Key West
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- The JOJOLands
Key West (キー・ウエスト, Kī Uesuto) is a secondary antagonist featured in the ninth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, The JOJOLands.
She is a lawyer affiliated with HOWLER Company who works together with Laem Chabang and Ningbo to find Lulu and the culprits going after HOWLER's assets. Additionally, she is a Stand user who wields West End Girl, which travels through gaps and applies crushing pressure using its multiple hands.

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02Appearance
Key West is a tall woman with long, dark hair, thick eyebrows, and an athletic build. She wears a uniform consisting of a long-sleeved shirt and a long skirt, her shirt donning a large sun-shaped patch featuring a "W" logo on her chest and five beads in a V-shaped pattern on her chest pockets. She also has a circular patch on her shoulder with a "W" on it. Key wears a structured cap with the word "Key" prominently displayed on the front in a circle. Her outfit is accentuated by a leather belt with large pouches secured at her waist and beneath her skirt she wears dark high-heeled shoes with laces, similar to sneakers.↗
03Personality
Key West is a cool-headed, assertive attorney who instinctively takes control of tense situations and shields her client's interests when it benefits her. When a mob of protesters surrounds Hacca Howler, she steps between them and Howler, shuts down their accusations with legal warnings, and makes it clear that crossing onto company property will have consequences. She also counsels Howler to project strength and authority, "like a final boss," revealing her belief that authority is partly a performance and that composure deters threats.↗↗↗↗
Key is pragmatic, skeptical, and quick to interrogate claims that don't add up. During the visit from the fake Dolphin Bank employees, she challenges " Yokohama " on whether he truly has authority to trade land, rather than accepting his story at face value. She frames her work as protecting the HOWLER Company 's assets and pushes back on decisions that jeopardize those interests, such as opposing an immediate land-exchange signature. She also argues technical limits with the FBI, asserting that the Howler family chapel isn't for seizure.↗↗↗↗
She is also tactical and adaptive, quickly accepting that the government agents boarding Howler's yacht cannot be stopped and moves to mitigate risk by getting Howler to step outside. In addition, she deduces the Lava Rock likely transferred from Dragona to Jodio and successfully manages to steal it from them.↗↗↗
04Abilities
05Story
SPOILERS
Background
Key West is a lawyer who attended Harvard University. She was hired by Hacca Howler to work for HOWLER Company, though Hacca doesn't remember her. She was friends with Bobby Jean and investigated his murder at Pearl General Hospital together with Laem Chabang and Ningbo.↗↗↗
Introduction
Key West stops the protesters from swarming around Hacca Howler 's car, threatening to get them arrested if they enter past the shrubs in the area, since the land belongs to HOWLER. She introduces herself and her allies to Howler, informing him of the mysterious circumstances behind Bobby's death. They question Howler about what Bobby was investigating, but he refuses to tell them, telling them that their job is only to protect HOWLER's interests.↗↗
Dolphin Bank's Asset Collection
Later, while Hacca rests on his megayacht, Hacca and Key West receive the visit of Jodio, Dragona and Charming Man, who are impersonating Yokohama and other Dolphin Bank employees. On the way to the room where Hacca wants to take the group, Key West takes an interest in Dragona, praising Dragona's skincare. Believing that Dragona should be smart to be working under "Yokohama", she asks what university Dragona attended.↗↗
During the negotiations, Key West mostly stays put and observes as Hacca and "Yokohama" negotiate a transfer of property. She intervenes once to question Yokohama's authority to make the land transfer happen, but Charming Man explains that he's trusted by the bank's upper management.↗↗
Pursuing the Lava Rock
As the authorities close in on Hacca, he orders Key West to do something about them, but she knows that there is no stopping them. In his rage, Hacca asks if Key West brought "it" aboard but Key West doesn't understand what he is referring to yet.↗↗
When the FBI orders the group to evacuate the yacht, Hacca berates Key to do her job and kick them out. Key convinces Hacca to step outside for now, assuring him that nothing is being confiscated yet since they have no proof. However, she internally senses that things are turning against Howler and wonders if this is part of the Lava Rock's ability. She also deduces that the Lava Rock most likely passed from Dragona to Jodio during the earlier events.↗↗
Key West is questioned by Hacca about the status of Laem Chabang and Ningbo. She lies to him, claiming she has no new information, while simultaneously exchanging text messages with Laem Chabang. Laem sends her photos of mansions and asks which one she would prefer. Key chides her for picking a mansion located on a hazard map. She reassures Laem that their plan to acquire the Lava Rock will be successful and states that anyone who tries to pursue her West End Girl will die.↗↗
Charming Man restrains the agent and knocks off his helmet, exposing Key's Stand holding the Lava Rock. Working within West End Girl's limitations, she decides to have West End Girl flee with the Lava Rock by reaching deck drains so the group will lose track of it once it enters the ship's drainage routes. West End Girl seizes the agent's gun and shoots Charming Man, allowing it to retreat toward a drain.↗↗
West End Girl pulls Dragona into the pool as well, attempting to take the Lava Rock back. The Stand begins crushing Jodio and Dragona's heads, making Jodio lose a tooth. Key West insults the group and accuses them of setting a deliberate trap to lure Laem Chabang into danger. Jodio uses November Rain to strike a large vinyl ball on the surface of the water, making it sink with the heavy raindrops.↗↗↗
Post-Defeat
After Team Jodio 's land exchange operation concludes, Key West is secretly brought to a hospital on a stretcher alongside Laem Chabang and Yokohama.↗↗
06Plot details
SPOILERS
Profile details
Status Status based on their final appearance in the part(s) they are featured in: Retired (Part 9)↗
07Relationships
| Character | Relationship | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Laem Chabang | Romantic Partner | ↗↗ |
Allies
Laem Chabang: Laem Chabang and Key West are in a relationship and live together. They work together to avenge Bobby Jean and protect Hacca Howler. Laem is loving with Key West, shown by flirting text messages filled with hearts that Laem sends her. Laem calls her "Key-tan" (キータン), with "tan" being a cute and affectionate honorific.↗↗↗
Hacca Howler: Although Hacca doesn't remember hiring her, Key West acts outwardly loyal to him. She protects him from protesters and advises him when the Dolphin Bank "employees" attempt to convince him to sign a land exchange document, urging him not to. Nonetheless, Hacca doesn't trust her and rudely orders her around to do her job. Key also eventually decides to secretly betray him upon learning about the Lava Rock, wanting to take it for herself and Laem Chabang.↗↗
Professor Herzberg: Although not much is known about their relationship, Key West is very fond of her former Harvard professor, asking Dragona Joestar how the professor has been after hearing about Dragona's supposed stay at Harvard.↗↗
08Sources & attribution
- Key West
Source bibliography (14)
- The JOJOLands Chapter 27: 200 Balloons and Lyin' Eyes, Part 5 Tailpiece Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 21: Dolphin Bank Sales Manager Yokohama Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 27: 200 Balloons and Lyin' Eyes, Part 5 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 26: 200 Balloons and Lyin' Eyes, Part 4 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 29: Those Who Lurk in the Gaps, Part 2 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 23: 200 Balloons and Lyin' Eyes, Part 1 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 24: 200 Balloons and Lyin' Eyes, Part 2 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 28: Those Who Lurk in the Gaps, Part 1 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 31: Those Who Lurk in the Gaps, Part 4 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 23: 200 Balloons and Lyin' Eyes, Part 1, p.21 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 22: Board the Megayacht Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 30: Those Who Lurk in the Gaps, Part 3 Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 32: System Reversal - Total Shutdown Open ↗
- The JOJOLands Chapter 33: 9 Months Later Open ↗
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