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King Nothing

Character

King Nothing serves Norisuke Higashikata IV in JoJolion, a hollow humanoid pieced together from jigsaw fragments. Weak in a straight fight, it excels at hunting, breaking into loose puzzle pieces to slip anywhere and locking onto a scent to trail its quarry across town like a bloodhound.

Part: JoJolion
Stand Type: Long-Distance Stand
Manga Debut: JJL Chapter 27
Namesake: King Nothing, a Metallica song
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Overview

Norisuke's Stand appears as an empty humanoid shell assembled entirely from interlocking jigsaw pieces. Two long horns droop from its head and, framed by the collar around its neck, give it the silhouette of a traditional jester. In colored artwork it runs mostly lilac, dotted with the odd magenta piece, green accents, and a brown collar.

By its master's own admission it is a long-distance Stand with almost no physical strength, which makes it a poor choice for open combat. Norisuke, a family man rather than a fighter, rarely pushes its limits, so the full extent of its powers stays vague.

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Mechanics

The Stand can come apart into its component puzzle pieces and reassemble at will, a trait that lets it thread through tight gaps while following a lead. Those same pieces can be built up into recreated objects, and at one point it shapes an entire Locacaca tree out of itself. This construction talent ties directly into how it tracks.

Its central power is scent tracking. When it meets an object, it wraps the item in its pieces and memorizes the smell attached, whether from the object itself or from anyone who handled it. It then pursues that scent automatically, even without Norisuke actively directing it, either following a trail to its source or lying dormant until the scent draws near. It can also remodel itself into a copy of whatever it hunts by fixing pieces onto the target's clothing or the surfaces they recently touched.

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Notable Users

Norisuke Higashikata IV, patriarch of the Higashikata family and head of its fruit business, is the sole wielder. Fittingly for that clan, whose Stands all carry 'King' in their names, he uses it mainly to track people down, including locating the stone-bodied Yotsuyu Yagiyama by a scent left on Yasuho.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is King Nothing in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?

King Nothing is the Stand of Norisuke Higashikata IV in JoJolion, appearing as a hollow humanoid built from interlocking jigsaw puzzle pieces.

Is King Nothing a good Stand?

King Nothing is nearly useless in a straight fight, since its user Norisuke admits it has almost no physical strength. It is instead a highly effective long distance tool for tracking people down.

What is King Nothing's ability?

King Nothing's central power is scent tracking. It memorizes a smell from an object or person it touches and then automatically pursues that scent, and it can also come apart into its jigsaw pieces to slip through tight gaps or rebuild into recreated objects.

Who uses King Nothing?

Norisuke Higashikata IV, patriarch of the Higashikata family and head of its fruit business, is King Nothing's sole wielder.

What does King Nothing look like?

King Nothing appears as an empty, lilac colored humanoid shell made of jigsaw pieces, with two drooping horns and a collar that give it the silhouette of a jester.

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