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malewifehenrycooldown · 3 years

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Your jojo insert sounds really interesting!!!! Wanna tell us more about Taylor?? I really enjoy seeing what people do with theirs (esp if they have a stand!!!!)

You want me to talk about Taylor? Oh you’re in for a wild ride-

LONG POST AHEAD.

I'll talk about Taylor Ripley as she is in Stardust Crusaders cause that’s the only thing I can think about.

First things off Taylor is kinda of a walking contradiction in regards to her character (externally and internally). On the outside she's outrageous especially with her fashion choices and she has this 'tough girl' act to go with it. However on the inside she's actually a quiet and reserved eighteen year old who'd just trying to fit in a complicated world.

I mean she’s pretty caring and kind for the most part. In fact she’s extremely selfless and compassionate heart. She’s also very empathetic, and while a bit of a free spirit, she kinda keeps it to herself because she doesn’t like people that much but also she’s not keen on interacting with new people she doesn't know. She’s frightened of people judging her, solely on who she is and what she does. Also Taylor’s just kinda lost (metaphorically), like she just wants to have a sense of belonging, a place to find/call home even. But even then she's honestly not really sure what she's looking for though (be it place or a group to feel comfortable in). So in a way Part 3 Taylor is kinda having an internal crisis.

Her family is fine as it is, it's just that everyone is so incredibly busy and scattered across the globe as well - it's not like she can make a phone call willy nilly. They love her and she loves them but like time is mean and also BUSINESS IS REALLY BUSY-

The only real like parental figures in her life are Motoko (yeah i dropped her into this universe cause I CAN) and Holly Kujo (this is how she knows Jotaro, she's like kinda childhood friends with him).

Any who back to Taylor; I like to think the way she dresses in a Madonna-Wannabe style helps her to sort of direct her frustrations of not fitting into society into something particularly freeing and productive. Like it feels nice to wear something that makes you feel free and confident, and to her it’s like literally breaking out of her cage by dressing how she wishes. It's not a fad thing either - like sure it looks cool don't get me wrong but it's making a statement too about how some young folks feel so trapped to live up to society's standards.

Kinda on topic, but the name Taylor Ripley is kinda in reference to Taylor Momsen, Taylor Swift and the absolute badass that is ‘Ellen Ripley’ from Aliens. Look Taylor is a mish mash of a lot of things-

I guess you can pinpoint that for being the reason why she and Jotaro are just really close together. They're like two peas in a pod, if you look for one, then chances are you'll also find the other one too.

Despite the shyness, Taylor is kinda feral - like she's just this emoji: (ง'̀-'́)ง. Due to her Australian Heritage it’s kinda a given that she has an Aussie accent, and has a bad habit of slipping colourful language into normal conversations. This is also the result of 'hanging out with Jotaro Kujo too much'. Seriously like they might be two peas in a pod but goodness gracious it's a very chaotic duo and honestly it’s best not to make them both mad-

Okay so Joot and Tay’s friendship is like - kinda on the level of platonic squad goals. and yes they are a little feral, they do care about each other and are willing to help each other out if need be.

Since Taylor is a self insert, that means she has Narcolepsy (with Cataplexy, cause you might as well make some representation for yourself), and with Narcolepsy comes days and moments when she’s REALLY tired and doesn’t have the right mental state to carry out certain jobs and stuff. This is ever more obvious at school, as Jotaro recognises the signs in which Taylor is really tired, and will act appropriately to ensure that she’s okay. He mostly reminds her to take her medication and but there are times in which he will ask about if she needs to go to the med bay for a nap or something. Basically looking out for her and her wellbeing basically, because Taylor is a little forgetful and sometimes a little stubborn to the point when Jotaro has to drag her to the Med Bay to take a nap. Also like just having Jotaro around is really handy because his intimidating presence is enough to scare away bad actors and characters who could probably do harm to Taylor.

On Taylor’s end, she does sometimes keep Jotaro inline, but if there’s a situation in which Jotaro’s actions make sense (like not paying when a restaurant’s food is terrible), then she doesn’t bother to intervene and instead sits on the sidelines like a spectator. Like it’s not her business and she usually ends up agreeing with Jotaro’s side. She doesn’t really get involved in these situations unless something gets under her nerves. Oh and Taylor is really helpful when it comes to shooing away the fangirls. Now I want to stress that she doesn’t hate them. The last thing Taylor wants to do is antagonize other young women (girl hate is not okay), instead she always makes sure to be polite about it but always tells them that Jotaro is a human being with feelings and that they should probably try to get to know the real Jotaro before making assumptions. It sometimes works?? but not always, but Joot doesn’t mind the fact that Taylor actually tries to get them off his back without having to be mean and cruel about it

Basically Joot and Tay look out for each other no matter what not just because they trust and respect each other, but because their friendship is mutually beneficial to each other.

I still haven't really gotten round to a solid motive for her joining in the search for DIO, but I'm kinda leaning towards an AU of 'Taylor's family has been indebted the Joestar Line and that it's time to help them in return' or 'Taylor is worried for Jotaro's wellbeing because it's literally a race against time to save his mother’. That is something I need to play with a little more though.

ALRIGHT LET'S TALK ABOUT TAYLOR'S STAND TOKYO ROSE.

So the thing is that I'm still working on TOKYO ROSE's design, and the thing is that it's still a work in development. However, I usually describe TOKYO ROSE as a draconic like stand with rough dark blue coloured scales. It's bipedal, standing on two legs like a Wyvern and has a long tail that whips from behind. Unlike usual western interpretations of a Dragon, TOKYO ROSE has no wings, rather it has arms that end in what can be described as another dragon head (for both arms). The head in the middle is more pronounced than the ones on it’s arms, especially with the large horns on it’s head. Spikes trail down the spine of the dragon-hydra going down all the way to the tail. Each head has piercing red eyes, and the jaws are jagged like teeth - that when opened have almost shark like rows upon rows of teeth.

(Think of TOKYO ROSE as like Drogon but without wings, and has two extra heads at the end of their arms.)

I mentioned some of the inspirations for TOKYO ROSE here. I also go into slightly more in-depth of TOKYO ROSE's capabilities besides here, but I’ll just briefly talk about what it can do.

Essentially, the main two powers of TOKYO ROSE is that it can ‘breathe’ powerful long ranged energy blasts from it’s mouths. It can turn these energy blasts into elemental energy blasts as well. It’s main attack though is Arctic Cannon, which is a strong blast of energy of ice. This is the main attack because the atmosphere is full of water droplets in the air which ate drained from the surroundings into the jaws of TOKYO ROSE - that then create this powerful blast of pure unadulterated cold energy which can also freeze things too. (Basically an Ice Type version of Hyper Beam)

It’s other ability it has is regeneration. It can heal it’s limbs, wounds, etc. which in turn also heal Taylor’s wounds too. Also-

If a head is cut off (which will affect Taylor), it will regenerate, healing itself and Taylor. Because much like a Hydra, you cut off one head - two grow back. Cutting off TOKYO ROSE’s middle head will only make one of the existing heads take its place - therefore saving Taylor’s own head.

is Taylor immortal? idk that’s up to interpretation for people tbh

From a strategic standpoint, TOKYO ROSE operates as a long ranged special attacking stand that focuses on taking out enemies with absolute power and accurate precision. Think of it as the Sniper, if you will.

Despite the power, TOKYO ROSE is a glass cannon. It’s got abysmal defenses and it can be taken out in a few hits (especially if it’s a close ranged Stand that has a lot of physical power or needs to make physical contact in order to attack). It’s biggest weakness is that anything sharp be it spikes, swords, knives, anything sharp - can do a lot of harm to TOKYO ROSE. The only way to take down a Dragon is to cut off it’s head / to slay it entirely.

I think it should also go without mentioning that TOKYO ROSE is heavily based off the MonsterVerse version of King Ghidorah, in that each head has it’s own personality and way of thinking.

The Right Head; nicknamed ‘ze’ is the most calm and collected of the trio. It has an awareness of its own surroundings and displays the ability to form strategies - even communicating that with its Stand User.

The Middle Head; nicknamed ‘xe’ is the leader, the one that keeps the other heads on track when they’re in a fight. He acts out the orders that are given out by its Stand User. It is also the most aggressive in a fight.

The Left Head; nicknamed ‘ve’ is the curious and more playful one - although it’s playfulness can easily turn into aggression.

Also one of my favourite things about TOKYO ROSE is that it’s the type of stand that really works well with other stands too, especially if they happen to use an elemental power. For example TOKYO ROSE can borrow the flames of Magician’s Red to use in it’s own attacks, and can actually go along with a tag-team like strategy too! It leaves a lot of potential combinations for Taylor to work with - and the added use of teamwork can really make a difference in a life or death situation.

And.... that’s kinda it?? wow that took me almost forever to write because the moment I saw this in my inbox I HAD TO ANSWER IT- but i cannot thank you enough for sending this in because I have so many thoughts and ideas about Taylor - that I’ve only just scraped the surface! but thank you Kola for letting me gush about my s/i because I’ve put so much love and thought into her as a character and it would be a crime if I didn’t share it with anyone because I take a lot of care and pride in creating her!

#long post tw #Kola Tag #jjba self insert #answered asks #thank you so much for sending this in i had so much fun answering it!#nougatships #gush post #okay to reblog #no seriously i really don't mind it #answered questions #Self Insert Tag #jojoposting #[p]: jotaro kujo | the marine traveller #[platonic tag]#jjba self insert: taylor ripley #☮️✨ | Outrageous and Bizarre #[ jjba stand: tokyo rose ]#🐲 | The Devil Has Three Heads

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malewifehenrycooldown · 3 years

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i said i did some writing-

also uh set during the Vanilla Ice fight but Taylor is there :3

She dashes over to Iggy’s side, blue bipedal hydra following suit right on her tail - placing herself between the injured canine and currently immobile stand user.

If he did anything sudden, Taylor would be able to counter any attack that could be delivered by using her own body and her stand as a shield for Iggy. Acting quickly, she takes off her jacket - completely disregarding the fact that the temperature in the area had dropped due in part to TOKYO ROSE’s Arctic Cannon leaving traces of cold air and icicles. She proceeds to wrap the leather jacket around the injured mutt, and scoops him up in her arms. All the while the long haired stand user watches on unable to move due to icicles that hold him in place. She knows it won’t last long but they can buy her some time.

Taylor holds Iggy - embracing him in a protective manner much like a guardian angel would hold a newborn child. A simple ‘it’s okay’ is whispered from her lips, wanting to ease the fears of the canine that was whimpering and shivering in her arms.

However the familiar sound of dripping, thawing ice, alerts her. Not wanting to get herself and Iggy disintegrated, she proceeds to jump back a few steps (with her stand in tow) making space between her and Vanilla Ice.

The almost inhuman stand user turns to face the young girl who managed to swipe Iggy away into the safety of her arms.

He tilts his head slightly, trying to process what just happened seconds ago. “Why would you put the life of that disgusting mutt above your own?” He asks, the monotonal voice slightly shifting into anger at the end of his sentence.

Taylor’s expression of kindness for Iggy completely changes the moment she makes eye contact with DIO’s Loyal Servant. Said expression on her face can only be described as being ‘absolute rage’. TOKYO ROSE, Taylor’s stand, hisses and growls - practically in sync with it’s owner’s anger. “That disgusting mutt has a name!” She barks defensively in response. “His name is Iggy, and he is much more than a dog and a stand user.”

She can feel her heart practically beat in her throat, but she presses on her vocal tone slightly shifting into a serious yet somewhat calmer tone. She continues; “Iggy is a living being, who just happens to be my teammate.” There's a brief pause but she continues, “And teammates always have each other’s backs.”

She takes in a deep breath, trying to ease the adrenaline that was rushing through her veins. For a moment she wonders how the hell Jotaro is able to keep himself calm in stressful situations like this without breaking a sweat, let alone breaking his poker face.

As her heartbeat slows down, the beating of her heart fading from her throat. Taylor takes in another deep breath to put her body at ease. “Besides, I made myself a promise.” She croaks.

“What promise?” Vanilla Ice queries, all the while retreating back into the mouth of his stand.

A smirk ingrains itself on Taylor’s face. It’s not that of malice, nor for anger, but rather one of pride and determination. She continues her small monologue, only this time her serious tone had now started dripping with playful sarcasm. “The day I met Iggy, I made myself a promise. That promise? ‘If anything happened to Iggy, and I mean if anything happened to Iggy... then I would gladly kill everyone in this fucking country and then myself!”

“And you intend to uphold that promise knowing you might die?”

“Yes.” She responds. “I’m sick and tired of seeing those I love get hurt. I’m not going to stand by and watch it happen over and over again. No... That’s not happening on my watch anymore!”

At that moment, TOKYO ROSE lets out an ear piercing roar, signalling that it will stand by it’s user’s words to the bitter end.

uh I was watching the Vanilla Ice fight and as I was writing dialogue this happened and it was supposed to follow the original canon but then it turned into an Iggy Lives AU and uh I guess I’ll have to make a Kakyoin Lives AU, and Avdol Lives AU and finally an Everybody Lives AU oops

constructive criticism is appreciated! I‘m pretty proud of this and if something seems wierd or doesn’t make any sense please tell me so I can correct it!

#my writing #ok to rb!#this is a sneak peak but I'm totally cool if you reblog it!#wow imagine a madonna wannabe fighting up against Vanilla Ice LOL-#shallow writes #shallow writes a thing #shallow fucks with canon to make it a little better #ye Iggy actually doesn't mind Taylor's company at all-#Iggy Lives AU #I guess?#yes expect a full version soon.#i don't write action but i think this is okay-#[p]: iggy | (not) man’s best friend #[platonic tag]#☮️✨ | Outrageous and Bizarre #jjba self insert: taylor ripley #🐲 | The Devil Has Three Heads #[ jjba stand: tokyo rose ]

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malewifehenrycooldown · 3 years

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Random thought, but if TOKYO ROSE had actual claws/hands it DEFINITELY would pull off a ‘Kiss of Death’ on opponents if it wanted to.

I mean that sounds badass but... I think TOKYO ROSE is already threatening as it is.

#when I mean kiss of death I mean yes that moment in Godzilla 2014-#you know the one i'm talking about ;)#shallow rambles #[ jjba stand: tokyo rose ]#🐲 | The Devil Has Three Heads #jojoposting #self insert ideas

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malewifehenrycooldown · 3 years

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Pictured: How the Stardust Crusaders Win (in colour)

bonus:

to be fair they are annoying noises lol

#shallow shitposts #this is the only thing i can do now #do not reblog #jjba self insert: taylor ripley #☮️✨ | Outrageous and Bizarre #[ jjba stand: tokyo rose ]#🐲 | The Devil Has Three Heads #jojoposting

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malewifehenrycooldown · 3 years

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Been practicing with Water-colour pencils to experiment with making colour palettes and just general colours. Thought to share them as I’m not sure what to go with tbh.

#do not reblog #this is an experimental process #critique and input is appreciated!#shallow does art #myart #for the record these are photocopies that i used for experimentation #jjba self insert: taylor ripley #[ jjba stand: tokyo rose ]

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malewifehenrycooldown · 3 years

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Taylor Ripley: *Screams*

TOKYO ROSE: *Screams louder to assert dominance*

Kakyoin: Should we do something?!

Jotaro, observing: No, I want to see who wins this.

#shallow shitposts #incorrect quotes #it's literally just... that moment from Captain Marvel lol #just... that moment where Carol screams at the Skrull and the Skrull does the same thing-#it's that but with taylor and ROSE lol #this was funnier in my head #jojoposting #[p]: kakyion noriarki | cherry bomb #[p]: jotaro kujo | the marine traveller #jjba self insert: taylor ripley #☮️✨ | Outrageous and Bizarre #[ jjba stand: tokyo rose ]#🐲 | The Devil Has Three Heads

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malewifehenrycooldown · 3 years

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🌙🌙 please?

I know you know nothing about JJBA but at the moment Taylor Ripley is the only thing on my mind, so I shall drop you some cool facts about my very feral JJBA self insert.

1. Taylor Ripley as a character is overall based on the Queen of Pop; Madonna. Part 3 Taylor is based on 80s Madonna, and does embody part of the ‘Madonna-Wannabe’ craze that did pop up for a brief moment in time.

Obviously as time progresses on she kinda follows the actual progression of the IRL Madonna. Despite the outrageousness and the ‘bitchy tough girl attitude’ she puts on - she’s a darn nerd and introvert at heart who just wants to express herself in a world that’s messy and chaotic.

2. The concept of TOKYO ROSE (Taylor’s Stand), is based on two things:

Kaiju Movies (or Giant Monster Movies in general). TOKYO ROSE’s design does take a specific influence from both King Ghidorah and Godzilla respectively. TOKYO ROSE also happens to use King Ghidorah’s the roars and sound effects from both the Heisei Era and MonsterVerse versions of the character.

(Basically think of a spiritual version of Drogon from GOT but instead of wings he’s got normal dragon limbs except said arms have an extra dragon head at the end of them. if that helps....)

The concept of TOKYO ROSE is a reverse version of old fairy tales. You know the ones where the Prince has the slay the dragon in order to save the princess? Well it’s the reverse here, instead Taylor happens to be both the Princess and the Knight who happened to save herself from the Dragon by taming it.

#the formatting is weird sorry!#answered asks #sacredempressnatlyia #self insert tag #🐲 | The Devil Has Three Heads #jjba self insert: taylor ripley #[ jjba stand: tokyo rose ]#☮️✨ | Outrageous and Bizarre

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malewifehenrycooldown · 3 years

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I’m gonna be honest I probably haven’t shared much information of TOKYO ROSE as a stand and how it operates so I’m just gonna copy past a few things here and there with some added commentary and ideas.

TOKYO ROSE is able to emit and shoot various long ranged blasts of energy from its mouth in combat situations. Depending on the circumstance TOKYO ROSE can turn these basic energy blasts into elemental ones. Additionally, TOKYO ROSE has the ability to emit a long ranged pulse - which can also work as an EMP (an Electro-Magnetic Pulse)*. Said pulse can create external damage to buildings and surroundings.

TOKYO ROSE is also capable of regenerating its own limbs and wounds, which also heals its Stand User, Taylor. If a head is cut off (which will affect Taylor), it will regenerate, healing itself and Taylor. Because much like a Hydra, you cut off one head - two grow back. Cutting off TOKYO ROSE’s middle head will only make one of the existing heads take its place - therefore saving Taylor’s own head.

*Think of it like on a scale of Burning Godzilla basically-

Now I’ve kinda mentioned this before but I really like the idea of TOKYO ROSE working in unison with stands like Magician’s Red or Hierophant Green, and that it can actually borrow their elemental abilities and basically fuse them with their own powers.

However the main thing I want to get to is that- TOKYO ROSE’s main element is that of Ice. Ice is frozen water/cold moisture and what is there in the atmosphere?

A lot of water.

i’m not saying TOKYO ROSE could bring back the Ice Age but it could if Taylor commanded it to do so.

Basically imagine a three headed hydra-bipedal dragon blasting pure energy made of ice at you- like Atomic Breath style but that it has the potential to freeze you.

As for it’s weaknesses and defenses (or lack of-)

TOKYO ROSE’s defenses are abysmal. If it’s on the receiving end of an attack that isn’t that powerful then chances are it can survive a few hits before going down.However if the attack is powerful - chances are that it would only take about three or so hits before it goes down. If the opposition is a close ranged stand then it places TOKYO ROSE and Taylor and danger as Stands that rely on physical attacks are TOKYO ROSE’s biggest weakness.

That said TOKYO ROSE is immune to ammunition, gunfire and explosives- this is because the only way to defeat TOKYO ROSE is to take it down and slay it just like in the fairy tales.

TOKYO ROSE is extremely vulnerable to anything sharp, be it in the form of swords, spears, spikes, knives and other related abilities of weapons that can pierce, slice or cut into the stand.

TOKYO ROSE will not be able to defend itself against Stands that heavily rely on close ranged attacks, as its defenses aren’t enough to counter the damage it receives. It is in essence a literal glass cannon.

I wanted to give it this specific weakness because A) Dragon’s are more often than not slain in the fairy tale stories and B) it keeps Taylor on her toes in that she needs to be aware of what opposing stands and stand users are capable of.

#shallow rambles #do not reblog #that said i'm cool with people's inputs tbh #seriously feedback is always appreciated!#self insert ideas #yeah i know the stand is pretty similar to my RWBY S/I's Semblance but that's okay.#TOKYO ROSE isn't an ice dragon per say - more of a dragon that's well versed in the elements #long post tw #i was very tired when i wrote this up but i just thought to put it out there.#jjba self insert: taylor ripley #☮️✨ | Outrageous and Bizarre #[ jjba stand: tokyo rose ]#🐲 | The Devil Has Three Heads

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