History YMMV / JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle

** Josuke is ''still'' the only Part 8 character present in the base roster, despite the fan demand for characters such as Joshu, Jobin, Yasuho, Rai, and Tooru, the latter especially since there is no villain representative for Part 8. At least until Alternate World Diego Brando was released, at which point they revealed a second season pass with a ''[=JoJolion=]'' rep being the final released character.

*** One of the [[https://twitter.com/jojo_games/status/1692673182862307416 teaser screenshots]] revealed later that day ultimately foreshadowed that the memetic beatdown would be Abbacchio's GHA, which also marks an unexpected twist: '''''characters already playable in the game''''' showing up in another character's GHA. True to the original scene, Narancia and Mista appear as part of the attack.

** Regarding updates in ''R'', Parts 1, 2, and 8 are still the only ones with only one stage each, despite also having stages from ''Eyes of Heaven'' (such as Part 1's Joestar Mansion and Part 2's Air Supplena Island) that could be ported over just as easy as other parts got. Adding salt to the wound is that the Parts that got additional stages in ''R'' are the ones that already had at least one stage in the original (minus ''Steel Ball Run'').[[note]]Part 3, which already got Cairo Streets and DIO's Mansion gets Cairo Bridge; Part 5 gets the Coliseum in addition to Naples Station and Rome Streets; and Part 6 switches Kennedy Space Center with Green Dolphin Farmyards; Part 7 in addition to Philadelphia's Coastline gets the Village[[/note]]

--->'''Joseph (unique battle intro against Esidisi):''' So you've figured out that Lisa Lisa (Elizabeth) has the Red Stone of Aja, huh?
--->'''Caesar ("round won" quip):''' Lisa Lisa (Elizabeth)'s training is paying off big time!

** In ''All Star Battle'''s Story Mode, one of the ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' battles has Josuke go up against Shigechi, with one of the Secret Missions being to land the "DORARARARARARARA!" skill. The problem is that said skill is an anti-air skill that has Crazy Diamond punch diagonally upward, meaning that the only way it will land a hit on Shigechi is if he jumps when in front of Josuke, something he seems to go out of his way to never, ever do. What makes this extra frustrating is that Josuke ''does'' have a skill that lanuches his opponent into the air, the heavy version of "Break through, beat you up!", but the problem is that ''that'' skill can only be used when Josuke is in "[[StanceSystem User Mode]]" (stand deactivated), while "DORARARARARARARA!" can only be used when Josuke is in "Stand Mode" (stand activated), and Josuke is ''not'' fast enough to use "Break through, beat you up!", activate his stand, and land "DORARARARARARARA!".

*** One of the [[https://twitter.com/jojo_games/status/1692673182862307416 teaser screenshots]] revealed later that day ultimately foreshadowed that the memetic beatdown would be Abbacchio's GHA, which also marks an unexpected twist: '''''characters already playable in the game''''' showing up in another character's GHA. True to the original scene, Narancia and Mista appear as part of the attack, complete with new voice lines.

** Abbacchio's GHA can essentially have ''Iggy kicked to death again'', except multiplied by ''four'' by the end.

** Abbacchio's GHA can essentially have ''Iggy kicked to death again'', except multiplied by ''three.''

*** After some [[https://twitter.com/jojo_games/status/1692673182862307416 teaser screenshots]] were revealed later that day, many took notice of one that shows Abbacchio alongside Narancia and Mista, which is widely believed to hint that the memetic beatdown is going to be Abbacchio's GHA, which also marks an unexpected twist: characters already playable in the game showing up in another character's GHA.

*** After some [[https://twitter.com/jojo_games/status/1692673182862307416 teaser screenshots]] were revealed later that day, many took notice of one that shows Abbacchio alongside Narancia and Mista, which is widely believed to hint that the memetic beatdown is going to be his GHA, which also marks an unexpected twist: characters already playable in the game showing up in another character's GHA.

** After he was DummiedOut of ''Eyes of Heaven'' because the developers confirmed that they couldn't figure out a way to make his support-based Stand work in a combat setting, people had very little hope for ''Leone Abbacchio'' to become a playable character. Come the second Season Pass, however, and he's arrived fashionably late to the party with Moody Blues in tow.

** Because they're in a combat setting as opposed to a race, Johnny in ''R'' is now able to efficiently fight Alternate World Diego and beat him rather than being grossly outmatched by him and having Lucy deliver the finishing blow.

** Polnareff has the opportunity to fight Diavolo in his prime once again and win, and thanks to ''All Star Battle R'', Trish can now [[ArchnemesisDad take her father out]], and ''four'' members of La Squadra di Esecuzione (Prosciutto, Pesci, Ghiaccio, and Risotto) can fight the Boss like they had planned to do from the start.

** While most of ''R'''s DLC characters were expected, being ''Eyes of Heaven'' carryovers in the case of Stroheim and Alternate World Diego, anime spoiler characters in the case of Weather Report and Pucci (Final), and thematically fitting with the base roster in the case of Risotto, very few were expecting ''Keicho Nijimura'' to become a playable character, especially considering he's a one-off antagonist who spent almost his entire fight in a supporting role while Bad Company did all the work.

** For some reason, ''[[UpdatedRerelease All Star Battle R]]'' exclusively refers to Lisa Lisa as "Lisa Lisa (Elizabeth)". If this only happened in menus and such, it would be little more than an unusal creative decision. But the fact that it also happens whenever she is adressed or referred to in dialogue...

* HilariousInHindsight: In All-Star Battle Mode, when Narancia wins against young Joseph, his end-of-battle quote is, "You know what they call people like you? {{Cheaters|Never Prosper}}, that's what!" Considering what would become of [[{{Cuckold}} Old Joseph]], Narancia was right on the money, although not in the way he meant.

* CommonKnowledge: Many fans will tell you that the localized name for Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is "Filthy Acts at a Reasonable Price". Technically, this isn't true. While Funny Valentine does indeed say this, it's actually just a CatchPhrase, with the localized name being simply "D4C".

** Pet Shop in ''R'' is one of the fastest characters in the game, and almost none of his attacks can end up being interrupted. The caveat is that said attacks do pitiful amounts of damage, and most of the effective attacks he has aren't able to be chained together.

** While in the original game, Kakyoin was ''just'' a high-tier, ''R'' ended up turning him into this. While the infamous Emerald Splash does move slowly, it is also easily spammable, making it hard to approach Kakyoin safely unless you happen to be playing as Bucciarati, Kars, Part 4 Jotaro, Alternate Diego[[note]]the four characters with a teleport move[[/note]], Funny Valentine[[note]]who has the ability to glide with an invincibility effect[[/note]], or Risotto[[note]]who can make himself impossible to hit with most projectiles[[/note]]. However, even if you ''are'' using one of those five characters, Kakyoin has several attacks that can be performed quickly that also outrange most of the other characters on the roster.

** While in the original game, Kakyoin was ''just'' a high-tier, ''R'' ended up turning him into this. While the infamous Emerald Splash does move slowly, it is also easily spammable, making it hard to approach Kakyoin safely unless you happen to be playing as Bucciarati, Kars, Part 4 Jotaro[[note]]the three characters with a teleport move[[/note]], Funny Valentine[[note]]who has the ability to glide with an invincibility effect[[/note]], or Risotto[[note]]who can make himself impossible to hit with most projectiles[[/note]]. However, even if you ''are'' using one of those five characters, Kakyoin has several attacks that can be performed quickly that also outrange most of the other characters on the roster.

** Dio Brando was this in the original ''ASB'', due to not having a good air or anti-air attack as well as little combo choices, when those are vital for a character due to how this game is played at high level. ''R'', however, remedies this by making him one of the best combo stackers in the game.

** Yoshikage Kira in the original ''ASB'', before being buffed in subsequent patches. Him being a limited edition DLC character already soured a lot of players, and the fact that he was vastly inferior to the Kosaku version, who anybody can use, either rubbed more salt into the wound or left the players who bought the normal version feeling validated for not bothering with him. Though, following patches made in the original ''ASB'' to his moveset, most of which were carried over into ''R'', he's now considered a competitively viable character who can stand toe-to-toe with Kosaku.

** Dio Brando was this in the original ''ASB'', due to not having a good air or anti-air attack as well as little combo choices, when those are vital for a character due to how this game is played at high level. In ''R'', however, he [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap remedies this]] by being one of the best combo stackers in the game.

** Koichi Hirose has quite the versatile moveset, but this is ultimately muddied by the fact that he can't effectively chain his attacks together in the original ''ASB'' and early versions of ''R'', and any lingering effects they cause can easily be shrugged off by the opponent. Later patches to ''R'' [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap largely remedied this issue]], and Koichi is now considered viable, though not game-breaking.

** Yoshikage Kira in the original ''ASB'', before being buffed in subsequent patches. Him being a limited edition DLC character already soured a lot of players, and the fact that he was vastly inferior to the Kosaku version, who anybody can use, either rubbed more salt into the wound or left the players who bought the normal version feeling validated for not bothering with him. Though, following patches made in the original ''ASB'' to his moveset, most of which were carried over into ''R'', he's [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap now considered a competitively viable character]] who can stand toe-to-toe with Kosaku.

** While players like [=NoThankYou=] ended up vindicating Enrico Pucci (Final) as a whole, proving both that Final Pucci's Whitesnake has advantages compared to Whitesnake Pucci and that C-Moon isn't a completely unrealistic objective in competitive play, Patch 1.5 effectively turned Made in Heaven into this. The status effect Made In Heaven placed on its opponent was largely the entire reason for trying to achieve Made In Heaven; without it, Final Pucci with Made In Heaven is nothing more than an ordinary fighter, with a significantly weaker move set than the PurposelyOverpowered C-Moon. Increasing Final Pucci's speed even further than it already was proved it was ''not'' an effective way to compensate, as it ended up making it ''harder'' for players to combo with Made In Heaven rather than easier. Thankfully, Patch 2.0 slowed both Pucci and his opponent down, though not to pre-1.5 speeds, and buffed several of Pucci’s moves, so Made In Heaven is now viable once more.

** Yoshikage Kira in the original ''ASB'', before being buffed in subsequent patches. Him being a limited edition DLC character already soured a lot of players, and the fact that he was vastly inferior to the Kosaku version, who anybody can use, either rubbed more salt into the wound or left the players who bought the normal version feeling validated for not bothering with him. Though, following patches made in the original ''ASB'' to his moveset, most of which were carried over into ''R'', he's now considered a competitively viable character who can stand toe-to-toe with Kosaku.