"All" JoJo References in SkullGirls

8:18 - A Bit of Explanation. DIO Translates from Italian as "GOD". DIO is Assisted by Stand Users whose Stands are Named after 9 Egyptian Gods. There is Something Similar in SkullGirls. Eliza is to some Extent a God (Inside which is a Parasite Called Sekhmet in Honor of the Egyptian God) She is Helped by Two other Gods Albus and Horace (Who are Also Named after the Egyptian Gods Anubis and Horus) and in this Color Scheme they are Similar in Color to The World from the Manga and JoJo HFTF
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BONUS: "The shaders for the KO death portraits are internally referred to as "JojosDeathPortrait", a reference to Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, which featured similar death portraits"

[@PlagueDrLiza]

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[@dr.kujojotaro]

Lol.

[@dum7meme282]

@@PlagueDrLiza 4:06 slow mode

[@aeyos1001]

Go to 4:06 and see the picture

[@LunaMinuna]

Imagine showing a jojo fan, Skullgirls for the first time and this is the first thing they see

[@ruchdaneabiodun]

that's exactly what happened to me lol😂

[@heathjake25]

@@ruchdaneabiodun jojo references are the entire reason I bought the game.

[@PlagueDrLiza]

The situation was about the same with me (but unfortunately I have no money for the Season 1 Pass)

[@garrysbizzareadventures1464]

“Oh so it’s a jojo game

[@z_skyviper874]

@@heathjake25 same lmao

[@raidshiftyt]

As a JoJo fan, who has never seen skull girls, this is a certified good JoJo reference

[@beastmarck15]

big bang was actually jotaro's dad

[@sashanasmith6498]

Same

[@Ghostofcalmaity]

I do agree

[@BigCock69]

@@beastmarck15 ah yes, musician

[@ajente2o254]

@@beastmarck15 That makes sense to me

[@oraoraoraoraora1063]

The fact Japanese va for Beowulf is the same as Jotaro makes me wanna cry tears of joy

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Yes... But this is not a reference, but it's an interesting coincidence

[@oraoraoraoraora1063]

@@PlagueDrLiza Yeah I know it's not a reference but the fact one of the voice actors has ties to it makes it even better

[@gonzalotorres5282]

@@PlagueDrLiza Dude/Gurl/whatever-in-between, in Beowulf's Story Mode he even says "Yare Yare Daze...", albeit in a very different tone from Jotaro at the TV's biography (which is narrated by JoJonarrator and Capcom!Oldseph, Tohru Ohkawa).

[@PlagueDrLiza]

"Yare Yare Daze" is just a Japanese expression that is difficult to translate correctly (sort of...)

[@gonzalotorres5282]

@@PlagueDrLiza Forgetting that the original English dialogue writes it as "Gimme me a break...". Which is a Clint Eastwood line in "A fist ful of Dollars". Araki based Jotaro from Blondie from AFOD, so... the circle is complete? (Former) Lab Zero are huge anime fans, and couldn't pass this chance up, given that ASW published their game even on retail format in Japan. It took years (and many gacha salt in SGM) to being able to get the JP voices in Steam...

[@GoDizzyCC]

Something worth mentioning is in order to unlock the Jotaro skin you have to finish 25 matches with Big Band's "ORA ORA" super.

[@PlagueDrLiza]

This was unfortunately removed after the Season 1 Pass was announced

[@vivelespatat2670]

@@PlagueDrLiza The skin or the achievement to unlock the skin ?

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Previously, you had to perform / win 25 or 26 times with a special technique in order to get the Jotaro coloring. It is now available from the start of the game

[@sigmaforeskinsniffer3650]

@@PlagueDrLiza is the game still active? Thinking of buying it for PS since it’s only $5 right now

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Yes

[@umfigurabrasileiro7706]

Now is official: Skullgirls is an entire JOJO Reference

[@PlagueDrLiza]

And not only on JoJo, but also on other anime, fighting games, etc.

[@nsmilishment]

Reference moment

[@gabrielho1874]

@@PlagueDrLiza Remember, punching is a jojo reference.

[@youthoughtiwasjotarobutitw8642]

Nobody Jojo hater: bro Jojo so bad it Gay,and now it infecting not only Humanity! But also GAMES AND ANIME AND CARTOON! Jojo fan:do you know... Hating Jojo is a Jojo reference? Jojo hater:bro fk this *commit suicide* The World,Dying and all May be a Jojo reference... But Commit suicide was never a Jojo reference Jojo fan: *shows Stands High Way To Hell*

[@tresorlekemo4624]

@@PlagueDrLiza what other ?

[@lol3342]

Fun fact: the voice actor for Samson (Patrick Seitz) dubs Dio

[@PlagueDrLiza]

I know. This has already been written in the comments to the video.

[@palkia9063]

@@PlagueDrLiza This is the one I’m seeing now, so I didn’t know smh

[@0DanteMayCry0]

No one cares about dub. That's because there's so little actors on dub, and off course one voice many many characters

[@xhaterkillerx]

Having Eliza, Peacock, and Valentine would be the ULTIMATE DIO team, hands down.

[@softwet6393]

Dio, DIO, and Shadow Dio

[@ethancolbourne14]

You're forgetting sakuya

[@artken4901]

@@ethancolbourne14 ???

[@noskillguy2005]

@@ethancolbourne14 Why you put Sakuya from Tohou LostWord to that team.... I know she can stop time

[@hendeyjagger7489]

@@noskillguy2005 she is a JoJo reference. I mean she uses the knife thing

[@robertromanul2212]

Im not sure about this, but 8:21 might be a double reference. Joseph's leg being hit by the careless luggage carrier at the beginning of part 3 comes to mind.

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Too intrusive reference to JoJo!

[@chocolattemocha8512]

I hope this isn’t too rude or anything but there’s another Jojo reference found in the River King Casino stage. There’s two NPCs in the background resembling Jotaro and Daniel J. D’Arby.

[@PlagueDrLiza]

WOW! You are so attentive, I didn't even notice (or did you just read about it?). I'll have to add this to the next video on JoJo references in the Season 1 Pass (if there are references in it) Thanks

[@chocolattemocha8512]

@@PlagueDrLiza I didn’t read about but I’ve known about it for a couple of years now and i thought it was neat. No problem though!

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Thanks

[@jojox8297]

Where

[@alessandrocantelmo3368]

4:06 *I think I've just found an easter egg*

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Conglaturation!!!

[@Yuh_uh0]

Yes

[@BlueCastleGaming935]

What the hell even is that? Is that some Dev doodles? It’s honestly a little terrifying

[@MettatonLover]

@@BlueCastleGaming935 yes, it's Eliza's story mode in one picture.

[@kendamondejar9206]

Yeah I've just found it but I gotta pause it in 0.5x

[@destroidhak2556]

Fun fact: dio elbowed the road roller, not punched it.

[@madamsafwanmsabri8245]

Wait i thought he pushed it down using his finger tips

[@DespairatorySystem]

He punches it in HFTF but elbows it in both the manga and anime. Most of the references are from HFTF

[@ayoub-vi4ew]

I knew that

[@destroidhak2556]

@@DespairatorySystem yeah, however it still is a fun fact

[@daylawashere]

he punches it in the ova

[@tunagoldriver7464]

8:34 you can hear how he said "joestar-san!"

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Good sound hallucinations

[@EyDouma]

4:51 i love physics

[@PrixtoTNT]

I've never seen a SkullGirls game before except for a short video about a reference to the ora ora. But damn, I love the animation of the game. The way that music man lets out smoke after the ora ora special, or the ways that Egyptian goddess girl stands up with her skeleton before the rest of her body. Those characters exude too much personality from just their animations.

[@hendeyjagger7489]

Pretty Sure the music dude can play the JoJo theme with his Tuba

[@leatherpride8055]

@@hendeyjagger7489 He can play any theme. He has a super where he stops time and every button does different notes. You can find dozens of videos showcasing awesome songs played during the super (music man is called Big Band btw).

[@hendeyjagger7489]

@@leatherpride8055 he can also do that if no one interrupts him

[@tdoyr2119]

I find big band to be the strongest character in the mobile port, and also probably the most fun to play

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Skullgirls Mobile - Gacha Bullshit

[@chaosc2407]

Is it just me or do I find dio's laugh at 4:10 satisfying?

[@eduborgeso]

Now that you mentioned, I feel it too

[@mr.mcnuggies]

Nah I find it satisfying as well

[@senakuma9985]

I find it very satisfying aswell

[@TrinityLimit-_-]

Maybe because it's kind of difficult to hit road roller in HFTF without a pretty good setup?

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Nice Theory...

[@XeotrLaze]

i love how they're not trying to hide the references

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Why try to hide them? And then initially Jotaro's coloring was secret and had to be unlocked.

[@araxshiriau9275]

They’re references in a fighting game, why would you hide them when they’re fighting moves

[@crazyfriend2388]

Eliza’s Dio skin looks like something out of a fanfiction but I’m not complaining

[@DespairatorySystem]

I'm pretty sure there are a ton of doujins featuring genderbent Dio, not that I would know

[@crazyfriend2388]

@@DespairatorySystem 🤔🤔

[@u-thix2436]

@@DespairatorySystem HMMMMM

[@cryptocoin7098]

@@DespairatorySystem theyre in japanese only 😢

[@CR7ISGOATEDSUIII]

@@cryptocoin7098 *SUS* 😳😳😳

[@fortunepuppet6411]

I never seen skull girls but the fact they laugh too, and even punch the road roller… There is no denying it’s a jojo reference.

[@user-zw1um5ee7t]

And the "wryyy"

[@TheMoccasin]

3:37 before he started hitting the road roller he made a wryyyyyyy sounding noise

[@Marlyjade]

I love that the little bird wrys before punching the road roller.

[@yayyyyy4108]

Im so happy you made this vid !!! More people finally get to know skullgirls and its stunning animation, characters and etc!!! This makes me extremely happy

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Thanks!

[@zetsuu2591]

Victor pfp omg

[@rotatingdisc-479]

This one is slightly more tenuous but Fukua's "Best Friends Forever" super is nearly identical in form and function to Black Polnareff's "Invincible Slash" super in HFTF

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Well... They are really similar in some way

[@MasterGamer-zl7hq]

6:08 dio was like tyler1 where he like did that weird move to then scream, but dio just did random moves before it finally came out. Also here 7:51 I didn’t even know that they had a reference to the fight if two stand barraged at eachother that is sick

[@TabbyGa_]

It’s not a reference to the fight. It’s a basic barrage collision

[@toadwarriorxd3305]

Really good video! Hope we get more references with more dlc characters

[@iateamuffintheotherday5619]

Fun fact In skullgirls theres a character named Beowulf He and anime Jotaro share the same voice actor I also believe big band and part 3 Joseph share the same voice actor All in Japanese of course.

[@MettatonLover]

Big Band's voice actor did Part 2 Joseph

[@vanzeralltheway8638]

08:05 when the golden skull comes out of her, that is definitely the most DIO/ZA WARUDO pose i have ever seen, lol.

[@deemcgann1695]

Omg the little bird even finishes with the same sweeping kick! The detail in that move is incredible

[@zdraveikaksidnes]

Im a JoJo fan and i have played skull girls before for a while,this is beautiful

[@atsats9853]

What is the name of the jojo game plss tell me

[@zdraveikaksidnes]

@@atsats9853 what jojo game 😨

[@atsats9853]

@@zdraveikaksidnes umm the jojo game that is shown in the vid 😅

[@zdraveikaksidnes]

@@atsats9853 its not a jojo game 😨

[@zdraveikaksidnes]

@@atsats9853 oh wait

[@morgan8986]

8:40 Please tell me that i'm not the one who hears Stroheim here

[@patrickkirchner2254]

I love how big band's cry when attacking is "Tuba"

[@NedHFlanders]

Speaking Japanese is a certified Jojo reference

[@berberrb-3754]

Now I hate you more Flanders

[@unbrokenm6817]

Ned Flanders facts

[@cardinalcabinet3263]

yeah, everybody knows Araki invented Japanese culture

[@GalekC]

Speaking, uttering a particular Japanese phrase *while posing alongside skeletal-cat Familiar, now that's more like it

[@Lollol-ty2nx]

E

[@Porkishi]

I like how they added skullgirls into jojo reference

[@Dr_Weirdoo]

I will never forgive them for removing the Soviet announcer from the game

[@teamof2]

as someone who used to always play heritage for the future, this is nostalgic asf

[@unofficialmeme5972]

Thank you for this video. Been wanting to show my friend who is a JoJo fan all the references to it in Skullgirls for a while now.

[@bluboi720]

8:10 That’s not technically Kira’s phrase. She’s just saying “I have no weakness”

[@RyanIsOnYT]

To be fair anything is a Jojo reference

[@YaBoiBigSmoke147]

I feel like showing off a familiar that looks just like Kira’s stand and then saying a line that Kira is famous for is pretty clearly a nod to the character

[@bluboi720]

@@YaBoiBigSmoke147 True

[@cardinalcabinet3263]

that one was a bit of a stretch

[@waluigimourner8071]

I mean, how many animated skeletal cat designs have you seen

[@SuperPCgamer101]

The stage where you fight Marie reminds me of the jojo stage

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Which JoJo stage does it remind you of?

[@SuperPCgamer101]

@@PlagueDrLiza the one at 4:26

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Only partially. Only the "floor".

[@Marlyjade]

As a Skullgirls fan and Jojo fan these are peak references

[@Mozzarela161]

I meet skullgirls before jojo, and now that I know Jojo, I realize how much more fun I could have had than I had the game.

[@sfyfarthegreatm4540]

For someone like me that has not seen this cartoon but as someone who plays a lot of fighting games it’s really cool seeing how mutch care they add to lots of these references

[@sfyfarthegreatm4540]

I’m just ganna wait here and see if someone gets pissed for calling an anime a cartoon

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Let's wait for such people...

[@lGeMetz]

Egyptian gods: exist Dr. Liza: OH MY OMG IS THAT A JOJO'S BIZZARE ADVENTURE MANGA BY HIROHIKO ARAKI REFERENCE???

[@PlagueDrLiza]

When creating the video, I planned to divide it into two parts ("references in which I am sure" and "in which there are not"). There was no separation. Therefore, I think about the gods as a possible JoJo reference. And if you read the description, then I described in more detail why I think so.

[@bluevoltahoge8695]

@@PlagueDrLiza In a way, it also kind of references JoJo's iteration of Anubis (the "Whoever holds it will be manipulated" Sword Stand) and JoJo's iteration of Horus (Stand that Owned by Petshop the Eagle)

[@oh3681]

I can imagine a jojo fan playing as Eliza and dicovering a DIO color scheme and peacock's road roller

[@kamikaze4172]

I didn't wanna believe it at first, but you make a great argument. Also, I love that win pose

[@mememawah]

The absolutely good content, my favourite anime and game in one vid

[@lezgokurama8472]

I didn’t know they’re were JoJo references in skullgirls, that just makes me want to play the game more

[@SpaceyScarf3083]

The people at skullgirls REALLY love their jojo references

[@longinus3890]

Isn't Big Band's japanese voice actor Tomokazu Sugita? The same who voices young Joseph Joestar in Battle Tendency?

[@theklok1420]

Eliza's "Osiris Spiral" is a different move, where her main weapon twirls around her body as it gradually reveals Sehkmet. The one showcased at 6:20 is actually called "Butcher's Blade", where Sehkmet leaves Eliza's body to attack as shown.

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Thanks

[@theklok1420]

@@PlagueDrLiza No problem! :3

[@thetonebox]

*insert butcher/pillars copypasta

[@cocenjoyer3758]

Should I play skull girls

[@bryanlokao1]

It's a great fighting game, i have bought it and really like to play!

[@aggersoul23]

Amazing font. Really enjoyed it.

[@retelefe]

It's insane how much influence Dio had in a ton of games I like, Sakuya from Touhou, Zephyr from Castlevania, and Skullgirls in general. Probably there's more that I'm not remembering at this moment

[@sansclone1874]

Yeah,big band says tubatubatubatubatuba like hundred time

[@crazyguyethan1848]

Big Band is a reference to anime part 4 star platinum White collar(?) = white scarf white and gold fists = white and gold gloves blue and purple coat = blue and purple body

[@whirl3690]

8:21 The attacks named after the gods might also be references to Hol Horse, Hol + Boingo, and Polnareff. Hol Horse has a special where J. Geil comes up from the ground under the opponent, Hol + Boingo has a super where a car crosses the screen and hits the opponent, and Polnareff has a special where Silver Chariot dives toward the opponent from the top of the arena.

[@mrphil8809]

Skullgirls: Jojo references happens Jojo: hold my beer

[@joeispurple5835]

honestly I didn't know that peacock was "American cartoon" but that is gold

[@cookedwater7594]

Did I just hear Rudolf von stroheim 8:45

[@animeboy2006]

This is why skullgirl is my favorite video. Thank you

[@Caldoric]

Half expected the horn to start playing "we are number one" when it popped out.

[@anounymosgamer]

Am I the only one that just noticed Band's color pallette here 7:19 is a nod to Nega Duck?

[@PlagueDrLiza]

That is why I chose this Color scheme!

[@ngeezytfl6829]

What's nega duck?

[@silvasen1985]

This is a certified hood classic

[@YeSerxii]

This is a certified hood classic

[@amry_the_noob9846]

so you are telling me everything is a jojo reference? dam bro, that itself is a jojo reference

[@justalex2.0]

Finally they made jojo hftf 2 and i waited for so long

[@thelasttoiletpaper6134]

The fact that eliza breathing pattern is a jojo reference is 🥶🥶🥶

[@GalekC]

Anubis (Albus) in SkullGirls sounds like Stroheim, but has Daniel J. D'Arby's voice. Anubis in JoJo's is practically a carbon copy of Enki Bilal's design and sounds like Kenshiro & Stroheim at the same time. Horace is Okuyasu, looks like Baron Tamago from One Piece in his chicken/egg form

[@mimicchalice4888]

The little thingy on top of the rodda rolla even does a wryyyyyyyyy that was hilarious

[@darrgongamer7140]

i saw the fan art in the vid of her, managed to stop time to catch a glimpse of it, idk if its yours but its pretty good

[@PlagueDrLiza]

This is the official art. I inserted it because there is a mini JoJo reference there (Unfortunately, I can't draw that well and I don't have the equipment for this)

[@MMORPGxDRAGONMANxCZ]

BIG BAND LOOKS LIKE THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT BOSS FROM PS1 RAYMAN

[@ArmageddonD11]

6:20 That's not Osiris Spiral, that's Butcher's Blade

[@JedLR1945]

i love how the bird of peacock says ora when doing the dio move instead of muda

[@HanazukaNo.2]

As a JoJo fan and a former SkullGirls player, I never expected that there'll be a JoJo reference in the game😭

[@jonathannelson1812]

4:04 Reduce the speed to 0.25x and if u pause it correctly a second after that, u see a frame of jojos references

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Conglaturation!!!

[@jonathannelson1812]

@@PlagueDrLiza holy crap, that was a quick reply and like

[@NightSprinter]

Another is Big Band's JP voice, who was the JP voice of old Joseph from the David Productions anime (also voice of Tekken's Heihachi Mishima, may that man rest in peace).

[@sgm.ni0nn.6tt]

Peacock decided to use Dio's weapon? the paver that Dio used against Jotaro.. fire on your own turns out

[@shockumaru-chan5995]

Big band is literally a walking jojo reference

[@Squidgyy_]

I give this game an A+ for JoJo reference

[@andrw510]

I will definitely play this game it has Jojo references

[@jotatokuto1059]

That one kid:IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE

[@gigaslime3627]

I'm just curious what kinds of refference did you guys found? I only noticed the berserker barrage and the warriors come out and play-aay chant

[@snakehands7993]

A lot man, a lot

[@user-ik9ns3gj2b]

What localisation do you use? I could certainly hear some russian words when you chose characters in the beginning

[@PlagueDrLiza]

I am using the in-game Soviet Voice (this is related to the Time Stop phrases)

[@user-ik9ns3gj2b]

@@PlagueDrLiza It makes sense now

[@Mura229]

4:06 did somebody notice that?

[@ikedatike2533]

I noticed it!

[@lix-sd6iq]

fun fact: DIO road rollers with his elbows in the anime instead of his fists

[@agungsx]

Watching this with dual speaker phone, then realized its dual channel audio

[@TheRomo60150]

I feel like Osiris's Spiral and "VS Stand" are kinda stretches.

[@wyvernbravo]

So how many jojo references do you wa Devs:YES

[@socriabbas454]

Imagine dying to a bird who drop a fucking steam roller on you

[@leiseee7866]

You know the "has no weakness" should stand for Yellow Temperance's grab too, right?

[@PlagueDrLiza]

It's possible... I'll need to check it out!

[@weeb_dweeb]

4:06 fun little easter egg

[@PlagueDrLiza]

Conglaturation!!!

[@weeb_dweeb]

@@PlagueDrLiza thanks

[@yxe_amy1736]

Skullgirls is so good it makes me happy it has so many jojo references

[@JustAPrettyCoolDude]

I like how when Jotaro gets hit by The Road Roller after he gets up he's like: it appears I have burst into flames.

[@elnoquis1509]

3:54 see that the punch effects are similar to jojo hftf punch effects

[@purpleplasma4824]

0:28 AMERICAN CARTOON.

[@juanestebanalvarandiago1882]

Hoiya!!

[@krow1551]

Nice road roller. I like the little bird

[@fala_tudo9280]

imagine the people who thought it was from the game itself

[@timabilan7531]

What? It's actually in the game itself.

[@anthonyrios2311]

When you realize the English cast stars Patrick Seitz (DIO), Matthew Mercer (Jotaro), Erica Mendez (Y. Polnareff), Kira Buckland (Reimi and Jolyne?), Laura Landa (Mariah), Kaiji Tang (Santana), Kyle Hebert (Kakyoin), Wendee Lee (Lisa Lisa), Michelle Ruff (Erina), and Josh Tomar (Kahn)

[@PlagueDrLiza]

WOW! I didn't even notice how many coincidences!

[@anthonyrios2311]

@@PlagueDrLiza Same can be said for Kill la Kill. Plus, Big Band's name Ben Birdland is a reference to a song by Weather Report so in a way he's a combination of two JoJo characters .....WHICH IS ALSO A JOJO REFERENCE!!!!!

[@kryniuxofficial587]

8:46 Am I only one who heard Rudol Von Stroheim?

[@MiguelBD]

7:32 not related, but the second Big Band has The same paint color palette as Potemkin from Guilty Gear.

[@PlagueDrLiza]

I can partly agree

[@NZJSJ.]

fun fact: the japanese voice actors for beowulf and big band dubbed jotaro and joseph respectivelly

[@supernova00500]

Everybody's Gangster until Big Band does his Satchmo Solo and starts playing Gio's Theme...

[@MarkDoesRBLX]

this makes me wanna play Skullgirls and JJBAHFTF again