01Basic information

Japanese Name
吉良・ホリー・ジョースター↗
Romanized Name
Kira Horī Jōsutā↗
Stand
Unnamed Stand↗
Age
52↗
Birthday
1959↗
Gender
Female↗
Occupation
Ophthalmologist | T.G University Guest Professor↗
Affiliation
TG University Hospital↗
Manga Debut
JJL Chapter 13↗
Game Debut
All-Star Battle R (Mentioned) Mentioned only↗

02Appearance

Holy is a middle-aged woman of Western ancestry. In her first appearance, Holy wears a hoodie complete with a cape over undisclosed clothes, of which only the collar decorated with a capital "H" and the legs, covered in square metallic plates are revealed. She also has a white hat decorated with flowers and another "H". She was initially depicted as having sunglasses.↗

Outfits

A hoodie dress over a turtle neck sweater, which has an "H" emblem on the collar. Her bracelets have matching "H" emblems alongside roses. A cape is over her hoodie. Her pants have rectangular and small circular studs attached to them. She has a brimmed hat decorated with flowers, another "H" emblem, and a large pin that sticks out. She also wears dark lensed glasses.↗

03Personality

Holy suffers from an unknown type of mental disorder that makes her mistake people for objects, for instance, mistake a nurse for a pair of shoes. This is explained by the fact that parts of her brain are missing, although it is then revealed that she was the subject of inhuman trials conducted by the Locacaca Organization, who turned parts of her into rock. While under medical care, she can interact normally, capable of addressing Yasuho as another human being although she exhibits difficulties in reacting to what her interlocutor says. For instance, she ignores for a moment the fact that Yasuho came to inquire about her son.↗↗↗↗

Flashbacks at different periods show a gradual deterioration of her mental state. When she saved Josefumi Kujo, Holy acted normally. When Yasuho was 13, she displayed mild symptoms as she approached Yasuho out of the blue and offered insightful remarks, although it made little sense to Yasuho. At the time Josefumi and Kira were cultivating the Locacaca, she had trouble differentiating Josefumi from Kira but when reminded of it, she somewhat returned to her senses. Holy shows a certain fondness for reading. At one point in the past, Holy recommended the novel The Rose of Versailles to Josefumi, but by the beginning of the series she seems to have regressed to looking at racy magazines.↗↗↗↗↗↗↗

During her first appearance, Holy also exhibits a capacity to measure distances precisely with the naked eye, the same way Josuke measured lengths.↗↗

04Abilities

Stand

Holy is implied to have a Stand or an ability of a similar nature as she was capable of seeing Paisley Park during Yasuho Hirose 's TG University Hospital visit. She also seemingly recognized what it was and commented on how Yasuho was using it subconsciously.↗↗

Spiritual Connection

Josuke Higashikata and Holy share some sort of spiritual connection. She is able to sense Josuke's presence in the TG University Hospital.↗↗

Medical Background

As a former ophthalmologist at T.H. Medical University Hospital and an associate professor at Morioh's TG University, Holy is presumably a recognized expert in the medical field and a seasoned doctor of ocular treatment. In a flashback, she is portrayed as an emergency room practitioner who was capable of diagnosing Josefumi 's condition and knew how to stabilize it through the use of her son's Stand ability. She is also noted to have had some background in the Locacaca fruit having created a laboratory solely for researching it.↗↗↗

05Story

SPOILERS

Background

Born Holy Joestar, she is the daughter of Joseph Joestar and Suzi Q. She is also the mother of Yoshikage Kira, making this Kira a direct descendant of Johnny Joestar. Holy Joestar-Kira is revealed to have been an ophthalmologist who worked at the T.H. Medical University Hospital from 1998-2008 before becoming a guest professor at TG University.↗↗

In the late 1990s, Holy was serving as an emergency room doctor when the young Josefumi Kujo was brought into the hospital after an accident that left him with a possibly fatal blood clot. She asked her son to use his Stand Killer Queen to remove the blood clot, saving the young Josefumi's life.↗↗

Holy created the hidden Locacaca lab at TG University Hospital. However, she failed in her research. Holy witnessed the Locacaca Organization infiltrating the hospital and she began to suffer from memory loss and blackouts, gradually weakening over time. Nonetheless, Holy managed to learn a lot about the organization. It is shown that already when Yasuho was 13, Holy was showing symptoms of dementia.↗↗↗↗

"Paisley Park" and "Born This Way"

When Yasuho visits her, Holy is creeping up towards her on the ground and startles her, similar to Josuke in his introduction. Yasuho tries to ask Holy about Yoshikage Kira, but before she can get an answer, she's escorted out by a nurse and two Security Guards. As Yasuho's removed from the room, Holy pays special attention to her shadow, which had, unbeknownst to Yasuho, taken a different, Stand-like form.↗↗

Dawn of the Higashikata Household

At the hospital, Josuke sees Holy, unconscious and strapped to her bed, and more worryingly, put into a dusty room in a neglected aisle of the hospital. He accosts a doctor, outraged by the living conditions of Holy. When the doctor asks him if he is a relative, Josuke confirms that he is Holy's son. At this answer, the doctor then explains that no one has paid her medical expenses since August which her insurance didn't cover.↗

The Wonder of You

During her stay, Holy's illness worsened to the point that a great mass of rock is moving across her body, putting her in a coma whenever it reaches her brain. To calculate what time she had left between each coma, Holy marked her entire body with grades and numbers to measure how close the rock is to her brain. When Josuke is brought to the hospital, Holy senses his arrival and wakes up to go look for him.↗

Holy is brought to her room and at one point, Nijimura arrives to take care of her. As Yasuho Hirose calls Nijimura and tells her to find Josuke, Nijimura notices that Holy has preemptively written notes on herself that also tell Nijimura to go find Josuke and where he is.↗

After Wonder of U flees, Josuke walks over to Holy's room and takes a moment to think about her, Mamezuku, and Nijimura.↗

Aftermath

After the defeat of Toru resulting in no Locacaca remaining, Holy stays comatose in the hospital with the equivalent exchange now gone forever.↗

06Plot details

SPOILERS

Profile details

Status Status based on their final appearance in the part(s) they are featured in: Alive (Comatose) (Part 8)↗

07Relationships

CharacterRelationshipNotes
Johnny Joestargreat grandfather↗
Joseph Joestarfather↗
Suzi Qmother↗
Yoshiteru Kirahusband↗
Yoshikage Kirason↗
Kei Nijimuradaughter↗
Josuke Higashikatason from Kira's part↗
Barbara Ann Joestarsister↗

08Sources & attribution

Source text: JoJoWiki and its contributors. This entry has been reorganized and condensed for readability under CC BY-SA 4.0. Archived records reflect their capture dates. Referenced manga, anime, and artwork retain their respective copyrights.
Source bibliography (16)
  1. JoJolion Chapter 11: Family Tree, p.30 Open ↗
  2. JoJolion Chapter 92: The Wonder of You, Part 9 Open ↗
  3. JoJolion Chapter 17: The Lemon and the Tangerine, p.11 Open ↗
  4. JoJolion Chapter 17: The Lemon and the Tangerine, p.15 Open ↗
  5. JoJolion Chapter 14: "Paisley Park" and "Born This Way", Part 3, p.8 Open ↗
  6. JoJolion Chapter 50: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 1 Open ↗
  7. JoJolion Chapter 71: The Qing Dynasty Hair Clip, p.37-38 Open ↗
  8. JoJolion Chapter 51: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 2, p.26-29 Open ↗
  9. JoJolion Chapter 51: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 2, p.28 Open ↗
  10. JoJolion Chapter 14: "Paisley Park" and "Born This Way", Part 3, p.4 Open ↗
  11. JoJolion Chapter 58: Dawn of the Higashikata Family Open ↗
  12. JoJolion Chapter 13: "Paisley Park" and "Born This Way", Part 2, p.35 Open ↗
  13. JoJolion Chapter 82: Doctor Wu and Awaking 3 Leaves, Part 4 Open ↗
  14. Vitamin C and Killer Queen (Story Arc) Open ↗
  15. JoJolion Chapter 71: The Qing Dynasty Hair Clip Open ↗
  16. JoJolion Chapter 14: "Paisley Park" and "Born This Way", Part 3, p.13 Open ↗

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