHair: Despite being twenty in 2009 (meaning that he would have been born at the tail-end of the decade), he sports a big, curly mullet.
* AbusiveParents: His father cheated on his mother then [[RemarriedToTheMistress Remarried His Mistress]]. Cab describes him as "emotionally abusive" and "rude, argumentative, and self-absorbed."
* AffectionateNickname: "Taxi Cab" and "Compass-head," both given to him by [[TheNicknamer Sara]].
* AgentScully: To contrast Rumor's AgentMulder tendencies. Cab dismisses the concept of fate entirely and refuses to indulge Rumor in his VampireHunter agenda, despite he himself having a [[FightingSpirit]] and [[DramaticIrony those two things existing]] [[GenreBlind in the JJBA universe]].
* AlliterativeName: '''Ca'''b '''Ca'''vazo.
* BerserkButton: The mere mention of fate or destiny sets him off, though he doesn’t get violent like most members of this trope do.
* TheBigGuy: Quiet Riot is by far the most physically offensive Stand in the main group, and Cab himself is a former boxer with a large frame to boot.
* BoisterousBruiser: Downplayed. He's snarky with a quick wit, and doesn't need anything other than his [[FightingSpirit and his Stand's fists]] to kick ass.
* ContagiousLaughter: When Rumor reveals that he's been keeping records of everyone's Masquerader fights, Cab bursts out laughing. Sara and Michelle follow shortly after.
* Corpsing: See ContagiousLaughter above; he'll often do this when trying to hold it in.
* CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler:If him watching his mother fall into a coma didn't become this to him, walking in on his father's dead body after he committed suicide definitely did.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Unless it's about [[BerserkButton fate]], expect him to have a snappy one-liner for just about everything thrown his way.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: This is why he's traveling with Sara. [[spoiler:He feels unfulfilled with boxing and soccer like he used to be because he can [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers use his Stand to gain an unfair advantage without getting caught]], and the death of his parents made him realize that waiting around to let fate take its course would only lead to [[ScrewDestiny fate screwing him over even more]]. It also helps him contrast against Rumor, who is already extremely dedicated towards a specific cause.]]
* TheDrifter: Was this until he met Sara.
* EarlybirdCameo: He and Rumor appear alongside Sara in Chapter 2, but are not named and properly introduced to both Michelle and the reader until Chapter 4.
* {{Fingore}}: Downplayed. After a while of [[spoiler:having Fall Out Boy's grid attached to him,]] his hand and fingers start to shrivel up and turn purple.
* {{Foil}}: To Rumor. Cab is a snarky {{Hunk}} with a [[AgentScully skeptical streak]], while Rumor is a [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] {{Bishonen}} that [[AgentMulder believes in the supernatural]]. They both have their HiddenDepths, but they characterize them in opposite ways; Cab seems like a meathead at first, but is actually very philosophical while Rumor initially comes off as an uptight [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guy]] but shows more childish behavior as time goes on. Both use their Stands to cheat in their TroubledBackstoryFlashback, but while [[NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction Cab grows bored of using Quiet Riot in sports]], Rumor goes out of his way to find new ways to cheat the Hell Climb Pillar using The Chain. Cab is reluctant to hurt others despite having a very physical Stand, while Rumor has no problem [[spoiler:torturing or killing others if they oppose him]].
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: With Sara.
* HatesTheirParent: He hates his father for cheating on his mother. [[spoiler:While he still holds him in contempt, finding his dead body after he killed himself makes Cab view him in a more sympathetic light.]]
* OnlySaneMan: Let's see. Michelle is a paranoid recluse who's [[spoiler:committed identity theft for the past three years]], Sara is a morally ambiguous thief [[spoiler:and runaway]], Rumor is a VampireHunter with [[AbsentMindedProfessor fluctuating social skills]], and Hol Horse is straight up an assassin. Cab, comparatively, is just a sarcastic backpacker trying to find his place in the world. If anyone fills this role on the team, it's him.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He's usually chill, relaxed and eager to make jokes. Make one mention of fate or [[spoiler:suicide]] and his causal demeanor fades.
* ParryingBullets: Quiet Riot is fast enough to punch a speeding bullet and redirect its course.
* ScaryBlackMan: Invokes this trope to scare away Adam when he tries to steal his car.
* ScrewDestiny: He strongly opposes any idea of destiny or luck, believing that everything that happens in life is the result of conscious choice and action/reaction.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers: Since Cab was born with an offensive Stand that allows him to control the launch angle of anything it punches or kicks, he was able to use it to cheat at boxing and soccer, making him one of the best athletes in his age group. Deconstructed when he realizes that [[NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction playing sports this way leaves him feeling unfulfilled.]]
* TroubledBackstoryFlashback: Chapter 6 is this for him.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks: Quiet Riot appears to give Cab an innate sense of direction.
* WouldHurtAChild: Downplayed. He has no problem roughing up Adam after he catches him stealing his car, but refuses to seriously injure or kill him.
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[[folder:Rumor Fleetwood]]
One of Sara's travel companions. He's a self-described VampireHunter with the Hamon training to back it up. Though he presents himself as being stern, educated and analytical, he's pretty easily embarrassed and often displays various childish tendencies.
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* AbsentMindedProfessor: He's incredibly analytical, with most of his diary full of notes and records of other Stands, and eats his waffles without utensils in a public restaurant without a care in the world.
* AbusiveParents: His parents thought he was possessed by the devil because of his innate Hamon and sent him to live with [[BadassTeacher Tangerine]]. Made even worse that Tangerine himself was initially physically abusive towards Rumor, though he did soften up over time.
* AffectionateNickname: "Rumor Mill," as given to him by [[TheNicknamer: Sara]]. [[HatesBeingNicknamed He hates it.]]
* AgeStereotypicalFood: Played with. He's nineteen and carries himself as fairly mature, but he almost exclusively eats fruits and sugary breakfast foods. This symbolizes that he's actually a lot more childish at heart than he initially lets on.
* AgentMulder: Rumor is a staunch believer in vampires (he'd have to be, given that [[spoiler:he sacrificed most of his childhood training to become strong enough to defeat one]]), something that everyone else in the group dismisses and teases him for, especially [[AgentScully Cab]]. The audience knows he's right [[DramaticIrony by virtue of what series this fic is for]].
* BadassBookworm: He's both a [[VampireHunter Hamon user]] and avid researcher who keeps a diary.
* BigEater: Despite being described as thin, eats one ''hell'' of a breakfast.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Happened off-screen. It's mentioned multiple times that Rumor first met Sara and Cab through a Stand battle against the latter, though why they were fighting is [[NoodleIncident unknown]]. Cab won the fight.
* EarlybirdCameo: He and Cab appear alongside Sara in Chapter 2, but are not named and properly introduced to both Michelle and the reader until Chapter 4.
* {{Foil}}: To Cab. Cab is a snarky {{Hunk}} with a [[AgentScully skeptical streak]], while Rumor is a [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] {{Bishonen}} that [[AgentMulder believes in the supernatural]]. They both have their HiddenDepths, but they characterize them in opposite ways; Cab seems like a meathead at first, but is actually very philosophical while Rumor initially comes off as an uptight [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guy]] but shows more childish behavior as time goes on. Both use their Stands to cheat in their TroubledBackstoryFlashback, but while [[NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction Cab grows bored of using Quiet Riot in sports]], Rumor goes out of his way to find new ways to cheat the Hell Climb Pillar using The Chain. Cab is reluctant to hurt others despite having a very physical Stand, while Rumor has no problem [[spoiler:torturing or killing others if they oppose him]].
* GoodIsNotSoft: He doesn't show much shock or remorse for [[spoiler:accidentally killing Sting by removing his Masquerader mask]], instead just noting that it was "unexpected."
* HatesBeingNicknamed: He's the most vocal against Sara's status as TheNicknamer in the group, to the point where he introduces himself and everyone else by their full names to Hol Horse just to avoid having another person brand him as "Rumor Mill."
* HollywoodHealing: He's able to pull this off with his Hamon.
* IHaveNoSon: A victim of this; his parents were frightened of his Hamon and sent him off to live with Tangerine, never once even bothering to visit or send him a letter.
* KillItWithIce: Can do this indirectly with The Chain by draining someone of their body heat.
* MageBornOfMuggles: Twice over; his natural breathing pattern generates Hamon, something that frightens his parents, and he later develops a Stand, which his mentor/adoptive father Tangerine has no idea even exists.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He presents himself as reasonable and composed, but has a lot of moments where he acts petty and childish, like him trying to one-up Cab or his [[BigEater eating habits.]]
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Downplayed. He has a habit of speaking like this, but everyone else can understand him just fine.
* SuperpowerLottery: He's both a born Stand user ''and'' naturally able to generate Hamon.
* TrainingFromHell: He went through more or less the same training that Joseph did in [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Part 2]], but extended over the course of ''a decade'' rather than a month and starting when he was only nine years old.
* TroubledBackstoryFlashback: Chapter 11 is this for him.
* VampireHunter: Comes with being a Hamon user.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Michelle’s internal narration describes it as “an accent she couldn’t quite place.” [[spoiler:Since Rumor was born in Liverpool and spent most of his life in Italy, his accent is likely a mix of the two.]]
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[[folder:Hol Horse]]
[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders An assassin who formally worked for Dio]]. After a job goes bad in Belgium, he ends up travelling with Michelle and co., much to her dismay. He's grown jaded and cynical in the years since working for Dio, but his experience in the field has offered him a wealth of connections for the group to use.
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* AmbiguousSituation: His Stand flickers in and out of existence in Chapter 9. Whether or not this is significant has yet to be revealed.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: He's introduced carrying one. Naturally, [[KleptomaniacHero Sara]] takes interest.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: The start of Chapter 16 has him driving like a maniac to get out of Mons and away from the cops [[spoiler:that are currently trying to arrest him]].
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: Both is one and knows a ''lot'' of them by virtue of his [[ProfessionalKiller profession]]. He regularly boasts about his "connections" to the group, making it a reason to keep him around. He puts this to good use by [[spoiler:blackmailing a mob boss into getting Michelle a passport]].
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Cab and Rumor are neutral to his presence at best, while Michelle dislikes him outright for his suspected involvement in her father's murder. Even outside the main group, Depeche Mode doesn't seem to care for Hol Horse much either (though their relationship is more professional than friendly). Sara is the only one who actually enjoys his company, and even she partially keeps him around [[GoldDigger to mooch money off of him]].
* GayCowboy: [[MistakenForGay What Sara initially thinks he is]]. [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday He quickly corrects her.]]
* HandsomeLech: His [[TheCasanova Casanova]] tendencies are painted in a more negative light here. After being confronted by the brother of one of his many "girlfriends," he doesn't at all seem bothered by the fact that him sending postcards to her for five years interfered with her relationship with her fiancé and just asks Lovestrong to tell her [[BlatantLies he's missed her]].
* HiddenDepths: Some of the word choice he uses during Chapter 14 can be interpreted as him genuinely caring about Michelle's wellbeing, despite the fact that she's the daughter of one of his old enemies and that they only met an hour or so prior. Though it's clear he's trying to get on her good side, the fact that [[LieDetector Policy of Truth]] never activates is noteworthy. [[MemeticMutation Maybe he really does respect women after all.]]
* InnerMonologue: Gets a quick but impactful one at the end of Chapter 12.
* TheKingslayer: A downplayed example, [[spoiler:he assassinated the Mayor of Mons.]]
* MistakenForGay: When Hol Horse reveals that Sting was his former partner, Sara thinks that he means that he was his fiancé.
-->'''Sara:''' Oh, I get it. ''Partner.'' That explains why you’re here in Belgium with all that money. You’re on that side of the fence. [[NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat Well, you don’t have to worry about me. I support you all the way!]]
* MustHaveNicotine: True to form, Hol Horse is never shown without a cigarette and will often go through multiple in one sitting.
* NotThatKindOfPartner: Says this verbatim after Sara mistakenly believes that he and Sting are a couple.
* ParanoiaGambit: He deliberately messes with Michelle's anxiety and gaslights her into believing that Sara and the others will leave her stranded far from home without a passport in order to get her to speak to Depeche Mode.
* ProfessionalKiller: He's still at it, even two decades after [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders shooting himself in the forehead]]. [[spoiler:He's even introduced in the aftermath of shooting the mayor of Mons]].
* ReallyGetsAround: To the point where even his employers are aware of it.
-->'''Lovestrong:''' He slept with my sister and sent her postcards after walking out on her.
-->'''Depeche Mode:''' He's done that with everyone's sisters, it's nothing personal.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: He uses this tone to {{Blackmail}} Depeche Mode into commissioning a passport for Michelle, threatening to tell the cops about the bounty Depeche put on the mayor's head otherwise. [[spoiler:This falls on deaf ears, given that Hol Horse himself was the one who actually did kill the mayor.]]
* WeaponForIntimidation: He points Emperor at Sara when he catches her stealing from him, but [[WouldntHitAGirl knowing him]], he probably wasn't planning on using it.
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[[folder:Adam]]
A car thief that Cab runs into in Paris.
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His Stand, Heart-Shaped Box, acts like a portal that traps anyone and anything that becomes fully submerged inside until the user disables it. Should someone attempt to cross over Heart-Shaped Box's border, they will be warped to the other side of the Stand's interior.
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* BulliedIntoDepression: [[spoiler:Seems to be what's happening with him at school.]]
* CoolGate: Heart-Shaped Box is effectively a mini-teleporter...except that it can only teleport things inside itself once they cross over its boundaries.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:After he's defeated by Cab, he begs for death and whines about how miserable his life is. Cab doubts how serious he is, but tells him to see a therapist nonetheless before letting him go. What happens to him from there is left to the imagination.]]
* FrenchJerk: Not only does he try to steal a car, but he goads Cab into fighting him after he's caught. [[LetsGetDangerous After he can muster up the courage to do so, anyway.]]
* GenderedInsult: He mentions that his father calls him a ''[[GratuitousFrench poule mouillée]]'', which roughly translates to "sissy."
* GratuitousFrench: Even more so than Michelle, implying he's not as fluent in English as she is.
* HarmlessVillain: Compared to the [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Masqueraders]], he's nothing more than a minor annoyance and is out of the story after half a chapter. Even compared to other antagonists not aligned with the Masqueraders like Depeche Mode, he doesn't put up much of a fight and his Stand is non-lethal. Justified, as he's more or less just a normal kid.
* LetsGetDangerous: A telltale sign that he's ready to man up is when he lifts his hair from over his eyes.
* TheRunaway: He attempts this, but Cab [[DefeatEqualsFriendship talks]] him out of it.
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[[folder:Depeche Mode]]
[[TheDon A mob boss from Mons]] and Hol Horse's current employer. He also owns a seedy art gallery called Rest Aria.
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[[{{Muggle}} While he is not a Stand user,]] he has ownership of the Stand Policy of Truth, a painting that absorbs anyone that tells a lie within its range.
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* BadBoss: Shows no remorse when one of his employees gets absorbed by Policy of Truth for something as trivial as mixing up his coffee order.
* BerserkButton: He does ''not'' take kindly to being lied to.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:He dies after Fergie turns his neck and chin to glass, causing it to shatter and decapitate him.]]
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: WordOfGod is that he's meant to be an "anti-Giorno" of sorts.
** While Giorno presents himself as calm, cool-headed and charismatic, he’s also dangerous and has one of the strongest Stands in the entire series. Depeche tries to be intimidating and has a furious temper, but at the end of the day is mostly harmless on his own and not even a Stand user.
** Giorno is a natural born Stand user and was chosen by the arrow itself as its destined wielder at the end of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind part 5]]. On the other hand, Depeche is not a Stand user at all and had to trick someone else into “giving” him their Stand. Hol Horse even muses that Depeche would probably die if he actually was shot with the arrow.
** Part of Giorno's motivation in [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind part 5]] was to crack down Italian mobsters selling drugs to children. The first thing we see Depeche do in the fic is snort a line of coke, which he later refers to as one of his "lucrative exports."
* DisconnectedByDeath: [[spoiler:He's in the middle of a phone call with Lovestrong when [[DarkActionGirl Fergie]] shows up.]]
* TheDon: He runs some kind of criminal syndicate.
* DrinkBasedCharacterization: Happens twice; first with his coffee where he demands extra cream, then when he's seen drinking a cosmopolitan in Chapter 17. Both are sweet and traditionally feminine drinks, symbolizing that underneath his bravado, he's not as intimidating as he tries to be.
* {{Ephebophile}}: He either runs or has connections with a brothel that accepts girls as young as sixteen.
* FatBastard: He's fairly pudgy and is a {{Jerkass}} mob boss with a HairTriggerTemper.
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: The first of Hol Horse's to be introduced.
* GettingHighOnTheirOwnSupply: He's introduced snorting a line of his "lucrative exports."
* HairTriggerTemper: He gets violent if you hit his BerserkButton, to the point where he starts throwing books at Michelle when he suspects he's lying to her.
* {{Muggle}}: He's not a Stand user, but still manages to provide Michelle and InterestingSituationDuel nonetheless.
* OvercomplicatedMenuOrder: He'll only drink a large nonfat mocha caffe latte with extra cream and whey powder for his morning coffee. Mess it up, and, [[PhantomZonePicture well...]]
* SecretRoom: His office in Rest Aria is hidden behind a tapestry that's not for sale.
* WhiteCollarCrime: Despite [[spoiler:involving himself with political assassinations]], he seems to mostly make his fortune through money laundering and drug dealing instead of anything outwardly violent.
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!!Masqueraders
[[folder:In General]]
A group of mysterious Stand users wearing masquerade masks. They're benign at first, but become aggressive and unresponsive after seeing other Stands. Who they are and what their goals may be are currently a mystery.
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* AmbiguousSituation:
** It's unclear whether or not they're some kind of cult of Stand users or are just victims of MindControl. [[spoiler:Chapter 17 leans in favor of the latter]]. No matter the case, why they attack other Stand users has yet to be revealed.
** Despite Chapter 11 clearly showing that taking off the masks results in [[spoiler:the wearer's head imploding]], in Chapter 17, [[spoiler:Fergie mentions having worn one at some point (and that she only has "foggy memories" of her time while wearing it).]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: If they ''are'' under MindControl. Emphasis on the "crazy" part; they go absolutely feral if they see another Stand.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: And don't take those masks off, unless you want to [[{{Pun}} face]] the consequences.
* MindControl: More than likely, and what Rumor assumes to be the case.
* YourHeadASplode: [[spoiler:This is the fate of any Masquerader that has their mask forcibly removed, as Sting can attest to.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cynatra]]
A woman that Michelle encounters in a public restroom. After she sees the Out of Touch cannon attached to Michelle's arm, the two of them duke it out.
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Her Stand, Bad Sneakers, secretes a foul smelling acid from the soles of its feet, capable of dissolving anything in just a few seconds.
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* AllThereInTheManual: She's unnamed in the fic itself, but [[https://discord.gg/bdyj7qGPBP the official Discord server]] gives her the name Cynatra.
* HollywoodAcid: Bad Sneakers' generates this from its feet.
* KickChick: Given that her Stand can only generate HollywoodAcid from its feet, she ends up being this.
* WarmUpBoss: Bad Sneakers is very straightforward compared to the Stands that come after it, and the fight against it is similarly fairly tame and mostly exists to introduce the readers to Iron Maiden and Michelle's personality.
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[[folder:Sting]]
Hol Horse's previous partner in crime who later becomes a Masquerader. He attacks the group after Sara's attempt to get her friends to lighten up about using their Stands in public gloriously backfires.
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His Stand, Fall Out Boy, is composed of a grid-like outline of a humanoid frame. When anything comes into contact with this grid, it detaches from the Stand and attaches itself to whatever made contact with it, causing no harm to the user. When attached to something, it will cause any organic material it comes in contact with to become numb and unresponsive.
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* CombatPragmatist: At least, as much as his [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mask]] will allow him to be. He shows a stronger level of tactics compared to Cynatra, fitting his job as a ProfessionalKiller.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Sting demonstrates exactly what happens when a Masquerader's mask is forcibly removed; after Rumor attempts to pry his off with The Chain, [[YourHeadASplode Sting's face implodes in on itself]].]]
* DelinquentHair: He sports a mohawk, despite likely being somewhere in his forties or fifties.
* ProfessionalKiller: Alongside Hol Horse. [[spoiler:The two of them were the ones the assassinate the mayor of Mons]].
[[/folder]]
!!Masters Of The Masquerade
[[folder:Boney M. '''(SPOILERS)''']]
The man with green hair that lead the arrow heist and one of the leaders of the Masqueraders. Somehow, despite having been killed and having an autopsy performed on him, he continues to live and is seemingly none the worse for wear.
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His Stand, [[AmbiguousSituation if he has one]], is unknown.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Good lord. Just about everything we see of him actively contradicts the last.
** Chapter 15 shows that he's still alive and well, with pictures of him being taken long after his supposed death during the arrow heist. This is especially notable because it's not a case of NeverFoundTheBody, as Giorno mentions having performed an autopsy on him. If the end of Chapter 18 is any indication, [[spoiler:this is some kind of ability of his, but what it is and/or how it works is a mystery]].
** His autopsy also indicated that he wasn't a Stand user, but Fergie mentions having seen his Stand before (albeit through hazy memories).
* AppealToForce: Uses this tactic to keep Fergie in line, threatening to take away her free will if she doesn't do what he tells her to.
* AtLeastIAdmitIt: This interaction:
-->'''Boney:''' Fergie, my dear, didn't your socialite of a mother ever tell you it's rude to leave dead bodies strewn about?
-->'''Fergie:''' That's rich, coming from you.
-->'''Boney:''' Guilty as charged.
* BadBoss: He's condescending bordering on misogynistic towards Fergie and threatens to strip her of her free will should she step out of line.
* DeadGuyOnDisplay: ''Might'' be what he's doing with his own body in Chapter 1 [[spoiler:and Chapter 18]]. How or why he does this remains unknown.
* TheDreaded: [[BadBoss To Fergie, anyways.]]
* IControlMyMinionsThrough: Fear, specifically fear of losing privileges [[spoiler:and likely more than a bit of MindControl.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He uses a bevy of passive aggressive remarks against Fergie during his phone call with her for seemingly no reason other than to be a jerk.
* SlutShaming: Just another one of his {{Jerkass}} habits.
* WalkingSpoiler: Comes with being "dead" in your introductory chapter.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:"The Grand Marshal"]]
One of the leaders of the Masqueraders. Whoever they are, they apparently rank alongside Boney and can decide which one of their henchmen have free will.
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* AmbiguousGender: Boney's dialogue skirts around giving them pronouns.
* TheGhost: Is only ever mentioned once by Boney while on a phone call with Fergie. Whoever they are, Fergie seems to hold them in [[TheDreaded a similar regard to Boney himself]].
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[[folder:Fergie]]
A snooty {{Goth}} girl from a rich family. She's one of Boney's goons, and [[spoiler:was the female thief involved in the arrow heist.]]
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Her Stand, Shatter Me, can generate a crystal from its chest that dissolves into a bunch of sand floating on rising steam. Anything this sand touches turns into glass, drastically decreasing its durability and mobility.
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* BitchAlert: In her EstablishingCharacterMoment, she loudly interrupts Depeche's phone call with Lovestrong and openly judges him for his taste in swimwear.
-->"Um, eww. Someone call the fashion police. You're wearing a ''speedo?'' Yikes. You'd need to be about six inches taller and thirty pounds lighter to pull that off."
* BloodKnight: She has a strong bloodlust and loves to fight other Stand users, so much so that [[spoiler:she's disappointed when she learns Depeche does not have a Stand]]. TheStinger of Chapter 17 implies that [[she not only killed Depeche, but slaughtered all of his maids [[ForTheEvulz just because she wanted to]].
* ChewBubblegum: A literal example; she spits out her gum before [[spoiler:killing Depeche]].
* DarkActionGirl: Notable for being the first major villain to appear, be named, and have their Stand revealed.
* {{Goth}}: She certainly dresses the part, with Depeche calling her a "gothy hooker." [[RichBitch Her personality, on the other hand...]]
* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: Pairs well with her {{Goth}} attire.
* HiddenDepths: Despite generally being very snide and aloof towards everyone else around her, she seems to genuinely fear [[BadBoss Boney]] and doesn't talk back to him the same way she does to others.
* MsFanservice: She shows up in fishnets and a frilly tutu and is not afraid to show off her body. WordOfGod is that she was originally going to lean even more in this direction before scaling this aspect back a bit.
* RichBitch: She comes from wealthy parents (her father is a lawyer and her mother is a socialite), and she's ''very'' bitchy.
* ValleyGirl: She's got the inflections of one, comes from a wealthy family, and is very fashion savvy, but chooses to dress in skimpy {{Goth}} style clothes rather than the bright pinks typically associated with this trope.
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!Other Characters
[[folder:Giorno Giovanna]]
TheDon [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureGiornoGiovanna of Passione who recently had his prized arrow stolen from him.]] While recovering it is his top priority, he ends up taking a detour to make sure his consigliere's daughter is safe and sound, only to end up suspecting her as one of the thieves.
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His Stand, Gold Experience Requiem (often shortened to just "Requiem"), has the ability to give life to inanimate objects as well as [[NoSell revert incoming attacks to zero]].
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* TheDon: Maintains this spot since the end of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Part 5.]]
* IntroOnlyPointOfView: Giorno is the POV character for Chapter 1, "bridging the gap" between the series' canon and the fic's OCs as well as setting up Michelle's BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro.
* ThePerfectionist: WordOfGod is that he's [[https://iron-touch.tumblr.com/post/639592373452750848/authors-notes-chapter-1-revelations supposed to be one]].
* PoorCommunicationKills: Most of the events that take place in the fic probably could have been avoided if Giorno was upfront about who he was when he first met Michelle in the graveyard.
* SharpDressedMan: As to be expected from TheDon of Passione.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jean-Pierre Polnareff]]
[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJeanPierrePolnareff The consigliere to Passione]] and [[FanCreatedOffspring Michelle's]] father. Though he's just as worried about the stolen arrow as Giorno, the revelation that his wife is dead and his daughter is missing consistently distracts him from his work.
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* AdultFear: He's much more concerned with the fact that his daughter is potentially running around alone and homeless in Paris rather than the arrow's theft.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Having not seen Michelle in ten years, Polnareff doesn't know much about her, not even what her Stand can do or what its name is. He's deeply ashamed of this fact.
* JacobMarleyApparel: He still has his prosthetic legs and hole in his chest from when he died. Though he seems to have gotten HealthyInHeaven, as he's now able to walk around on his prosthetic legs just fine when he wasn't in life.
* MyGreatestFailure: Initially, he refused to even tell anyone, including Giorno, about his wife and daughter for fear of them being used as hostages. Now that said wife is dead, he regrets not going back to his family sooner.
* NotoriousParent: He qualifies, being the consigliere of the Italian mafia and all.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The author goes out of her way to clarify that Polnareff [[ItMakesSenseInContext is a ghost living inside Mr. President and not the turtle itself]] as well as [[https://iron-touch.tumblr.com/post/639677878099918848/polnareffs-ghost-mechanics describe his properties.]]
-->'''[[https://edgy-ella.tumblr.com/ Edgy Ella:]]''' First of all, no, Polnareff did not become the turtle after [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind part 5]]. He is a ghost living inside the turtle room. I’ve had this debate multiple times and I am not opening up that bag of worms again. ''Moving on.''
* SurvivorGuilt: Something he just can't seem to shake off; he's absolutely heartbroken that he outlived (well, [[OurGhostsAreDifferent kinda]]) his wife and potentially his daughter. Looks like this trope is a case of ItRunsInTheFamily, too.
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[[folder:Tangerine]]
Rumor's Hamon instructor. He's not a Stand user, but he is responsible for turning Rumor into a VampireHunter.
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* CynicalMentor: To Rumor.
* DefrostingIceKing: Age must have softened him up. He starts being extremely cold towards Rumor and routinely hits him as punishment for failure, but over the course of ten years, his punishments devolve from this into mere stern lectures. The brief dialogue the two of them have before Rumor sets off on his own is more reminiscent of a parent sad to see their child going off to college than anything else.
* FanCreatedOffspring: [[spoiler:He's [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Caesar's]] nephew.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: At first. When he's introduced, he looks like a young man despite being well into his fifties, but his age catches up to him over the course of ten years.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: Taking cues from Lisa Lisa before him, he tosses Rumor into the Hell Climb Pillar when he's only ''ten years old'' and sunbathes while he waits for him to reach the top.
* SternTeacher: He starts out too physically abusive to be one, but molds into this with time.
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[[folder:Lovestrong]]
One of Depeche's goons with a talent for making phony passports.
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* ALighterShadeOfGrey: He's a criminal forger who's buddy buddy with [[TheDon Depeche Mode]], but uses his skills to help refugees immigrate to other countries and genuinely cares for his family, [[KnightTemplarBigBrother even if he tends to go a bit overboard]]. Hol Horse even lampshades this in Chapter 14.
* AndThisIsFor: Delivers this to Hol Horse for sleeping with his sister ''and'' sending her postcards after leaving her.
* FriendOfMaskedSelf: He's very protective of his identity and introduces himself to Michelle as Lovestrong's ''assisstant'' in Chapter 16. Even when on the phone with Depeche, [[EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether a close friend of his]], he tells him to not call him Lovestrong.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: He doesn't take well to others hurting his sister.
* MasterOfDisguise: He meets Michelle and Hol Horse in Chapter 16 while disguised as a statue.
[[/folder]]
[[foldercontrol]]
!Main Characters
[[folder:Michelle Polnareff]]
TheProtagonist and [[FanCreatedOffspring daughter of]] [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJeanPierrePolnareff Jean-Pierre Polnareff]]. Though she maintains a stoic and aloof façade, she's actually incredibly insecure and has a tendency to overthink things, meaning she always assumes the worst of every situation.
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Her Stand, Iron Maiden, has the ability to cancel out all force negated on any object that it touches in addition [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe to a large shield that can withstand just about anything]].
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* AccidentalHug: After [[spoiler:witnessing Sting's death]], she clings to Rumor the whole walk back to Sara and Cab without even realizing it. This is noteworthy, given that she usually HatesBeingTouched.
* AccidentalPervert: In Chapter 16, she borrows a book from Sara to keep her entertained in the car ride to Saxon, which ends up being a trashy RomanceNovel with a very suggestive cover. When Cab sees her with it, he assumes it's hers and not Sara's.
* AffectionateNickname:
** "Chelle Belle," as given to her by her father.
** "Chelly," as given to her by [[TheNicknamer Sara]].
* BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro: When Giorno first meets her at the graveyard, her silence is presented as suspicious and he almost instantly suspects her as one of the thieves that stole the arrow. Since Giorno is the POV character at this point, the audience is meant to share his suspicion. In reality, she's just very withdrawn and paranoid, seeing Giorno as a stalker trying to kill her.
* BittersweetSeventeen: She's seventeen years old at the start of the fic (the youngest of the group; judging by the time-skips in their "My Name is" chapters, Rumor is nineteen and Cab is twenty. Sara must be at least 21 to be old enough to drink in the United States, which she mentions doing both in Chapters 5 and 16), and the story is mostly centered on her learning to cope with her survivor's guilt and carry on with her life.
* BrokenBird: In addition to her being a walking DoomMagnet.
* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: Played with and invoked, but ultimately averted. She's more of an anxious pacifist than a sniveling coward, and when it's time to fight, she does her damnedst to make sure that no innocent civilians get involved. However, she ''is'' scared of Giorno (who she thinks killed her father) as well as her own Stand.
* ChekhovsSkill: Her talent for mimicking others' handwriting comes in handy during the Policy of Truth arc.
* ClothingDamage: An incredibly mild example, but after [[spoiler:Sting's face explodes as a result of Rumor trying to remove his mask]], she gets some blood on her boots. Naturally, this causes her to panic and she resolves to burn the boots as soon as she can.
* ConfessToALesserCrime: Inverted. [[spoiler:To avoid letting Depeche [[{{Blackmail}} know]] that she's been committing identity theft for the last three years, she instead tells him that [[ItMakesSenseInContext she killed her grandmother]].]]
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: WordOfGod is that she's supposed to be this to her father, [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJeanPierrePolnareff Polnareff]].
** Whereas Polnareff's greatest flaw was his overconfidence leading to him charging into battles without fully thinking it through, Michelle has very low self-esteem and tends to overthink things, leaving herself vulnerable in the process.
** Silver Chariot is a FragileSpeedster that attacks with a sword, while Iron Maiden is a GlacierWaif that carries around a large shield. Polnareff mentions that he spent years training his Stand, while Michelle almost never uses hers.
** Both end up with SurvivorGuilt for opposite reasons. Polnareff's guilt stems from him not being able to protect his loved ones (blaming himself for his inaction), while Michelle's guilt stems from her believing that she caused them to die (blaming herself for her actions).
* CowardlyLion: She even acknowledges it in Chapter 5.
* DaddysGirl: Even though he walked out on her, she still clearly adores and idolizes Polnareff.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Most of Chapter 4 is dedicated to her monologuing about hers to the rest of the group.
* DeadpanSnarker: She will occasionally fall into this trope too through the [[FirstPersonSmartass narration]].
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:How she remained undetected for almost three years, she impersonated her dead grandmother by signing all of their bills as her.]]
* DoomMagnet: How she sees Iron Maiden, though it could all be in her head.
* EmotionlessGirl: This is the façade that Michelle hides behind when she's forced to interact with others. In reality, she's actually very anxious but doesn't want to show it around others.
* FanCreatedOffspring: She's the daughter of [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJeanPierrePolnareff Polnareff.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Sara. Michelle is a depressive, shy recluse who struggles to let go of the past, while Sara is an upbeat chatterbox of a tourist [[spoiler:that tries to pretend that the parts of her past she doesn't like never happened]]. Whereas Michelle is a DaddysGirl who misses her deceased parents dearly, Sara has nothing positive to say about her [[spoiler:step]]father and [[spoiler:refuses to even acknowledge the existence of her biological father]]. Michelle admits to breaking the law by [[spoiler:committing forgery, identity theft, and tax fraud]] and genuinely feels bad for doing so, while Sara steals from others often without any guilt and still vehemently objects to being called a thief.
* ForgetfulJones: She shows shades of this early on, not remembering important information that Sara tells her like them traveling to Belgium.
* FrenchJerk: Initially comes off as this, mostly because she’s trying to get Sara to leave her alone. She apologizes for it after joining the group and starts acting friendlier.
* FreudianExcuse: Her paranoia and antisocial tendencies stems from [[spoiler:her family dying on her, one after the other, with her grandmother's death hitting the hardest because of how graphic it was.]]
* GlacierWaif: Iron Maiden is described as having a slim build similar to Michelle's, but carries around a giant shield around half her body size.
* HatesBeingTouched: She usually flinches away whenever another character touches her. Often times she'll even describe how the sensation physically hurts. [[spoiler:She seems to at least partially getting over this, as she has no problem touching and being touched by Rumor in Chapter 12.]]
* HatesTheirParent: Michelle is the only one of the main group to avert this.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Iron Maiden carries around a large shield, capable of withstanding everything from RapidFireFisticuffs to HollywoodAcid.
* NervousTics: Michelle fidgets with her necklace whenever she's anxious.
* OddNameOut: In terms of Stands, Michelle is the only one of the main group to have no musical connection to her Stand's name through her own name. Both Sara Smile and Out of Touch are Music/HallAndOates songs, Carlos Cavazo (who Cab gets his last name from) was formally a guitarist for Quiet Riot, and The Chain is a song by Music/FleetwoodMac on the album ''Rumours''.
* PatchworkKids: She's described as having her father’s hair and facial structure and her mother’s eyes.
* PreciousPhoto: [[spoiler: She keeps a picture of her parents in her bracelets.]]
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Michelle’s reaction when Giorno claims to have known her father.
* ShieldBash: Iron Maiden's primary form of attack.
* ShrinkingViolet: She fits this trope to a tee.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Looks and dresses a lot like her father (possibly due to her wanting to keep his image alive), so much so that Hol Horse is able to instantly pick up that they're related.
* SurvivorGuilt: ''In spades.'' She outlived both her parents, [[spoiler:her pet dog, her first boyfriend, and her grandmother; the latter three of which she saw die firsthand.]] This is what causes her to believe Iron Maiden is a cursed DoomMagnet.
* YouthfulFreckles: [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/836738725366071307/836740407119052831/image0.png Artwork of her]] [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/836738725366071307/928835822537568286/unknown.png from the author]] gives her these.
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[[folder:Sara Smile]]
The {{Deuteragonist}} of the fic. She's a cheerful tourist that Michelle bumps into while she's running away from Giorno and eventually starts travelling with. Talkative, optimistic, and energetic, [[{{Foil}} she's essentially Michelle's polar opposite.]]
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Her Stand, Out of Touch, takes the form of a pair of gloves that can form detachable cannons. These cannons stick to any surface and explode after firing, damaging what it was attached to. Additionally, anyone can wear and use Out of Touch.
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* ActionGirl: She's much more willing to fight back and get her hands dirty than Michelle.
* AintTooProudToBeg: When Hol Horse catches Sara stealing from him, she instantly throws her hands up and begs him not to shoot her.
* AlliterativeName: '''S'''ara '''S'''mile.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's a cute, upbeat tourist who encourages Michelle to learn to love herself, but if you threaten her friends, she won’t hesitate to shoot you [[NoodleIncident or steal your car.]]
* CameraFiend: Whenever the group is out and about, Sara always brings her camera with her.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Her Stand takes the form of a pair of gloves.
* CovertPervert: Michelle finds a trashy romance novel in one of her bags, which she quickly brushes under the rug when she mentions it in front of the rest of the group.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Sara chasing Michelle down the streets Paris and attaching Out of Touch to her arm just to get Michelle to talk to her about Iron Maiden throughout Chapter 2 establishes that she's a clingy, optimistic {{Determinator}} who's eager to meet other Stand users.
* {{Foil}}: To Michelle. Michelle is a depressive, shy recluse who struggles to let go of the past, while Sara is an upbeat chatterbox of a tourist [[spoiler:that tries to pretend that the parts of her past she doesn't like never happened]]. Whereas Michelle is a DaddysGirl who misses her deceased parents dearly, Sara has nothing positive to say about her [[spoiler:step]]father and [[spoiler:refuses to even acknowledge the existence of her biological father]]. Michelle admits to breaking the law by [[spoiler:committing forgery, identity theft, and tax fraud]] and genuinely feels bad for doing so, while Sara steals from others often without any guilt and still vehemently objects to being called a thief.
* FunetikAksent: Her attempts at speaking French are written like this.
* GirlishPigtails: Ironically, she's got these while also being the oldest of the main group (aside from Hol Horse).
* GoldDigger: A non-romantic version. Part of the reason she lets Hol Horse tag along with them is so she can mooch off of him for money.
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: With Cab.
* HatesTheirParent: [[spoiler:Though she refuses to talk about them in detail, it's clear that Sara doesn't care for either of her parents, especially her stepfather, who she calls a jerk at the end of Chapter 3. Take this line from her in Chapter 7:]]
-->[[spoiler:"Sorry I didn't have the wholesome family life that [[DaddysGirl you]] had. It's none of your business, but they don't matter to me anymore. I'm moving on. So can you just drop it already?"]]
* HawaiianShirtedTourist: Though she doesn’t look the part, she acts like this at times.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: This overlaps with her [[ThePollyanna Pollyanna]] tendency to assume the best in everyone, but Sara ''lets'' Hol Horse travel with the group, despite the fact that it should be painfully obvious to her that [[spoiler:he was the one who shot the mayor. The others have the excuse of not having seen his Stand (as the report of the mayor's death makes mention of him dying from "a bullet to the head, but there was no bullet in his head"), but she saw both Emperor and his BriefcaseFullOfMoney.]] Only Michelle points out how stupid it is to let him stick around, but only when Hol Horse lets it slip that he knew her father.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: A nonromantic example, being a bubbly optimist who tries to help Michelle cope with her trauma.
* MeaningfulRename: Sara mentions to have changed her last name to Smile "as a reminder to always stay positive." [[spoiler:Also likely overlaps with ShedTheFamilyName, given how negatively she thinks of her family.]]
* MotorMouth: So much so that Michelle ends up getting physically uncomfortable when she goes off on her tangents.
* TheNicknamer: Sara gives everyone she meets punny nicknames, calling Cab “Taxi Cab,” Rumor “Rumor Mill,” Michelle “Chelly,” and Hol Horse “Horseshoes” and “Horse Raddish.”
* OddNameOut: Of the main group, Sara is the only one to get both her first and last name from the same source. Michelle gets her first name from a song by Music/TheBeatles and her last name from Michel Polnareff, Cab gets his first name from Music/CabCalloway and his last name from guitarist Carlos Cavazo, and Rumor's name is a mashup of [[Music/FleetwoodMac a band name and what is arguably their most famous album.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: It's a sure sign that [[TheNicknamer she's]] frustrated with someone whenever she refers to them by their real name and not whatever AffectionateNickname she's given them.
* ThePollyanna: She resolves to stay positive and optimistic no matter what, which is why she changed her last name to "Smile." [[spoiler:Though it's likely that it has more to due with ShedTheFamilyName than she initially lets on.]]
* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:Her multiple suitcases and unwillingness to talk about her family implies that she doesn’t have a home to go back to.]]
* ShedTheFamilyName: ''Heavily'' implied. [[spoiler:When she first brings it up in Chapter 3, she makes it sound like she changed her last name to Smile for benevolent reasons, but as time passes it becomes clearer that she did it more to distance herself from her family.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: PlayedForLaughs; she insists that Hol Horse and Sting are engaged even after the former tells her [[NotThatKindOfPartner they're just colleagues.]]
* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:Depends on how much of her "optimism" is genuine and how much of it is forced.]]
* StickyFingers: Downplayed. She’s only ever seen stealing two things so far (a car and a BriefcaseFullOfMoney), but her friends [[NeverLiveItDown like to tease her about it.]]
* TooYoungToDieLamentation: Combined with AintTooProudToBeg above.
-->"Please, you can't shoot me! Think of them! And think of me! I'm too young to die!"
* WhosYourDaddy: [[spoiler:She doesn't know who her biological father is, and she doesn't want to.]]
* YoureNotMyFather: [[spoiler:She delivers an interesting version of this in Chapter 7 to Michelle after she asks her about her biological father.]]
-->[[spoiler:"Whoever that man is, he's not my "real" dad. I don't have a "real" dad."]]
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[[folder:Cab Cavazo]]
One of Sara's travel companions. He's a former boxer with a sharp tongue and quick wit, often teasing Sara and Rumor for their quirks. However, one mention of [[ScrewDestiny fate]] and his usually relaxed demeanor fades in an instant.
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* EightiesHair: Despite being twenty in 2009 (meaning that he would have been born at the tail-end of the decade), he sports a big, curly mullet.
* AbusiveParents: His father cheated on his mother then [[RemarriedToTheMistress Remarried His Mistress]]. Cab describes him as "emotionally abusive" and "rude, argumentative, and self-absorbed."
* AffectionateNickname: "Taxi Cab" and "Compass-head," both given to him by [[TheNicknamer Sara]].
* AgentScully: To contrast Rumor's AgentMulder tendencies. Cab dismisses the concept of fate entirely and refuses to indulge Rumor in his VampireHunter agenda, despite he himself having a [[FightingSpirit]] and [[DramaticIrony those two things existing]] [[GenreBlind in the JJBA universe]].
* AlliterativeName: '''Ca'''b '''Ca'''vazo.
* BerserkButton: The mere mention of fate or destiny sets him off, though he doesn’t get violent like most members of this trope do.
* TheBigGuy: Quiet Riot is by far the most physically offensive Stand in the main group, and Cab himself is a former boxer with a large frame to boot.
* BoisterousBruiser: Downplayed. He's snarky with a quick wit, and doesn't need anything other than his [[FightingSpirit and his Stand's fists]] to kick ass.
* ContagiousLaughter: When Rumor reveals that he's been keeping records of everyone's Masquerader fights, Cab bursts out laughing. Sara and Michelle follow shortly after.
* Corpsing: See ContagiousLaughter above; he'll often do this when trying to hold it in.
* CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler:If him watching his mother fall into a coma didn't become this to him, walking in on his father's dead body after he committed suicide definitely did.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Unless it's about [[BerserkButton fate]], expect him to have a snappy one-liner for just about everything thrown his way.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: This is why he's traveling with Sara. [[spoiler:He feels unfulfilled with boxing and soccer like he used to be because he can [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers use his Stand to gain an unfair advantage without getting caught]], and the death of his parents made him realize that waiting around to let fate take its course would only lead to [[ScrewDestiny fate screwing him over even more]]. It also helps him contrast against Rumor, who is already extremely dedicated towards a specific cause.]]
* TheDrifter: Was this until he met Sara.
* EarlybirdCameo: He and Rumor appear alongside Sara in Chapter 2, but are not named and properly introduced to both Michelle and the reader until Chapter 4.
* {{Fingore}}: Downplayed. After a while of [[spoiler:having Fall Out Boy's grid attached to him,]] his hand and fingers start to shrivel up and turn purple.
* {{Foil}}: To Rumor. Cab is a snarky {{Hunk}} with a [[AgentScully skeptical streak]], while Rumor is a [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] {{Bishonen}} that [[AgentMulder believes in the supernatural]]. They both have their HiddenDepths, but they characterize them in opposite ways; Cab seems like a meathead at first, but is actually very philosophical while Rumor initially comes off as an uptight [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guy]] but shows more childish behavior as time goes on. Both use their Stands to cheat in their TroubledBackstoryFlashback, but while [[NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction Cab grows bored of using Quiet Riot in sports]], Rumor goes out of his way to find new ways to cheat the Hell Climb Pillar using The Chain. Cab is reluctant to hurt others despite having a very physical Stand, while Rumor has no problem [[spoiler:torturing or killing others if they oppose him]].
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: With Sara.
* HatesTheirParent: He hates his father for cheating on his mother. [[spoiler:While he still holds him in contempt, finding his dead body after he killed himself makes Cab view him in a more sympathetic light.]]
* OnlySaneMan: Let's see. Michelle is a paranoid recluse who's [[spoiler:committed identity theft for the past three years]], Sara is a morally ambiguous thief [[spoiler:and runaway]], Rumor is a VampireHunter with [[AbsentMindedProfessor fluctuating social skills]], and Hol Horse is straight up an assassin. Cab, comparatively, is just a sarcastic backpacker trying to find his place in the world. If anyone fills this role on the team, it's him.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He's usually chill, relaxed and eager to make jokes. Make one mention of fate or [[spoiler:suicide]] and his causal demeanor fades.
* ParryingBullets: Quiet Riot is fast enough to punch a speeding bullet and redirect its course.
* ScaryBlackMan: Invokes this trope to scare away Adam when he tries to steal his car.
* ScrewDestiny: He strongly opposes any idea of destiny or luck, believing that everything that happens in life is the result of conscious choice and action/reaction.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers: Since Cab was born with an offensive Stand that allows him to control the launch angle of anything it punches or kicks, he was able to use it to cheat at boxing and soccer, making him one of the best athletes in his age group. Deconstructed when he realizes that [[NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction playing sports this way leaves him feeling unfulfilled.]]
* TroubledBackstoryFlashback: Chapter 6 is this for him.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks: Quiet Riot appears to give Cab an innate sense of direction.
* WouldHurtAChild: Downplayed. He has no problem roughing up Adam after he catches him stealing his car, but refuses to seriously injure or kill him.
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[[folder:Rumor Fleetwood]]
One of Sara's travel companions. He's a self-described VampireHunter with the Hamon training to back it up. Though he presents himself as being stern, educated and analytical, he's pretty easily embarrassed and often displays various childish tendencies.
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His Stand, The Chain, allows him to transfer heat between two objects; as well as track heat signatures from a long distance. It also functions as a conduit for Hamon.
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* AbsentMindedProfessor: He's incredibly analytical, with most of his diary full of notes and records of other Stands, and eats his waffles without utensils in a public restaurant without a care in the world.
* AbusiveParents: His parents thought he was possessed by the devil because of his innate Hamon and sent him to live with [[BadassTeacher Tangerine]]. Made even worse that Tangerine himself was initially physically abusive towards Rumor, though he did soften up over time.
* AffectionateNickname: "Rumor Mill," as given to him by [[TheNicknamer: Sara]]. [[HatesBeingNicknamed He hates it.]]
* AgeStereotypicalFood: Played with. He's nineteen and carries himself as fairly mature, but he almost exclusively eats fruits and sugary breakfast foods. This symbolizes that he's actually a lot more childish at heart than he initially lets on.
* AgentMulder: Rumor is a staunch believer in vampires (he'd have to be, given that [[spoiler:he sacrificed most of his childhood training to become strong enough to defeat one]]), something that everyone else in the group dismisses and teases him for, especially [[AgentScully Cab]]. The audience knows he's right [[DramaticIrony by virtue of what series this fic is for]].
* BadassBookworm: He's both a [[VampireHunter Hamon user]] and avid researcher who keeps a diary.
* BigEater: Despite being described as thin, eats one ''hell'' of a breakfast.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Happened off-screen. It's mentioned multiple times that Rumor first met Sara and Cab through a Stand battle against the latter, though why they were fighting is [[NoodleIncident unknown]]. Cab won the fight.
* EarlybirdCameo: He and Cab appear alongside Sara in Chapter 2, but are not named and properly introduced to both Michelle and the reader until Chapter 4.
* {{Foil}}: To Cab. Cab is a snarky {{Hunk}} with a [[AgentScully skeptical streak]], while Rumor is a [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] {{Bishonen}} that [[AgentMulder believes in the supernatural]]. They both have their HiddenDepths, but they characterize them in opposite ways; Cab seems like a meathead at first, but is actually very philosophical while Rumor initially comes off as an uptight [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guy]] but shows more childish behavior as time goes on. Both use their Stands to cheat in their TroubledBackstoryFlashback, but while [[NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction Cab grows bored of using Quiet Riot in sports]], Rumor goes out of his way to find new ways to cheat the Hell Climb Pillar using The Chain. Cab is reluctant to hurt others despite having a very physical Stand, while Rumor has no problem [[spoiler:torturing or killing others if they oppose him]].
* GoodIsNotSoft: He doesn't show much shock or remorse for [[spoiler:accidentally killing Sting by removing his Masquerader mask]], instead just noting that it was "unexpected."
* HatesBeingNicknamed: He's the most vocal against Sara's status as TheNicknamer in the group, to the point where he introduces himself and everyone else by their full names to Hol Horse just to avoid having another person brand him as "Rumor Mill."
* HollywoodHealing: He's able to pull this off with his Hamon.
* IHaveNoSon: A victim of this; his parents were frightened of his Hamon and sent him off to live with Tangerine, never once even bothering to visit or send him a letter.
* KillItWithIce: Can do this indirectly with The Chain by draining someone of their body heat.
* MageBornOfMuggles: Twice over; his natural breathing pattern generates Hamon, something that frightens his parents, and he later develops a Stand, which his mentor/adoptive father Tangerine has no idea even exists.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He presents himself as reasonable and composed, but has a lot of moments where he acts petty and childish, like him trying to one-up Cab or his [[BigEater eating habits.]]
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Downplayed. He has a habit of speaking like this, but everyone else can understand him just fine.
* SuperpowerLottery: He's both a born Stand user ''and'' naturally able to generate Hamon.
* TrainingFromHell: He went through more or less the same training that Joseph did in [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Part 2]], but extended over the course of ''a decade'' rather than a month and starting when he was only nine years old.
* TroubledBackstoryFlashback: Chapter 11 is this for him.
* VampireHunter: Comes with being a Hamon user.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Michelle’s internal narration describes it as “an accent she couldn’t quite place.” [[spoiler:Since Rumor was born in Liverpool and spent most of his life in Italy, his accent is likely a mix of the two.]]
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[[folder:Hol Horse]]
[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders An assassin who formally worked for Dio]]. After a job goes bad in Belgium, he ends up travelling with Michelle and co., much to her dismay. He's grown jaded and cynical in the years since working for Dio, but his experience in the field has offered him a wealth of connections for the group to use.
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* AmbiguousSituation: His Stand flickers in and out of existence in Chapter 9. Whether or not this is significant has yet to be revealed.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: He's introduced carrying one. Naturally, [[KleptomaniacHero Sara]] takes interest.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: The start of Chapter 16 has him driving like a maniac to get out of Mons and away from the cops [[spoiler:that are currently trying to arrest him]].
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: Both is one and knows a ''lot'' of them by virtue of his [[ProfessionalKiller profession]]. He regularly boasts about his "connections" to the group, making it a reason to keep him around. He puts this to good use by [[spoiler:blackmailing a mob boss into getting Michelle a passport]].
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Cab and Rumor are neutral to his presence at best, while Michelle dislikes him outright for his suspected involvement in her father's murder. Even outside the main group, Depeche Mode doesn't seem to care for Hol Horse much either (though their relationship is more professional than friendly). Sara is the only one who actually enjoys his company, and even she partially keeps him around [[GoldDigger to mooch money off of him]].
* GayCowboy: [[MistakenForGay What Sara initially thinks he is]]. [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday He quickly corrects her.]]
* HandsomeLech: His [[TheCasanova Casanova]] tendencies are painted in a more negative light here. After being confronted by the brother of one of his many "girlfriends," he doesn't at all seem bothered by the fact that him sending postcards to her for five years interfered with her relationship with her fiancé and just asks Lovestrong to tell her [[BlatantLies he's missed her]].
* HiddenDepths: Some of the word choice he uses during Chapter 14 can be interpreted as him genuinely caring about Michelle's wellbeing, despite the fact that she's the daughter of one of his old enemies and that they only met an hour or so prior. Though it's clear he's trying to get on her good side, the fact that [[LieDetector Policy of Truth]] never activates is noteworthy. [[MemeticMutation Maybe he really does respect women after all.]]
* InnerMonologue: Gets a quick but impactful one at the end of Chapter 12.
* TheKingslayer: A downplayed example, [[spoiler:he assassinated the Mayor of Mons.]]
* MistakenForGay: When Hol Horse reveals that Sting was his former partner, Sara thinks that he means that he was his fiancé.
-->'''Sara:''' Oh, I get it. ''Partner.'' That explains why you’re here in Belgium with all that money. You’re on that side of the fence. [[NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat Well, you don’t have to worry about me. I support you all the way!]]
* MustHaveNicotine: True to form, Hol Horse is never shown without a cigarette and will often go through multiple in one sitting.
* NotThatKindOfPartner: Says this verbatim after Sara mistakenly believes that he and Sting are a couple.
* ParanoiaGambit: He deliberately messes with Michelle's anxiety and gaslights her into believing that Sara and the others will leave her stranded far from home without a passport in order to get her to speak to Depeche Mode.
* ProfessionalKiller: He's still at it, even two decades after [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders shooting himself in the forehead]]. [[spoiler:He's even introduced in the aftermath of shooting the mayor of Mons]].
* ReallyGetsAround: To the point where even his employers are aware of it.
-->'''Lovestrong:''' He slept with my sister and sent her postcards after walking out on her.
-->'''Depeche Mode:''' He's done that with everyone's sisters, it's nothing personal.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: He uses this tone to {{Blackmail}} Depeche Mode into commissioning a passport for Michelle, threatening to tell the cops about the bounty Depeche put on the mayor's head otherwise. [[spoiler:This falls on deaf ears, given that Hol Horse himself was the one who actually did kill the mayor.]]
* WeaponForIntimidation: He points Emperor at Sara when he catches her stealing from him, but [[WouldntHitAGirl knowing him]], he probably wasn't planning on using it.
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!Antagonists
[[folder:Adam]]
A car thief that Cab runs into in Paris.
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His Stand, Heart-Shaped Box, acts like a portal that traps anyone and anything that becomes fully submerged inside until the user disables it. Should someone attempt to cross over Heart-Shaped Box's border, they will be warped to the other side of the Stand's interior.
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* BulliedIntoDepression: [[spoiler:Seems to be what's happening with him at school.]]
* CoolGate: Heart-Shaped Box is effectively a mini-teleporter...except that it can only teleport things inside itself once they cross over its boundaries.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:After he's defeated by Cab, he begs for death and whines about how miserable his life is. Cab doubts how serious he is, but tells him to see a therapist nonetheless before letting him go. What happens to him from there is left to the imagination.]]
* FrenchJerk: Not only does he try to steal a car, but he goads Cab into fighting him after he's caught. [[LetsGetDangerous After he can muster up the courage to do so, anyway.]]
* GenderedInsult: He mentions that his father calls him a ''[[GratuitousFrench poule mouillée]]'', which roughly translates to "sissy."
* GratuitousFrench: Even more so than Michelle, implying he's not as fluent in English as she is.
* HarmlessVillain: Compared to the [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Masqueraders]], he's nothing more than a minor annoyance and is out of the story after half a chapter. Even compared to other antagonists not aligned with the Masqueraders like Depeche Mode, he doesn't put up much of a fight and his Stand is non-lethal. Justified, as he's more or less just a normal kid.
* LetsGetDangerous: A telltale sign that he's ready to man up is when he lifts his hair from over his eyes.
* TheRunaway: He attempts this, but Cab [[DefeatEqualsFriendship talks]] him out of it.
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[[folder:Depeche Mode]]
[[TheDon A mob boss from Mons]] and Hol Horse's current employer. He also owns a seedy art gallery called Rest Aria.
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* BadBoss: Shows no remorse when one of his employees gets absorbed by Policy of Truth for something as trivial as mixing up his coffee order.
* BerserkButton: He does ''not'' take kindly to being lied to.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:He dies after Fergie turns his neck and chin to glass, causing it to shatter and decapitate him.]]
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: WordOfGod is that he's meant to be an "anti-Giorno" of sorts.
** While Giorno presents himself as calm, cool-headed and charismatic, he’s also dangerous and has one of the strongest Stands in the entire series. Depeche tries to be intimidating and has a furious temper, but at the end of the day is mostly harmless on his own and not even a Stand user.
** Giorno is a natural born Stand user and was chosen by the arrow itself as its destined wielder at the end of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind part 5]]. On the other hand, Depeche is not a Stand user at all and had to trick someone else into “giving” him their Stand. Hol Horse even muses that Depeche would probably die if he actually was shot with the arrow.
** Part of Giorno's motivation in [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind part 5]] was to crack down Italian mobsters selling drugs to children. The first thing we see Depeche do in the fic is snort a line of coke, which he later refers to as one of his "lucrative exports."
* DisconnectedByDeath: [[spoiler:He's in the middle of a phone call with Lovestrong when [[DarkActionGirl Fergie]] shows up.]]
* TheDon: He runs some kind of criminal syndicate.
* DrinkBasedCharacterization: Happens twice; first with his coffee where he demands extra cream, then when he's seen drinking a cosmopolitan in Chapter 17. Both are sweet and traditionally feminine drinks, symbolizing that underneath his bravado, he's not as intimidating as he tries to be.
* {{Ephebophile}}: He either runs or has connections with a brothel that accepts girls as young as sixteen.
* FatBastard: He's fairly pudgy and is a {{Jerkass}} mob boss with a HairTriggerTemper.
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: The first of Hol Horse's to be introduced.
* GettingHighOnTheirOwnSupply: He's introduced snorting a line of his "lucrative exports."
* HairTriggerTemper: He gets violent if you hit his BerserkButton, to the point where he starts throwing books at Michelle when he suspects he's lying to her.
* {{Muggle}}: He's not a Stand user, but still manages to provide Michelle and InterestingSituationDuel nonetheless.
* OvercomplicatedMenuOrder: He'll only drink a large nonfat mocha caffe latte with extra cream and whey powder for his morning coffee. Mess it up, and, [[PhantomZonePicture well...]]
* SecretRoom: His office in Rest Aria is hidden behind a tapestry that's not for sale.
* WhiteCollarCrime: Despite [[spoiler:involving himself with political assassinations]], he seems to mostly make his fortune through money laundering and drug dealing instead of anything outwardly violent.
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!!Masqueraders
[[folder:In General]]
A group of mysterious Stand users wearing masquerade masks. They're benign at first, but become aggressive and unresponsive after seeing other Stands. Who they are and what their goals may be are currently a mystery.
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* AmbiguousSituation:
** It's unclear whether or not they're some kind of cult of Stand users or are just victims of MindControl. [[spoiler:Chapter 17 leans in favor of the latter]]. No matter the case, why they attack other Stand users has yet to be revealed.
** Despite Chapter 11 clearly showing that taking off the masks results in [[spoiler:the wearer's head imploding]], in Chapter 17, [[spoiler:Fergie mentions having worn one at some point (and that she only has "foggy memories" of her time while wearing it).]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: If they ''are'' under MindControl. Emphasis on the "crazy" part; they go absolutely feral if they see another Stand.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: And don't take those masks off, unless you want to [[{{Pun}} face]] the consequences.
* MindControl: More than likely, and what Rumor assumes to be the case.
* YourHeadASplode: [[spoiler:This is the fate of any Masquerader that has their mask forcibly removed, as Sting can attest to.]]
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[[folder:Cynatra]]
A woman that Michelle encounters in a public restroom. After she sees the Out of Touch cannon attached to Michelle's arm, the two of them duke it out.
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Her Stand, Bad Sneakers, secretes a foul smelling acid from the soles of its feet, capable of dissolving anything in just a few seconds.
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* AllThereInTheManual: She's unnamed in the fic itself, but [[https://discord.gg/bdyj7qGPBP the official Discord server]] gives her the name Cynatra.
* HollywoodAcid: Bad Sneakers' generates this from its feet.
* KickChick: Given that her Stand can only generate HollywoodAcid from its feet, she ends up being this.
* WarmUpBoss: Bad Sneakers is very straightforward compared to the Stands that come after it, and the fight against it is similarly fairly tame and mostly exists to introduce the readers to Iron Maiden and Michelle's personality.
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[[folder:Sting]]
Hol Horse's previous partner in crime who later becomes a Masquerader. He attacks the group after Sara's attempt to get her friends to lighten up about using their Stands in public gloriously backfires.
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His Stand, Fall Out Boy, is composed of a grid-like outline of a humanoid frame. When anything comes into contact with this grid, it detaches from the Stand and attaches itself to whatever made contact with it, causing no harm to the user. When attached to something, it will cause any organic material it comes in contact with to become numb and unresponsive.
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* CombatPragmatist: At least, as much as his [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mask]] will allow him to be. He shows a stronger level of tactics compared to Cynatra, fitting his job as a ProfessionalKiller.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Sting demonstrates exactly what happens when a Masquerader's mask is forcibly removed; after Rumor attempts to pry his off with The Chain, [[YourHeadASplode Sting's face implodes in on itself]].]]
* DelinquentHair: He sports a mohawk, despite likely being somewhere in his forties or fifties.
* ProfessionalKiller: Alongside Hol Horse. [[spoiler:The two of them were the ones the assassinate the mayor of Mons]].
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!!Masters Of The Masquerade
[[folder:Boney M. '''(SPOILERS)''']]
The man with green hair that lead the arrow heist and one of the leaders of the Masqueraders. Somehow, despite having been killed and having an autopsy performed on him, he continues to live and is seemingly none the worse for wear.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Good lord. Just about everything we see of him actively contradicts the last.
** Chapter 15 shows that he's still alive and well, with pictures of him being taken long after his supposed death during the arrow heist. This is especially notable because it's not a case of NeverFoundTheBody, as Giorno mentions having performed an autopsy on him. If the end of Chapter 18 is any indication, [[spoiler:this is some kind of ability of his, but what it is and/or how it works is a mystery]].
** His autopsy also indicated that he wasn't a Stand user, but Fergie mentions having seen his Stand before (albeit through hazy memories).
* AppealToForce: Uses this tactic to keep Fergie in line, threatening to take away her free will if she doesn't do what he tells her to.
* AtLeastIAdmitIt: This interaction:
-->'''Boney:''' Fergie, my dear, didn't your socialite of a mother ever tell you it's rude to leave dead bodies strewn about?
-->'''Fergie:''' That's rich, coming from you.
-->'''Boney:''' Guilty as charged.
* BadBoss: He's condescending bordering on misogynistic towards Fergie and threatens to strip her of her free will should she step out of line.
* DeadGuyOnDisplay: ''Might'' be what he's doing with his own body in Chapter 1 [[spoiler:and Chapter 18]]. How or why he does this remains unknown.
* TheDreaded: [[BadBoss To Fergie, anyways.]]
* IControlMyMinionsThrough: Fear, specifically fear of losing privileges [[spoiler:and likely more than a bit of MindControl.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He uses a bevy of passive aggressive remarks against Fergie during his phone call with her for seemingly no reason other than to be a jerk.
* SlutShaming: Just another one of his {{Jerkass}} habits.
* WalkingSpoiler: Comes with being "dead" in your introductory chapter.
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[[folder:"The Grand Marshal"]]
One of the leaders of the Masqueraders. Whoever they are, they apparently rank alongside Boney and can decide which one of their henchmen have free will.
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* AmbiguousGender: Boney's dialogue skirts around giving them pronouns.
* TheGhost: Is only ever mentioned once by Boney while on a phone call with Fergie. Whoever they are, Fergie seems to hold them in [[TheDreaded a similar regard to Boney himself]].
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[[folder:Fergie]]
A snooty {{Goth}} girl from a rich family. She's one of Boney's goons, and [[spoiler:was the female thief involved in the arrow heist.]]
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* BitchAlert: In her EstablishingCharacterMoment, she loudly interrupts Depeche's phone call with Lovestrong and openly judges him for his taste in swimwear.
-->"Um, eww. Someone call the fashion police. You're wearing a ''speedo?'' Yikes. You'd need to be about six inches taller and thirty pounds lighter to pull that off."
* BloodKnight: She has a strong bloodlust and loves to fight other Stand users, so much so that [[spoiler:she's disappointed when she learns Depeche does not have a Stand]]. TheStinger of Chapter 17 implies that [[she not only killed Depeche, but slaughtered all of his maids [[ForTheEvulz just because she wanted to]].
* ChewBubblegum: A literal example; she spits out her gum before [[spoiler:killing Depeche]].
* DarkActionGirl: Notable for being the first major villain to appear, be named, and have their Stand revealed.
* {{Goth}}: She certainly dresses the part, with Depeche calling her a "gothy hooker." [[RichBitch Her personality, on the other hand...]]
* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: Pairs well with her {{Goth}} attire.
* HiddenDepths: Despite generally being very snide and aloof towards everyone else around her, she seems to genuinely fear [[BadBoss Boney]] and doesn't talk back to him the same way she does to others.
* MsFanservice: She shows up in fishnets and a frilly tutu and is not afraid to show off her body. WordOfGod is that she was originally going to lean even more in this direction before scaling this aspect back a bit.
* RichBitch: She comes from wealthy parents (her father is a lawyer and her mother is a socialite), and she's ''very'' bitchy.
* ValleyGirl: She's got the inflections of one, comes from a wealthy family, and is very fashion savvy, but chooses to dress in skimpy {{Goth}} style clothes rather than the bright pinks typically associated with this trope.
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!Other Characters
[[folder:Giorno Giovanna]]
TheDon [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureGiornoGiovanna of Passione who recently had his prized arrow stolen from him.]] While recovering it is his top priority, he ends up taking a detour to make sure his consigliere's daughter is safe and sound, only to end up suspecting her as one of the thieves.
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His Stand, Gold Experience Requiem (often shortened to just "Requiem"), has the ability to give life to inanimate objects as well as [[NoSell revert incoming attacks to zero]].
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* TheDon: Maintains this spot since the end of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Part 5.]]
* IntroOnlyPointOfView: Giorno is the POV character for Chapter 1, "bridging the gap" between the series' canon and the fic's OCs as well as setting up Michelle's BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro.
* ThePerfectionist: WordOfGod is that he's [[https://iron-touch.tumblr.com/post/639592373452750848/authors-notes-chapter-1-revelations supposed to be one]].
* PoorCommunicationKills: Most of the events that take place in the fic probably could have been avoided if Giorno was upfront about who he was when he first met Michelle in the graveyard.
* SharpDressedMan: As to be expected from TheDon of Passione.
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[[folder:Jean-Pierre Polnareff]]
[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJeanPierrePolnareff The consigliere to Passione]] and [[FanCreatedOffspring Michelle's]] father. Though he's just as worried about the stolen arrow as Giorno, the revelation that his wife is dead and his daughter is missing consistently distracts him from his work.
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* AdultFear: He's much more concerned with the fact that his daughter is potentially running around alone and homeless in Paris rather than the arrow's theft.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Having not seen Michelle in ten years, Polnareff doesn't know much about her, not even what her Stand can do or what its name is. He's deeply ashamed of this fact.
* JacobMarleyApparel: He still has his prosthetic legs and hole in his chest from when he died. Though he seems to have gotten HealthyInHeaven, as he's now able to walk around on his prosthetic legs just fine when he wasn't in life.
* MyGreatestFailure: Initially, he refused to even tell anyone, including Giorno, about his wife and daughter for fear of them being used as hostages. Now that said wife is dead, he regrets not going back to his family sooner.
* NotoriousParent: He qualifies, being the consigliere of the Italian mafia and all.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The author goes out of her way to clarify that Polnareff [[ItMakesSenseInContext is a ghost living inside Mr. President and not the turtle itself]] as well as [[https://iron-touch.tumblr.com/post/639677878099918848/polnareffs-ghost-mechanics describe his properties.]]
-->'''[[https://edgy-ella.tumblr.com/ Edgy Ella:]]''' First of all, no, Polnareff did not become the turtle after [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind part 5]]. He is a ghost living inside the turtle room. I’ve had this debate multiple times and I am not opening up that bag of worms again. ''Moving on.''
* SurvivorGuilt: Something he just can't seem to shake off; he's absolutely heartbroken that he outlived (well, [[OurGhostsAreDifferent kinda]]) his wife and potentially his daughter. Looks like this trope is a case of ItRunsInTheFamily, too.
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[[folder:Tangerine]]
Rumor's Hamon instructor. He's not a Stand user, but he is responsible for turning Rumor into a VampireHunter.
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* CynicalMentor: To Rumor.
* DefrostingIceKing: Age must have softened him up. He starts being extremely cold towards Rumor and routinely hits him as punishment for failure, but over the course of ten years, his punishments devolve from this into mere stern lectures. The brief dialogue the two of them have before Rumor sets off on his own is more reminiscent of a parent sad to see their child going off to college than anything else.
* FanCreatedOffspring: [[spoiler:He's [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Caesar's]] nephew.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: At first. When he's introduced, he looks like a young man despite being well into his fifties, but his age catches up to him over the course of ten years.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: Taking cues from Lisa Lisa before him, he tosses Rumor into the Hell Climb Pillar when he's only ''ten years old'' and sunbathes while he waits for him to reach the top.
* SternTeacher: He starts out too physically abusive to be one, but molds into this with time.
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[[folder:Lovestrong]]
One of Depeche's goons with a talent for making phony passports.
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* ALighterShadeOfGrey: He's a criminal forger who's buddy buddy with [[TheDon Depeche Mode]], but uses his skills to help refugees immigrate to other countries and genuinely cares for his family, [[KnightTemplarBigBrother even if he tends to go a bit overboard]]. Hol Horse even lampshades this in Chapter 14.
* AndThisIsFor: Delivers this to Hol Horse for sleeping with his sister ''and'' sending her postcards after leaving her.
* FriendOfMaskedSelf: He's very protective of his identity and introduces himself to Michelle as Lovestrong's ''assisstant'' in Chapter 16. Even when on the phone with Depeche, [[EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether a close friend of his]], he tells him to not call him Lovestrong.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: He doesn't take well to others hurting his sister.
* MasterOfDisguise: He meets Michelle and Hol Horse in Chapter 16 while disguised as a statue.
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