Jotaro Kujo/Games

Major Battles

 * Jotaro vs Muhammad Avdol
 * Jotaro vs Noriaki Kakyoin
 * Jotaro vs Captain Tennille Imposter
 * Jotaro vs Forever
 * Jotaro vs Rubber Soul
 * Jotaro vs ZZ
 * Jotaro vs Steely Dan
 * Jotaro vs Arabia Fats
 * Jotaro vs Midler
 * Jotaro and Iggy vs N'Doul
 * Jotaro vs Khan
 * Jotaro and Polnareff vs Anubis
 * Jotaro and Polnareff vs Alessi
 * Jotaro vs Daniel J. D'Arby
 * Jotaro and Joseph vs Telence T. D'Arby
 * Jotaro vs DIO
 * Jotaro and Josuke vs Anjuro "Angelo" Katagiri
 * Jotaro and Josuke vs Mushikui
 * Jotaro and Koichi vs Yoshikage Kira
 * Jotaro, Josuke, Koichi, Okuyasu, and Hayato vs Yoshikage Kira
 * Jotaro and Jolyne vs Johngalli A and Whitesnake
 * Jotaro, Jolyne, Emporio, Ermes, and Anasui vs Enrico Pucci

In the OVA
Naturally, Jotaro is the main protagonist of the Part III OVA, serving the same role as ever. That said there are a number of differences.

Notably, Jotaro's victory over Forever is instead given mostly to Polnareff, who slices the orangutan in half before the latter could use his Stand to crush Jotaro.

Whilst the 1993 episodes also keep Jotaro's role intact, he is instead made the victim of DIO's brief time manipulation when Jotaro tries to climb a set of stairs (Polnareff was the victim in the manga.) Jotaro is then sent flying out of the mansion by DIO (in the manga, Jotaro escaped the mansion of his own accord along with the others when they suspected an ambush from DIO.)

In the penultimate episode "Kakyoin: Duel in the Barrier", a scene is added where Jotaro briefly ruminates on DIO's power and how his World Stand and Star Platinum seem similar in nature.

The final episode recreates the final battle between Jotaro and DIO accurately, albeit with some changes, such as removing Jotaro's magnet trick as well as changing the Jump magazines that save him from DIO's knives into wooden splints that he put on his broken ribs beforehand. The final scene in the battle is significantly different. In the manga, DIO brings down a steam roller to crush Jotaro, but Jotaro stops time to and climbs atop said steam roller to confront DIO who is trapped and left standing. This scene was changed to DIO using a tanker that he pummels until it explodes as he leaps off to escape, with Jotaro stopping time and walking out of the flames towards DIO, who is now on the ground instead of the would-be steam roller.

Famicom Jump II: Saikyo no Shichinin (NES)
Jotaro (circa Part III) is one of the seven main heroes. His standard attack is a Kick, which can only be used at short-range, and for armor he wears his usual  gakuran uniform. For his special attack, he summons  Star Platinum  and is able to hit distant enemies. Unlike the rest of the heroes, who gain their special attack at level 2, Jotaro is able to use Star Platinum from the start of the game. The final boss of his scenario is an unidentified Stand user mentioned only as " Stand Messenger  ".

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (SNES)
Jotaro appears in the Stardust Crusaders SNES game, simply titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as a note to the game's status as the very first in the series. As the story plays out similarly to Part III with a handful of notable differences, the game begins at his household and ends with the final battle against DIO. Jotaro is usually the default on-screen character when out of battles. Most of Jotaro's moves revolve around Star Platinum's "ORAORAORA!" fist barrage, although Star Finger is also used. In this game, Jotaro's time stop ability is a result of the player obtaining and equipping a special cap item on Jotaro as opposed to being an innate ability of Star Platinum.

Cult Jump (GB)
Jotaro appears as the representative protagonist from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise in the game.

Heritage for the Future (PS1/DC/Arcade)
Jotaro appears in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future, the second game in the series that yet again adapts Part III.

Jotaro's gameplay is more oriented on offense. He is a lot more effective with his Stand off. This is because of his Blazing Fists, and Jotaro's ability to attack the enemy by himself, while the Stand is attacking. This, in turn, increases the hits and the damage in comparison to attacks with the Stand activated.

As such, his gameplay is more on poking the enemy until they budge. Jotaro players are known to be very pesky and can push the fight to either side of the field in a short amount of time, but their nature of gameplay requires prioritizing offense over defense to take advantage of the strength from his Blazing Fists.

His Star Finger can be held until an opening is seen at the enemy. It draws the enemy closer, which can be capitalized for further offense.

Also, the inactive Stand version of Puttsun Ora may not deal that much damage in comparison to the active Stand version by itself, but when the player attacks with Jotaro going around the enemy, the hits and damage become significantly larger than the latter version.

Star Breaker can connect from a normal attack, whether from Jotaro himself or from his Stand, but its inactive version is not very strong. The active Stand version can be charged until it becomes unblockable, but takes too much charging time to be very effective.

Jotaro's "Time Stop" isn't as powerful as DIO's, and with the attack speed from Puttsun Ora, players are often forced to perform the move before the super meter is depleted of one level during stopped time.

One of Jotaro's alternate colors resembles his Part IV outfit. Jotaro is normally the last opponent faced by the player in arcade mode when playing as a villain.

Jotaro, alongside Polnareff and Joseph are the only character whose ending in Arcade Mode matches the original story, while the entire cast receives an original ending.

Vento Aureo (PS2)
Part IV Jotaro appears in the game's intro along with Jonathan, Josuke and Part III Joseph in a composite image along with Giorno.

This game marks the first time that Jotaro is seen as his Part IV incarnation.

Jump Super Stars (DS)
Jotaro appears as a playable character in the DS game. Both he and DIO appear as the playable representative characters from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise.

His special attacks consists primarily of his trademark "ORAORAORA!" punches. Many of his Koma include his companions from  Part III, appearing frequently as he performs special attacks. His 4-Koma specials summons Avdol to use Magician's Red's Crossfire Hurricane Special, along with a two-sided barrage from Star Platinum, his 5-Koma specials include him and Polnareff attacking the enemy at the same time as Star Platinum and Silver Chariot cry "ORAORAORA!" and "HORAHORAHORA!", respectively, and Kakyoin and Hierophant Green being summoned to perform an Emerald Splash projectile attack. His 6-Koma specials include stopping time (stopping any movement on-screen for 5 seconds or by the amount of the special bar the player has at the moment) and a lengthy barrage by Star Platinum that sends the opponent flying high and far. Iggy appears as his 2-Koma support, where Jotaro uses Star Platinum to throw Iggy at the enemy, who defends himself by summoning The Fool.

His help Koma gives the affected battle character invincibility for a short time. He is one of the battle characters in the pre-made deck "Gekitou no Machi" and the sole battle character in the pre-made "Help-Koma" deck. Together with Monkey D. Luffy from the One Piece series, he can be summoned to perform a special tag-team move called "Gomu Gomu no Ora Ora" (ゴムゴムのオラオラ) in which they both unleash a barrage of punches.

Jump Ultimate Stars (DS)
Jotaro returns as a playable charater, along with DIO, representing the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise. He retains all of his previous attacks and special moves.

He can now receive an ally boost from Josuke Higashikata, by saying he and Jotaro are a great team even in taro terms (two references, one being Josuke's catchprase "Great!", while the other being the taro terms, Jotaro's entire arc's enemies was based on 'tarot' cards), Jolyne Kujo, by saying she will watch the stars until she meets him and wants to see his starlight (Jolyne said those lines during later events on Part VI) and Yusuke Urameshi (from the series Yu*Yu*Hakusho), by saying "the more fights, the more wins!" (since both Jotaro and Yusuke are introduced as delinquents who constantly beat other students.

Jotaro also appears in one of the pre-made decks centered around "delinquents" such as Yusuke Urameshi, Maeda Taison (from the Rokudenashi Blues franchise) and Sakuragi Hanamichi (from the Slam Dunk franchise).

All-Star Battle (PS3)
Jotaro was one of the first four characters announced for the game (the others being Gyro Zeppeli, Wamuu, and Joseph Joestar) and the first character to appear in the game's first trailer. Most of his attacks are reminiscent of those from the Capcom game (Heritage for the Future) complete with hard hitting punches that can launch the victim very far. His only new move has Star Platinum take a mighty breath that pulls his opponent in, reminiscent of his victory over Enya Geil's Justice Stand.

Jotaro's HHA is "ORAORAORAORA!", his signature flurry of punches that lasts around 2-5 seconds, dependent on whether or not the attack button is rapidly pressed, ending in either a punch that sends the opponent flying (without input), or an uppercut that knocks them high into the air (with input). His GHA is "You pissed me off.", wherein Star Platinum delivers a powerful punch that knocks the opponent off their feet before Jotaro stops time. Star Platinum follows up by delivering even more punches to the now-immobile enemy before one final hook as Jotaro points and remarks "You pissed me off", resuming time and letting the opponent fly. Jotaro can also stop time for 3 - 5 counts of the battle timer depending on how much of the Heart Heat Gauge he has, requiring a minimum level of 2 to activate. Jotaro is also the only character who can counter DIO's GHA (his famous use of a steam/road roller to crush his enemies followed by his "MUDAMUDAMUDA!" before the it explodes), when the attack hits the player, Jotaro will attempt to retaliate with his own "ORAORAORA" barrage. At some point during the animation, if Jotaro activates his own time stopping ability (also needing 2 bars of the HHG to execute), a new animation will begin, recreating the moment Jotaro stopped time to take DIO by surprise, and though the damage from DIO pummeling the steam roller is normal, the damage of the explosion is completely negated.

Jotaro also possesses alternate costumes, primarily taken from famous volume covers along with the ones seen in JOJO-A-GOGO! and JOJO 6251. Besides most of the characters from Part III, Jotaro has unique dialogue with characters such as Jolyne and Josuke. Josuke is confused looking at the younger Part III Jotaro in the place of the older Part IV incarnation he recognizes, while Jotaro has no idea who Josuke is. Against Jolyne, Jotaro merely asks if she's a new Stand user (referencing the nature of Part III where Jotaro and his friends face off against countless Stand users sent to kill them on their journey). In return, Jolyne shockingly questions how he could have become so young.

Stardust Shooters (Android/iOS)
Jotaro is one of the first 3 available characters the player must choose to be their team leader (next to Jonathan and Joseph). During the Loading screen, if the player taps the screen, Star Platinum's fist will appear and strike the screen, with the "ORA" (オラ) kana appearing.

Jotaro's Finish move is an animation where Star Platinum appears and uses an "ORAORA!" barrage on the defeated Metal Striker.

To match Jotaro's new color scheme seen in the Part III anime adaptation, his color scheme is now a black coat and green shirt, as opposed to All-Star Battle's and Heritage for the Future's dark blue coat and pink shirt (unlike the Parts I and II characters, who keep their color scheme from All-Star Battle).

J-Stars Victory VS (PS3/PS4/PS Vita)
While Jotaro did not appear in the J-Stars Victory VS, hidden data was found in the game for him and DIO as playable characters (alongside other Jump characters Yoh from Shaman King and Dai from Dragonquest).

However, only Jotaro's moveset and character stances were near-completed, implying that at least Jotaro was supposed to be a playable character, alongside the other two Joestars in the game, Jonathan and Joseph.

The reasons for his cut is unknown, but it can be assumed that it was due to the Stardust Crusaders anime not having aired yet at the time the game was announced, complicating his inclusion since the game tries to be more faithful to the characters' anime designs instead of their manga appearance.

This makes Jotaro the second known character to be cut from a game in JoJo-related media, Koichi being the first in the Le Bizzarre Avventure di GioGio PS2 game.

Eyes of Heaven (PS3/PS4)
Jotaro was one of the first confirmed characters for the game (alongside Part II Joseph, Caesar, Stroheim, Kakyoin, Josuke, and Diego). He appears as both his Part III and Part IV incarnation, with slight differences in moveset to separate the two. Since most of the game's animation, effects and attacks were reused from All-Star Battle, Jotaro's moveset remains the same: A powerful close-ranged fighter with high damage output and the ability to stop time (though he can now stop time for no longer than 2 seconds, 4 seconds as Part IV Jotaro).

Jotaro's solo GHA uses a different animation compared to All-Star Battle, removing the time stop section of the move entirely, and instead having him slide his finger along the rim of his hat (a callback to his fight with Kakyoin) before Star Platinum pummels the opponent in real-time. His "You pissed me off." line is removed as well. This animation is shared among both versions of him.

Kakyoin appears as Part III Jotaro's partner, with the latter being the only player-controlled fighter in the first demo. They possess a Dual Heat Attack together, where Kakyoin holds the opponent in place with Hierophant Green, allowing Jotaro and Star Platinum to pull them in by Hierophant Green's tail and unleash a barrage of punches that sends the opponent flying, before Kakyoin appears once more behind the enemy mid-air to deliver an Emerald Splash. Throughout the whole attack, Jotaro and Kakyoin converse about sumo. This, coupled with the nature of the DHA, makes reference to the Wheel of Fortune chapters.

Jotaro and Kakyoin are the only two characters who have appeared in both demos. Unlike the previous game, his Part III version's main color scheme is now based on his anime appearance.

Trivia

 * His catchphrase, "Yare yare daze" has no direct translation but is usually translated to the effect of "Gimme a break." It can also mean "Well well well..." or "Alright, alright...", since "yare yare" commonly translates to "Oh well..." It is generally an expression of boredom or exasperation. In the official Viz Media translations, the phrase is considered cursing and is censored. In the official Shonen Jump Advanced manga series he is seen saying "Give me a !@$&*# break..." and the English dub of the OVA translates it as "What a pain..." In the Crunchyroll subs, it is translated as "Good grief."
 * All-Star Battle gives Jotaro the mellow version of this catchphrase, dubbed as "Man, what a pain." His daughter gets the dirtier cuss-like variant, as dubbed: "Man, give me a (*&*%^*&^ break!"
 * Jotaro is the first JoJo to be mostly referred to by his birth name, due to the presence of more than one JoJo in the series. This trait is followed for all subsequent Parts.
 * Jotaro's trademark hat, while torn in the back, often seems to blend with his hair. While they are first shown as being completely separate but slightly torn, later publications cause more uncertainty as to where his hat and his hair actually meet. His hat is most likely a Japanese student cap that was normally worn along with the gakuran prior to the 1970s. He is seen wearing an undamaged cap in the first page of part 3 during flashbacks to his youth.
 * According to Araki in an interview, Jotaro's cap is actually a part of his body. He drew him this way intentionally, which is supported by the fact that Jotaro has never removed his hat. (This may have been a joke, due to the fact that Jotaro was shown without his hat on a couple of occasions.) This was in order to make him seem more elegant and he also wanted readers to recognize Jotaro even from his back, and not just his forefront.
 * Jotaro is seen reading a Shonen Jump in his cell, with Shonen Jump being the magazine in which JoJo, up until Part VII, was published in Japan. In the manga, these magazines also saved Jotaro from being fatally impaled by Dio's knives (In the OVA he's instead protected by wooden splints he put on his broken ribs after a prior attack.)
 * Jotaro's belt has the same design as the late Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli's headband.
 * Jotaro has two unique lying-down sprites when he is knocked down or K.O'ed in the Capcom fighting game. When he is merely knocked over, he is leaning on one side of his body, slightly upright. When defeated completely, he lies flat down on the ground.
 * In ASB, he merely crumples on the ground and does not lie down, showing signs of struggling, even when "retired" from the match.
 * Jotaro's basic design bears similarity to that of Tsurugi Momotaro of the earlier Sakigake!! Otokojuku.

In Popular Culture

 * In the first episode of Puni Puni Poemy, the Director and his alien opponent humorously fight a battle between Stands. The alien fought using a Star Platinum look-alike.


 * Araragi Koyomi from Nisemonogatari in the 9th episode of the series parodies Jotaro's trademark pose.


 * The character Asuma Sarutobi from Naruto, is voiced by the same voice actor as Jotaro from the OVA. Likewise, Asuma Sarutobi uses the phrase "Yare yare daze", and "Ora ora", especially in the Naruto PS2 games.


 * Sol Badguy, the main character from the popular video game series Guilty Gear, uses the phrase "Yare yare daze".


 * The shoujo manga group Clamp are fans of JoJo. In their later publication, Wish, the main angel character, Kohaku, closely resembles Kakyoin's hairdo and appearance. Ironically, the love interest of said character roughly resembles a hatless Jotaro, named Kudo Shuichiro. Although the angel is sexless, some fans have speculated this story is a shounen-ai interpretation of the two. In their early years, Clamp also created doujinshi of part 3 of JoJo which featured their original character, Jotaro and Kakyoin's love-child Jota (hatched from an egg) and his stand Charmy Green (which looks like a green Star Platinum).


 * In the NBC drama, Heroes, a fictional Japanese salaryman named Hiro Nakamura is a fan of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. In his blog, he states that he wants to "be like JoJo and Vaan and go on adventures". One of his powers includes time manipulation, a gift shared with both Jotaro and Dio Brando. Hiro later posts on his blog under the pseudonym of Jotaro Kujo.


 * Jotaro is said to have been a fan of Columbo when he was a child.


 * Jotaro exhibits an anime archetype exhibited commonly by "genius" characters by forever staying young through all of his appearances in spite of age. Other characters that noticeably share this trait are Maximilian Jenius and Hiko Seijuro.


 * Daishi, ex-vocalist of the former Japanese Visual Kei group Psycho le Cému, dressed like Jotaro in Love is Dead, the group's last PV.


 * In Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, Juste can use an item that allows him to use rapid punches while yelling "ORA ORA ORA".
 * Furthermore, in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, if Soma obtains a Cagnazzo Soul, a figure will appear from Soma and repeatedly punch directly in front of him. The Cagnazzo Guardian also shouts "ORA ORA ORA," immediately after being summoned.


 * One of the characters in the Sega fighting game Fighting Vipers, Bahn, heavily resembles Jotaro, wearing a similar cap.
 * In the Tekken series, Jin Kazama and Kazuya Mishima's combat gloves resemble Star Platinum's gloves.
 * Jotaro's physical appearance as well as his "bad boy" persona may have been inspired by Marlon Brando's image in the 1953 classic film The Wild One . This further connects him to Dio Brando, who was named for the actor.
 * In the video game Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, Monokuma beats Monomi with rapid punches while yelling "ORA ORA". In response, Monomi says "This is your Stand?!". This is clearly a reference to Jotaro's Stand, Star Platinum.
 * Mako Mankanshoku from the anime Kill la Kill obtains a Two-Star Goku uniform that bears resemblance to Jotaro's outfit, specifically his Part III uniform. The most trait of Mako's Two-Star uniform is the cap she dons, having been torn at the back.