The World (Alternate Universe) (2024)

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 7 - Steel Ball Run 

"Johnny Joestar. In this dimension, for me, you are the greatest challenge!"

~Diego Brando from an Alternate Universe

Overview[]

THE WORLD, also known as The World and The World: Alternate Universe (which is more commonly abbreviated as TWAU), is the Stand of Diego Brando from Another World (shortened to Alternate Diego Brando) featured in Part 7 Steel Ball Run of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. It can be obtained by using the Rib Cage of the Saint's Corpse, with a 20% chance of obtaining.

TWAU focuses more on ranged combat, unlike its arrow counterpart, The World, due to its decreased knife cooldowns and access to another ranged option -- the revolver. Lack of a Stand Jump also decreases potential mobility for engaging or disengaging from combat. Despite this, TWAU has slightly more crowd control options as it can blind other players with its smoke bombs. TWAU can also combine the effects of the Smoke Bomb with the revolver to cause an explosion, which has a large hitbox and ragdolls anyone caught inside the explosion except for the user. This can allow you to hide in the cloud and detonate it at a moment's notice if anyone attempts to attack. The knives, the smoke grenade, and revolver are unique in the way that they can be used, even when the Stand is deactivated or removed via Whitesnake's Spirit Disc steal.

Usually, this Stand is paired with Spin, due to it having ranged attacks, which you can combo with this stand's ranged moves. Boxing allows the user to land combos with Time Stop, or knockback foes with its uppercut allowing them to gain distance away from other relative in distance, aiding the mobility of this system compared to The World. However, Boxing doesn't benefit the zoning of this Stand at all, seeing as TWAU is mainly a ranged fighter. Hamon can also be a good choice because of its damage and defense boosts alone, but it also comes with Zoom Punch and Scarlet Overdrive which can help with TWAU's close combat moves. However, the same issue with Boxing applies to it too. However, despite TWAU's mainly ranged moves, it still packs a punch at close range due to it's quick windup, bleed damage move Chop and its uncancellable knifes.

Much like The World, and any other stand with the ability to stop time, Gold Experience Requiem can counter its Time Stop with Return to Zero. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, D4C: Love Train and other TWAU users can detonate your smoke bombs with their own revolvers. White Album's Gently Weeps ability also completely negates all your projectile moves.

Total Skill Points: 45 Points

Skills[]

LMB - Punch: This short move with a short cooldown deals 8.9 damage at max destructive power and can be combo'ed 5 times, ultimately dealing 44.5 damage if all 5 hit.

E - Muda Barrage: TWAU performs a flurry of fast punches that deals about 1.5 damage per hit at maxed stats while yelling its stand cry, 'MUDA-DA-MUDA!'

R - Stand Barrage Finisher: TWAU throws a heavy punch. This move ragdolls the player hit for a short time, dealing 17.7 damage with max stats while yelling "USSHAAA!".

T - Knife Throw: TWAU throws knives in the direction of the mouse cursor. It can be upgraded to throw 3 knives dealing 8.1 damage each at max destructive power. This move is not cancellable. You do not need to have your Stand equipped to use this move, but it does more damage with your stand out. The knives also stun the victim for a short time and have an extremely low cooldown if all the knife upgrades are applied. Though, the move can be blocked.

Y - Chop: TWAU will deliver a heavy chop, dealing 16.9 damage at max destructive power, stunning the player hit for about 1.5 seconds. This move can be blocked; however it is not perfect blockable. This also applies rapid ticks of 0.3 bleeding, similar to King Crimson's chop. This move is not cancellable, has little to no end-lag and low start-up, which makes it a very useful move for combo breaking or immediately after breaking someone's guard as a punish move.

U - Smoke Bomb: Throws a smoke-releasing bomb that covers a large area in mist, blinding people caught inside of it. You do not have to equip your stand to use this. You can also use it then shoot it with the Pocket Revolver to cause an explosion. Note: Other TWAU/D4C's can also trigger your smoke bomb with their own Pocket Revolver.

X - Pocket Revolver: Shoots one bullet out of a revolver, using the mouse cursor to aim. Deals 24.2 damage at max destructive power. Breaks block and is not perfect blockable. This move is cancellable. You do not have to equip your Stand to use this.

U + X - Explosion: Shooting the smoke bomb with Pocket Revolver will cause a large explosion. This move does not stack damage with other Smoke Bombs and will ragdoll players caught in the explosion, dealing 32.2 damage. Bypasses blocks. Explosion is also like KQ bomb but bigger.

H - Rage Mode: Upon activation, all of TWAU's melee moves damage will be increased by 25% and gain a 25% defense buff. The user can stop time temporarily when using Time Skip in this mode. The Time Stop length doesn't depend on your rage bar.

Z - Time Skip: Teleports the user a short distance in the direction of their mouse cursor.

G - Time Stop (Rage Mode): TWAU and the user spread their arms out while yelling "Za Warudo! Ore dake no jikan daze! (It's my time!)" before TWAU stops time for 5 seconds at max upgrade. Only other people with Stands that can stop time and have Time Stop Resistance in their skill tree can move; the player that activates the Time Stop can move until the Time Stop ends. Damage hits the enemy all at once when time resumes. Like all other Time Stops, Time Stop can be canceled by Gold Experience Requiem's Return to Zero. This move's length can't be changed by the rage bar, as it will always be whatever length you upgraded it to. Using the Time Stop at 1/4 rage bar will still give you the full 5 seconds. TWAU's time stop can be affected by made in heaven's time acceleration (shorter time stop)

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Combos and Tips[]

The World (Alternate Universe)/Combos and Tips

Trivia[]

• Chop was originally King Crimson Requiem's Y ability, sharing the same voice line upon activation. This ability was given to TWAU on the 7th of September, 2020.
• TWAU's knives used to block bypass in the past, which made them extremely powerful and was arguably considered TWAU's best move. This was later changed and now TWAU's knives can be blocked just like The World & Made in Heaven's knives.
• The Rage Mode audio is a sped-up version of Haseldan's yell, a race in Rogue Lineage.
• On February 2nd, 2021, due to the Stand's name change, a major bug happened where TWAU players couldn't join. This was quickly fixed.
• When The World: Alternate Universe was being renamed, it was initially called "The Universe: Alternate Dimension", before being changed to "The Universe: Alternate Universe".
• This is actually called "THE WORLD" in the Steel Ball Run manga. However, many games call it "The World: Alternate Universe" because it is generally easier, and to avoid any confusion with THE WORLD and The World.

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