Phantom Blood RPG!

Vampires are ghouls, that feed on blood. To become a vampire, you can wear stone mask or be infested with vampire's blood.

Zombie - secondary undead.

Powers and Abilities Super strenght, anatomy control, super-perception, regeneration, immortality, fast regeneration.

Abilities discovered by Dio Brando Zombie/Vampire Creation, Enhanced Senses, Wallcrawling.

Space Ripper Stingy Eyes, High-level Regeneration, Vaporization Freezing Technique, Fusion, Flesh Buds, Hypnosis.

The Ripple also commonly referred to by its Japanese name of Hamon, is an energy used in the ancient form of martial arts, Sendō.

Through self-controlled respiration, a trained person can produce an energy manifesting as ripples throughout their body and that is identical to the energy of the Sun, in polar opposition to the energy exerted by Vampire and Zombies.

Description

Hamon is the same thing as sunlight and can be created by breathing and go through bloodstream. Looks like electricity. Hamon can also affect non-living things. Things infused with Hamon gains Hamon's properties. Liquids are especially efficient with water. Objects covered in oil can conduct the Hamon much easier. Inorganic things can't store Hamon, but act as transportation for Hamon.

In effect, only a few people have the willpower and therefore the discipline to breathe correctly: those who have lived through great tragedies and yet have kept their fortitude. However, the ability to use the Ripple is also a talent granted to people whose ancestors were once Hamon users.

Using Hamon

Offense and defense.

Living organisms can be affected by Ripple attacks, but are not automatically hurt by it. Hamon is transferable between people (passed on). Hamon users can reject poisons inside of them by ejecting it from their bloodstream with Hamon.

Through many years of intense training using the Hamon, a master may gain a small amount of clairvoyance.

Hamon can slow aging, at cost of special methods.

Tools

By imbuing any object with Hamon, Hamon User can perform techniques that can combine with their own tactics, to allow a very flexible fighting style. Because of its versatile nature, many warriors use different weapons ranging from a scarf, soap bubbles, wine, or clackers. Many of the most powerful techniques are classified as "Overdrives", and are often color named for the medium they're used with (Metal Silver being one to transmit through a sword, for instance). An object that is impacted with the force of the Overdrive will carry Ripple energy through it, and will become lethal to a vampire's touch. This can be used to strike an enemy in another room by breaking through a wall and causing its solar energy to disintegrate the target.

Training Hamon Merely producing a light amount of Hamon requires the user to breathe a precise way. Thus to not only enhance the ability to produce it, and efficiently wield it in battle, the Ripple User must undergo training and exercise his ability.

Hamon users undergo hyper-rigorous physical training to increase their breathing ability and thus the amount and power of the Ripple they produce. Although the training is explained as being focused on the rhythm of breathing, which will positively impact on the whole body, it doesn't stop a master from using physical exercise, like prolonged swimming, or forcing a student to stay balanced on the tip of the finger, to enhance users to be in tune with their body and mind together as one, and the naturally typical benefits of working out, being as mutually seen as further drawing out the "flow" of energy the sun gives to all life on Earth.[4] Grandmasters prior have also kept secret and passed on much older intense and lethal advanced training regimens like the Hell Climb Pillar, which puts students in a life or death situation to push them to overcome their limits as a final test of mastery over the Ripple.[5]

Those who want to fight with the Ripple also typically undergo martial arts training to acquire battle experience and fighting skills that will be enhanced by the Ripple. Will Zeppeli and Jonathan Joestar thus have trained to use the Sendō alongside the Ripple. However, other Ripple users like Joseph prefer to use tools with the Ripple, and Caesar Zeppeli has an unrefined fighting skill honed by years of delinquency.

Weaknesses

While Hamon Users can become dangerously powerful and turn the most mundane of objects into lethal weapons, they are not without significant weaknesses.

Hamon user must be able to constantly breathe; if breathing is stopped or reduced, they grow weaker and lose the ability to create more Hamon, to the point that they can be easily defeated. This weakness was exploited by many Vampires - notably when Dio mortally injured Jonathan, piercing his trachea and in the process preventing him from using the Ripple. Similarly, Ripple energy needs a strong flow of the user's blood to be used with any degree of strength. Dio had discovered that he could flash-freeze a Ripple User in seconds (he even claimed to be able to freeze Jonathan whole in just two seconds), causing their blood to flow slowly to an eventual stop, making them unable to attack as rapidly or disabling them outright. Additionally, Wamuu remarked that Caesar's heavy blood loss prevented him from using the Ripple.

Hamon energy is strong enough to smash through rock and brick, but is unable to penetrate stronger substances like iron or steel.

Hamon also appears ineffective removing an object from the User's body if said object is made of the User's own flesh.

Techniques

Forced Hamon Breathing: The Ripple user gut punches someone with their little finger raised, allowing them to reach the diaphragm. By doing so, the target will momentarily lose their breath and be in agony, but will momentarily be able to produce the Ripple. Wounds sustained by a normal person can be healed faster. One can also gauge how much Ripple a neophyte can produce in one breath, enabling one to determine a person's potential. However, the technique requires precision and is difficult to perform. Even experienced Ripple Masters can fail it, as was the case when Will Anthonio Zeppeli tried the forced Ripple Breathing on Speedwagon. Zoom Punch: This technique allows to extend limb's joints to punch on a longer distance. Hamon Cutter: The user spits globs of liquid from between his teeth. The Ripple combined with the liquid makes it sharp and dense enough to cut through solid objects, as well as agile and accurate enough to deflect other projectiles. Sendō Wave Kick: A Ripple-infused strike with the knee. The Ripple energy tears vampires and zombies apart upon entering the bloodstream. Ripple Detector: The user imbues a contained liquid with the Ripple. The Ripple will pass through the liquid's holder's body and the environment, enabling the holder to sense his surroundings and detect others even through walls. Sendō Ripple Overdrive: The user charges a Ripple wave through his arm and releases it into a solid object, such as a wall or partition. The Ripple can travel through and reach anything on the other side, and anything hit by the Ripple is sent flying in a spiral. If the enemy is an Undead, the Ripple will enter their bloodstream and destroy them from the inside. Scarlet Overdrive: Charging the Ripple into one hand, the Ripple user can create a Ripple of flame. He is able to transfer over this flame to another part of his body, and anything that touches that body part has a chance of catching fire. Turquoise Blue Overdrive: Appropriately the strongest place to use the Ripple, a Ripple user can release high powered tempests while underwater with enough force to blast enemies away. In most cases, a good portion of the water is propelled outward as well, draining something like a lake to waist-high depth. Though in the Capcom fighting game, Joseph performs this via an inward chop of ripple whilst not underwater. Overdrive Barrage: When a Ripple user jabs fast enough consecutively, he can release multiple Overdrives at once. Metal Silver Overdrive: Essentially the same as a Sendo Ripple Overdrive, but with the ability to transfer through metal. Life Magnetism Overdrive: With the aid of another Ripple user, one can draw all the leaves in the immediate area and magnetize them together to form one giant leaf, which was used as an impromptu-hang glider. This move can be applied to most plants, and has the ability to revive them passively as well - as when Jonathan touched a dead tree branch with his newly Ripple-healed arm and restored its wilted flowers. Sunlight Yellow Overdrive: It is a devastating and extremely strong Ripple-infused strike with power comparable to the sun itself and has the ability to completely obliterate the Undead. Either performed as a single attack (by Will Zeppeli in All Star Battle or Joseph in the Capcom fighting game), or conically as a rapid-rush of Ripple-infused punches (as done by Jonathan); the attack is notable for producing a very clear-yellow color akin to sunlight. Tornado Overdrive: The Ripple user leaps into the air and points his legs towards his opponent. From here, he is able to move the Ripple to his lower half and essentially dive bomb the opponent in a spinning motion, much like a drill. Deep Pass Overdrive: One of the most powerful Ripple techniques. Right before death, a Ripple user can transfer all his life energy into another Ripple user. Using this technique, the survivor obtains all of the performer's power - causing his strength, agility, and Ripple technique to increase dramatically. This rapid loss of life energy naturally also changes the performer's physical appearance, causing his skin to thin and wrinkle as well as his hair to turn white, as if greatly aged in the short time. This is one of the few "Overdrive" techniques without the "Hamon" kanji in its name. Slowed Aging Process: Constant exercising of the Ripple can slow one's aging process, as Ripple breathing imbues the user with lifeforce. However, the aging isn't completely stopped. As such, a 70-year-old Ripple Master will look 50, while a 50-year-old Ripple Master will look 30. Ripple Hair Attack: The user infuses his Ripple into strands of hair to make them hard enough to block incoming projectiles. Joseph used it to block bullets fired by Santana after ripping a fistful of Stroheim's hair off. Overdrive: Much like any other Overdrive, the technique sends a large pulse of Ripple through an object. Ripple Hypnosis: A Ripple user can hypnotize people by using the Ripple on them. The process can involve a kiss or simply touching the head with the hands. The hypnotized person will act according to the user's demands and be stronger than an ordinary being, being imbued with the Ripple. A Ripple Master can also extract forgotten memories using this technique. Ripple Overdrive: The user channels the Ripple into their arm and does a powerful chop attack. This slowly transfers the Ripple blast through the point hit, making it advance until blowing up. Ripple Beat: The user charges their hand with the Ripple and strikes his opponent with a chop.

Jonathan Joestar is the protagonist of Phantom Blood and the first JoJo of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.

The son of George Joestar I, Jonathan is an honest, kind, and gentle man whose life is fraught with tragedy after meeting his adopted older brother, Dio Brando. Jonathan becomes a Ripple user under the tutelage of Will Anthonio Zeppeli.

Appearance Adult Years Adult: handsome, tall (195 cm/6'5"), extremely muscular with gentlemen's poise, stylized tunics over long sleeve shirts, cravat, bowtie, thick boots, vest. Home: semi-collared shirt, tie, jacket with rolled-up sleeves. Rugby: striped rugby shirt, pants with long socks. Ogre Street: padded jacket and pants, complete with a deerstalker cap, long cloak. Training: stylized tank top with wristbands, circlet. Windknight's Lot: double layered tunic with a bowtie, Deerstalker cap. Post-Tarkus: close-fitted tank top with capped sleeves. In anime, sleeves are turned into shoulder pads. Honeymoon: ornate suit with a long tail over a collared shirt with straps on the shoulders, cravat.

Personality

Proud, mischievous, gentle, somewhat lonely, kind, courageous, determined, positive, sympathetic, courteous, curious.

History Early Life (1868-1881)

As an infant, Jonathan was involved in a carriage accident, resulting in the death of his mother, Mary Joestar. That same accident indirectly brought Dio Brando into his life because his father, George Joestar I, assumed Dio's thieving father saved his life and vowed to repay that debt. Twelve years later, Jonathan comes to the aid of a young girl named Erina Pendleton being bullied by two brats, despite lacking the strength to defend her honor properly. He reveals his intentions of becoming a bonafide gentlemen having opted to help her only to pursue that goal. After meeting Dio, Jonathan's life spirals into hell as Dio attempts to break Jonathan's spirit through dominance and isolation.

At that time, Jonathan crosses paths with Erina; the two become close and eventfully fall in love. Dio learns of this and decides to deny Jonathan any chance of romance by forcibly taking Erina's first kiss, instilling deep shame in the girl. After learning of Dio's deed, Jonathan confronts him at the Joestar Mansion where his resolve for Erina's honor and his dignity gives him the strength to overpower Dio. Jonathan briefly notices a Stone Mask on their wall reacting to Dio's blood, but is distracted by his father who attempts to stop the fight before it escalated any further. Despite standing up to Dio, Jonathan was unable to find Erina afterwards, while learning that his beloved dog, Danny, had died after being "accidentally" placed in the incinerator. Jonathan suspected Danny's death to be Dio's doing, but Dio had noted the kind of person Jonathan was and decided to feign peace between them for the time being.

Phantom Blood (1888)

Seven years later, Jonathan attends Hugh Hudson Academy where he intends to graduate as an archaeologist. During that seven-year span, Jonathan was still wary towards Dio despite his facade. When George fell ill, Jonathan found a letter from Dio's father, Dario, and realized that Dio was poisoning his father to steal the Joestar family fortune.[9] Though he had no physical proof other than Dio's clear animosity towards his biological father, Jonathan left his own in the care of physicians while attempting to find an antidote. Jonathan's search takes him to Ogre Street, where he manages to win over the friendship of a local thug named Robert E. O. Speedwagon, who had attempted to mug him before realizing the kind of person he was. With Speedwagon's help, Jonathan finds Dio's poison supplier, Wang Chan, and obtains the antidote for his father.

Birth of a Vampire

Dio arrives at the estate and sees Jonathan, Speedwagon and George waiting for him along with constables to take him away for attempted murder. Dio, having learned the power of the Stone Mask, attempts to kill Jonathan and use his blood to transcend humanity and become an immortal Vampire. George takes the stab wound meant for Jonathan, prompting the constables to open fire on Dio, supposedly killing him. As Jonathan laments, Dio is revealed to be alive and uses his new vampiric state to incapacitate Speedwagon and slaughter the constables. Noting Dio's newly gained regeneration, Jonathan is forced to set fire to his home in hopes that the amassed heat would kill him. After a long struggle, Jonathan plummets Dio into the inferno and impales him on a statue of the goddess Venus, effectively trapping him in the flaming building. As Dio curses him, Jonathan is blasted outside the manor by an explosion and remains alive despite many burns and injuries.[27] Speedwagon manages to take Jonathan to a hospital, where the protagonist ends up seeing Erina for the first time in seven years. Despite Dio's actions in the past, it did not change Erina's feelings for Jonathan as she nursed him back to health.

Ripple Training

After being discharged from the hospital few days later, Jonathan meets Will Anthonio Zeppeli, an Italian martial artist trained in the art of Sendō. After completely healing Jonathan's body, Zeppeli reveals that Dio survived the estate burning and offers to teach Jonathan to utilize a respiratory-based solar energy called Ripple in order to defeat Dio and destroy the Stone Mask. During his time of training, Jonathan defeats a zombified Wang Chan with his new Zoom Punch technique. Jonathan later learns from Speedwagon that Dio had apparently set up base at Windknight's Lot, resulting in the disappearance of several of its citizens. Drawing near to the village, the group is attacked by a newly zombified Jack the Ripper sent by Dio. Zeppeli offers the zombie's defeat as a final test for Jonathan, giving him a glass of wine and ordering him to defeat Jack without spilling a drop. Jonathan eventually realizes he can use the glass to detect Jack before defeating him by transmitting Ripple through the wall.[29] Once at Windknight's Lot, Jonathan and his group are unknowingly led by a hypnotized boy named Poco to a graveyard where Dio's large number of minions ambush them the moment night falls.

Luck and Pluck

Dio reveals himself at that time, having learned of the Ripple fighting style and uses his flash-freeze ability to render bare-handed attacks with Ripple useless. Dio then reveals his strongest zombie warriors, the knights Bruford and Tarkus.[30] Bruford senses Jonathan's fighting nobility, requesting Dio to let him fight the human in a duel. Taking their battle underwater, Jonathan is at a disadvantage as he is unable to maintain proper breathing and thus is unable to use Ripple. Recalling a lesson from his late father, Jonathan dives deeper into the water where he finds air bubbles trapped underneath rocks; using these to breathe, Jonathan is able to generate enough Ripple to force Bruford out of the water. Bruford tries to finish off Jonathan, but Jonathan channels Ripple through the zombie's sword to literally disarm him before unleashing a flurry of 'Sunlight Yellow Overdrive' punches. As Bruford breaks down, he regains his human soul and in respect for Jonathan leaves him his sword.

Succeeding his master

After experiencing Tarkus' power, Jonathan and company decide to retreat into a canyon on a leaf-based hang-glider that Jonathan and Zeppeli magnetize with Ripple. Landing within an ancient knight's battleground, Tarkus ambushes the group and manages to trap Jonathan in the "Lair of the Two-Headed Dragon", forcing him into a Chain Neck Deathmatch. Jonathan is nearly killed by the more experienced combatant, but is briefly saved by Zeppeli who ends up sacrificing himself. It is only after the dying Zeppeli infuses Jonathan with his remaining ripple that the youth revives with the strength necessary to defeat Tarkus. Afterwards, Jonathan cremated Zeppeli's body before resuming the search for Dio.

The 'Final' Battle

Soon after meeting Tonpetty, Straizo, and Dire, Jonathan saves Poco's sister from Doobie before confronting Dio. After Dire is killed by Dio's freezing powers, Jonathan gets the idea to counter Dio's freezing by channeling his Ripple through Pluck. Dio, livid over Dire's last attack, summons his zombies to take care of the others while he deals with Jonathan one-on-one. Jonathan lands a couple of sword attacks on Dio but he survives them with his inhuman powers. Jonathan is able to land a Sunlight Yellow Overdrive on Dio but he quickly puts himself together. Dio grabs hold of Jonathan's carotid artery but Jonathan is able to escape and the two clash one last time. Jonathan set his fists on fire to remove Dio's advantage and lands a Ripple-infused punch into Dio's stomach while sending him plummeting off the edge of the balcony. Believing Dio dead along with most of his minions, Jonathan's group destroys the Stone Mask.

Marriage and Conclusion

Two weeks after Windknight's Lot, Jonathan marries Erina and they board ship to America for honeymoon. During the trip, Jonathan is led to the ship's hull by Wang Chan, where he encounters bodiless Dio. Dio reached an epiphany that their fates were deeply woven together, motivating him to take the Joestar's body as his own. Dio then shoots beams of pressurized eye fluid at Jonathan's throat in an attempt to instantly kill him, but the attack only fatally wounds Jonathan with his stopped breathing preventing him from using his Ripple. Regardless, Dio orders Wang Chan to rip off Jonathan's head while warning him to be both respectful and wary of his new body. Using the last of his Ripple, Jonathan destroys Wang Chan's head and manipulates his body to obstruct a piece of the cruise ship's mechanism. Jonathan intended this to cause an explosion that would sink the ship and hopefully put an end to Dio for good.

While Erina was content to die with him in his final moments, Jonathan tells her to run with an infant. Dio makes a attempt to take Jonathan's body at that time, only to be stabbed and restrained by Jonathan who felt peace in his final moments. Dio attempts to convince Jonathan to let him go with promises of immortality, only to learn that he had already died before the two were consumed in the ship's explosion. With his death, the Joestar Family survived through Erina and their unborn son.

Abilities and Powers

Athleticism, Intelligence, Hamon, Zoom Punch, Sendo Ripple Overdrive, Scarlet Overdrive, Underwater Turquoise Blue Overdrive, Overdrive Barrage, Metal Silver Overdrive, Life Magnetism Overdrive, Sunlight Yellow Overdrive, Healing.

Weapons

Luck and Pluck: A sword.

Robert E. O. Speedwagon is an ally in Phantom Blood.

Appearance Tall, athletic build, long fair-haired mullet, large scar across the left cheek, three-piece dark suit, tie, bowler hat (in which are hidden blades).

Personality

Righteous, loyal, caring, kind, corteous, anxious, hot blooded.

Abilities Seasoned mugging, basic combat.

Weapons Saw-Hat (bowler hat with hidden blades), Sledge-hammer.

History Phantom Blood (1888-1889)

Speedwagon first appears as an Ogre Street thug boss expecting easy pickings from Jonathan Joestar when he entered the street in search of the antidote to the poison that Dio Brando gave to his father. But finding himself outmatched, Speedwagon realized Jonathan spared his men and ordered the others to stand down, offering his services in leading Jonathan to Wang Chan. Fearing for Jonathan's safety, Speedwagon then accompanied him to the Joestar Mansion where he saw through Dio's attempt to lull Jonathan's guard with feigned remorse. When George died protecting his son from being stabbed by Dio, Speedwagon voiced his utmost respect to the Joestar family. Following Jonathan's battle against a newly vampirized Dio, Speedwagon takes Jonathan to the hospital where the youth was cared for by his childhood friend Erina Pendleton.

Speedwagon accompanies Jonathan and Ripple master Will Anthonio Zeppeli to Windknight's Lot in their mission to finish Dio off, though Zeppeli mentions that Speedwagon could never master the art of the Ripple, a fact that greatly distressed Speedwagon. Upon arriving at Windknight's, Zeppeli attempts to push a pressure point in Speedwagon's midsection anyway, in order to give him the ability to harness "small ripples," but missed the right location and ended up hurting Speedwagon instead. The group encounters Dio soon after and is forced to fight off an army of zombies; Speedwagon aids by attacking a few with a sledgehammer. When Zeppeli's arm is frozen by Dio, Speedwagon thaws it by placing it on his own flesh. After Zeppeli's death at the hands of Tarkus, he takes on wearing his hat as a remembrance of their fallen ally.

In the climactic battle against Dio, Speedwagon assists the group by fending off zombies and making an attempt to hinder Dio by destroying his arm. Following the battle, Speedwagon smashes the Stone Mask with his sledgehammer. The morning after Jonathan and Erina marry, Speedwagon is seen reading about their story in the newspaper, only to rush to the docks after realizing their honeymoon cruise was about to set sail. He successfully sees them off, though did not know of the immediate tragedy that would befall them until later.

Will Anthonio Zeppeli, is a deuteragonist in Phantom Blood.

Zeppeli is Hamon master, who searches for Stone Mask. Hearing about Dio, he becomes Jonathan's mentor and teaches him Hamon.

Appearance Above-average height, muscular build, defined, pointed facial features, dark curly hair, thin well-groomed handlebar mustache, suit, bow tie, top hat.

Personality Fearless, eccentric, confident, brave, methodical, calm, righteous, quirky.

Abilities

Having studied the technique for years with masters in Tibet and trained Jonathan himself, Zeppeli is an expert when it comes to using the Ripple. Aside from attacking, he is able to use it for other applications such as jumping, standing on water, healing wounds, reviving plants, and even limited foresight.

Attacks Zoom Punch, Ripple Cutter, Sendo Wave Kick, Sunlight Yellow Overdrive, Life Magnetism Overdrive, Tornado Overdrive, Ultimate Deep Pass Overdrive.

Personal skills High stamina.

History Phantom Blood After hearing that Jonathan Joestar defeated Dio Brando, the current owner of the Stone Mask, Zeppeli presents himself to Jonathan and volunteers to teach him the Ripple after using it to heal Jonathan's shattered arm. Zeppeli then accompanies Jonathan and Robert E. O. Speedwagon on their quest to defeat Dio and destroy the Stone Mask. Zeppeli briefly fights Jack the Ripper before giving the task to Jonathan in an attempt to teach him to more effectively use the Ripple. He also tries to help Speedwagon discover the Ripple in the same was as Jonathan, but makes a mistake and simply knocks the wind out of him instead.

When Dio reveals himself to the group, Zeppeli quickly engages him on his own - however, his arm is frozen by Dio, totally disabling his Ripple techniques and putting him out of commission until Speedwagon comes to his aid. When Dio summons the Dark Knights, Zeppeli and Speedwagon are unable to assist Jonathan in his fight against Bruford due to Tarkus's interference. After Bruford is defeated, Zeppeli and Jonathan use their Ripple on a pile of leaves to make a hang glider to escape Tarkus, who eventually manages to catch up. While Jonathan is struggling to defeat Tarkus, Zeppeli enters the battle with Poco's help and finally shares his knowledge of his own fate.

Erina Pendleton is a side character and ally appearing in Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency.

Erina is a young girl from Jonathan Joestar's hometown, who becomes his love interest and she eventually becomes his wife.

Appearance Fair-skinned, blonde ponytail, light blue eyes.

Personality Sweet, caring, polite, gentle, a bit of commanding presence.

Straizo is an ally of Jonathan Joestar in Phantom Blood.

Appearance Average height, athletic build, long straight dark hair, thick tunic, wristbands, knee pads, large cloak.

His outfit undergoes very little alternations as an old man, but after regaining his youth, he dons a double-breasted jacket and scarf. The scarf is revealed to be made up of the wings of 30,000 Satiporoja beetles found in Southeast Asia.

Personality

Noble.

Abilities Hamon.