Tempo

Tempo are special time-related powers that the player can unlock by beating stages with various hosts. Each tempo has their own special effects and properties.

tempo are sorted in groups of four, each group taking up one of the five rows in the selection, totalling 20 tempo. They are unlockable by beating stages in the game with a specific host.

Every tempo past the first one on each row is locked behind the Hands of time game pass, and cannot be unlocked without it.

in addition, if the player has bought the Hands of time game pass, Tempo the player has beaten the game with can be overclocked To dramatically increase its power. These increases can be anything from buffs to range, duration or cooldown to almost completely reworking the Tempo.

list of tempos:

Row 1 (unlocked with The Invader)

Halt

Star

Dive*

Gold*

Row 2 (unlocked with The Prophet)

Omit

Zero

Rule*

Iris*

Row 3 (unlocked with The Witness)

Undo

Gate

Mood*

Dust*

Row 4 (unlocked with The Artisan)

Rush

Zion

Path*

Mass*

Row 5 (unlocked with The Vestige)

Swap

Dirt

Rail*

Disc*

*. Needs hands of time to be unlocked

Note: Beating multiple stages on your first try will grant you every tempo you would get up until that point. For example, completing the Mirai Mirror with the prophet on your first try will grant you omit, zero and rule, instead of just rule.

Trivia:

- Each tempo’s name is exactly four letters long

- Most tempos are a reference to the anime and manga series JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, although there are some unique ones and some that reference other material.

- Every row has a specific theme of manipulating time. Stopping time, Going past time, Going back in time, changing the speed of time and manipulation of the timeline are the respective themes of rows 1-5