Gyro Zeppeli

Gyro is a man of average to above-average height and average to athletic build. He has long, collarbone-length light blond hair, light eyes, square patches of facial hair lining his jaw, and often painted lips. He either features grills or has the phrase "GO! GO! ZEPPELI" chiseled into his prosthetic teeth. Gyro's basic equipment consists of a studded black short-sleeved coat, leather pants, and cowboy boots. He wears a belt, the buckle of which is engraved with a pair of hands pointing towards his crotch, and on his hips are a pair of special holsters for his Steel Spheres. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, with slits in the crown and brim that allow light and air to filter through. Located around the crown of his hat are a pair of slitted goggles.

Gyro is a proud and flamboyant executioner marked by the harshness of life, as well as participating in the Steel Ball Run for the sake of a child. Gyro is initially introduced as an arrogant and aggressive jockey in Steel Ball Run. Unlike other competitors, Gyro always aggressively seeks to take first place, speeding ahead of everyone and then fending off anyone who challenges him. He also has a tendency to take dangerous shortcuts to get ahead of the rest of the competitors. Gyro is a rude man, mocking the vast majority of those he encounters with insults and mocking remarks. Even with his closest friend Johnny Joestar, Gyro does not mince words and sometimes argues with him. Furthermore, Johnny only left a lasting impression on Gyro through his stubborn obstinacy and otherwise despised him during their first meeting.

The only person Gyro had any degree of respect for was his stern father Gregorio Zeppeli. Gyro's arrogance and rudeness extend to his fights, during which he is prone to mocking his enemies in some way or saying something conceited. For example, he openly mocked Mountain Tim's "ridiculous" hat. He is also quite rude and vulgar, insulting people outside of his circle or those he deems suspicious, such as when he told Hot Pants to "go eat shit" upon not trusting her due to their brief skirmish earlier or when he insulted Lucy Steel for stealing the dove containing the coordinates to the location of the next part of the Holy Corpse from Funny Valentine and running away without a plan afterward. Gyro is particularly proud of his mastery of the Spin, a familiar technique involving the spinning and throwing of steel balls with various effects and hails the Spin as the pinnacle of human skill, this pride is ultimately justified when the Spin proves capable of defeating even the Stand Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - Love Train. However he also had to act as an instructor to Johnny, though he only bothered to teach him the basics of the Spin and introducing him to the Golden Rectangle only when they were threatened by a new enemy.

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The Zeppeli Family Spin technique, usually applied with special Steel Balls, is a versatile skill that Gyro has trained in since his youth. Gyro equips two Steel Balls as a means of self-defense, offense, and general strategic advantage.

By launching his Steel Balls with Spin, Gyro can create a variety of impressive trajectories, even capable of having them return directly to him, especially after successful contact with his target.

Upon impact with flesh, spiral waves often appear. Gyro can apply a wide range of effects to human or animal targets, including muscle, nerve, and bone manipulation, as well as forcefully twisting flesh to drain water.

Gyro explains that while it is used by his family for execution, the Gyro was not developed for destructive purposes, and is in many ways equally suitable for medical treatment.

The Spin can be considered the "Steel Ball Run counterpart" of the Hamon, which appeared mainly in Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency.

Gyro had a normal childhood, his father telling him that he was in the hands of the monarchy and that it was not in the position of the monarch's subordinates to be sentimental, his father, Gregorio Zeppeli had complimented Gyro's sentimentality when he had attempted to use his spinning abilities to heal Wekapipo's sister and failed, stating that restoring her sight fully would have consequences that would make his brother-in-law hunt her down and kill her.

Gregorio instructed Gyro in the use of the Steel Balls, training him to become a skilled executioner. Although the Zeppeli Family generally adhered to issuing the death penalty to serious and dangerous criminals, there was one incident that resulted in the arrest and death sentence of an innocent boy who earned his living by shining shoes. Gyro was shocked when he heard this and even more so when the boy offered to clean the executioner's own shoes.

Gyro wasn't that kind of person. He knew the boy was innocent, so he spared his life. In doing so, his family considered him a traitor and kicked him out of the house. Later, Gyro, upon learning about the Steel Ball Run and the $50,000,000 million dollars, thought that if he traveled to America and obtained them, he could reconcile with his family and save the boy.

Gyro Zeppeli's Stand in Steel Ball Run is called Ball Breaker. This Stand is a manifestation of the rotational energy (Spin) that Gyro generates with his steel balls, allowing him to transcend dimensions. Ball Breaker has a vaguely humanoid appearance and is surrounded by an electric shock-like energy.

Giro Demonstration:

Ball Breaker emerges when Gyro achieves the perfect "Golden Spin", an advanced rotation technique.

Main skill:

It accelerates the deterioration of a target's cells, causing drastic aging in humans.

Power:

Ball Breaker is capable of overcoming dimensional barriers, demonstrating considerable power.

Appearance:

It has a humanoid form with claws/hooves, multiple "eyes" and comma-shaped horns.

Gyro Zeppeli is known for his mastery of Spin and his ability to see Stands before he even gains his own. Ball Breaker is a manifestation of this ability, and is considered Gyro's Stand, or at least the way his Spin manifests as a Stand.