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

Overview

Strategy

Combos

Matchups

Resources

Introduction

This article is about Joseph Joestar's Stardust Crusaders incarnation, primarily known as "Oldseph". For information about his Battle Tendency incarnation, see Joseph Joestar.

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• Fighting on the run!: Old Joseph is one of the only characters that is able to run both forward and backwards, giving him more maneuverability than most characters.
• EX Moves: For the cost of 0.5 bars, Old Joseph can perform enhanced versions of certain special moves. These enhanced moves cause Hamon Damage against Stone Mask characters, making these moves deal extra damage against them.
• Grappler: Old Joseph has access to multiple grabs and hitgrabs, granting him many ways to cause hard knockdowns.

Playstyle

Old Joseph Joestar is a Stand character who has access to multiple grabs and hitgrabs used for reading the opponent.
Pros	Cons
Range: Attacks involving Hermit Purple's vines grant Old Joseph some of the longest non-projectile reach in the game. Anti-Burst: Thanks to his several hitgrabs, Old Joseph can avoid Reversal Assists more easily than most characters. Meter Efficient: Old Joseph can deal respectable damage without spending too much meter. Hard Knockdowns: Old Joseph has several, meterless ways to end combos in hard knockdown. Hamon Breathing: Despite his status as a Stand User, Old Joseph can refill his HH Gauge not unlike Hamon characters, granting him a way to generate resources.	Predictable: Old Joseph's moveset doesn't allow for much variance from his gameplan, making him easy to read. Similarly, his ways to mix and open up the opponent are few and far between, not aided by his command grab being easily reactable. Slow: Old Joseph's attacks possess rather high recovery, making them dangerous on whiff. Stand On Pressure: While in Stand On, Old Joseph does not have any safe options to end blockstrings with, while also being unable to use Stand Rush unlike other Stand characters. Anti-Airs: Although effective at further ranges, Old Joseph's anti-airs are not very reliable from up close, making close-range jump-ins against him rather effective. Self-Damage: The tar left behind by "Coal Tar" can harm Old Joseph as well as knock him down, making it very easy to turn the tables and end up in an uncomfortable position.

Stats

Style	Health	Low Health Mode	Hashtag(s)
Stand	950	Rumble	#ASBR_OJO #ASBR_OJP

Move List

Stand Off

Normal Moves

5L

5L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 10 Mid 7 - - -2 - Old Joseph jabs in front. Notes 1 Notes 2

5M

5M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 20 Mid 7 - - -10 - Old Joseph punts in front of him. Notes 1 Notes 2

5H

5H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 36 Mid 13 - - -8 - Old Joseph attacks with an uppercut. Notes 1 Notes 2

2L

2L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 10 Low 7 - - -2 - Old Joseph attacks with a downwards chop. Notes 1 Notes 2

2M

2M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 20 Low 7 3 - -4 - Old Joseph performs a low kick. Notes 1 Notes 2

2H

2H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 34 Low 13 - - -8 - Old Joseph performs a sweep kick. Causes hard knockdown. Only meterless ender to obtain a knockdown.

3M

3M That changes everything!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 30 Low 7 - - -8 - Old Joseph delivers a shin kick. Rare standing low. Launches on hit.

JL

j.L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 17 Overhead - - - - - Old Joseph attacks with his knee. Notes 1 Notes 2

JM

j.M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 26 Overhead - - - - - Old Joseph kicks in front. Notes 1 Notes 2

JH

j.H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 40 Overhead - - - - - Old Joseph punches downwards. Notes 1 Notes 2

Special Moves

236X

Hamon Overdrive 236L/M/H/S

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 60 Mid - - - - - Medium 65 Mid - - - - - Heavy 70 Mid - - - - - Style 80 (15*2, 50) Mid - - - - - Old Joseph slides forward to deliver a Hamon-infused overhead chop. L version: Fastest variant. Shortest range. M version: Average startup and range. H version: Slowest variant. Longest range. S version: Costs 0.5 HH Gauge. Deals Hamon Damage. Causes crumple on hit.

214X

Coal Tar 214L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 50 (10, 40) Mid - - - - - Medium 55 (10, 45) Mid - - - - - Heavy 60 (10, 50) Mid - - - - - Tar 20 Mid - - - - - Old Joseph summons Hermit Purple to grab and bring a drum full of coal tar, before crushing it to spill the black liquid all over the floor. Launches on the first hit. Causes hard knockdown on the second hit. Leaves a pool of tar that stays on the ground for ~4.5 seconds. The tar causes a groundbounce on hit, and can also affect Old Joseph. L version: Old Joseph stays in place upon grabbing the drum. M version: Old Joseph takes a step forward upon grabbing the drum. H version: Old Joseph takes two steps forward upon grabbing the drum.

63214S

Cunning Tactician 63214S

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 55 Unblockable - - - - - Old Joseph wraps Hermit Purple around himself. If his upper body is hit, the Stand will retialiate with an attack around Old Joseph. Requires 1.5 HH Gauge. Triggers against projectiles. Old Joseph can act freely while in effect. Does not protect Old Joseph from damage/hit effects. Using Old Joseph's HHA disengages the move.

Stand On

Normal Moves

Stand 5L

5L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 10 Mid - - - - - With Hermit Purple wrapped around his arm, Old Joseph jabs in front. Notes 1 Notes 2

Stand 5M

5M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 20 Mid - - - - - Old Joseph punts in front of him. Notes 1 Notes 2

Stand 5H

5H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 42 (12, 30) Mid - - - - - With Hermit Purple wrapped around his arm, Old Joseph attacks with an advancing punch. Notes 1 Notes 2

Stand 2L

2L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 10 Low - - - - - With Hermit Purple wrapped around his arm, Old Joseph attacks with a downwards chop. Notes 1 Notes 2

Stand 2M

2M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 20 Low - - - - - Old Joseph performs a low kick. Notes 1 Notes 2

Stand 2H

2H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 31 Low - - - - - With Hermit Purple wrapped around his arm, Old Joseph sends its vines straight ahead. Huge range, but doesn't cause a knockdown.

Stand JL

j.L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 17 Overhead - - - - - Old Joseph attacks with his knee. Notes 1 Notes 2

Stand JM

j.M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 26 Overhead - - - - - Old Joseph kicks in front. Notes 1 Notes 2

Stand JH

j.H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 40 Overhead - - - - - With Hermit Purple wrapped around his arm, Old Joseph punches downwards. Notes 1 Notes 2

Stand J7M

j.7M Panic isn't in my vocabulary	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 0 - - - - - - Old Joseph uses Hermit Purple to pull himself at a diagonally backwards angle. Cancels into j.H.

Special Moves

Stand 236L

Now I gotcha! 236L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 55 (20, 35) - - - - - - Old Joseph sends Hermit Purple out at an upward angle. If it connects, Old Joseph grabs the opponent with his Stand and forcefully slams them to the ground. This is a hitgrab. Can hit grounded opponents.

Stand 236M

Hermit Purple! 236M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 50 (10*2, 30) Mid - - - - - Old Joseph swings Hermit Purple's vines out at mid-range. Does not knock down on hit.

Stand 236M-6S

Solar Energy Hamon! 236M~6S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 74 (9, 4*6, 41) - - - - - - Old Joseph wraps Hermit Purple around the opponent and sends Hamon pulses through it to shock them, blasting them away. Can only be used if 236M hits. Costs 0.5 HH Gauge. Deals Hamon Damage. This is a hitgrab.

Stand 236H

You gotta stand on your own! 236H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 30 (5*4, 10) Mid - - - - - Old Joseph swings Hermit Purple at a low angle to strike the opponent. If it connects, he pulls the opponent towards him. Only hits once on block. Causes crumple on hit. Can hit OTG; restands downed opponents.

Stand 63214X

Take a STAND for it! 63214L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 120 Throw - - - - - Medium 120 Throw - - - - - Heavy 120 Throw - - - - - Old Joseph unleashes Hermit Purple's vines in front of him. If the vines connect, the opponent is bound as he swings them around himself in a circle before launching them. Can hold 4 to throw the opponent backwards. L version: Fastest variant. Shortest range. M version: Average startup and range. H version: Slowest variant. Longest range.

System Mechanics

Throw

Throw If it's come to this... 5/4 + Any Two Attack Buttons	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Forward 110 Throw - - - - - Back 100 Throw - - - - - Old Joseph pushes the opponent off-balance before delivering a Hamon-infused horizontal chop that sends them flying. Leaves the opponent at a distance of about a character. Both Throws are identical aside from direction.

Assist

Assist You gotta stand on your own!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 30 (5*4, 10) - - - - - - Old Joseph swings Hermit Purple at a low angle to strike and pull the opponent towards him. Assault Assist Stocks: 1 Reversal Assist Stocks: 2 Based on s.236H Only hits once on block. Causes crumple on hit. Can hit OTG; restands downed opponents.

44

Fighting on the run! 4[4] The secret Joestar technique The secret Joestar technique	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 0 - - - - - - Old Joseph runs backwards, away from the opponent. Slower than most forward dashes.

5S

Stand On/Off 5S Stand On Stand On Stand Off Stand Off	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 0 - - - - - - (Un)Summons Hermit Purple, altering Old Joseph's moveset and abilities.

22S

Hamon Breathing 22S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 0 - - - - - - Old Joseph uses Hamon Breathing to charge his HH Gauge. Takes 18 seconds to charge from 0 to 3 bars. Cannot be cancelled into or out of. Animation changes on each use; purely aesthetic.

Heart Heat Attack

Years of Experience 236 + Any Two Attack Buttons	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 215 (30+185) - - - - - - Old Joseph breathes in and braces himself. If hit, he will retaliate by using Hamon to blast the opponent away and onto the floor. He then launches himself into the air via Hermit Purple and performs a powerful downwards chop on the downed opponent. Counter. Disengages "Cunning Tactician" on use.

Great Heat Attack

Hermit Purple and Hamon! 236L+M+H

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 340 (60+34+12*15+66) Mid - - - - - Old Joseph unleashes Hermit Purple's vines. If it strikes the opponent, he tightly binds them with the vines before swinging them over his head and slamming them, after which he pulls the opponent back into the air, and finishes the attack by pulling them back towards himself and delivering a powerful Hamon Overdrive chop to the neck. Notes 1 Notes 2

Costumes

Normal

Normal (Color 1)

Normal (Color 2)

Normal (Color 3)

Normal (Color 4)

Special

Special A (Color 1)

Special A (Color 2)

Special B (Color 1)

Special B (Color 2)