Stand design (Jojo style analysis) by neonUFO on Newgrounds

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Last updated 07 abril 2025

Stand design (Jojo style analysis) by neonUFO on Newgrounds

PART 3-4 In parts 3 and 4, the non-object stands are still quite organic, many of them actually looking like living creatures. You look at stuff like Star Platinum, Magician’s Red, Tower of Gray, Hanged Man, Empress etc and they all come across as creatures. Because this is early in stand development, there are few unifying factors among them, because Araki was still looking for the right aesthetic. As part 3 goes along, stands are slowly starting to take a more unified shape; The Fool, Judgement, Osiris and Atum, and also Cream to an extent, all start looking more artificial/robotic. ‘Stand eyes’ become more common. Here’s an excerpt from Araki’s interview in Jojonium Vol.15; When I design Stands, I often take inspiration from artifacts such as clothing, masks, and dolls from indigenous peoples. Once I fuse that aspect with something biological or mechanical, it makes a really unique design. Originally, I imagined Stands as being something inorganic powered by life force, so it makes sense that a lot of their designs are fusions between living beings and machines. The Fool’s design starts out with a dog, and then adds on a Native American mask and the tires of a car. I think The Fool really represents my ideal design for a Stand. For the design of my stand Totsugeki Love Heart, I heavily leaned on the appearance of Star Platinum in this iteration because it was the closest to my stand