Noriaki Kakyoin

 is one of the major characters in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Part III: Stardust Crusaders. He was under control by Dio until he was freed by Jotaro Kujo, and undergoes a change in personality partway through the story, which is reflected in a variation of him playable in the Playstation and Arcade game known as New Kakyoin. While cold and abrasive to most, he is actually extremely loyal and is a good friend to those he does trust. His stand is called Hierophant Green, and has three major abilities: It is able to control people by entering their bodies and using them like a puppet, is capable of stretching and warping its' body in a variety of ways, and an attack called Emerald Splash, which unleashes a barrage of green crystals.

In M.U.G.E.N, has been made two times in both of his variations by both Nimame and Izumo.

Gameplay (Nimame)


A strong character overall, Kakyoin has numerous advantages. When his Stand is activated, Emerald Splash goes from a short range, shotgun-like blast to a full barrage of projectiles which travel across the screeen, and the other attacks done with his Stand are also quite good, being extremely long-range for melee attacks, if not a bit slow, and his normal attacks are also a bit slow. He borders on being a Cheap Character due to his very projectile-spam oriented gameplay, a trait that made him one of the most powerful characters in his source game.

This version's AI is notably weaker than most other versions of him.

Stats

 * Life: 1000
 * Power: 10000
 * Attack: 100
 * Defence: 100

Gameplay (Nimame, New Kakyoin)


"New Kakyoin", or the variation of him that shows him partway through the story, is very similar to his normal counterpart, but has a number of differences that change his gameplay greatly. The most noticeable of these changes is that both variations of Emerald Splash are short-ranged, limiting him from winning fights simply by spamming it repeatedly. He is also faster, has a completely different super, and has the physics on several of his moves altered. Overall, he could be considered a more balanced version of the offensive powerhouse that is his normal self.

His AI is slightly stronger than that of his normal counterpart.

Stats

 * Life: 1000
 * Power: 10000
 * Attack: 100
 * Defence: 94