Reviving a thread that hasn't been updated in about a year because why the heck not. Now with 10% more fancy corner brackets. I imagine this would be a final boss character's Stand, as its main power is perfect for a ringleader type of villain and it has enough powerful abilities to give the heroes a run for their money.
『Personal Jesus』
Appearance:
An unnaturally tall and lanky humanoid robot. Its head is a large metallic sphere, with a grotesquely wide leering grin spray-painted on in red and similarly painted on, cross-shaped eyes. A bent, twisted ring of steel is suspended above its head by electrical wires, appearing like a mockery of an angel's halo. A pair of malformed metal "wings" can be seen emerging from its back, albeit far too small and twisted to support actual flight. The Stand's torso appears to be gouged open, countless tangled telephone cables spilling out from its chest like innards. Its palms have nail-sized holes in the center, evoking the imagery of stigmata.
Strength- Variable (initially E)
Speed- Variable (initially C)
Range- A
Durability- Variable (initially D)
Precision- C
Potential- A
Stand User: 『Judas Priest』
A handsome silver-haired young man in clerical robes. Under the guise of a benevolent wandering priest, he uses his Stand to amass followers for his cult, eventually planning on taking over the world.
Abilities:
『Your Own Personal Jesus』
Personal Jesus has the ability to absorb 『faith』 from people in its surroundings to empower itself. The definition of 『faith』 in question encompasses everything from religious faith to the faith people place in their friends to even the faith that the world will keep existing as it did yesterday. No matter what it was originally, the target's faith will invariably be redirected towards Personal Jesus and its user.
Those affected will lose faith in anything other than Personal Jesus itself, abandoning their friends, family and society to become its slavish followers. The effect operates gradually, with the victim first perceiving Personal Jesus to be a kindly stranger (likely an angel, given its inhuman appearance), then a close friend, then a lover and finally a god. With each step, it usurps the role of the entity of corresponding importance in the victim's own life. At this point the brainwashing is complete, creating followers that could gladly kill or die for the Stand's approval. The fewer close bonds and convictions the target had prior to encountering Personal Jesus, the easier they are to affect.
As a visual effect, 『faith』 absorbed through this ability takes the form of ghostly strands of light extending from those affected before being sucked into the stigmata on the Stand's palms.
『Reach Out And Touch Faith』
Personal Jesus' secondary ability, strengthening itself in proportion to how much faith it has consumed. Every person putting their faith in the Stand will slightly increase its physical parameters (Strength, Speed, Durability). While the effect is so weak as to barely noticeable with only a small number of followers, large groups placing their faith in Personal Jesus have the potential to fortify its attributes immensely. Having amassed an entire city's worth of followers, Personal Jesus could in theory become a Stand as strong, fast and durable as even the likes of Star Platinum.
An angelic white light emanating from Personal Jesus' body displays the extent of this ability. Starting out as a faint and barely perceivable aura, it eventually grows to be nearly blinding. Personal Jesus can also utilize this phenomenon offensively for an ability the Stand user calls 『The Light Of God』, creating beams or explosions of holy light.
『Lift Up The Receiver, I'll Make You A Believer』
Personal Jesus can eavesdrop messages from all telephones within one mile of its location. Incredibly useful for spying on followers, and identifying vulnerable people to recruit. Personal Jesus can also transport itself and its user to any active telephone receiver within the same range, instantly escaping disadvantageous battles or situations. In a modern city where one is likely to be no more than one mile from a telephone at any given time, the usefulness of this ability cannot be overstated. However, Personal Jesus can only use this transportation ability once per day, at the cost of lowering its physical parameters by one rank for the rest of the day.