Enrico Pucci
Enrico Pucci is an anime and manga character who features in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
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Biography
Enrico Pucci (Japanese: エンリコ·プッチ, Hepburn: Enriko Putchi) was a male human born on June 5, 1972 who grew up with a secluded upbringing. It was known that he had a twin brother named Domenico who supposedly died in his youth due to illness. Enrico a said to had suffered from a disfigurement on his foot that haunted his life. A result of this was that it cause a stumbling and near impossible limp that had followed him through his embittered upbringing. Raised as a Catholic, he found only solitude in the halls of his church and was already on the path to priesthood at the age of fifteen. One day while sweeping the floors, he stumbled upon the feet of someone he didn't know, who only lurked in the shadows of the sunny church. Curious, he conversed with this figure and though alarmed when the man grasped his twisted foot, he thought nothing of it. It wasn't until he removed his shoe that he noticed his foot had been healed. It would be much later until he knew his name, but Pucci had met Dio for the first time. Before leaving, Dio gave Pucci one of the Stone Arrowtips that creates stands as thanks for allowing him to stay inside the church until nightfall. Around the same time, his sister, Belladonna, fell in love with a part-time worker, Wes. Furious that he might harm his sister, Pucci set his eye on getting rid of Wes as soon as possible. Soon afterwards a woman, broken with tears, came to the confessional booth, pleading to be heard. Choosing to listen in the absent priest's place, he heard how this woman had switched her sickly baby with another family's twin. When he asked what the family name was, he was shocked to discover it was Pucci. He also learned that the man his sister was dating was actually his long-lost twin.
Concerned for his sister and unwilling to allow incest (not possible since they are not blood related) to occur, he secretly hired a 'Private Detective Agency' to harass Wes into giving up on their sister. The person hired was unfortunately a KKK member who found reason to murder Wes rather than simply threatening him. At the time of the attack, Wes was still in the company of Belladonna. Wes was shot and hung from a noose over a cliff while Belladonna was beaten and raped. The morning afterwards, she kissed Wes - whom she believed to be dead - one last time and plunged to her death down the cliff. Surprised and in disbelief, Pucci cradled her body and was startled to see a disk from her head. That was because the Arrowtip that creates Stands, which was given to him by Dio back in the church, pierced through his neck and therefore awakened his "Whitesnake" ability. Interestingly, Wes' life was also saved by said Arrowtip. Pucci wanted to find Dio after being enticed by his words, but not before tying up all the loose ends of his past. He approached the post-traumatic Wes, quickly told him that they were brothers, and removed Wes' memory disk from him. Wes adopted the name Weather Report to compensate for not having a name.
Pucci spent the remainder of that year with DIO. From him, he learned the 'ingredients' needed to formulate the 'perfect world'. In this time, DIO grew to trust Pucci entirely, and gave him one of his finger bones as a remaining fragment should he die. The remaining years of Pucci's life were driven by his obsession with this promised land, and he waited for the preparation of the said day. To increase his mobility, he finished his priesthood and became a Father to those in need. He allied with Johngalli A in a plan to avenge DIO by killing Jotaro and his daughter Jolyne in the prison and complete DIO's plans. Determined to fulfil DIO's prophecy, he secured a job at Green Dolphin Street Prison, where he spent the next 8 years as the head priest and had since then become the longest residing employee of the prison
To fulfill DIO's secret plan, Pucci needed the hidden instructions contained within DIO's Diary, but Jotaro Kujo had burnt the book. However, Pucci knew that Jotaro must have read the diary. To recover the instructions and avenge DIO, Pucci and Johngalli A devise a plan to lure Jotaro into their prison. As the one known criminal, Johngalli A openly acts by ordering thugs to throw a hitchhiker into the car Romeo Jisso and Jolyne Cujoh, Jotaro's daughter, were riding in. Johngalli A then directly hired a corrupt lawyer to protect Romeo and frame Jolyne for manslaughter with aggravating circumstances which would guarantee her transfer to Green Dolphin Street Prison. That way, Jotaro would investigate the circumstances and try to meet Jolyne in prison. When Jotaro eventually visits Jolyne, Pucci cooperates with Johngalli A. to eliminate him. After a long-range shot against Jolyne, Pucci has Whitesnake trap the two inside a delusional combat scenario, from which both of them eventually escape. The family freeing themselves from Whitesnake's spell is unexpected but, at a corridor, Johngalli A. and Whitesnake manage to surround Jotaro and force him to protect his daughter. It was in this moment that Whitesnake stole two DISCs from Jotaro one of which was his Stand disc and the other was his memory disc. At that moment, Pucci decided to get rid of Johngalli A. by first letting Jolyne defeat him. It was then that Pucci had Whitesnake finish off the sniper with a gun so his secret identity would not be found. With Jolyne Cujoh being thrown into solitary confinement, Pucci has several weeks of free move. During that time, he looked into Jotaro's memories to discover DIO's plan. Moreover, having no use for Jotaro's Star Platinum disc, he stores it in his secret stash in the farm fields. He also gave Thunder McQueen a Stand which was Highway to Hell.
After the battle between Jolyne, Ermes Costello and Foo Fighters, Pucci participated in the search for the missing prisoners who were killed during said battle and notes that his whole stash of discs has been taken and there is no sign of Foo Fighters. He concludes that Jolyne is a more dangerous foe than he previously thought and that she's gathered allies. To assassinate Jolyne and her allies, he decides to use Miraschon, whom he has promised parole and gives her the Stand Marilyn Manson. However, Miraschon fails at assassinating anyone and was defeated. Later, Pucci intercepts Jolyne's phone call to the Speedwagon Foundation and knows that she intends to deliver the Star Platinum disc to them. Wanting to prevent that, Pucci dispatches Lang Rangler to kill Jolyne before she can reach the courtyard between the men and women's wards. However, Lang came to be defeated by Jolyne thus thwarting Pucci's plans. Deciding to check on Lang, Pucci accidentally meets Jolyne about the open the door to the courtyard. Since Jolyne doesn't know he is the enemy, she peacefully begs him to grant her a moment in the courtyard. Having discerned the presence of one of Jolyne's allies near him, he prefers to keep his cover and allows Jolyne to pass. However, he uses Whitesnake to command a guard to stand in the courtyard, who shoots Jolyne on his orders. Although Jolyne is on the ground, Weather Report intervenes by making it rain poisonous rainforest frogs. Pucci is trapped by the rain near the courtyard and sends in Whitesnake to retrieve the disc which was lost during the chaos. Although Whitesnake finds the disc, Jolyne snatches it first and gives it to a messenger pigeon used by the Speedwagon Foundation. The pigeon flies away with the disc and Pucci failed, only angrily commenting that the Stand disc alone was not enough to revive Jotaro.
Pucci then carried on to his original plan and met with Sports Maxx at the chapel. He then asked for Maxx to revive DIO's Bone with his powers, which resulted in the bone's disappearance. After a short moment of panic, Pucci understood that the plan was being carried out and resolved to wait for the bone to reappear of its own volition. However, Sports Maxx reveals that he senses the bone's presence in the maximum security ward. After Ermes' battle against Sports Maxx, Jolyne is thrown into the maximum security ward. Pucci decides to send in four assassins to kill the isolated Jolyne before she retrieves the bone. Nonetheless, three of the assassins are dispatched and only D an G is left. When Pucci arrives at the maximum security ward, the whole population has been transformed into a giant tree, with only D an G and Guccio still alive, but injured. Meanwhile, Jolyne and Narciso Anasui have escaped into the swamp. Pucci plans on interrogating D an G about the bone, but his plans are thrown into disarray. Pucci is spotted by Foo Fighters who guesses that he is the hidden enemy behind the assassination attempts. There is a battle between the two of them, as Pucci tries to stop Foo Fighters from killing D an G. Whitesnake threatens several times to steal its Stand disc, but Foo Fighters slips away several times, albeit in dire need of water. Pucci ultimately baits Foo Fighters into using a sink, where he uses one of Whitesnake's stand discs, causing the sink to spray boiling water, severely injuring Foo Fighters. However, Foo Fighters had enough time to call Weather Report, who creates heavy rain and fog to allow Foo Fighters to regenerate and escape Pucci. Nonetheless, Pucci disguises Whitesnake as Weather Report and fools Foo Fighters, who brings him to Jolyne and The Green Baby. Whitesnake impales Anasui and Foo Fighters, but Jolyne cuffs herself to Pucci. Despite his powers, Pucci is overwhelmed and must use Jotaro's memory disc. He throws the disc into Anasui's dying corpse, forcing her to try to save him while Pucci finally re-joined the Green Baby. Pucci told the baby a secret phrase which resulted in their fusion resulting in Enrico entering into DIO's world. Having no more need for the prison, Pucci left for Cape Canaveral where the next stage of his plan would be set in motion.
To accomplish his goals, Pucci had to reach Cape Canaveral and await the new moon, which would enable Pucci to fulfill the next part of DIO's plan. On the way to Cape Canaveral, Pucci fatefully meets three young men: Ungalo, Rikiel and Donatello Versus. All three were brought to a hospital which was when Pucci was taken hostage by Ungalo. However, Pucci ultimately swayed Ungalo to his side and then made all three men realize that they were the sons of DIO. Alongside this revelation, he helped them awaken and master their respective Stands. Pucci then spent the next three days waiting with the bedridden Donatello whilst Ungalo and Rikiel went to confront the Joestar Group. Two days before the new moon, Jolyne and Ermes manage to reach the hospital which was when Donatello awakened his Stand Under World and proceeded to lure the two into a cavern where a fight ensued. During the battle, Pucci stayed passive and counseled Donatello, who grew increasingly frustrated at Pucci's perceived scorn. DIO's son then stole Weather Report's memory disc and when he was defeated, he gave it to Weather who was near the hospital, angering Pucci. Heavy Weather's power begins to wreak havoc in Orlando, and Pucci is forced to flee in order to eliminate Weather Report. At the same time, Weather has regained his memory and his hatred for Pucci. In the streets, Pucci finally ambushes Weather and Anasui. To avoid Heavy Weather, Pucci makes himself blind and manages to grab Anasui, using him as his eyes. After a brief violent fight, Weather Report corners Pucci and almost kills him. However, a car incidentally crashes into the two twins. Pucci manages to stab Weather in the heart, while secretly using Whitesnake to extract his Stand disc. To escape he also disguises Donatello into himself, luring Jolyne away while he escapes to Cape Canaveral.
In Cape Canaveral, Pucci begins to feel his Stand turning into something else entirely. He eventually awakens C-Moon, which manipulates the surrounding gravity, and Pucci becomes the center of a gravitic anomaly. When the Joestar Group and Ermes arrive at Cape Canaveral, Pucci hides and sends C-Moon to battle them. Although C-Moon proves to be dangerous, Jolyne's experience allows her to take advantage. Pucci is forced to reveal himself and personally pilot it. Using himself, he puts Jolyne at a disadvantage and has C-Moon strike Jolyne at the heart. Jolyne "falls" away from him, and Pucci is sure of his victory. However, Jolyne survived thanks to Stone Free and continues to battle him. Pucci grabs a gun, but Jotaro Kujo freezes time and uses his stand to punch Pucci. Jotaro and Ermes have rejoined with the group and Pucci finds himself cornered. At this moment, he realizes that his condition allows him to recreate the exact environmental conditions needed to awaken the ultimate power. Pucci gravitates to a space shuttle, even avoiding a spear thrown by Jotaro, thanks to a lingering ability to move in the time-stop, and subsequently evolves his Stand further. The priest now commands Made in Heaven and begins the next step of his plan. Pucci accelerates time, causing chaos across the earth as all living beings are left lagging behind. Pucci's time acceleration gives him a great edge in battle, but Star Platinum's time-stop still represents a danger. Pucci carefully corners the group on a roof but his attempt to slit Jotaro's throat is thwarted by Anasui Diver Down which takes the brunt of the damage. The group then makes the mistake of going into the sea, where the waves allow Pucci to hide. During his second attempt, Pucci manages to force Jotaro in another dilemma and kills him by splitting his face in two. He quickly kills Ermes and Anasui, but Jolyne confronts him a final time which results in Emporio managing to escape. During the struggle, Jolyne manages to cut Pucci's right eye. Nonetheless, he finishes her off and Pucci brings about the end of the universe.
A new universe is born in which every person has received precognitive abilities for the purpose of accepting their fate. However, the only obstacle that remained in his way is Emporio Alniño. Thus, Pucci stops the acceleration at the time of Jotaro's visit to the prison in order to prevent Emporio from interfering and eventually grow into yet another threat. Chasing the child throughout the Green Dolphin Street Prison of his alternate universe, Pucci explains his beliefs and eventually corners him in his ghost room. However, when Emporio flees through the crack leading to the ghost room, Pucci inadvertently pushes the Weather Report DISC into Emporio who exploited the blind angle created when Jolyne cut his right eye. Emporio now has the power to fight Pucci. The priest accelerates time, but collapses to the ground; Emporio has manipulated the oxygen level of the atmosphere and turned Pucci's power against him by accelerating his oxygen poisoning. Pucci angrily demands that Emporio stop Weather Report from killing him, saying that his ideal world for humanity's happiness would be ruined, only to be told by Emporio that he lost to "fate" and that it's the true path of justice before finally being beaten to death by Weather Report. His universe then resets into an alternate timeline, in which Jolyne and company meet up coincidentally and the Joestar bloodline survived.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Enrico Pucci was a dark-skinned man of average to above-average height with a slim to fit build. After he fused with the Green Baby, Pucci's appearance takes a number of changes. Strands of hair join to his eyebrows, forming a five-pointed star on his forehead and his right sideburn join with it. His hair changes design with three shaved lines going from his left temple to the base of his skull. He grows ponytails or dreadlocks, which thread through the holes of his collar. He also gains the Joestar birthmark on his shoulder.
He may be a holy priest but his mind is wicked. He was willingly lie and use people for his own personal gain. Underhanded tactics are not beneath him; he'll do anything he can to win. One noticeable incident occurred when he fought a wounded Jolyne, handcuffed by her Stand, and locked both of them into a solo fight. Unable to win against her Stand's attacks, he throws Jotaro's memory disk inside an unconscious Anasui's body. As a dying person can't properly harness another's memories, the disk begins to disintegrate while slowly melting within Anasui, instantly forcing Jolyne to choose between stopping his plans for a perfect world or the restoration of her father. He acts humble at times when he's a priest, but ultimately it is just to draw others under his spell.Only when he was in Dio's presence was he ever truly docile.
Pucci then became a radical believer after frequenting DIO, whose principal credo was that humans were helpless before many forces that ruled the Universe. Among these forces, God's will and Fate -which Pucci dubs 'Gravity' were the most brought up.
According to him, Humans should spend their lives trying to attain 'Heaven'.
Whenever things did not go his way, Enrico would start counting prime numbers until he calmed himself down.
Powers and abilities
Enrico Pucci was originally an ordinary human who was imparted abilities through the power of the Arrow (矢 Ya). This led to him developing his own Stand (スタンド Sutando) that was the visual manifestation of life energy which took the form of Whitesnake (ホワイトスネイク Howaitosuneiku). Whitesnake appeared to be humanoid Stand of a height and build similar to Pucci that was sparsely clothed in black, with a mask covering its face to the bottom of where its nose would be, in a piece that rises above its head by half its height in a row of peaks, like a crown. Though controlled by Pucci, Whitesnake moved with its own sense of self-awareness where it portrayed a cold, scornful, and hateful personality. A long-distance Stand, it had an extended range of about 20 meters where it had two different abilities. One was the power transform aspects of a person, such as their memories or their Stand, into 'DISCs'. These could be stored for Pucci's use or be given to others thus giving people the power of another Stand's power. The DISCs created by Whitesnake were physical objects so they had to be carried by anyone and continued to exist despite Whitesnake's later upgrades/displacements. Whitesnake can also create DISCs from nothing which contained orders or traits. This can apparently order targets to perform the impossible such as ordering a frog to explode on command. Another ability of Whitesnake was the power to produce a mist that slowly digested objects like stomach acid, and impersonated other people for a limited time. Although Whitesnake was neither as fast nor as strong as Star Platinum, it was able to inflict, while fighting, deadly damages to any opponent.
After merging his soul with the green baby, a change came upon Pucci which saw his Stand evolve into a new form called C-Moon (C-MOONシー・ムーン Shī Mūn). Not only was its appearance changed as a result of the merger but his Stand gained different powers. A remote-controlled Stand, it could be manipulated from a certain distance by Pucci. However, the closer Pucci was then the better his control over it was but this risked revealing himself to his enemies. C-Moon was a Stand with the ability to adjust gravity to any direction it desired within a 3 km range. Within that radius, the gravity shifted so that people and objects were repelled from Pucci. They only returned to normal once they fall sufficiently away from Pucci. Thus, any unfixed object will fall away from him as if the Earth was a giant cliff. Likewise, anyone positioned above Pucci will fall upward. The Stand user's feet were used as the center of gravity. C-Moon itself was unaffected and could freely move around Pucci. By default, Pucci's gravity always makes him attracted to the surface below his feet, making him able to walk on any surface, even vertical ones. However, he could toggle the gravity shift so he could levitate freely instead. Not only does its power over gravity greatly impede its enemies and guarantee that any of its strikes can prove fatal, but it possesses the agility and speed to fight toe-to-toe with powerful close-range Stands.
Made in Heaven - Claimed by Dio Brando as the "Ultimate Stand", Made in Heaven has the ability to control the gravitational forces of the Earth, Moon and possibly the entire universe. As gravity changes, Made in Heaven is able to speed up the flow of time to a point where it is impossible for any living being to catch up, with the exception of its user and God (Stand users are not affected by their own ability, it does provide Pucci the opportunity to act and attack at an incredible speed as to him all others living organisms, which then are existent within a faster course of time, move in slow motion). As time continues to travel, the universe will hit the vanishing point, and a new universe will be created where everything repeats itself accordingly to "fate". However, anyone that is killed by this Stand in the previous universe will not cease to exist, but simply replaced by a similar substitute. The Stand's user may then alter things and create the perfect world he desires. Was named "Stairway to Heaven" during serialization.
Notes
- Enrico Pucci was created by Hirohiko Araki where he featured in the setting of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.
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Appearances
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: "Stone Ocean"
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