Smokey Brown
Smokey Brown (スモーキー・ブラウン, Sumōkī Buraun) is a tertiary ally featured in the second part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Battle Tendency.
Introduced as an oppressed New York pickpocket, he is rescued by Joseph Joestar and becomes a friend of the Joestar Family. As a result, he becomes a spectator for Joseph's encounters with Straizo and Kars.
Appearance
Smokey is a teenage African-American boy of medium build and below average height. He commonly wears a newsboy cap and a shirt jacket on top of a t-shirt. He has short dark curly hair and a braided rattail.
He also wears a necklace with multiple metallic squares chained together, although it is replaced with a bowtie in his first appearance in the anime.
Color Schemes
Personality
Smokey is friendly and mild-mannered. He is often shocked by the fantastic, horrific situations that surround his friend Joseph Joestar. Smokey operated as a thief and looked down on Joseph at first since he was easy picking, and he was also fearful of the New York's police. Smokey was also driven enough to work towards becoming mayor of his native town in Georgia.
History
Battle Tendency
Smokey first appears stealing Joseph Joestar's wallet. Immediately, he is accosted by a pair of New York policemen, who beat and attempt to extort him. To his surprise, he is saved by Joseph, who makes use of his Ripple in disabling the policemen.[2]
He is later invited to accompany Joseph and Erina to a restaurant, though he is surprised when Joseph expresses timidity towards his grandma despite having effortlessly taken care of two burly policemen. At the restaurant, Smokey is verbally discriminated by a mafia grunt due to his ethnicity but is avenged after Joseph quickly subdues the man. He is later seen that night conversing with Joseph about bra sizes in a cafe before being interrupted by Straizo.
Smokey subsequently takes a background role, expressing shock and surprise at Joseph's antics and the supernatural elements of their adventure.
At Joseph's battle with Kars, Smokey reappears alongside Speedwagon as a spectator. Upon asking Speedwagon, he is informed of the history of Lisa Lisa and George Joestar II.[3] When Kars transforms into the Ultimate Thing and pursues Joseph, Smokey tries to tell Joseph that Lisa Lisa is his mother but fails.[4]
He is seen at Joseph's funeral and, like the others, is surprised to see Joseph alive.
After his adventures with Joseph, Smokey saves enough money for college, where he studied political science. He would later become the first African-American mayor of his home town in the state of Georgia.[1]
In 1950, he was among the beloved family gathered around the deathbed of Erina Joestar, reverently paying his final respects to the woman who gave him a new life.
Stardust Crusaders
During the events of the High Priestess story arc, a flyer for a charity peace concert that Suzi Q is attending displays a picture of Smokey, now mayor of New York City, as a sponsor of the event.[5]
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 45: Joseph Joestar of New York, Part 1
- Chapter 47: Joseph Joestar of New York, Part 3
- Chapter 48: Straizo vs. Joseph, Part 1
- Chapter 49: Straizo vs. Joseph, Part 2
- Chapter 50: Straizo vs. Joseph, Part 3
- Chapter 51: Straizo vs. Joseph, Part 4
- Chapter 52: Straizo vs. Joseph, Part 5
- Chapter 55: The Pillar Man, Santana, Part 2 (Cover only)
- Chapter 106: The Bond That Binds Lisa Lisa and JoJo, Part 2
- Chapter 107: JoJo: The Final Ripple, Part 1
- Chapter 108: JoJo: The Final Ripple, Part 2
- Chapter 109: Kars the Superbeing is Born, Part 1
- Chapter 110: Kars the Superbeing is Born, Part 2
- Chapter 111: Joseph's Final Gamble
- Chapter 112: The Man Who Became a God (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 113: The Man Who Crossed the Atlantic
Anime Appearances- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 10: JoJo of New York
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 11: Master of the Game
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 23: The Warrior Returns to the Wind
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 24: The Bond That Binds JoJo
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 25: The Birth of a Superbeing!!
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 26: The Man Who Became a God
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 23: High Priestess, Part 1 (Photo only)
Quotes
Quotes- “Hmph! Dumbass! Like taking candy from a--”—Smokey Brown stealing Joseph's wallet, Chapter 45: Joseph Joestar of New York, Part 1
- “It was the Fall of 1938, at sundown... an Englishman of roughly 195 cm stood before me and sent a bottle cap flying using some sort of magic! It may have just been my imagination, but at that moment, I thought I saw his body glowing!”—Smokey Brown, Chapter 45: Joseph Joestar of New York, Part 1
- “What kind of guy is this? He does this to the cops and yet he's afraid of some person named Grandma Erina yelling at him?”—Smokey Brown, Chapter 45: Joseph Joestar of New York, Part 1
- “He said he had no idea... that he's been able to do it since he was a child. He can put animals to sleep, stop bleeding... apparently, his grandfather had the same ability... but his father, a war pilot who died in action, didn't. It seems his mother died as well.”—Smokey Brown, Chapter 45: Joseph Joestar of New York, Part 1
- “I guess I owe you one. My name's Smokey, What's yours?”—Smokey Brown, Chapter 45: Joseph Joestar of New York, Part 1
- “I knew he was crazy, but...! I didn't know he was crazy enough to pull off all that! In the middle of town! Seemingly out of nowhere! With a Tommy gun! Where'd he get one anyway?!”—Smokey Brown, Chapter 49: Straizo vs. Joseph, Part 2
- “Is there really no way to defeat him at this point?! Is there really nothing left, but to wait to become food for him?”—Smokey Brown, Chapter 109: Kars the Superbeing is Born, Part 1
- “Now that I think of it, we only met a half a year ago, but I'll never forget you, as long as I live.”—Smokey Brown at Joseph's funeral, Chapter 113: The Man Who Crossed the Atlantic
- “JOJOOOO!!”—Smokey Brown shocked that Joseph is alive, Chapter 113: The Man Who Crossed the Atlantic
Gallery
Stealing Joseph Joestar's wallet
Smokey oppressed by New York cops
Saved by Joseph from cops
Smokey and Joseph at a cafe
Close up of Smokey
Smokey and Speedwagon showing up during Joseph's fight with Kars
Crying after hearing the story of the Joestar Family
Witnessing Joseph running away after Kars becomes the Ultimate Thing
Smokey and Joseph running away from Kars
Smokey's last appearance in the manga
Chapter 55 Cover B
Chapter 107 Cover B
Chapter 109 Cover A
Chapter 109 Cover B
First appearance
Deciding to steal Joseph's wallet
Smokey oppressed by New York cops
Smokey beaten by cops
Joseph and Smokey after running away from the cops
Smokey with new friends Joseph and his grandmother Erina
Smokey and Joseph at a cafe
Smokey arriving with Speedwagon, watching Joseph fight Kars
Screaming about Joseph's plan to run away
Smokey with Erina and Speedwagon at Joseph's funeral
Smokey with the others surprised to see Joseph alive
An older Smokey Brown
Smokey gasping in BLOODY STREAM
Face references
Main outfit
New York outfit
Jigsaw puzzle
Stardust Shooters; Joseph Joestar & Smokey Brown
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Adventure Battle Card; Smokey
Crusade; Smokey
Smokey As He Appears In The OVA's Timeline Video, at Joseph's funeral
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 113: The Man Who Crossed the Atlantic
- ↑ Chapter 45: Joseph Joestar of New York, Part 1
- ↑ Chapter 106: The Bond That Binds Lisa Lisa and JoJo, Part 2
- ↑ Chapter 110: Kars the Superbeing is Born, Part 2
- ↑ Stardust Crusaders Episode 23: High Priestess, Part 1
