They follow a loose set of rules, with no definite standard by which one can fully classify them. Beyond that definition, Stands present themselves in a large variety of forms and with different behaviors, if they are sentient at all. However, Stands may also derive through the exploration of possibilities and expression of the mind, in which case, only a large amount of mental strength is required. The only power that's truly impossible for a Stand is bringing the dead back to life.Ī Stand can also represent the manifestation of an individual's innate 'fighting spirit' and embodies, to an extent, the individual's psyche.

Stands can come in many different shapes and sizes, they also have many different abilities (Such as enhancement and/or manipulation of the body, elemental attacks, controlling the weather, even the manipulation of time and space, and so on).

When first presented, the term is written as ' Stand' ( 幽波紋 ( スタンド ), Sutando), with furigana W to change the pronunciation of what literally means ' Ghostly Ripple' ( 幽波紋, Yūhamon) in kanji W.Īccording to Joseph Joestar, the name 'Stand' comes from the fact they usually manifest standing next to the User: ready to act. Stands are defined as personifications of 'life energy' (although it's later changed to 'spiritual energy') whose abilities are given visual form.

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