Part 6 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure saw the end of the main JoJo's universe, in a manner of speaking. Part 7, Steel Ball Run, sees the beginning of a brand new continuity set in a new universe that's unrelated to the first six parts. Although this universe doesn't have an official name, fans have taken to calling it the "SBR (Steel Ball Run) Universe". Many people assume the SBR Universe is a reboot of the series but it isn't (sorta). Everything from Parts 1 through 6 still happened, and Part 7 onward takes place in a separate parallel universe. Just about everything is different in the SBR Universe, but some similarities do pop up now and again. Here's 10 similarities between the original and alternative universe.

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10 Oh, Danny Boy

An often overlooked part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is the role that Danny, the Joestar's faithful dog, plays. In Phantom Blood, Dio kills Danny in a furnace, which is one of the major inciting incidents that kicked off an intergenerational story of epic proportion. Similarly, Danny returns in the SBR Universe, though this time as a rat. Despite the fact that the two Danny's are different animals, they both served the same purpose to set the JoJo of their respective parts on their journey.

9 The Fashion

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure may be an action-packed shonen/seinen, but one of the surprising things it's come to be known for is its avant garde sense of fashion. The characters are always dressed in flamboyant and often impracticable outfits that have become such a well-known staple for the series that Gucci even collaborated with Hirohiko Araki in 2011. We're sure you'll all be pleased to know that Araki continues his trend of avant garde fashion into the SBR Universe with arguably even more over-the-top fashion than before.

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8 Familiar faces (sort of)

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's main universe was packed to the brim with memorable characters, but it was tough to say goodbye to them when the Steel Ball Run continuity took over. Imagine our joy to see a Zeppeli make a return, or a certain German cyborg having a cameo appearance. There are alternate universe counterparts for many of the major characters from the main universe. Some are combinations of two characters, like Josefumi Kujo being a combination of Jotaro Kujo and Josuke Higashikata, while others are more direct counterparts, like Yoshikage Kira.

7 Stands still in command

When Stands replaced the Ripple as the main power system from Stardust Crusaders onward, it opened up a whole new realm of possibilities. Stands are the visual manifestations of a person's soul, and each one has a unique appearance and power. But, when Steel Ball Run began, neither of the two main characters had Stands and instead used a different power system. However, Stands did if fact make a return in the SBR Universe. Almost everything is changed in the alternate universe, but Stands are just like the original universe: interesting appearances and unique abilities.

6 Same time period

The main JoJo's universe began with Phantom Blood, a tale of betrayal between two adoptive brothers set in Victorian England. The alternate universe of JoJo's began with Steel Ball Run, a story about a cross-country race set in the United States during the time of the Old West. It's a bit surprising to think about, but both time periods—Victorian England and the Wild West—happened at the same time. So the stories of both the main and alternate began in the late 1800s.

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5 A Zeppeli training a Joestar

Introduced in the first part of the main universe, The Zeppelis are masters of the Ripple and ally themselves with the Joestars. In Phantom Blood, Jonathan Joestar is trained in the art of the Ripple by Will Anthonio Zeppeli. In Battle Tendency, Joseph Joestar hones his Ripple abilities with Will's grandson, Caesar Zeppeli. The Zeppelis only appeared in those first two parts of the main universe, but when the alternate universe began, the Zeppelis made a return with Gyro Zeppeli, and sure enough, he's there to teach Johnny Joestar, Jonathan Joestar's counterpart, the supernatural technique known as Spin.

4 Non-Stand abilities

This entry is directly linked with the Zeppeli family. In the main universe, the Zeppelis are masters of the Ripple a technique, an ancient martial arts technique to create energy through controlled breathing. The result is an energy identical to the sun's rays, having the effect of producing ripples of energy with whatever it comes in contact with. Similarly, the Zeppe;is in the SBR Universe are masters of the Spin technique. Spin is a state of perfect (or near-perfect) rotation that produces a unique kind of energy that can be used in a lot of ways.

3 Mori-mori-mori-mori Morioh Cho Radio

The characters from the main series are not the only things to be given counterparts. In this case, an entire setting from the main universe has a counterpart that serves as a setting of the SBR Universe. The whole of Diamond is Unbreakable takes place in the small and relatively peaceful town of Morioh, where a mysterious serial killer is on the loose. Morioh is also the setting of Jojolion, which is in the alternate universe, though this version of Morioh is more of a bustling city than an idyllic town. Both versions of Morioh are also the home of Josuke Higashikata.

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2 The Zeppeli curse

You can't help but feel bad for the Zeppeli family. They don't tend to have long life expectancies, especially after meeting a Joestar. Every Zeppeli thus far has ended up sacrificing himself to further their own cause, usually in a way that directly assists a Joestar by giving them power and knowledge. Both Will and Caesar gave their remaining Ripple energy to Jonathan and Joseph, respectively, before dying, while Gyro gives Johnny his final lesson with the Spin technique before sacrificing himself.

1 The Joestars are back

When the alternate universe kicked off with Steel Ball Run, many believed it was completely unrelated to the main JoJo's series. In fact, the editorial department of Weekly Shonen Jump even requested that Steel Ball Run be categorized as a different series without the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure title. When Steel Ball Run first started, it had a (albeit temporary) protagonist that wasn't from the Joestar family. Johnny Joestar doesn't even appear in the first chapter of Steel Ball Run. However, once Johnny appears, he becomes the protagonist and the series continued to follow the Joestar lineage.

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