Stand Cry

Jotaro and Star Platinum making their famous Stand Cry

A number of Stands and/or their users make a repetitive cry while executing their basic mode of offense; informally described as a Stand Cry.

The Cry is suggested or depicted as being made in a similar rhythm and intensity with the attack of the Stand, as usually very rapid, strong, and unbroken.

The Stand Cry is among the trademarks of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, as used by many central Stand users.

Origin

It is presumed that the Stand Cry originated with Fist of the North Star; in which protagonist Kenshiro (in a style after film star Bruce Lee) typically throws very rapid punches while crying "ATATATATATATAT ... !".

The most popular Cry, "ORA ... !", originates with Japanese onomatopoeia; whilst "MUDA ... !" represents a Japanese word. Others come from English and Italian.

Earlier in the series, in a style common to action-oriented manga, certain characters would scream the names of their attacks (including Jonathan,Joseph and Dio); so it is possible that the Stand Cry follows from this.

Examples

User	Stand	Stand Cry	User or Stand?
Jotaro Kujo	Star Platinum	ORAORAORA ... !	Stand
Polnareff	Silver Chariot	HORAHORAHORA ... !	User
Dio Brando	The World	MUDAMUDAMUDA ... !	User
Josuke Higashikata	Crazy Diamond	DORARARA ... !	Stand
Giorno Giovanna	Gold Experience	MUDAMUDAMUDA ... !	Both at the same time.
Bruno Buccellati	Sticky Fingers	ARIARIARI ... ! ARRIVEDERCI!	Repetition (ARIARIARI...-) from the Stand, "Arrivederci!" from the User.
Narancia Ghirga	Aerosmith	VOLAVOLAVOLA ... ! VOLARE VIA!	User
Trish Una	Spice Girl	WAAANNNAAABBBEEE!	Stand
Sheila E	Voodoo Child	ERIERIERI ... !
Jolyne Cujoh	Stone Free	ORAORAORA ... !	Stand
Johnny Joestar	Tusk	ORAORAORA ... !	Stand
Josuke Higashikata (JoJolion)	Soft & Wet	ORAORAARO ... !	Stand, a sort of corruption of the typical stand cry. Every third cry is reversed to say "ARO" as written in the manga.

Trivia

• Dio Brando is the only antagonist to have a Stand Cry.
  • His cry translates as "Futile!" or "Useless!"
• Sheila E is the first novel-only character with a Stand Cry.
• The Cries belonging to Buccellati and Narancia are derived from Italian words.
  • Narancia's cry translates as "Fly away!".
  • Buccellati's means "Goodbye!".
• Trish Una's Cry derives from the Spice Girls' single "Wannabe", and is the only Stand Cry that isn't a repeated sound.
• The Cries belonging to Giorno and Jolyne reference those belonging to their fathers Dio and Jotaro, respectively.