“I strive to be a true gentleman! There are times when a gentleman has to be courageous and fight, even when his opponent is bigger than he is and he knows he's going to lose!”
Jonathan Joestar is the protagonist of Phantom Blood and the first JoJo of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.
He is characterized as being kind, honest, and loyal, as a direct counterpart to his adopted brother, the evil Dio. He sacrifices himself at the end of Part 1 in order to defeat Dio, but his sacrifice was in vain, as Dio was able to survive and attach his severed head onto Jonathan's post-mortem.
Jonathan's emblem
Jonathan fathered one child with his wife Erina before his death, George Joestar II, and through DIO using his body to procreate, is technically the father of Giorno Giovanna, Rykiel, Ungalo, and Donatello Versus.
He is a Hamon User, as well as posthumously the Stand User of The Passion, a Stand similar to Hermit Purple that is used by DIO in Part 3 through Jonathan's body.
Physical Appearance[]
Jonathan is a large physically fit man. He has blue longish hair and blue eyes. His usual outfit consists of him wearing a large blue short-sleeve crop top. He wears a backpack and grey jeans with brown boots. He also has thick brows.
Design Variants[]
In Dio the Invader, Jonathan wears a brown coat over his main outfit.
In Dio the Invader, as a 12-year-old boy, he has well-kept blue hair and wears a fancy suit over a white undershirt.
In Dio the Invader, he wears a striped jumpsuit while fawning over Erina.
In Dio the Invader, he also appears wearing a white tank-top and red boxing gloves while in a boxing match with Dio.
In Dio the Invader, as an adult playing rugby, he wears a large, long-sleeved jersey with white and aquamarine stripes.
In A Letter From the Past, when confronting Dio about poisoning their father, he wears a formal suit with a white ascot.
In Overdrive, Jonathan's entire body is completely bandaged while being cared for by Erina.
In Overdrive, on his walk with Erina when he first meets Will A. Zeppeli he wears a similar outfit to that of when he was young, but it is brown, and he wears a pink scarf.
In Overdrive, following his father's death, he wears some weird ass sweater over a brown long-sleeved shirt and wears a baseball cap backwards on his head.
In The Final Ripple! he wears a black tuxedo during his wedding with Erina.
In the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation Season 1 official reveal, Jonathan wears an outfit similar to that which appears in the Volume 4 illustration.
Video Game Appearances[]
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 Jonathan in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (PS2)  Jonathan in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R  Jonathan in Eyes of Heaven  Jonathan in Stardust Shooters  Jonathan in Diamond Records  Jonathan in JoJo's Pitter Patter Pop  Jonathan in J-Stars Victory VS  Jonathan in Jump Ultimate Stars  Jonathan in Jumputi Heroes  Jonathan in Puzzles & Dragons  Jonathan in Tower of Saviors |
Alternate Universe Variants[]
In the second continuity of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, multiple characters appear that appear to be references or counterparts to those that appeared in the original continuity.
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History[]
Jonathan was born into the rich Joestar family in the late 1860s. When he was a young baby, he was in a carriage accident, which caused the death of his mother and the fateful meeting of his father, George Joestar, and Dario Brando.
10 years later, when Jonathan is 12, Dario Brando passes away, and his son, Dio, is adopted by Jonathan's father. The two of them instantly become rivals, while Jonathan tries to welcome his new brother, Dio is plotting the downfall of the Joestars so that he may steal their fortune.
Age[]
In the first episode Jonathan is 12 years old, and then in the rest of Part 1 he is 20 years old.
Personality[]
Jonathan is described, mostly by himself and by other people, as a true gentleman. He never acts out of his own self-interest, which directly mirrors his archrival Dio.
Powers and Abilities[]
Hamon[]
Having been taught this ancient technique by Will A. Zeppeli, Jonathan harnesses the sun in order to defeat vampires and zombies such as Dio and his minions.
Some of his attacks:[]
- Zoom Punch- Allows him to dislocate his arm and stretch it a few feet in order to hit an opponent.
- Overdrive- Basic punch imbued with Ripple.
- Sunlight Yellow Overdrive- Sends Hamon through his body directly.
- Scarlet Overdrive- Ripple attack imbued with flame.
- Turquoise Blue Overdrive- Ripple attack performed underwater.
- Metal Silver Overdrive- Ripple conducted through metal.
- Life Magnetism Overdrive- Conducting Ripple through organic matter, magnetizing it.
The Passion (non-canon)[]
The Stand was likely always able to be used by Jonathan due to his mastery of Hamon, similar to Joseph's Stand. DIO was able to conjure it due to possessing Jonathan's body, but Jonathan himself never knowingly activated the Stand.
- Divination - Hermit Purple's main ability is to divine information. By using any object or material in conjunction with Hermit Purple, Joseph Joestar can display any information he wishes to see. To date, he has used Hermit Purple to:
- Produce psychic photographs by destroying a camera. Once broken, the camera produces a photograph which reveals the information as it is in that moment of time, such as an image of a person in their current situation. The Passion is used for divination purposes, such as being able to see where other people are at a given time and produce psychic images of events that are far away. Rose petals are also presented around the Stand similar to a type of aura.
- They also likely conduct Hamon.
Appearances[]
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Part 1: Phantom Blood[]
- Episode 1: Dio the Invader
- Episode 2: A Letter from the Past
- Episode 3: Youth with Dio
- Episode 4: Overdrive
- Episode 5: The Dark Knights
- Episode 6: Pluck for Tomorrow
- Episode 7: The Successor
- Episode 8: Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio
- Episode 9: The Final Ripple! (death)
JORGE JOESTAR[]
- Chapter 1: Tsukumojuku (mentioned)
- Chapter 3: Wounds (mentioned)
- Chapter 5: Box (corpse)
- Chapter 7: Airplanes (mentioned)
- Chapter 9: Cliff (mentined)
- Chapter 11: Gremlin (mentioned)
- Chapter 13: Enemy (mentioned)
- Chapter 15: Beyond (mentioned)
- Chapter 16: Beyond II
Part 2: Battle Tendency[]
- Episode 10: JoJo of New York (mentioned)
- Episode 11: Master of the Game (mentioned)
- Episode 14: Ultimate Warriors from Ancient Times (flashback)
- Episode 20: Caesar: A Lonely Youth (flashback)
- Episode 21: A Hundred Against Two (flashback)
- Episode 24: The Bond That Binds JoJo (mentioned)
- Episode 25: The Birth of a Superbeing!! (flashback)
- Episode 26: The Man Who Became a God (photograph)
Part 3: Stardust Crusaders[]
- Episode 1: A Man Possessed by an Evil Spirit (mentioned)
- Episode 2: Who Will Be the Judge!? (flashback)
- Episode 24: High Priestess, Part 2 (mentioned)
- Episode 36: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 1 (mentioned)
- Episode 39: The Gatekeeper of Hell, Pet Shop, Part 2 (flashback)
- Episode 42: The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 1 (mentioned)
- Episode 46: DIO's World, Part 2 (mentioned)
- Episode 47: DIO's World, Part 3 (flashback)
- Episode 48: The Faraway Journey, Farewell Friends (mentioned)
Genesis of the Universe[]
- Chapter 1: The Train From the Desert to Hell City (mentioned)
- Chapter 2: The Gravestone of Red Hot Sand (mentioned)
OVER HEAVEN[]
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Trivia[]
Rising sun of "justice," representative of Jonathan
- Jonathan's birthmark, which is a staple among members of the Joestar Family, is never shown in the manga, but in the anime, it is retconned into the Tarkus and Bruford fight.
- It is a misconception that Jonathan was named after a restaurant that Araki went to called "Jonathan's" as he was actually called Jonathan Joestar because Araki wanted to have a protagonist whose name had alliteration, like the name Steven Spielberg.
- The animators for the Part 4 OP "Great Days" intended for Jonathan to be added somewhere in the OP, but the writers stopped them, and included the rising sun at the beginning to be a representation of him.
Cover Gallery[]
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Phantom Blood ∙ Battle Tendency ∙ Stardust Crusaders ∙ Diamond is Unbreakable ∙ Golden Wind ∙ Stone Ocean ∙ Steel Ball Run ∙ JoJolion ∙ The JOJOLands |
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Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan ∙ Deadman's Questions ∙ Crazy Heartbreakers |
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Jonathan Joestar ∙ Joseph Joestar ∙ Jotaro Kujo ∙ Josuke Higashikata ∙ Giorno Giovanna ∙ Jolyne Cujoh ∙ Johnny Joestar ∙ Josuke Higashikata (Part 8) ∙ Jodio Joestar | |
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The Passion ∙ Hermit Purple ∙ Star Platinum ∙ Crazy Diamond ∙ Gold Experience ∙ Stone Free ∙ Tusk ∙ Soft & Wet ∙ November Rain |
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Dio Brando ∙ Kars ∙ Yoshikage Kira ∙ Diavolo ∙ Enrico Pucci ∙ Funny Valentine ∙ Toru ∙ Acca Howler |
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The World ∙ Killer Queen ∙ King Crimson ∙ Whitesnake (C-Moon, Made in Heaven) ∙ Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap ∙ Wonder of U ∙ Acca Howler's Stand |
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