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

Overview

Strategy

Combos

Matchups

Resources

Introduction

Jesus' strongest zoner, who was unfortunately given his toughest battles in ASBR due to being underpowered.

Unique Traits

• Paraplegic: When Johnny is in User Mode, his mobility is severely much more limited due to being unable to dash or jump. He is the only character unable to jump in this state.
• Holy Corpse Parts: Johnny can pick up the Holy Corpse parts, gaining different blessings with each part obtained.
• Tusk's Acts: Johnny is the only character to use the Acts mechanic, which change his specials based on which Act he is in. This can be increased through using an HHA or GHA. By using GHA, Johnny immediately goes into Act 4.

Playstyle

Johnny Joestar is a Mount character who utilizes his horse to move around while powering himself up by increasing progressing his stand's Acts.
Pros	Cons
Good Zoning: Johnny has access to a plethora of projectiles, many of which have differing angles or distances for him to use Good Damage: Johnny can do above average damage for BnBs with little effort	Limited Movement: In User Mode, Johnny can not dash nor jump, severely limiting his normal movement and forcing him to use command normals and specials to move effectively Meter Reliant: When Johnny is knocked off the horse, it is better for him to try to get back on, which is most effectively done through Quick Mount. This requires him to spend half a bar of HH gauge, and this can happen many times within a round if Johnny is not keeping up momentum. Johnny also has to use an HHA or GHA in order to progress Tusk's Acts, eating up even more meter.

Tusk's Acts

Johnny's Acts mechanic determines which special moves are available to him, sometimes existing ones. Johnny starts in Act 1, and can progress his Acts through an HHA or GHA. Using GHA automatically puts Tusk in Act 4, the last Act. This is an easy way to progress the Acts, as Johnny no longer has to worry about increasing the Acts. Additionally, in Acts 2, 3, & 4 Johnny will use Nail Bullets for specials, being indicated by the Nail Bullet Stocks above the HH gauge. These will begin to automatically replenish once they have all been used, or Johnny can manually replenish them all with Care for some herbal tea?.

Holy Corpse

All of the Steel Ball Run characters have the Holy Corpse mechanic. This spawns three parts of the Holy Corpse over time for the Steel Ball Run characters to collect. Each piece collected provides a buff to the character that is active until the character loses it via being knocked down, which drops the most recent piece collected. For Johnny, the buffs are applied as follows:

• One: Increases attack power.
• Two: Johnny's Nail Bullet special moves are armored.
• Three: Gains HH gauge faster.

Stats

Style	Health	Low Health Mode	Hashtag(s)
Mounted	950	Rumble	#ASBR_JOH

Move List

User Mode

Normal Moves

5L

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

5M

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

5H

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

2L

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

2M

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

2H

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

4/6H

4/6H I've got to get there!. File:JJASBR Johnny 4/6H.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 14 Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Special Moves

236X

I'll call them Tusks! 236L/M/H File:JJASBR Johnny 236X.png Only available in Act 1 Only available in Act 1	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

236X

Golden Spin Nail Bullets 236L/M/H File:JJASBR Johnny 236X.png Only available in Act 2, 3, & 4 Only available in Act 2, 3, & 4	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Stand 236X-5X

What is this?! 214L/M/H File:JJASBR Johnny 214X.png Only available in Act 1 Only available in Act 1	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Stand 236X-5X

The hole will attack you. 214L/M/H File:JJASBR Johnny 214X.png Only available in Act 2, 3, & 4 Only available in Act 2, 3, & 4	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

623X

My nails are spinning! 623L/M/H Always available Always available	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

51236X

Send me down the hole! 41236L/M/H File:JJASBR Johnny 41236X.png Only available in Acts 2, 3, & 4 Only available in Acts 2, 3, & 4	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Medium - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Heavy - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

421X

Where's the upper half?! 421L/M/H File:JJASBR Johnny 421X.png Only available in Acts 2, 3, & 4 Only available in Acts 2, 3, & 4	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

Stand 236S

Who'll be the sacrifice? 236S Only available in Act 4 Only available in Act 4	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Stand 623S

Chumimin! 623S File:JJASBR Johnny 623S.png Only available in Act 4 Only available in Act 4	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Mounted

Normal Moves

Mounted 5L

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

Mounted 5M

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

Mounted 5H

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

Mounted 2L

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

Mounted 2M

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

Mounted 2H

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

Mounted JL

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

Mounted JM

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

Mounted JH

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

Special Moves

Mounted 46X

I can make it! 46L/M/H File:JJASBR Johnny 46X.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Mounted 236X

I'll call them Tusks! 236L/M/H File:JJASBR Johnny 236X.png Only available in Act 1 Only available in Act 1	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. light - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Mounted 236X

Golden Spin Nail Bullets 236L/M/H File:JJASBR Johnny 236X.png Only available in Act 2, 3, & 4 Only available in Act 2, 3, & 4	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. light - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Mounted 214X

What is this?! 214L/M/H File:JJASBR Johnny 214X.png Only available in Act 1 Only available in Act 1	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Mounted 214X

The hole will attack you. 214L/M/H File:JJASBR Johnny 214X.png Only available in Act 2, 3, & 4 Only available in Act 2, 3, & 4	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Mounted 623X

My nails are spinning! 623L/M/H Always available Always available	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Mounted 41236X

Send me down the hole! 41236L/M/H File:JJASBR Johnny 41236X.png Only available in Acts 2, 3, & 4 Only available in Acts 2, 3, & 4	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Medium - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2 Heavy - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Mounted 236S

Who'll be the sacrifice? 236S Only available in Act 4 Only available in Act 4	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

Mounted 623S

Chumimin! 623S File:JJASBR Johnny 623S.png Only available in Act 4 Only available in Act 4	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - Mid - - - - - Notes 1 Notes 2

System Mechanics

Throw

Throw My body just leapt up! 5/4 + Any Two Attack Buttons File:JJASBR Johnny Throw.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Forward 130 Throw - - - - - Only available in User Mode. Notes 2 Back 130 Throw - - - - - Only available in User Mode. Notes 2

Assist

Assist The hole will attack you!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - Mid - - - - - Assault Assist Stocks: 2 Reversal Assist Stocks: 1 Notes 1 Notes 2

Mount

Mount/Dismount 5S Mount Mount Dismount Dismount	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Normal - - - - - - - Quick Mount On - - - - - - - Summons Johnny's horse, Slow Dancer, altering Johnny's moveset and abilities. Quick Mount On deals damage. The Guard Gauge will not restore while you are in Mounted Mode.

22M

Care for some herbal tea? 22M File:JJASBR Johnny 22M.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Johnny replenishes all of his Nail Bullet stocks

Heart Heat Attack 1

Even if my spin falters, I will never die! 236 + Any Two Attack Buttons File:JJASBR Johnny HHA1.png Available for Tusk Act 1 only Available for Tusk Act 1 only	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - Mid - - - - - Available in both Mounted and User Mode

Heart Heat Attack 2

Now I know where to shoot! 236 + Any Two Attack Buttons File:JJASBR Johnny HHA2.png Available in Tusk Act 2 only Available in Tusk Act 2 only	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - Mid - - - - - Available in User Mode only

Heart Heat Attack 3

Complete Golden Spin Energy... 236 + Any Two Attack Buttons File:JJASBR Johnny HHA3.png Available in Tusk Act 3 & 4 only Available in Tusk Act 3 & 4 only	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - Mid - - - - - Available in Mount Mode only

Great Heat Attack

It was such a long, roundabout path... 236L+M+H File:JJASBR Johnny GHA.png Thank you, Gyro... Thank you, Gyro...	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 329 Mid - - - - - Can only be used while Mounted. Will force you into Mount Mode if in User Mode when activated, increasing startup. Automatically puts Johnny in Act 4 upon activation