Nukesaku

Overview

A minor antagonist featured in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders. He is a vampiric henchman residing inside DIO's mansion in Cairo. Lacking a Stand, he is mocked and despised by his fellow mansion guardians for his incompetence and foolish behavior. "Nukesaku" is not his actual name, but a derogatory nickname meaning blockhead given to him by his peers.

Appearance

He has long, wavy black hair, purple eyes, and wears lipstick. When utilizing his flesh manipulation technique, a tearful woman's face appears on the back of his head, and he rotates his shoulder, arm, and ankle joints. However, he fails to alter his hands correctly, leaving his thumbs facing the wrong direction for his disguise.

Personality

Arrogant and simple-minded, Nukesaku proudly believes his trickery is an unstoppable power. He harbors deep resentment toward fellow mansion guards like Terence T. D'Arby, Vanilla Ice, and Kenny G for treating him with disdain, taking spiteful pleasure in their downfall. He is cowardly, surrendering instantly when confronted with overwhelming force.

Abilities

He is not a Stand user, but possesses vampiric flesh manipulation abilities granted by receiving DIO's blood. He can grow a female face on the back of his head, shed tears, produce a female voice, alter his height and hair length, and twist his joints to disguise himself, though he cannot change his hands properly. He also possesses vampiric immortality.

Background

After the major guardians in DIO's mansion were defeated, Nukesaku intercepted Jotaro Kujo's group. Attempting an ambush disguised as a captive female, his trick was instantly exposed by Jotaro due to his reversed hands. Following a severe beating from Star Platinum, he was forced to guide the heroes to DIO's room. Ordered to open DIO's coffin, he was instantaneously chopped to pieces by DIO and stuffed inside the coffin. In the television anime adaptation, DIO also forced him to fire a shotgun at him to test his own power.

Relationships

He served DIO after receiving his blood, but was ultimately shredded without hesitation by his master inside the coffin. Jotaro Kujo easily exposed his disguise, beat him into submission, and forced him to act as their guide. His fellow mansion guards, including Terence T. D'Arby, Vanilla Ice, and Kenny G, treated him with absolute contempt, causing Nukesaku to secretly gloat over their defeat.

Trivia

His nickname "Nukesaku" comes from a Japanese word meaning an incompetent fool. In fighting game adaptations, he appears as a decoy taking damage for DIO when affected by Alessi's capability. In the OVA adaptation, his character is omitted entirely, with Muhammad Avdol opening the coffin instead.