Hermit Purple

Lore

Background

“Did you see it? The thorns from my hand? That is my Stand!”

The Stand of Joseph Joestar. Thorn-covered purple vines extend from his hands, letting him bind opponents, swing between buildings, and channel Hamon. Its spirit photography can reveal distant people and places through cameras and televisions, or trace a map in dust.

Abilities

Hermit’s Sling / Swing [TAP] / Pull [HOLD]

Tap to catch a high surface to either side and swing forward through open space, releasing upward. Successive swings favor alternating sides. Hold to pull toward your aim; release to let go. Press Jump for extra lift. No cooldown outside of combat.

Cooldown: 5s

Boulder Hold / Pull Rock / Throw

Brace and pull a rock from the ground. While holding it, use slower, heavier basic attacks that deal more damage and stun. Use again to spin with hyperarmor, repeatedly knocking nearby enemies away before throwing the rock. It bursts on impact to hit nearby targets.

Cooldown: 24s

Spirit Photography

Choose a player from the leaderboard, then smash a camera to develop a photograph of them and their surroundings.

Cooldown: 15s

Hermit Grasp

Lash out with your vines, pushing nearby enemies outward before pulling them toward you.

Bypasses their guard and briefly prevents blocking without dealing damage.

Cooldown: 8s

Moves without written notes

These moves have demonstration clips only, with no written description: M1 Light Combo & M2 Attack.

Awakening (EX) moves

Hermit Grasp EX [1 Bar]

Aim at an enemy and extend your vines to bind them from afar. Interrupts flight and reels them toward you. Bypassing their guard without dealing damage.

Cooldown: 16s

Ability scaling

What Ability changes

Hermit’s Sling search and travel range scales with ability, up to 50% further.

How to obtain

Rarity and arrow rolls

Hermit Purple is an Evolution Stand, not an arrow tier, so it cannot be rolled from arrows. Obtain it from Billy’s task: defeat DIO, then use Life-Giving Overdrive on plants 15 times. You must be Standless and have Jonathan Hamon equipped at the time.

See the Stand arrows guide for the full arrow table, crafting costs and reroll rules.

Update notes

Dated developer entries

2026-10-19 — Fixed a Hermit Purple rewind issue.
2026-10-13 — Billy still unlocks Hermit Purple for Hamon users.
2026-10-06 — Hermit Purple training now equips Hermit Purple right away.
2026-10-05 — Billy now gives a short quest that grants Hermit Purple if you already have Hamon equipped.
2026-10-03 — Probably fixed a Hermit Purple soft lock.