Bobby Jean
Bobby Jean (ボビー・ジーン, Bobī Jīn) is a tertiary antagonist featured in the ninth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, The JOJOLands.
He is an agent and investigator affiliated with the HOWLER Company, assigned to exterminate the group who viewed the original paper copies of HOWLER's land deeds. Bobby is also a Stand user, wielding Glory Days.
Appearance
Bobby Jean is a man with an average height and build. He has sharp facial features with thick, arched eyebrows, thin cheeks, and a mustache. He wears a bucket hat patterned with crosshair symbols all around it. He also has thick, long sideburns and a ponytail.
Bobby's outfit is a tight-fitted long sleeve shirt with long pointed collars and rectangular buttons. It has a ribbed hem and cuffs. The back of his shirt has a graphic print of three flowers. He also wears shorts, thigh-high socks, and shoes.
Bobby Jean carries a legally authorized gun[2] and silencer with him, hidden in the back of his shorts. It resembles a USP 45 semi-automatic pistol.
Personality
Bobby Jean is a respected individual working for the HOWLER Company. He is shown to be somewhat private, sly, and blunt. He is not above bribery, as shown with him offering the Land Registry Office guard money in return for a "Hula NYAN Dancer" figure, and pressures him when rejected.[1]
Despite his authority above others, Bobby Jean is bossed around by Lulu and at times pushed to doing her bidding.[1] However, he is actually a disciplined man who values order and proper behavior. He finds Lulu's begging annoying and only fulfills her demands because they're coworkers. He has a firm stance on how children should behave, being quick to point out that he would not tolerate whining or demanding behavior from his own kids or else he'd give them a spanking. Although he has a stern demeanor, Bobby is not entirely without compassion. He attempts to comfort Lulu when she becomes emotional, albeit in a somewhat detached manner, reassuring her that good things will eventually come her way.[3]
In his work, Bobby takes his responsibilities seriously. He ensures that his tasks are completed properly but refuses to do more than what he's paid for. Even if his targets are minors, he doesn't mind killing them in exchange for money, and would shoot them even without having complete proof of them being his targets.[4]
Abilities
Stand
Glory Days is a Stand that is capable of manipulating the speed at which Bobby Jean's bullets are fired and strike his targets.
Relationships
Allies
- Lulu: Bobby and Lulu are partners who work together when investigating the group who wanted to see the original paper copies of HOWLER's land deeds. Bobby tells others that he's her babysitter. She bosses Bobby around, begging him to buy her things.[1][4] Lulu wants Bobby to adopt her since she has no parents, but Bobby dismisses her since it would be expensive to have a fourth kid in his family and he finds her behavior annoying. Nonetheless, he tries calming her down whenever she gets into emotional outbursts.[3]
History
Background
Bobby Jean has a wife and three kids.[3] He is a police investigator, but at some point, also becomes an assassin for the HOWLER Company in exchange for money.[4]
The JOJOLands
Tracking Down Targets
Inside the Hawaii State Land Registry Office, Bobby Jean reviews security footage with Lulu, which shows a disguised Charming Man, Usagi, and Dragona entering the building. Bobby questions a security guard, who confirms they didn't take photos of the land deeds and just looked at them. The guard explains they were likely students on a tour, possibly studying history. He speculates that Bobby's investigation might be linked to the HOWLER Company's alleged land frauds, suspecting the company is involved in illegal activities despite their claims of nature conservation. Bobby dismisses the guard's suspicions as highly classified information, mentioning he's off duty and just stopped by to check the security footage, curious about the unusual request to see original deeds.
Lulu notices a "Hula NYAN Dancer" figure on a shelf and begs Bobby to buy it for her. The guard explains it's a souvenir from over ten years ago, now rare and not for sale. Lulu dismisses his explanation, continuing to pester Bobby. Bobby reveals he's just babysitting her and offers money for the figure. The guard, uncomfortable with accepting money, offers it for free, but Bobby insists by slipping money into his pocket.
Suddenly, Lulu gets a nosebleed due to one of her Stand's bodies being destroyed. She points out there's no footage of the three "students" leaving the building. She highlights a van behind an ambulance in the footage, but Bobby notes the group arrived in a pickup truck. Lulu then identifies Dragona, Usagi, and Charming Man near the van. Bobby dismisses them as unrelated, but the guard recognizes Usagi as a boy who spilled cup ramen earlier inside the building. Lulu insists Usagi looks ill and is being carried by the others. Bobby doubts the footage could be faked. Unconcerned, Lulu declares that those looking at the deeds or being followed will die from accidents or illness. Realizing they're dealing with Stand users, she orders Bobby to check the traffic cameras.[1]
Bobby Jean and Lulu track the vehicle of their targets and find it in a parking lot. However, Bobby Jean is skeptical because the traffic cameras' footage shows a pick-up truck with a different license plate and completely different people from the state registry office's footage. Nonetheless, Lulu is convinced they're on the right track and wants to know what their targets are after. Nonplussed, Bobby tells her that they aren't paid to do more than pursue and eliminate the targets and their foes should die soon anyway from illness. This frustrates Lulu since she knows one of her Bags Grooves has been discovered and eliminated. When Lulu spots a flower ornament inside the van, she frantically demands to have the same and Bobby Jean promises to buy her one later to calm her down. He spots a hospital nearby and Lulu decides to go there, since she figures the targets will want to use an MRI to locate her Stand and heal themselves.
Battle at the Hospital
At the hospital, Bobby Jean and Lulu reach the B1 floor where patients undergo scanning. Bobby Jean receives a call from his boss, Acca Howler, who asks to talk with Lulu. Lulu finishes her call with Howler and points Bobby Jean to a group of teenagers standing nearby after noticing the matching flower ornament on Dragona's head. Despite having no proof of their identities, Bobby Jean nonchalantly takes out a pistol, puts a silencer on it, and fires on the group using his Stand Glory Days.[4] While waiting in a lobby on the floor above, Lulu asks Bobby if he could adopt her since she has no parents. She pleads to be his daughter and expresses her love for him, but Bobby dismisses her, explaining he already has three kids and his wife doesn't even know Lulu. He criticizes her constant requests for him to buy her things, saying he would discipline his kids if they acted like that. When Lulu starts crying, Bobby tries to calm her down. They assume their targets should be dead by now, though Bobby acknowledges that some might still be alive since they're in a hospital and could heal. He asks Lulu what her plan is when they return to the basement, but Lulu says her only task is to confirm whether their targets are dead or not. Bobby then receives a photo of a younger Paco on his phone, identifying him by his appearance.[3]
Bobby Jean and Lulu exit the elevator on the B1 floor just as Paco enters it. Bobby is holding his gun behind him, but it disappears as they walk out. Surprised that they're all still alive, Bobby decides to carefully take them out individually. When Paco is alone inside the elevator, Bobby shoots several bullets at him using Glory Days. Furthermore, one of his bullets shoots Yokohama in the head, who was about to enter the hospital.[3] Bobby Jean and Lulu proceed to try and ambush Jodio. Lulu lets her doll fall at Jodio's feet and when he picks the doll, several Bags Grooves sneakily infect him. Meanwhile, Bobby Jean keeps a low profile and fakes watching his cell phone. However, Jodio sees Lulu's nosebleed and realizes that she is a Stand user. Bobby Jean attacks Jodio but November Rain blocks his bullets with a screen of rain. The gig is up and Bobby Jean decides to fight head front. He shoots at Jodio, hitting several civilians in the process, but Jodio manages to get out of sight into a hallway; Bobby Jean intentionally let him pass that way as it is a dead end. Bobby Jean asks Lulu what the targets are after and Lulu reveals that they must be after HOWLER Company's assets, and that Bobby and Lulu must retrieve a Lava Rock that one of them is carrying. With that in mind, Bobby Jean resumes his chase. In the hallway, he sees that there are only the men and women's restrooms left for Jodio to hide. Bobby Jean has to make a choice and goes for the women's restrooms. When he opens the door, Jodio, who was in the men's restroom, tries to ambush Bobby Jean, but the hitman has shot first and forces Jodio on the defensive. The bullets force November Rain to shield Jodio and the teenager retreats in the men's restrooms, followed closely by Bobby Jean.[5]
As Jodio tries to hide and remain silent despite the pain in his chest from Bags Groove puncturing his lungs from the inside, Bobby Jean carefully tries to find Jodio and assesses November Rain's ability. Guessing that November Rain can only attack vertically and that it has, at most, a range of 3 metres, Bobby Jean keeps his distance. He decides to shoot into all the stalls, which forces Jodio to deploy a barrier of rain to protect himself. The bullets don't reach him but they break the toilet seat, making Jodio fall. Having outed himself, Jodio can only maintain the rain as Bobby Jean kicks the door in. However, he tries to sneakily take something out of his pocket, but it is a trap set to make Bobby Jean approach. Tempted by his knowledge of the Lava Rock and its ability to attract wealth, Bobby Jean takes a step forward and wants to see what's in Jodio's pocket. But in doing so, he steps beneath one of November Rain's drops which has rebounded and stuck to the ceiling. The drop then falls through Bobby Jean's head, instantly killing him.[6]
Chapters
Manga Appearances- The JOJOLands Chapter 16: Lulu's Bags Groove, Part 1
- The JOJOLands Chapter 17: Lulu's Bags Groove, Part 2
- The JOJOLands Chapter 18: Lulu and Bobby Jean, Part 1
- The JOJOLands Chapter 19: Lulu and Bobby Jean, Part 2
- The JOJOLands Chapter 20: Lulu and Bobby Jean, Part 3 (Death)
- The JOJOLands Chapter 21: HOWLER Company Impropriety Suspicions (Flashback)
Gallery
First close up appearance
Bobby Jean being begged to buy a figure for Lulu
Full back view
Bobby Jean's death
TJL Chapter 17 Cover
TJL Chapter 18 Cover
TJL Chapter 19 Tailpiece
TJL Volume 5 Preview from TJL Volume 4
TJL Volume 5 Preview from Ultra Jump December 2024
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The JOJOLands Chapter 16: Lulu's Bags Groove, Part 1
- ↑ The JOJOLands Chapter 19: Lulu and Bobby Jean, Part 2 Tailpiece
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The JOJOLands Chapter 18: Lulu and Bobby Jean, Part 1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The JOJOLands Chapter 17: Lulu's Bags Groove, Part 2
- ↑ The JOJOLands Chapter 19: Lulu and Bobby Jean, Part 2
- ↑ The JOJOLands Chapter 20: Lulu and Bobby Jean, Part 3
