Summary[]
Joseph Joestar, nicknamed JoJo, is the grandson of Jonathan Joestar and the main protagonist of Part II: Battle Tendency. Raised by his grandmother Erina, Joseph showcased the ability to use Hamon at an early age, having inherited it from his grandfather and his mother, Elizabeth, who had gone into hiding. When the Pillar Men awaken from their two-thousand-year slumber, Joseph must train alongside Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli, the grandson of William Zeppeli, in search of the power to defeat them.
Nearly five decades later, Joseph's daughter, Holly, is left on the brink of death when she develops a Stand thanks to the reappearance of Jonathan's killer, the immortal vampire DIO. Awakening a Stand of his own, Joseph sets out alongside his grandson Jotaro Kujo and the rest of the Stardust Crusaders in order to kill DIO before Holly succumbs to her own power.
Another decade later Joseph would later arrive in Morioh, meeting his illegitimate son, Josuke Higashikata, whilst aiding the town in the hunt for serial killer Yoshikage Kira.
Powers and Stats[]
Dimensionality: 3D
Threat Level: Demon- | Demon-
Powers and Abilities:
- Weapon Mastery (Has displayed proficient skill with a variety of weapons. Has displayed exceptional aim and usage with firearms)
- Precognition (Can predict what his enemies will say and do)
- Martial Arts (Is a proficient user of Sendo, the Way of the Hermit. Eventually came to master Sendo. Is also a capable close-quarters combatant)
- Vibration & Energy Manipulation (Through a unique breathing technique, Hamon users can draw out vibrations from their blood flow and create energy waves with the properties of sunlight, capable of transferring it towards objects and people. This can be used to harm any opponent weak to sunlight through contact with any living or non-living thing charged with Hamon)
- Statistics Amplification (Can increase his physicality with Hamon)
- Durability Negation (Via Hamon)
- Regeneration Negation (Up to High-Mid, but only towards those weak to sunlight.)
- Non-Physical Interaction (Hamon can be used to conduct through even Stands which are non-corporeal entities made of spiritual energy, and Joseph was able to do this with Hermit Purple causing DIO to halt The World from punching him)
- Healing (Of others and himself)
- Limited & Minor Self-Sustenance (Types 2 & 3; Hamon could be used to delay the onset of hunger, thirst, and bodily functions while in use)
- Mind Manipulation (Should be able to do the same as his grandfather Jonathan, who was able to force Wang Chun to do something by channeling the remnants of his Hamon into his body. Can do something similar to animals)
- Limited Pain Manipulation (Hamon can dampen one's pain)
- Regeneration (Mid-Low, comparable to Jonathan who can heal a broken neck and broken bones)
All previous abilities, albeit a bit weaker than his Post-Training self due to not keeping up with his Hamon training.
- He and Hermit Purple have the following basic abilities of Stand Physiology
- Clairvoyance (Can project images in various forms to give him information such as people, produce messages, a general layout of the area and his own exact location)
- Technology Manipulation (Can manipulate pieces of tech such as cameras and tv's to project images or messages. Can produce a live feed inside the body like his brain. He can also check any device such as a game console for anything unusual)
- Mind Reading & Telepathy (Hermit Purple is stated to be used to project and read people's thoughts)
Physical Strength: Multi Block level | Multi Block level
Attack Potency: Multi Block (Even before training in honing his Hamon, Joseph was able to fight off and best Straizo, a Vampire with capabilities likely comparable to Part 1 Dio. Later on, he fought and eventually bested Santana who is superior to vampires that includes the former two per this chart. After training his Hamon, he was able to fight and defeat the likes of Wamuu and Esidisi who are superior to Santana. Was able to break Kars Saber arm off with the last of his Hamon), can ignore conventional durability with Hamon | Multi Block (Weaker than before due to not keeping with his Hamon, but should still be around this strong.) and with Hermit Purple (DIO stated it was the weakest Stand of the Crusaders, and broke out of it easily but it still showcased feats such as having the tensile strength to kill The Empress, the Stand being Joseph's arm itself); can ignore conventional durability with Hamon
Durability: Multi Block (Can take many blows from Santana and can fight Straizo. After training, he was able to withstand an attack from Esidisi with the mask and a direct kick from a casual Kars) | Multi Block (Due to how Lovers work, Joseph ended up taking damage from Star Platinum's punches, and said damage is amplified several times compared to what Steely Dan suffered. Nonetheless, Joseph was able to survive but was noted that he was close to being killed)
Speed: Supersonic (Fought Straizo and even reacted to his Space Ripper Stingy Eyes at close range. After training, he is able to fight Kars, Wamuu, and Esidisi, all of whom are superior to Santana who is in turn superior to Part 1 Dio and Straizo),FTL (Reacted to the Red Stone of Aja despite being caught off guard; the stone uses light as energy to refracted before being shot out as a concentrated beam of light), likely FTLx Reactions (Should be faster than his Part 3 self who is older and no longer in his prime) | Likely Supersonic (Slower than his Part 2 prime self, but is still fast enough to evade DIO for some time). FTL, likely FTLx reactions (Reacted to a surprise attack from Silver Chariot. Silver Chariot has performed feats that allowed them to react to the likes of Hanged Man, who can move at lightspeed, and The Sun who is stated in the manga and guidebooks to shoot beams of light from its photosphere).
Intelligence: Super Genius. Joseph's greatest weapon is his cunning and resourceful mind, which he uses to deceive and mislead his opponents by any means necessary. He can quickly analyze them and take note of every small detail to accurately guess their recent activities, and even more impressively, predict their next words. This allows him to easily psych out and confuse his opponents, many of whom underestimate Joseph due to his casual demeanor. In combat, Joseph makes use of everything available to him in his surroundings in addition to stage magic tricks such as prestidigitation to catch his opponents off guard, with attacks from unexpected angles and with any tool available. Oftentimes, he uses multiple tricks, intending one to be caught before it goes off, with a more subtle one waiting for its moment underneath. When possible, he prepares for fights ahead of time, heavily arming himself in wait for his fight with Straizo and immediately gunning him down and using his sleight-of-hand tricks to hit him with clusters of grenades. Joseph has absolutely no problem fighting dirty and excels in thinking on the spot and will not hesitate to simply run away if all else fails. Upon seeing a technique once, Joseph will attempt to formulate a counter to it, as seen when he countered Straizo's Space Ripper Stingy Eyes. He has even outsmarted the brilliant Pillar Men, who can comprehend complex technology and learn new languages within seconds, including strategic geniuses like Esidisi and Wamuu. His mind isn't the same in his old age, but Joseph still remains clever as always as he was able to formulate a plan to trick the Empress stand and even prepared himself to have hamon wrapped around his stand to have Dio punch him (only failing due to Dio seeing through his trick).
Stamina: Superhuman (Joseph succeeded in completing his Hamon training alongside Caesar that took them 69 hours to complete, and Lisa Lisa stated that he'd have to easily run 100km while wearing his breathing mask.) | Superhuman; While still extremely fit for his age, his stamina has dwindled since his prime, thus causing him to get winded much sooner than he used to. Despite that, it doesn't seem to noticeably hinder his capability to battle.
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with clackers, potentially much further with other weapons and Hamon | Standard Melee Range physically, Varies with Hamon (Dependent on what it's being channeled through). Tens of Meters with Hermit Purple (Stated to be superior to The World's 10-meter range and was used to grapple between buildings in the fight against DIO), likely Kilometers in Part 4 (Jotaro states that Joseph would have used Hermit Purple to find Red Hot Chili Pepper through Morioh's electrical grid). Planetary with Spirit Photography and other related abilities (Constantly spied on DIO while he was in Cairo, Egypt from various places across the globe. Tried taking a picture of Josuke in Japan while he was in America)
Weakness: Joseph must maintain a steady breathing rhythm to utilize Hamon, and if his breathing is cut off, he will be incapable of creating anymore Hamon. His ultimate technique drains all of his current Hamon, leaving him vulnerable for a brief time. As he ages, Joseph becomes increasingly stubborn and, as a result of neglecting his Hamon training, is less skillful in its use. His stand isn't suited for direct combat, requiring him to be crafty and utilize methods of fighting including using his Hamon with it.
Key: Battle Tendency | Stardust Crusaders
Arsenal[]
His clackers, in addition to a number of other weapons, such as a Tommy gun and grenades. | His Stand, Hermit Purple.
Noteworthy Techniques and Abilities[]
Hamon: Joseph was born with the ability to use the Hamon, also known as Sendo and the Ripple, thanks to his heritage, being the grandson of Jonathan Joestar and the son of Lisa Lisa. Drawing from the light of the sun and the steady breathing of its user, Hamon energy is used to combat beings of darkness such as zombies, vampires, and the Pillar Men. A user of Hamon can channel it through all sorts of objects, animate or inanimate, to reach a target. Liquids conduct Hamon especially well, but as it is reliant on the user's breathing, if this is cut off, the Hamon cannot be utilized. While Hamon is primarily a weapon against enemies weak to sunlight, it can be just as deadly against humans, as it can be used to kill a human being by stopping their heart if they aren't strong enough to take it.
- Hamon Hair Attack: Joseph infuses strands of his hair with the Hamon, rendering them hard enough to block incoming projectiles and potentially forming a wall of Hamon-empowered hair to protect himself.
- Zoom Punch: Just like his grandfather, Joseph uses the natural rejuvenation and pain nullification associated with Hamon to temporarily dislocate his shoulder and arm in order to extend his reach and strike opponents from a distance.
- Rebuff Overdrive: Joseph focuses large amounts of his Hamon into the points of his elbows whilst delivering a powerful strike, causing it to be more effective than any ordinary attack due to the energy being channelled into a single point. It's capable of piercing the skin of even the Pillar Men, who are already durable enough to resist and ignore most Hamon based attacks.
- Ultimate Hamon Overdrive: Presumably Joseph's ultimate attack, as the name would suggest. Joseph focuses all of his Hamon into one point and attacks a foe with it, this allowed him to overpower and shatter Kars' bone blade, which he himself previously assumed that he had no chance of deflecting it despite succeeding in doing exactly that with this technique. As a downside to its power, Joseph becomes vulnerable temporarily due to utilizing all of his Hamon into this technique.
Clackers: In an attempt to come up with a technique able to harm even the Pillar Men, Joseph developed a style of combat centered around toy clackers. When infused with Hamon the clackers become dangerous weapons, capable of storing and building Hamon through repeated swinging and clacking whilst violently discharging when coming in contact with an object.
Hermit Purple: Old Joseph's Stand, which he gained as a result of DIO's usage of the Stand Arrow. Manifesting as a cluster of thorny purple vines, wrapped around his arm, Joseph can use his Stand as a rope, whether to swing from place to place or tie up opponents. He can also use it to channel Hamon. Hermit Purple can also be used to check technology for things such as tampering or even manipulate and control it to an extent, such devices that Hermit Purple can interact with include but not limited to: televisions, cameras, planes, video game consoles and even a city's electrical grid. The Stand also grants Joseph the ability to communicate through it, allowing for him to talk with others in environments that he normally can't.
- Divination: Joseph can utilize Hermit Purple to take a psychic image of a far-off location or individual by destroying a camera, producing a photograph of the target. Hermit Purple allows Joseph to read the minds and thoughts of others, projecting the thoughts onto devices such as a TV, showcased when projecting DIO's inner thoughts on a TV despite being several thousand kilometers away due to their spiritual link and is capable of doing the same to those he doesn't share a link with, albeit at a needed much closer distance, performed in those instances by connecting Hermit Purple to a television, where he can display thoughts or communicate messages to others by flicking through random channels to form a sentence from the dialogue. It can even conjure a map on a substance such as dust or ash, showcasing the path to a desired item, in some cases even showing real-time movement of the item or target in question.
Secret Technique: The ultimate technique passed down the Joestar family, which Joseph only uses as a last resort, when no other options are available. The technique is simply running away.