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|title = Norisuke Higashikata |
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|image = [[Image:Norisuke higashikata sbr40.png|250px]] |
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|japname = 東方 憲助 |
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|horse = [[List of Horses in Steel Ball Run#Honoo|Honoo]] (Flame) (Barbarian Warm Blood) |
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|age |
|age = 68 |
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|birthday = 1846<ref name=JJLC11P18>''JJL Chapter 11: [[JJL Chapter 11|Family Tree]], p.18''</ref> |
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|death = 1931<ref name=JJLC11P18/> |
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|gender = Male |
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|nation = Japan |
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|hair = White |
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|eyes = Black |
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|family |
|family = Teru Higashikata (wife)<br />[[Rina Higashikata]] (daughter)<br />[[Johnny Joestar]] (son-in-law) |
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*See: [[Higashikata Family#Family Tree 2|Higashikata Family Tree]] |
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|mangadebut = SBR Vol. 10 Ch. 40<br>''[[Silent Way (1)]]'' |
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|mangadebut = SBR Chapter 40<br />''[[SBR Chapter 40|Silent Way (1)]]'' |
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|mangafinal = SBR Chapter 95<br />''[[SBR Chapter 95|The World of the Stars<br />and Stripes -Outro]]'' |
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{{nihongo|'''Norisuke Higashikata'''|東方 憲助}} is a minor character in ''[[ |
{{nihongo|'''Norisuke Higashikata'''|東方 憲助}} is a minor character in ''[[Steel Ball Run]]''. |
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Norisuke is a mysterious Japanese competitor in the [[Steel Ball Run race]]. |
Norisuke is a mysterious Japanese competitor in the [[Steel Ball Run (race)|Steel Ball Run race]]. |
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He accumulates significance in ''[[ |
He accumulates significance in ''[[JoJolion]]'' when he is revealed to have established the success of the [[Higashikata Family|Higashikata bloodline]], founding the Higashikata Fruit Company. |
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==Appearance== |
==Appearance== |
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Norisuke is a mature man of average to above-average height and medium build. He wears small, dark spectacles, a short beard, and very short, sparse hair; with his head covered in many small patches. |
Norisuke is a mature man of average to above-average height and medium build. He wears small, dark spectacles, a short beard, and very short, sparse hair; with his head covered in many small patches. |
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Norisuke has two navels (although his ancestors only bore one).<ref>[[SBR Chapter 40]]</ref> |
Norisuke has two navels (although his ancestors only bore one).<ref name=SBRC40>''SBR Chapter 40: [[SBR Chapter 40|Silent Way (1)]]''</ref> |
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==Personality== |
==Personality== |
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==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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===History=== |
===History=== |
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It is known from [[Tsurugi Higashikata]]'s explanation of the Higashikata family's superstitious beliefs of warding away "demons of sickness" that Norisuke, being the firstborn son of his family, was raised as a girl until he turned twelve.<ref>''JJL |
It is known from [[Tsurugi Higashikata]]'s explanation of the Higashikata family's superstitious beliefs of warding away "demons of sickness" that Norisuke, being the firstborn son of his family, was raised as a girl until he turned twelve.<ref name=JJLC23P23>''JJL Chapter 23: [[JJL Chapter 23|The Secret Room]] p.23''</ref> |
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===Steel Ball Run=== |
===Steel Ball Run=== |
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Norisuke placed third during the third Stage of the [[Steel Ball Run (race)|Steel Ball Run race]] and apparently finished second overall, according to his great grandson in [[ |
Norisuke placed third during the third Stage of the [[Steel Ball Run (race)|Steel Ball Run race]] and apparently finished second overall, according to his great grandson in ''[[JoJolion]]''. In the aftermath of the race, he is seen on board the ship that [[Johnny Joestar]] boards, and greets him with a salute. [[Rina Higashikata|A younger Japanese woman]] is seen standing beside him; it could be inferred that she is one of his daughters. |
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In the aftermath of the race, he uses its prize money to start a successful business importing foreign fruit - a business his descendants continue to maintain well into 2011. |
In the aftermath of the race, he uses its prize money to start a successful business importing foreign fruit - a business his descendants continue to maintain well into 2011. |
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Revision as of 00:14, 15 January 2016
Norisuke Higashikata (東方 憲助) is a minor character in Steel Ball Run.
Norisuke is a mysterious Japanese competitor in the Steel Ball Run race.
He accumulates significance in JoJolion when he is revealed to have established the success of the Higashikata bloodline, founding the Higashikata Fruit Company.
Appearance
Norisuke is a mature man of average to above-average height and medium build. He wears small, dark spectacles, a short beard, and very short, sparse hair; with his head covered in many small patches.
Norisuke has two navels (although his ancestors only bore one).[2]
Personality
Despite his old age, Norisuke has shown to be rather perceptive, deducing Hot Pants' true gender from the latter's disgust at touching his navel.
Synopsis
History
It is known from Tsurugi Higashikata's explanation of the Higashikata family's superstitious beliefs of warding away "demons of sickness" that Norisuke, being the firstborn son of his family, was raised as a girl until he turned twelve.[3]
Steel Ball Run
Norisuke placed third during the third Stage of the Steel Ball Run race and apparently finished second overall, according to his great grandson in JoJolion. In the aftermath of the race, he is seen on board the ship that Johnny Joestar boards, and greets him with a salute. A younger Japanese woman is seen standing beside him; it could be inferred that she is one of his daughters.
In the aftermath of the race, he uses its prize money to start a successful business importing foreign fruit - a business his descendants continue to maintain well into 2011.
Trivia
- He shares his hometown of Sendai, Japan with Hirohiko Araki, the author of the manga.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 JJL Chapter 11: Family Tree, p.18
- ↑ SBR Chapter 40: Silent Way (1)
- ↑ JJL Chapter 23: The Secret Room p.23
