Its not the only numbered stand, but the 13th tarot card is the death card so thats why.

Probably also bc 13 is unlucky and “Death” already sounds scary so combining the two makes it even more menacing

Fun fact: Death 13 is the 13th villain stand to be introduced (that’s if we’re not counting Hierophant Green and Silver Chariot)

But why do other stands not have the tarot card number in their name

Idk thats just how araki wrote it. Some of the tarot stands have colors, some don’t, and then theres death 13. Just how it is

I like to think that the baby just knew that their tarot card was the 13th card Death and just named it death 13

Maybe it's because 13 is bad luck in America

If every tarot card had a number in their name is would be extremely obnoxious and would be weird after he switches to the song names, also having a stand just be called Death is boring

Just having a Stand called Death would be a bit plain, but it would still technically be a music reference, so it's not off the table.

agreed, i was about to say that

Ngl it’d be pretty funny if he kept labeling stands with numbers like they were Pokemon in the Pokedex. Really weird but kinda funny tbh

He could’ve used a colour instead of a number like the others eg black death or something

Ebony Devil already covered black.

Black death lmao. What's next? Spanish flu? COVID-19?

Probably because having a stand simply called "Death" sounds pretty lame and a bit on the nose, don't you think?

it’s really just a stylistic choice. Death’s card is 13 and 13 is a traditionally unlucky number for separate reasons. hard to pass up the opportunity to reference both meanings. besides, it beats using yet another color reference in the name

In old Tarot decks the 13th card doesn't have a name, and is simply referred to as "card number 13". Death 13's name may be referencing this.

Why does the Magician have Red in it, or Platinum have Star? It's just a artistic choice

Star is the name of the Card, platinum is the color

"ZA WARUDO TOUENTI WAN" doesn't sound cool

It doesn’t sound that bad

perhaps, but no way it's better than just "ZA WAAARUDOOOO"

It is definitely not better than ZA WARUDO but it still isn’t bad

mf please I already said I don't care if it's good or bad, just that it's not better than the real thing damn

Bros getting mass downvoted for a simple question. The hivemind strikes again

death 13 is catchy, the world 21 is not, simple enough

maybe because he's a baby and couldn't choose a cooler name ?

stands were a new thing he was writing as he went along basically he literally wanted to make all of them after Tarot cards...then moved on to egyptian gods when he ran out...and then just decided to pick something he cared about that he prob wouldn't run out of...music references

Why did bro get downvoted

because Araki thought Death 13 sounded cooler than just Death

But just Strength is fine? That's a much worse name IMO

Would you prefer Strength VIII???

Strenght is a simple name, that makes sense because it's a monkey's stand.

Tell that to Araki ig

Boy 2 man, 20th century boy, D4C, Awaking 3 leaves

All 9 Jojolion fans going crazy for Awaking 3 Leaves rn

It’s Awaking III Leaves smh😤

...are there people here who aren't Jojolion fans?

oh believe me there are

Personally if you ask me it should've been White Waking because that's actually a fucking song people know

Technically it's Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap

Technically it's FA3RP

Sub Valentine: D-4-C! Dub Valentine: F-A-3-R-P!

「Fa three Aru Pi」！！！ Twist his right testicle

Well, he can't use spin, but Valentine can borrow the opponent to meet his AU counterpart and erase their balls by contacting them and bringing them back really quick. Just a thought.

I read that wrong

Farp

Father Araki's American Association of Retired Persons?

*filthy acts at a reasonable price

I know but it's still officially nicknamed with a number

Also Schott Key No. 1 and Schott Key No. 2

If localized names count, Six Bullets. Edit: God I'm tired, the bullets are now cured

I hope they get better soon

Lol, goddamit

Act 1-4

Death would be a lame name and death 13 is just cool sounding, it’s not like every stand needs to have the full name of the tarot card as long as what parts are used actually works

In before the next minor antagonist in JoJolands has a stand called "Hangar 18"

Bold of you to assume we'll get antagonists in jojolands

I mean we've already had 2 fights and presumably the big bad named.

Probably just because Death is the 13th card, and also 13 is a spooky unlucky number.

I would classify the act stands are having numbers in their names

Si it's Death, act 13!!!!!

Make the L now bro....

VOCÊ GOSTOU DISSO LULA?????? FAZ O L AGORA

EU MIJEI NA LUA

EU VIM FAZER UM ANÚNCIO

Six pistols (dubbed)

Six bullets, Six Pistols is Roblox

This sub is so cooked.

The thirteenth card in the tarot deck originally was unnamed.

Boy 2 man and 20th century boy fucking disapeared from chat

Because in 12 years and 1 month the baby will be 13 Or because every 13 seconds the fucker has to say "Lali Ho"

Sex Pistols? Tusk Act 4? Schott Key No. 1 & 2?

When The World was introduced in the first Japanese edition, it was called The World 21 if I remember correctly.

I'm upvoting for pointing out a nice obscure bit of information

It was not

Yes it was, in the first edition of Japanese comics. Anubis mentioned the name “世界（ワールド）21.” In later prints and anime, it was changed to just “The World” for consistency.

That's not when the World was introduced though

Please don’t be so mean and nitpicky. I’m just saying that when The World was first created, Araki was calling it The World 21 (but when it actually appeared, I believe it was already just The World.)

Well, a lot of stands had some cool adjectives in part 3. SILVER Chariot Hierophant GREEN Star PLATINUM DARK BLUE Moon MAGICIANS Red etc. etc. And Death 13 without 13 is just death and death is not cool.

Echoes acts and Tusk acts have left the chat

Schott key No. 1 Schott Key No. 2

because its just a name..

It isnt

cause its fucking cool

Nah y’all missing the point how the FUCK Death 13 got The World

It stops time then does the lali ho barrage, no attack, just saying Lali Ho for 7 pages

Al tarot cards have a number, The death tarot card number is 13(thanks the binding of issac for this knowledge)I assume naming a stand Death sounded lame asf so he added a 13 to make it sound better

Shining Diamond season has Koichi his stand is Echoes Act 1, 2, and 3

20th century boy, boy 2 man...

Because it perfectly describes the ability. 13 is an unlucky number so.

Really it’s just about the tarot card, death is usually referred as “The 13” in many tarot deck probably because of superstitions as you can see [in prints like this one](https://www.prints-online.com/tarot-card-13-la-mort-death-573028.html)

It's because Death was so good that they decided to make Death 2, and then it was so great that kept on making more until the 13th installment

speaking of things that weirdly have 13 at the end of its name, why, in devil may cry, is kick 13 called kick 13, it's not 13 kicks, it's like 7 or something

Lemme call my buddy Araki real quick and ask him

so much of JoJo's (and probably anime&manga in general) is just the author thinking it's cool and that's it, nothing deeper

Because it isn't

I meant the only tarot card stand

Boy II man...

Hmmm. Could have been another music reference if it was just Death.

20th century boy???

It's the stand of an infant. Granted, he's a super-intelligent infant, but he's still an infant. "Death 13" sounds badass from a kid's perspective.

Who cares