Joseph Joestar (Battle Tendency)

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Tl;Dr: An explanation of Joseph's powers and battle tactics

Hamon/Ripple: It's the art of channeling the Sun's energy in a person's body through calm breathing techniques - this has devastating effects on vampires and other creatures who are weak to the Sun's energy and light - and still pretty dangerous to ordinary creatures. It results in enhancing the physical capabilities of the user, being able to sense their surroundings, and channel it through objects to turn them into deadly weapons.

Ripple can be channeled most effectively through cloth and liquids - which means a Hamon user can walk on water, or shoot out into a powerful geyser.

It's not without it's drawbacks, Hamon users have to be able to breathe clearly and deeply in order to use the ripple power - so exhaustion or attacks that interrupt the target's ability to breathe clearly will dramatically reduce the user's power.

Clackers: Clackers are for the most part an ordinary toy consisting of two balls attached by a length of string. Joseph has decided to turn them into deadly weapons, not unlike a nunchaku in practice - this including the fact he has a tendency to smack himself with the clackers if he's not paying attention. He uses their toy-like appearance to lower his opponent's guard.

Tactics: Joseph will not hesitate to fight dirty. He'll lay traps, feign cowardice, bluff and use diversionary tactics to keep his foes off guard - and unlike most heroes, he is willing to call a foe's bluff. He will walk into a fight with a plan in mind, but he's fully capable of improvising if the situation changes. He will play within the set rules of a duel, but will creatively bend the rules to his advantage without breaking them unless he's being watched or he really respects his opponent.

However, he will not involve innocent bystanders, or use needlessly cruel tricks. He will respect honorable opponents, and become enraged if someone takes advantage of their nature - notably becoming furious at Kars not only for ambushing Lisa Lisa but that he called Wham/Wamuu's honor something 'ridiculous'.

His best tactic is his mind games: He has a good ability to quickly assess his opponent's personality, and adjust his tactics to fit - most notably by predicting their next lines to convince them that he's reading their mind to psyche them out, or playing the idiot to make them think he's not very dangerous. Joseph however can be outplayed in psychological warfare, as he's not used to enemies pulling the same mind games on him.