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Atum is the Stand of Telence T. D'Arby in Stardust Crusaders. A heart-decorated humanoid, it steals the soul of anyone who admits defeat in a game and reads minds by posing yes-or-no questions that a person's soul cannot answer with a lie.

Part: Stardust Crusaders
Namesake: Atum (Egyptian god)
Game Debut: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (SFC Game)
Stand Name: Atum
Stand Type: Close-Range Stand
Anime Debut: SC Episode 40
Manga Debut: Chapter 228
Japanese Name: アトゥム神
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Overview

Atum serves Telence T. D'Arby and appears in Stardust Crusaders. It resembles a humanoid robot with its user's athletic frame, marked with heart motifs much like The World and Cream, and it wears his initials on a face fitted with a breathing apparatus whose nozzles vent bursts of steam. In color it is shown white with pink hearts and black joints. The Stand is named for the Egyptian deity Atum.

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Mechanics

Atum can steal the soul of anyone who accepts defeat in a game, a tactic Telence usually sets up through video games. Captured souls are sealed inside dolls he crafts himself, and he is free to wager and release them at will. As with his brother's Osiris, victims normally have to stake their souls first, but Atum can partly grip a soul from someone caught off guard, as when it clutched but could not claim Jotaro's after a correctly guessed punch. Telence is bound by the same rules, and losing does not free the souls he already holds.

Its other power is soul reading. Telence silently poses a nearby person's soul a yes-or-no question it must answer truthfully, without the person ever knowing, letting him uncover their true intent. He views the target as if through an infrared lens, and a lie shifts the color of their aura: a yes makes it flare up, a no makes it stand vertical. He can probe several people at once, though he may lose track of them. The Stand also seems able to fix its limbs onto a body whose soul it has touched, a threat it makes against Jotaro that is never truly tested.

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Notable Users

Telence T. D'Arby is the only user. His heavy reliance on the Stand's mind-reading proves his undoing, as Joseph and Jotaro exploit it to defeat him.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Stand Atum do in JoJo?

Atum is Telence T. D'Arby's Stand in Stardust Crusaders, and it steals the soul of anyone who admits defeat in a game he sets up, usually a video game. It also reads minds by silently asking a person's soul yes or no questions it cannot answer with a lie.

Who uses the Stand Atum?

Atum is used solely by Telence T. D'Arby, a character who appears in Stardust Crusaders.

What does Atum look like?

Atum resembles a humanoid robot built with its user's athletic frame, decorated with heart motifs, and wearing Telence T. D'Arby's initials on a face fitted with a steam venting breathing apparatus.

How does Telence T. D'Arby use Atum's soul reading power?

Atum's soul reading power lets Telence T. D'Arby silently pose a nearby person's soul a yes or no question, viewing them through what looks like an infrared lens where a lie shifts the color of their aura. This lets him uncover a target's true intent without them ever knowing.

Where do Atum's stolen souls go?

Souls that Atum captures are sealed inside dolls that Telence T. D'Arby crafts himself, and he is free to wager and release them at will.

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