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“
Did you see it? The thorns from my hand? That is my Stand! It can reveal faraway visions and place them on film. Of course, I gotta bust a 3,000 yen camera every time I use it...
”
—Joseph Joestar, Chapter 117

Hermit Purple (ハーミットパープル（隠者の紫）, Hāmitto Pāpuru) is the Stand of Joseph Joestar, featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders, and briefly in the fourth part, Diamond is Unbreakable.

Hermit Purple is a vine-like Stand that Joseph summons on his hands. It allows its user to divine information and messages from other locations.

Appearance

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The Hermit

Hermit Purple manifests itself as multiple, purple, thorn-covered vines that spawn from Joseph's hands. The vines are strong enough to support his own weight and long enough to bind someone completely. Because Hermit Purple belonged to the previous part's protagonist, Araki decided not to make it combat-oriented or have a humanoid appearance so it wouldn't stand out too much.[1]

Hermit Purple is consistently portrayed as being purple across all media featuring it, befitting its name.

Hermit Purple represents the tarot card, The Hermit, which symbolizes introspection and contemplation, best represented in the Stand's powers of divination.

Color Schemes

The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.
Vines(Purple)
Vines(Purple)
Vines(Dark Purple)
Vines(Magenta)
Vines(Light Purple)
Vines(Purple and blue)
Vines(Purple)
Vines(Dark Purple)

Abilities

Hermit Purple's vines are relatively weak in combat, but they provide Joseph with considerable divination ability, enabling him to materialize any type of information, such as an image, a location or even thoughts.

Joseph demonstrated that he can use the vines as ropes, whose movements he can control at will. Their length and resistance make it possible for Joseph to swing from place to place[2] and tie someone.[3] The vines have limited resistance as a sufficiently strong Stand or even a strong Vampire can break them.[3] The vines are dexterous enough to manipulate a video game controller.

Divination

Hermit Purple divining information from a television

Hermit Purple's main ability is to divine information. By using any object or material in conjunction with Hermit Purple, Joseph Joestar can display any information he wishes to see. To date, he has used Hermit Purple to:

  • Produce psychic photographs by destroying a camera.[4] The broken camera then produces a photograph which will reveal the information as it is in that moment of time, such as a person in their current situation.
  • Produce live psychic videos on a television.[5] It can either randomly display different TV channels to formulate a coherent sentence which will show a person's thought or film a place, even the most improbable ones such as the interior of Joseph's brain.
  • Analyze machinery to see if it has been tampered with in some way as he did with Telence T. D'Arby’s video game cartridges and console.
  • Conjure a map out of dust on an unpaved road, with precision on the location of a desired item.[6]

Electronics Manipulation

Hermit Purple hijacks a plane's electronic system

Hermit Purple seems to be able to interface and tamper with electronic systems beyond its ability to divine information. Joseph uses this ability once to take control of a Cessna's electronic system and force it to stabilize.[7] He also uses Hermit Purple to check Telence T. D'Arby's video game console to confirm whether it has been tampered with or not.[8]

Ripple Transmission

Joseph has shown the ability to transmit the Ripple through Hermit Purple as an extension of his body. Joseph utilizes this property of Hermit Purple to attack DIO[3] or prevent him from touching him by wrapping himself in it.[9] In the anime adaptation Joseph uses this ability to transmit the Ripple in the encounter with Steely Dan. When The Lovers exits his brain, he uses his Ripple to kill all the growing flesh-buds.

Chapters / Episodes

Book Icon.png Manga Appearances
Chapters in order of appearance

TV Icon.png Anime Appearances
Episodes in order of appearance

Gallery

  • First appearance

    First appearance

  • Spirit photography

    Spirit photography

  • Hermit Purple used for spirit listening through TV

    Hermit Purple used for spirit listening through TV

  • Hermit Purple used for spirit photography through dust

    Hermit Purple used for spirit photography through dust

  • Joseph attacking Empress

    Joseph attacking Empress

  • Caught in Joseph's trap

    Caught in Joseph's trap

  • Empress' defeat

    Empress' defeat

  • Hermit Purple tracking The Lovers

    Hermit Purple tracking The Lovers

  • Joseph panicking

    Joseph panicking

  • Magician's Red and Hermit Purple

    Magician's Red and Hermit Purple

  • Joseph and Avdol

    Joseph and Avdol

  • Hermit Purple creates a map on the ground

    Hermit Purple creates a map on the ground

  • Cheating in Telence's game

    Cheating in Telence's game

  • Swinging through Cairo

    Swinging through Cairo

  • Hermit Purple's attack

    Hermit Purple's attack

  • Joseph protects himself with the Ripple

    Joseph protects himself with the Ripple

  • Temporary death

    Temporary death

  • HermitPurple part4.png

    Hermit Purple in Diamond is Unbreakable

  • Hermit Purple and it's tarot card

    Hermit Purple and it's tarot card

  • Joseph uses Hermit Purple to smash a camera.

    Joseph uses Hermit Purple to smash a camera.

  • Joseph's Hermit Purple "taking" a spirit photo.

    Joseph's Hermit Purple "taking" a spirit photo.

  • Hermit Purple used Divination through the television

    Hermit Purple used Divination through the television

  • Joseph's Hermit Purple projecting what's on Joseph's brain onto a TV.

    Joseph's Hermit Purple projecting what's on Joseph's brain onto a TV.

  • Joseph's Hermit Purple used on a plane.

    Joseph's Hermit Purple used on a plane.

  • A map of Varanasi made with Joseph's Hermit Purple's ability.

    A map of Varanasi made with Joseph's Hermit Purple's ability.

  • Joseph utilizing both Hermit Purple and Ripple in an attempt to take down DIO.

    Joseph utilizing both Hermit Purple and Ripple in an attempt to take down DIO.

  • Hermit Purple crumbles away as Joseph dies.

    Hermit Purple crumbles away as Joseph dies.

  • Hermit Purple Stats

    Hermit Purple Stats

  • Hermit Purple's stats in Diamond is Unbreakable.

    Hermit Purple's stats in Diamond is Unbreakable.

  • Hermit Purple Part 4.png

    Hermit Purple being used by Joseph Joestar in Part 4

  • HermitPurpleClean-MS.png
  • Hermit Purple Key Art

    Hermit Purple Key Art

  • HermitPAvdol.png

    Joseph having Avdol grab Hermit Purple so they can rescue Kakyoin & Polnareff that are injured (Episode 8)

  • Joseph using Hermit Purple but struggles to get his trapped leg out of the steering wheel whilst Geb tries to attack (Episode 9)

    Joseph using Hermit Purple but struggles to get his trapped leg out of the steering wheel whilst Geb tries to attack (Episode 9)

  • HermitWeb.png

    Joseph makes a web of vines to protect himself from DIO (Episode 11)

  • JosephTrollsDIO.gif

    Joseph uses Hermit Purple to weaken a building to bait DIO into falling & damaging himself on it (Episode 12)

  • As DIO approaches, Joseph arms himself with Hermit Purple

    As DIO approaches, Joseph arms himself with Hermit Purple

  • HermitHamon.png

    Hermit Purple infused with Ripple

  • Joseph covers himself with Ripple-infused Hermit Purple, thinking it'd trick The World (DIO's Power) into punching him

    Joseph covers himself with Ripple-infused Hermit Purple, thinking it'd trick The World (DIO's Power) into punching him

  • Hermit Purple being manifested by Joseph (Episode 1)

    Hermit Purple being manifested by Joseph (Episode 1)

  • Used to destroy a camera so it makes a spirit photograph of DIO

    Used to destroy a camera so it makes a spirit photograph of DIO

  • Joseph embedding it into the hotel walls so he lands safely after jumping (Episode 7)

    Joseph embedding it into the hotel walls so he lands safely after jumping (Episode 7)

  • Summoned to defend Joseph from Zombies

    Summoned to defend Joseph from Zombies

  • Last appearance in the 2000s OVA

    Last appearance in the 2000s OVA

  • Joseph's colored OVA model sheet featuring Hermit Purple (Bottom left)

    Joseph's colored OVA model sheet featuring Hermit Purple (Bottom left)

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  • Jump Novel 4 Joseph Avdol.jpg
  • 8 Jump Novel Vol. 4 Avdol&Joseph.jpg

  • Joseph Joestar with Hermit Purple as seen in Heritage for the Future

    Joseph Joestar with Hermit Purple as seen in Heritage for the Future

  • Color B

    Color B

  • Color C

    Color C

  • Color Stand

    Color Stand

  • Color Start

    Color Start

  • Hermit Purple Sprite

    Hermit Purple Sprite

  • Color B

    Color B

  • Color C

    Color C

  • Color Stand

    Color Stand

  • Color Start

    Color Start

Trivia

  • Hermit Purple's thorns can briefly be seen in the background of the second opening of the anime, "BLOODY STREAM". This acts as foreshadowing, as the opening is for Battle Tendency, and Joseph does not develop Hermit Purple until the following part, Stardust Crusaders.
    • However, when speaking about Joseph Joestar in JoJonium Vol. 9, Araki states "If Jotaro's group time-traveled to the world of Part 2, they would probably be able to see Hermit Purple wrapped around Joseph just like in Part 3."

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