However, when the chips are down, Ermes proves to be an extremely resilient brawler. She's also not above bargaining or begging to avoid a fight she can't take. She prefers to avoid open confrontation and usually goes into a fight with a winning strategy in mind, for instance preemptively deciding to cheat in a game of catch while betting against Miraschon, and choosing to swiftly execute the target of her vengeance by first methodically stalking him and then setting a trap, rather than meeting him face to face. Įrmes is a dirty fighter, using any underhanded methods available to get what she wants. She enjoys taunting and trash mouthing her opponents, and sometimes joins in on Jolyne's more vindictive exploits, like helping her get revenge on her boyfriend or indulging in her grudge against alligators. She loudly and openly voices her frustrations, curses frequently and often shouts in anger to get her points across. Not one to mince words, Ermes can turn brutally honest, like delivering a verbal takedown of McQueen's character despite the risk of driving him into another murder-suicide attempt. Ermes regularly tries to hold back Jolyne's reckless or idealistic decisions, like sparing Foo Fighters because of her supposed lack of agency in killing humans, or just blindly jumping into a fight. Allying with far more eccentric and far less prison-savvy people, Ermes often finds herself being the voice of reason, although not a very succesful one. For example, despite the initial shock of discovering her newly awakened Stand, she immediately gets back some stolen money with its ability, concluding that even though she doesn't exactly understand what it is, it's at least useful. Although she is baffled by the increasingly bizarre instances of the supernatural, Ermes quickly adapts to them, preferring to take them for granted and connecting them only to whatever objective she has at hand. She similarly takes Enrico Pucci's and his followers' more esoteric claims and diatribes as simple signs of derangement or straight up bluffs. For instance, when trying to calm down the suicidal Thunder McQueen, she appeals to the simple fact that it's impossible for someone to not get a stroke of good luck eventually. Ermes stresses the fact that she's not willing to truly rely on anybody, and it's implied through her criminal record and prison experience that after losing her family and home she had to get by on crime for an undetermined amount of time.Įrmes trying to finish off a vulnerable Foo FightersĮrmes's pragmatism informs a lot of her mindset, as she usually chooses the most apparent way of action and tries to approach problems in a direct, down-to-earth and often blunt manner. Her partnership with Jolyne Cujoh, despite Ermes genuinely liking the girl and giving Jolyne advice at the potential expense of her own safety, was initially also one of convenience, as Jolyne knew more about the reasons behind the growing number of Stand users inside the prison, something that would pose a constant risk to both of their stays. Being a seasoned convict, Ermes is well aware that Green Dolphin is practically run on bribes - as such, she is preoccupied with amassing money through any means necessary, having even surgically altered her breasts to smuggle in curled up dollar bills. Her only goal is to last long enough in prison to eventually murder her sister Gloria's killer, Sports Maxx. ![]() ![]() Ermes Costello is a headstrong, pragmatic, and down-to-earth person, who has been consumed by a thirst for revenge for much of her youth.Īt the start of the story, Ermes is mostly concerned with her own survival.
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