CHARACTER PROFILE
Devo the Cursed
- Primary work
- Stardust Crusaders
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Devo the Cursed (呪いのデーボ, Noroi no Dēbo) is a secondary antagonist featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders, specifically the " Devil " story arc.
An infamous Native American shaman and assassin working for DIO, he ambushes Jean Pierre Polnareff in his hotel room in Singapore. Devo is a Stand user whose hatred-fueled ability, Ebony Devil, allows him to remotely possess a doll and attack his target by surprise.
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Original image ↗ · Archived image ↗01Basic information
02Appearance
Devo is a tall, muscular Native American notable for the numerous scars covering his face and body, which are the result of Devo letting himself be hurt by targets so his hatred can grow. His hair is long, dark, and braided in the back, ending in a ponytail and reaching his waist.↗↗
Devo wears a collared, sleeveless coat with no shirt underneath, jeans, boots, and gloves featuring a fishnet pattern on the forearms and fingers. The coat features a Native American-inspired design on each side extending around the back and to the bottom of the coat. It consists of a zigzag border and columns of small spirals. In the anime, the inner pattern is changed to alternating rows of small circles and zigzags.↗
03Personality
Initially, Devo appears to be an ignorant opponent, hiding in a fridge but leaving the contents on the counter. In reality, he is a clever hitman who lures his opponents into attacking him so he can make full use of his Stand. When attacked, he displays a sort of masochism, laughing and reveling in the excruciating pain because he loves to take revenge for injuries.↗↗↗
Through the doll possessed by Ebony Devil, Devo displays in full force his incredibly sadistic and vengeful side. He uses unorthodox yet cruel methods of torture such as trapping Polnareff under a bed, biting him, and using booze and a flame-throwing hair dryer to attempt to incinerate him. He does not hesitate to kill any innocent bystanders who get in his way. In addition to his sadism, he loves to taunt his targets and is particularly vulgar while doing so, threatening to bite Polnareff's penis and joking about urinating on him.↗↗↗
04Abilities
Stand
Devo's Stand is Ebony Devil, converting the "hate" embodied by attacks on him into power for it to possess and control a puppet doll, as an indirect means of assassination. According to Devo, his Stand represents the Devil Tarot Card, which represents the madness brought on by a curse and a path of bad luck.↗↗
05Story
SPOILERS
Background
Prior to allying with DIO, Devo was already known all over the world as a lethal assassin hired by numerous figures in the criminal underworld. Devo carried out his assassinations by goading his targets to attack first. According to Muhammad Avdol, no one who has seen Devo's Stand lived to tell the tale, and he himself only glimpsed Devo's face once. Devo's method of execution leads many to believe that Devo curses his victims to suffer a horrific death, hence his moniker.↗↗
Devo is among the seven Stand users Enya the Hag sends to Asia to stop the Joestar Group.↗
Stardust Crusaders (1988)
Arriving in Singapore ahead of the Joestar Group, Devo hides within a fridge in the hotel room that Jean Pierre Polnareff stays in. When Polnareff notices the removed alcoholic beverages, he deduces Devo's presence and forces the assassin to reveal himself. Devo activates his Stand, goading Silver Chariot into landing the first blow and taking out his left eye.↗↗↗
With Ebony Devil now in play, Devo manages to trap Polnareff under his bed, impairing his and Silver Chariot 's sight. A hotel employee comes to check on him, but Ebony Devil cuts his face off. After toying with the trapped Frenchman, Devo proceeds to spill alcohol onto both the floor and Polnareff, intending to use a malfunctioning hair dryer to electrocute him to death.↗↗↗
07Appearances
08Behind the Character
Devo's name was changed in VIZ Media 's translation of the manga to avoid a lawsuit from the band of the same name. His localized name, "Soul Sacrifice", is a reference to the song of the same name by Santana. This name has since been used within the international release of All-Star Battle, the Crunchyroll simulcast of Stardust Crusaders, and the Toonami broadcast of the English dub.↗
Casting
Devo's Voice actor in All-Star Battle, Unsho Ishizuka, would later voice Joseph Joestar in the Part 3 and Part 4 anime.↗
09Sources & attribution
- Devo the Cursed
Source text: JoJoWiki and its contributors. This entry has been reorganized and condensed for readability under CC BY-SA 4.0. Archived records reflect their capture dates. Referenced manga, anime, and artwork retain their respective copyrights.
Source bibliography (8)
- Chapter 134: Devil, Part 2 Open ↗
- JoJo 6251 states that the Joestar Group started their journey on November 28. By the time they reached Singapore, it would be December. Open ↗
- Chapter 134: Devil, Part 2 P.4. Open ↗
- Chapter 133: Devil, Part 1 P.11. Open ↗
- Chapter 135: Devil, Part 3 Open ↗
- Chapter 134: Devil, Part 2, p.4-5 Open ↗
- Chapter 133: Devil, Part 1 Open ↗
- Chapter 136: Yellow Temperance, Part 1 P.1. Open ↗
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