Josuke Higashikata

Josuke Higashikata is the main protagonist of Diamond is Unbreakable and Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak. He is the fourth protagonist of the series, and fourth to be referred to as JoJo.

Josuke is a student that lives in Morioh, Japan. In 1999 he meets Jotaro Kujo, who informs him of a dark presence that makes its home in his small town of Morioh. Jotaro accompanies Josuke, as well as his friends Okuyasu Nijimura, Koichi Hirose, and Rohan Kishibe, in unlocking the mysteries of the town, and ultimately defeating the serial-killer Yoshikage Kira.

Josuke wields the Stand Crazy Diamond, which allows him to throw punches at immense speeds, and has the unique ability to restore objects to a previous state.

Physical Appearance
Josuke is a tall and slim 16-year-old boy. He wears his hair in a pompadour, which he is extremely proud of. He has a purple school uniform that he wears with the buttons open in the middle revealing his yellow undershirt. His uniform is stylized with pins of hearts, peace signs, and anchors.

His appearance in the spin-off series Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak is almost the same as his appearance in Part 4 except his shirt under his jacket is blue and not yellow.

Occasional Appearances
As a child Josuke is small and has purple hair.

In ''Jotaro Kujo! Meets Josuke Higashikata!'', Josuke appears in a photograph with his mother and grandfather wearing casual clothes, which are his uniform pants and a white shirt.

In Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak #2, Josuke is depicted in the art style of the book of Tohth.

In Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak #6, Josuke appears with the filmy punch cards inside of his eyes while under the attack of Petsounds' Stand.

In the first few chapters of the DiU manga Josuke's appearance is more like that of the Parts 1-3 art style, being buff tall and muscular. His appearance slims down as the manga progresses.

In Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface), Josuke is shown with red eyes after he goes berserk when someone insults his hair.

In Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food! Josuke wears a maid's outfit in order to clean up Tonio Trussardi's kitchen.

In July 15th (Thursday), Part 1 Josuke appears as an android while he attempts to escape the transmission tower under Superfly's ability.

In Mutsu-Kabe Hill, Josuke's back is shown in front of the camera as he sits at a restaurant outside with his crew.

In Joining the Gang Josuke appears in the sky along with his descendants in a flashback.

In the non-canon dojinshi one-shot, JoJo's Bizarre Married Life, Josuke appears alongside other Part 3 characters.

Josuke appears in The Book: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day

He is also depicted in illustrations for The Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Nicolaes Tulp.

Biography
TBA

I will FIX IT!!!

Personality
Josuke, to put it frankly, has swag. But he do get upset whenever someone insults his hair!

Age
He is 16 in Diamond is Unbreakable and Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak.

Crazy Diamond
With his Stand, Crazy Diamond he is able to throw incredibly powerful punches, similar to Star Platinum. He also possesses the ability to restore objects to a previous state, essentially being able to heal anybody who is hurt, and fix anything that is broken. The one limitation to his Stand is that he cannot revive someone from the dead.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak

 * CDDH #1
 * CDDH #2
 * CDDH #3
 * CDDH #5
 * CDDH #6
 * CDDH #7
 * CDDH #8

The Book: 4th Another Day

 * Chapter 2: Dies Irae
 * Chapter 3: Confutatis
 * Chapter 4: Lacrimosa
 * Chapter 5: Communio

Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe

 * Episode 5: Millionaire Village
 * Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill
 * Episode 16: At a Confessional
 * Episode 6: Poaching Seashore

Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Short Story Collection

 * Chapter 1: Kushagara (mentioned)

Part 5: Golden Wind

 * Episode 1: Gold Experience (mentioned)
 * Episode 4: Joining the Gang (flashback)

OVER HEAVEN

 * Chapter 1 (mentioned)

Trivia

 * The "JoJo" part of Josuke's name comes from the "-suke" in his name, which can be read in Japanese as "Jo."
 * Josuke is Araki's favorite JoJo.
 * Josuke is the first of two main protagonists to be called "JoJo" once in their story and then never again.
 * He is also the first protagonist not to be referred to as "JoJo" for more than an episode.
 * Josuke's hairstyle is based on Japanese delinquents called yankis.
 * It's revealed in the non-canon light novel OVER HEAVEN that Josuke's ability was used to help restore DIO's diary.