Jean Pierre Polnareff (ジャン・ピエール・ポルナレフ Jan Piēru Porunarefu) is a core ally in Stardust Crusaders and appears with his stand, Silver Chariot. He fights along the Stardust Crusaders, heading for DIO in Egypt.
Polnareff is a charge character that dominates neutral in Stand ON with his excellent normals, and completely dictates the pace of a match in Stand OFF with Shooting Star, allowing him to constantly pressure the opponent from anywhere on screen, and force them into oppressive high/low mix with solid damage and corner carry. Offensively, Polnareff leans heavily on combo resets, ending early to go back into Shooting Star high/low mixups, as his Okizeme is basically nonexistent. Defensively, his fast, disjointed, and extremely non-committal Stand ON buttons, most notably S.4B, one of the best pokes in the entire game, makes it a struggle for any opponent to get in. At his core, Polnareff is a character that does nearly everything you could ask for, and can work for just about any playstyle, through his strong offensive and defensive buttons, and his unparalleled mixup potential. Just be wary of the fact that he cannot block while Shooting Star is out.
Difficulty: Easy/Average
Polnareff is a highly damaging rushdown character with infamous mixups and pressure, alongside a set of extremely strong Stand ON poking normals to keep his opponent in check. | |
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Players To Watch [Western]
Color | Nickname | Country | Platform | Accounts | Notes |
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BNOC | Russia | Fightcade 2 | Fightcade: BNOC BlackPickleRick HFTF Player |
Arguable GOAT Polnareff; has rock solid fundamentals alongside great game knowledge. Syndrome level origin story but mr grander is mr incredible here Status: Retired | |
FalcoFatalitY | United Kingdom | Fightcade 2 | Fightcade: FalcoFatalitY, FaZe Perfect Cell, POL BNB MÁQUINA Discord: allcapsfrfx |
One of the few Pols that haven't been neutralised yet, will duck if you select Devo maybe give this a watch wink wink Status: Active/Sometimes | |
MassterDraWa | Chile | Fightcade 2 | Fightcade: MassterDraWa Discord: massterdrawa |
SQ's illegitimate grandson from Chile, extremely stylish Polnareff. Masster of advanced Polnareff combos alongside superb neutral, probably makes some sick enchiladas. Drawa in action Status: Active | |
SploogieMcNoodle | USA, West Coast | Fightcade 2 | Fightcade: SploogieMcNoodle Discord: ??? |
Born to SS, forced to play Seth. Created the tutorial of all time. Provides great insight into how Pol was played back in 2017/18. Status: Retired |
Players to Watch [Japanese]
Color | Nickname | Country | Platform | Accounts | Notes |
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SQ | Japan | Arcade | Fightcade (rarely active): yukke Twitter: @jojohftfsq |
Consensus numero uno HFTF player, the best with many characters Status: Active | |
Yoshida | Japan | Arcade | Missing in action | The GOAT. Status: Retired | |
Kakky | Japan | Arcade | Twitter: @kakky_jojo | Proud father, his son will carry the torch of true neutral Status: Active |