Obscure Lore
Musical References
Stand Mechanics & Stats
Araki’s Sketchbook
The Localized Names
100

In Part 3, while in a hotel in Singapore, Jotaro Kujo is seen casually reading an issue of this real life Japanese manga magazine.

Weekly Shonen Jump

100

The Stand "Killer Queen" has three distinct abilities; all three share names with songs by this band.

Queen

100

This is the only Stand in the series that is officially confirmed to have "Infinite" in one of its stats.

Made in Heaven

100

Hirohiko Araki’s favorite Western fashion designer, whose poses often inspire the "JoJo Poses" in the manga.

Christian Dior? or Versace

100

Zipperman

Sticky Fingers

200

This Part 4 character has a Stand named "Earth Wind and Fire," but claims to actually be an alien from the Magellanic Clouds.

Mikitaka Hazekura

200

The Part 6 Stand "Flaccid Pancake" is actually named after this American rap rock band in the original Japanese.

Limp Bizkit

200

This Part 3 Stand is unique because it is bound to a physical cargo ship and can be seen by non Stand users.

Strength

200

Before creating JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Araki wrote this manga about a magical boy with purple hair.

Baoh

200

Blueford

Bruford

300

In Part 1, this was the name of the dog that Jonathan Joestar owned before Danny.

Detective

300

This Part 5 character is named after a specific type of Italian dessert, but his Stand "Spice Girl" is named after a British pop group.

Trish Una

300

This is the specific range (in meters) of Jotaro Kujo’s Star Platinum at the beginning of Stardust Crusaders.

2 meters

300

Araki once stated in an interview that if he could have any Stand from Part 4, he would choose this one because it would make being a mangaka easier.

Heaven's Door

300

Filthy Acts At A Reasonable Price

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap / D4C

400

This is the specific weight of the beetle that Jobin Higashikata uses in the beetle fighting betting match in Part 8.

71 grams

400

The Stand "Chocolate Disco" from Part 7 is a reference to a song by this Japanese techno pop girl group.

Perfume

400

This Stand from Part 6 has the ability to "digest" memories and turn them into physical DISCs.

Whitesnake

400

This is the real world Italian city that served as the primary inspiration for the fictional town of Morioh.

Sendai

400

See Moon

C-Moon

500

During the 7th stage of the Steel Ball Run, this character reveals they have the remains of the "Right Eye" of the Saint's Corpse hidden in their own eye socket.

Gyro Zeppeli

500

This Part 8 Stand shares its name with a 1974 song by the band "10cc" which famously used no synthesizers.

I'm Not in Love

500

The Stand "Notorious B.I.G" is unique because it only activates its true power after this specific event happens to the user.

the user's death

500

In 2009, Araki’s work was famously exhibited in this world renowned French art museum.

the Louvre

500

Pale Snake

Whitesnake