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Planet Waves

Character

Planet Waves is the Stand handed to Viviano Westwood by Whitesnake in Stone Ocean. Though it never fights hand to hand, it turns the sky into a weapon, pulling meteoroids down onto anyone near its user with searing, silent force.

Part: Stone Ocean
Stand Name: Planet Waves
Manga Debut: SO Chapter 62
Anime Debut: SO Episode 16
Namesake: Planet Waves, a Bob Dylan album
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Overview

Planet Waves carries a humanoid frame laced with a muscle-fiber pattern, topped by a head shaped like a human heart fitted with metallic apparatus. Across the colored manga and the anime it stays mostly red. It is never shown trading blows in person, so its raw physical capacity is unclear, yet its command over falling rock makes confronting it in the open exceptionally risky.

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Mechanics

The Stand hauls distant meteoroids down out of space so they strike anyone or anything gathered around its user. The small rocks plunge toward the target with such speed that they can rip chunks from a body and give no warning sound until they land, arriving at gaps of anywhere from minutes to seconds apart. As they tear through the atmosphere they blaze up to three thousand degrees Celsius, adding fire to their impact.

To shield Westwood himself, any meteor bound to hit him disintegrates just before contact no matter what unfolds during its fall. That safeguard can be turned against him, though, by placing an object in the rock's path so it soaks up the descent and then drives the full weight into him. While most of the summoned stones are small, the Stand can also draw down larger meteors capable of punching through solid barriers like brick walls.

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Notable Users

Planet Waves is the sole Stand of Viviano Westwood, a guard who receives it from Whitesnake during the events of Stone Ocean.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do planet waves do in JoJo?

Planet Waves pulls distant meteoroids down from space to strike anyone gathered near its user, Viviano Westwood, with a barrage of small, fast, superheated rocks.

Who uses Planet Waves?

Planet Waves is the sole Stand of Viviano Westwood, a prison guard in Stone Ocean who receives it from Whitesnake.

How hot do Planet Waves' meteors get?

As the meteoroids summoned by Planet Waves tear through the atmosphere, they heat up to as much as three thousand degrees Celsius, adding fire to the force of their impact.

Does Planet Waves protect its own user?

Yes, any meteor on a path to hit Viviano Westwood disintegrates just before contact, though that safeguard can be exploited by placing an object in the rock's path to absorb the fall and redirect the impact into him.

What is Planet Waves named after?

Planet Waves takes its name from the Bob Dylan album of the same title, following the series' habit of naming Stands after music.

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