Funny Valentine Stand Name English Localized
The very popular seriesJoJo's Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki is one of legend. The series is packed with everything you could love in anime or manga and is just balls to the walls ridiculous. If you're a fan, however, you know that stands are one of the highlights of the series and those stands have one unfortunate thing going on for them besides having very confusing abilities.
They were named after famous copyrighted properties that would be a certified lawsuit for Araki onceJoJo's hit the States. This led to the renaming for many of these stands, which means quite a few horrible names for us to look at in this list of the worst localized stand names.
Updated August 7th, 2020 by Daniel Kurland: Both the manga and the anime for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure are still going strong and audiences are eager for any sort of announcement over an anime on Part 6, Stone Ocean. The dub for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind was on a hiatus due to the production setbacks encountered by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the final episodes of the season are now airing on Adult Swim's Toonami anime block. These episodes bring lots of closure to dedicated fans of the series, but they also bring with them a number of new localized Stand names that are particularly dreadful.
15 SPICE GIRL TO SPICY LADY
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind features a lot of unforgettable characters, but for a large piece of the series, Trish is treated more like an obligation than a real character. It's a beautiful moment in the series when Trish's Stand reveals itself as both it and her personality become awakened in exciting ways. It's not surprising for a female Stand user to draw inspiration from a female band, but this localization misses the point. Spice Girl gets turned to Spicy Lady, which may technically be synonymous, but carries a very different vibe and is much sassier.
14 BEACH BOY TO FISHER MAN
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind features some of the most unusual Stands in the series, with some of them being more successful than others. Pesci and Melone are a dangerous pair that don't care who gets hurt in the process. Pesci's Beach Boy is a creative idea that revolves around a fishing rod and casting through walls with the goal of catching their target. The localization change from Beach Boy to Fisher Man has a certain logic to it, but as similar as it is to the original, it's more likely to conjure images of someone who's elderly.
13 BABY FACE TO BABYHEAD
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a series that's never afraid to push boundaries and some of the Stands are especially extreme. Melone's Stand in Golden Wind is easily the most disturbing Stand from any part of the series. Baby Face is a machine-like Stand that impregnates a woman and creates an unholy Stand baby that's dedicated to eliminating its target. It's a Stand that brings unnecessary victims into its orbit, but Babyhead isn't a localization change that makes this Stand any less creepy. In fact, it's even more disturbing since there's not a reference point to fall back on any longer.
12 STICKY FINGERS TO ZIPPER MAN
Giorno is the main character of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, but there's a vocal audience that makes a strong case for why Bruno Bucciarati is the true hero of the series. Bruno is without a doubt a fantastic leader and goes through a touching journey through the course of Golden Wind. Not only is he a brilliant fighter, but his Stand is extremely creative and uses zippers to travel and evade ambush. The Stand's original name, Sticky Fingers, is a clever moniker that references the mischievous nature of the attack. Zipper Man, on the other hand, is just extremely literal.
11 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. TO NOTORIOUS CHASE
The majority of Stands take on a humanoid-like appearance that turns hand-to-hand combat into an aesthetically pleasing visual. That being said, there are a number of Stands that skew to more unusual appearances and habits. The Notorious B.I.G. is a Stand that attacks Giorno and company while they're up in the air in an airplane.
This is a Stand that technically can't be killed and it still ferociously occupies the water. The localized name, Notorious Chase, may apply to the persistent nature of the Stand but it doesn't make any sense in reference to the original name.
10 SURFACE TO SHOW OFF
This name isn't too bad but it's still pretty darn bad. Show Off's stand ability is to copy the appearance of another person so the new name kind of makes sense (that's not to say Surface made much sense either).
Surface was named for the sake of the US band of the same name which, of course, could bring trouble toJoJo's Bizarre Adventure when the topic of localization is brought up. But the word surface is a fairly common word so we're really not sure this downgraded name was necessary.
9 GREEN DAY TO GREEN TEA
This name doesn't make any sense at all and it's very tongue in cheek at that. Yeah he's green... is that really the extent of the creativity on the localization team's part? The stand's ability is to rapidly infest the flesh with his powerful mold that rots it instantly, breaking down the flesh and destroying whatever it's attached to instantly.
So where did the tea part come from? Does this mold taste of green tea or something? This is just another random name that didn't make much sense.
8 PEARL JAM TO POLE JAM
We're really convinced they didn't try too hard when bringing these characters over with localized names. Pearl Jam's name comes from the US band of the same name, which of course is so original that localizing it with said name would be asking for a lawsuit.
Seriously where did the "pole" come from? It really has nothing to do with the stand's curing illnesses ability. Maybe the team should have hired someone with a bit more creative thinking when it comes to ridiculous names.
7 BAD COMPANY TO WORSE COMPANY
This name change really proves that they couldn't think of anything different enough, so they just pulled out a thesaurus and picked from there. Bad Company is a really badass name that's sadly connected to a band already, but that doesn't mean there couldn't be an equally badass name for the localized version ofJoJo's for the fans overseas.
This name's offense comes in just how lame it sounds. Worse Company really just doesn't roll off the tongue. In fact, it really just sits on the tongue and leaves you a sour taste wishing you could have Bad Company back.
6 SEX PISTOLS TO SIX BULLETS
At least this name makes sense for the stand. Six small stands that ride on six bullets into combat. It seems fine enough and that's mostly why it makes the list. It's just a name that doesn't invoke the excitement Sex Pistols does.
Maybe it's because the band made the name sound so badass. This entry may have been a bit nitpicky but the next one you'll definitely agree on.
5 AEROSMITH TO LI'L BOMBER
Aerosmith would be the most dangerous name of all time to use for a character. So what name did we get with the localized version of everyone's favorite bizarre adventure? Well, Li'l Bomber of course! This name isn't the worst but wow if it isn't trying to sound cool.
It fits the stand but it's so uninspired and leaves much to be desired. Plus the random apostrophe after the "I" just looks weird. This name just invokes feelings of the "Hello fellow kids" meme but with stand names instead.
4 GOO GOO DOLLS TO CRY CRY DOLLS
It seems like the replacement names were pulled right out of a hat. No clue as to how "Cry Cry" relates to "Goo Goo". Gaa Gaa Dolls honestly would sound a lot better but maybe that would be a step too far into Lady Gaga territory when it comes to this series.
Anyways, Goo Goo Dolls's power is to shrink the enemy and that's it. The name at least makes sense still due to the "Dolls" suffix sticking around. We still think there are better word substitutes for "Goo Goo".
3 LIMP BIZKIT TO FLACCID PANCAKE
Ok, hear us out on this one. Flaccid Pancake is actually one of the best names of all time in any piece of media. It fits in as a Limp Bizkit substitution in the series and works perfectly. So you must be wondering what's the name doing so high on a bad localization name change list, right?
Truthfully, Flaccid Pancake is a name that is so bad it's good. The name is so horribly ugly and ridiculous that it just works, there's no way not to love it. This is sort of a testament to how bad the original Limp Bizkit name is as well.
2 KRAFT WORK TO ARTS & CRAFTS
This is one of the funniest names on the list. "Yeah, I guess since kraft is in the title, arts and crafts would be an easy replacement right?" Wrong. We're really not even sure why this name was changed in the first place. While Kraft Work's namesake is the German music project Kraftwerk, the names are different enough to not even be considered the same.
Honestly, we're really surprised the localization team didn't just go with Craft Work. It seems like the most simple solution on the table unless copyright laws are really that tight.
1 DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP TO FILTHY ACTS AT A REASONABLE PRICE
You guys definitely saw this number one pick coming. There's literally no way you didn't predict that this would be the highest-ranking name change on the list. Yeah, the substituting words are fitting but they're fitting the same way wet tissue fits into a small crack.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is just such a badass name in the first place that it's impossible to find a replacement to live up to it. However, Filthy Acts At A Reasonable Price is just such a mouthful and such a joke of a name it's hard to believe they couldn't have found something else.
Source: https://www.cbr.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure-worst-localized-stand-names-ranked/
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