Joseph Joestar

Joseph Joestar is the main protagonist of Battle Tendency, the deuteragonist of Stardust Crusaders, as well as a minor character in Diamond is Unbreakable. He is the second protagonist of the series, and the second to take on the nickname "JoJo."

Joseph was born with the ability to use Hamon, which he inherited from his grandfather Jonathan and his mother Lisa Lisa, and uses these abilities in order to defeat the Pillar Men in 1938. He is trained by his coach Lisa Lisa, and together with Caesar Zeppeli, the three of them stop the Pillar Men from retrieving the Red Stone of Aja and becoming the Ultimate Life Forms.

50 years later Joseph awakens the Stand Hermit Purple after DIO awakens his own. He meets with Mohammad Avdol, and the two of them track down Joseph's grandson Jotaro, who also awakened a Stand. The three of them, also accompanied by Noriaki Kakyoin, Jean Pierre Polnareff, and Iggy, travel the world in search of DIO to defeat him and end the curse he has placed on Joseph's daughter Holly.

Sometime during his travels he has an affair with a certain Tomoko Higashikata, who gives birth to his bastard son Josuke Higashikata. In 1999, when Josuke is 16, Joseph visits his hometown of Morioh Japan where him and his son discover an invisible baby, whom Joseph later adopts and names Shizuka Joestar.

He is the son of George Joestar II, and is the father of his only daughter, Holy Kujo.

Physical Appearance
In Part 2 Joseph is a tall muscular dude with spiky brown hair. His usual outfit is of a sand green tank top and a green scarf, and he wears his friend Caesar Zeppeli's headband to remember his death. He also wears mom-jeans and knee-high boots.

As an old man in Part 3 Joseph wears his Indiana Jones hat and a yellowish beige t-shirt and cargo shorts.

In Part 4 he wears reading glasses, a spotted beige hat, and a maroon-colored coat.

Occasional Appearances
In Desolation Row, Joseph appears as a baby having just been born in an alternate universe.

In New York's JoJo, in Speedwagon's flashback, 12-year-old Joseph wears a formal suit with ruffles and a bow tie.

In New York's JoJo, in his first appearance, Joseph wears a white shirt with an azure tie and a maroon-colored coat.

In Master of the Game, while riding a motorcycle, Joseph wears goggles and a bright yellow jacket.

In The Pillar Man, in order to persuade the guards to let him in, he dresses in drag. This is often referred to by the fans as "Tequila Joseph."

Also in The Pillar Man, Joseph disguises himself as a Nazi officer to infiltrate their base.

In A Hero's Proof, when meeting the three main Pillar Men for the first time, Joseph wears suspenders over a maroon tank top which itself is over a white long sleeve shirt.

In Ripple Teacher Lisa Lisa Joseph is given a breathing apparatus to wear for his training in Hamon.

In The Man Who Became a God, after being nursed back to health and after marrying Suzi Q, Joseph attends his own funeral wearing a tight fitted blue shirt and a red jacket.

In the epilogue of The Man Who Became a God, Joseph is now 69 years old and wears a beige jacket over a red sweater with a green jewel at the collar.

In A Man Possessed by an Evil Spirit he wears a similar outfit, but with a black sweater underneath the beige jacket.

In Who Will Be the Judge!? he wears a dark green sweater with a diamond pattern on it.

In Empress, the Stand Empress grows on Joseph's arm.

In High Priestess, Part 2 Joseph wears scuba gear over his usual attire.

In Genesis of the Universe, Joseph appears in both chapters along with the rest of the Stardust Crusaders.

In "Khnum" Oingo and "Tohth" Boingo, Joseph is depicted in the art style of the book of Tohth.

In D'Arby the Gambler, Part 1, Joseph is turned into a poker chip at the hands of D'Arby's Stand Osiris.

Joseph makes an appearance as an older man in the non-canon dojinshi JoJo's Bizarre Married Life.

In Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak #3, Joseph appears in a flashback meeting with Tomoko. This is the only appearance he makes actually meeting Tomoko.

In Joining the Gang Joseph appears in his usual Part 3 clothes while Koichi talks about the Joestar spirit in reference to Giorno Giovanna.

History
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Age
In Battle Tendency Joseph is 18 years old. In part 3 he is 69, and in part 4 he is 79.

Hamon
Joseph was born with the ability to use Hamon, but was taught several techniques by his coach Lisa Lisa.


 * Overdrive- This sends Hamon through his body and can be absorbed through other objects.
 * Clacker Volley- Joseph's signature weapons, they are infused with Hamon, and Joseph throws them around to disorient and disarm his opponents.

Hermit Purple
Hermit Purple is used for divination purposes, such as being able to see where other people are at a given time, and take pictures of events that are far away. They are also durable, as they're used to swing in the air like vines, although they are not particular powerful on their own.

They also conduct Hamon.

Jorge Joestar

 * Chapter 10: H.G. Wells (mentioned)
 * Chapter 12: Rhinoceros Beetle (mentioned)
 * Chapter 13: Enemy
 * Chapter 14: Desolation Row
 * Chapter 16: Beyond II

Iggy the Stray Dog

 * Short story

Genesis of the Universe

 * Chapter 1: One-Way Trip From the Desert to Hell City
 * Chapter 2: The Gravestone of Red-Hot Sand

Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak

 * CDDH #3 (flashback)
 * CDDH #10 (flashback)

Part 5: Golden Wind

 * Episode 1: Gold Experience (photo)
 * Episode 4: Joining the Gang (flashback)
 * Episode 29: Destination: Rome! The Colosseum (photo)
 * Episode 32: Green Day and Oasis, Part 3 (flashback)
 * Episode 33: His Name Is Diavolo (flashback)

OVER HEAVEN

 * Chapter 12 (mentioned)
 * Chapter 16 (mentioned)
 * Chapter 21 (mentioned)
 * Chapter 50 (mentioned)
 * Chapter 59 (mentioned)
 * Chapter 62 (mentioned)
 * Chapter 63 (mentioned)
 * Chapter 64 (mentioned)
 * Chapter 65 (mentioned)
 * Chapter 71 (mentioned)
 * Chapter 72 (mentioned)
 * Chapter 73 (mentioned)
 * Chapter 78 (mentioned)

Trivia

 * He is the last main protagonist to be referred to as "JoJo" for the entirety of the part he is in.
 * Jotaro is referred to as JoJo but only in the first ten or so episodes.
 * As of late, Araki has drawn Joseph wearing a pilots hat, in order to differentiate him from Jonathan, who he draws wearing a diamond patterned headband... It's ironic because Joseph is the one usually depicted with a headband.

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