Gameplay
Character Types
Active Stand
Characters with Active Stand: Jotaro, DIO, Midler, Kakyoin, New Kakyoin, Vanilla Ice, Avdol, Polnareff, Devo (Remote only)
Active Stand characters are usually considered to be the strongest Character Type in the game, with access to the best tools such as Tandems and Double Jumps.
In Stand ON, as an Active Stand character, you gain access to following new tools:
- Double Jump - Press or tap 7/8/9 while Jumping
- Airdashes - Press 44/66 while Jumping (Kakyoin, New Kakyoin, Vanilla Ice)
- Remote Mode - Press 236S in Stand OFF, or 6AA in Stand ON (Kakyoin, New Kakyoin, Avdol, Polnareff, Devo)
- Tandem Super - Press 214S, during a Tandem flash, you can perform any move which will later come out once the flash is over. Gives a lot of i-frames as well.
- Avoiding Chip - Characters in Stand ON will avoid Chip Damage at the cost of their Stand Gauge.
- Back Hyperhops - Allows your character to hyperhop backwards, but takes away the forward hyperhop.
- Triple Jump - Exclusive to Remote Mode, gives you an extra jump by pressing 7/8/9 in the air.
Devo is quite unique among other Active Stands, as activating Stand ON will always put him into Remote Mode.
Weapon Stand
Characters with Weapon Stand: Chaka, Old Joseph, Alessi
Weapon Stand characters gain access to way less new tools compared to Active Stand, but have a unique Custom Combo super.
In Stand ON, as a Weapon Stand character, you gain access to following new tools:
- Custom Combo - Press 214S, after a super flash, your character starts rushing forward and is able to chain moves more freely. Gives decent amount of i-frames before the first attack.
- Avoiding Chip - Characters in Stand ON will avoid Chip Damage at the cost of their Stand Gauge.
- Back Hyperhops - Allows your character to hyperhop backwards, but takes away the forward hyperhop.
Passive Stand
Characters with Passive Stand: Petshop, Shadow DIO, Rubber Soul, Hol Horse, Young Joseph, Khan, Black Polnareff, Mariah, Hoingo
Generally the weakest (with some exceptions) Stand Type, Passive Stand characters don't have a Stand ON mode and have no ways of negating Chip Damage, as well as lack mechanics similar to Custom Combos or Tandems.
The only unique thing that Passive characters possess, though, is the fact that their S button acts as a separate moves button, kind of like Drive Attacks from Blazblue series.