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# ARAKI CHARACTER SHEET ## The Methodology Behind JoJo's Unforgettable Characters ### 90+ Fields • 18 Sections • One Complete Human Being **Author:** Hirohiko Araki (template) / Claude Code (skill adaptation) | **Version:** 1.0.0 | **Date:** 2026-01-19 | **Confidence:** verified **Phenomenology:** The experience of using this template is one of progressive revelation. Each section illuminates aspects you hadn't considered. The character emerges not from invention but from discovery, as if they already existed and you're uncovering them. The accumulation of specificity creates universality — by knowing their surgeries, you access their vulnerability; by naming their fears, you touch universal human experience. By the time you reach Section R (The Uncanny), you're not describing a character but meeting a person. **Related practices:** /paper-prosopopoeia, /yap, /voices --- ## OVERVIEW Hirohiko Araki, creator of *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure*, developed this comprehensive character sheet to create some of manga's most memorable characters—from Jonathan Joestar to Giorno Giovanna, from Dio Brando to Jolyne Cujoh. The template's power lies in its commitment to **accumulated specificity**: rather than asking "what is their personality?", it asks "what surgeries have they had?", "who do they hate?", "are they attuned to spirits?" **Core Principle:** Characters become real through accumulated specificity. The template doesn't invent—it uncovers. Each field is a lens that reveals a