JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R/Jonathan Joestar

Overview

Strategy

Combos

Matchups

Resources

Introduction

Jonathan Joestar, the protagonist of Phantom Blood, the first part of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, is a versatile character who is good at many things. He excels at extending combos and pressure using Hamon specials, the main gimmick of Hamon Style characters. His neutral shines around mid-range, where his projectiles reach, 6M will poke, and 214X will reach. Jonathan will almost always have a solid knockdown off of any hit, as if he confirms into 6M, he is guaranteed to get a 214X followup. Up close, this can lead to a full combo, or can be used to build meter with 5S if too far away.

On offense, Jonathan has some fairly safe options with 22X or 236X being used to end blockstrongs. Both options will create some distance between himself and the opponent, and 22X will provide a soft launch on hit. Ending blockstrings with 22S or 236S also opens the opportunity to get a combo off of a stray hit in said blockstring, as both launch the opponent high into the air. For combos, Jonathan has a lot of opportunities to spend meter to extend his combos, leading him to have above average damage with the cost of sometimes running out of meter.

On defense, Jonathan has a meterless invincible reversal with 623X. All of the versions have invincibility, making it very versatile in different situations. The M, H, and S variants all add a hit before the uppercut, which can either hit assists out of the way or be used to add more damage to the move. This makes it a bit more tricky for the opponent to attack on his wakeup, as there is always the chance that Jonathan uses one of the 623Xs.

• EX Moves: Explain what Jonathan can do with EX Moves and Hamon.

Playstyle

Jonathan Joestar is a Hamon character who utilizes his diverse moveset to work in any situation and drive the battle in his favor.
Pros	Cons
Jack of All Trades: Jonathan can do almost anything on offense or defense. He is able to close the gap or create distance at his choosing, making anything and everything he does a dangerous option for the opponent. Combo Extender: Being a Hamon user, Jonathan can spend half a bar to make a special stronger, almost always resulting in a way to extend combos and increase damage. Additionally, he can get combos off of almost any hit. Scary Pressure: Because he is able to combo off of almost any hit, Jonathan’s pressure can be very scary the moment he begins to stagger his options on block, making it very easy to heavily punish mashing	Meter Hungry: Being a Hamon user, Jonathan can spend half a bar to make a special better, but this can start to be very costly in combos. By using just 2 EX specials in a combo, you have already spent a bar, leaving you with less resources. Gimmicky Mixups: Jonathan’s 214X hits overhead, but is very slow, making it a bit harder to use as a mixup tool, since it is also unsafe on block.

Hamon Breathing

Explain Hamon Breathing here.

This is my final Hamon!

Explain Revive here.

Stats

Style	Health	Low Health Mode	Hashtag(s)
Hamon	1000	Rumble	#ASBR_JON #ASBR_JNT

File:JJASBR Jonathan Joestar Artwork.png

Move List

Normal Moves

5L

5L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

5M

5M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

5H

5H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

2L

2L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

2M

2M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

2H

2H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

6L-M

6L/M Zoom Punch File:JJASBR Jonathan 6L-M.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

6H

6H Tackle	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

JL

j.L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

JM

j.M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

JH

j.H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Special Moves

236X

Sendo Overdrive 236L/M/H/S	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Style - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

22X

Overdrive Barrage 22L/M/H/S File:JJASBR Jonathan 22X.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Style - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

214X

The Sword of Luck and Pluck 214L/M/H/S File:JJASBR Jonathan 214X.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Style - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

623X

Scarlet Overdrive 623L/M/H/S File:JJASBR Jonathan 623X.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Style - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

System Mechanics

Throw

Throw I will protect my father! 5/4 + Any Two Attack Buttons File:JJASBR Jonathan Throw.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Forward - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Back - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Assist

Assist Scarlet Overdrive	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Assault Assist Stocks: 2 Reversal Assist Stocks: 2 Based on 623M

5S

Hamon Breathing 5S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Heart Heat Attack

Who'll be the last one standing? 236 + Any Two Attack Buttons File:JJASBR Jonathan HHA.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 190 (30+160) Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Great Heat Attack

Sunlight Yellow Overdrive 236L+M+H File:JJASBR Jonathan GHA.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 340 (60+43+15+26+24*4+1*64+36) Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2