Stand Cry

JotaroRubberSoul — Jotaro and Star Platinum making their famous Stand Cry

A number of Stands and/or their users make 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.

Origin

It is presumed that the Stand Cry originated from Fist of the North Star^FW; in which protagonist Kenshiro^FW (in a style after film star Bruce Lee^W) 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 ... !	"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) ComeOnComeOnComeOn ... ! (ENG)	Can also be translated as "Hey!" Is replaced with "PAMI!" when turned young by Alessi.
Cameo	Judgement	HAIL 2 U!
Caravan Serai	Anubis	USHYAAAAA...!
Dio Brando/DIO	The World	MUDAMUDAMUDA...! (Followed by "WRYYY!" twice, and a "WRYYYAAAAAAA!" during one attack)	The term "muda" can be translated as "futile" or "useless" in Japanese. "WRYYY" is also the equivalent to hissing, due to Dio/DIO's vampiric nature.
Josuke Higashikata	Crazy Diamond	DORARARA...!
Koichi Hirose	Echoes	ECHOES ACT 3! 3 FREEZE! S-H-I-T!
Yoshikage Kira	Killer Queen	SHIBOBOBO ... !	Can be translated as "Death!"
Giorno Giovanna	Gold Experience (Requiem)	MUDAMUDAMUDA...! WRYYY! (once)	Identical to his father's cry.
Bruno Bucciarati	Sticky Fingers	ARIARIARI ... ! ARRIVEDERCI!	"Arrivederci" is Italian for "Goodbye" or "Farewell".
Leone Abbacchio	Moody Blues	URYAAAAA ... !
Guido Mista	Sex Pistols	PASS PASS PASS ... ! YEE-HAW!
Pannacotta Fugo	Purple Haze	UBASHAAAAAAA ... ! ARUARUARU ... !
Narancia Ghirga	Aerosmith	VOLAVOLAVOLA ... ! VOLARE VIA!	"Volare via!" is Italian for "Fly away!" (or "Go flying!" in the anime).
Trish Una	Spice Girl	WAAAAANNABEEEEEEEEEE ... !	Derives from the Spice Girls'^W single "Wannabe."
Risotto Nero	Metallica	LOOOOOOAAAAD...!	Derives from the album "Load".
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	ORA ORA ORA ... !	Like Giorno's, Jolyne's cry is identical to her father's.
Ermes Costello	Kiss	OSHAAAAAAA ... !
Enrico Pucci	Whitesnake C-Moon	UOSHAAAA ... ! USHYAAAA ... !
Johnny Joestar	Tusk	CHUMIMI~IN...! ORAORAORA...!	Johnny's "ORA" cry is identical to the cry used by Jotaro.
Diego Brando	Scary Monsters	USHAAAAAA ... !
Diego Brando from Another Universe	THE WORLD (Steel Ball Run)	MUDAMUDAMUDA...!	Same as his equivalent from different universe .
Josuke Higashikata (JoJolion)	Soft & Wet	ORAORAARA ... !	Mostly identical to previous "ORA" cries but occasionally an "ORA" is changed to "ARA".
Yoshikage Kira (JoJolion)	Killer Queen (JoJolion)	WRYYYYYEEEEAH...!
Jobin Higashikata	Speed King	SPEEEYYYYAHH ... ! MERARYARYAAAAA

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