Nicholas Joestar
Nicholas Joestar (ニコラス・ジョースター, Nikorasu Jōsutā) is a minor character featured in Steel Ball Run.
Nicholas is the elder brother of Johnny Joestar by five years, and the son of George Joestar. Nicholas was a jockey, but died in a riding accident.
Appearance
Nicholas Joestar was a scrawny young man who had a regular haircut featuring spiked interlaced locks of hair at the top of his head, appearing similar to a crest.
Personality
In the past, Nicholas is shown as kind and sympathetic to his much younger brother Johnny. He seems to be a good student too as his teachers trust him and would lend him a mouse corpse to fool his father about Danny's death.[3]
Abilities
Nicholas is a horseback riding prodigy, who his father considered to be far superior to both Johnny Joestar and Dio.[3]
- Expert Sense of Time: Nicholas is never a fraction of a second late. Whether Johnny tells him to run 200 meters in 17 seconds, or the next 200 meters in 23 seconds, he'll always finish exactly in that time. He was born with this ability, unlike his father.
- Control: Nicholas is capable of controlling large horses like Black Rose perfectly, no different than when he is riding any other horse.
History
Background
When young Johnny once took his pet mouse Danny to secretly feed it under the table during dinner, his father, upon discovering it, ordered the child to drown the animal himself as punishment. Heartbroken, Johnny was unable to bring himself to do the deed, and followed Nicholas' suggestion to set Danny free into the woods instead.
Years later, Nicholas grew into a promising jockey-to-be, surpassing even the young Diego Brando. One day while practicing for his next race, Nicholas's horse Black Rose stumbled from something on the ground, which cost him his life. Diego claimed a white mouse was the cause of the accident – a mouse who Johnny believed to be Danny. Seven years later, it was Johnny who rose to fame as a racing prodigy. However, his father still did not acknowledge him and his feats, even asking God "why He had taken Nicholas and not Johnny".
During the fight with Axl RO, Nicholas and Danny were seen once more, manifested from Johnny's guilt over freeing Danny and accidentally leading to Nicholas' death.
Chapters
Manga Appearances- Steel Ball Run Chapter 42: Silent Way, Part 3 (Flashback) (Death)
- Steel Ball Run Chapter 57: Civil War, Part 2 (Civil War's ability)
- Steel Ball Run Chapter 58: Civil War, Part 3 (Mentioned only)
- Steel Ball Run Chapter 79: D4C, Part 12 -Love Train- (Flashback)
- Steel Ball Run Chapter 88: Break My Heart, Break Your Heart, Part 1 (Flashback)
- Steel Ball Run Chapter 89: Break My Heart, Break Your Heart, Part 2 (Flashback)
- Steel Ball Run Chapter 91: High Voltage, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
Gallery
Family dinner
Nicholas and his mother Anne Joestar
Making a joke about his dad George Joestar
Nicholas's horse led by Diego Brando
Riding Black Rose
Pinky promise with his brother Johnny Joestar
Nicholas's death
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Calculated from Johnny being 16 when he won the Kentucky Derby - SBR Chapter 3: Johnny Joestar. Nicholas died 7 years before another of Johnny's tournaments, which took place after he won the Kentucky Derby - Steel Ball Run Chapter 42: Silent Way, Part 3 p.17-21
- ↑ Calculated from Johnny's birth-year - JoJolion Chapter 21: "Shakedown Road", Part 4 p.28-30. Stated to be 5 years older than Johnny in Steel Ball Run Chapter 42: Silent Way, Part 3
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Steel Ball Run Chapter 42: Silent Way, Part 3
