Jotaro Kujo and Star Platinum performing their famous Ora Ora Stand Cry
A number of Stands and/or users vocalise a battle cry while executing their basic mode of offense; informally described as a Stand Cry.
The cry is suggested or depicted as being made in a similar rhythm and intensity with the attack of the Stand, which is usually very rapid, strong, and unbroken.
The Stand Cry is among the trademarks of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, as many central Stand users have one.
A Stand usually screams their cry when attacking, specifically typically during a barrage or flurry of attacks, though sometimes it will be performed by the user, such as Narancia for his Aerosmith - similarly, Jotaro Kujo imitated his Stand's cry when he was de-aged and thus without his Stand.
Some Stands do perform attack barrages but don't scream a Stand Cry. They will usually have an associated sound effect/noise instead when performing them; examples being: The Grateful Dead, Man in the Mirror, and The Hand.
Origin[]
It is presumed that the Stand Cry originated from Fist of the North StarFW; in which protagonist KenshiroFW (in a style after film star Bruce LeeW) typically throws very rapid punches while crying "ATATATATATATATA ... OWATTA!".
The most popular and common cry, "ORA ... !", originates from noises in progressive rock songs that Araki liked, like from Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, which he wrote down phonetically. Meanwhile DIO and Giorno's cry, "MUDA ... !", is the Japanese word for "useless" while the "Wryyy"s come from noises Araki heard in Horror movies, like Psycho. Others come from English and Italian.
Earlier in the series, in a style common to action-oriented manga, certain characters would scream the names of their attacks (including Jonathan Joestar, Joseph Joestar and Dio Brando); so it is possible that the Stand Cry follows from this.
Examples[]
| User | Stand | Stand Cry | Notes |
| Jotaro Kujo | Star Platinum | ORAORAORA ... !
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"Ora" is also used by many non-Stand users, such as Jonathan Joestar, Joseph Joestar, and Gyro Zeppeli and is interpreted as a sort of grunting sound. |
| Jean Pierre Polnareff | Silver Chariot | HORAHORAHORA ... ! (JP)
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Can also be translated as "Hey!" In the Brazilian Portuguese dub and Latin Spanish dub, the term "Toma" can be translated as "Take that!". In the German dub, the term "Allez" can be translated as "Let's go!" or "Go!" in French. |
| Chaka | Anubis | USHYAAAAA...!
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| Dio Brando/DIO | The World | MUDAMUDAMUDA ... !
Raikha Raikha Raikha ... ! (Thai) |
"Muda" translates to English as "Useless."
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| Josuke Higashikata | Crazy Diamond | DORARARA ... !
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| Yoshikage Kira | Killer Queen | SHIBOBOBO ... !
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Can be translated as "Death!" |
| Giorno Giovanna | Gold Experience (Requiem) | MUDAMUDAMUDA ... !
Raikha Raikha Raikha! ... ! (Thai) |
Identical to his father's cry. In the Latin Spanish dub, Gold Experience's VA uses the term "Inútil" as a translation of Muda (無駄).[1] (Originally the Stand Cry used the word "Desperdicio" which means "waste")[2] |
| Bruno Bucciarati | Sticky Fingers | ARIARIARI ... ! ARRIVEDERCI!
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"Arrivederci" is Italian for "Goodbye" or "Farewell". |
| Leone Abbacchio | Moody Blues | URYAAAAA ... !
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| Guido Mista | Sex Pistols | PASSPASSPASS ... ! YEE-HAW!
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| Pannacotta Fugo | Purple Haze | UBASHAAAAAAA ... ! ARUARUARU ... ! |
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| Narancia Ghirga | Aerosmith | VOLAVOLAVOLA ... ! VOLARE VIA!
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"Volare via!" is Italian for "Fly away!" (or "Go flying!" in the anime). |
| Trish Una | Spice Girl | WAAAAANNABEEEEEEEEEE ... !
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Derives from the Spice Girls'W debut single "WannabeW." |
| Risotto Nero | Metallica | LOOOOOOOAAAAAAD | Likely derives from the Metallica album of the same nameW. |
| Secco | Oasis | OAAAAAAAAAAASIS ... ! | The only cry which includes the name of the Stand. |
| Sheila E | Voodoo Child | ERIERIERI ... ! | Sheila is the only novel-only character to have a Stand cry. |
| Jolyne Cujoh | Stone Free | ORAORAORA ... !
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Like Giorno's, Jolyne's cry is identical to her father's. In the Latin Spanish Dub, Stone Free's VA used the term "Toma" instead of "Ora" in the trailer and the second episode in Spanish. In the rest of the anime, Stone Free says "Ora".[3] |
| Ermes Costello | Kiss | OSHAAAAAAA ... !
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| Enrico Pucci | UOSHAAAA ... ! USHYAAAA ...
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| Johnny Joestar | Tusk | CHUMIMI~IN ... !
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Johnny's "ORA" cry is identical to the cry used by Jotaro. |
| Diego Brando | Scary Monsters | USHAAAAAA ... !
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| Diego Brando (Parallel World) | THE WORLD (Steel Ball Run) | MUDAMUDAMUDA ... !
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Identical to the original DIO's battle cry. |
| Josuke Higashikata (JoJolion) | Soft & Wet | ORAORAARA ... !
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Mostly identical to previous "ORA" cries, but occasionally an "ORA" is changed to "ARA". |
| Yoshikage Kira (JoJolion) | Killer Queen (JoJolion) | WRYYYYYEEEEAH ... ! | Derived from Dio's battle cry |
| Jobin Higashikata | Speed King | SPEEEEYYY SPEYAHH ... ! MERARYARYA ... ! |
"Mera" is onomatopoeia for flames burning in Japanese. |
| Joseph Joestar (JoJolion) | Unnamed Stand | ORAAAAAA ... ! URYAAAAAAAAH ... ! |
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