Besim/Adem

* Besim
* Adem

" *I can believe... it's even in my name!* " -**Besim**, before his defeat

**Besim** and **Adem** are the first villains encountered in JoJo's Bizzare Adventure: Prism Paradox. The two are split personalities inhabiting one body, but unlike Diavolo and his other personality, Besim and Adem are the same in appearance, apart from a change of hairstyle to differentiate the two. Besim is shown to be calm and cold, with Adem being his polar opposite- hot-tempered and rude.

They both share one Stand, "Devil in Disguise", which allows the user(s) to appear as if their attack is normal, but in reality, delivers fatal blows of energy.

## Appearance

Besim and Adem are two tall men with darker skin and a slim build. They have medium-length white hair that fades into a light pink color. Besim has two braids at the side of his head, and Adem has a singular braid at the front. The aforementioned braids also have pink streaks. They have black eyes and have a mole near the left corner of their mouth and a small moustache. Another difference between the two is that Besim draws a small star under his right eye, but Adem draws a circle.
Regarding their outfit, the two wear a pink ballerina outfit for men, with hot pink high heels and long white socks (most likely to cover their legs). The ends of their sleeves are ruffled and have two different shades of pink (each one darker than the last). They also possess black nail polish. Besim is seen to have taken an interest in Gyaruo fashion as well.

## Personality

Besim is the non-violent one of the two. Due to something severely traumatic in his past (though it is unknown what), it formed DID, Dissociative Identity Disorder. It's implied that Besim's DID was formed due to something regarding his parents. Besim is a silent judger type of person and acts as extravagant as he can so people think highly of him. During his youth, his achievements were always expected of him and he was never praised for any work he did. His parents were famous in the entertainment industry, so they always put pressure on Besim, who developed a desperate need for affection and attention from anyone. It's shown that Besim often reverts topics back to himself, even going as far as to lie and make up stories to seem like a more amazing person.

Adem is much more narcissistic and talks on and on about himself, not letting people get a word in the conversation. He's also short-tempered, easily irritated and judges people out loud- even if they can hear him. He's the polar opposite of Besim, the only thing the two have in common is their need for attention. Unlike Besim, Adem goes out of his way to interrupt people and give a monologue about how great he is and how he's going to win first place in the Entertainment Theatre.

## Relationships

###### Family

Parents, general family: Besim's parents were famous regarding entertainment and dancing, so they applied their expectations to the young child as well. Most of Besim's time with his parents was spent learning to become a ballerina, hiding his emotions, and overall learning to become a winner. They ignored all of Besim's achievements as he grew, saying it was "expected" and that he should "aim higher". The young child was also told to "keep believing", which most likely grew his catchphrase and gave him his name. Sometimes, these expectations would go too far, to the point Besim would sometimes have to be isolated in his home until he did a performance correctly. Other times he would have limited food to correct his weight and appear skinnier, and therefore more "perfect".

Adem on the other hand grew to be a sort of perfect image for Besim's parents- being overconfident and using all the tricks taught.

###### Friends

It's seen that Besim has pushed away people in order to focus on his goals, not forming any bonds whatsoever. However, this changed when he met Francy Shigensuno and Jorik Joestar, who helped him from his horrible perspective on his job and overall life.

Adem also pushed away others but for a different reason. He didn't make any friends simply because he was "too good for friends" and was "too high status" for them.

###### Enemies

Besim did not have many enemies in the Entertainment Theatre, as he made up with the people he battled (AKA Jorik and Francy).

Jorik Joestar, Francy Shigensuno: Adem on the other hand fought the two when Jorik accidentally provoked him. The three met when Adem was giving a speech on how he was going to win, and Jorik interrupted. This broke out into a fight, but it was more insults than physical hits (due to the fact Adem and Besim shared a body). Adem was insulted to the point of humiliation and hurried to retreat because of it.

## Trivia

• Besim's name comes from the Albanian word for "Belief".

• Besim feels highly uncomfortable and even fearful around men that are taller and/or much stronger than him. It is hinted this is due to something in his past.

• Besim and Adem are shown to dislike eachother.