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Joseph "JoJo" Joestar is the titular deuteragonist of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise.
He served as the titular main protagonist of Part II: Battle Tendency, the titular deuteragonist of Part III: Stardust Crusaders, and a supporting protagonist of Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable.
He's the son of George Joestar II and Lisa Lisa, and the grandson of Jonathan and Erina Joestar. He later becomes the husband of Suzi Q, the father of Holly Kujo, the grandfather of Jotaro Kujo, and the illegitimate father of Josuke Higashikata.
In Battle Tendency, he was voiced by Tomokazu Sugita in Japanese and Benjamin Diskin in the English dub. In Stardust Crusaders and Diamond is Unbreakable, he was voiced by the late Unshō Ishizuka in Japanese, and by Richard Epcar in the English dub.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Admirable?[]
Battle Tendency[]
- Saved Robert E.O. Speedwagon when he was kidnapped on a hijacked plane.
- Defended Smokey Brown from racist police officers in New York, even after Smokey had stolen his wallet.
- Defeated the vampire, Straizo, before heading to Mexico to investigate the Pillar Men.
- Saved Speedwagon from the Nazis.
- Defeated Santana before heading to Rome to take on the other Pillar Men.
- After being bested by Wamuu, Joseph led him and the other Pillar Men away from Speedwagon and Caesar.
- Expressed sympathy to Caesar for Mark's death.
- After being given a month to advance his Hamon skills, Joseph undergoes harsh training under Lisa Lisa. After his personal Hamon coach was murdered by Esidisi, Joseph still mourned him even after all the hell he had to go through.
- Worked with Caesar to force Esidisi out of Suzi Q's body, saving her life in the process.
- Mourned Esidisi after his death, showing some respect to his fallen adversary.
- In Switzerland, he risked his life to keep the Red Stone of Aja from falling into Kars' hands.
- Burst into tears after learning Caesar died from his fight with Wamuu.
- When Wamuu was reduced to a disembodied head after Joseph defeated him, Joseph uses some of his own blood to ease the pain. This act of respect was enough for Wamuu to bury the hatchet with Joseph before he dies as his friend.
- Joseph was disgusted when Kars cheated during his fight with Lisa Lisa by using one of his henchmen as a decoy.
- Saved Lisa Lisa from falling to her death, and left her with Speedwagon for safekeeping.
- When Kars reached his ultimate form, Joseph hijacks Stroheim's jet and attempts to fly Kars into a volcano to trap him forever.
- Even after everything else had failed, Joseph still managed to defeat Kars and save the world. Albeit by instinct, but that doesn't diminish the impact of Joseph's achievement.
- While his famous method known as the "Joestar Family Secret Technique" does involve running away, Joseph himself admits he will never actually run from a fight. He only uses said technique to strategically reposition himself and lead his enemies away from innocents or loved ones.
Stardust Crusaders[]
- Visited his grandson, Jotaro Kujo, in jail and explained to him what a Stand is.
- Scolded Jotaro for verbally abusing his mother, Joseph's daughter, Holy, as well as Holy for continuing to smile despite the abuse.
- Warned Jotaro of DIO's return by showing him a picture of DIO taken by Joseph's stand, Hermit Purple.
- When Holly fell ill due to DIO's influence, Joseph led an expedition to Egypt to defeat DIO once and for all.
- Helped Avdol fake his death after he was wounded by J. Geil.
- Bought Anne a plane ticket home so that she wouldn't endanger herself further.
- Even though he defended Mannish Boy who was going to kill the group, it was because he thought he was just an innocent baby.
- Tried to defeat Daniel J. D'Arby so that Polnareff can get his soul back.
- Secretly helped Jotaro defeat Terence T. D'Arby by using his stand to tamper with the gaming console.
- He vowed to kill DIO and to take back Jonathan's stolen body in honor and memory of his late grandmother, Erina Pendleton.
- Warned Jotaro of DIO's ability to stop time before being killed by DIO. Luckily, Jotaro was able to revive him.
- He helps Jotaro place the remains of DIO's/Jonathan's body in the desert for the sun to break down once dawn arose. This officially closed the book on DIO's lasting influence within the Joestar bloodline.
Diamond is Unbreakable[]
- Traveled to Morioh to visit his illegitimate son, Josuke Higashikata.
- While Josuke didn't accept Joseph as his father at first, they eventually warmed up to each other after Joseph saved the invisible baby, Shizuka, from drowning. He later on adopts the child and names her Shizuka Joestar.
- (Manga Only) When he and Josuke approach a depressed and remorseful Yukako Yamagishi (who was trying to win Koichi Hirose's heart in a non-obsessive and psychotic fashion this time), Joseph sympathizes with her and suggests to go visit the Cinderella Beauty Salon to enhance her appearance.
- He accidently bumped into Koichi, which indirectly sent him flying into Yukako's arms,resulting with the both of them falling in love for real this time, despite her past actions.
- Once Yoshikage Kira was defeated and sent off to his eternal damnation, Joseph would join the others in bidding Reimi and Arnold farewell as they ascend to Heaven.
- Forgave Josuke for stealing his wallet at the end.
What Makes Him Inconsistent?[]
- He cheated on his wife with Tomoko Higashikata, which is too corrupting to make him Near Pure Good, whether or not he ever felt remorse over the deed.
- He is a massive jerk, acting rude and impolite to nearly everyone, including his grandmother and mentor Lisa Lisa.
- He joked about Erina and Speedwagon's relationship, which made the normally kind-hearted Erina become angry and beat him.
- He also peeped at Lisa Lisa, who (unbeknownst to him at the time) was actually his own mother. It’s also worth noting that even after learning that Lisa Lisa was his mother, he does not say anything about when he had peeped on her (although it is possible that she had already known considering how quick he arrived to save her from Esidisi).
- Throughout Part 2, Joseph is a womanizing hothead who had some problems controlling his emotions. While Joseph mellows out by Part 3, his hotheadedness still pops up now and then.
- While Joseph is honorable, he also can be a cheater who isn't afraid to bend the rules to win.
- Joseph can be insensitive sometimes, such as when he pretended to be DIO after being revived to prank Jotaro who had just lost several friends, and if his response to hearing DIO's name in future parts is anything to go by, he could very well have PTSD. This is worse considering how Joseph was barely able to hold his emotions after the death of Kakyoin.
- After his daughter Holy married a Japanese man, he became aggressively xenophobic towards the Japanese, often disdaining their culture and disrespecting their people, showcased at the end of Part 2 when he beat up a man after bumping into him simply because he was Japanese.
- Though this is subverted in a way since he got along with the Morioh Gang, and he even acknowledges how good Japanese coffee is, which was something that he was refusing to admit back in Part 3.
External Links[]
- Joseph Joestar on the Heroes Wiki
- Joseph Joestar on the JoJo's Bizarre Wiki
- Joseph Joestar on the Base Breaking Character Wiki
- Joseph Joestar on the Shonen Heroes Wiki
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