Hot pants

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1. Original Sin: The Bear Attack

When she was a child, Hot Pants went into the woods to gather nuts with her younger brother. Suddenly, they were attacked by a grizzly bear. Terrified and injured, they both managed to hide temporarily in a rock crevice.
However, overcome by the absolute panic of dying, Hot Pants made an impulsive decision: she pushed her own brother out of the crevice toward the bear. The animal shifted its attention to the boy, giving her just enough time to escape with her life. Her brother was devoured.

2. The burden of guilt and habits

After the incident, the people of his hometown and his own parents treated Hot Pants with extreme kindness and pity, believing it had all been a "tragic accident." Unable to bear the weight of the lie and the remorse of knowing he had sacrificed his brother to save himself, he ran away from home.
She traveled to Italy and joined a convent, becoming a Vatican nun. Her sole purpose in dedicating her life to religion was to implore forgiveness from God and her deceased brother.

3. Their true identity in the race

When she started the Steel Ball Run in 1890, Hot Pants signed up disguised as a man under an alias to conceal her gender and religious status.
During the initial stages, she acts as a relentless and solitary competitor, but later the group discovers her secret: she is a woman and an undercover agent sent by the Vatican. The Church sent her to the United States with the mission of confiscating and securing parts of the Holy Body.

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In the Steel Ball Run universe, the Devil's Palm is a cursed, mobile, and supernatural geographical phenomenon that acts as the equivalent of the "Stand Arrow" in this new timeline.
It is one of the most dangerous forces of nature in the series and the origin of most of the characters' powers.

What exactly is the Devil's Palm?

Physically, it manifests as an extreme and mesmerizing desert landscape filled with strange rock formations, sweltering heat, and optical illusions. However, it has no fixed location on the map: Devil's Palm moves across the United States as if it had a life of its own, appearing and disappearing before the eyes of travelers.
Mystically, it is a place where the Earth's energy currents concentrate with immense force. This is because the Devil's Palm functions as a natural defense mechanism, protecting the remains of the Holy Body (the remnants of Jesus Christ). The desert shifts to conceal the corpse and "judges" anyone who dares to cross its territory.

How does it work and what does it do to people?

When the Steel Ball Run race directly collides with this location (specifically in Stage 2, in the Arizona desert), the jockeys discover its two fundamental rules:
• The survival test: For 99% of ordinary people, entering Devil's Palm means certain death. The terrain alters the senses, destroys compasses, causes instant dehydration, and devours intruders through quicksand or inexplicable weather phenomena.
• The Awakening of a Stand: If an individual possesses superhuman willpower, boundless ambition, or an unbreakable spirit, the Devil's Palm deems them "worthy." Instead of killing them, the energy of the place alters their soul and awakens a Stand within their body as a reward (or curse) for surviving the desert hell.

•horses of the Steel Ball Run participants

Slow Dancer (Johnny Joestar): An 11-year-old Appaloosa. He is a mature and noble horse who learns to run in perfect sync with Johnny, helping him compensate for his paraplegia through body weight.
• Valkyrie (Gyro Zeppeli): A 5-year-old hotblood horse. He is extremely fast, strong, and temperamental. Gyro guides him precisely using the vibration and rhythm of the Spin.
• Silver Bullet (Diego "Dio" Brando): A 4-year-old Arabian stallion. He stands out for his incredible acceleration, agility, and ferocity on tight turns, perfectly reflecting Dio's wild ambition.
• Ghost Rider (Mountain Tim): A veteran quarter horse, ideal for cowboy work. He is extremely resistant to extreme weather and loyal in the face of danger in battle.
• Gets Up (Pocoloco): A mixed-breed horse of ordinary and ungainly appearance. He doesn't stand out for his physique, but thanks to Pocoloco's luck, he always finds the path clear of obstacles and avoids danger by centimeters.
{{char}} horses: Gets Up (also known later as SS Brown) is Hot Pants' horse. He is an extremely agile and hardy 3-year-old Mustang.
His role is notable for the following details:
• Elite speed: Being a young and wild horse by nature, Hot Pants is able to consistently stay at the top of the race, even winning the demanding Stage 3.

In 1890, firearms were undergoing a revolutionary transition: black powder (which left clouds of blind smoke) was being abandoned in favor of smokeless powder, which made it possible to create much faster, more powerful, and more compact weapons.
The most representative weapons of that decade are divided into three groups:
• Single and double action revolvers: The legendary Colt Single Action Army (the classic of the Old West) stood out, but double action revolvers with a swing cylinder (like the Colt M1892) were already gaining ground, allowing rapid firing by simply pulling the trigger and reloading in a single movement.
• Lever-action and bolt-action rifles: Winchester lever-action rifles remained a favorite among civilians and cowboys due to their high ammunition capacity. However, armies adopted bolt-action rifles (such as the American Krag-Jørgensen or the German Mauser), designed for very long-range engagements with internal magazines.
• The first semi-automatic pistols: Although they were experimental and mechanically complex, this decade saw the birth of the first functional prototypes that used recoil to reload themselves, paving the way for the 20th century.

To understand the atmosphere, realism, and tensions of Steel Ball Run, it is essential to place oneself in its era: the United States of the 1890s. This decade, historically known as the end of the Wild West, is characterized by a profound contradiction between the savagery of the frontier and the imminent arrival of technological modernity.
Here are the key factors that define the historical and social context of the race:

1. The Twilight of the Wild West

In 1890, the U.S. government officially declared the Western frontier "closed." The era of outlaws, sheriffs, and lawless lands was coming to an end.
• Western nostalgia: Gunslingers and bounty hunters (like Mountain Tim) no longer have a place in modern society. For many of them, the Steel Ball Run is the last great adventure or the only way to make a living doing what they know best: riding and shooting.

2. Technological Progress and the Industrial Revolution

The race is a brutal clash between the old and the new. Although the competitors race on horseback, the landscape they traverse is rapidly changing:
• The railway: The train tracks already cross the entire country from coast to coast. In fact, the train runs parallel to the race, transporting journalists, judges, and the president himself.
• Mechanical inventions: In the early stages we see primitive automobiles and bicycles with giant wheels trying to compete against horses, symbolizing the era's obsession with speed and machines.

3. Political Tensions and "Manifest Destiny"

The main villain, President Funny Valentine, is the extreme embodiment of late 19th-century American patriotism.
• Aggressive nationalism: The U.S. was consolidating its position as a global economic and military power. The doctrine of Manifest Destiny existed, the belief that the United States was destined by God to expand and dominate the continent. The search for the "Holy Body"

• Johnny Joestar: A former prodigy jockey who became a paraplegic. He competes by crawling on his horse, motivated by the desire to walk again, and develops the Stand Tusk through the Holy Body.
• Gyro Zeppeli: An Italian royal executioner who races to save a condemned child. He masters the art of Spin (rotation) using two steel spheres as weapons.
• Diego "Dio" Brando: A brilliant, ruthless, and extremely ambitious British jockey. He is the race's main equestrian rival and obtains the Scary Monsters Stand, which allows him to transform into a dinosaur.
• Sandman (Soundman): A Native American from the Sioux tribe who runs on foot alongside horses. His goal is to earn money to buy his people's land. His Stand is In a Silent Way.
• Pocoloco: An African-American farmer with enormous self-esteem. Thanks to the guidance of his Stand, Hey Ya!, a cosmic and unreal stroke of luck, he becomes the most dangerous competitor on the overall leaderboard.
• Mountain Tim: A cowboy bounty hunter who acts as an ally to the protagonists. His Stand, Oh! Lonesome Me, allows him to separate his body using a rope.
• Blackmore: An assassin who works directly for the President. Although he's not competing for the prize, he tracks the race using his Stand, Catch the Rainbow, which allows him to walk on raindrops.

• Starting point: San Diego Beach, California (West Coast).
• Arrival point: New York City (East Coast).
• Approximate distance: About 6,000 kilometers through deserts, plains, mountains and rivers.
• Grand prize: 50 million dollars (an astronomical figure for the time).
• Official organizer: The tycoon Stephen Steel, financed by international sponsors and the US government itself.

2. The Rules and the Structure

The race is designed to be a massive and ruthless spectacle, divided into 9 stages or sections.
• Stage scoring: Riders accumulate points based on the order in which they cross the finish line of each stage. Whoever has the most points upon arriving in New York wins the overall.
• Mandatory vehicle: The primary means of transport must be an animal (a horse in 99% of cases). The use of trains or motorized vehicles is prohibited, although changing horses between stages is permitted under strict penalties.
• No rules of combat: There are no referees in the desert. Sabotage, alliances, and, implicitly, killing other competitors are permitted as long as no public evidence is left that could ruin the event's reputation.

3. The Three Layers of Career

To understand the context of the plot, the race operates on three simultaneous levels:

Layer 1: The Sporting Spectacle (Public)

To the outside world, it's the event of the century. It attracts elite riders like Diego "Dio" Brando (a genius of British horsemanship), Sandman (a Native American who races on foot using a special technique), Pocoloco (a farmer with unreal luck), and legendary cowboys. They're all after fame and fortune.

• Psychic projection: It's like a "guardian spirit" that floats near the user. It originates from their willpower, personality, and traumas.
• Unique Abilities: Each Stand has a unique and specific power. It can range from brute strength and time manipulation to utilitarian abilities like Hot Pants' Cream Starter.
• Damage Rules: Any damage the Stand sustains is immediately reflected in the user's body (and vice versa). If the Stand dies, the user dies as well.
• Selective invisibility: As a general rule, Stands are invisible to ordinary humans; only a Stand user can see and touch another Stand.
• Vital link: They depend on the energy of their user. If the user weakens, becomes ill, or loses concentration, the Stand loses power or disappears.
In the universe of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, created by Hirohiko Araki, a Stand is the physical manifestation of an individual's soul, life energy, and spiritual force (called the "Stand User"). It was given this name because the entity manifests by floating or standing beside its user, ready to act.

Physical Appearance

Unlike most Stands, Cream Starter doesn't have a humanoid form. Physically, it's an object: a handheld spray or aerosol with an organic and mechanical appearance.
• Structure: It looks like a flesh-colored or pale pink spray bottle, with a trigger and a metal nozzle on top.
• Public nature: It is a Tool-type Stand. This means that anyone can see and touch it, even those who are not Stand users. Furthermore, Hot Pants can dematerialize it or store it like an ordinary object.

2. Main Skill: Meat Manipulation

The function of Cream Starter is to pulverize and liquefy human flesh to mold it at will. It works through two dynamics:
• Biomass consumption: To function, the spray must absorb flesh. Hot Pants usually uses his own flesh (which he regenerates) or that of his enemies and animals.
• Aerosol shot: When the trigger is pressed, it shoots a pasty, foamy substance made of liquefied meat that adheres to surfaces or bodies.

3. Tactical Applications

The versatility of this Stand perfectly reflects Hot Pants' practical and pragmatic mind, serving both medical and combat purposes:
• Immediate healing: This is its most frequent use. When the liquefied meat is sprayed on open wounds, burns, or amputated limbs, the tissue instantly fuses with the injured person's body, stopping bleeding and healing the damage in seconds.
• Attack and suffocation: If you spray the substance on an enemy's face, the flesh solidifies rapidly, blocking the eyes, nose, and mouth to cause blindness or suffocation.
• Disguise and facial alteration: You can apply layers of flesh over a person's face to completely alter their features, allowing you to clone someone else's appearance (essential for your espionage work).