User blog:Wassboss/Stardust caught in a Golden Breeze: Stardust Crusaders vs Golden Gangsters

With the latest season of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure coming to a close it's time to celebrate the series with a battle between the protagonists of two of the most popular parts. In many ways both Part 3 and Part 5 are very similar; both follow a rag tag group of misfits on a sprawling journey to defeat the mysterious leader of an organisation with a busted stand. Both have to fight their way through dozens of enemy stand users and lose members along the way but in the end their resolve allows them to come out victorious. When these two groups meet in the battle will the globetrotting multinationals be the ones to continue their Crusade? Or will the Italian mobsters continue on their journey to rise through the ranks of Passione. It's time to find out as;

The Stardust Crusaders: A group of Stand users, travelling across the globe to defeat the vampire DIO.

encounter

The Golden Gangsters: Mafioso Stand users, tasked with protecting the Boss' daughter.

Who is Deadliest

Stardust Crusaders


"Their story has begun! Their time is running out! They will finish this! They won't stop! CRUSADERS!"

- Excerpt from the translation of "JoJo Sono Chi no Kioku ~end of THE WORLD~"

The Stardust Crusaders are the main group from the third part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Consisting of six Stand users the group was first formed by Joseph Joestar to defeat the vampire DIO, who had taken over the body of his grandfather, Jonathan Joestar. Originally consisting of Joseph, his Grandson Jotaro and Joseph's friend Avdol, they later added Kakyoin and Polnareff, stand users brainwashed by DIO, to their side and together they went on a journey from Japan to Egypt, in order to defeat DIO and stop his plan for world domination.


 * -|Protagonist =

"I beat the crap out of more people than I have to. Some are still in the hospital. There’s plenty of teachers that got on my bad side and never came back to class. And, hey, I make it a policy not to pay if I don't like a meal. But even a guy like me can spot evil when he sees it!"

- Jotaro to Kakyoin. Jotaro Kujo thought was possessed by an "evil spirit" and after brutally injuring a gang of men who attacked him he voluntarily handed himself over to the police and refused to leave his cell out of fear of what he might do. He was later talked into leaving by his Grandfather and would find himself caught up in a journey half way across the world into order to save his mother from the clutches of a century old adversary.

Stand: Star Platinum "ORA ORA ORA ORA!"

- Star Platinum's Battle Cry

Star Platinum takes the appearance of a purple humanoid figure with black wavy hair with a muscly build. It has the following abilities; * ''Please not that this battle takes place before Jotaro's fight with DIO and therefore he has not unlocked his time stop ability. ''
 * Superhuman Strength: Star Platinum possesses immense strength, being able to throw a Jeep carrying four men and a girl out of the path of an 18-wheeler with one hand, later pulling the same Jeep out of a canyon with only a car as a counter-weight, and destroy large artificial diamonds within seconds.
 * Superhuman Speed: Star Platinum can catch a bullet fired at point-blank range, and throw thousands of powerful punches within seconds.
 * Self-Preservation: Star Platinum possesses the awareness and reaction speed to protect Jotaro in many instances that he himself seems unaware; halting a bullet he experimentally shoots at his own head; protecting him while frozen by DIO's Time Stop; and reviving him from near-death by directly pumping his heart.
 * Incredible Precision: Star Platinum utilises eagle-like eyesight throughout Stardust Crusaders. At some point, Jotaro, with Star Platinum's eyes, could see across a desert for four kilometres, as well as identify meaningful details, such as a specific type of fly in high-resolution images. It can also follow a card shuffle performed by a professional gambler, subsequently recounting the entire new order of the deck. This also allowed Jotaro to throw things with both great power and great accuracy, enabling him to increase the range at which he can attack and enemy by throwing projectiles at them. It's so precise that Jotaro has shown being able to fire a bullet with the same force as being fired from a gun at ranges up to 70 metres
 * Star Finger: Star Platinum can suddenly and forcefully extend his middle and index fingers to a length of one or two meters, allowing it to perform sneak attacks and stab opponents from afar.

Other Abilities "Yare Yare Daze"

- Jotaro's favourite expression


 * Above Average Strength and Durability While most of the time Jotaro let's Star Platinum do all the work, he isn't afraid to get his own hand dirty. He is strong enough to knock a grown man off his feet with one punch and support the full weight of another man while acting as a bridge of sorts. Even as a child Jotaro was able to lay down a vicious beat down on a grown man. On the durability side of things Jotaro is able to take a lot of punishment and even getting a ceiling fan embedded in his shoulder got nothing more than an annoyed shrug.

Video Gallery "I'll turn you into a pincushion!"
 * -|The Spotlight Stealer =

- Polnareff to J. Geil. Born in France, Jean Pierre Polnareff is the user of the Stand Silver Chariot. Polnareff began to train extensively in the use of his Stand after his sister was raped and killed by a mysterious stranger with two right hands, in the hope of getting his revenge. Subdued and brainwashed by DIO, Polnareff would later join Joseph Joestar and his group in his quest to save his daughter from DIO's curse, after they removed the flesh bud that was controlling him.

Stand: Silver Chariot  "The "Chariot" symbolises invasion and victory."

- Polnareff on the meaning behind his Stand's name.

Silver Chariot: Polnareff controls the Stand Silver Chariot which takes on the appearance of a robotic humanoid, clad in a tight fitting set of medieval armour. Silver Chariot's main form of attack comes from it's Rapier which is sharp enough to cut through solid rock. It's abilities include; Video Gallery "OH MY GOD! OH NO!
 * Superhuman Speed: Without a doubt Silver Chariot's best asset is it's speed. Silver Chariot is fast enough to skewer coins and balls of fire, deflect bullets and even keep up with the insanely fast Star Platinum's barrage of punches and that's when bogged down with it's armour. Polnareff can command Silver Chariot to shed it's armour to become even faster, so fast that it moves too fast for the human mind to comprehend so that it appears as though it is in multiple places at once. These doubles are not illusory; the Stand is moving between different positions at a speed that is faster than the eye can see. As such, were all the doubles to attack at once, it would mean that the Stand is attacking from all those positions simultaneously, giving it incredible destructive power.
 * Superhuman Precision: As a result of it's superhuman speed, Silver Chariot is also incredibly precise. As previously mentioned Silver Chariot can deflect and slice in half bullets, slice through fire and even strategically break several items in a hotel room to allow it to see the battlefield, despite being unable to see beforehand.
 * Armour: As mentioned above Silver Chariot is clad in a suit of medieval knights armour including a metal mask covering it's face. It is because of this armour that when attacked in this state Polnareff does not receive any corresponding injuries although the trade off is that it's speed is significantly lowered and Polnareff is unable to see through the Mask, meaning he has to constantly have an opponent in his eyesight in order for Silver Chariot to attack them effectively.
 * Sword Shoot: A secret technique that Polnareff has shared with nobody, Silver Chariot can launch the blade of his rapier at an opponent with enough power to pierce through a human body and even if the attack misses it can be bounced of a wall or object to strike an opponent from an unexpected angle. The drawback of this however is that Silver Chariot can only materialise one sword and so is only usually used as a last resort.
 * -|Support =

HOLY SHIT! SON OF A BITCH!"

- Joseph's colourful vocabulary of Engrish. Joseph Joestar is the grandson of Jonathan "JoJo" Joestar and the leader of the Stardust Crusaders. Fifty years after defeating the Pillar Men, Joseph caught word of the return of DIO, the vampire arch nemesis of his grandfather. Determined to defeat this great evil and save his daughter from the curse inflicted on her by DIO, he teamed up with his own grandson Jotaro and other noble spirited Stand users to hunt down the vampire and finish the generation spanning rivalry between DIO and his family.

Stand: Hermit Purple  "Did you see it? The thorns on my hand? That is my Stand!"

- Joseph revealing his Stand to Jotaro. Joseph's Stand is '''Hermit Purple. '''It takes on the appearance of thorny, purple vines which are summoned through Joseph's hand. It's abilities include;


 * Psychic Powers: The primary purpose of hermit purple is the ability to discover information usually through the use of electronic equipment. Joseph has been shown using this ability in the following ways;
 * Spirit Photos: The most common use of this ability, Joseph does this by using hermit purple to destroy a camera which prints off a picture of a person of location in it's current state. The psychic photos are usually linked to someone with a direct relation to Joseph, such as how it nearly always created pictures of DIO as he was possessing Jonathan Joestar, Joseph's grandfathers body. The photo cannot give specific locations of the person of place pictured rather it pictures them in their current state at that moment.
 * Spirit Videos: Joseph can also use Hermit Purple to produce live psychic videos on a television. This can manifests itself by the television switching through channels at a rapid rate to try and create sentences which give information to Joseph or can be used to film a location such as when Joseph uses a television to broadcast the inside of his own brain.
 * Manipulation of the Environment: Joseph can also use Hermit Purple without the use of electronics such as when he used dust to create a map which showed the location of a specific object.
 * Grappling: While not strictly an offensive weapon Joseph can use the vines of Hermit Purple to grab hold of things with enough strength to choke someone or hold them in place, although the vines are weak enough that a relatively strong Stand or person can break out of them. Joseph can also use the vines to swing from place to place to increase his mobility or grab hold of objects. The vines are also very dexterous, able to manipulate a video game controller with great precision.
 * Hamon Conductor: Hermit Purple can also be used to conduct Hamon and Joseph uses this to transmit Hamon along the vines as an offensive weapon.

Other Abilities "Your next line is..."

- Joseph when he's about to troll his enemies.

Video Gallery "My name is Noriaki Kakyoin! For the vengeance of my friend Avdol and so that the sister of my friend, Polnareff, may be at peace, you will pay with your life!"
 * Ripple: Known as Hamon in the east, Ripple is the usage of energy of sun rays through a special breathing technique which allows the user to harness solar energy as an attack. Mostly used as a way to combat the undead, Ripple will also cause a severe pins & needles feeling before fainting on a normal person. An object, while charged with Ripple energy, will become more dangerous, and its user can perform several techniques that can combine with the warrior's own tactics, to allow for a very flexible fighting style. The biggest weakness of this style is that the user must have controlled breathing in order to use Ripple and if the user cannot properly breathe (aka they were being choked) then it cannot be used. Joseph most commonly uses the following types of Ripple attacks;
 * Ripple Hair Attack: Joseph infuses strands of hair with Ripple which hardens them enough to block incoming projectiles, including gunfire. Joseph was also able to use a similar technique with spaghetti where he hardens it and uses it as a projectile, powerful enough to break a wine glass.
 * Overdrive: Overdrive sends a large pulse of Ripple energy through an object. Joseph uses this in many creative ways, from sending a burst of Ripple through a cactus, along a string to entangle someone and most notably to fire the metals caps of a bottle drink at an opponent with enough force to break bones.
 * Rebuff Overdrive: Another usage of the aforementioned Overdrive, Joseph uses Rebuff Overdrive to transmit Ripple into his elbows to deliver a powerful attack.
 * Ripple Overdrive: Another usage of Overdrive is to channel the Ripple energy through the users arm to perform a powerful chop. This slowly transfers Ripple through the point hit, advancing until it blows up, with enough power to cut through solid bone.
 * Zoom Punch: The Ripple user launches his fist forward and strikes his opponent. This attack involves a ripple breathing technique that dislocates and stretches the joints to extend the arm and give it greater reach while also using the same ripple to dull the pain caused by the move.
 * Skilled Hand to Hand Combatant: Trained in hand to hand combat by Lisa Lisa as part of his Ripple training, Joseph is a skilled hand to hand fighter and can go toe to toe with vampires, other experienced Ripple users and even the incredibly powerful Pillar Men.
 * Quick Wit: Undoubtedly Joseph's greatest asset in any battle is his keen intelligence and quick wit which enables him to outhink and manipulate his opponent. Joseph's favourite strategy is to psyche out his opponent by predicting what they are going to say next and analysing their personality in order to figure out how to anger them or put them off. Joseph is quick to exploit any character flaws that he can pick up from his opponent such as pride, honour or determination towards a certain goal, to his own advantage. Moreover Joseph makes great use of his environment and any objects he can find lying around to aid him in battle and his Ripple Overdrive technique makes any object he does pick up all the more dangerous. Joseph has successfully used bottles, icicles, pasta, hair, pebbles and even a plane as weapons to gain an upper hand. Joseph also uses his own goofy demeanour to attack from unexpected angles or make critical moves under the guise of clumsiness and will sometimes use on obvious trick to mask another trap set up to defeat his opponent.
 * -|Ranged Attacker =

- Kakyoin

Noriaki Kakyoin acquired his Stand at a young age and struggled to make meaningful relationships with other people as they couldn't see Hierophant Green. When vacationing in Egypt with his parents he was approached by Dio Brando, who saw his Stand potential and brainwashed Kakyoin into following him. He was given the mission to kill Jotaro Kujo but was defeated and had the flesh bud pulled out of his head, breaking the brainwashing. Kakyoin then decided to join Jotaro and the others in their mission to stop Dio, to restore his pride in himself and save Jotaro's mother from Dio's curse.

Stand: Hierophant Green "My Hierophant Green loves nothing more than to rip things to shreds."

- Kakyoin on his Stand

Kakyoin's Stand is called Hierophant Green. Hierophant Green takes on the appearance of a humanoid robot in the upper half of his body with the bottom half being made up of snake like coils which allows Hierophant to stretch to great lengths. It's abilities include;

Video Gallery  "Trying to predict the future in front of a fortuneteller? Isn't that rather foolish?"
 * Coiled Body: As mentioned above the lower half of Hierophant Green is made up of coils and it can unravel itself to stretch great distances. Kakyoin was able to stretch Hierophant across a 20 metre radius several times over in his battle against DIO and was seen stretching up to 100 metres in the battle against the Sun, although it could likely stretch to much further distances. Kakyoin can also control the thickness of the coils from being as thick as a rope to thin as a piece of string which Kakyoin can use to ensnare or immobilise his opponent. The coils can also be used as a detection device, allowing Kakyoin to create a area of sensitive strings to detect movement and attack automatically if these "tripwires" are disturbed.
 * Emerald Splash: Kakyoin's main form of attack with Hierophant Green is in the form of Emerald Splash. Hierophant gathers energy into it's body and fires it out in a shotgun like blast, in the form of rock hard emeralds. This attack has a roughly 20 metre range and can be fired multiple times in quick succession. Hierophant Green can also fire emerald splash from multiple directions as shown in the battle against Dio, where Kakyoin fires an emerald splash from a 360 degree angle.
 * Marionette Control: Hierophant also has the ability to sneak inside of somebody and take complete control of their body, either to prevent them from attack him or to use as a weapon against an opponent. This ability is particularly effective against an opponent who is unwilling to harm an innocent as he can literally use the person as an offensive option or just as a human shield. While quite fond of using this ability when brainwashed by Dio, Kakyoin is reluctant to use this ability when not under his influence and only tends to use it as a last resort against an enemy he cannot hope to defeat.
 * -|The Hot Head =

- Avdol to some punk ass fool.

Muhammed Avdol is a fortune teller by trade and a long time friend of Joseph Joestar. Initially he was brought in to help get Jotaro to leave the jail cell he had forcibly kept himself in and teach him about Stands he would later accompany Jotaro and Joseph on their quest to defeat DIO. Avdol acts as an advisor to the rest of the gang about Stands and their users and provides guidance on the various Stand users they encounter across their journey.

Stand: Magician's Red  "Any Stand that Avdol hits head-on... finds itself melted in the crossfire!"

- Joseph Joestar on Magician's Red Avdol's Stand Magician's Red is a half human, half bird humanoid Stand. Sprouting a rooster head from a muscular human body, it's legs are feathered and often shrouded in flames. It's abilities include; Video Gallery  "His name is Iggy. He likes to tear out human hair by the mouthful. Oh I just remembered. While's he's ripping out hair he likes to...fart in the human's face. He's kind of vulgar."
 * Flame Manipulation: Magician's Red has the ability to create and manipulate flames with incredible destructive power. These flames are powerful enough to evaporate metal projectiles in mid air and slice through steel railroad tracks. Avdol's main technique is called Crossfire Hurricane which shoots forth flaming ankhs for Magician's Red's mouth. He can also manipulate the Ankh's however he wishes and break them up into multiple pieces to attack an opponent from two directions simultaneously. Magician's Red can use its flames to bind an opponent, as if he were tying them up with a rope and by holding the flame close to a person's face it burns away the oxygen to knock them unconscious through oxygen deprivation. Finally the flames can also be used as a life detector by creating a compass of flames which flickers when it detects the heat source of any non-visible opponent.
 * Superhuman Strength & Speed: Aside from its flame manipulation Magician's Red is also a very physically capable stand, able to grapple with Star Platinum and shatter Judgement's armour with a powerful kick. It is also very quick and was able to dodge the lightning fast strikes of Silver Chariot without much trouble.
 * -|The Stray =

- Joseph explains why Iggy is such a little prick.

Iggy is an ill tempered Boston Terrier, hailing from New York. Little is know of his background or how he received a Stand but he has spent most of his life living in the streets, where his Stand makes him the alpha male of the other strays. Unable to be captured by normal dogcatchers he was eventually caught by Avdol and was flown into Egypt during the hunt for DIO, as even with his antisocial behaviour he would still be a valuable asset on their mission.

Stand: The Fool "Simple but powerful, I'm not sure even I could defeat it."

- Jotaro on the Fool. Iggy's Stand, The Fool, is an unusual Stand as it doesn't have an actual physical form. Rather it is formed by sand and dust particles to take whatever form Iggy wishes, most commonly a mechanical dog like creature. It has the following abilities; Other Abilities  "That dog... it left the car before my attack. It anticipated my Stand."
 * Sand Manifestation: As stated above Iggy can use his Stand to form whatever he wants to from people, to objects or parts of the environment. These forms also take on some of the properties of what they are copying for example Iggy was able to turn the Fool into a glider to fly away. The Fool is remarkably accurate in these mimics and people it creates from sand are convincing enough to fool even close friends of the real person. Iggy can also use the Fool as a protective barrier, strong enough to protect him from powerful Stand attacks such as Horus' ice shards. As the Fool is bound to the Sand that it is manipulating it cannot be damaged and by extension Iggy is also not damaged if his sand creations are destroyed.
 * Superhuman Strength: Despite being made of Sand the Fool is surprisingly strong, powerful enough to slice through a concrete pillar.

- N'Doul on Iggy's awareness of his attack.

 Video Gallery
 * Dog Senses: Naturally as a Dog, Iggy has a sense of smell and hearing much greater than that of a human. He is able to detect hidden enemies and their location, track down food through crowded city streets and was also able to detect the Stand Geb before it could attack. This makes it very hard for enemies to sneak up on Iggy or launch a surprise attack.

Golden Gangsters


"Such... overwhelming force of will... from mere traitors... fated to die at the Boss' hands..."

- Squalo on the Gang.

The Golden Gangsters are the main group of the fifth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. A subdivision of the Italian mafia gang Passione, the gang was formed by Bruno Bucciarati and consists entirely of Stand users. In 2001, Bruno met fifteen year old Giorno Giovanna while investigating the death of another gangster and was impressed by his resolve and righteousness, allowing him to join his gang. Not long after this Bruno was promoted to Capo and tasked with protecting the Boss' daughter from a rouge squad within Passione.

"I, Giorno Giovanna, have a dream that I know is just!"
 * -|Protagonist =

- Giorno Giorno Giovanna is the illegitimate son of the vampire DIO and a Japanese woman. Born as Haruno Shiobana, Girono did not have a happy childhood, often abanonded by his mother he moved to Italy at age four when his mother got married, where Girono was frequently bullied by the other kids and beaten by his new stepfather. One day however Girono came across an injured man who was being hunted down by a group of other men. Lying to the group about having seen anyone, he subconsciously activated his Stand and hid the man in shrubbery. The man he saved turned out to be a Mobster and he began to watch over Giorno from the shadows making sure he wasn't bullied or beaten anymore. This in turn inspired Giorno to become a Gangster himself with the aim of becoming the Boss of Passione and ridding the city of the drug trade. Stand: Golden Experience  "Life... arise... Be born, a new existence."

- Giorno Giovanna Giono's Stand is called '''Golden Experience. '''It is a humanoid Stand about the same size and build as Girono. It is a golden colour (duh) and has purple lady bug buttons on various places across it's body which symbolise it's regenerative abilities. It has the following abilities; Video Gallery "To complete my mission, and protect my men. Having to do both at once is what makes being an Capo so tough. Are you ready for this? I know I am."
 * Life Giver: Golden Experience's main ability is the power to infuse inorganic objects with life. This usually manifests itself in the form of Giorno turning objects into plants or animals such as turning a piece of luggage into a frog or a stone into a spouting tree. Creatures that Giorno creates generally have minds of their own and thus he has to predict their actions to make use of them, although they seem to be drawn back to him to an extent. He can also turn these lifeforms back to their original form at will, making it useful for stealing things. The transformation process can taking a varying amount of time directly linked to the complexity of the life being formed, plants and insects can be grown instantly but more complex creatures like fish and reptiles can take several seconds. Initially when these lifeforms were created any damage done to them would be reflected back onto the person who damaged them but this ability was only seen once so Golden Experience may have evolved past this. There are however some limitations to this ability. Firstly Giorno can only transform non-organic things into lifeforms although severed body parts do not count as organic for some reason so can be transformed. Giorno can also not create life in conditions that are not suitable for life such as extremely low temperature. The creatures Giorno creates will act on instinct and so may do things that are detrimental to Girono's aim, such as when the snake he created burnt itself on a flame trying to retrieve a lighter.
 * Tracking: A byproduct of Golden Experience's life giving abilities is that he can use the lifeforms to track a person. By transforming a broken tooth into a fly he was able to track which person Bruno was hiding in and by infusing one of his brooches with life energy he could track the Boss' movements after it was attached to his clothing.
 * Life Shot: While it cannot turn living organisms into other lifeforms Golden Experience can infuse a being with life force by punching them. When used on a person it greatly accelerates their consciousness to the point where everything appears to move slowly to them. However this only effects their consciousness and their body is barely able to move at all. The heightening of their senses also means that any pain done to them lasts much longer and hurts much more than it would normally long such as when a a single punch to Bruno that was over in an instant lasted for several seconds. Golden Experience can also use this to accelerate the ageing process of plant life as showcased when he sped up the ageing of a tree so that it withered and died.
 * Healing: Golden Experience can also be used to turn inorganic objects into flesh and organs which can be used to heal up himself and others and save them from gruesome injuries. Examples of this include turning his brooch into a hand that he cut off and transform bullets into the flesh they pierced instantly.
 * Life Sensor: Girono can use Golden Experience to sense life itself which he describes as seeing life energy in clusters. This allows him to tell if if there are people hiding nearby by placing the hands of Golden Experience on a surface and to sense if people are alive by touching them.
 * Superhuman Speed: While no physically stronger than a normal person, Golden Experience does possess superhuman speed, able to throw dozens of punches in seconds.
 * -|The Spotlight Stealer =

- Bruno to Prosciutto Bruno Bucciarati's parents divorced when he was only 7 years old, with Bruno choosing to stay with his father as he believed he wouldn't be able to cope alone. As it turns out he was proven correct after his dad accidentally stumbled upon a drug deal, getting shot multiple times and ended up in a critical condition in hospital. When the gangsters came to finish him off, Bruno ambushed and killed them. Knowing the police wouldn't be able top protect him and his family he joined Passione in exchange for protection. Working under Polpo in Naples Bruno began to gain a reputation for himself and began building up his own gang within Passione, with the intention of rising through the ranks and ridding Passione of it's involvement in the drug trade he despised.

Stand: Sticky Fingers "The only thing you should worry about... is what will happen when you're pulled apart and left on the ground by my zippers."

- Bruno on Sticky Fingers Bruno's stand is called '''Sticky Fingers. '''A humanoid stand about the same size and build of Bruno, it is a grey colour with blue armour covering the face, shoulders, arms and legs. It has has zippers of various sizes hanging off of it's body. It has the following abilities; Other Abilities "ARRI ARRI ARRI ARRI ARRI. ARRIVEDERCI!"
 * Zipper Creation: Sticky Fingers has the ability to create zippers by punching or touching and object or person. These zippers can be remotely opened or closed by Bruno at will. This can be used in a number of ways including;
 * Travel: Bruno can use his Stand to create openings in walls or other solid objects with his zipper and move through it, closing it behind him to stop others from following him. He can also use it to travel rapidly underground by opening up the ground in front of him and stepping through it. Long Zippers can also be created and by holding onto the handle Bruno can travel rapidly down the length of the zipper by closing it.
 * Dismantling: Alternately Sticky Fingers can completely cut through the entirety of an object dismantling it. This has a devastating effect when used on people as Bruno can remove a person's body parts or simply separate them into multiple pieces. The dismantling can also be done only partly, allowing Bruno to create a pincer effect by nearly cutting an object in half and then rapidly closing the zip. Another common usage of this partial dismantling is for Bruno to detach Sticky Finger's arm and launching at an opponent increase his melee range. The lethality of the dismantling can be controlled by Bruno, as Mario Zucchero was kept alive despite having his head zipped off whereas Pesci was killed instantly when he was cut into multiple pieces. Bruno also uses this ability on himself to separate himself into pieces to avoid being detected by Beach Boy and to unzip parts of his body to avoid attacks and then re-zip himself up. Which leads us into...
 * Reattaching: Sticky Fingers also has the ability to reattached things together. The most common application of this is where Bruno detaches part of his body to avoid and attack then reattached them. It can also be used as a makeshift healing device, reattaching both Abbaccio's and Trish's hands after they were cut off and trap King Crimson's arm within his body after he was doughnutted.
 * Storage: When Bruno attaches a zipper onto an object or person he can use it to store objects inside a dark void within the zipper. He has used this to store treasure inside of a urinal, hide objects like a phone inside of his own body and even to hide inside another person by creating a zip on them and hiding within it.
 * Superhuman Strength and Speed: On top of it's zipper ability Sticky Fingers is also a physically powerful Stand, able to send a person flying with a single punch or lift them into the air, break through a car tire and match blows with other physically powerful stands like Oasis and Grateful Dead. Sticky Fingers is also a very quick stand, able to throw a dozens of punches in seconds and dodge punch barrages from other Stands without much trouble.

- Bruno's Stand Cry

Video Gallery  "The only time I feel at ease is when I'm following the orders of something great and absolute."
 * Skilled Hand to Hand Combatant: Even though he has a physically powerful Stand to do his fighting for him, Bruno is not shy to get involved in a physical confrontation himself especially if his Stand is preoccupied with another opponent.He often uses his own fighting ability in conjunction with his Stand as a double pronged attack which is rare amongst Stand users who normally just allow their Stand to fight for them. Even at the age of 12 Bruno was able to ambush and kill two grown men who were violent gangsters with only a knife and as an adult he can drop a full grown man with a kick to the face.
 * -|Support =

- Abbacchio Leone Abbacchio decided to become a police officer out of a desire to be able to help people and in pursuit of justice but quickly became disillusioned with how criminals could bribe their way out of punishment. Abbacchio began taking bribes himself which backfired on him when he was sent to arrest one of the men who he had accepted a bribe from, resulting in his partner being fatally shot trying to protect him. Discharged from the police and filled with guilt of his partners death he turned to alcohol only to be found by Bruno, who convinced him to join his team to regain his sense of purpose.

Stand: Moody Blues "I'm replaying all of the past memories! Every sweat drop, every pulse going through his body! My Stand will trace everything, unrelentingly."

- Abbacchio describing his Stand's ability. Moody Blues is a humanoid stand which resembles it's user Abbacchio by default. It has a purple covering skin over a grey body, it's eyes are resemble cassette player speakers and it has a digital timer across it's forehead. It has the following abilities; Video Gallery "It's bad luck to choose one from four. Choosing from five is fine. Choosing from three is fine. But when you choose from four, something bad will happen!"
 * Replay: Moody Blues' main ability is to reenact past events with exact detail. Abbacchio does this by selecting a particular time in the past and the timer on Moody Blues head will start to count down to that moment. It can then recreate every event happening in a particular location or to a particular person with Moody Blues itself taking on the appearance of said person. Not only does it replay the movements of the person it will also replay audio as well such as what music the person was listening to or any conversations they had with other people. The replay can be controlled like a video and Abbacchio can speed up the replay to skip unnecessary parts and pause it for further analysis. The further away in the past the event is the longer it Moody Blues must be immobile to reach it, a few minutes into the past may only take a few seconds to activate but 15 years required it to be immobile for 10 minutes. Moody Blues also cannot defend itself while broadcasting leaving both it and it's user vulnerable until the replay has finished.
 * Form Imitation: As a byproduct of it's replay ability, Moody Blues can take on the form of an individual for a limited period of time. Abbaccio can use this to learn new information such as being able to pilot a plane by copying the motions of a pilot recorded by his Stand. It can also be used to disguise Moody Blues as another person such as when it disguised itself as Abbacchio to trick Ilusio into dragging it into the mirror world rather than itself.
 * Human Level Physicality: While not a combat stand in practice, Moody Blues can still be used in an offensive role with enough strength to send a grown man flying with a barrage of punches. It has also been shown smashing it's face into solid stone with enough power to leave a imprint although the circumstances of this were abnormal and likely cannot be considered a judgement of it's physical strength.
 * -|Ranged Attacker =

- Mista on his irrational fear of the number four. Guido Mista enjoyed a carefree life, taking pleasure in the simple things despite living in poverty. All that changed one night when he stumbled across an attempted rape and when he tried to intervene was shot at by the would be rapist and his friends. Miraculously he was not hit despite all the bullets fired at him and Mista managed to get hold of one of the guns and shoot all the men dead. Sentenced to 30 years in prison it seemed as if he was destined to waste his youth away until Bruno Bucciarati learnt of his story. Sensing a great potential and righteous spirit Bruno used his connections in Passione to get Mista out of jail and recruited him into his team.

Stand: Sex Pistols "Assassination's the surer bet... as long as we're using my Sex Pistols..."

- Guido Mista. Sex Pistols, is Mista's Stand. It is comprised of six tiny bullet like creatures all numbered from one to seven, skipping the number four due to Mista's tetraphobia. Each of the bullets is sentient and have their own personalities and can act on their own, independent of Mista's instruction. They have the following abilities; Other Abilities "We'll end it right here, right now. Time to bust a cap in his mouth!"
 * Bullet Redirection: The main purpose of Sex Pistols is to act as an aiming aide to Mista. When Mista fires a bullet one or more of the pistols can ride on top of it and redirect it by kicking it in the direction of whatever Mista wants to hit. This is most commonly used to either hit any enemy hidden behind cover or to strike from an unusual angle to catch them off guard. Alternatively one or more of the pistols can simply hover in the air and kick the bullet in the desired direction once it reaches them, allowing them to chain kicks together for even greater control of the trajectory. They can even fire a bullet with a gun being used by kicking the the bullet's primer. If all the pistols are on one bullet then they can kick it altogether to split it into multiple pieces, creating a fragmentation style attack.
 * Reloading, Retrieval and Reconnaissance: Sex Pistols are also used to reload Mista's gun by loading up all the bullets at once, greatly increasing the reload time. This works best with a revolver as a pistol magazine is reloaded through a clip rather than a chamber.Sex Pistols can also retrieve small objects for Mista such as dropped bullets or ice cubes but are too physically weak to carry anything larger than themselves. Furthermore because of their aforementioned sentience Sex Pistols can also be used to relay information to Mista from afar with their range being roughly as far as the length of a train. They can also relay information back to Mista's teammates if need be and their sentience also means they can operate independently from Mista if he is unconscious or near death.
 * Superhuman Speed: Naturally in order to be able to redirect a bullet Sex Pistols possess superhuman speed. The best example of this is during Mista's fight against Pesci and Prosciutto where Number 5 was able to block three bullets fired at point blank range and save Mista from being killed.

- Guido Mista


 * Skilled Sharpshooter: Even without Sex Pistols to help him Mista is a crack shot with a revolver, able to fire accurately even under pressure. Most notably he was able to shoot and kill three thugs with four bullets while under fire, despite having never used a firearm before in his life.
 * Equipment: Mista carries with him a short-barrelled revolver which comes with six hollow-point bullets in the swing-out style cylinder. Mista also carries spare bullets in his hat and shoes.

Video Gallery "You stupid delinquent! Are you messing with me!? How many times do I have to teach you this before you learn?! You just said six times five was thirty, so why the hell is your answer even less?! YOU SHIT-FOR-BRAINS!!"
 * -|The Hot Head =

- Fugo to Narancia.

Pannacotta Fugo was a child prodigy born to a wealthy family and at the age of 13 was already enrolled into a university studying law. Here he was preyed upon by one of his professors who tried to entice Fugo with answers to the upcoming test. Fugo went into a rage and beat the man to within an inch of his life and while his family saved him from jail his parents disowned him. Roaming the streets Fugo used his genius to survive and eventually encountered Bruno Bucciarati who saw promise in the young man and took him under his wing.

Stand: Purple Haze  "This ferocity! It strikes like a bomb, and departs like a storm... This Stand truly reflects the User's personality."

- Abbaccio on Purple Haze. Fugo wields the Stand Purple Haze, a humanoid stand about the same height as Fugo himself. It is a purple and white checkered colour and wears a helmet with a visor. It has the following abilities; Video Gallery  "If I can't find your breath because the fire's too big... then I'll just have to make it bigger!"
 * Virus: Purple Haze's ability is to create a powerful flesh eating virus. The virus is stored inside of bulbs on Purple Haze's hands, three on each hand. When a bulb is broken the virus is released and surrounds the Stand, devouring anything within the infected area, apart from the Stand itself. The virus multiples rapidly inside a living organism's body, overrides their metabolic functions and makes them rot from the inside, killing the infected person in 30 seconds. Purple Haze can also shoot these bulbs like a gun if it is not within range of it's intended target. The major drawback to this is that the virus will indiscriminately attack anyone within the area, friend or foe making it a highly risky stand to use around allies or in a crowded area. Even Fugo himself is not immune to the virus and so has the decide whether to use his Stand to defend himself at close range or attack an enemy at a further range. The Virus is also weakened by light be it sunlight or artificial light such as that from a lamp.
 * Superhuman Strength: Purple Haze also seems to possess superhuman strength as it was able to smash through solid stone with it's punches.
 * -|The Stray =

- Narancia's flawless logic. After his mother died at the age of 10, Narancia Ghirga left home, dropped out of school and began hanging out with street kids. Framed for a crime he didn't commit and sent to juvenile detention once he returned he was shunned by his former friends because of an eye disease he picked up and resigned himself to dying alone on the streets. He was found by Pannacotta Fugo who brought him to Bucciarati, who gave him a place to stay and paid for treatment for his eye disease. Touched by his kindness Narancia decided to join Passione against Bruno's wishes, passing the initiation test and serving under him.

Stand: Aerosmith  "I just gotta keep my distance! That's all! But my Aerosmith doesn't need to get close... to blow you to bits!"

- Narancia

Aerosmith, is Narancia's Stand which takes on the form of a miniature toy airplane. It is a red propeller monoplane which comes equipped with pair of machine guns under each wing and a bomb under the fuselage. It has the following abilities; Video Gallery
 * Armaments: As mentioned above Aerosmith has a pair of machine guns and a bomb for offensive use. The tracer bullets it fires have similar penetration power to that of a sub-machine gun and while they are not particularly accurate they appear to have infinite ammo. The bomb it drops has a similar blast radius and damage output of a grenade but unlike the bullets it does not appear to have infinite ammo and takes time to replenish. As a last resort it can even use it's propellers as a melee weapon, slicing through skin as a makeshift blade
 * Radar: On top of these armaments, Aerosmith also has a radar which detects CO2 emissions. While active Narancia has a small radar levitate near his face which shows CO2 sources as blips on a circular radar around Aerosmith. This can be used to find any humans or other lifeforms in the area by sensing their exhaled breaths as well as flames, car exhaust pipes and even the heat emissions from bullet wounds. This gives Aerosmith extraordinary range as it doesn't require Narancia to be able to see an opponent to shoot them and he is skilled at determining the difference between emissions such as being able to tell if a person is breathing heavily because of injury or exertion or tell if one particular blip appears to be moving away from or towards his location.The drawback to this is that it can be thrown off by large CO2 emissions such as a large fire which can disguise smaller emissions and in a crowd of people it is unable to determine individual targets if their breathing matches those around them.
 * Agility & Speed: Because of it's small size Aerosmith is also very quick and nimble, able to navigate around a sewer with ease as well as dodge attacks even from a very close range. It's top speed is also pretty high, enough to lift a person off their feet when colliding with them.

== X Factors == Physicality: Stardust Crusaders=85/Golden Gangsters=80 

The Stardust Crusaders are, with the exception of Kakyoin and Iggy, big burly men who would obviously be physically stronger and tougher than the slimmer and daintier Golden Gangsters. Furthermore their Stands are also more physically capable than their Italian counterparts, whose Stands are more based around their abilities rather than being physically strong.

Experience: Stardust Crusaders=80/Golden Gangsters=70

The Crusaders win this for a couple of reasons. Firstly they are as a whole much older than the Golden Gangsters, most of whom are in their teens. Joseph alone boosts their rating significantly because of his age and experience fighting the supernatural. Secondly with the exception of Jotaro and Joseph, they've all had their Stands since birth so have had more time to practice and hone their abilities. The Gangsters had their Stands awakened through the Bow and Arrow and so have less experience in using them. Finally at this point in their respective timelines the Crusaders have faced more Stand users in battle so are more well versed in Stand battles than the Gangsters.

Creativity: Stardust Crusaders=85/Golden Gangsters=90

As you'd expect from JoJo, both these groups are pretty creative when it comes to using their stands in battle. However the advantage goes to the Golden Gangsters because their Stands allow them to come up with far more unorthodox battle strategies owing to the greater versatility. The Crusaders Stand's powers are very basic and while they can and do come up with creative ways to use these powers their still limited by their simplicity.

Teamwork: Stardust Crusaders=75/Golden Gangsters=85

Bruno has built his gang over several years and every member, with the exception of Giorno, have known each other for at least a year and built up a strong bond and learn about each other's strengths and weaknesses. The Stardust Crusaders have only known each other for short period of time, most of them less than a month and while they do have a good camaraderie it's not the same as being a group formed over years. The Golden Gangsters also tend to fight together more often and can match their Stand abilities together well when in combat whereas the Stardust Crusaders mostly fight their battles alone, only occasionally fighting together against an enemy.

Brutality: Stardust Crusaders=85/Golden Gangsters=95

Both of these groups are willing to kill if necessary but the Golden Gangsters are, well, Gangsters and so are much quicker to resort to brutal violence and go for the killing blow sooner. The only member of the Crusaders who goes straight for the killing blow right away is Iggy, the rest are usually happy to just beat their opponents to a pulp rather than killing them outright.

Voting System/Notes
Battle takes place before the "Pet Shop: Gatekeeper of Hell" Arc for the Stardust Crusaders and before "The Mystery of King Crimson" Arc for the Golden Gangsters.

Battle the battle location is a small town in southern Italy.

I've separated each individual into categories for ease of comparison but this is a team battle so don't base edges solely on the one on one categories, try to look at the warriors use to the team as a whole as well.

In order to be counted in full, votes must be at least 5 lines long or have been done in an edge format.

Anything less than 5 lines but which is competently argued and thought out will be counted as a half vote. I will inform anybody if their vote is considered a half vote and allow them to amend it to bring it up to a full point.

Irrelevant votes will not be counted at all.

I reserve the right to award a vote as half or discount it entirely for reason not mentioned here if I feel it is applicable.