Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R- How To Use Stand Characters

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Stands, or psychological beings manifested from one's soul, have become virtually synonymous with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Since the manga's third arc, Stardust Crusaders, JJBA's characters have manifested colorful alter-egos that can stop time, control fire, weaponize sounds, and -most importantly- kick major ass! So, it makes sense that Stand-Style is the central groove in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R.

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Still, ASBR's "Stand" mechanics add further complexity to the game. After all, most Stand users have different skill sets depending on whether their Stand is present. However, learning to play as Stand-Style characters will give you a base understanding of most of ASBR's cast. In addition, studying this style makes complex types, such as Mounted-Style and Mode-Style, more approachable.

Of ASBR's 51 playable characters, thirty-six are Stand users. This prevalence further emphasizes how pivotal learning Stand-Style is to advance your skills. Even if you don't intend to use a Stand-Style character competitively, there's a strong chance you'll face one in a match. Therefore, you should know their capabilities and shortcomings.

For reference, here is a list of every Stand-Style character in ASBR:

Fighting with a Stand is comparable to having a tag team partner (who also happens to be yourself). You can call upon your Stand with the push of a button. And when they appear, your attacks change. However, unlike a partner, if they take damage, so will you. Then again, there are Stand users for which these rules do not apply.

Stand-Style adds plenty of technical pizazz that is tough to digest at first. But, once you fully process these tools, you