Summary
The most recent project byJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s creator, Hirohiko Araki, is the first public art display of the franchise, where the author also used the opportunityto showcase and rank the strongest Stands in the franchise.JoJohas left an indelible mark on popular culture in Japan and the rest of the world, being considered one of the best shōnen of all time, and its influence increasingly extends to being referenced in other manga and anime, music, fashion, works of art, and passionate fans that show their love for the series by mimickingJoJo’s poses.
Hirohiko Araki revolutionized his own story by introducing in Part 3,Stardust Crusaders, the Stands, which are the physical manifestation of each character’s spirit and life energy, whose appearance is related to the personality and ability of its user.
Hirohiko Araki just revealed The Fountain Boy, a public art piece for the new station building, Innogate Osaka, at JR Osaka Station, a modern re-envisioning of the last statue that was on display for 103 years, with the eccentricity of theJoJostyle. In the public project, the author not only included an original character to represent “the Fountain Boy” but also paintedsevenJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s Standsordered by strength.
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Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure’s Creator Ranks Star Platinum as the Strongest Stand
The Author Places November Rain From JOJOLands at the Top Because of the Artwork’s Theme.
The Fountain Boy artwork is painted on stained glass on the front of a black sphere, which depicts a boy with curly hair making a pose as if he is receiving rain or water. Above the boy, there are seven Stands from differentparts ofJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.The authorrevealed in the public ceremonycovered by Gigazinethat he included these Stands because they, just like the water cycle, are also invisible powers of nature.
Fountains circulate, and they are natural phenomena in the world… they evaporate and fall from the sky… so Stands are also a depiction of the power of nature in “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure,” an invisible power - Hirohiko Araki.
While November Rain, the stand of Jodio Joestar, the protagonist ofJojo’s Part 9JOJOLands, is placed at the top of the artwork because of its ability to create rain, which serves to provide water for the fountain, the author ranked the rest of the stands by power and strength.
They’re in order of their strength and power (laughs). Since it’s a fountain, I also included November Rain, a stand that makes it rain. It’s the one that creates the most rain for the fountain. - Hirohiko Araki.
The stands featured below November Rain are from left to right, Jotaro Kujo’s stand Star Platinum fromStardust Crusaders, Kira Yoshikage’s Killer Queen fromDiamond is Unbreakable, Funny Valentine’s Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap fromSteel Ball Run, Jolyne Cujoh’s Stone Free fromStone Ocean, Giorno Giovanna’s Gold Experience fromVento Aureoand Johnny Joestar’s Tusk ACT1 fromSteel Ball Run.This rank confirms Star Platinum as the strongest stand in the franchise according to the author.
Star Platinum Is an Invincible Stand According toJojo’s Bizarre Adventure’s Creator
In The Visitor Part 9 ofStone Ocean(JJBA’s chapter 613), Araki states in Star Platinum’s stats that when its ability is fully developed,being able to stop time for 5 seconds, it becomes the strongest and most invincible Stand in the world. The author also refers to Star Platinum on another extra page as “the strongest known Stand ability.” Star Platinum, despite being short-range, is above the rest in terms of power, with superhuman strength, enhanced senses, and combat stats that no other stand can match: speed and precision.
However, even in part 6, before introducing powerful stands like D4C Love Train and Tusk ACT4, Star Platinum’s impressive power was overshadowed by Gold Experience Requiem, the evolved form of Giorno Giovanna’s Gold Experience. This means that Araki was probably ranking the ability using the base form of each Stand as a measure.If the evolved form of the stands is excluded, Star Platinum is physically unmatched.This would explain the absence of Made in Heaven, the final evolution of Padre Pucci’s Whitesnake.
The Rank in the Fountain Boy Uses the Base Form ofJoJo’s Stands
The final form of Giorno Giovanna’s stand, Gold Experience Requiem, isconsidered by many fans to be the strongest in the series, having an overpowering ability and speed. Requiem can nullify any action taken by the opponent, reversing it to an initial point where it had not occurred, which, as demonstrated in the final fight against Diavolo, is even applicable against stands capable of altering the flow of time. However, theGold Experience depicted in the artwork is its base form, just like Tusk.
This means that the author was not taking into consideration the evolved form of the stands to rank them in the artwork. Not only Gold Experience Requiem and Tusk ACT4 are stronger than Stone Free, but also with D4C Love Train, Funny Valentine can’t experience misfortune of any kind, which makes him essentially invincible to Killer Queen’s Bites the Dust stand.
Nevertheless,Jojo’s Bizarre Adventureis characterized by its unpredictable fights that aren’t won by the strongest or the one with the most powerful Stand, but rather by the one who cleverly uses the situation and resources at his disposal, which is one of the beloved aspects of the series.
The fact that Araki has ranked iconic Stands of the franchiseenriches fan debates aboutJoJo’s Bizarre Adventureabilities while also highlighting the complexity of the power system in the series.
Source:Gigazine
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Hirohiko Araki. It follows the adventures of the Joestar family, spanning generations, each with unique abilities and battling supernatural enemies. Known for its eccentric characters, distinctive art style, and creative battles, it includes manga, anime, games, and merchandise.
