After detecting the object moving the fastest, it accelerates itself until it can latch onto its target at one point, it becomes fast enough to catch up with a plane flying at 800kph. It is never explained what objects within its range it considers stationary, so it is open to interpretation. While Notorious B.I.G is blind, it can detect movement around itself, driving it to automatically attack the fastest moving object within range. Notorious B.I.G detects and can catch up to the fastest things near it After infecting Giorno, it somehow made him take some of Carne's fingers and put them into a plane's freezer later, it used a pen to write out Giorno's thoughts on the wall and window. can influence its host's body, causing them to perform actions without being consciously aware of them. In its initial growth phase, Notorious B.I.G. Its ability to absorb Stand energy makes it immune to Stand attacks, enabling it to seek out Stands in order to feed on them. More importantly, one speck of it can completely recover from near-destruction as long as it reaches a source of energy to feed on, making it nigh-impossible to defeat. Through this ability, Notorious B.I.G can grow to a great volume with enough energy, eventually reaching a size comparable to a jet plane. Upon activation, Notorious B.I.G slowly infects anyone that has touched the remains of its user and eats away at flesh and energy in order to grow a body this includes Stand energy and energy from automated objects like an engine. As this body is made of physical matter, it is vulnerable to mundane damage such as being flung into objects or getting impaled however, any surviving pieces will remain active and capable of regenerating themselves. Initially, Notorious B.I.G seems to have no body after the death of its user, instead constructing one by absorbing matter and energy from an outside source. This is one of its main features and gets rid of a potential weakness. While Notorious B.I.G can be summoned while Carne is alive, the Stand is said to only activate upon its User's death, drawing energy from Carne's grudge. However, as an automated Stand, it can be bypassed. Coupled with its ability to grow by absorbing energy, even that of attacks, Notorious B.I.G can be said to be truly invincible. Notorious B.I.G is one of the few Stands that can still be active even after the user's death.
However, it appears to communicate with Giorno when it begins to develop on his arm, revealing information about itself that its current target couldn't possibly know (such as its name and the nature of its existence). has an almost animalistic personality, seeking only to devour things to further its growth. In the anime adaptation, it becomes flesh red.
In both the colored manga and PS2 video game adaptation, Notorious B.I.G is portrayed as being primarily purple, with white and blue striped body parts and yellow eyes. Its pointed helmet now curls over the top of its head and the Stand now possesses a mouth filled with blunt human-like teeth. It becomes big enough to fill up the entire end of a plane's cabin and its arms become two stretchy tentacles. It gains the eyes and mask of its previous form, along with armored bands on its body and shoulders and tiny, wheel-like "hands" at the ends of its arms.Īfter consuming enough matter, Notorious B.I.G undergoes a second transformation into a much larger monster. Once large enough, it develops a crude form with two small limbs and a tail. begins developing a body of blobby flesh. Its teeth are bared in a snarl, although it's unclear if this is a permanent expression or merely its reaction to Carne's injuries.Īfter reactivating itself following its user's death, Notorious B.I.G.
It wears a striped half-mask rising in a peak above its head and extending over its right eye. In its brief appearance with its user alive, Notorious B.I.G seems humanoid.