Father Pucci sure can pose.
- "Where the hell were Josuke and Giorno?"ExplanationJosuke and Giorno never reappear after their respective story arcs, aggravating many of their fans who were wondering about their whereabouts, the usefulness of their abilities, and their fates following the universe reset and restoration.
- In Giorno's case, many fans have joked about him getting to meet Pucci, his "dad's boyfriend".
- "My brothers are a sloth, a cow and a dick-haired Ninja Turtle?"ExplanationThe other sons of DIO are pretty... ridiculous looking, even by JoJo standards, with Ungalo having a deformed Gonk appearance, Rikiel having a bovine-inspired outfit with a neck brace, and Donatello, with a stripe in the middle of his hair that makes it look somewhat phallic (and is further made fun of by the fandom due to sharing his name with one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). As such, many have suggested Giorno's dismay at finding out what his half-siblings actually look like.
- And as for Josuke, the fanon loves playing with the idea of a younger Jolyne getting to meet her Grand-Uncle Josuke and his friends while visiting Morioh. The ending to Eyes of Heaven having Jotaro bring a young Jolyne with him to Morioh during Part 4 particularly made this popular.
- Fans also love the idea of Josuke and Giorno teaming up with Jolyne for the finale, though some have pointed out one logical issue with this team up: the language barrier
. - Part 6 Giorno/Discount GiornoExplanationSonny Likir is a male prison guard who has numerous blond curls on his forehead in a style similar to Giorno's. It is popular to joke that he is actually Giorno grown up and moved to Florida.
- Crushing a coin is the limit of Stone Free's strength.ExplanationIn an early chapter, Jolyne explores Stone Free's abilities off-screen, and comes to the conclusion that crushing a coin is the limit of its strength. This has been mocked for being completely and utterly preposterous, since not only does Stone Free have an A in Destructive Power (Stands with an A in Destructive Power can generally impale the human abdomen with their bare hands and zero effort), it's also shown to be able to do things like shatter a falling meteor with its fists.
- With the trend of male characters being incredibly feminine, some fans joked about Ermes reversing the trend, as she actually is a girl, but is androgynous enough to look more masculine than many of them.
- The Amazing Jolyne CujohExplanationJolyne's stand Stone Free can generate strings as weapons as well as transform parts of Jolyne's body into string. This ability has inevitably drawn comparisons to Spider-Man due to their similar abilities.
- Jolyne has [X] for a lawyer.ExplanationAn edited image◊ that has Phoenix Wright acting as Jolyne's defense lawyer quickly grew in popularity to featuring other fictional lawyers filling in as the defense, such as Harvey Birdman.
- Anasui took fashion lessons from Diavolo.ExplanationAnasui's mostly-shirtless, net-like attire and long pink hair make him look very similar to Diavolo, so it's become commonplace for fans to joke that they met in the past, or even are the same person.
- Starve PlatinumExplanationStar Platinum in Part 6 is drawn much thinner due to Araki's constantly changing artstyle, causing fans to joke about SP losing lots of muscle mass or forgetting to hit the gym.
- Fans keep bashing on Jotaro for apparently being a terrible dad, joking how he was more interested in dolphins than his own child, or how he seemed to love Koichi more than Jolyne.
- Jolyne's MomExplanationThe mystery of Jolyne's mom has also not gone unnoticed, especially considering how much Jotaro dislikes relationships and girls. Some have joked that she is the actual "egg-baby" of Jotaro and Kakyoin, while others have suggested that her mom was actually a dolphin.
- Gay (Black) Priest has arrived.ExplanationDerived from Pucci's Fan Nickname, and used to describe Pucci doing an absurd pose◊ (pictured above), which is often used to derail threads. Fans were less than pleased that this was not animated.
- KABUTOMUSHI/RHINOCEROS BEETLEExplanationOne of the phrases Pucci said to the Green Baby. The fact that he says it four times has not gone unnoticed.
- You said Kabutomushi [X] times, asshole.ExplanationThe usual response when someone doesn't say the phrase enough.
- Hallelujah, DIO!ExplanationWhile Pucci mentions DIO's name while fusing with the Green Baby in the manga, the "hallelujah" part was added for the anime adaptation, with fans taking such a combination of two phrases and making it into a Victory Quote in discussions typically unrelated to JoJo.
- DIO's son, Ungalo, has been widely mocked by the fandom due to his Gonk appearance, which many have compared to Sid the Sloth from Ice Age.
- The panel of Jolyne carrying a food tray has been widely memed by the fandom, with one Instagram account posting the same picture every day! Fans were left disappointed when it was not present in the anime.
- Foo Fighters being a sentient colony of plankton has drawn jokes comparing them to Plankton, or showing marine biologist Jotaro showing an interest in them.
- Joking about how Rule 34 of Foo Fighters is technically necrophilia and bestiality at the same time, since they are a sentient plankton colony controlling a woman's corpse.
- Flaccid PancakeExplanationIn the localization of Eyes of Heaven, Sports Maxx's Stand Limp Bizkit was changed to this. Some fans even prefer it. When it was renamed "Limp Viscuit" for the anime localization, naturally, fans were heartbroken.
- "Look at this, Weather, what a crappy guidebook! None of the characters are on it! I want to see the Disney characters, goddammit! WHERE THE FUCK IS MICKEY?"ExplanationAnasui's most famous quote from the start of the Bohemian Rhapsody arc where he complains about how there aren't any Disney characters on it. It's also seen use as of the anime, after a reference to Mickey was changed to Bugs Bunny since, as Warner Bros has the rights to the franchise, they could reference their own properties instead of going to Disney to get the rights.
- "Fuck's sake! If there's no Mickey, this shit ain't Disney!"ExplanationAnother one of his most famous lines, also from the same chapter.
- "Fuck's sake! If there's no 'Fuck's sake! If there's no Mickey, this shit ain't Disney!', this shit ain't Stone Ocean!"ExplanationIn the anime adaptation, due to not owning the rights of Mickey Mouse (as the anime is owned by Warner Bros.), they weren't able to make references to the mascot, and ended up cutting the rant entirely. Fans were not very pleased about it.
- "What did you say?!" ExplanationAnasui's and Weather Report's over-the-top reactions upon experiencing the affect Bohemian Rhapsody placed upon them.
- "Do you believe in Gravity?"Explanation (SPOILERS) A quote that was uttered by DIO when he first met Pucci, which became pretty popular. Coincidentally, Pucci would later gain the ability to control gravity.
- HORSE DONGExplanationPucci's Stand, Made In Heaven, resembles a bipedal, centaur-like humanoid with a horse's head in a rather... suggestive location. As its lower half is the front half of a horse as well, the inevitable pun of Hol Horse and Half Horse is brought up quite a lot.
- SnailsExplanationOne of the most widely-mocked Stands is Weather Report's Stand ability "Heavy Weather", which creates rainbows that produce a frequency to subliminally make people think they are snails and also fool their DNA into thinking they are a snail, which actually turns them into a snail. The sheer absurdity of this ability has left many fans scratching their heads, with many quipping how it's harder to understand than even King Crimson, or saying "remember when Stand abilities actually made sense?"
- What's wrong, Pucci? Why do you want to reset the world?ExplanationAn edit of manga panels where Jolyne questions why Pucci is intent on resetting the universe, with the answer usually being something bad or cringeworthy, usually accompanied by an edit of a sad Pucci. Some version also have Jolyne being convinced that Pucci's right, which causes her to turn into a clone of Pucci.
- BITCH I'M A COW, BITCH I'M A COWExplanationDIO's son, Rikiel, is the topic of much fan mockery, due to his outfit that looks like a neck brace with a spotted cow pattern. He drew a lot of comparisons to the Internet meme song "MOOOO!" by Doja Cat.
- Jolyne is Billie Eilish.Explanation In a picture she released on Instagram, Eilish's hairstyle looked very similar to Jolyne's. Fans were quick to point that out, with some people tagging her in pictures of Jolyne.
- Cockblocking alligators.ExplanationAnasui's plans to confess his feelings to Jolyne and propose to her are derailed when the group spots some alligators and start having fun by trash-talking them and throwing them items, including Jolyne. Cue a very dumbfounded and angry Anasui.
- Gwess is a FurryExplanationJolyne's cellmate shrinks her (a common paraphilia, which the Vocal Minority of furries are notorious for) and makes her wear a rat suit and speak in a cutesy manner, which bears resemblance to the notorious "owo speak" copypasta.
- Jokes about Jotaro seeing rat Jolyne and having PTSD about Bug-Eaten and Ratt nearly killing him also abound.
- Jolyne is Jotaro's wife.ExplanationWhen looking up "who is Jotaro's wife" on Google, it would return results on Jolyne.
- Similarly, looking up "who is Jolyne's mother" would return results on Jotaro himself.
- Jotaro remembering Star Finger.Explanation (ending spoilers) Various What-Ifs on if Jotaro had been able to beat Pucci during the final battle hinge on Jotaro suddenly remembering Star Finger for the first time since Part 3 to give him the range needed to immobilize Pucci and still have time to save Jolyne. This also extends to joking What-Ifs where Jotaro remembered to use Star Finger in other situations as a fix-it for all manner of other things.
- Jokes that "reveal" that the only reason Florida is weird is due to all the Stand users present there are also popular.
- Florida Man resets UniverseExplanation (MAJOR SPOILERS)Pucci killing the heroes and resetting the universe in Florida is regarded as the ultimate example of the Only in Florida meme.
- A bit closer to Heaven.Explanation An image of Pucci with the aforementioned line has become a semi-popular reaction image, usually either towards something gradually becoming better or Pucci's own actions throughout the story proper. It gained a boost in usage after Stone Ocean was confirmed to receive its Animated Adaptation, literally making every day of the wait a bit closer to Heaven.
- "Jolyne's dad looks cool, he should have his own anime!"ExplanationWhen the trailer for the animated adaptation came out, some people jokingly posted this comment, presumable derived from the "Boruto's dad" meme from Naruto. Of course, Jotaro is the main character of Part 3 and features significantly in Parts 4 and 6, with a minor role in Part 5.
- William Knight PucciExplanationWilliam Knight, a TikTok self-help guru who went viral in 2021 for his videos showing him staring into the camera with extremely wide eyes, has quickly become associated with Pucci thanks to his similar appearance, a JoJo-esque outfit, and most of his lines (most famously "there is no such thing as a coincidence") sounding like something straight out of Pucci's speeches. Images editing him to look like Pucci and/or remaking his videos with models of Pucci abound, some of which he has retweeted. It eventually came around full circle when Knight actually cosplayed as Pucci during one of his videos.
- The Cum RoomExplanation (NSFW)The panel showing◊ Jotaro and Jolyne trapped and hallucinating in the meeting room while covered with Whitesnake's acid has become infamous due to the acid's resemblance to... something else. Online, this panel is frequently used as either a comedic reaction image or as a shitpost-type◊ meme.
- The scene where Jolyne shows her butt to the prison guards while naked (she was forced to strip naked for inspection) has become popular for... many reasons.
- Status: Killed offscreen by the effects of Made in HeavenExplanation (SPOILERS)For about three weeks during October 2020, the unofficial JoJo Fandom Wiki displayed Koichi's status as this. Despite the fact that this obvious misconception was labeled as official, he was the only person labeled as such, implying that he was the only person that this happened to.
- "We're going to ignore the law."ExplanationThis line, which Jotaro says upon seeing Jolyne for the first time in prison, has been used as a reactionary meme to either Felony Misdemeanors, or to things that look tantalizing, but are illegal by the actual law.
- Oingo JotaroExplanationIn the trailers for the anime, Jotaro’s famous hat is quite large compared to Parts 3 and 4. Fans immediately started joking about the similarities to minor antagonist Oingo’s disguise of Jotaro from Part 3. It’s even common to make Jotaro's hat even bigger.
- Sex Pistol no. 4ExplanationThe gonkish design of prison warden Loccobarocco includes a head with a similar shape as those of Guido Mista's Sex Pistols, which lack a Number 4 because of Mista's tetraphobia. Cue the "we found Sex Pistol Number 4" memes.
- Thicc Johngalli/Johngalli AssExplanationA scene of Johngalli A. taking a shower gained attention thanks to the manga and anime depicting Johngalli with a well-endowed rump. Some viewers compared the scene to the "Everyone Is So Mean 2 Me 💔" meme, which depicts a naked man in the shower with a similarly big bottom.
- Many, many jokes have been made on Thunder McQueen's name, usually comparing it to the (coincidental) similarly named Lightning McQueen from the Cars franchise, which actually released six years after Thunder's debut in the manga.
- "McQueen-kun~"ExplanationThe way that Tomokazu Seki makes Whitesnake refer to Thunder McQueen in the anime has been described as oddly therapeutic, almost sounding like an ASMR of sorts. This has also led to jokes about Whitesnake saying other things starting with "Mc", such as McDonald's.
- Skrt SkrtExplanationThunder McQueen says out loud, "しくしく (shikushiku)," which is a Japanese onomatopoeia for crying. However, the way he says it in the anime is so quick, which has led people to hearing him say, "skrt skrt," leading to jokes about McQueen being affiliated with rappers like Kodak Black, who often incorporate the phrase "skrt" into their music.
- 69 TimesExplanationDuring his inner monologue, Lang Rangler reveals that he was arrested for murdering his college professor, stabbing her exactly 69 times. The number 69 is infamous on the internet, as it's the name of a sex position, which caused many to find the scene unintentionally funny.
- Have you been to church lately?ExplanationA Vine Video that was made in 2015 which featured a girl getting harassed by her pastor to start attending church again. JoJo fans were quick to relate this to Jolyne and Pucci, and YouTuber Ergomancy created an animated parody that became popular in the fandom.
- Everywhere at the End of PrisonExplanationFans took note that the effect of Jail House Lock is to inflict Laser-Guided Amnesia and cause repetitious short-term memory loss, and described it as "dementia weaponized". With it being the central theme of The Caretaker's Everywhere at the End of Time, many fans took to seeing the Jail House Lock arc as the album in physical form. It also didn't help that the arc is at the end of Jolyne's time in prison, and under its effects, Jolyne randomly finds herself everywhere, making comparisons all the more inevitable.
- Cowboy PucciExplanationThe Stinger of "Jailbreak..." adapts Chapter 102 of the manga, and features Pucci wearing his Catholic fedora◊. Anime viewers took the fedora's design, plus the fact that it's tilted downwards, and immediately began making jokes about Pucci being not just a Badass Preacher, but a cowboy on the side.
- Anasui became a large source of memes on TikTok in September 2022, ranging from lusting over him, to playing him up as a Memetic Loser, to referencing his dub quotes in everyday occurrences.
- Neon Genesis Stone OceanExplanationA Nico Nico Douga video which pairs major themes and events in Stone Ocean with "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Before the release of the anime adaptation in 2021, this video was the biggest thing associated with Stone Ocean, and prior to the initial release of the 2012 anime, it rivaled Heritage for the Future and the 1993 Stardust Crusaders OVA as being the most recognizable thing about JoJo in the west.
- The Powerprison GirlsExplanationAnother Nico Nico Douga video, this time pairing Stone Ocean with the intro for The Powerpuff Girls, featuring Jolyne, F.F., and Ermes as Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup respectively, and among other villains, Pucci, D an G, and Sports Maxx as Mojo Jojo, Fuzzy Lumpkins, and HIM respectively. While not nearly as popular as Neon Genesis Stone Ocean, it became similarly beloved for just how well the two source materials blended together.
- Dragon's DestinationExplanationWhen the anime adapted the Dragon's Dream arc, many fans were quick to take the Stand's weaponization of Feng Shui and joke about it, comparing its usage of Disaster Dominoes to that of the Final Destination film series, especially the parts where a bird getting shredded in a fan causes F.F. to get their head split open and F.F. keeps slipping into or getting snagged on the electric chair.
- Bohemian Rhapsody's goofy-ass soundsExplanationThe SFX of the arc during the battle against Bohemian Rhapsody was appropriately put with some cartoonish sounds to make the characters from fiction stand out as weird and out of this world. Due to the memetic effect that these sounds produce, it spread as a meme alongside the already memetic sounds of the like of Ed, Edd n Eddy, and similar.
- Pucci cryingExplanation (SPOILERS)When Enrico Pucci discovers his sister dead in the river, he makes a face that is rather similar to Chopper's crying face that was already memetic, as such people began to notice this, and eventually his own English VA got in on the joke.
- "I swear to God, if you don't shut the fuck up already and stop confusing me!"ExplanationDonatello Versus is found to be very brash when he gets nervous fighting Jolyne and Ermes. As such, when Pucci tries to guide him to victory with speeches, as he usually does, he responds with this. This is often sent from people wanting others to do exactly that.
- Pucci's Joestar DiveExplanation (SPOILERS)The scene where Pucci dives into the ocean with Made In Heaven while screaming "Joestaaaaar!" after he realizes that Jolyne survived his attack and is helping Emporio escape became a popular out-of-context clip for the absurdity of Pucci's screaming dive, with it being subject to multiple edits.
- Jolyne kissing EmporioExplanationJust before fighting Under World, Jolyne encourages Emporio to send his father's disc to the Speedwagon Foundation and wake him up, which she does by giving him a kiss on the cheek. However, the way it's shot it almost looks like she is kissing him in the mouth. The creepy factors being that 1. Jolyne is 19 while Emporio is around 11 years old, and 2. Emporio sees Jolyne as his big sister. Many people noticed this, and started many innappropriate jokes about it.
- Budget JotaroExplanation (SPOILERS)Jotaro's replacement◊ in the universe made by Made In Heaven is a bit of a Gonk (especially compared to the relatively handsome Jotaro), and is often used to mock bootlegs/Shoddy Knockoff Products. He's often called Qtaro Kujo as reference to his fake name in Stardust Crusaders, and has also been used to replace Jotaro in other situations, often getting a bit of a Memetic Badass status.
- Chad Pucci WalkExplanationThe way Pucci walks when he tries to kill off Emporio during the final episode is often compared to the way Dr. Livesey walks (in a "Chadly way") while also explaining his motives of how is own idea of Heaven works made it a source of memes the same way the "Livesey walk" did.
- Jotaro defeating PucciExplanation (SPOILERS)As the defeat and subsequent death of Jotaro at the hands of Pucci became more known as of the release of the anime, many began editing ways of how Jotaro could've defeated Pucci using techniques that he used in the past to defeat enemies before. Some of these range from reasonable (for example, using Star Finger for a ranged attack, bringing Koichi Hirose to use Echoes Act 3 to immoblize him, etc.) to ridiculous (like bringing the tommy gun that Joseph once used and shooting him with it, or using the memetic copy ability of Star Platinum and defeating him with his own ability).
- The 4th/5th Pinocchio of 2022ExplanationThe final season of Stone Ocean (which features the grotesque depiction of Pinocchio given life by Bohemian Rhapsody) was released in 2022, a year that also had a whopping three other cinematic portrayals of the character (in addition to a brief cameo of the Shrek universe's Pinocchio in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish), prompting many jokes.
- "So, is Weather Report still banging his sister?"Explanation (SPOILERS)When Weather Report/Wes was younger, he got into a romantic relationship with Perla, who he didn't know was his sister. Enrico, his twin brother, sent a detective to break them up, which ended badly. Since Enrico no longer exists in the new universe after being defeated by Emporio, people have joked that Wes and Perla must still be dating in the new universe because Enrico isn't there to stop them.
- "I read it in a book once."ExplanationEmporio's go-to solution for any problem the heroes face, as Emporio is a highly knowledgeable child, but this is stretched to its limits as Emporio knows how to ride a helicopter which he learned from a book as well.
- Whitesnake pointing a gun at Savage Garden trying to stop him from taking Jotaro's Stand disc is widely memed as a reaction image.
