“Stardust Crusader” Stands With Musical Names

Now that I’ve finished all of “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures”, one of the things that bothers me in retrospect is the Stand-naming convention – specifically, how Araki didn’t name a lot of the “Stardust Crusaders” Stands after musical bands or songs like he did for later Parts.

Araki doesn’t always give his Stands names that relate to their abilities, but I thought I’d challenge myself by doing this for every “Stardust Crusader” Stand. Shout-out to “PERSEPH0N-Y” on Reddit and “24karatDVNO” on Deviant Art for extra suggestions (I’ll underline any of their ones for clarity)

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Star Platinum

New Name: “Starman”

I had a few options to work with for Star Platinum. “Starless” by King Crimson is a personal favourite but I think that would be a biased choice, and I saw a lot of people go for “Ziggy Stardust” by David Bowie.

I went with the other Bowie song – “Starman” – as it’s easier to say. Jotaro shouts out his Stand at least once every episode, so a quick, punchy title like “Starman” would be perfect.

Magician’s Red

New Name: “Firestarter”

“Firestarter” by Prodigy was the first song title to come into my head for Avdol’s Stand, and it stuck with me all the way.

I saw other suggestions like “Disco Inferno” and “Hot Stuff“, but I think “Firestarter” just sounds cool. That’s the kind of logic I’ll be using throughout this list!

Hermit Purple

New Name: “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”

Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” is clearly quite wordy as a Stand name, but JoJo’s is full of bizarre occurrences so I think it fits.

The other option was the band “Deep Purple“, but otherwise Joseph’s Stand is quite limited when it comes to this naming convention.

Hierophant Green

New Name: “Emerald Eyes”

I was really stuck when it came to Kakyoin’s Stand. Hierophant Green is already as good as it gets – there aren’t any songs I can think of that involve “Hierophant” in some way.

Focusing on its Emerald Splash ability, I could make a case for “Emerald Eyes” by Fleetwood Mac. Not one of their more famous songs but it fit the style well enough.

Silver Chariot

New Name: “Protect Ya Neck”

Everyone suggested “Iron Maiden“, the 80’s Metal band, for Polnareff’s Stand. It works well. I just thought “Protect Ya Neck” would be funnier.

How great would it be for the Frenchman to yell out a Wu-Tang Clan song title every time he summoned his Stand?

The Fool

New Name: “Sandstorm”

“Sandstorm” by Darude was one of the easiest Stand names I came up with in this exercise.

I could lean into the “Fool” aspect of Iggy’s Stand and say “Fool on the Hill” by the Beatles, but that doesn’t really work. “Enter Sandman” by Metallica is a shout but it’s a bit wordy. Darude will have to do.

Tower of Gray

New Name: “Fly Away”

The ally Stands are done, so now it’s time for the enemies. The first of which was “Tower of Gray” – a boring Stand with hardly any ability.

It flies around and resembles a fly, so the best I can come up with is “Fly Away” by Lenny Kravitz. Sorry.

Dark Blue Moon

New Name: “Ocean Man”

I’ve seen “Ocean Man” by Ween given as a Stand name to Jotaro (as he’s a marine biologist), but I think that’s silly. It works much better for “Dark Blue Moon”.

My other thought was “Weird Fishes” by Radiohead, but the Ween song works better.

Strength

New Name: “Rock the Boat”

“Strength” resembles an enormous boat. Hues Corporation made a catchy song called “Rock the Boat”. Sorted. Next.

Ebony Devil

New Name: “Master Of Puppets”

There’s a future Stand that also has a good shout of being called Metallica’s “Master Of Puppets”, but since “Ebony Devil” is literally a puppet I don’t think there’ll be many better opportunities to use this song.

Yellow Temperance

New Name: “Acid Tracks”

Possibly not a well-known song, but Phuture’s “Acid Tracks” would be an awesome name for “Yellow Temperance” considering its dissolving ability.

Hanged Man

New Name: “Centrefold”

“Hanged Man” was definitely one of the hardest Stands to re-name. I saw “Off The Wall” by Michael Jackson as a reasonable suggestion, but it still didn’t sit right with me.

Since the User is called J. Geils, we might as well use that band’s most famous song – “Centrefold”. As good a logic as any.

Emperor

New Name: “Dead Or Alive“

“Dead Or Alive” (stemming from “Wanted Dead Or Alive” by Bon Jovi) is the first Stand re-name that I didn’t come up with myself.

My other option was the band Guns N’ Roses, but the Bon Jovi song works better with Hol Horse’s cowboy style.

Empress

New Name: “Stuck With You”

Empress’s ability to latch itself onto a host doesn’t lend itself to many existing song titles.

The best I could come up with is “Stuck With You” by Huey Lewis & The News. Quite a funny name for a fearsome Stand.

Wheel Of Fortune

New Name: “Drive My Car”

There have been quite a few songs about cars over the years: “Drive” by The Cars seemed an obvious choice, the album “Eliminator” by ZZ Top could’ve been cool, and “I’m In Love With My Car” by Queen would’ve been considerably less cool.

I eventually settled on “Drive My Car”. I’m a huge Beatles fan, so I wanted to include their songs as often as possible.

Justice

“New” Name: “Justice”

“Justice” is the Stand that could’ve theoretically been called “Master Of Puppets”, as Enya’s Stand has a sort of puppet-master feel to it.

Since “Justice” is already a band name, however, I’m happy keeping it as it is.

Lovers

New Name: “I Feel For You”

This was another difficult Stand to re-name. “Lovers” has the power to inflict damage concurrently to others … which doesn’t sound like a catchy song title.

“Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails was a punchy shout, but I chose “I Feel For You” by Chaka Khan in the end. If anything, it fits better with the 80’s time period of “Stardust Crusaders”.

Sun

New Name: “Here Comes The Sun”

Probably the easiest re-name in the whole list.

I was always going to go for The Beatles’ “Here Comes The Sun” – it’s too obvious. “House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals is another shout, but I’m always sticking to the Fab Four when given the chance.

Death Thirteen

New Name: “Dream On”

I had a few options for “Death Thirteen” – “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac, “Sleepless” by King Crimson and “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult were all decent options.

Along the idea of dreams, I went with “Dream On” by Aerosmith. It’s punchy yet tongue-in-cheek.

Judgement

New Name: “Genie In A Bottle”

I quite liked “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinead O’Connor as a suggestion, but when I came up with my own idea I couldn’t see anything else taking its place.

“Judgement” just has to be “Genie In A Bottle” by Christina Aguilera. C’mon. It’s too good a name to ignore!

High Priestess

New Name: “The Changeling”

“Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club almost took this spot, but “Karma” doesn’t have much to do with “High Priestess’s” ability.

I really like The Doors song “The Changeling” and think it fits well here. Not their most famous song but it’s still a banger.

Geb

New Name: “Liquid Spirit”

This would’ve been the perfect place to use “Oasis” … if the band hadn’t been referred to already in “Golden Wind”.

“Liquid Spirit” by Gregory Porter is too perfect a name to ignore. I’m not gonna lie – I gave myself a pat on the back when I came up with that one.

Khnum

New Name: “Face to Face”

We’ve now reached a string of three Stands in a row where their abilities are so specific that it was really hard to find a new name for them.

“The Changeling” could’ve worked for “Khnum” as well, but “Face to Face” by Daft Punk was also an appropriate name.

Tohth

New Name: “Let’s Write A Book”

Right … so “Tohth” has the ability to see the future in the form of a comic book. Song title names aren’t exactly ripe for the picking.

“Let’s Write A Book” by Field Music is quite a niche pick but it works. Listen to that song if you haven’t already – great tune.

Anubis

New Name: “Bound 2”

“Anubis” being a cursed sword is possibly the hardest Stand to re-name of all. Not many “sword” or “cursed” songs out in the world.

Bear with me here – the sword is “bound to” its host … so “Bound 2” by Kanye West? No?

Bastet

New Name: “Electric Feel”

Okay, those are the hard Stand names out the way. The rest should be smooth sailing from here.

“Bastet” has a Stand that revolves around magnetism / electricity, which is the topic of many a love song. “Opposites Attract” by Paula Abdul was one option, but “Electric Feel” by MGMT was the much slicker pick.

Sethan

New Name: “Forever Young“

Yuck. It’s the Stand that turns enemies into babies. Yucky yucky yuck.

“Be My Baby” by the Ronettes is the literal choice. “Loser” by Beck is what Alessi deserves. In the end, I went for another external suggestion – “Forever Young” by Alphaville. It works well enough.

Osiris

New Name: “The Gambler”

D’Arby and “Osiris” are one of the coolest enemies in the series, let alone “Stardust Crusaders”, so I need to find an equally cool Stand name.

…Or I can go for “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers. It was the only betting Stand I could think of other than “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga, which didn’t seem to fit the vibe (as “Osiris” has nothing to do with poker).

Horus

New Name: “Free Bird”

“Horus” is the Stand used by that menacing bird. I could’ve gone for “Birds Of A Feather” by Billy Eilish … but c’mon. “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd was too good to pass up.

Atum

New Name: “The Winner Takes It All”

The other D’Arby brother, this time focusing more on the game aspect of betting rather than the conventional tabletop gambling avenues.

The only real title I could relate to the Stand was “The Winner Takes It All” by ABBA. It could apply to either D’Arby brother, really …

Cream

New Name: “Supermassive Black Hole”

“Cream” is already a band name, so I could’ve left it at that. Didn’t seem to fit the Stand that well, though.

Since “Cream’s” ability revolves around a vacuous, black hole-like sphere, something like “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden or “Supermassive Black Hole” by Muse would work. Take your pick.

The World

New Name: “Holy Diver“

I had a lot of fun with Dio’s Stand. Anything time-related like “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper was on the cards, or world-related like “World In Motion” by New Order or – the funniest pick – “Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With You” by Arctic Monkeys.

For my final pick, I went for an external suggestion – “Holy Diver”. It’s the most famous song by rocker Dio, the man who Dio Brando is named after, so it feels like a full circle moment to have his Stand relate to the original artist in some way.

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