Families

Families are an important part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The manga covers the adventures of a particular family, the Joestars, who seem to have a hereditary tendency to get involved in strange happenings. During Part I: Phantom Blood, Jonathan Joestar, the first JoJo, begins his rivalry with Dio Brando, who also plays an important role in Part III: Stardust Crusaders and whose legacy has an indirect influence in Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable and a direct one on Part VI: Stone Ocean. During Part 1 and Part II: Battle Tendency, members of the Zeppeli Family (William Antonio Zeppeli and Caesar Zeppeli respectively) act as mentors, colleagues and friends of the protagonists, having on both adventures a tragic end. Stardust Crusaders tells the story of Kujo Jotaro, the first JoJo not to bear the Joestar name. In Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable, another family makes an appearance, the Higashikata Family. Part V: Vento Aureo contains a curious fact is that Giorno Giovanna, becomes a fusion of two families, bearing the lineage of Joestar Family well as a classic personality and ambition in the Brando Family. During Steel Ball Run, these families reappear(Except for Kujo) taking important roles (A Joestar and A Zeppeli are the protagonists, while the antagonist is a Brando). Higashikata family becomes more important in Part 8 when they have various new members and when Kujo Family appears to be changed with Kira Family when Holly married Yoshihiro Kira instead of Sadao Kujo.

Anothers minor families remain in the new universe, like Pendleton,Speedwagon, Hirose, Nijimura and Stroheim.

List of Main Families

 * Joestar Family
 * Higashikata Family
 * Zeppeli Family
 * Brando Family