Gyro Zeppeli/Personality and Relationships

Personality
Gyro has a cocky and flamboyant personality, appearing to have a high opinion of himself. However, he can be driven by emotions for other people and become realistic and serious when a problem presents itself. Like most manga archetypes, Gyro is incredibly intelligent when he needs to be. His most distinguishable body features are his long hair, distinct western hat and his teeth which have "GO! GO! ZEPPELI" written on them, revealed whenever he smiles at someone. Gyro has a penchant for humor involving wordplay and puns, frequently telling such jokes to Johnny in the spur of the moment. His signature laugh/chuckle is "Nyo ho ho ho~". On more than one occasion, Johnny has said that Gyro doesn't have the drive and determination necessary to get things done, no matter what the cost may be. This challenged his pride, making him push himself to work harder. After battling Ringo Roadagain he found himself what Ringo called the "True Man's World", overcoming his lack of motivation.

Araki personally liked the Jonathan-Zeppeli relationship from Phantom Blood and wanted to retell it again for a longer coming-of-age story. He chose to make Johnny and Gyro around the same age so they could be less formal and more friendly than their original counterparts. Gyro's random jokes and Johnny's trivial use of his spinning nails were included to reflect this concept.

Family

 * Gregorio Zeppeli:

Friends

 * Johnny Joestar: Their relationship is as friends and Master and Apprentice. At first Johnny's determination got Gyro's interest, causing him to help him, to ride the horse and start the race. After the first stage, Johnny wins the respect of Gyro, so he decides to start teaching about the spin and they become partners for the rest of the race. As the stages progress their friendship grows, making Gyro a more friendly and jokingly companion towards him.
 * Hot Pants:
 * Lucy Steel:
 * Wekapipo: