JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R/Alternate World Diego
Introduction
- This article is about Diego Brando's alternate incarnation, primarily known as "AW Diego". For information about his base incarnation, see Diego Brando.
Originally brought into the "base world" by President Funny Valentine as a fail-safe in order to kill Johnny Joestar at the end of the Steel Ball Run race, the Diego Brando from an Alternate World serves as the true final antagonist of the seventh part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Steel Ball Run. Wielder of the Stand known as THE WORLD, with the ability to stop time for up to five seconds, his goal (much like his original counterpart) is to acquire the Holy Corpse at all costs, including stomping any opposition that may stand in the way of his goal. With a combination of dirty tactics and an intense urge to win, this new, crueler version of Diego will stop at nothing to claim the Holy Corpse and stand at the apex of society.
As a combatant, Diego is a rushdown/setup character with a unique status debuff, a teleport, and multiple strong ways of closing the gap on the opponent. Through "My trial is to conquer and kill at all costs.", he can apply a debuff that dramatically changes the properties of his other primary special move, "This is where the fun begins...". This makes Diego a powerful setup character with strong mobility tools and great neutral presence. Furthermore, not only is his damage high, but his meter gain in combos is extraordinarily good, allowing him to almost always end in a highly damaging metered option for even more offensive power.
However, Diego struggles in the defensive department, having a slightly lower amount of health than the average, and lacking a quick, invincible reversal of any kind. Additionally, because his Stand is active at all times, he has a uniquely large hurtbox, making him extremely susceptible to air normals and rendering his approach more difficult. Nevertheless, Diego's abilities will force his opponent to respect his neutral presence - and delete their health bar if they don't.
- Stand/Mounted Hybrid: While Diego is considered a Mounted character, his Dismounted state summons his Stand, THE WORLD, at all times.
- Mounted: While on top of Silver Bullet, all of Diego's attacks deal Chip Damage, and he cannot be affected by the Bind and Crumple hit effects. This comes at the cost of losing access to Stylish Evade, Stylish Guard, and his Throw.
- Holy Corpse Parts: Diego can pick up the Holy Corpse parts, gaining different blessings with each part obtained.
- THE WORLD: While Dismounted, Diego has the ability to stop time, rendering the opponent completely unable to act. It is similar to Axl Low's "One Vision" Overdrive from Guilty Gear -Strive-.
Holy Corpse
Owing to his status as a Steel Ball Run character, whenever AW Diego is one of the combatants, three parts of the Holy Corpse will spawn over time around the stage. AW Diego can collect these parts by crouching on top of them while Dismounted; Holy Corpse parts collected will be carried over between rounds. Each part collected provides AW Diego with a buff that lasts until said part is lost via entering a knockdown state, which drops the most recent part collected. Only 3 Holy Corpse parts will spawn during the match, so if two Steel Ball Run characters (himself, Johnny, Gyro, Diego, or Valentine) happen to face each other, they'll be forced to fight for them.
For AW Diego, the buffs applied are the following:
- One: Diego gains increased movement speed while Dismounted.
- Two: Enhances "My trial is to conquer and kill at all costs." by allowing Diego to have 2 traps out at a time, instead of just 1.
- Three: Diego's Guard Gauge regenerates faster. In addition, Diego becomes capable of regenerating Guard Gauge while Mounted.
Stats
Style | Health | Low Health Mode | Hashtag(s) |
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Mounted | 920 | Rumble | #ASBR_AWD |
Move List
Dismounted
Normal Moves
5L
5L
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5M
5M
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5H
5H
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2L
2L
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2M
2M
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2H
2H
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3M
3M
It's useless. I'll cut you down. |
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3H
3H
Hmph! |
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JL
j.L
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JM
j.M
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JH
j.H
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Special Moves
46X
I'll skewer you!
46L/M/H |
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623X
My trial is to conquer and kill at all costs.
623L/M/H |
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214X
This is where the fun begins...
214L/M/H |
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22X
Barb wire!!
22L/M/H |
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22S
THE WORLD
22S |
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Mounted
Normal Moves
Mounted 5L
m.5L
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Mounted 5M
m.5M
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Mounted 5H
m.5H
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Mounted 2L
m.2L
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Mounted 2M
m.2M
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Mounted 2H
m.2H
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Mounted JL
m.jL
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Mounted JM
m.jM
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Mounted JH
m.jH
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Special Moves
Mounted 46X
I'll skewer you!
m.46L/M/H |
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Mounted 623X
Your sentence is death!
m.623L/M/H |
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Mounted 22X
I WILL win.
m.22L/M/H |
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Mounted 63214S
The champion of this race!
m.41236S |
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System Mechanics
Throw
Throw
Why are you here? 5/4 + Any Two Attack Buttons |
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Assist
Assist
Barb wire!! |
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5S
Mounting
5S |
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Heart Heat Attack
Me Time
236 + Any Two Attack Buttons |
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Great Heat Attack
Now I've got a plan...
236L+M+H |
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