01Basic information

Japanese Name
ギアッチョ↗
Romanized Name
Giatcho↗
Stand
White Album↗
Gender
Male↗
Height
171 cm (5 ft 7 in) (Anime)↗
Nationality
Italian↗
Occupation
Passione Hitman↗
Affiliation
La Squadra Esecuzioni | Passione (formerly)↗
Manga Debut
Chapter 507↗
Anime Debut
GW Episode 9 (Cameo) | GW Episode 10 (1st Full Debut)↗
Game Debut
GioGio's Bizarre Adventure (NPC) | Diamond Records (Playable)↗

02Appearance

Ghiaccio is a man of below-average height and slim to medium build.↗

His light hair clings to his head in a low number of large spirals, and he wears a pair of thick-rimmed glasses with round hinges marked with a "W" that are distinct to look at while in his full-body Stand suit. Ghiaccio also wears a coat buttoned at the side of the chest and band patterned pants. In the manga, he wears brown leather fingerless gloves, while the anime attaches them to his coat and makes them white.↗↗

03Personality

Ghiaccio is a crass and irritable assassin, obsessed with idioms and pursuing his mission.↗

Wielding the dangerously powerful ice-based Stand, White Album, Ghiaccio is confident in his abilities and becomes incredibly irritated when challenged. Unlike the rest of his teammates, Ghiaccio openly confronts Giorno and Mista alone (having assumed the rest of the team was nearby too) and even openly monologues his plans out loud. Conversely, when the two of them fight back, Ghiaccio doesn't hesitate to taunt them or ridicule their attempts, such as when he tells Mista to jump into the water to see whether he can really outpace White Album's freezing ability. Ghiaccio still commends Mista for putting up such a fight, and states that he's earned his respect.↗↗↗↗

Although he is prideful, Ghiaccio is conscious about his weaknesses and has devised plans to alleviate his need to have an air hole on White Album. If the need presents itself, Ghiaccio is able to freeze the air to counter against projectiles and cover the air hole. Moreover, Ghiaccio is a quick-thinker, able to change the dynamic of a battle in his favor. For instance, when he is nearly impaled on a spike, Ghiaccio uses his own flowing blood to create pillars and support himself.↗↗↗

04Abilities

Stand

Ghiaccio's Stand is White Album. It acts as an almost impenetrable full-body suit with ice skate-like blades on its feet. It also has the power to almost instantly freeze objects and the air around him.↗

Ghiaccio is able to activate the second phase of his Stand, known as White Album Gently Weeps. During Gently Weeps' duration, Ghiaccio produces temperatures around roughly -210 degrees Celsius, impressively close to the point of absolute zero.↗

05Story

SPOILERS

Background

Ghiaccio was a member of La Squadra Esecuzioni, a team of nine assassins working within Passione. However, the team was frustrated they only received compensation for each kill while the rest of the gang was getting rich from the drug trade. One day their teammates Sorbet and Gelato disappeared while they were trying to investigate the Boss 's past. They found Gelato choked on a gag in his house, with a piece of paper on which was written the word "punishment".↗

The anime adaptation expands a bit on Ghiaccio's past. Two years prior to the events of Vento Aureo, Ghiaccio was already part of La Squadra Esecuzioni. He tells Melone that he considers them to be the best group in Passione, and thinks the group should be paid more.↗

Vento Aureo

Contacted by Melone, who reveals that Team Bucciarati is on a parking lot south of Rome, Ghiaccio drives over to their supposed location and discovers he is too late to confront the group. Swearing to find the group no matter what, he briefly gets angrily at the nonsensical expression used to say this. At the same time, he hears Melone being killed on the phone.↗

Ghiaccio finds Giorno and Mista manages to sneakily jump on their car's roof, hiding for a while. Using White Album, he surrounds himself in a thick, bulletproof layer of ice and begins to lower the temperature of the car. By the time Giorno and Mista notice, Mista's face is stuck to the window because of the cold. Ghiaccio makes himself known and Mista shoots, but Ghiaccio is protected by his ice. He even manages to trap some of Sex Pistols.↗

However, Ghiaccio then summons White Album as a suit around him and begins to skate to catch up to the car. Ghiaccio's armor is also bulletproof but then Sex Pistols slip bullets into his skate blade, making him trip. Ghiaccio freezes the trail of humidity left by the car and pulls himself towards it. When Mista prepares to unload his gun again, Ghiaccio opens the trunk, crawls through it and grabs Mista to freeze his firing hand and break it.↗

Ghiaccio punches the water and traps Mista in ice, but Giorno and Mista work together again. They manage to drive a great screw into Ghiaccio's helmet and Mista shoots further into it, making the hitman sink for a moment. When Ghiaccio resurfaces, Mista mysteriously shoots some fishes, making Ghiaccio turn his head; Mista then shoots a bullet into the airhole on the back of his neck. However, Ghiaccio reveals his technique: White Album Gently Weeps.↗

Ghiaccio reaches the ground and searches the area. He eventually finds an OA-DISC inside of the lion statue near Santa Lucia station. Ghiaccio approaches Mista to fight him but then Giorno sprays some of his blood in their direction, making the weaknesses in Gently Weep's barrier appear. Mista uses rebounds and hits inside of Ghiaccio's neck again, but Ghiaccio reveals another layer of protection. He has sealed his airhole and stored frozen air inside of his suit, allowing him to breathe.↗

However, the bullet wound heals. Giorno appears and finishes off Ghiaccio by having Gold Experience repeatedly kick him into the spike. Ghiaccio's throat is impaled and the hitman dies.↗

06Plot details

SPOILERS

Appearances

Chapter 515: White Album, Part 7 (Death)↗

Golden Wind Episode 16: The Grateful Dead, Part 2 (Voice only)↗

Golden Wind Episode 19: White Album (Death)↗

Profile details

Status Status based on their final appearance in the part(s) they are featured in: Deceased (Part 5)↗

Date of Death: April 2, 2001↗↗

Cause of Death: Throat transpierced upon a streetlight by Gold Experience↗

07Appearances

Chapter 475: Narancia's Aerosmith, Part 6 (Silhouette)↗

Chapter 500: Baby Face, Part 1 (Voice only)↗

Chapter 506: Baby Face, Part 7 (Mentioned) Mentioned only↗

Chapter 507: Head to Venice! (1st Full Debut)↗

Chapter 508: Venice's Santa Lucia Station - Get the "OA-DISC"! (Voice only)↗

08Sources & attribution

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)
  1. Golden Wind Model Sheet no CR200-00 Open ↗
  2. Chapter 557: "Green Day" and "Oasis", Part 4 Carne is killed 3 days before Secco fights Bucciarati, the same day at the morning (Chapter 515: White Album, Part 7, it is sunrise.) Ghiaccio is defeated. Open ↗
  3. JOJOVELLER: Araki's Stand Commentaries - White Album Open ↗
  4. Chapter 508: Venice's Santa Lucia Station - Get the "OA-DISC"! P.19 Open ↗
  5. Chapter 511: White Album, Part 3 P.9 Open ↗
  6. Chapter 515: White Album, Part 7 P.9 Open ↗
  7. Chapter 513: White Album, Part 5 P.13 Open ↗
  8. Chapter 515: White Album, Part 7 P.9 Open ↗

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