Joseph Joestar
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| Joseph Joestar | |
| (ジョセフ・ジョースター) | |
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| Namesake | N/A |
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| Debut | Vol.5 Chapter 45. New York's JoJo |
| Final Appearance | Vol.47 Chapter 440. Goodbye Morioh Cho - The Golden Heart |
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| Age | 18 (Part 2), 67 (Part 3), 79 (Part 4) |
| Date of birth | September 27, 1920 |
| Blood type | B |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Black, Brown, and Green (Manga) Blonde (Anime) |
| Height | 195 cm |
| Weight | 97 kg |
| Stand | Hermit Purple |
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Joseph Joestar is a fictional character from the Japanese manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Joseph is the main hero of Part 2, and also plays a significant role in Part 3 & 4. Joseph also inherits the ability of the ripple from his grandfather Johnathan. He begins as a young Englishman in New York, with his grandmother Erina. However, an attack by Straizzo and the disappearance of R.E.O. Speedwagon soon involve him in the greater chain of events. As a young man, Joseph is incredibly hotheaded, impetuous, and confrontational. He is not very serious or focused, and he tends to fool around. However, over the course of Part 2, although he never really loses his overall attitude, he does develop into a strong, focused hero. At crucial moments of battles, he likes to predict the next sentence of his opponents. In Part 3, he is much the same, only as an irascible old man with a temper and the same mischievous spirit as in his younger days. However, being older, he is certainly more mature and serious. In Part 4 Joeseph has aged greatly and can no longer walk without his cane. The aging Joseph also became hard of hearing and not athletic as he used to be.
[edit] Stand
Hermit Purple manifests itself as a tangle of thorny vines, which Joseph can wield as both weapon and defense. They are relatively weak; however, Hermit Purple also provides Joseph with considerable telepathic ability, enabling him to sense locations or thoughts by projecting them into a camera, or a tv, or even into an image made from the sand of a dusty street. In Part 2, Joseph has no stand, but he does become one of the masters of the use of hamon power. These abilities stay with him even in Part 3. Stand Origins: The Hermit card primarily gives a meaning of solitude, introspectiveness, or soul-searching, which would seem to symbolize Joseph's lifelong journey. It also carries a more direct meaning of teaching or advising, which is Joseph's main role in Part 3.
[edit] Trivia
- His catchphrase (used often in Part 3) is, "Oh! My! God!". Sometimes this will alternate with "My God!" or other such variations.
- One of his hands is synthetic, a result of his fight with Cars.
- Joseph has brought the Joestar family into chaos twice, the first time being the discovery of Josuke, and the second is the adoption of Atchung Baby, who Suzi thought was "another secret child Joseph had".
- In the capcom fighting game, when the young Joseph (JoJo) is affected by Alessi's stand ability, a common mistake is that he's turned into Johnathan.
- Joseph has appeared in 3 story arcs, tying with Polnareff and Dio for most appearances, behind Jotaro who's appeared in 4 story arcs.
- Joseph collects comics and was a fan of Superman when he was young, and Rohan Kishibe's works when he was much older.
- Joseph's also one of the oldest human characters to appear, along with Yoshikage's father.
- After Cars cuts of Joseph's arm, he seen wearing gloves most of the time, starting with his surprise appearance at his funeral.
- A mistranslation shown and read on his tombstone in Part 2 reads "Josef Joestar".
- Of all of the weapons Joseph uses in the Capcom fighting game, the Stone of Asia is the only one used incorrectly.
- Joseph was actually given two prosthetic hands. One by Stroheim, and one by the Speedwagon Foundation.
[edit] In Popular Culture
- In a Fist of North Star like fashion, he'll verbally predict what will happen to his enemies and quote, often verbatim, what they will say. His enemy will then unwittingly repeat said prediction, shocked by Joseph's "mind reading".
- Josef's series 3 design seems to be inspired by Indiana Jones.
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki | |
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| Jojo universe | |
| Series: | Phantom Blood | Battle Tendency | Stardust Crusaders | Diamond is Unbreakable | Golden Wind | Stone Ocean | STEEL BALL RUN |
| Jojos: | Jonathan Joestar | Joseph Joestar | Jotaro Kujo | Josuke Higashikata | Giorno Giovanna | Jolyne Kujo | Johnny Joestar |
| Antagonists: | Dio Brando | Pillar Men | Kira Yoshikage | Diavolo | Enrico Pucci |
| Characters: | Minor Characters of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure |
| Miscellaneous: | Videogames | Muda (battle cry) | Stands | Manga chapters | Items | Timeline | Deaths |
