All-Star Battle R/Johnny Joestar

"This ability has far surpassed a simple nail… it’s a tusk! From now on I will call this Tusk! (これはもう「爪」を超えた………「」だ！これからは「」と呼ぶ！)"

Johnny Joestar (ジョニィ・ジョースター) was confirmed to return for during the game's initial announcement trailer. He was featured as 1 of 15 playable characters during the 2022 Demo on August 5.

His moveset is fundamentally the same as his from, with a few tweaks being made to both balance the character and fit him into the overall gameplay tweaks that All-Star Battle R brought.

As Johnny's voice actor since, Yuki Kaji reprises his role in All-Star Battle R as well, notably also voicing. As with the majority of the game's roster, voicelines for Johnny were either added or re-recorded (though some lines, notably his GHA, appear to be reused from the original All Star Battle).

Gameplay
Johnny has 950 health and uses both the Mounted (騎乗) and Stand (スタンド) Battle Style, fighting foes with Tusk. During a fight, he can use several different attacks that were featured in Steel Ball Run.

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

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

Music
Johnny's theme is Tusk, and can be unlocked in-game by land the "I'll call them Tusks!" skill in 's Johnny vs  Boss Battle.

Its name is taken from the name of Johnny's Stand, Tusk.

1.3.0

 * Dodge [Mounted] (Background and Foreground)
 * The activation of the move has been standardized for all characters.

1.5.0

 * "The hole will attack you." skill
 * Fixed so and  versions' hole projectile disappears when player is hit.