CHARACTER PROFILE
Joseph Joestar
- Primary work
- JoJolion
- Stand
- Unnamed Stand↗
- Age
- 17 (1941)↗
- Occupation
- Lucy 's assistant (1941-1944) | Atlantic City Hotel Staff↗
Joseph Joestar (仗世文 ・ジョースター, Josefu Jōsutā), also known as Fumi (文), is a tertiary character featured in the eighth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, JoJolion, specifically in " The Radio Gaga Incident " story arc.
He is a young man living in 1941 Morioh who accepts a job offer from Lucy Steel to be her local guide and carry her luggage and camera equipment.
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Original image ↗ · Archived image ↗01Basic information
- Japanese Name
- 仗世文 ・ジョースター↗
- Romanized Name
- Josefu Jōsutā↗
- Aliases
- Fumi (文)↗
- Stand
- Unnamed Stand↗
- Age
- 17 (1941)↗
- Gender
- Male↗
- Nationality
- Japanese-American↗
- Occupation
- Lucy 's assistant (1941-1944) | Atlantic City Hotel Staff↗
- Affiliation
- Speedwagon Foundation↗
- Manga Debut
- JJL Chapter 11 (Mentioned) Mentioned only | JJL Chapter 109 (Flashback)↗
02Appearance
Joseph is a teenager of above average height with an impressive physique, as noted by Lucy. He has short light hair styled in a buzz cut with three small spheres in the center. Under the spheres, two strands of hair stick out over his forehead, with one strand being longer than the other.↗↗
He wears a cashmere V-neck sweater with a striped collar. On the left of his sweater is a symbol of a large horseshoe framing an image of the dark silhouette of a rearing horse's head, similar to Johnny Joestar 's hat. He also has a collared long sleeve shirt underneath his sweater, with buttons beside the collars. Joseph wears baggy shorts with a waist bag on each side and geta sandals. The Japanese spelling of his name is carved on his geta.↗
03Personality
Joseph is a polite teenager who doesn't hesitate to help an elderly woman retrieve her stolen luggage from a thief. He formally refers to Lucy as "madam" before learning her name and cares for her well-being when she starts coughing. His concern for Lucy's health extends as far as traveling back with her to America to make sure she would be okay on her voyage and flight. He is also knowledgeable of Morioh's history and landmarks.↗↗↗
He pleas to Lucy that they should leave, not caring about getting the payment for his job.↗↗
When faced with the danger though, Joseph stands his ground and fights Radio Gaga, using his proficiency as a Stand user.↗↗
04Abilities
Stand
Joseph's Stand is similar to that of his counterpart, capable of producing vines which he can control. Unlike the original Hermit Purple, this Stand also has a somewhat humanoid shape with at least a fully formed head. The vines emerge from his birthmark and wrap around his arm.↗
Throwing
Joseph is uncannily proficient at throwing his getas. He is able to throw them with a great deal of precision, for instance knocking down a running thief with them, or managing to throw a geta between the plates of Radio Gaga.↗↗↗
05Story
SPOILERS
Background
Born Joseph Joestar, he is the son of George Joestar III, and the grandson of Rina Higashikata and Johnny Joestar. He was named by his grandmother Rina who lived with him in S City. His name spelled in Japanese, Josefumi (仗世文), earned him the nickname "Fumi" (文).↗↗
Radio Gaga Incident
Joseph travels to S City Station to pick up his girlfriend, planning to go on a date to an amusement park and then go eat sushi. Before his girlfriend arrives, he witnesses a thief steal an elderly woman 's luggage when the thief bumps into him. Joseph quickly kicks his sandal at the thief from behind which knocks the man down. As the man runs away, Joseph retrieves the woman's luggage and returns it to her.↗
The woman offers Joseph 20,000 yen to be her local guide around the city and to carry her heavy equipment. However, Joseph refuses because of his plans with his girlfriend. He notices her holding a photograph of an orchard to which he calls the place of "The Radio Gaga Incident", a place of bad luck with numerous deaths in the past.↗
Joseph, Lucy, and Lucy's driver later arrive at Morioh's hunting grounds near the orchard owned by the Higashikata Fruit Parlor. As Lucy inspects the site and observes the Higashikata house with a telescope, Joseph finds the remains of a bird under his foot. He freaks out after Lucy's driver appears behind him, seemingly entranced by a voice only he can hear. He begins to strip down naked and approaches the Guard Rail, just like the victims in the local legend.↗↗
Realizing the situation, Joseph drags Lucy away from the guard rail. Lucy profusely apologizes for involving him in her mission to find a plant and explains that the guard rail, Radio Gaga, must be a new type of creature protecting something. She suddenly coughs up blood, prompting Joseph to drag her towards the car before the bloodied remains of the driver pulls them back, seemingly controlled by Radio Gaga.↗
Aftermath
Later on, Joseph accompanies Lucy to her hometown in America. Unfortunately, due to the breakout of the second World War in 1941, he is unable to come back to S City because of blocked maritime transportation in the Pacific Ocean. He subsequently becomes Lucy's assistant, receiving an education and citizenship in New York. He later works at a casino hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1952, he meets a woman from the Speedwagon Foundation named Suzi Q.↗↗
The JOJOLands
The story of Part 9 follows two of Joseph's grandchildren, Jodio Joestar and Dragona Joestar. The two are the children of Barbara Ann Joestar, Joseph's daughter.↗↗
06Plot details
SPOILERS
07Relationships
| Character | Relationship | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Joestar | grandfather | ↗ |
| Rina Joestar | grandmother | ↗ |
| George Joestar III | father | ↗ |
| Elizabeth Joestar | mother | ↗ |
| Suzi Q | wife | ↗ |
| Holy Joestar-Kira | daughter | ↗ |
| Barbara Ann Joestar | daughter | ↗ |
| Unnamed girlfriend | 1941 | ↗ |
08Sources & attribution
- Joseph Joestar
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 (5)
- In JJL Chapter 110, it is stated that Joseph and Suzi Q had one daughter from their union, Holy. In TJL Chapter 1, the family tree is modified to include Barbara Ann and her children who hadn't been introduced until that point. Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 109: The Radio Gaga Incident (1941) Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 11: Family Tree (Family Tree) Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 110: Higashikata Fruit Parlor Open ↗
- Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! (December 2022) Open ↗
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