Hermit Purple (ハーミットパープル（隠者の紫）, Hāmitto Pāpuru) is the Stand of Joseph Joestar, featured in Stardust Crusaders, and occasionally in Diamond is Unbreakable.
Hermit Purple manifests as multiple, purple, thorn-covered vines that spawn from Joseph's hands. The vines are strong enough to support his own weight and long enough to bind someone completely.
Hermit Purple is consistently portrayed as being purple across all media featuring it, befitting its name.
Hermit Purple represents the Tarot Card The Hermit.
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 a strong Vampire can break them.[2]
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:
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]
Hermit Purple's first appearance
Hermit Purple used for spirit listening through TV
Hermit Purple used for spirit photography through dust
DIO's Hermit Purple used on a crystal ball
Joseph Joestar using Hermit Purple in Part IV
Hermit Purple seen in the second opening of the anime's Battle Tendency saga
Joseph and the Tarot card representing The Hermit.
Joseph's Hermit Purple "taking" a spirit photo.
Joseph's Hermit Purple used on a plane.
Joseph's Hermit Purple used on 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.
DIO using Hermit Purple on a camera.
DIO's Hermit Purple used on a crystal ball.
Hermit Purple crumbles away as Joseph dies.
Hermit Purple's stats.
Joseph using Hermit Purple in the Diamond is Unbreakable anime.
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Hermit Purple's stats in Diamond is Unbreakable.
Key Art of Hermit Purple (Part4)
Joseph Joestar with Hermit Purple as seen in Heritage for the Future
Hermit Purple in All-Star Battle
Cream and Hermit Purple breifly shown in All-Star Battle PV5
Joseph Joestar with Hermit Purple Action-figure
Another Joseph figure with Hermit Purple
