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, which is usually very rapid, strong, and unbroken.

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

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 ... !
Yoshikage Kira	Killer Queen	SHIBOBOBO ... !
Giorno Giovanna	Gold Experience/Gold Experience Requiem	MUDAMUDAMUDA ... !
Bruno Bucciarati	Sticky Fingers	ARIARIARI ... ! ARRIVEDERCI!
Leone Abbacchio	Moody Blues	URYAAAAA ... !
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 ... !
Ermes Costello	Kiss	OSHAAAAAAA ... !
Johnny Joestar	Tusk	ORAORAORA ... !
Diego Brando	Scary Monsters	USHAAAAAA ... !
Diego Brando from Another Universe	THE WORLD (Steel Ball Run)	MUDAMUDAMUDA ... !
Josuke Higashikata (JoJolion)	Soft & Wet	ORAORAARA ... ! (Mostly identical to previous "ORA" cries but occasionally an "ORA" is changed to "ARA".)
Yoshikage Kira (JoJolion)	Killer Queen (JoJolion)	WRYYYYYEEEEAH ... !

Trivia

• "Ora" is also used by many non-Stand users, such as Jonathan Joestar, Joseph Joestar, Gyro Zeppeli and JoJolion Kira, interpreted as a sort of grunting sound.
  • Additionally, Giorno and Jolyne's cries are identical to their fathers, DIO and Jotaro; Giorno also shares his father's "Wryyy" screech. All this could possibly imply that the instinct to use these specific battle cries is hereditary.
• Excluding Polnareff and Bruno Bucciarati, who were introduced as antagonists before becoming allies, DIO, Kira and Alternate Universe Diego are the only antagonists to have a Stand Cry.
• 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.
  • Bucciarati's means "Goodbye!"
  • Narancia's cry translates as "Fly away!"
• 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.
• Tusk's and Soft & Wet's battle cries are references to Star Platinum's battle cry.