JoJo's Bizarre Adventure/Characters: Difference between revisions

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=== Jonathan Joestar ===

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{{quote|Young Voice: [[Kazuya Nakai]] (game)

 

Jonathan Joestar. Nicknamed JoJo. Just a 12 year old boy minding his own business in 1880s Victorian England. One day, his father announces that Dio Brando is moving in with them, and Dio proceeds to push him out of his father's favor and ruin his life in every way possible. Jonathan, however, puts up with Dio, managing to get beyond it all and become an archaeologist. He researches a Mesoamerican stone mask that was in his father's collection, that, at first, appears to be a trap that kills the wearer. JoJo then finds out that Dio plans to kill his father and races to get an antidote from the evil Wangchan with his newfound friend Robert E. O. Speedwagon. After getting the cure, the two men save JoJo's father and fight Dio, who, during the fight, shows that he has used the mask on himself and not died but become a vampire, and burns down Jonathan's house and escapes. JoJo and Speedwagon meet the Italian William Antonio Zeppeli, who teaches JoJo the vampire-killing fighting style Hamon to beat Dio. JoJo, Speedwagon and Zeppeli go to a European village and face off with Dio.

=== Joseph Joestar {{spoiler|(Stand: Hermit Purple)}} ===

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Grandson of the original JoJo. An unscrupulous fighter who uses any means necessary to defeat his opponent. During the course of ''Battle Tendency'', he travels the world to keep the vicious Pillar Men from obtaining the Red Stone of Asia and attaining a level of immortality that would render them absolutely invincible.

 

=== Jotaro Kujo (Stand: Star Platinum/{{spoiler|Star Platinum: The World}}) ===

 

Grandson of Joseph Joestar. A perpetually angry youth, Jotaro's first appearance has him sitting in a jail cell which he willingly put himself in to keep the people around him from getting hurt by his Stand, Star Platinum. Shortly afterward, he is recruited by his grandfather and Mohammed Abdul to search out and kill Dio Brando before the vampire takes over the world.

His final appearance was in ''Stone Ocean'', wherein he spent most of the time in an almost vegetative state brought on by Enrico Pucci's Whitesnake Stand. {{spoiler|At the end of that adventure, he recovered, but lost his life in the end. However, it's implied that Pucci's death before Made in Heaven could finish its work restored Jotaro in a slightly different form. That's how the rest of Emporio's slain comrades turned out, after all}}.

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* [[Badass Longcoat]]: In Part 3, it's technically a school outfit, but still looks cool. Revised to a [[Badass]] [[Labcoat of Science and Medicine]] to go along with his new identity as a renowned marine biologist for Part 4.

* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: One-fourth British and American from his mother, half Japanese from his father.

* [[Genius Bruiser]]: He eventually earns a Ph.D. in marine biology, but even in his later years is capable of dishing out a beating.

* [[Hot Dad]]: In Part 6.

** Goes into [[Gentle Giant]] territory when he runs into Josuke's mother when looking for him despite Tomoko confusing him for Joseph and squeals with tears in his arms, the kind of thing that sends him into a angry shout. He instead calmly breaks that he is not Joseph but is here in place of him, and upon leaving, sincerely offers condolences for the trauma she has recently been through.

* [[Kiai]]: "ORA ORA ORA ORA!"

=== Josuke Higashikata (Stand: Crazy Diamond) ===

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Son of Joseph Joestar. Josuke is known for his unique hairstyle and fierce temper regarding said hair. His adventures started when Jotaro tracked him down and informed him that he was Joseph's son and warned him about the deadly Stand user Angelo, who killed his grandfather shortly after the start of the story. Following that, he was pulled into the search for the serial killer that threatened Morioh-cho.

 

Note that going with the [[Theme Naming]] of JoJo, the second kanji in his first name, can also be read as "jo", as well as that his proper name would be Josuke Joestar.

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* [[Anime Hair]]: His epic pompadour.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Never make fun of his hair, unless you want your face to literally be rearranged.

* [[Japanese Delinquents]]: A funny subversion: he looks like one thanks to his [[School Uniforms Are the New Black|perpetual uniform]] and his characteristic pompadour, but personality-wise is almost the opposite, provided said pompadour is [[Berserk Button|not even remotely insulted]].

* [[Kiai]]: DORARARARARARARA!!!

* [[Personality Powers]]: As Jotaro discovered, the nature of Josuke's stand is a reflection of his good heart and desire to help those around him.

* [[Thou Shall Not Kill]]: Notable for being the only JoJo that doesn't kill a single person. He even went to great lengths to save the life of some of his foes.

Daughter of Jotaro Kujo. After being arrested for a crime she didn't commit, Jolyne was incarcerated in Green Dolphin State Penitentiary. Her father, realizing that something was amiss, sent her a package containing the tip of one of the Stand arrows, activating her latent abilities in the form of Stone Free. After her father was attacked by White Snake, she set out to stop the priest Enrico Pucci and get Jotaro back to normal.

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* [[Anime Hair]]: It's multicolored.

* {{spoiler|[[Anyone Can Die]]: Even for a JoJo, she still dies at the end of the story}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Go Out with a Smile]]: Dies smiling in order to not only protect, but to comfort Emporio to the very end}}.

* [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]: Although her main ability is to unravel her body into a string-like substance, she finds an incredibly diverse amount of ways to use this to her advantage.

* [[Odango]]: An interesting example in that not only does she have the two buns, but she has more hair wrapped ''around'' said buns as braids.

 

=== Gyro Zeppeli (Stand: Scan/{{spoiler|Ball Breaker}}) ===

* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: His Stand, Tusk, keeps evolving as he learns to use the Golden Ratio in battle.

 

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* [[Adorkable]]: The guy is so goofy that it's cute. For instance, the way he eats buns.

* [[Easy Amnesia]]/[[Trauma-Induced Amnesia]]: At this stage, we really don't know what it is, but Unknown JoJo claims he has no recollection of even his name.

* [[Liquid Assets]]: Soft & Wet can form soap bubbles that when popped, can plunder anything from whatever they were on. So far, he was able to steal water from a women's body, causing her to become thirsty, to stealing the sound in a room, making it soundproof.

 

== Supporting characters (Part 1, Phantom Blood) ==

 

=== Iggy (Stand: The Fool) ===

* [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: Of the Sand-Manipulating variety.

* [[The Drag Along]]: He couldn't care less about the Joestars' mission nor Dio's business. The only reason he ended up with the team was because they lured him with his...

 

* [[Cowardly Lion]]: By far the most fearful and introvert Stand user in Morioh, at least at the beginning, but he truly shines in dire situations and defends himself fiercely.

* [[How Do I Shot Web?]]: Unlike other characters, Koichi visibly struggles early on with learning how to summon or control his Stand. This is implied to be because Koichi should've been killed by the Arrow, but was revived by Josuke.

* [[Older Than They Look]]: His height's probably to blame.

 

* [[Badass Normal]]: No Stand power. In Elementary. Catches onto the villain first, escapes his elaborate trap, and throws himself in harm's way in a determined attempt to make sure Kira gets what he deserves. He more than qualifies.

* [[Papa Wolf]]: Ironic in that, being just a child, he's willing to die, and kill, to protect his mother from {{spoiler|Kira, in the guise of his father}}.

 

=== Yuuya Fungami (Stand: Highway Star) ===

 

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Although he was actually compelled to help by Josuke in order to deal with Enigma.

* [[Implacable Man]]: Highway Star relentlessly chases anyone it could smell once at high speed and even a barrage of punches from Crazy Diamond or a wall suddenly standing in its way won't deter it for long.

=== Narancia Ghirga (Stand: Aerosmith) ===

 

* [[Book Dumb]]: 16 x 55 = 28!

* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]: Somewhat.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Seems to have a bad problem with being the first person subjected to the newest enemy's stand, especially if it's a potentially humiliating one like shrinking, rapid aging, or [[Tongue-Tied|being unable to say what you mean]].

* {{spoiler|1=[[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: Diavolo kills him without any real warning. The group figured it was so his stand's CO2 radar wouldn't notice someone else chasing after Silver Chariot Requiem. Later, we find out he sent into Mista's body along with Trish, and Narancia wouldn't have found him out any earlier than the others}}.

* [[I'll Kill You!]]: Ends up saying this a lot, due to his cranky personality and status as [[Butt Monkey]].

* [[Kiai]]: Vola Vola Vola Vola Vola Vola Volare Via!

* [[Older Than They Look]]: As pointed out in their first meeting, Narancia is two years older than Giornio. However, due to childhood malnutrition and a lack of education, he looks and acts like the youngest member of the group.

* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: His Stand Aerosmith has plently of fire power, but poor aim. As a result, any fights against faster, more evasive enemies tends to cause some collateral damage.

** ...''Some?!'' The street where he fought Formaggio looked like a war zone afterwards!

 

* [[Damsel in Distress]]: At first. She later holds her own in assisting her group, though she's still by far the least experienced among them.

* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: After the fight with Notorious B.I.G., Spice Girl is never used again, except for a brief section of the final battle.

* [[The President's Daughter]]: Her role in the story.

* [[Ax Crazy]]: His obsession with "taking things apart" doesn't stop at inanimate objects...

* [[Creepy Crossdresser]]: Skirts pretty close to it.

* [[Heroic Sociopath]]

* [[Jerkass]]: To everyone except Jolyne and Jotaro.

=== Lucy Steel ===

 

 

=== Pocoloco (Stand: Buckethead) ===

=== Daiya Higashitaka ({{spoiler|Stand: California King Bed}}) ===

 

* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Looking at her Traits, along with the other members of her family, she seems to resemble {{spoiler|Buccarati or Narancia, given her hairstyle and the way she acts. Adding to this, most of her family has someone that resembles someone from Giorno's Gang for that matter}}....

* [[Yandere]]: She falls almost instantly for Josuke, much to his confusion. She uses her Stand to force him to playing a game with her and steal his memories so he can stay with her forever. When she discovers he was trying to call Yasuho on her cell phone, she tries to destroy his stolen memories of Yasuho in a jealous rage.

=== Kenny G (Stand: Tenor Sax) ===

 

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: To quote the manga: "This man is Kenny G. His Stand is a Stand of illusions. He was beaten without a fight."

 

=== Toyohiro Kanedaichi (Stand: Superfly) ===

 

* [[Not Good with People]]

 

=== Polpo (Stand: Black Sabbath) ===

 

* [[Ate His Gun]]: Literally tried to do this. In his defense, at that time, it was transformed into a banana. It did not end well.

* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: One has to wonder how exactly Polpo came to look like he does.

* [[Gonk]]: Polpo is a very ugly and morbidly obese man.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: Black Sabbath kills an unfortunate janitor that was unlucky enough to relight the lighter that actually calls him forth. {{spoiler|Giorno doesn't let it slide}}.

* [[Nigh Invulnerable]]: As far as he's concerned, he's this because his Stand can alter the velocity of ''anything'' it touches so that it stands still with respect to him This includes ''bullets''.

 

 

* {{spoiler|[[Man On Fire]]}}: How he meets his end.

 

=== Illuso (Stand: Man In The Mirror) ===

 

* [[Mirror Monster]]: He even provides the picture for that page.

 

=== Prosciutto (Stand: Grateful Dead) ===

=== Risotto Nero (Stand: Metallica) ===

 

* [[Black Eyes of Crazy]]: His irises are surrounded by black sclera.

* [[Bloody Murder]]: Although in this case, he's using his ''opponent's'' blood as a weapon.

=== Kenzo (Stand: Dragon's Dream) ===

 

* [[Cult]]: He used to lead one, complete with celebrity spokespeople.

 

=== D an G (Stand: Yo-Yo-Ma) ===

* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: Once Anasui realized not only that Guccio was an agent of Pucci, but that another such agent—specifically, D an G--was nearby, he arranged for Diver Down to activate its power. On Guccio's ''ribs''. In such a way that D an G's own arm was horrifically mangled.

* [[Let's You and Him Fight]]: Survivor incites this.

* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: While many Stand powers might look useless at first, their users' ingenuity tends to put ''that'' idea to rest. However, as far as Dio was concerned, Survivor just wasn't good for any active purpose, since its effect was uncontrollable and not easily manipulable: make people fight each other if they have animosity, relay their weak points to each other... that's it. Now compare that with weak-in-the-description/'''''DEVASTATING'''''-in-practice Stands like Sticky Fingers and Bohemian Rhapsody...

** [[Plot Tailored to the Party|Now when you want somebody in a high security prison ward dead...]]

One of the four sons of Dio. ''Nasty''-tempered drug addict. His Stand Bohemian Rhapsody evokes stories right onto people who like them. This is worse than it sounds... ''much'' worse.

 

* [[Gonk]]: Add in the fact that he's a paradigm junkie, and you can guess how low his Pleasantness Quotient is...

* {{spoiler|[[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: Weather defeats Bohemian Rhapsody by ''telling a story'' of a superhero-like being who rounds up wayward story characters (i.e. the entities created and/or transformed by the Stand) and forces them back into their stories of origin. Ungaro's horror and disbelief at Bohemian Rhapsody being made to negate itself makes him ''regress into a vegetative state'' (we should be thankful that he didn't think to just ''reactivate'' his Stand... Then again, given that Weather could just tell his story again)}}...

* [[Shout-Out]]: Creates these in ''droves''. Given what his Stand ability does, this should come as no surprise. Even if we don't see the majority of the characters.

* [[The Unfought]]: He ''never'' actually meets the heroes; he only interacts with Pucci, who helps make him aware of his Stand. He spends all of his post-hospital screen time on board an airplane, [[Jabba Table Manners|glutting himself on fine food and drink]] while Bohemian Rhapsody's creations run roughshod over the world.

* [[You Can't Fight Fate]]: ''This'' is why the story evocation is so devastating. You'll be cast into the role you most identify with, and no matter what you do, everything that befell the character in the original story will befall you. Meaning that if the character in question died, ''so will you''.

* [[People Puppets]]: His Stand power.