Dragona Joestar (ドラゴナ・ジョースター, Doragona Jōsutā) is a primary ally featured in the ninth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, The JOJOLands.
They are Jodio Joestar's older brother[b] and they work alongside him as a gangster in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dragona is a Stand user who wields Smooth Operators, a colony-type Stand that can displace anything.
Dragona is a slim 18 year-old with a feminine figure, dark skin, shoulder-length locs, and long eyelashes. They wear a crown of flowers, some having elongated petals that are reminiscent of hands, with a few locs swept over the crown as bangs. As a descendant of the Joestar family, Dragona has the Star Birthmark on their left shoulder.[1]
The outfits Dragona wears are typically feminine, such as two-piece bikinis and dresses. They feature dragon-themed accessories that match the stylized dragon tattoos on their shoulders and left thigh, and triple claw-like tattoos on their chest, arms, and left thigh. Dragona also takes cosmetic injections to increase the size of their breasts.[2]
Dragona consistently wears a few accessories, those being arm and wrist bracelets, and a chest pendant engraved with a stylized "D" made to look like a dragon. The pendant also has a pocket on the back.[3] Dragona's main outfit consists of a sleeveless one-piece romper with a shirt collar, a serrated hem and a buttoned pouch in the place of a back pocket. When going on heists, Dragona rolls their facemask over the collar like a scarf, with a few locs tucked under it.
When Dragona was fourteen, they had a short shag hairstyle. One of their outfits at school was a light collared sleeveless shirt with a few buttons and the dragon-stylized "D" below the left shoulder. Dragona wore it alongside light shorts and dark sneakers. A few months later they began wearing more feminine attire, composed of a light tanktop with dark straps, the "D" chest pendant, a headband with a few flowers, a belt with a "JO" accessory, and light pants.[4]
Dragona is a jovial, amiable, and active person, who participates in various crimes alongside their brother for the sake of supporting their family. They are resilient, introspective, and protective of Jodio. Dragona likes girly fashion, dresses in feminine outfits, and uses the Japanese first-person pronoun "atashi" (あたし), which is primarily used by women.[1]
When Dragona was fourteen, they were bullied, harassed, and assaulted by a female classmate who took advantage of their meek disposition. Dragona was mocked for their appearance, with the bully taunting that Dragona should wear a bra, and that Jodio and Dragona should call each other sisters rather than brothers. Although Dragona minimized the severity of the bullying and dismissed it as the classmate just joking, they had nightmares and struggled to sleep after the assault. Jodio's decision to take matters into his own hands by burning Dragona's classmates led Dragona to strive to become stronger, with Dragona admitting that if the bullying had continued before Jodio ended up doing that, their soul would have ended up collapsing and they would never have gone back to normal. Growing up, Dragona moves on from the trauma by framing the incident as a random absurd event in their life. While still considering it as an extremely important moment despite having no responsibility for it occurring, Dragona believes that not letting it go is equivalent to resigning themself to their heart being destroyed.[4]
Dragona tends to act as the cautious one among their allies, warning them whenever they go too far. Dragona is more inclined to talk their way out of trouble or at least use guile and surprise attacks instead of rushing head first into conflicts.[5] They disapprove when Jodio resorts to extreme violence like setting the school bus on fire[4] or needlessly stomping on a police officer,[6] though nonetheless feel relief and thank Jodio afterward as Jodio would be doing those things for Dragona's sake.[7] Despite their criminal life, Dragona also treats their legitimate job at the fashion boutique seriously and heavily objects to their fellow gangster Paco stealing from the clients, scolding him and even pulling his ear to punish him.[8] Unlike Paco and Usagi, Dragona acts warily while searching for the diamond in Rohan's villa, berating the two for stealing things they don't need.[9] Being goal-oriented, Dragona rejects Usagi's confession of love, stating that neither they nor Jodio are interested in such matters.[10]
Dragona is physically active, jogging every morning and following yoga courses. Their motto, which they picked up from an Indian yoga instructor, is to "never push themself too hard, but never give up either," indicating a preference for steady effort. Papaya, one of their favorite foods, is the only thing they eat for breakfast.[2] Dragona has a close relationship with Smooth Operators, referring to the Stand as their kids.[9]
Dragona wields Smooth Operators, a colony of small Stands on tank treads that are able to grab and displace anything, even if the object affected is supposed to be fixed in place.
Manga Appearances
Quotes
Japanese
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Romanization Japanese
Dragona as a fourteen year old
Dragona playing volleyball in gym class
Ostracized in the school bus
Assaulted by a bully
Recruited by Meryl Mei Qi
Jodio and Dragona's first appearance in a pick up truck
Dragona taking out their license
Jodio and Dragona laughing about Dragona being too excited from Dua Lipa's music
A photo of Dragona for their fake license
Hugging Jodio
Jodio introduces Dragona
Dragona's preferences and favorite motto
Masking up after becoming aware of Rohan
Still able to feel the diamond despite it being on the floor
The gang waiting in front of Diamotch
Reaching for the illusion of the watch
Stabbed by Charming Man
TJL Chapter 1 Cover B
TJL Chapter 3 Cover
TJL Chapter 4 Cover
TJL Chapter 6 Cover
TJL Chapter 8 Cover
TJL Chapter 9 Cover
TJL Chapter 12 Cover
TJL Chapter 13 Cover
TJL Chapter 14 Cover
TJL Chapter 17 Cover
Ultra Jump September 2023 Cover
Ultra Jump January 2024 Cover
Ultra Jump May 2024 Cover
Ultra Jump March 2023 Back Cover
Ultra Jump April 2023 Back Cover
TJL Volume 2 Cover
TJL Volume 3 Cover
The JOJOLands Volume Spine Illustration
TJL Chapter 2 Tailpiece
TJL Chapter 6 Tailpiece
Ultra Jump February 2023 Next Issue Preview
Wall mural in Shibuya Station advertising The JOJOLands
TJL Volume 1 Preview from Ultra Jump August 2023
Ultra Jump November 2023 Stickers
TJL Volume 3 Preview from TJL Volume 2
TJL Volume 3 Preview from Ultra Jump April 2024
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