Stand

A **Stand** aka **Persona** is an entity psychically generated by its proprietor, generally referred to as a Stand User (スタンド使い Sutando Tsukai). It is viewed as a visual manifestation of the User's fighting spirit. A Stand generally presents itself as a figure hovering over or near the user and possesses abilities beyond that of an ordinary human, which, depending on the Stand User, can be wielded for good or evil.

## Definition

Stands are defined as personifications of "life energy" whose abilities are given visual form. When first presented, the term is written as "Stand" (幽波紋スタンド Sutando), with furiganaW to change the pronunciation of what literally means "Ghostly Ripple" (幽波紋 Yūhamon) in kanjiW. However, the attachment to the Ripple has been discarded by Hirohiko Araki early on. According to Joseph Joestar, the name "Stand" comes from the fact they usually manifest standing next to the User: ready to act.

A Stand can also represent the manifestation of an individual's innate "fighting spirit" and embodies, to an extent, the individual's psyche. 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. Beyond that definition, Stands present themselves in a large variety of forms and with different behaviors, if they are sentient at all. They follow a loose set of rules, with no definite standard by which one can fully classify them. As an embodiment of someone's psyche, Stands are therefore as varied as human minds can be.

Due to their diversity, Stands are not made equal. Some can be incredibly powerful due to their User's outstanding grit, others can be highly situational because of a defining quirk of character, or even detrimental to their User if they do not have the necessary fighting spirit. When Stands were first introduced in Stardust Crusaders, they were named after Major Arcana of the TarotW and then Ancient Egyptian deitiesW, with their designs often featuring motifs of those cards or mythological figures. Towards the end of Stardust Crusaders and in all subsequent story arcs, Stand names are references to musicians, bands, albums, and songs from American, Australian, British, and European music scenes; only one Stand's name has ever referenced Japanese music.

Stands are connected to an alien virus contained in the rock of a meteorite that fell in Cape York, Greenland. It is explained that the virus can infect people and for the most part kills them, but the few who survive are granted a Stand ability.

## Known Stand Users

* Kira Yoshikage
* Dio Brando
* Maika Sakuranomiya
* Celica Ayatsuki Mercury
* Mitsuru Kirijo
* Naoto Shirogane
* Orie Ballardiae
* Akihiko Sanada
* Weiss Schnee
* Cinder Fall

## Stands/Personas

Becky GEye of the TigerFifth HarmonyKiller QueenKing CrimsonMinervaThe Kirijo WalkThe World
## Velvet Room

Alternatively, Stands can be obtained via entering the Velvet Room, a place that exists between this Memeverse and the real life and is hosted by Igor. The only requirement to get a Stand here is to sign the contract to access to as many Stands as the person wants.

If a relative to the Wild Card/Stand User signs the contract for its whole family, the rest of its family won't be needed to do such requirement.

## Trivia

* Igor is a fan of *Jojo's Bizarre Adventure*, that's why he gives the protagonist an Stand for their challenging journey.