Dragona Joestar
- Primary work
- The JOJOLands
Dragona Joestar (ドラゴナ・ジョースター, Doragona Jōsutā) is a primary ally featured in the ninth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, The JOJOLands.
Dragona is Jodio Joestar 's older brother and works alongside him as a gangster in Honolulu, Hawaii. As a Stand user, Dragona wields Smooth Operators, a Multi-Unit Stand that can displace objects and physical features along surfaces.

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Original image ↗ · Archived image ↗01Basic information
- Japanese Name
- ドラゴナ・ジョースター↗
- Romanized Name
- Doragona Jōsutā↗
- Aliases
- Pink-chan (ピンクちゃん Pinku-chan Pinku-chan) (Code name by Usagi) | Pink Nagasaki (ピンク・ナガサキ Pinku Nagasaki Pinku Nagasaki)↗
- Stand
- Smooth Operators↗
- Age
- 18 (Act 1)↗
- Nationality
- American↗
- Occupation
- IKO IKO Boutique Employee↗
- Affiliation
- Meryl Mei Qi (Boss) | Team Jodio↗
- Manga Debut
- TJL Chapter 1↗
02Appearance
Dragona is a slim 18 year-old with a feminine figure, dark skin, shoulder-length locs, and long eyelashes. Dragona wears a crown of flowers, some having elongated petals that are reminiscent of hands, with a few locs swept over the crown as bangs. As a descendant of the Joestar family, Dragona's left shoulder has the Star Birthmark.↗↗
The outfits Dragona wears are typically feminine, such as two-piece bikinis and dresses. There are stylized dragon tattoos on Dragona's shoulders and left thigh, and triple claw-like tattoos on the chest, arms, and left thigh. According to Jodio, the slight swelling in Dragona's chest is from cosmetic injections.↗↗
03Personality
Dragona is a jovial, amiable, and active person, who participates in various crimes alongside younger brother Jodio for the sake of supporting their family. Resilience, introspection, and protectiveness toward Jodio characterize Dragona. As a fan of girly fashion, Dragona dresses in feminine outfits, and uses the Japanese first-person pronoun "atashi" (あたし), which is primarily used by women.↗↗
As a fourteen-year-old, Dragona was bullied, harassed, and assaulted by a female classmate who took advantage of Dragona's meek disposition. The bully mocked Dragona's appearance by taunting that a bra should be worn, and that the Joestar siblings should call each other sisters rather than brothers. Although Dragona minimized the severity of the bullying and dismissed it as the classmate just joking, the assault led to nightmares and Dragona struggled to sleep.↗↗
Dragona tends to act as the cautious one among the team, warning them whenever they go too far. Dragona is more inclined to resolve situations through conversation or at least use guile and surprise attacks instead of rushing head first into conflicts. Dragona disapproves when Jodio resorts to extreme violence like setting the school bus on fire or needlessly stomping on a police officer, though nonetheless feels relief and thanks Jodio afterward as Jodio would be doing those things for Dragona's sake.↗↗↗↗↗↗↗↗
04Abilities
Stand
Dragona wields Smooth Operators, a Multi-Unit Stand comprised of four small units on tank treads that can grab and shift physical features along a two-dimensional plane. By "sliding" a surface, they can displace fixed details ranging from printed numbers on an object to physical wounds on a body.↗
05Story
SPOILERS
Background
Dragona is the grandchild of Joseph Joestar and Suzi Q, and the child of Barbara Ann Joestar and an unnamed man. Their family initially lived in Atlantic City, New Jersey but moved to Honolulu, Hawaii when Dragona was 14.↗↗↗
The JOJOLands
Act One / Smuggling Mission
Jodio sits in the passenger seat of the pickup truck while Dragona drives, blasting music by Dua Lipa. They are suddenly stopped by police officers. Dragona is sure they have not done anything wrong and constantly questions the officer, annoying him. The police officer thus forces Dragona out of the car and molests them under the pretense of searching for drugs. Jodio decides to intervene and steps out of the car, ignoring the officers' orders to stop.↗
Act One / The Diamond Heist
After the group arrives at the Kona Airport in Hawaii, Dragona scolds Usagi for being late and not providing a car, reminding him that they need to get back before the last plane of the day departs. Usagi reassures the group about the mission by stating that he knows a safe car rental that does not have tracking devices or cameras. In the end, they trust him due to the recommendation from Meryl Mei Qi and depart.↗↗
Act One / Jungle Warfare
Dragona and the gang run across the jungle back towards their car but Paco trips on a root, forcing the group to stop. Suddenly, Dragona sees that the diamond has fallen on the ground, which surprises Paco who is sure that he put the gem in his backpack and zipped it. Then, Jodio also sees the precious artwork Usagi had stolen earlier near him beneath some leaves. Somehow, the drawing has left Usagi's backpack.↗
Act One / Testing the Lava Rock
Dragona and the others wind down after escaping from the jungle. They drive to a cafe, where Usagi begs Dragona to lend him $20. Dragona wonders if his family is poor and agrees to lend the money, which Usagi uses to test the Lava Rock's ability to attract valuables. Usagi places the Rock on top of the bill while they talk for a few minutes, then marks the bill with a symbol using a pen before throwing the cash to the ground.↗↗
Act One / A New Ally
Dragona and Usagi exit the store while enjoying a bit of alcohol from Rohan's house. They enjoy themselves on their success and await to acquire one precious wristwatch. Although Paco warns them about an enemy hiding nearby, Dragona and Usagi are distracted when they see the watch they targeted in another woman's possession. Dragona is disappointed but Usagi tells them that it means the watch has already been brought outside.↗↗
Act One / The Land Exchange Operation
In order to acquire the rights to the lands in HOWLER's possession, Meryl directs the gang to Hawaii's land registry office so that they can make the Lava Rock touch all the original copies of the ownership deeds of the company. She assigns Dragona, Usagi, and Charming Man to go inside while Paco and Jodio stay in the car as support. While they are waiting for the office to open, Dragona uses an eyelash brush. They eventually enter the building at 10:00.↗
Act One / At the Hospital
After arriving at the hospital, Jodio mistakenly presses the elevator button to the ICU. They see Sophie, the clerk from the registry office, unconscious. Her father, Congressman White, believes HOWLER poisoned her. He plans to seize HOWLER's land and signs a document on his tablet, but his assistant warns him not to. Before he decides to submit it, Sophie's ECG monitor suddenly flatlines. Amidst his grief, he leaves his tablet behind when he rushes into Sophie's room.↗↗
Act One / The Asset Collection
Jodio, Dragona and Usagi visit Charming Man at the bank, the latter having been impersonating the banker Yokohama to hack into the bank's network and ensuring that as soon as Howler's assets are transferred to the bank, the assets will be transferred to the gang's bank account. Charming Man gives them a short tour of the office.↗
Act Two / The Cyber Fraud Scammer
Nine months after the land exchange operation, Jodio and Dragona have bought a car from a scrap yard for $990. Jodio has gotten his driver's license and is about to go on a drive with Dragona and Usagi. Dragona prepares to leave from home while Barbara calls out from inside to bring the house key instead of leaving it under the flowerpot. Dragona complains about the key's weight and not having pockets.↗
06Plot details
SPOILERS
Profile details
Status Status based on their final appearance in the part(s) they are featured in: Alive (Part 9)↗
07Relationships
| Character | Relationship | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Joestar | Grandfather | ↗ |
| Suzi Q | Grandmother | ↗ |
| Barbara Ann Joestar | Mother | ↗ |
| Holy Joestar-Kira | Aunt | ↗ |
| Jodio Joestar | Younger Brother | ↗ |
Family
Jodio Joestar: Dragona's younger brother. The two have a close relationship, working together to earn money and protect their mother. Dragona seemingly makes efforts to restrain Jodio's more violent impulses, but still shows appreciation for his efforts to keep Dragona safe. Aware of Jodio's mental instability, Dragona keeps his arson crime a secret from everyone else for Jodio's sake since Jodio retaliated against Dragona's classmates after seeing Dragona get bullied. Dragona is protective of Jodio and tries to assure him that their familial struggles after the incident is not his fault.↗↗↗↗
Barbara Ann Joestar: The mother of Dragona and Jodio, who raises them alone. Jodio and Dragona love her and ensure her social safety by helping her behind the scenes with their gang work.↗↗
Gangmates
Paco Laburantes: Dragona and Paco initially seem to have a strained relationship. When Paco tries to steal from customers at IKO IKO and from Rohan's Villa, Dragona reprimands him regardless of if he listens. Paco is also not above challenging Dragona to fight, though Dragona refuses. Nonetheless, Paco is somewhat protective of Dragona. Dragona as well as Jodio are also the first to visit Paco to check on him after fighting Bobby Jean.↗↗↗↗↗↗
Boss
Meryl Mei Qi: As an employee of IKO IKO and as a gang member working under her, Dragona trusts Meryl's word on Usagi's value, and reprimands Paco for stealing from Meryl Mei's customers.↗↗↗
Enemies
Dragona's Bully: As a fourteen-year-old, Dragona has a very negative relationship with a female classmate, who goes out of her way to abuse Dragona emotionally and physically over Dragona's appearance or for any petty grievance. Traumatized from the bullying, Dragona suffers from nightmares. Upon learning that Jodio had gotten payback by setting a school bus on fire with Dragona's classmates aboard, including the bully, Dragona's initial reaction is that Jodio is sick. However, Dragona thanks Jodio and resolves to become a stronger person.↗
08Sources & attribution
- Dragona Joestar
- Dragona Joestar ★ History
Source bibliography (21)
- Dragona is stated as "older brother" (兄) in the volume introduction page Media:TJL Volume 2 Characters.png, magazine introduction page Media:TJL Magazine Characters.png, the JOJO Portal Site, and JOJO magazine 2023 WINTER. Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 23: 200 Balloons and Lyin' Eyes, Part 1 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, p.42 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 13: Joestar Brothers Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, p.27-28 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, p.30 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, p.35 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, p.56 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 3: The Villa on Hawaii Island, Part 1 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 11: Kailua-Kona - Flight Waiting Time, Part 3 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 2: South King Street Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 10: Kailua-Kona - Flight Waiting Time, Part 2 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 17: Lulu's Bags' Groove, Part 2, p. 41–43 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 20: Lulu and Bobby Jean, Part 3 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 13: Joestar Brothers Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 2: South King Street Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 8: Hualālai - Cat Size, Part 3 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 10: Kailua-Kona - Flight Waiting Time, Part 2 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 16: Lulu's Bags' Groove, Part 1 Open ↗
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