Santana

“	Give it up, you primitive beings.	„
	~ Santana

Summary

Left behind by Kars, the Pillar Man Santana entered hibernation within Mexico until he was discovered by Robert E. O. Speedwagon in 1938. Retrieved by Rudol von Stroheim and his fellow Nazis, he was revived after thousands of years of rest so they could find out how to deal with the recently discovered Kars and his group.

Powers and Stats

Tier: High 8-C

Name: Santana

Origin: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency

Gender: Male

Age: 10,000+ years

Classification: Pillar Man

Powers and Abilities: Genius Intelligence (Learned how to speak English after only minutes of observation), Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Enhanced Senses, Biological Manipulation, Acid Manipulation (Santana's cells release a digestive acid that quickly dissolves victims on a cellular level on contact, allowing him to absorb other lifeforms), Body Control (Like vampires, the Pillar Men can easily control their physiology; Santana could completely control his own skeletal structure, compress his body to fit into small spaces, fire bullets out of his fingers and can control even tiny pieces of his body separately), Natural Weaponry (Can use his skeletal structure as a weapon), Elasticity (Pillar Men can stretch their bodies and contort them beyond recognition), Possession (Invaded and controlled a Nazi soldier's body, as well as Stroheim's. When reduced to a nervous system, Esidisi was able to invade Suzi Q's body and control her), Immortality (Types 1, 2, 3 and 6; Pillar Man can survive after being reduced to just a nervous system by Hamon and still be able to possess other bodies while reduced to this state), Self-Sustenance (Type 1; Pillar Men should be capable of surviving without oxygen like Stone Mask Vampires. Can survive for millennia incased within stone and as just a brain), Regeneration (High-Mid; A Pillar Man's regeneration is superior to that of normal vampires, like Straizo, who regenerated from being blown apart by grenades and in order to cease the life functions of Santana, the body must be shredded into 1cm squared pieces. Possibly Mid-High; Even the dust from their body is alive and can reassemble itself, though whether this is the true limit of their healing ability or something that can only be done if sufficient body mass is already present is unknown), Pain Resistance (Can endure damage and injury which would normally cause tremendous pain with little, if any, issue)

Attack Potency: Large Building level (Superior to any vampire or zombie, putting him above Dio Brando.^{[Note 1]} Overpowered Joseph, nearly breaking his arm at one point)

Speed: At least Hypersonic+ (Casually kept up with Joseph)

Lifting Strength: At least Class K, possibly Class M (Much stronger than Tarkus and Dio Brando^{[Note 2]})

Striking Strength: Large Building level

Durability: Large Building level (Superior to the likes of Dio Brando. Tanked hits from Joseph with little issue. Rudol von Stroheim was designed to be strong enough to kill him, ultimately resulting in power beyond this and enough to be a nuisance to Kars)

Stamina: Unknown

Range: Extended Melee Range, higher when shooting out absorbed objects

Standard Equipment: None notable.

Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius. In addition to being a brilliant fighter, Santana is capable of analyzing, understanding and dismantling human technology after being in stasis for thousands of years with no difficulty whatsoever. He became fluent in English minutes after being awoken, purely from observation, although his intelligence is noted to be slightly behind his fellow Pillar Men, who were able to learn English far more quickly than him.

Weaknesses: Santana will be turned to stone by overexposure to sunlight and is vulnerable to light-based attacks, which circumvent his regeneration. Does not possess the same level of skill with his powers as the other Pillar Men, which contributed to his defeat at the hands of Joseph.

Notable Attacks / Techniques:

- Pillar Man: Santana is one of the four remaining Pillar Men, the ancient and extremely powerful beings who once ruled the Earth and created vampires, for use as a food source. While humanoid in appearance, the Pillar Men have incredibly unusual biologies, with the most obvious sign of their inhuman nature being their horns. They can control their bodies with exceptional versatility, such as transforming their skeletal structure for combat purposes and flattening themselves and their organs. Like the vampires he created, Santana is an immortal being, but he is also weak to sunlight, which will turn him to stone, as well as to the Hamon, which can be used to destroy his body completely.

• Absorption: Each of a Pillar Man's cells produces a highly caustic digestive acid that can quickly break down a victim on a cellular level on contact, making even the slightest touch potentially fatal. Esidisi was able to utilize this ability to replace an arm destroyed by the Hamon. This is not effective on Hamon users, however, as Santana's cells instinctively avoid the danger this presents.
• Biological Possession: Even if reduced to merely a nervous system, a Pillar Man can invade the body of an opponent and take control of them.
• Regeneration: The Pillar Men have regenerative capabilities superior to the already exceptional regeneration of vampires, which Straizo utilized to pull his body back together after he was blown apart by grenades.

Notable Matchups

Victories:

Tengen Uzui (Kimetsu no Yaiba) Tengen's Profile (Speed Equalized. Battle took place at the entertainment district)

Losses:

Inconclusive:

Notes/Explanations

Discussions

Discussion threads involving Santana