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“ | I'm the type whose power only shows when I'm paired with someone else. Being #2 is better than #1! That's Hol Horse's philosophy of life! | „ |
~ Hol Horse |
Hol Horse is a major antagonist in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders and one of the two main protagonists (alongside Josuke Higashikata) of the spin-off manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak.
A cowardly but somewhat noble assassin, he once worked for DIO to assassinate the Stardust Crusaders and has been one of the few notable villains to survive against them. He wields the Stand known as Emperor, a gun with powerful abilities.
Portrayals[]
In Japanese, he was voiced by Norio Wakamoto in the OVA, Kei'ichi Nanba in the Drama CD, Yasuhara Yoshito in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future, Hōchū Ōtsuka in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle, and Hidenobu Kiuchi in the anime and all subsquient appearances.
In the English dubs, he was voiced by Roger L. Jackson (best known for voicing Ghostface in Scream and Mojo Jojo in The Powerpuff Girls) in the OVA and Imari Williams (who also voiced Augus in Asura's Wrath, Nosferatu Zodd in Berserk (2016), the Rhino Boss in Zootopia+, Tremor in Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind and Valter in Fire Emblem Heroes) in the anime.
Personality[]
For the most part, Hol Horse maintains a calm, composed, and affectionate attitude, though that is just a facade, as Hol Horse is a dirty coward who only fights when he's sure he will win. If he doesn't have a partner to back him up or is outnumbered, he will run away and avoid confrontation at the first opportunity.
Hol Horse is also perfectly content being the right-hand man and dislikes hurting women. He is also shown to be quite affable as well, as best seen where he apologizes to Boingo for kidnapping him and doesn't even get mad when he vomits on him. He even gave him a wallet full of money to return home should they fail in defeating the Stardust Crusaders.
Powers and Abilities[]
“ | The gun is mightier than the sword! Such a brilliant quote! | „ |
~ Hol Horse |
Hol Horse's Stand, Emperor, takes the form of a gun. It has unlimited ammo and he can control the trajectory of the bullets at will. However, his Stand is fairly weak by itself. Because of this, he only fights when he have a partner to back him up.
Quotes[]
“ | Listen, I'm a nomad. I live life day by day, and eventually I'm destined to die alone. An heiress to nobility like you shouldn't even think about marrying a guy like me. No matter how much we love each other. | „ |
~ Hol Horse to Nena. |
“ | "The gun's mightier than the sword!" Mmm, mmm, mmm. I love that line.
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~ Hol Horse taunting Polnareff. |
“ | No one talks to me that way! I don't have to follow orders from someone who's probably not even as tough as me! I may have said yes, but I never vowed loyalty from the bottom of my heart! I won't sell my soul to you! | „ |
~ Hol Horse trying to assassinate Dio. |
“ | Listen, Boingo. I'm a gentleman. I got ladies all over the world. I may tell 'em a little white lie now and then, but I'd never hit 'em! That's because I respect all ladies... The good-looking ones, the uglies, all of 'em!!
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~ Hol Horse refused to beat a woman even if it's beneficial to him. |
“ | Quiet! All I wanna know is what's gonna happen next! | „ |
~ Hol Horse's last known words before being hit by his own bullets. |
Trivia[]
- Hol Horse's name is a tribute to the pop-rock duo Hall & Oates.
- Meanwhile, his Stand was named after 4th tarot card of the major arcana, The Emperor, which symbolizes order and control.
- Fittingly, his girlfriend, Nena, has a Stand called "Empress", named after the eponymous tarot card.
- Hol Horse was originally intended to redeem himself and join the Stardust Crusaders, but it was scrapped due to Hol Horse being too similar to Polnareff and Araki not wanting to remove his "outlaw gunman" archetype-based character so soon.
- Araki designed Emperor to look like both an automatic pistol and a revolver.
- Hol Horse is based off of Cobra, the main protagonist of the manga and anime of the same name. Cobra is a gunslinger who both smokes and can fire at objects without needing a line-of-sight, traits Hol Horse shares.
- Hol Horse's quote "The gun is mightier than the sword!", is a parody of "The pen is mightier than the sword." a well-known saying originally said by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
- Hol Horse's personality of going unnoticed and using the environment and people to his advantage inspired Araki to give these traits to Yoshikage Kira.