We’ve already seen a trailer for the live-action Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure movie. We’ve seen the outfits. We know what they look like. But what people really want to see are the Stands.
What is a Stand? Here’s the Jojo Wikia:
The Stand (スタンド Sutando?) is a supernatural power unique to JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.
A Stand is an entity psychically generated by its proprietor, generally referred to as a Stand User (スタンド使い Sutando Tsukai). It is viewed as a physical manifestation of the User’s fighting spirit. A Stand generally presents itself as a figure hovering near the user and possesses abilities beyond that of an ordinary human, which, depending on the Stand User, can be wielded for good or for evil.
Like this:
They are a key part of Jojo lore. Yet, in the trailer, there aren’t any Stands.
See? No Stands!
What we do see is purple fog and screen text describing what kind of power it is. This has Jojo fans confused and concerned.
Trailer for the jojo movie: https://t.co/Jnloyn8bwa So I guess they're just not gonna show stands at all.
— Justin Epperson (@sprsk) April 27, 2017
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Howling at the idea of the JoJo live action movie having Stands be completely invisible the entire time.
— Prostate Puncher (@DeathReveals) April 26, 2017
Mmmm that new Jojo trailer, but i cant see the stands
— Mangoes Ende-az (@Clmangoes) April 26, 2017
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theyre not gonna show stands in the jojo live action bc only stand users can see stands & the audience arent stand users.
okay.
— stephistopheles | KURO S4 (@cieltbh) April 27, 2017
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable opens this August in Japan. No word yet on an international release. Or, you know, Stands.
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