Destructive Power | Speed | Range |
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A | A | C |
Precision | Developmental Potential |
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A | C |
Star Platinum (スタープラチナ(星の白金), Sutā Purachina) is the Stand of Jotaro Kujo, primarily featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders. It also appears in the fourth part, Diamond is Unbreakable, and the sixth part, Stone Ocean.
It is a humanoid Stand, characterized by its exceptional strength, speed, and precision. During the fight against DIO, it gains the ability to stop time. Its overwhelming power, coupled with Jotaro's stoic nature, make it one of the strongest Stands in the series.
Star Platinum is a humanoid Stand, resembling a tall, well-built man of similar proportions to Jotaro, if not more muscular. In colored art, its skin is often a hue between purple, blue, green, and small bits of gold. Its face and body have varying colors.
It has long, flowing hair with a darker shade above its eyes and on the bridge of its nose, blurring the distinction between its hair and head. The spaces under its eyes and on its cheeks and chin are a darker color and divided clearly from the space around its nose and mouth. It wears a cap on its chin, and a metallic headband in three pieces, the central piece of which is shaped as a vertical ellipse. Initially, its facial features were very similar to Jotaro's.
A wavy line runs from each arm to the front of its torso, continuing down its legs. It has a minimal range of clothing and armor, including a short, circular scarf, shoulder pads with a spiral design, long gloves with studs on the back, knee and elbow guards, a loincloth, and short boots (which became knee-length as of Part 6).
Star Platinum was designed to look like a guardian spirit. Its shoulder pads resemble the ones worn in Fist of the North Star. The spiral patterns symbolize the Ripple and the concept of infinity.[1]
In the anime adaptation of Part 4, all of Star Platinum's clothing, such as its red scarf and black gloves, become white, reflecting Jotaro's own transition from black to white apparel. Its darker purple highlights, such as those under its eyes, also become a cyan color.
Despite not having a consciousness of its own, Jotaro has described Star Platinum as very violent. It is silent, except when it throws punches, during which it cries "ORAORAORA!" loudly and repeatedly. With a relatively human face, it may show hints of emotion by scowling and smilng.
Star Platinum does demonstrate a sense of self-preservation, as seen when it halts a bullet Jotaro experimentally shoots at his own head,[2] protects an incapacitated Jotaro from DIO's attacks during Time Stop, and revives him from near-death by directly pumping his heart[3] (however, considering Star Platinum's pioneering role in the series, this capacity may speak primarily to the metaphysical or subconscious qualities of Stand users).
In the original manga, Star Platinum, early on, is seen with a wide, disconcerting smile. Later on, Star Platinum gains Jotaro's stoic visage, with its future grins only serving to warn the unlucky target of Jotaro's rage that they are about to experience an unimaginable amount of pain.
Star Platinum is named after the 17th Tarot Card, The Star, which symbolizes optimism, discernment, and hope.
Star Platinum is a Close-Range, with a basic reach of only 2 meters from Jotaro's body, but with incredible strength, speed, and precision.
It is one of the most powerful Stands featured in the series. Its overwhelming physical prowess in every basic characteristic, save for range, coupled with Jotaro's own cleverness in combat, allows Jotaro to repeatedly prevail against many Stand users even without the usage of any special power. In addition, Jotaro's discovery of its true ability only made it all the more formidable in combat.
Destructive Power | Speed | Range |
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A | A | C |
Precision | Developmental Potential |
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A | C |
During the final battle with DIO in Stardust Crusaders, Star Platinum awakens the ability to stop time. The technique is referred to by Jotaro as Star Platinum: The World (スタープラチナ ザ・ワールド, Sutā Purachina Za Wārudo), named after the late antagonist's Stand, The World.
When activated, Star Platinum is able to halt the flow of time for a brief moment, causing everything around him to appear frozen in place. During this time-lapse, Jotaro is able to interact with any object or person within his range. Measures of time during Time Stop correspond to normal measures, as shown by Jotaro's unwilling reduction in the duration of Time Stop affected by Made in Heaven. He is unable to use the ability consecutively, requiring a few seconds in between each usage.[14]
Part 3 (First Awakened) | 5 seconds |
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Part 4 | 0.5 to 2 seconds |
Part 6 | 5 seconds* |
Initially the ability lasted 5 seconds, but decreased over time due to neglect from its user. Ten years after its initial use, Jotaro is only able to stop time for half a second,[15] but eventually extends it to 1-2 seconds [16] throughout the later half of Diamond is Unbreakable. In Stone Ocean, particularly during The Visitor story arc, Jotaro is seemingly only able to stop time for up to 2 seconds, but the validity of this is questionable, as it was only mentioned within Jolyne's illusion created by Pucci using Whitesnake's illusionary "Melt your heart" ability, and during the final confrontation at Cape Canaveral the Stand is able to stop time for up to 5 seconds. [17]
In the story mode of the game Eyes of Heaven, Jotaro eventually comes face to face with Heaven Ascension DIO, the game's final boss. As their fight went on, Star Platinum and The World's same-type aspect came into play once more, enabling Star Platinum to learn The World Over Heaven's signature ability: Overwrite Reality.
This grants Star Platinum the same potentially limitless ability to rewrite time and reality itself, the only true limitation being that it requires the use of its hands to do so. Despite these changes, Star Platinum does not gain an appearance change, unlike The World Over Heaven.
As a result of its powers, all of the anomalies disappeared after the death of Heaven Ascension DIO. The world reverted back to normal and Jotaro lost Star Platinum Over Heaven.[18]
Chapter 116; first full-body appearance
Star Platinum against Gray Fly's Tower of Gray
Star Platinum before against Dark Blue Moon
Star Platinum protecting Anne and punching Dark Blue Moon in same time
Star Platinum sucking up Justice
Fake Star Platinum created by Death Thirteen
Breaking all of High Priestess' teeth
Star Platinum throws Iggy
Star Platinum breaks Daniel J. D'Arby's fingers
Star Platinum meets fists with The World
Star Platinum's final clash with The World
Star Platinum: The World
Pummeling Sheer Heart Attack
Star Platinum smashing Yoshihiro Kira's camera
Star Platinum pummeling Kira
Star Platinum: The World's stats
Defending from a volley of Crazy Diamond's punches.
Catching one of Ratt's flesh-melting barbs.
Star Platinum tries to destroy Sheer Heart Attack.
Star Platinum punching Killer Queen in the head.
Delivering a punch rush to Yoshikage Kira.
Star Platinum's stats in Diamond is Unbreakable.
Star Platinum throwing a punch in the third opening, Great Days.
Star Platinum sprite in SFC game
Star Platinum alongside Jotaro, as they appear in Heritage for the Future
Star Platinum as it appears in All Star Battle
Star Platinum render, Eyes of Heaven
Star Platinum unleashing a dual barrage with Stone Free during Jotaro and Jolyne's DHA, EoH
Model from Jump Force
Chara Heroes; Part 3 Vol.1
Star Platinum's figure from Super Action Statue
Star Platinum Part 4 color figure from Super Action Statue
Star Platinum's figure from Statue Legend
Statue Legend 2nd color
Statue Legend (Wonderfest)
Super Figure Revolution 2nd color
DX Stand Collection (Translucent)
Star Platinum's figure from Sofubi Figure
Star Platinum's figure from Real Action Heroes
Star Platinum & Jotaro's figures from Kotobukiya Figures
Ichiban Kuji (Blue)
Ichiban Kuji (Green)
Ichiban Kuji (Black)
Cutie Figure Mascot part 1
Cutie Figure Mascot part 2
Jotaro and Star Platinum in the commercial for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Real 4-D
Star Platinum in Crusade Card Game