JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future/Polnareff/Introduction

Jean Pierre Polnareff (ジャン・ピエール・ポルナレフ Jan Piēru Porunarefu) is a core ally in Stardust Crusaders and appears with his stand, Silver Chariot. He fights along the Stardust Crusaders, heading for DIO in Egypt.

Polnareff was injected with a parasite given to him by Dio after his encounter with him while searching for his sister's murderer. DIO told Polnareff that the man he's seeking has two right hands, and that he will help him find that man if he got rid of Jotaro and company. His desire to seek revenge caused him to be blinded by DIO's evil, and be tricked into attacking Jotaro and company. Luckily, Jotaro and his friends defeated Polnareff and safely removed the parasite that was controlling his mind. Polnareff joined Jotaro and company hoping to get revenge for his sister and DIO's manipulation. After a while, they faced the man who killed his sister, J. Geil and he got his revenge on him. Ever since he got revenge, he aimed to get revenge on DIO.

Polnareff is a charge character that dominates neutral in Stand ON with his excellent normals, and completely dictates the pace of a match in Stand OFF with Shooting Star, allowing him to constantly pressure the opponent from anywhere on screen, and force them into oppressive high/low mix with solid damage and corner carry. Offensively, Polnareff leans heavily on combo resets, ending early to go back into Shooting Star high/low mixups, as his Okizeme is basically nonexistent. Defensively, his fast, disjointed, and extremely non-committal Stand ON buttons, most notably S.4B, one of the best pokes in the entire game, makes it a struggle for any opponent to get in. At his core, Polnareff is a character that does nearly everything you could ask for, and can work for just about any playstyle, through his strong offensive and defensive buttons, and his unparalleled mixup potential. Just be wary of the fact that he cannot block while Shooting Star is out.

Difficulty: Easy/Average

Polnareff is a highly damaging rushdown character with infamous mixups and pressure, alongside a set of extremely strong Stand ON poking normals to keep his opponent in check.
Pros	Cons
Incredible Mixups: Polnareff's suite of fantastic lows, unique Stand Out crouching normals and the overhead Shooting Star give him an infamous barrage of looping mixups. Strong Damage: Even though he is heavily affected by IPS, Polnareff's damage is fantastic, especially with his crucial and punishing resets that will not only reset IPS, but scaling as well. Phenomenal Normals: In both Stand ON and Stand OFF, Polnareff's normals are great, with amazing speed and hitboxes. This means he can switch between his suffocating offence, and fantastic defence, including some of the best anti-airs in the game. Strong Meter Build: Polnareff's high meter build gives him lots of opportunities to spend it, including his Tandem for great combos. Shooting Star: One of the best moves in the game, giving Polnareff amazing mixups, damage, resets and corner pressure. Great Offence: Even without Shooting Star, Polnareff can still approach the opponent very well with his great dashing lows and extremely powerful jump-ins.	IPS: Extending combos puts Polnareff at the mercy of the Infinite Prevention System, so he’ll tend to favor resetting into mixups over going for a little extra damage. Crouching Hurtbox: Has a slightly taller crouching hurtbox than average due to his hair.

Stand: Active

Defense Value Stand OFF: 89

Defense Value Stand ON: 81

Stand Durability: 80

Roll Speed: 39

Wakeup Speed: 36

Prejump Stand OFF: 5

Prejump Stand ON: 4

Notable Players

Nickname	Country	Platform	Accounts	Notes
Dannythebalu	Canada	Fightcade 2	Twitter: @dannythebalu Fightcade: Dannythebalu Discord: Dannythebalu#2323	Sponsored by Sneed's Feed & Seed. Also plays Vanilla Ice. Status: Retired
FalcoFatalitY	United Kingdom	Fightcade 2	Twitter: @falco_fatal Fightcade: FalcoFatalitY, SaddamHusseinFGC, MadaraUchihaHFTF Discord: allcapsno_spaces	One of the few Pols that haven't been neutralised yet, will duck if you select Devo Status: Retired For Now
GaryButternubs	USA, East Coast	Fightcade 2	Twitter: @GButternubs Fightcade: GaryButternubs Discord: GaryButternubs#9122	Big Brain Romhacka and AnimEVO Champ. Also plays New Kakyoin. Sploogie Jr. Status: Retired
Kakky	Japan	Arcade (BigOne2nd)	Twitter: @kakky_jojo	True Neutral. Status: Active
Lamar Davis	USA, Midwest	Fightcade 2	Twitter: @LamarConquest Fightcade: Lamar Davis Discord: HTA#6957	Partially functional keyboard player. Also plays Hol Horse, Vanilla Ice and Jotaro. Status: Active
MassterDraWa	Chile	Fightcade 2	Twitter: @MassterDraWa Fightcade: MassterDraWa Discord: MassterDraWa#8217	Mastered the art of Pol in the valleys of Chile. Will sell you enchiladas on the sidewalk for 30 pesos a piece. SQ's chilean grandson. Drawa in action: https://youtu.be/3seGIAC1Ceo Status: Active
MelvinIsANiceBoy	Ireland	Fightcade 2	Twitter: @MelvinIsANiceB1 Fightcade: MelvinIsANiceBoy Discord: MelvinIsANiceBoy#8221	Very good Pol player, although he doesn't play as much as he used to. Status: Retired
SploogieMcNoodle	USA, West Coast	Fightcade 2	Twitter: @Splooogie Fightcade: SploogieMcNoodle Discord: ???	Born to SS, forced to play Seth. Created the tutorial of all time. Status: Retired
Waluwiigi	United Kingdom	Fightcade 2	Twitter: [] Fightcade: Waluwiigi Discord: Waluwiigi#0591	One of only two Pol players to bench more than 10 kg Status: Retired

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