Probably Jonathan.
Secret SignatureJohnny and Gyro.
Tusk act 1 isn't stopping any valentines.
I'm not sure about that. If I'm not misrembering anything, Valentine's introduction had him talking to a mirror, so that would be his only ability in this setting. That's less lethal than Johnny's spinless nail bullets.
I was thinking more like, "Kakyoin controls people via marionettes" or "Star Platinum is strong, fast and steals stuff from far away". Less, literally what the character is doing in their introduction panel. That's kinda... dumb?
edited 15th Jun '17 2:09:06 AM by Zeromaeus
Mega Man fanatic extraordinaireDIO ends up with Hermit Purple.
Secret SignatureStar Platinum's forearm is still strong and fast and savvy enough to catch bullets and apparently steal objects. I was being a bit too precise with "initial appearance." But whether it's dumb or not, it's supposed to be limiting.
I had the idea watching that Abridged episode - they edit the Josuke vs Jotaro fight so that Jotaro punches Josuke immediately, its very fast, faster than in the actual episode I believe. All we see is Josuke's Stand's arm. That gave me a funny thought: what if that's all there was to Josuke's stand, fixing small creatures like turtles and punching? What if the Stand didn't manifest as a giant, heart-studded, pink-skinned warrior? Who said Stands had to be massive, humanoid avatars? And who said their abilities have to be convenient?
And then I thought about how that might screw over later villains - what if instead of giant spiritual warriors they only partially manifested with some of their initial powers.
The poses and reveals of different Stands in Jojo are so bizarre most of the time I figured there could be a bunch of amusing scenarios.
As in Dio's case, he only gets Hermit Purple in the Crusaders arc because that's the first thing he uses. He's still a vampire. Avdol isn't affected much since IIRC from the anime he pretty much unveils his Stand in full. Kakayoin could only have the possession ability, etc.
I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!J Geil has a forcefield umbrella.
Polnareff's sword turns the opponent's Stand ability into giant clocks.
Bucciarati teleports stuff in people's bodies.
Secret SignatureOn the topic of Stands having weird introductions, where did Geb make that fish come from?
And Anasui's Stand would work the way it was supposed to, I guess.
... And that's called jazz!I forgot to mention. I thought it was cute that Joseph married Suzie Q. :)
Heaven is a tropical rainforest.So, I may be behind the curve on this one, but I just found out the plant appraiser's Stand is called Doggy Style. I wasn't expecting that.
Mega Man fanatic extraordinaireThis manga. I really want to know what kind of mushrooms Araki is eating.
... And that's called jazz!Araki: I am ALL the drugs!
Carne's stand just has him dying.
Biggest loser.
I have to wonder how he or Diavolo knew what his Stand would do if he had to die to activate it.
Huh... Here's a thought: I've heard it said that Giorno was immune to the effects of Stairway to Heaven due to Gold Experience Requiem. If that's so (and I'm not just mixing him up with Rohan) them would that affect things Gold Experience has affected, like Diavolo?
edited 18th Jun '17 7:02:21 PM by sgamer82
Araki doesn't need drugs for inspiration. He just does normal manga author things like eating bugs and hanging out with midget schoolboys.
edited 18th Jun '17 7:08:03 PM by rikalous
I thought it was agreed upon that Araki finds inspiration by hitting random page on wikipedia.
Me, I believe that Araki stopped giving a shit when people accepted that the protagonist has four testicles.
When you can accept that as part of the premise, anything goes.
Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.I'm starting to like Gappy more than Josuke. Jojolion still has a long way to go to surpass Di U.
I think it more or less already has to be honest? Araki's pretty much at the top of his game when it comes to writing these days.
I still want a Rohan expy
Also, Fan Fic Fuel:
edited 14th Jun '17 6:04:00 AM by Soble
I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!