Josuke Higashikata

Josuke is a young, physically fit man of above-average height. Josuke has a diastema between his upper incisors and a star-shaped birthmark on his left shoulder. He has two sets of irises, four testicles, and two tongues, all joined as one, differing in texture and color. Yasuho mentions he resembles her dog, Josuke.↗

He wears a tasseled "Dixie cup" sailor cap (in multiple illustrations, it is adorned with the same palm insignia as Jotaro Kujo 's hat). The brand of his hat belongs to the SBR Hat Shop. He wears a sailor suit cropped above the navel with a wide neckline that exposes his birthmark, a neckerchief with a button resembling a slotted screw head, large emblems of an anchor on his right side, and a compass rose on his left, fitted pants with a belt, and a pair of high-top athletic shoes (which he mentions to have cost him 7,980 yen). His underwear reads "JOJO" around the waist.↗

Josuke is afflicted by extensive retrograde amnesia, lacking memory of himself or events before meeting Yasuho Hirose, while still being able to retain various degrees of knowledge. As such, Josuke is driven to discover who he was by investigating the circumstances of his presence on the beach before having been saved by Yasuho. That goal occupies nearly all of his activities, and no action on his part is made without attempting to reach the truth. That drive is sufficiently strong that he is willing to interrupt a rare moment with his love interest Yasuho to investigate Karera Sakunami.↗↗↗↗↗

Josuke seems to have retained certain traits from both of his original identities. At times he displays strong emotions like Josefumi while also being able to analyze situations and strategize like Yoshikage. However, Josuke ultimately considers himself separate from both, being neither Kira nor Josefumi as he doesn't have memories from either man, nor did anyone from Josefumi's past look for him. It causes him to question what he truly is, considering his identity to be nebulous. Nonetheless, he feels a strong sadness when he first meets Holy Joestar-Kira, having retained subconscious memories strong enough to still feel an attachment to her.↗↗↗

Stand

Soft & Wet is Josuke's Stand. Initially belonging to Josefumi Kujo, Josuke retains it after the fusion with Kira, albeit with some new abilities.↗

Its primary ability, inherited from Josefumi, is to steal some component or property of a target, if not the entire target itself, and to contain it in one or more small soap bubbles (bearing a star like his birthmark), which may be returned or deposited elsewhere. This ability has been used both offensively and strategically. Soft & Wet also demonstrates above-average strength and the capacity for rapid melee attacks common to humanoid Stands.↗

Like himself, Josuke's Stand is described as a fusion of Yoshikage Kira 's Killer Queen and the original Soft & Wet belonging to Josefumi Kujo. Killer Queen's ability to create exploding bubbles is added to Soft & Wet's repertoire, and over time, the explosive power of its soap bubbles upon bursting evolves in strength. This is ultimately revealed to function via an " Explosive Spin " as Josuke's bubbles are actually just cords spinning at such high speeds that they create the illusion of a sphere.↗↗↗↗

Mastery

Despite retaining no memories from either Yoshikage Kira or Josefumi Kujo, Josuke is intrinsically aware of his Stand and how to use it from the moment of his awakening. He proves himself to be naturally clever with it through consistent creative application of its stealing ability, like when he steals a woman's hydration to distract her or when he uses soap bubbles to carry his voice and interrogate Yotsuyu Yagiyama underwater while simultaneously talking to Norisuke Higashikata IV above water.↗↗↗↗↗↗

Over time, Josuke starts to use Killer Queen's explosive ability more frequently and with increasing strength, seemingly in a similarly intuitive manner to absorption. He first uses it against Yotsuyu to damage a small portion of his face and then uses it again in a fight against the A. Phex Brothers using a method even more similar to Killer Queen's by injecting a bubble underneath skin before exploding. By the end of the story, Josuke's bubbles have enough explosive force to create flames and smoke and destroy larger objects like a vault. He also gains more control of the Spin of the bubbles and can charge them from his finger to fire with extreme speed.↗↗↗↗↗↗↗↗

Spiritual Connection

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

Personal Skills

Sight: Josuke possesses exceptional sight, being capable of accurately describing the dimensions of organic objects such as humans and trees from afar (a trait shared with Holy Joestar-Kira). Moreover, he seems to have a wide field of view, spotting movement at his feet's level despite looking away.↗

Josuke's first contact is with Yasuho Hirose, his discoverer. He lives in the Higashikata family household after tentative adoption by Norisuke Higashikata IV.↗

Love Interest

Yasuho Hirose: Josuke holds Yasuho in special regard, as the first person he has ever met or known. Yasuho's casually considerate nature with Josuke in the first instance is to have naturally built with his trust. Yasuho in return is able to appreciate his innocence and empathize with his sadness over having no family. They seemingly hold romantic feelings for one another, and the proof of their romantic progression can be seen during the Love Love Deluxe arc where, after meeting up, the two begin holding hands and look like they are on a date. Yasuho helps him gather information on his identity and Josuke in turn protects her, becoming enraged when someone tries to harm her in any way.↗

Adoptive Family

Josuke was adopted into the Higashikata household, thus bearing their family name "Higashikata". At first suspicious of them as a whole, their quirky demeanor and subsequent reveals about their motives made him open up toward them, and Josuke wishes to honor the family's kindness, making efforts not to antagonize them, at least openly.↗

Allies

Rai Mamezuku: An ally due to his connection with Norisuke along with being the plant appraiser that could tell where the branch of the Locacaca fruit tree is, he becomes Josuke's ally when enemies begin to try to capture him due to his abilities and seeks Josuke's protection. While the two are not on friendly terms, they get along well enough.↗

Past Affiliations

Karera Sakunami: Josuke initially didn't recognize Karera at first, however, she insisted that she knew him before. Karera refers to him by the mysterious name "Se-chan" and leaves before Josuke can obtain more information on his identity. Obtaining her name using Soft & Wet, Josuke lies to her about Yasuho in a failed attempt to retrieve more information. After showing Josuke an old picture on her cellphone of her, Kira, and a mysterious other boy, she reveals that Josuke's identity is that of Josefumi Kujo - the other boy in the photo. Rebuked by her manners and her willingness to let go of her past, he comments that they will never get along.↗