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 (equivalent to the English interjection "hey!"); whilst "MUDA ... !" represents a Japanese word ("useless"). 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 |
| Jotaro Kujo |
Star Platinum | ORAORAORA ... ! |
| Polnareff | Silver Chariot | HORAHORAHORA ... ! |
| Dio Brando/DIO | The World | MUDAMUDAMUDA ... ! |
| Josuke Higashikata | Crazy Diamond | DORARARA ... ! |
| Giorno Giovanna | Gold Experience | MUDAMUDAMUDA ... ! |
| Bruno Bucciarati | Sticky Fingers | ARIARIARI ... ! ARRIVEDERCI! |
| Pannacotta Fugo | Purple Haze | UBASHAAAAAAA ... ! |
| Narancia Ghirga | Aerosmith | VOLAVOLAVOLA ... ! VOLARE VIA! |
| Trish Una | Spice Girl | WAAANNAAABEEEEE ... ! |
| Sheila E | Voodoo Child | ERIERIERI ... ! |
| Jolyne Cujoh | Stone Free | ORAORAORA ... ! |
| Johnny Joestar | Tusk | ORAORAORA ... ! |
| Josuke Higashikata (JoJolion) | Soft & Wet | ORAORAARA ... ! (Mostly identical to previous "ORA" cries but occasionally an "ORA" is changed to "ARA".) |
Trivia
- Excluding Polnareff and Bruno Bucciarati, who were introduced as antagonists before becoming allies, DIO 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.
- Polnareff's cry translates to "Hey!" or "Come on!"
- The Cries belonging to Bucciarati and Narancia are derived from Italian words.
- Narancia's cry translates as "Fly away!".
- Bucciarati's means "Goodbye!".
- Trish Una's Cry derives from the Spice Girls' single "Wannabe."
- Both her and Fugo's Stand Cries are the only ones to not be a repeated sound.
- The Cries belonging to Giorno and Jolyne reference those belonging to their fathers DIO and Jotaro, respectively.
- Tusk's and Soft & Wet's battle cries are references to Star Platinum's battle cry.
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