All-Star Battle R/Old Joseph Joestar

"Opponents always get confident when they feel like they're winning, when in fact, they've already lost. (「相手が勝ち誇ったとき、そいつはすでに敗北している」)"

Old Joseph Joestar (老ジョセフ・ジョースター) was confirmed for during the game's initial announcement trailer.

Although his moveset remains fundamentally the same as his from, a few tweaks have been made to both balance the character and fit him into the overall gameplay changes that All-Star Battle R brought along.

Old Joseph's voice actor, Unsho Ishizuka reprises his role in this game, replacing Tomokazu Sugita. However, due to his passing in 2018, his voicelines were reused from. Because of this, some of his voicelines from the original All-Star Battle are not present.

Gameplay
Old Joseph has 950 health and uses both the Stand (スタンド) and Ripple (波紋) Battle Styles, fighting foes with Hermit Purple. During a fight, he can use several different attacks that were featured in Stardust Crusaders.

Dialogue
Outside of, Old Joseph has unique interaction dialogue for both his match entrances and victories when facing certain characters.

All-Star Battle Mode
All missions in starring Old Joseph as either the Player or Enemy, in order of appearance.

Music
Old Joseph's theme is Can't Hate The Guy (にくめないヤツ), and can be unlocked in-game by landing the "Hermit Purple!" skill in 's Old Joseph vs  Normal Battle.

Its name is in reference to Lisa Lisa saying a similar line in Chapter 30 of Battle Tendency after Joseph managed to complete his training in an unusual way. Specifically she says "To use his disadvantage like that, a clever guy!"

1.3.0

 * Stand On/Off
 * Fixed bug where Stand On/Off sometimes could not be activated if Joseph was KO'd under certain circumstances.
 * Standing Heavy Attack
 * Increased forward movement.
 * "Coal Tar" skill
 * Trap changed to disappear when Stylish Guarded.

1.4.0

 * "That changes everything!" special
 * Changed so the move now launches opponents, making it possible to combo after.
 * "Ripple Overdrive!" skill
 * Decreased recovery time.
 * Increased amount of float when hitting airborne opponents.
 * "Coal Tar" skill
 * Sped up attack as a whole.
 * Increased the number of hits from one to two. Damage has been adjusted accordingly.
 * Changed so the move now hard knockdowns on the second hit.
 * Reduced the amount of time the tar stays on the ground.
 * Reduced the size of the hitbox of the tar to make it less likely to hit Joseph and therefore easier to use in scrambles.
 * "Solar Energy Ripple!" follow-up attack
 * Fixed bug where the move could still hit even if an opponent had been downed by getting hit by the same move the maximum number of times in a combo (IPS).

1.4.1

 * "Reversal Assist"
 * Increased number of stocks from one to two.

1.6.0

 * "Ripple Overdrive!" skill
 * Removed the Ripple damage property from the, , and versions to be inline with other characters.
 * Added ability to gain HH Gauge from, , and versions.
 * "Assault Assist"
 * Fixed so the activation speed is not slowed down in certain situations.
 * "Reversal Assist"
 * Fixed so the activation speed is not slowed down in certain situations.