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Kiss belongs to Ermes Costello, an inmate at the heart of Stone Ocean, and blends raw close-range muscle with a devious sticker trick. Slapping one of its lip-marked decals on anything spawns a perfect duplicate, and peeling it off snaps the two copies back together with bone-cracking force.

Part: Stone Ocean
Ja Kanji: キッス
Namesake: KISS, an American hard rock band; also songs titled Kiss and Smack
Stand Type: Close-Range Stand
Anime Debut: SO Episode 6
Manga Debut: SO Chapter 21
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Overview

Kiss shares Ermes' athletic build and stands as a humanoid Stand clad in a dark jumpsuit with metallic shoulder, knee, and hand guards. A studded plate down its chest spells out its name in separated circular letters, while its bald metal head sports a few blunt upward spikes that read like a crown and two stud-like ears. Lip-shaped stickers cover its neck, arms, and head, and most artwork paints it gold with a purple suit.

Ermes gains it after Gwess hands her an amulet that turns out to hold an Arrow fragment, which pierces her during a prison medical visit. As a close-range Stand it offsets limited reach with speed, strength, and the clever use of its decals.

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Mechanics

Its power centers on lip-designed stickers that Ermes and the Stand produce from their palms. Pressing one onto an object instantly grows an exact duplicate, with the sticker left on either the copy or the original, and the copy can be carried away with no limit on distance. Applied to a person, it causes the matching body part, a finger, an arm, or even a head, to sprout as an extra limb, and Ermes can use it on herself as well.

The trap springs when the sticker is pulled off or destroyed. The two objects then hurtle toward one another and violently fuse back into a single piece, splitting and wrecking whatever they slam into. Distance, altered gravity, or added weight never stops them; the pair always rushes together, and even shattered fragments of the copy return to the original. Ermes uses this to lay traps, damage foes from afar, or fling herself rapidly from place to place.

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Notable Users

Ermes Costello, who entered Green Dolphin Street Prison on a mission of revenge, is the only wielder, and she calls Kiss her license to settle that score. She fights alongside Jolyne Cujoh's group throughout Stone Ocean.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a kiss reference in JoJo?

Yes, Kiss is the name of a Stand in Stone Ocean wielded by Ermes Costello, named after the American rock band KISS.

What does kiss do in Jojo?

Kiss lets Ermes Costello place lip shaped stickers on objects or people to create exact duplicates. Peeling off or destroying the sticker sends the two copies rushing back together with bone cracking force.

Who wields Kiss in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?

Ermes Costello, an inmate at Green Dolphin Street Prison seeking revenge, is Kiss's only known user.

How does Kiss's duplicating sticker ability work?

Pressing a Kiss sticker onto an object instantly creates an identical copy that can be carried any distance away. When the sticker is removed or destroyed, the original and the copy violently collide and fuse back into one, smashing anything in the way.

What does the Stand Kiss look like?

Kiss shares Ermes Costello's athletic build, appearing as a humanoid Stand in a dark jumpsuit with metallic guards, a studded chest plate, and lip shaped stickers covering its neck, arms, and head.

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