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     OVA - Jotaro and company 

Jotaro Kujo

  • Awesome Mc Cool Name: Though Star Platinum is a pretty cool name, he still wanted to call his stand "Super Mega Ninja Galvatron Deluxe".
  • Covert Pervert: He shows shades of this, most notably in the Comment Special.
    Jotaro: You thinking what I'm thinking, kids?
    Kids: Comment special!
    Jotaro: Massive orgy-! Comment special, yeah that's... that's what I meant to say.
  • Determinator: He refuses to pull a tacky inspirational Inner Monologue during his fight with Dio, and so has to fight him without pause. When Dio drops an oil tanker on him, he forces himself to continue punching at it and doesn't stop until he hits a gas line and it explodes on top of him.
  • Feel No Pain: He doesn't seem to even know what pain IS.
  • Genius Ditz: Abridged!Jotaro isn't that bright most of the time. However, he tricked both Enya and D'Arby, and he spent a good thirty seconds messing with Kakyoin regarding the pronunciation of Hierophant Green; similarly, he trolls Dio into gaying it up for a minute with a single well-placed question. In general, he's also the quickest to solve problems. He may or may not have Obfuscating Stupidity.
  • Hello, [Insert Name Here]: Subverted. He's able to name his stand in the same manner as characters from early Final Fantasy games, but he seems annoyed over the fact that the writers made him name it "Star Platinum".
  • New Powers as the Plot Demands: As a throwback to a joke from an early episode, the finale reveals he can read minds. Though he has no clue when he was first able to do it.
    • The "power" in question may stem from a lack of mouth animations Antfish had at his disposal for the scene, forcing him to come up with some explanation for why no one's mouth was moving.
  • Noodle Incident: "The blood donation from hell" in episode 1. The introductiory interview video for the series clarifies a little more.
    • Apparently, Dio wasn't the only one who exploded when he killed him with his Jotaro Punch, mentioning that it always happens when he uses it.
    • Joseph states that he's "not in the mood to eat one of his classmates...again" when he brings in Kakyoin, meaning they must have done it before
  • Screw Destiny: Joseph believed Jotaro could take Dio only if he completed his Shonen Hero Monologue. He refused, and still kicked Dio's ass.
  • The Stoic: Rarely emotes, though it's unclear if it's because he doesn't like to or isn't bright enough to.

Joseph Joestar

Muhammad "Avdol" Rafiki Shazir

Noriaki Kakyoin

  • Berserk Button: Just so you know, he isn't Keanu Reeves. Yes, he mad.
  • Brainwashed and Crazy: Started off being controlled by Dio, but after being defeated and having the mind control flesh bud removed he joined the heroes (somewhat reluctantly at first).
  • Cool Shades: Wears them near the end of the series, possibly because of Rule of Cool. Or perhaps an excuse to unleash a barrage of X-Men references.
  • Dying Moment of Awesome: Managed to give Joseph a tip to the secret behind Dio's stand just before he died. Even if he took it the wrong way. At the very least, Dio thought it worked, which led him to give Joseph a little breathing room and eventually reveal it for real.
  • Emo Teen: Not him, but Jotaro gives this Alternative Character Interpretation for Hierophant Green.
    Jotaro: You said it likes to hide behind hairbangs. Pretty sure that’s what emos do.
    Kakyoin: That doesn’t mean it’s emo!
    Jotaro: (“Crawling” plays in the background) Dude, it is CRYING from its wrists. That is HARD EMO, bro!
  • Major Injury Underreaction: His response to having claws raked over his eyes and face is a calm "ow".
  • Mr. Fanservice: As Polnareff put it, "He's the only reason women watch this show!".
  • Pretty Boy: See Mr. Fanservice above. Kakyoin mentally spouted " I am so f*cking pretty" in the middle of his and Polnareff's fight with J. Geil.
  • Straight Man: Aside from making some references, Kakyoin is almost identical to his manga counterpart.

Jean-Pierre Polnareff

Iggy

     OVA - Dio and his underlings 

Dio Brando

Forever

  • Adaptational Wimp: An odd case in that Forever in the OVA was actually subjected to Adaptational Badass treatment. In the source material, Forever pretty much gave up after Jotaro managed to nail him with Star Finger while in the OVA it just makes him madder and he almost killed Jotaro before being struck down by Polnareff. Here, the only reason Forever has a chance of beating Jotaro is because PETA-Man paralyzes him, and aside from killing two Red Shirts he's dispatched almost anti-climatically by Polnareff's sneak attack.
  • Off with His Head!: By Polnareff who decides he might as well switch sides.
  • Super-Strength: Kakyoin notes that an orangutan is about five times stronger than a regular human and could easily rip a man's arms off.

Hol Horse

J. Geil

Enya Geil

  • All Girls Want Bad Boys: She desperately wants Dio. In Episode 2, before Dio speaks, the video gives kids a warning to leave the room before she begins describing him in sexual detail.
  • Co-Dragons: With Vanilla Ice.
  • Necromancer: Her Stand can manipulate the dead through open wounds. Her Stand even uses voice clips from Kel'Thuzad
  • Stacy's Mom: Subverted in that she uses her Stand to disguise herself as this. Her true form is an ugly old hag.

N'doul

D'Arby

  • The Gambler: His trade as per the original source material, and fully willing to cheat to win.
  • Insult Backfire: Pulls this on Avdol when he makes a crack about 9/11:
    Avdol: GO! FUCK YOURSELF!
    D'Arby: Oh, but I did, good sir! I did fuck myself. And do you know when I did it? 9/11.
    Avdul: NNNNNNGH!
  • Politically Incorrect Villain: He's pretty clearly racist against Muslims, since he often pushes Avdol's Berserk Button regarding Muslim stereotypes and 9/11.
  • Ragin' Cajun: Well, he has the accent at least.
  • Verbal Tic: He has a tendency to stretch out his long o's like "good" or "would". Even when he's having a mental breakdown.
  • Villainous Breakdown: Just like the original.

Vanilla Ice

     OVA - Others 

PETA-Man

Drawn & Voiced by LordQuadros

  • Animal Wrongs Group: Well, DUH. He declares that the homicidal orangutan Forever is a "poor, defenseless, violent creature" that he needs to protect from the Crusaders, ignores Joseph pointing out that humans are technically animals, and mind-controls Jotaro into helplessness.
  • Non-Standard Character Design / Stylistic Suck: When he first appears, he's drawn very badly and poorly shopped into the picture. He looks better in episode 8, although that's probably because he would have HELPED save Iggy... had he gotten there sooner.
  • We Will Meet Again: Declares this after Polnareff kills Forever and he runs away. He does show back up, but too late to do anything.

     Phantom Blood - Main Cast 

Jonathan Joestar

Voiced by Antfish
  • Adaptational Badass: Come the second episode, Jonathan seems to have mostly gotten over his inadequacies and in a clear display of strength casually backhands Dio through a railing off a balcony after NOT reacting when Dio sucker punches him, and Dio seems downright intimidated. In the anime, Jonathan had to tap into Unstoppable Rage and took about twice as long to knock Dio down.
  • Adaptational Wimp: In the original, young Jojo was incredibly strong, athletic, and a good boxer; Dio just happened to be even more skilled. Abridged young Jojo only throws a single good punch when enraged, and is otherwise a complete pushover and a bit of a sissy.
  • Calling Your Attacks:
    YELLOW WALL Ripple OVERDRIVE!
    SILVER ARM MELTER OVERDRIVE
    YELLOW INSTANT FACE-TURN OVERDRIVE!!!
    CITRUS REVENGE RIPPLE OVERDRIVE
  • Characterization Marches On: In the comment special, his voice was Mickey Mouse-level high pitched.
    • As of the anime abridgement, he's also Antfish's most realistically (or rather, least caricatured) voiced character yet.
  • Cloudcuckoolander: If his Insane Troll Logic is anything to go by.
  • Combat Pragmatist: Quite frequently attacks people or runs away while they're busy talking.
  • Good Old Ways: In a sense, given that he's a Nice Guy who's mannerisms and values are relatively appropriate for his time, while all the other guys his age are douchebags who embrace 21st century memes.
  • Innocently Insensitive: Nonchalantly tells Dio he heard his parents are dead.
  • Insane Troll Logic: Believes homosexuals cause typhoons and Batman and Jesus are one and the same, and that science will eventually prove it.
  • In the Blood: He retroactively establishes that Joseph's Insane Troll Logic and Jotaro's complete ignorance of the concept of pain were inherited from Jonathan.
  • The Juggernaut: The sound effect of Jonathan approaching is that of a freight-truck.
  • Mad Libs Catch Phrase: "Sweet [famous British person]!"
  • Mr. Fanservice: He definitely seems to attract fangirls In-Universe.
  • Nice Guy: In a departure from JJBATAS heroes, he has next to no asshole-moments.
  • No-Nonsense Nemesis: A heroic example. Stopping in the middle of a fight to gloat is not recommended.
  • Quintessential British Gentleman: Constantly reminds people that he's a gentleman. It's why Erina falls in love with him, and why Speedwagon dedicates himself to Jonathan.
  • Sophisticated as Hell: "In the words of Zeppeli: Go fornicate your mother!"
  • Suspiciously Specific Denial: The end of his not quite accurate recollection of the boxing match against Dio.
    Jonathan: And neither of us went to our beds crying.
  • Talk to the Fist: To Dio, albeit done accidentally since he was monologuing internally on both occasions, in episodes 2 and 3.
    Dio: Never leave yourself open, Jona—
    Jonathan tackles Dio through a railing
    Dio: Seriously? Let me finish my sentences!

Dio Brando

Voiced by Antfish

  • Berserk Button: Don't talk shit about his man-cats.
  • Blatant Lies: When asked if he's seen Danny the dog recently. Cut to a frightened Danny trapped in the incinerator.
    ".....Nope!"
    • He later has Danny fed to an unsuspecting Jonathan, who is visibly shocked.
  • Call-Back: His briefly being haunted by the ghost of David Carradine references an earlier joke Dio made about Carradine "dying during his research.
  • Call-Forward: Dio is a lot less careful and through when when determining whatever someone is dead, unlike in Stardust Crusaders.
    • When he's getting his blood drained, a ghostly image of David Carradine's head appears saying "Payback's a biiiitch!", referencing Steve Buscemi's later appearance
  • Combat Sadomasochist: He clearly gets off on both giving and receiving pain.
    George: Jonathan, I MURDERED. this cow. in front of her own children!
    [Camera focuses on Dio as a "boing" sounds]
  • Evil Brit: Like his OVA self only slightly younger in tone.
  • Evil Gloating: Although only done in his head, which gets him punched by Jonathan while he does it.
  • I Like My X Like I Like My Y: He likes his steak bloody and full of knives...just like his women.
  • Jerkass: Even he agreed his name was a three letter word for "total dick".
  • Large Ham: "I REJECT MY HUMANITY!!!"
  • Trrrilling Rrrs: Does this quite a bit.
  • Verbal Tic: Often uses "I, Dio", much like his OVA counterpart.

Erina Pendleton

Voiced by EileMonty

  • Defiled Forever: She treats Dio's kiss as such. Erina even drinks water out of a puddle to clean her mouth out after Dio kissed her, despite being near a river. Dio's bully underlings lampshade this.
  • Screaming Woman: Claims she could only speak in "kyaaah"s and "aaahh"s for seven years after Dio kissed her.

Robert E.O. Speedwagon

Voiced by Antfish

  • Camp: Speaks in a rather high Pops-esque falsetto.
  • Call-Forward: "I'm going to own a helicopter one day!"
    • “Even Speedwagon can’t have kids!”
  • CloudCuckooLander: To put it into perspective, when asked what he wanted to do with a million dollars, he passed up the opportunity to build his own research foundation to purchase all of CandyLand. Not just the board game, but the actual place.
  • Defeat Equals Friendship: He pledges his friendship and eternal loyalty to Jonathan after the latter nearly smashes his head in with a kick that was powerful yet deliberately held back. Also because Speedwagon's hat injured Jonathan's arm. Yeah.
  • The Ditz: He's clueless about an insane number of things.
  • Expy: He has the voice and mannerisms of Regular Show's Pops. He even says Pops' Catchphrase at one point ("Good show!").
  • The Ingenue: He displays many aspects of the trope (obliviousness, cheerfulness, constant and grating urge to be helpful, femininity), which... irritates Zeppeli to no end.
  • Mad Libs Catchphrase: "Even Speedwagon is (adjective)!", "I, the ever-(adjective) Speedwagon..." and "Speedwagon (verb)s (adjective)ly!"
  • Mysterious Middle Initial: If it wasn't just a general exclamation of pain, the "O" in his full name stands for "OUCH! I probably should be flossing more!"
  • Noblewoman's Laugh: Nyo ho ho!
  • Sarcasm-Blind: Several of Zeppeli's insults just fly over him.
  • Screams Like a Little Girl: In Episode 3 when Dio comes back to life and they find what happened to the carriage driver.
  • Sweet Tooth: Wants to be the "Duke King President" of Candy Land, and came rushing to the Comment Special when he heard Zeppeli say the word "glazed" because he thought he was talking about doughnuts. Even though he doesn't understand Zeppeli's last words of advice to Jonathan about taking care of Erina orally, he still gets excited whenever his innuendos involve sweets.
  • Third-Person Person: His Catch Phrases.

William A. "Glazed in Bitches" Zeppeli

Voiced by Antfish

     Phantom Blood - Supporting Cast 

George Joestar

Voiced by hbi2k

  • The Alcoholic: "It's almost scotch o'clock!"
  • Berserk Button: Don't say beef is "just okay", it'll lead to a tirade on how he's only good at steak, and if you suggest to have something else, "I think you should leave the table"!
  • British Stuffiness
  • Bumbling Dad: When his steak fetish isn't on.
  • Catchphrase: "How do you like your steak?"
  • Cloud Cuckoo Lander: For one thing, he's got a fixation on steak.
  • Dramatic Gun Cock: When the butler said he was a vegetarian.
  • I Call It "Vera": He owns a shotgun with "Joanna Joestar" painted on.
  • Ironic Hell: Doesn't believe in Heaven and Hell, but he does believe in reincarnation and karma. So of course, after a lifetime of murdering cattle, he gets reincarnated as a bull.
  • One-Note Cook: Seems like barbeque and grilled cheese steak are the extent of George's cooking abilities.
  • Real Men Eat Meat: Not to mention they get said meat by killing a cow in front of her children so they grow up filled with vengeance and tasting just as good if not better!
    George: I want what I eat to have had a mother, dammit!
  • Tranquil Fury: "I think you should leave the table!"

Dario Brando

Voiced by LittleKuriboh

Jack The Ripper

Voiced by Jessi "Nowacking" Nowack

Poco A.K.A British Tom Sawyer

Voiced by Sarifus

Bruford

Voiced by Lanipator

Tarkus

Voiced by Takahata 101

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