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Eleven Men

Character

The Eleven Men are an unnamed band of minor antagonists in Steel Ball Run. Serving Funny Valentine, these eleven Stand users share the single Stand Tatoo You! and hunt Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli during the fifth stage of the race.

Stand: Tatoo You!
Status: 10 deceased, 1 alive
Part: Steel Ball Run
First Appearance (Manga): SBR Chapter 45
Allegiances: Valentine's Subordinates
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Appearance

Every one of the eleven wears a matching kit: a flat-brimmed cowboy hat, a range coat, and a belt fitted with a holster. Most of them also carry a pattern of tiny writing scattered through their hair and facial hair, giving the impression of a printed page.

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Personality

Their inner lives go largely unexplored, though they move with an eerie coordination, acting as one. They are also merciless killers, stalking Gyro and Johnny with cold patience and thinking nothing of raising their own dead comrades as shields once the fighting breaks out.

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History

Funny Valentine hires the eleven after Sandman's defeat, and they trail Gyro Zeppeli and Johnny Joestar as skilled riders and gunmen. The group follows the pair, who are rushing to spend the fortune won from Sugar Mountain, into a bar, where a shootout soon erupts. The men come close to cornering and finishing their targets, but many die at the hands of the other gamblers, whom Gyro pays several million dollars to turn on them.

Their shared Stand, Tatoo You!, lets them treat one another's bodies as portals, merging and relocating themselves at will. On leaving the bar, Johnny watches Gyro begin fusing into the tree that once imprisoned Sugar Mountain, a curse Gyro can only escape by surrendering the last corpse part. Johnny clings to the relic anyway and sees his friend consumed. It is then that the sole surviving member strikes a bargain, trading a wine bottle for the ears and right arm the two had recovered, before riding off, still wary of a trick, to deliver the pieces to the President. Ten of the eleven perish, leaving one alive.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who do the Eleven Men work for?

The Eleven Men work for Funny Valentine, who hires them after Sandman's defeat in Steel Ball Run. They are skilled riders and gunmen sent to hunt down Gyro Zeppeli and Johnny Joestar.

What is the Eleven Men's shared Stand?

The Eleven Men share a single Stand called Tatoo You!, which lets them treat one another's bodies as portals and merge or relocate themselves at will. They also use it to raise their own dead comrades as shields during combat.

How many of the Eleven Men survive?

Only one of the Eleven Men survives; the other ten die during the shootout in a bar, mostly at the hands of gamblers whom Gyro Zeppeli paid to turn on them.

Who do the Eleven Men hunt in Steel Ball Run?

The Eleven Men hunt Gyro Zeppeli and Johnny Joestar, trailing the pair as they rush to spend the fortune won from Sugar Mountain. The chase leads into a bar where a shootout breaks out.

What happens to the last surviving member of the Eleven Men?

The sole surviving member of the Eleven Men trades a wine bottle for the recovered ears and right arm of the Saint's Corpse, then rides off to deliver the pieces to the President.

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