Star Birthmark: Difference between revisions

It was introduced in the third part of the ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' series, ''[[Stardust Crusaders]]'', and becomes important again in the sixth part, ''[[Stone Ocean]]''. The [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Season)|anime]] incorporates the birthmark earlier, depicting [[Jonathan Joestar]] and [[Joseph Joestar]] with it. It resurfaces in the [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure#Alternate UniverseSecond Continuity|second continuity]] within the eighth part, ''[[JoJolion]]''.

The origin of the star-shaped birthmark is unknown, but within ''[[Phantom Blood]]'' onward, every member of the Joestar family by blood bears the birthmark. At the end of ''Phantom Blood'', [[Dio Brando]] murders [[Jonathan Joestar]] and takes over his body. Through this process, he inherits the birthmark but rests at the bottom of a sea for a century. Later, in 19831984, DIO reawakens after escaping his coffin. He travels around the world and impregnates multiple women with his children, notably [[Giorno Giovanna]], the protagonist of ''[[Vento Aureo]]''.

The birthmark is only formally introduced in ''[[Stardust Crusaders]]'' by [[Joseph Joestar]] to [[Jotaro Kujo]], being how he recognized Jonathan Joestar's body on DIO in the [[Spirit Photographs|spirit photograph]] of him.<ref name="C117">{{Ch|Chapter 117}}</ref> With DIO's reawakening, the special connection he gained through Jonathan's body puts [[Holy Kujo]] in danger, so they set out to destroy him.

In ''[[Stone Ocean]]'', the birthmark becomes integral once again. Jotaro Kujo's daughter, [[Jolyne Cujoh]], faces off against an eccentric priest, [[Enrico Pucci]]. During the events of ''Stone Ocean'', Pucci fuses with the [[Green Baby]] and gains the birthmark, as the creature originated from [[DIO's Bone]]. His brother, [[Weather Report]], also receives the mark; as twin brothers, they connect and affect one another in the same way DIO does with [[Joseph Joestar|Joseph]], [[Holy Kujo|Holy]] and [[Jotaro Kujo|Jotaro]] in ''Stardust Crusaders''.

Characters of the original continuity's Joestar family who were not depicted with the birthmark include [[George Joestar I]], [[George Joestar II]], and [[Donatello Versus]]. However, Joseph stated that [[Lisa Lisa]] told him that George II had it as well.<ref name="C117" />

===[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure#Alternate UniverseSecond Continuity|Second Continuity]]===

Like the original continuity, the origin of the birthmark is unknown but seemingly all members of the Joestar family by blood bear it. [[Johnny Joestar]]'s is never shown but [[Lucy Steel]] is aware of it.<ref name="C110">{{Ch|JJL Chapter 110}}</ref> His grandson, [[Joseph Joestar (JoJolion)|Joseph Joestar]], bears the birthmark, and his Stand protrudes out of it.

In ''[[The JOJOLands]]'', [[Dragona Joestar|Dragona]] isand [[Jodio Joestar]] are shown to inherit the birthmark from his{{PN|their}} grandfather [[Joseph Joestar (JoJolion)|Joseph Joestar]], while [[Jodio Joestar|Jodio]] and [[Barbara Ann Joestar]] areis yet to be shown bearing it.

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PBMovieBookletPoster.jpg|Jonathan's birthmark in the [[Phantom Blood (filmFilm)|''Phantom Blood'' film]]

GreenBabyBirthmarkAnime.png|[[The Green Baby|Green Baby]]'s birthmark in the [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean|anime]]

*Both Jonathan and young Joseph weren't depicted with the Star Birthmark in their respective parts due to the concept not being introduced until ''[[Stardust Crusaders]]''. Jonathan's was later included in the [[Phantom Blood (filmFilm)|''Phantom Blood'' film]], [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)|2000 ''Stardust Crusaders'' OVA]], and the anime adaptation. Young Joseph's birthmark was included in the anime adaptation as well.

*An artwork in the [[Hirohiko Araki JoJo Exhibition 2012]] shows [[Lisa Lisa]] with the birthmark, despite being from a different family and not being biologically related to the [[Joestar Family|Joestar family]].