Gyro Zeppeli (ファニー・ヴァレンタイン, Fanī Varentain) was confirmed to return for All-Star Battle R during the game's initial announcement trailer.[1] He was 1 of 15 playable characters during the Evo 2022 Demo on August 5.[3]
His moveset is fundamentally the same as his from All-Star Battle, with a few tweaks being made to both balance the character and fit him into the overall gameplay tweaks that All-Star Battle R brought.
As Gyro's voice actor since All-Star Battle, Shin'ichirō Miki reprises his role in All-Star Battle R as well. As with the majority of the game's roster, voicelines for Gyro were either added or re-recorded.
Gyro has 900 health and uses the Mounted (スタンド, Sutando) Battle Style, fighting foes on his horse, Valkyrie. He also uses his Steel Balls combined with Spin, utlizing his Scan (スキャン, Sukan)Stand ability which he temporarily gains in Steel Ball Run. Additionally, in his Great Heat Attack, he is able to make Ball Breaker manifest. During a fight, he can use several different attacks of his that were featured in Steel Ball Run.
The player's Heart Heat Gauge continuously refills. The opponent's defense and attack power are increased.
Secret Missions
1. Land a counterattack: 1000 G 2. Land a 10-hit combo: Gyro Reference Sketch 3. Land the "Bubble Cutter" skill: Caesar Color Tint C
Entrance Dialogue
Gyro: Say, have we met somewhere? I feel like I haven't met you... but you don't seem like a stranger. Caesar: A Steel Ball? That's an unusual style. Care for a round?
Victory Dialogue
Caesar: I feel... some sort of connection here. To you, to that Steel Ball...
Defeat Dialogue
Gyro: You're so impatient. Try taking the scenic route sometime. You might find something good that way.
The opponent's Ripple damage and defense are increased.
Secret Missions
1. Land a counterattack: 1000 G 2. Land a 10-hit combo: Gyro (Mounted) Publicity Artwork 3. Land a Heart Heat Attack: Gyro's Theme 4. Win with a Great Heat Attack: Gyro Special Outfit A
Entrance Dialogue
Zeppeli: Now that's an interesting technique you've got there. I'd be much obliged for a match. Gyro: You noticed my Spin? Just who are you?
Victory Dialogue
Gyro: You're out here spitting wine, and you think Steel Balls are a weird weapon?
Defeat Dialogue
Zeppeli: You've certainly got talent, boy. Say, we haven't met before, have we?
One of the main protagonists of Part 7: Steel Ball Run, he is a Neapolitan praetor who learns the Spin technique, which can produce various effects. His favourite phrase is "Nyo ho!". Towards the end of the story, he is killed in battle with Valentine, shot dead. However, the lessons he leaves behind allows Johnny to perfect his nail bullets with Complete Golden Rotational Energy and defeat the President.
The Stand of Gyro Zeppeli, drawn out by the Saint's Corpse. It gives him the ability to see inside or beyond things struck by the energy waves of his spinningSteel Balls. However, he loses it when he lets the Corpse parts go, and it never develops as Johnny's Tusk does.
A tool developed by the Zeppeli family for their Spin technology, primarily as a means of calmly dispatching criminals on death sentences. However, it is also used in battle for both attack and defense.
A technique whereby a horse follows a path described by a golden rectangle, developing infinite rotation on another golden rectangle's path. The Zeppeli family discovered this hundreds of years ago, along with the Steel Ball throwing technique. This phenomena can break through dimensional barriers.
A body in nine parts: heart, left arm, eyes, head, ears, spinal cord, right arm, torso, and legs. By absorbing them, Stand abilities are unleashed which have miraculous effects, such as allowing paraplegics to walk again.