All-Star Battle R ★ Josuke Higashikata
Josuke Higashikata (東方 仗助, Higashikata Jōsuke) was confirmed 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.
In the English localization of the game, Josuke's Stand, Crazy Diamond, is localized as "Shining Diamond", carried on from its All-Star Battle debut.
Replacing Josuke's previous voice actor, Wataru Hatano, is Yuki Ono, who has voiced him since the Diamond is Unbreakable anime adaptation. Because of this, and like the majority of the game's roster, voicelines for Josuke were either added or re-recorded.
Gameplay
Josuke has 1000 health and uses the Stand (スタンド, Sutando) Battle Style, fighting foes with Crazy Diamond. During a fight, he can use various moves from his appearance in Diamond is Unbreakable.
This section requires expansion.
Command List
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Attack type: High
Damage: 7 (normal) / 14 (enraged)
Attack type: High
Damage: 23 (normal) / 11 (enraged)
Attack type: High
Damage: 35 (normal) / 17 (enraged)
Attack type: Low
Damage: 13
Attack type: Low
Damage: 18
Attack type: Low
Damage: 33
Attack type: Middle
Damage: 17 (normal) / 8 (enraged)
Attack type: Middle
Damage: 26 (normal) / 13 (enraged)
Attack type: Middle
Damage: 30 (normal) / 18 (enraged)
Attack type: High
Damage: 42
Attack type: High
- Light (): The finishing blow is a high attack, Crazy Diamond punches the opponent directly and knocks them down.
- Medium (): The finishing blow is a middle attack, Crazy Diamond punches downwards knocking down the opponent.
- Heavy (): The finishing blow is a low attack, Crazy Diamond sweeps the opponent with its arm and launches them in the air. This variant cannot combo off a grounded hit but can if used on an opponent that is being juggled. This means that if the opponent is holding after getting hit by the initial barrage when not in a combo, they can block the finishing blow.
Attack type: High (last hit is variable)
Damage: 109 / 114 / 84 + 34 (118)
Attack type: Low
Damage: 60 / 87 / 118
Attack type: Middle
Damage: 10
Attack type: High
Damage: 50 / 60 / 70
Attack type: High
Damage: 15 (normal) / 7 (enraged)
Attack type: High
Damage: 25 (normal) / 12 (enraged)
Attack type: High
Damage: 12 + 24 (36) (normal) / 8 + 10 (18) (enraged)
Attack type: Low
Damage: 14
Attack type: Low
Damage: 23
Attack type: Low
Damage: 36
Attack type: Middle
Damage: 18 (normal) / 9 (enraged)
Attack type: Middle
Damage: 28 (normal) / 14 (enraged)
Attack type: Middle
Damage: 22 + 15 (37) (normal) / 13 + 7 (20) (enraged)
Attack type: High
Damage: 25 (normal) / 35 (enraged)
Attack type: High
Attack type: High
Damage: 50 / 60 / 70
- Medium (): Josuke becomes invincible from just after the activation until the attack begins.
- Heavy (): Josuke becomes invincible for even longer than the variant.
Attack type: High
Damage: 61 / 77 / 93
Attack type: High
Damage: 83/ 100 / 119
Attack type: Low (initial hit) High (barrier)
Damage: 15 (initial hit) 20 (barrier normal) / 25 (barrier enraged)
Attack type: Throw
Damage: 130
Attack type: High
Damage: 176
Damage: 74 (total of 250 with HHA damage)
Attack type: High
Damage: 316 / 379 / 474 (depending on HH gauge)
Attack type: High
Damage: 93
Moveset Changes from All-Star Battle
The variant of the skill now causes a crumple instead of sending the opponent flying away.
The variant now causes a ground bounce instead of normal hitstun.
The variant now launches the opponent into the air instead of knocking them to the ground.
Medal List
Costumes & Tints
All-Star Battle Mode: Diamond is Unbreakable Josuke vs Kosaku Kawajiri Boss Battle
Land "Meet my homing missile" from the HHA
All-Star Battle Mode: JoJolion Josuke Higashikata (JoJolion) vs Josuke Extra Battle
Land a GHA
All-Star Battle Mode: Battle Tendency Joseph Joestar vs Josuke Extra Battle
Land a GHA
Taunts and Victory Poses
Buy from Medal List
450 G
Chapter 345: Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly, Part 4 cover B
- JoJo6251.jpg
- JoJo6251Josuke.png
Dialogue
- “Out of my way or I wreck your face!”
- “Don't get cocky!”
- “No problems on my end!”
- “Your chances of winning waved goodbye to you a while ago.”
- “My Crazy Diamond is gonna beat your ass till it shines!”
- “Your moves are so slow!”
- “I'm ready to take you on!”
- “Guess there's no other way!”
- “Well this is just great.”
- “You got guts, I'll say that much.”
- “Stupid idiot!”
- “Are you crazy?”
- “We throwing down, or not?!”
- “Quit moving around like that!”
- “Way to fall for it!”
- “Stop it right there! Not another damn word from you!”
- “In just a few minutes, this will all be over.”
- “I'm gonna wipe that peaceful look right off your face.”
- “You don't want this bad enough!”
- “I don't know what the hell any of this is about!”
- “This shock will be enough to blow your Stand to the moon!”
- “Damn it! You bastard!”
- “What do you think I should do with you now?”
- “So I'm the bad guy, huh.”
Special Interactions
This section requires expansion.
Dialogue
Outside of All-Star Battle Mode, Josuke has unique dialogue for both his match entrances and victories when facing certain characters.
Hair Insults
Just like in All-Star Battle, when triggering Josuke's "Watch your mouth!" ability, each character has a unique line insulting, mocking, or unwittingly offending Josuke's hair. Josuke then replies with "What the hell did you say about my hair!" (今おれのこの頭のことなんつった!) and enters his enraged state.
- “Such eerie hair. What might be hiding away in it?! (ただならぬ不気味な頭部!いったぃどんなものを秘めているのかッ!?)”
- “I've seen a lot of things in my life up until now! However, I've never seen such a strange head like that! (おれは!今までの人生でいるんな物を見て来だ!だが、こんなヘンな頭は見たこともねえッ!!)”—Robert E. O. Speedwagon, referencing Chapter 14
- “We can talk about your stupid hair later. (くだらねー髪の毛の話なんてあとにしな)”—Jotaro Kujo/Jotaro Kujo (Part 4), referencing Chapter 267
- “What's with that shameful, ugly hair?! Your parents will be sad! (なんじゃ、そのみっともない不細工な頭は!親が悲しむぞ!)”
- “I'll say it clearly this time. Your hairstyle is unsightly. (この際だからはっきり言うわ、あんたの髪型ダサいのよ)”
- “I got nothing against you personally, but... that is one awful haircut. (もうオメーに恨みはねえ。 けどよ、その髪型はよォ……ダセェぜ?)”
- “I foretell that I will blow away the head that is resting on that precious hair! (その大切な髪の毛の、のっかっている頭をブッ飛ばすと予告する!)”
- “What's up with that hair?! Teehee, how lame... It's soooo uncool!! (なによその頭ーーッ!!だっ、ださいッ!すごくださいわあーッ!!)”
- “That hairstyle is an eyesore. What the hell? Moody Blues' replay couldn't capture that abomination! (ひでぇ
髪型 だな。どうやってんだ? ムーディー・ブルースでも再生 できないんじゃあねー?)” - “I can't help but irritate you with that ridiculous hairstyle! (テメーのそのふざけた髪型、 イラついてしょうがねぇぜ!)”
- “I'll lend you a razor or scissors...... You better clean up that hairstyle right now (カミソリでもハサミでも貸してやる………… その
髪型 すぐにでもかっさばいたほうがいい)” - “Stop acting all proud of that cheap-looking hairstyle! (安っぽいヘアスタイルで得意そうにするんじゃあないッ!)”
- “Did you think that hair looked cool? That is somewhat pitiful... (その頭、カッコいいと思っているのか?なんだかそりゃあお気の毒だな…)”
- “What the hell is that hairstyle... Isn't the time stopped before it stops? (なんだ、その髪型…… 時よ止める以前に、時代が止まっているんじゃあないか?)”
- “What a horrendous hairstyle. I would never allow the people of my country to have it. (なんともひどい髪型だ。そんなヘアスタイルはわが国民には絶対させない)”
- “Baoh caught the scent of his enemy's hair. Baoh does not like the scent. (バオーは相手の髪の毛の香するにおいを触臭で感じ…そのにおいが大嫌いだった)”—Narrator, if playing as Ikuro Hashizawa
All-Star Battle Mode
All missions in All-Star Battle Mode starring Josuke as either the Player or Enemy, in order of appearance.
Battle Tendency
2. Attack the opponent's Stand: Josuke Publicity Artwork
3. Land a Great Heat Attack: Josuke Color Tint D
Josuke: Huh? Back up a second. What did you just say?
Diamond is Unbreakable
2. Land a 5-hit combo: The Hand Publicity Artwork
Okuyasu: Josuke Higashikata, you'd better get ready to talk to the HAND!
2. Use the "I'm not done kicking your ass!" special: Crazy Diamond Publicity Artwork
Josuke: Bastard!
2. Land the "DORARARARARARARA!" skill: Josuke Reference Sketch
3. Land a Heart Heat Attack: Josuke's Theme
4. Land "Meet my homing missile!" out of a Heart Heat Attack: Josuke Special Outfit A
Kosaku: Hmm. I should aim to avoid close quarters combat with Crazy Diamond.
JoJolion
2. Land a Stylish Evade: Crazy Diamond Reference Sketch
3. Land a Great Heat Attack: Josuke Color Tint C
Josuke 8: I want to know... Who am I?
Gallery
Media
Music
Josuke's theme is Hearts of Gold (黄金の精神, Ōgon no Seishin), and can be unlocked in-game by landing a Heart Heat Attack in All-Star Battle Mode's Josuke vs Kosaku Kawajiri Boss Battle.
Its name is taken from the original title of Chapter 147 of Diamond is Unbreakable in its Weekly Shonen Jump and tankobon releases, Golden Spirit!
JoJo Glossary
Art & Misc. Gameplay Callbacks
Chapter 323: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 6
(modified to remove SFX, star, Pen nibs and extend the head)
All-Star Battle Mode: Diamond is Unbreakable Josuke vs Kosaku Kawajiri Boss Battle
Land the "DORARARARARARARA!" skill
Cover of Weekly Shonen Jump 1994 Issue #1 and DX Collection JoJo Figure
All-Star Battle Mode: JoJolion Josuke Higashikata (JoJolion) vs Josuke Extra Battle
Land a Stylish Evade
Misc
Commemorative Giveaway
In commemoration of the release of Keicho Nijimura as the 3rd paid DLC character for ASBR, the Japanese ASBR Twitter account is hosting a giveaway of 20 sets of 3 ASBR Diamond is Unbreakable badges,[5] although only to be delivered to addresses in Japan.[6] The badges in question contain the ASBR render images of Okuyasu Nijimura, Keicho, and Josuke Higashikata respectively.
The campaign started on March 24, 2022, and will last until April 9 at 11:59pm JST. To enter the giveaway lottery, users only have to:
- Follow the @jojo_games_jp Twitter account.
- Retweet the tweet that announced the giveaway in the first place.
However, Twitter accounts set to private are ineligible for the giveaway. Unfollowing the ASBR Twitter account before the end of the giveaway also deems users ineligible. Furthermore, attempting to join the giveaway with multiple accounts will disqualify all of the associated accounts from the giveaway.[6]
The giveaway is directly implemented by Bandai Namco themselves, with no third party involvement, and the winners of the giveaway will be notified via Twitter DMs. Said winners will then announced sometime towards the end of April 2023. The gifts are only eligible for people in Japan, and are scheduled to be delivered in mid-May 2023.[6]
Update History
1.3.0
- Jumping Heavy Attack [Stand Off]
- Increased pushback to the side.
- Crouching Medium Attack [Stand On]
- Reduced knockback amount to make move easier to use in combos.
- "Break through, beat you up!" skill
- Adjusted launch force when hitting an airborne opponent so final hit is more likely to connect.
- Increased pushback when hitting airborne opponent to make it easier to combo off of.
- Changed so that if the same skill hits 3 times or more, the opponent now gets downed.
- "Here's my homing missile" HHA follow-up
- Changed attack types to prevent reduced damage on downed opponents after this move.
1.4.0
- "Break through, beat you up!"
- Fixed so that if the same skill hits 3 times or more, the opponent now gets downed.
- This change was implimented in 1.3.0, but was bugged.
- Fixed so that if the same skill hits 3 times or more, the opponent now gets downed.
1.6.0
- "Break through, beat you up!" skill ( version)
- Reduced the launching force of the attack when hitting an airborne or crumpled opponent to reduce the amount of viable combo routes.
- "Meet my homing missile!" HHA follow-up skill
- Increased damage.
- "You're already fixed!" GHA
- Increased damage.
- "Assault Assist"
- Decreased stocks from two to one.
2.0.0
- "Watch Your Mouth!" mode
- Changed so moves that trigger cinematics (Throw/HHA/GHAs) will no longer do so even if they hit since they cannot be guarded against.
- "I'm a real Deadeye Dick!" skill
- Fixed so that if the same skill hits 3 times or more, the opponent now gets downed.
- "DORARARARARARARA!" skill
- Fixed so that if the same skill hits 3 times or more, the opponent now gets downed.
- "Meet my homing missile!" HHA
- Fixed an issue where the HHA follow-up was not dealing the proper damage when combo scaling was applied.
2.1.0
- Standing Medium Attack [Stand Off]
- Decreased startup time.
- Crouching Medium Attack [Stand Off]
- Josuke now moves more during the startup of the attack, but stops moving when the hitbox spawns. This results in the attack having more range overall, but less movement for the animation.
- Jumping Heavy Attack [Stand Off]
- Increased duration of the hitbox.
- Expanded the hitbox downwards and backwards.
- "Watch your mouth!" skill
- Fixed a bug where Josuke could activate this skill when he had less than one stock of Heart Heat under certain conditions.
- Fixed a bug where if the counter was triggered while Josuke had less than one stock of Heart Heat, the opponent would become unable to act.
- Fixed a bug where a Throw could be connected if Josuke used "Break through, beat you up!" right as this mode ended and then inputted the Throw as the last hit of the skill connected.
- Fixed a bug where in certain circumstances, an opponent's attacks would repeatedly trigger the "Watch your mouth!" counter if they hit Josuke while the mode was active.
- Fixed a bug where the finishing animation would play in the air if Josuke jumped right as the mode ended.
- Fixed a bug where if Rush Mode was activated while this mode was active, Josuke would become unable to act.
- Fixed a bug where if a round ended while this mode was active, Josuke's Super Armor would carry on into the next round.
- "Break through, beat you up!" skill
- variant:
- Changed the final portion into a two-hit attack with the pushback being larger on the first hit. This helps improve guard pressure without the use of Heart Heat.
- Redistributed damage across the hits to account for the increased number of hits.
- Increased damage.
- Changed to orient towards the opponent slightly for the last attack.
- Decreased recovery.
- variant:
- "I'm a real Deadeye Dick!" skill
- Decreased startup time.
- Increased projectile speed of variant.
- Greatly incrased projectile speed of variant.
- "DORARARARARARARA!" skill
- Added hitbox below pre-existing hitbox during startup.
- A crouching opponent will now be restood when hit by this skill to make it more reliable. This effect is achieved by having the first hit crumple the opponent now.
- Increased pushback on the first hit to allow opponents to counterattack when they block the skill while crouching, particularly when they block the and variants.
- Decreased startup.
- Decreased recovery.
- These changes also apply to the Assault Assist since this is the skill used for it.
- "He heals pretty quick!" skill
- Fixed a bug where the wall would continually refresh when it came in contact with Jolyne Cujoh's "String Barrier".
2.2.0
- Aerial Attacks during "Watch your mouth!" mode
- Fixed a bug where jumping normal attacks were counting towards the Same Move Limit as standing normal attacks.
2.3.0
- Jumping Heavy Attack [Stand On]
- Fixed a bug where Josuke's attack animation would freeze while performing this attack.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R – Announcement Trailer", March 9, 2022.
- ↑ Josuke 4 ASBR page
- ↑ JoJo News: ASBR EVO 2022 Demo
- ↑ Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable (Story Arc)
- ↑ ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 オールスターバトル R [@jojo_games_jp] (2023, March 24), "3rd Paid DLC "Keicho Nijimura" Participation Commemorative Campaign Held!", Bandai Namco.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "3rd Paid DLC Keicho Nijimura Commemorative Campaign!", Bandai Namco, 2023, March 24.