Hol Horse (ホル・ホース, Horu Hōsu) was confirmed to return for All-Star Battle R during the game's initial announcement trailer.[1]
His moveset is fundamentally the same as his from All-Star Battle, with a few tweaks being made to both balance the character and fit him into the overall gameplay changes that All-Star Battle R brought.
Hidenobu Kiuchi reprises his role as Hol Horse's voice actor from the Stardust Crusaders anime, replacing Hōchū Ōtsuka. As with the majority of the game's roster, voice lines for Hol Horse were either added or re-recorded.
Gameplay
Hol Horse has 1000 health and uses the Stand (スタンド, Sutando) Battle Style. Unlike most other characters with the Stand Battle Style, Hol Horse uses his Stand Emperor at all times, with some moves also making use of J. Geil's Stand Hanged Man.
This section requires expansion.
Command List
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Attack type: High
Damage: 6
Attack type: High
Damage: 15
Attack type: High
Damage: 25
Attack type: Low
Damage: 7
Attack type: Low
Damage: 13
Attack type: Low
Damage: 36
Attack type: Middle
Damage: 13
Attack type: Middle
Damage: 18
Attack type: Middle
Damage: 27
Any bullet enhanced by this ability will possess the highest priority of any projectile in the game, meaning that it will defeat most other projectiles, and those it does not will be canceled out instead.
Because the ability can be canceled with skills, Hol Horse can freely chain it into a skill at any point during its execution whilst retaining the enhancement. This allows him to utilize this Style Ability liberally in combos.
An icon will automatically display above his Heart Heat Gauge to indicate that this effect is active, showing a yellow silhouette of his head as a pink heart appears in the smoke of his cigarette.
Ground versions:
- Light (): The bullet flies straight forward.
- Medium (): The bullet curves upward, acting as a form of anti-air starting from mid-range.
- Heavy (): The bullet suddenly flies back towards Hol Horse after traveling a set distance forward, disappearing just short of him. This variation can be used to hit opponents that jump over the initial shot, but Hol Horse cannot act for longer as he needs to manually bring the bullet back.
Aerial versions:
- Light (): The bullet is fired at a downwards angle towards the ground.
- Medium (): The bullet is fired at a downwards angle, then curves up to fly forward, parallel to the ground.
- Heavy (): The bullet is fired at a downwards angle, then curves back upwards, flying in a rough "V" shape.
This skill can be enhanced with "Gun beats sword.'" to make the bullet hit two times for higher overall damage, launch the opponent in the air with the first hit, and knock them to the ground with the second in a hard knockdown.
Attack type: High
Damage: 50 (normal) / 50 + 20 (70) (enhanced)
This skill can be enhanced with "Gun beats sword." to make the bullet hit more times for higher overall damage and launch the opponent into the air. It also grants Hol Horse the ability to manually change the trajectory of the bullet up to 4 times if the Style button is held. (Comboable)
Attack type: High
Damage: 60 (normal) / 35 + 15 × 2 + 20 (85) (enhanced)
Attack type: High
Damage: 25 (bottle) 50 (bullet)
This skill can executed even if Hol Horse is in the middle of being attacked or is down, giving it the unique ability to break combos as long as the opponent happens to be in range.
Attack type: Low
Damage: 54
Attack type: Throw
Damage: 120
This HHA will deal more damage if "Gun beats sword." is in effect. It also does not require the first bullet to connect in order to work and will not stop until it finishes or Hol Horse is interrupted.
Attack type: High
Damage: 73 ~ 193 (normal) / 84 ~ 219 (enhanced) (depending on number of hits)
This GHA can strike a downed opponent, causing it to do slightly less damage in exchange for the opponent not being able to react to it.
If the initial attack misses, Hol Horse recoils in shock and yells, "What the?!" (なんじゃあ!).
Attack type: High
Damage: 320 / 384 / 480 (depending on HH gauge)
If close enough to the opponent or if they are airborne, they can be hit by any combination of the bottle Hol Horse throws, Emperor's bullet, and Hanged Man's stab. If hit by the bottle while they are grounded, the opponent will be launched into the air.
Attack type: High (bottle and bullet) Low (Hanged Man)
Damage: 25 (bottle) 50 (bullet) 54 (Hanged Man)
Attack type: High
Moveset Changes from All-Star Battle
General Changes
- Hanged Man is no longer transparent.
Medal List
Costumes & Tints
All-Star Battle Mode: Stardust Crusaders Hol Horse vs. Funny Valentine Extra Battle
Land the "You're up, J. Geil!" skill
Buy from Medal List
2800 G
Adventure Battle Card J-179, carried on from All-Star Battle
Taunts & Victory Poses
Dialogue
Hol Horse's first ten Taunt and Victory Lines are included in his Taunt and Victory Poses respectively, with two lines per pose; the first two poses of each type are unlocked by default, while the other three of each must be purchased for 450 G each. The remaining lines of both types can be purchased as a single set for 300 G. Hol Horse's Tag Lines can be purchased as a set for 140 G.
- “I couldn't help but laugh, heh heh! (おもわず笑っちまったぜ、ヒヒ)”
- “Dying before getting to say goodbye is the lay of the land, amigo. (さよならの一言もなく死んでいくのが普通なんだろーねえー)”
- “That's a real bad joke! (じょーだんきついぜ、ヒヒ)”
- “I'm gonna blow your brains out! (脳みそ床にブチまけやがれ)”
- “Lucky! (ラッキー!)”
- “It's my lucky day! (こいつぁついてるぜ!)”
- “C'mon! (カモォ~ン)”
- “Stop screwin' with me! (テメーッ、ザけんじゃあねーーーッ)”
- “I'll split your skull! (ドタマブチ割るぞーーッ)”
- “I'm gonna beat you silly! (てめーーっ、ブッ殺すっ)”
- “You're not bad! (やりおるぜッ!)”
- “Just try and escape! (必死に逃げんかい!)”
- “Give it up... (観念しな………)”
- “It's the end of the line! (てめーの人生の最後だ!)”
- “I can do this! (おれならやれるッ!)”
- “Cocky little punk! (かってなヤローだ)”
- “Oh, it's on now! (やってやるゥー)”
- “Let's throw down! (やりゃあいいんだろォォォォッ)”
- “Now I'm super pissed! Die! (チクショォー、頭きたぞ! こ……殺してやるッ。死ねッ!)”
- “Don't do anything stupid! (バカな気はおこすなよ)”
- “Don't get cocky! (甘くみたな)”
- “Hold your horses! (待ちな)”
- “Stop being a wimp! (甘ったれんなよ)”
- “What the hell?! (にゃんじゃああ~~~ッ、これは!?)”
- “This... This is totally nuts! (正気の沙汰じゃあねーーー、こっ、こんなこと!)”
- “No one beats us! We're the unbeatable duo! (おれたちは無敵だッ! 無敵のコンビだぜーっ!!)”
- “I guess death is pretty anticlimactic most of the time, huh? (ま! 人生の終わりってのはたいてーの場合 あっけない幕切れよのォー)”
- “Even my bullets are a Stand! You didn't realize that, and it cost you bad! (弾丸だってスタンドなんだぜ~~っ。 オレをナメきって、そこんとこを予想しなかった あんさんの命とりなのさぁー)”
- “We will meet again... Assuming you aren't dead! (また会おうぜ。もっともおたくが死んでなけりゃあな)”
- “I'm going all out here...! (おれも必死なんだぜ…!)”
- “I... I can't beat this guy! I can't do a thing all by myself! Better run for now! (こ…こいつはかなわんぜッ! おれひとりじゃ完璧不利! ここは逃げて次の機会を待つぜ!)”
- “The treasure's mine, too! (財宝もおれのものだーーッ)”
- “Hol Horse... That's my name. (ホル・ホース。おれの名前だぜ………)”
- “I stick by the strongest guy I find. That's it! I won't sell my soul for nothin'! (おれは強い方につくだけの男! 魂までは売らねえ!)”
- “Bye bye. Hol Horse loves ya! (じゃあな。愛してるぜ)”
- “I'm running because I love you, baby. Forever! (逃げるのはおめーを愛しているからだぜ、ベイビー。
永遠 にな!)” - “I may lie to women, but I never hit them! Beauties and beasts, I respect all of them! (女にうそはつくが、女だけは殴ったことはねえ! ブスだろうが美人だろうが女を尊敬しているからだ!)”
- “I'm on your side... Don't worry. Relax, okay? Relax. (おれはおまえの味方だ…安心しろ… リラックスだぜ、リラックス…)”
- “This makes me wanna cry! I knew I shoulda just sniped you out! (あ~ッ泣きたくなってきた!! こんな事なら最初からこの銃で狙撃すりゃあよかったぜ!)”
- “I... I can't beat this guy! I can't do a thing all by myself! (こ…こいつはかなわんぜッ! おれひとりじゃ完璧不利!)”
- “Don't be No. 1, be No. 2! That's how Hol Horse rolls! Got it?! (「一番よりNo.2!」 これがホル・ホースの人生哲学。モンクあっか!)”
- “You signed your own death warrant when you decided to take me for a fool! (オレをナメきってそこんとこを予想しなかったあんさんの命とりなのさぁー)”
- “The gun is mightier than the sword! (「銃は剣よりも強し」)”
- “Dying before getting to say goodbye is the lay of the land, amigo. (さよならの一言もなく死んでいくのが普通なんだろーねえー)”
- “I'm gonna blow your brains out, DIO! (脳みそ床にブチまけやがれ、DIOさんよーッ)”
- “Ain't no one in the world love the ladies as much as Hol Horse! (おれは世界一女にはやさしい男なんだ)”
- “I'm running because I love you, baby. Forever! (逃げるのはおめーを愛しているからだぜ、ベイビー。
永遠 にな!)” - “My Stand's a goddamn gun! Ain't no sword I ever saw can match a bullet! (おれの「スタンド」は
拳銃 だ。拳銃 に剣では勝てねえ)” - “C'mon, Pol-Pol! (カモォ~ン、ポルポルくぅ~ん)”
- “Those tricks don't work on me! (このおれにハッタリは通じねーよ)”—Round Win 1
- “Whew! (フーッ)”—Round Win 2
Special Interactions
- When hit by Giorno Giovanna's Heart Heat Attack, Hol Horse's cigarette is knocked out of his mouth as it goes agape, referencing his expression when warning Polnareff about Justice.[3]
- When hit by Enrico Pucci's "It's an illusion." skill, Hol Horse's pose mirrors that drawn by Tohth as the two plot against the Joestar group.[4]
- When summoned as an Assist by DIO ("Lord DIO!"), Hol Horse calls out his ally's name. If summoned by a female character, Hol Horse declares, "I ran all this way for you!" (君のために飛んで来たぜ).
Dialogue
Outside of All-Star Battle Mode, Hol Horse has unique interaction dialogue for both his match entrances and victories when facing certain characters.
- “You know how I work by now. Right, J. Geil? (おれのやり方はわかっているよな。J・ガイルのだんなよ)”—Default dialogue
- “Whoa whoa whoa whoa! (おいおいおいおいおいおいおいおい)”—Hol Horse (Player 1)“Let's see who's quicker on the draw! (抜きな…どっちが早いか勝負って奴だぜ…)”—Hol Horse (Player 2)
- “Ain't no one in the world love the ladies as much as Hol Horse! (おれは世界一女にはやさしい男なんだ)”—Hol Horse“Just try and lay a hand on me. I'll make you pay for it with your life. (抱きしめるというのならためしてみなさい。 後悔しながら死んでもいいならね)”
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“I'll put a hole right between your eyes, Avdol! (眉間に風穴開けてやるぜ、アヴドゥルよぉ~!)”—Hol Horse
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“Kakyoin the Hierophant user, huh? Death to the betrayer! (ハイエロファントの花京院だな…裏切り者は消すぜ!)”—Hol Horse
- “If I gotta beat you before I can see that bastard, then that's what I'll do. En garde! (きさまを先に倒さなきゃ「ヤツ」に会えねえってなら そうしてやる…かかって来い)”“"The gun is mightier than the sword." Damn if that ain't the truth! (「銃は剣よりも強し」。名言だな、これは)”—Hol Horse
- “I never get tired of seeing those legs! (相変わらずイイ脚してるぜ)”—Hol Horse“Oh right, Hol Horse... The Stand user who never manages to be of any help to Lord DIO... (ホル・ホース、だったかしら? DIO様のお役に立てないスタンド使いの名前は…)”
- “Emperor's forte is close-quarters assassination! We got 'em now! (接近での暗殺こそ「
皇帝 」の独壇場ッ! おれならやれるッ! やれるぞッ!)”—Hol Horse - “Whoa there, little lady... What are you in such a hurry for? (おっとお嬢さん…そんなに急いでどこに行くんだい?)”—Hol Horse“Shut up! I just saw Koichi over there. Now stay out of my way! (うるさいわね、さっき向こうに康一くんがいたのよッ! ジャマしないでッ!)”
- “Let's see who's quicker on the draw! (抜きな…どっちが早いか勝負って奴だぜ…)”—Hol Horse
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“Hold on a minute! That's not what I came here for! (ちょ、ちょっと待てよ! オレはそんなつもりはないぜ?)”—Hol Horse
- “Ain't no one in the world love the ladies as much as Hol Horse! (おれは世界一女にはやさしい男なんだ)”—Hol Horse
- “Ain't no one in the world love the ladies as much as Hol Horse! (おれは世界一女にはやさしい男なんだ)”—Hol Horse
- “You got a gun just like mine, huh? Must be fate. (オレと同じ銃使いだなんて、運命を感じるねぇ)”—Hol Horse
- “The gun is mightier than the gun... Wait, how did that go? (銃は銃よりも…ああん?)”—Hol Horse (Player 1)“Too slow! That draw was enough to make me yawn! (おせえおせえ! そんな抜き撃ちじゃああくびが出るぜ!)”—Hol Horse (Player 2)
- “I love you, now and FOREVER! (愛しているぜ!
永遠 にな!)”—Hol Horse“What am I to make of all this? My opponents get stranger by the day! (わたしってどうしてこう… 変な相手ばかり寄ってくるのでしょう……)” - “The pieces of your little game no longer frighten me! (この「軍人将棋」はもうこわいコマはねえぜッ!)”—Hol Horse
- “Well, the end of someone's life is usually a pretty sudden curtain call. It may seem like I'm talking as though I know everything but... (ま! 裏切り者の末路ってのはたいてーの場合 哀れな幕切れよのぉー。悟ったようなことを ゆーよーだがよォ~~~~~~)”—Hol Horse“What a bunch of clowns. Don't you realize we know exactly how you work? (おめでたい奴らだ… 自分たちのやり口がばれていることに気付かなかったのか…)”
- “You made fun of me... and you paid for it with your life! (オレをナメきったあんさんの命とりなのさぁーー)”—Hol Horse“Swords beat guns any day! Well, they do if you're me, that is! (剣は銃よりも強いんだよ…このポルナレフに限って言えばな…)”
- “I sure do love a girl with a sharp tongue like yours, baby! (キツいところも可愛いぜ、ベイビー)”—Hol Horse
- “I stick by the strongest I find. That's it! I never swore loyalty to the likes of you! (おれは強い方につくだけの男! 心の底からてめーにゃあ忠誠を誓ってねーぜ! 魂までは売らねえ!)”—Hol Horse“I like you. You never sweated, never lost your rhythm. You are cool as ice, Hol Horse. (気に入った…殺そうとする一瞬……… 汗もかいていないし呼吸もみだれていないな。 冷静だ………さすがホル・ホース)”—DIO
- “A young girl's innocent love... So cute! (恋する乙女ってやつか…かわいいねェ~)”—Hol Horse“Now you made me lose sight of him! How are you going to apologize for this?! (あんたのせいで見失っちゃったじゃないッ! どーしてくれんのよッ!)”
- “Even my bullets are part of my Stand! (『弾丸だってスタンド』なんだぜ~~っ)”—Hol Horse
- “I don't know the details, but relax. I'm always gentle with women... (事情は知らねェが…安心しな、オレは女には優しいんだ…)”—Hol Horse“He changed his bullet's trajectory! Maybe his ability works like Sex Pistols? (…弾丸の軌道を曲げた…ッ! ピストルズと似たような能力なのッ?)”
- “Who loves ya, baby? (愛してるぜベイビー)”—Hol Horse“The only part of me that loves you is my middle finger! Get screwed, creep! (世界のフィンガー、『くたばりやがれ』よ)”
- “Hol Horse loves the ladies! (おれは女を尊敬している)”—Hol Horse
- “Wild and crazy... I like it! (その野生味あふれる感じ、嫌いじゃあないぜ)”—Hol Horse
- “I couldn't help but laugh, heh heh! (おもわず笑っちまったぜ、ヒヒ)”—Hol Horse, reacting to Joseph Joestar's prediction
- “I can lend you a hat if you wanna cover that disaster up! (帽子でもかぶって隠したほうがいいぜぇーその頭…)”—Hol Horse, insulting Josuke Higashikata's hair
All-Star Battle Mode
All missions in All-Star Battle Mode featuring Hol Horse as a combatant, in order of appearance.
Stardust Crusaders
2. Land the "You shall be shish kabob!" skill: Emperor Publicity Artwork
3. Block shots with the "Reap as you sow!" skill: Hol Horse's Theme
Hol Horse: I... I can't beat this guy! I can't do a thing all by myself!
2. Land the "Even my bullets are a Stand!" skill: Hol Horse Publicity Artwork
3. Land the "You're up, J. Geil!" skill: Hol Horse Color Tint C
Valentine: I don't recognize you. Are you in the race?
Golden Wind
2. Land a 5-hit combo: Ghiaccio Publicity Artwork
3. Land the "What the hell! What the hell! Are you serious?" throw: Ghiaccio Color Tint C
Ghiaccio: Huh? Yeah, what about it? Come on, try and shoot! See how much good it does you!
Gallery
Media
Music
Hol Horse's theme is Pistol Spin (メギャン, Megyan), and can be unlocked in-game by blocking shots with the "Reap as you sow!" skill as Jean Pierre Polnareff in All-Star Battle Mode's Polnareff vs Hol Horse.
Its name is in reference to the sound his Stand, Emperor, makes during its first appearance in Chapter 28 of Stardust Crusaders.
JoJo Glossary
Art & Misc. Gameplay Callbacks
Chapter 219: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 3, page 4
(modified to remove sweat, add hat buckle, and change pipe to cigarette)
Misc.
Update History
1.3.0
- Dodge (Background and Foreground)
- The activation of the move has been standardized for all characters.
1.4.1
- "You lose, loser!" skill Normal and Enhanced versions
- Attack sped up.
1.5.0
- "Feed on these!" HHA
- Modified to apply combo scaling up to a maximum of 50%. (common rule not previously applied)
1.6.0
- "Come get us!" skill
- Fixed bug where the follow up skill could be activated multiple times in some situations.
- "Reversal Assist"
- Decreased stocks from two to one.
2.3.0
- Crouching Heavy Attack
- Made it so the hitbox expands slightly when the bullet hits the ground.
- Increased launching power when hitting an airborne opponent.
- Jumping Heavy Attack
- Reworked into a two-hitting attack and distributed the damage across the two hits.
- Made it so the first hit of the attack now knocks the opponent into the air.
- Decreased startup.
- "Gun beats sword." style
- Made it so this skill now requires Heart Heat for activation.
- "You lose, loser!" skill
- Normal Grounded Versions
- Decreased the startup speed of the and variants.
- Decreased opponent's recovery when they guard the and variants.
- Decreased recovery.
- Reduced knockback of the variant.
- Changed to now launch opponents away instead of causing normal hitstun.
- Enhanced Grounded Versions
- Decreased recovery.
- Increased speed of projectile.
- Increased knockback on hit for the and variants.
- Normal Aerial Versions
- Made it so Hol Horse will orient towards the opponent when activated before he shoots.
- Decreased opponent's recovery when they guard the and variants.
- Reduced knockback of the variant.
- Changed to now launch opponents away instead of causing normal hitstun.
- Enhanced Aerial Versions
- Made it so Hol Horse will orient towards the opponent when activated before he shoots.
- Increased speed of projectile.
- Increased knockback on hit for the and variants.
- Normal Grounded Versions
- "Even my bullets are part of my Stand!" skill
- Changed to now launch opponents away instead of causing normal hitstun.
- "You're up J. Geil!" skill
- Fixed a bug where Hanged Man wouldn't hit an opponent if they were projectile immune.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R – Announcement Trailer", March 9, 2022.
- ↑ Hol Horse ASBR page
- ↑ Chapter 157: Justice, Part 4
- ↑ Chapter 218: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 2
- ↑ Emperor and Hanged Man (Story Arc)