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Hermit Purple

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Hermit Purple (隠者の紫(ハーミットパープル), Hāmitto Pāpuru) is the Stand of Joseph Joestar, featured in Stardust Crusaders, and occasionally in Diamond Is Unbreakable.

Appearance/Description

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The Hermit

Hermit Purple manifests as multiple purple thorn-covered vines that spawn from Joseph's right hand. 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.

Abilities

Hermit Purple's vines are relatively weak, but they provide Joseph with considerable divination ability, enabling him to divine and 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[1] and tie someone[2]. The vines have limited resistance and a sufficiently strong Stand or even Vampire can break them[2].

  • Divination: 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[3]. 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[4]. It can either randomly display different TV channels to formulate a coherent sentence which will show a person's thought 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[5].
  • Ripple Transmission: Joseph has shown the ability to transmit the Ripple through Hermit Purple as an extension of his body. Joseph has used this property of Hermit Purple to attack DIO[2] or prevent him from touching him by wrapping himself in it[6].

Trivia

  • Hermit Purple's thorns can briefly be seen in the background of the second opening of the JoJo TV anime, "Bloody Stream". This acts as foreshadowing, as the episodes that the second opening is attached to adapt Battle Tendency, and Joseph does not develop Hermit Purple until the following part, Stardust Crusaders.

Gallery

  • Hermit Purple's first appearance

    Hermit Purple's first appearance

  • Hermit Purple used for spirit listening through TV

    Hermit Purple used for spirit listening through TV

  • Hermit Purple used for spirit photography through dust

    Hermit Purple used for spirit photography through dust

  • DIO using Hermit Purple to takes a photo of Joseph and Jotaro

    DIO using Hermit Purple to takes a photo of Joseph and Jotaro

  • DIO's Hermit Purple used on a crystal ball

    DIO's Hermit Purple used on a crystal ball

  • HermitPurple part4.png

    Joseph Joestar using Hermit Purple in Part IV

  • Hermit Purple seen in the second opening of the anime's Battle Tendency saga

    Hermit Purple seen in the second opening of the anime's Battle Tendency saga

  • Joseph and the Tarot card representing The Hermit.

    Joseph and the Tarot card representing The Hermit.

  • Joseph's Hermit Purple "taking" a spirit photo.

    Joseph's Hermit Purple "taking" a spirit photo.

  • Joseph's Hermit Purple used on a plane.

    Joseph's Hermit Purple used on a plane.

  • HermitPurpleEffect2.jpg

    Joseph's Hermit Purple used on a TV.

  • 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.

  • A map of Varanasi made with Joseph's Hermit Purple's ability.

    A map of Varanasi made with Joseph's Hermit Purple's ability.

  • DIO using Hermit Purple on a camera.

    DIO using Hermit Purple on a camera.

  • DIO's Hermit Purple used on a crystal ball.

    DIO's Hermit Purple used on a crystal ball.

  • Hermit Purple crumbles away as Joseph dies.

    Hermit Purple crumbles away as Joseph dies.

  • Hermit Purple's stats.

    Hermit Purple's stats.

  • Hermit Purple Part 4.png

    Joseph using Hermit Purple in the Diamond Is Unbreakable anime.

  • Hermit Purple's stats in Diamond is Unbreakable.

    Hermit Purple's stats in Diamond is Unbreakable.

  • Key Art of Hermit Purple (Part4)

    Key Art of Hermit Purple (Part4)

  • Aquacadet Jojo1338869621.jpeg

    Joseph Joestar with Hermit Purple Action-figure

  • Another Joseph figure with Hermit Purple

    Another Joseph figure with Hermit Purple

References

  1. ↑ Chapter 252, DIO's World Part 6
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 254, Dio's World Part 8
  3. ↑ Chapter 117, The Man with the Star Birthmark
  4. ↑ Chapter 162, The Lovers Part 3
  5. ↑ Chapter 149, The Empress Part 4
  6. ↑ Chapter 255, DIO's World Part 9

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