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For a similar Stand, see Part 8 SpoilersJoseph's Stand
“
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,[3] 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.

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.
Colored MangaOVAAnime (SC)Anime (DU)SFC GameCapcom FightersAll-Star BattleEyes of Heaven
Vines(Purple)
Vines(Dark Purple)
Vines(Purple and blue)
Vines(Dark Purple)
Vines(Purple)
Vines(Magenta)
Vines(Light Purple)
Vines(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[4] and tie someone.[5] The vines have limited resistance as a sufficiently strong Stand or even a strong Vampire can break them.[5] 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.[2] 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.[6] It can randomly display different TV channels to formulate a coherent sentence which will either show a person's thoughts[7] or film a place, even the most improbable ones such as the interior of Joseph's brain.
  • Conjure a map out of dust on an unpaved road, with precision on the location of a desired item.[8]
  • 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.

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.[9] 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.[10]

Techniques

Overdrive(波紋疾走(オーバードライブ) Ōbādoraibu, lit. "Ripple Dash/Sprint") Link to this section
Debut: Chapter 148: Empress, Part 3 / Stardust Crusaders Episode 12: Empress
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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[5] or prevent him from touching him by wrapping himself in it.[11] In the anime adaptation Joseph uses this ability to transmit the Ripple in the encounter with Steely Dan. When Lovers exits his brain, he uses his Ripple to kill all the growing flesh-buds.


Chapters / Episodes

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Episodes in order of appearance
Part 3Part 4Part 5OVA
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Chapters in order of appearance

Creation and Development

Because Hermit Purple belonged to the previous part's protagonist, Hirohiko Araki decided not to make it combat-oriented nor have a humanoid appearance so it wouldn't stand out too much.[12] In fact, he wanted to make Joseph's ability fitting for his role as a navigator. He was inspired by both telephone lines or network cables and the fact that a guide would use "lines" that connect them across the world to receive information; therefore, he made the Stand's vines represent those "lines". Hermit Purple's color was chosen because, according to Araki, purple is a classy color and easy to make work with older characters. He figured that purple would work better with an old Joseph rather than someone younger.[13]

With Joseph returning in Part 3, Araki wondered about how to visualize the Ripple in terms of a Stand. The Ripple is life energy that spreads throughout the body, and Hermit Purple's vines are meant to be an explicit visual expression of such, by literally wrapping itself around Joseph's body.[13]

Gallery

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StoryChapter CoversVolume Covers
  • First appearance

    First appearance

  • Spirit photography

    Spirit photography

  • Hermit Purple used for spirit listening through TV

    Hermit Purple used for spirit listening through TV

  • Joseph attacking Empress

    Joseph attacking Empress

  • Hermit Purple used for spirit photography through dust

    Hermit Purple used for spirit photography through dust

  • Caught in Joseph's trap

    Caught in Joseph's trap

  • Empress's defeat

    Empress's defeat

  • Hermit Purple tracking Lovers

    Hermit Purple tracking 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

  • Hermit Purple wraps around DIO

    Hermit Purple wraps around DIO

  • Joseph protects himself with the Ripple

    Joseph protects himself with the Ripple

  • Temporary death

    Temporary death

  • Hermit Purple in Diamond is Unbreakable

    Hermit Purple in Diamond is Unbreakable

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  • Tarot card representing the Hermit

    Tarot card representing the Hermit

  • Hermit Purple

    Hermit Purple

  • First appearance

    First appearance

  • 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 Benares made with Joseph's Hermit Purple's ability

    A map of Benares 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

  • Joseph protects himself with the Ripple

    Joseph protects himself with the Ripple

  • Hermit Purple crumbles away as Joseph dies

    Hermit Purple crumbles away as Joseph dies

  • Hermit Purple Stats

    Hermit Purple Stats

  • Hermit Purple alternate color stats

    Hermit Purple alternate color stats

  • Hermit Purple's stats in Diamond is Unbreakable

    Hermit Purple's stats in Diamond is Unbreakable

  • Hermit Purple being used by Joseph Joestar in Part 4

    Hermit Purple being used by Joseph Joestar in Part 4

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  • Hermit Purple Key Art

    Hermit Purple Key Art

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

    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)

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

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

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

    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

  • Hermit Purple infused with Ripple

    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)

The Genesis of Universe
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  • Jump Novel 4 Joseph Avdol.jpg
  • 8 Jump Novel Vol. 4 Avdol&Joseph.jpg
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  • Cream and Hermit Purple briefly shown in PV5

    Cream and Hermit Purple briefly shown in PV5

  • Hermit Purple render

    Hermit Purple render

  • Hermit Purple

    Hermit Purple

  • Hermit Purple in Old Joseph's Great Heat Attack

    Hermit Purple in Old Joseph's Great Heat Attack

  • Hermit Purple render from Eyes of Heaven

    Hermit Purple render from Eyes of Heaven

  • Hermit Purple in Old Joseph Joestar Normal

    Hermit Purple in Old Joseph Joestar Normal

  • Hermit Purple in Old Joseph's intro

    Hermit Purple in Old Joseph's intro

  • Stand-up Icon [Rippled Thorns]

    Stand-up Icon [Rippled Thorns]

  • Charging to Attack [Rippled Thorns]

    Charging to Attack [Rippled Thorns]

  • Attacking [Rippled Thorns]

    Attacking [Rippled Thorns]

  • Stand-up Icon [Spirit Photos of Evil Incarnate]

    Stand-up Icon [Spirit Photos of Evil Incarnate]

  • Producing an vision of DIO on a TV using Hermit Purple [Spirit Photos of Evil Incarnate]

    Producing an vision of DIO on a TV using Hermit Purple [Spirit Photos of Evil Incarnate]

  • Charging to Attack [Spirit Photos of Evil Incarnate]

    Charging to Attack [Spirit Photos of Evil Incarnate]

  • Attacking [Spirit Photos of Evil Incarnate]

    Attacking [Spirit Photos of Evil Incarnate]

  • Win Pose [Spirit Photos of Evil Incarnate]

    Win Pose [Spirit Photos of Evil Incarnate]

  • Joseph (Part 3) [Shiny]

    Joseph (Part 3) [Shiny]

  • [EX] Rippled Thorns

    [EX] Rippled Thorns

  • [EX] Spirit Photos of Evil Incarnate

    [EX] Spirit Photos of Evil Incarnate

  • Monster Strike; Joseph Joestar

    Monster Strike; Joseph Joestar

  • Shrewd Schemer, Joseph Joestar

    Shrewd Schemer, Joseph Joestar

  • Joseph Joestar (Chibi)

    Joseph Joestar (Chibi)

  • Shrewd Schemer, Joseph Joestar (Chibi)

    Shrewd Schemer, Joseph Joestar (Chibi)

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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 he is much older in the following part, Stardust Crusaders.
    • However, when speaking about Joseph Joestar in JoJonium Vol. 9, Araki states "If Jotaro and the rest of the Stand-using crew went back in time fifty years prior, maybe you could have seen a younger Joseph using Hermit Purple."[13]

References

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