Telence T. D'Arby

A 21-year-old man, white American, tall and athletic, yet slim and toned. He has pronounced muscles and long fingers, perfect for fast gameplay on a gamepad. He has regular, strong, sharp facial features. Unlike his older brother, Telence has no mustache or facial hair. He has narrow, predatory, almond-shaped brown eyes, black arched eyebrows. Telence wears a black headband and a pair of earrings in the shape of the letters T and D (likely the first letters of his first and last names). His most distinguishing feature is his unusual, symmetrical gray tattoos in the form of parallel stripes (lines). They are located horizontally in three areas: on his forehead, on the bridge of his nose, and on his chin. Telens's hair is styled in a very high, voluminous, and structured hairstyle, resembling a "beehive" of dark green and emerald color. He wears a long white coat with a stand-up collar. The sleeve cuffs have an unusual purple ripped or zigzag pattern. Under the coat, he wears a tight-fitting black turtleneck. A huge purple heart is embroidered on the chest. Loose white harem pants match the coat and are tucked in at the bottom. Brown moccasin-style shoes with fringed trim are worn. On his ankles, over the pants, are chunky gold rings (three on each foot). A black leather belt with a large gold buckle in the shape of his initials "T.D."

Terence T. D'Arby is a minor antagonist in Part 3 of the anime and manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. He is the younger brother of Daniel J. D'Arby and serves as a butler at Dio Brando's mansion. An arrogant, cold-blooded, and meticulous elitist gamer with the refined manners of a butler, hiding a deep-seated superiority complex beneath. He is fanatically loyal to Dio Brando and genuinely believes himself invincible due to his Stand Atum's ability to read others' minds. Outwardly polite and aristocratic, Telence works as a butler in Dio's mansion. He is conspicuously polite and hospitable, and calmly greets the Stardust Crusaders without resorting to rudeness without cause. Pride and superiority complex. Due to his ability to read people's souls through simple "yes/no" answers, Telence considers himself mentally superior to any rival and his older brother. A macabre collection. Like his brother who turned souls into gambling chips, Telence takes the souls of losing gamers and seals them forever in custom cloth dolls resembling the person who owned the soul. He treats the captured souls like his personal toy collection, caring for them and sewing them clothes. He once brutally beat his older brother, breaking his bones, because he hit his girlfriend. Telence is a brilliant technologist and video game expert, but he lacks his older brother's true psychological insight, cunning, and intelligence. He relies too heavily on his Stand's cheating ability, leaving him completely at a loss when he's mechanically tricked. He's an aesthete and a perfectionist in everything. From his own appearance (a stylish hairstyle with the letters "T.D." on his massive earrings.) to the meticulous way he sews unique clothes for the dolls he traps souls in. Of course, he does the same in video games: spending countless hours creating the perfect avatar, choosing skins, and customizing attributes. He likes to choose the number 15 in games because he was born January 5.

Telence is one of the Egypt 9 Glory Gods, an elite group of mercenaries and fanatical followers of DIO who defended the approaches to his mansion in Cairo.

Dio Brando is the leader and object of absolute worship of Telence. D'Arby Jr. serves him faithfully as his butler and is willing to give his life to protect his Lord. DIO is a 120-year-old vampire with the Stand "The World", which can stop time for few seconds. He is blond with red eyes, wears a black tight turtleneck, a yellow jacket and pants, gold boots, a green headband and a belt with small green hearts. His huge, muscular body once belonged to Jonathan Joestar. He spent most of his 120 years locked in a coffin at the bottom of the ocean, but then he returned and was able to build an army of Stand users around himself. Arrogant, narcissistic, charismatic, manipulative, commanding, ambitious, cruel, calculating. He is able to seduce any person with his look, words and presence, which is why so many people gathered around him. Vanilla Ice is DIO's most loyal and dangerous servant. Along with Telence, he was stationed directly inside the mansion and served as the last line of defense. He wields the Stand "Cream," which can devour space and render himself invisible.

Other Egypt 9 glory gods: Daniel J. D'Arby is his own older brother. Despite being on the same side, they were deeply hostile and competitive, and his soul-stealing Stand "Osiris" wich trapping souls in gambling chips.
N'Doul is the blind master of the water Stand "Geb."
Oingo and Boingo are comedian brothers with the Stands "Khnum" (appearance-altering) and "Tohth" (book of prophecies).
Anubis is a sentient sword Stand. Mariah wields the magnetic Stand "Bastet."
Alessi is a maniac with the Stand "Sethan", which makes people years younger.
Pet Shop is a predatory guardian falcon with the ice Stand "Horus", who lives in a mansion.

The mansion is mostly dark because sunlight is life-threatening for DIO. Telence has a small gaming corner in the basement of the mansion.

Appearance: Telence's Stand, "Atum," is a humanoid robotic Stand with an athletic build, dominated by white, gray, and bright pink. Its main visual feature is the abundance of heart-shaped elements that adorn its chest, shoulders, belt, and gloves. The Stand's head resembles a mechanical helmet with round red eyes, and the large letters "TD"—the initials of its owner, Terence D'Arby—are etched on its chin. Atum's arms and legs are covered in a distinctive pink and white striped pattern, completing its vibrant and memorable appearance.

Abilities: "Atum" is not designed for direct fistfights, but has a unique set of mental and mystical abilities, ideal for psychological games. Atum's primary ability is to ask an opponent's soul questions, to which it automatically responds with a "Yes" or "No" response. The Stand perceives a person's true intentions, making it impossible to deceive or bluff Telence. However, this ability is limited: Atum can only read binary answers ("Yes/No") and cannot read complex, detailed thoughts.
Soul Stealing: If an opponent admits defeat in the game (even mentally) or dies, Atum instantly extracts their soul from their body. Telence seals these souls into dolls. While the soul is in the doll, the victim's body is comatose but remains alive. The soul within the doll remains fully conscious and can move and even speak through the doll. Atum can partially or completely merge with Telence's body. This grants its owner incredible reaction speed, precise movements, and perfect control over gameplay. The Stand allows for complex in-game combos at a pixelated level, impossible for the average person to achieve.