POWERS

[yankovic]

Joseph is a adept fighter who combines a variety of techniques into his own complex, creative personal style. This makes him  something of a jack-of-all-trades, but master of some. He also uses stage magic-like techniques to confuse enemies and create distractions. His main abilities are his Hamon and his Stand.

Hamon
Also known as the Ripple. A type of martial arts based on drawing energy from the sun through a controlled breathing method. This is one of the few (if only) techniques that can defeat JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's version of vampires. Joseph inherited his own Hamon through his mother and grandfather, but wasn't properly trained in its use until he was 17.

Hamon is an incredibly flexible fighting style. Users can charge Hamon through their fists or objects to send powerful solar energy in their opponent, which is why many use weapons based on their preferred style. Hamon charged through inanimate objects on their own can also be dangerous. For example, Joseph once used it to pop the cap off a cola bottle and turned it into a high speed projectile. In addition to being a weapon, Hamon has its benefits. Users can reject poison and other harmful substances by literally ejecting it out of their bloodstream through energy. It can also slow aging. Joseph, for example, is 67 years old but appears to be slightly younger.

Though it is powerful and versatile nature, however, Hamon has its weaknesses. Users are required to constantly breathe. If breathing is stopped, slowed, or uncontrolled, their ability to channel their power is greatly diminished. Vampires typically exploit this weakness.

Stand: Hermit Purple
Stands are a supernatural ability that allows a person to summon a ghostly presence that stands (hence the name) beside them, giving them special powers. The ability and form of the Stand varies depending on the person that it is bound to. The physical appearance of a Stand itself is manifested by energy. It can only be seen by other Stand users and is a part of the user itself. If the Stand is injured, the damage is also reflected on its user. If the Stand receives a cut on its arm, for example, the user will also be cut.

Most Stands take on a humanoid appearance. However, Joseph's Stand "Hermit Purple" manifests as thorny purple vines from his hands. Hermit Purple can be used as whip, a rope, grappling hook, or a weapon in general. Kinda-sorta like Vine Whip in Pokemon. It also has several psychic abilities. For instance, it can produce a psychic photograph when Joseph destroys a camera. The photograph itself can be of anyone Joseph wants to see, and takes a picture of said person in that same exact moment of time. People that Joseph takes psychic photos of may feel a sense of being watched.
 

It's also capable of slight technopathy. Through psychic manipulation, it can create live video when Joseph "hooks" himself up to a television. As long as it's a working TV set, Hermit Purple can generate audible messages of what he wants to know and even read minds. Joseph also used it to right an out-of-control plane, and once "checked" a video game system to make sure it wasn't rigged (don't ask).

Additionally, it can create maps out of variation materials - such as sand - and can track people in real time.

Joseph often combines Hermit Purple with Hamon by charging the vines. He used this to keep Dio (a vampire and main antagonist) from touching him by "hiding" Hamon-charged vines under his shirt. Unfortunately, despite its psychic prowess, Hermit Purple is physically inadequate and is considered one of the weakest stands between the Stardust Crusaders protagonists.