Nocturnus

"Did you really think you'd stand a chance? You fool!" —DIO

Info

Overview

Nocturnus (formerly known as DIO's The World) (DTW) is a non-canon Epic Stand inspired by The World - DIO's Stand featured in Stardust Crusaders (Part 3), and is a powerful, close-medium ranged stand. Despite its mediocre health, its damage makes up for it, which gives it an edge against stands that rely on their high health. It is capable of dealing heavy damage towards enemy Stands with large healthpools. Nocturnus' thematic counterpart is Sol, and similar to Sol, even though it’s a 'The World' variant, it doesn’t have the ability to time-stop despite having a Teleport.

Appearance

Nocturnus resembles The World, though the color scheme changes dramatically. Nocturnus' primary color is black, with sharp fins on its back, puffed or ridged straps across its torso, a elongated, mouthless headpiece, shoulder pads and three claws on each hand. Nocturnus has a mix of neon/matte red accents and luminous, red eyes. Nocturnus has diamond or rhombus-shaped forms in lieu of the heart shapes found on The World.

Attainability

To obtain this stand, there are 2 routes.

Route 1:

Talk to the Dio (NPC) located outside of the Joestar Manor and receive the quest to obtain Nocturnus
Finish the quest and you will be automatically rewarded with Nocturnus

Route 2:

Obtain Evil Fragments as a Rare drop from Loot Crates
Roll for 5 Rare The World Shards and craft it with Shadow Dio to obtain The World
Roll for 1 Epic Nocturnus Shard in the Ability Banner
Craft Nocturnus with The World, an Evil Fragments, and 1 Epic Nocturnus Shard

Moveset

Keybind	Name	Description	Heat
LMB/M1	Rush attack	Perform a chain of strikes ending with a powerful blow, knocking enemies away.	0
E	Claw Barrage	Perform a series of omnidirectional slashes.	0
R	Piercing Wheel	Channel for a split second before releasing yourself forward & pierce anyone in your way.	0
T	Rending Cross	Dash backwards and send out an X-shape slash in front of the user ( has high range and velocity )	0
Y	Ground Breaker	The user violently slammed the ground, leaving a crater. If anyone present nearby, the user will immediately teleport to the opposition delivering the slam directly to them.	0
G	Instant Cleave	Command the stand to teleport behind a target & strikes them, ragdolling them.	10

Keybind	Name	Description	Heat
LMB/M1	Rush Attack	Perform a chain of strikes ending with a powerful blow, knocking enemies away.	0
E	Bloodstained Rushdown	The stand slashes twice forward then comes with a barrage of claw slashes, knocking the enemies after.	0
R	Bloodthirsty Strike	The stand winds up a blow before delivering a slash forward which continuously steals a small amount of their health & uses it to heal the user.	0
T	Crimson Surge	Dash forward, slashing anyone in your way.	25
G	Scarlet Descent	The stand sends a victim up before slammed them down again.	75
H	Redshift Ascension	The user laughed sinisterly before running around at lightspeed and slamming the ground. After the animation, the user granted 25% attack speed buff for a short duration.	100
V	Teleport	Teleport in the direction you are facing	0
B	Vengeful Step	Enter a counterattack state, if you're hit, instantly go behind the opponent and summon knifes around the opponent, stabbing them.	25