Johnny Joestar/es

"Realmente ha sido… un camino muy largo e indirecto… (本当に本当に、なんて遠い廻り道…)"

- Johnny Joestar,

Johnny Joestar (ジョニィ・ジョースター), cuyo nombre de nacimiento fue Jonathan Joestar (ジョナサン・ジョースター Jonasan Jōsutā), es el protagonista de la séptima parte de JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Steel Ball Run, y el séptimo JoJo de la serie. También aparece como un personaje póstumo en JoJolion.

Como un ex prodigio de las y ahora, Johnny se une a la carrera SBR para descubrir el secreto detrás de las Bolas de metal de Gyro Zeppeli  al ser las únicas cosas capaces de curar sus piernas. A lo largo de la carrera, Johnny se vuelve tanto un usuario del Giro como un usuario de Stand cuando adquiere a Tusk.

Apariencia
Johnny es un hombre joven de estatura más baja que el promedio y un físico delgado-medio. Tiene ojos claros, y cabello claro que le llega a la altura de los hombros y hace una curva hacia arriba en las puntas.

Johnny siempre usa un, imprimido con muchas pequeñas estrellas de cinco puntas. Su cabello sale de unos agujeros en cada lado de la parte de arriba de este, tomando una forma similar a unos cuernos cortos. Una herradura cuelga del frente, enmarcando una imagen de la oscura silueta de la parte trasera de la cabeza de un caballo.

Johnny usa unos pantalones con un patrón estrellado similar al de su gorro, y un calzado con espuelas. Suele usar una prenda superior manga corta, de un color claro y con capucha, con una impresión de líneas gruesas en la formación aproximada de un arnés (Más tarde, con parches en forma de corazón adornando cada hombro). Una pluma larga (De bordes negros con un punto negro en la punta) emerge desde debajo de su cuello, y usa muñequeras con un patrón de rayas y estrellas.

De niño, Johnny usa una prenda superior de mangas largas con estrellas en estas, una chaqueta celeste atada en su cintura además de unos pantalones color marrón claro y botas azules.

En climas fríos, Johnny usa una prenda superior de mangas largas con un diseño similar. Su cuello está delineado con pelaje animal, y pone varias plumas en su espalda.

Como parapléjico, antes de que comience la carrera se lo ve utilizando una silla de ruedas, pero durante la Steel Ball Run suele star encima de su caballo, Slow Dancer.

A lo largo de la serie, Johnny va cambiando gradualmente a una apariencia mas realista, con cabello ligeramente rizado y un físico más completo.

Personalidad
"¡Quiero poner mis manos en ese cadáver no importa qué! ¡No me importa vivir o morir o quien es justo y quien es malvado! ¡¡Ni siquiera me importa que el cadáver sea un santo o lo que sea!! ¡Sigo estando en negativo! ¡Quiero subir a cero! ¡Si logro conseguir el cadáver, podré hacer que mi negativo vuelva a cero!"

- Johnny Joestar,

Johnny Joestar es un ex-jinete depresivo, que se aferra a su esperanza de recuperar el uso de sus piernas a través del Giro y luego las Partes del Cadaver a lo largo de Steel Ball Run.

Johnny nos es presentado como un hombre parapléjico distante cuya carrera se vió arruinada cuando fue disparado en la columna vertebral luego de engreídamente enemistarse con un transeunte. Tras ser testigo de las Bolas de Metal y el Giro de Gyro, y como estos le permitieron pararse sobre sus piernas por un momento, se vuelve determinado a seguirlo y hacerlo enseñarle el Giro, y luego de descubrir las Partes del Cadáver que hacen que sus piernas se contraigan, tiene como nuevo objetivo adquirirlas.

Johnny sigue testarudamente sus intenciones de seguir a Gyro y rastrear el Cadáver. Ignorando los riesgos o las consecuencias, Johnny se concentra en su objetivo y lo pone por sobre todas las cosas. Una gran cantidad de veces Johnny aguantó heridas graves para así cumplir sus metas, notablemente intentó de subirse a su caballo Slow Dancer lo que le causó varios moretones y que se le atravesara un pedazo de madera en la pierna. A pesar de sus repetidos fracasos su determinación para participar en la carrera no se inmutó. Todo lo contrario, Johnny no tiene problema en ser violento o matar a sus oponentes para obtener las Partes del Cadáver. Gyro Zeppeli ha mencionado que Johnny tenía una "determinación oscura" en sus ojos indicando una falta de remordimientos que haría a Johnny capaz de matar a sangre fría. Este egoísmo inmoral se extiende hasta el interés de sus seres queridos y lo siguió por toda su vida, lo cual queda demostrado años después de la Steel Ball Run, ya que cuando su esposa Rina se vió afectada por la Enfermedad Roca, Johnny robó el Cadáver para rogarle que transfiera a la enfermedad lejos de ella, sin importarle quien la recibiera y sufriera en lugar de ella. Sin embargo Johnny no es completamente inmoral, por ejemplo se rehusandose a involucrar a la indefensa Lucy Steel en su lucha por el Cadáver, y al final llevándose la Enfermedad Roca él mismo para salvar a su hijo. Durante la carrera Steel Ball Run, Johnny se encontraba agobiado por su depresión y subsecuente falta de confianza en sí mismo. Notablemente habiéndose llamado a sí mismo una persona inútil, la forma desolada de ver la vida de Johnny tenía raíces en su juventud. Durante su infancia, Johnny era un niño tímido pero amable, que había adoptado a un ratón salvaje y lo había llamado Danny. Aunque tenía miedo de su brusco padre George Joestar, intentaba de mantenerse a la altura de sus expectativas. Johnny idolatraba a su hermano mayor Nicholas pero cuando murió, cayendose de un caballo que había sido asustado por Danny, Johnny empezó a sentir culpa, creyendo que la muerte de su hermano había sido por culpa suya y que él debería haber muerto en vez de Nicholas. Luego a lo largo de los años creyó que el destino mismo estaba vengándose de el por su crimen y que cualquier infortunio que le ocurriera era merecido, lo cual resultó en una obsesión con la bendición del Cadaver, que devolvería su karma a un estado neutral de "cero" en contraste con el estado "negativo" de su maldición. Esto también explica su increíble falta de confianza y casi constantes ataques de panico, ya que creía que el destino podía en cualquier momento llevarse su esperanza de adquirir el Cadáver. Cuando su padre lo desheredó, Johnny se encerró, creando una máscara de engreimiento para esconder la tristeza que este rechazo le había causado. La perspectiva de Johnny mejoró increíblemente al conocer a Gyro Zeppeli. Habiendo conocido a alguien que le dió esperanza y fue verdaderamente amable con el, Johnny se sintió agradecido por conocer al verdugo italiano y atesoró su relación, llegando al punto de estar dispuesto a abandonar las Partes del Cadáver que tenía sólo para salvar a su amigo. Gyro en repetidas veces sacó a Johnny de su falta de confianza y lo ayudó a obtener las Partes del Cadáver, dándole seguridad y optimismo en la vida.

Como se vió reflejado en los múltiples ACTs de su Stand Tusk, la mejora fue gradual, los pasos clave de su progreso siendo que Johnny haya descubierto el Cadáver (ACT 1), luego que se haya defendido a sí mismo contra Soundman (ACT 2), que se haya liberado simbólicamente de sus culpas contra Axl Ro y que haya sido bendecido por la aparición de Jesucristo (ACT 3) y finalmente haber adquirido el Cadáver y recuperado el uso de sus piernas (ACT 4). A pesar de que Gyro murió, Johnny mantuvo buenos recuerdos de todo lo que pasó. Aunque durante la carrera, a Johnny no le importó nadie más que él mismo y Gyro, solo manteniendo un comportamiento educado pero frío a lo sumo hacia las personas que conoció, la influencia de Gyro hizo que se vuelva más amistoso con la gente, culminando en su casamiento con Rina Higashikata.

En JoJolion, un flashback muestra que Johnny mantuvo esa felicidad durante su vida con Rina.

Comentarios del Autor
A Araki personalmente le gustó la relación Jonathan-Zeppeli de Phantom Blood y quiso recontarla una vez más para una historia de maduramiento más larga.

Eligió hacer a Johnny y Gyro de alrededor de la misma edad para que pudieran ser menos formales y más amistosos que sus contrapartes originales, similar a la relación Joseph-Caesar de Battle Tendency. Los chistes aleatorios de Gyro y el uso de Johnny de sus uñas giratorias para lograr tares triviales fueron incluídos para reflejar este concepto.

Spin / Stand
Johnny first seeks Gyro Zeppeli's tutelage in the ways of the Spin in order to regain the use of his legs. Most often, Johnny channels the Spin by the use of his Stand, Tusk; developed first with the power of the Corpse's left hand, and further with Gyro's help. Its form varies, depending on the sort or style of Spin Johnny chooses to employ.

ACT1
Tusk ACT1 is awakened in the Devil's Palm when the corpse part combines itself with Johnny's left hand, manifesting his Stand with the ability to spin his nails and fire them akin to bullets, and regrowing his nails in seconds.

ACT2
Tusk ACT2 manifests when Johnny shoots a nail whilst incorporating the Golden Rectangle in a fight against Sandman. Despite the longer regrow time, the nails possess more power and a new ability that lets the holes of the bullets follow the target for a small amount of time.

ACT3
Tusk ACT3 is the final "base" form for Tusk and manifests when Johnny shoots himself with a Golden Rectangle-empowered nail, enabling him to transfer parts of his body through the holes to shoot from different directions. It was awakened by advice from Jesus in a fight against Axl RO.

ACT4
Tusk ACT4 manifests itself as a result of Johnny utilizing Slow Dancer's power combined with the golden rectangle, which enables Johnny to fire Golden Spin nail-bullets that have infinite rotation. ACT4 possesses the power to force open D4C Love Train's dimensional wall, and trap anyone hit by it to a single spot indefinitely.

Horseback Riding
Johnny Joestar has been described as a genius jockey, being one of the favorites of the Steel Ball Run race. His skill allows him to ride across many types of terrain, and challenge even fellow genius jockey Diego Brando. Johnny possesses great knowledge of his horse Slow Dancer, notably its abilities and limits, being able to gauge what Slow Dancer will be capable of at any moment.

Personal Skills

 * Intelligence: Johnny Joestar proves himself a competent Stand User, being able to use Tusk's abilities to the fullest. Johnny Joestar has occasionally used the terrain and his enemies own power against them, and was perceptive enough to quickly deduce Alternate Diego's time stopping power.


 * Marksmanship: When using Tusk, Johnny proves to possess great marksmanship, being able to hit little and/or moving targets, even if firing from odd angles and perspectives, such as when Tusk ACT3 separates his hand from his arm.

Major Battles

 * Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli vs Boomboom Family
 * Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli vs Oyecomova
 * Johnny Joestar vs Pork Pie Hat Kid
 * Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli vs Diego Brando and Dr. Ferdinand
 * Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli vs Hot Pants
 * Johnny Joestar, Gyro Zeppeli, and Hot Pants vs Ringo Roadagain
 * Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli vs Blackmore
 * Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli vs Diego Brando
 * Johnny Joestar vs Sandman
 * Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli vs Eleven Men
 * Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli vs Wekapipo and Magent Magent
 * Johnny Joestar vs Axl RO
 * Johnny Joestar, Wekapipo, and Diego Brando vs Funny Valentine
 * Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli vs Funny Valentine
 * Johnny Joestar vs Diego Brando (Parallel World)

Family

 * George Joestar I: Johnny had a complex relationship with his father. In one hand Johnny always sought his father's affection and approval. On the other hand, when George wondered if "God had taken the wrong son", Johnny was deeply saddened and chose to abandon his love for his father, shutting his heart. Johnny confessed to Valentine that he could not think of his own father in the same admiring way Valentine thought of his. Towards the end of the Steel Ball Run race, however, George shows up in the crowd and shows Johnny Nicholas' boots, reconciling with his son at last. Johnny named his son after George.
 * Nicholas Joestar: As his elder brother, Nicholas was a model to follow. Johnny admired him since his childhood and feels excessively guilty over his death, thinking that the Universe cursed him for it.
 * Danny: While Jonathan and Danny the dog had a shared childhood, this mouse was only a temporary pet for Johnny. When Nicholas died, Johnny believed that Danny and thus him, were responsible for frightening the horse Nicholas was riding and causing his death. Johnny retains good memories of the mouse but also haunting ones, even summoning it when Civil War affects him.
 * Rina Higashikata : Johnny and Rina's relationship began after the race and persisted for several years. Both fell in love with each other soon after meeting and they became married, livng a happy life for a while. After she becomes ill, Johnny goes searching for the corpse parts as a cure. His love for Rina is so deep,
 * George Joestar III: Johnny loved his son deeply. When the Rock Disease bounced into him,
 * His daughter: Daughter he had with Rina. Only listed in the Joestar Family Tree.

Friends

 * Gyro Zeppeli: Johnny and Gyro are friends, partners in the Steel Ball Run, and also apprentice and master in the art of the Spin. At first, Johnny's determination got Gyro's interest, leading Gyro to assist Johnny in mounting Slow Dancer before the race. After the first stage, Johnny wins the respect of Gyro, leading to Gyro making him his apprentice in the Spin. Over the course of the Steel Ball Run, this apprenticeship grows into a partnerhood, and then a deep friendship. Despite their opposing personalities causing regular clashes as to how to take on a difficult situation, Gyro and Johnny ultimately get along well and share many moments of friendship. Gyro notably likes to jest with Johnny and tells him bad jokes or miscellaneous songs that Johnny usually appreciates. Due to their regular battles, Johnny and Gyro fight well together, and see each other as valuable allies. Their friendship is such that either one is willing to put himself in danger for the other, and Johnny notably abandoned his Corpse Parts to save Gyro's life. In turn, Gyro often uses life-or-death situations as opportunities to help Johnny master the fundamentals of the Spin and evolve his Stand, Tusk. After Gyro's death, Johnny was devastated, a fact Valentine attempts to use to goad him into sparing him and giving up the Holy Corpse. Gyro stands by Johnny in spirit even after his death, as Johnny returns his corpse to the Zeppeli family in Italy. Gyro's continuous support helped Johnny get out of his depression and enabled him to begin anew. The relationship of the two has similarities to Jonathan's relationship with Will or Joseph's relationship with Caesar.
 * Lucy Steel: Johnny and Lucy are allies against Valentine, but do not interact with each other much. Despite being Jonathan and Erina's counterparts, they never develop a relationship, unlike their namesakes.
 * Mountain Tim: Mountain Tim was first suspicious of Johnny as Benjamin Boomboom tricked him into believing Johnny was killing competitors in the race, but both later became allies in the fight against the Boomboom Family and Oyecomova. Tim notably taught Johnny about the Devil's Palm and Stands.

Rivals

 * Diego Brando: Johnny considers Diego a rival in his quest for the Corpse Parts. Due to Diego's own ruthlessness, Johnny won't hesitate to kill him if he gets in his way. At one point, Diego allies with Valentine to kill Johnny and Gyro, but it doesn't last. While their relationship is more positive than that of their counterparts, Jonathan and Dio, they are enemies all the same.
 * Hot Pants: Johnny considers Hot Pants a rival in his quest for the Corpse Parts. He realizes that she is a woman after Gyro kills Ringo Roadagain, but doesn't reveal her true gender to Gyro out of respect for her privacy. After Hot Pants steals Johnny's Corpse Part yet leaves him a small part of the Spine, he is curious about Hot Pants motivations for acquiring it.
 * Sandman: Because Sandman didn't go after the Saint's Corpse and acted friendly with the duo, Johnny didn't see him as an enemy. Ultimately, Sandman allied with Valentine and tried to kill Johnny with Gyro and take the Corpse Parts, they thus became enemies. Still, Sandman was indifferent to Johnny, only seeing an internal struggle among the white men he considered enemies that he could exploit.

Enemies

 * Funny Valentine: As both tried to gather the Saint's Corpse, Johnny and Valentine were enemies, but didn't interact much until their single fight. Because of his selfish motive, Valentine saw Johnny as unworthy of the Corpse and tried to kill him, though he treaded carefully with Johnny since Tusk was partly immune to his Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.
 * Diego Brando (Parallel World): As this version of Diego was recruited by Funny Valentine to take the Saint's Corpse from Johnny, it was only natural that the two were enemies. Diego was wary of Tusk, which could move partially in his stopped time, and likewise, Johnny learned of THE WORLD's power and also was wary of it.
 * Dr. Ferdinand: Dr. Ferdinand was an assassin and Stand-user hired by President Funny Valentine to murder Johnny and Gyro and gather the Corpse Parts. Using his Stand, Scary Monsters, Ferdinand attempts to transform Johnny and Gyro into dinosaurs bound to his will, and uses a similarly-transformed Diego Brando as a means to that end.
 * The Boomboom Family: A family group of three Stand-users, Andre, Benjamin, and L.A. Boomboom, who use their talents to murder competitors in the Steel Ball Run, eventually targeting Johnny and Gyro as well. After a failed attempt to frame Johnny for the murder of several other competitors, they attempt to assassinate Johnny, Gyro, and Mountain Tim directly, failing when Johnny first develops his Stand, Tusk.
 * Oyecomova: Oyecomova is a assassin and terrorist who once encountered Gyro Zeppeli before he developed his Stand, Boku no Rhythm wo Kiitekure. He attempted to use this ability to assassinate Gyro, and Johnny in the process, but proved no match for their combined skills in the Spin.
 * Ringo Roadagain: A duelist working for Funny Valentine, Ringo Roadagain holds the philosophy that a true man must gamble his life against others in order to prove his worth. He notes that Johnny has the "dark determination" to kill if need be and thus would have a chance against him. Nevertheless, after incapacitating Johnny, he is defeated by Gyro.

Quotes
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Trivia

 * In the first chapter, his name is written in Japanese as "ジョニー", whereas from the second chapter on, it is written as "ジョニィ". Both have the same pronunciation, however.
 * According to Araki, he always wanted the protagonist of Part 7 to fight against nature itself while at the same time, having his struggles help him on a path to maturity.
 * Johnny reveals to Gyro that he has a paraphilia for women with bug bites.
 * Johnny's voice actor in the Bandai Namco games, Yuki Kaji, also voices Koichi Hirose in the Part 4 TV Anime.