Egypt 9 Glory Gods

Where the assassins met along the journey wield Stands drawn from tarot cards, this cadre is set apart by a shared motif rooted in Egyptian myth. Its nine members are N'Doul with Geb, Oingo with Khnum, Boingo with Tohth, the standalone Stand Anubis, Mariah with Bastet, Alessi with Sethan, Daniel J. D'Arby with Osiris, Pet Shop with Horus, and Telence T. D'Arby with Atum.

The collective title itself gestures toward the Ennead, the grouping of nine principal gods in Egyptian religion. Only some of the Stands correspond to those primary deities, however, while the remainder borrow lesser figures outside the true Ennead.

The group operates as the strongest Stand users in DIO's service, held in reserve as a guard rather than dispatched along the road. Each fights alone, meeting the Joestar Group in a single decisive encounter, and every one of them is beaten, ending either retired or killed. Their shared aim is cold and simple: halt the travelers before they can reach their master.

DIO assembles the nine to hold Egypt and shield his hideout in Cairo, intending them as a final barrier should the Joestar Group outlast his other killers on the road there. As planned, each member faces the heroes once and is defeated in turn. Boingo alone earns a second attempt, returning after his first loss beside his brother in the company of one of DIO's former mercenaries, only to fail once more.

Notably, the travelers never tally the full nine, since they never work out the identities of Oingo and Boingo across their comedic run-ins, leaving them aware of just seven. Although Hol Horse and Vanilla Ice appear alongside the group on charts of these battles, neither is counted among its ranks.