Mes ennemis se sentent confiant à chaque fois qu'ils pensent avoir pris l'avantage alors qu'en fait, ils ont déjà perdu. C'est çà, le style de Joseph Joestar.
Joseph est le petit-fils de Jonathan Joestar et un manieur d'Onde né. Il devient ensuite un manieur de Stand dont le Hermit Purple permet de créer des photos psychiques. Joseph est un farceur éxubérant avec un grand talen pour la tromperie, et affronte les menaces surnaturelles devant lui tels que les Vampires, les Hommes du Pilier et des manieurs de Stands maléfiques avec une ingéniosité impressionante.
Joseph est le deuxième JoJo le plus proéminent de la série après Jotaro son petit-fils. Il est aussi le père de Josuke Higashikata, le protagoniste de "Diamond is Unbreakable".
A 18 ans, Joseph est un grand et beau jeune homme musclé (avec une taille de 195 cm) et des yeux clairs. Il a des cheveux courts non coiffés dont une partie forme des piques vers le haut. A part çà il est dit qu'il ressemble beaucoup à son grand-père Jonathan Joestar.
Les vêtements de Joseph sont généralement normaux et pragmatiques. Il porte un débardeur qui découvre son nombril, des gants cloutées, un pantalon moulant avec une ceinture, et des bottes en cuir. En Suisse, il porte un manteau, un ushanka et une longue écharpe rayée. Après la mort de Caesar, Joseph porte son bandeau en mosaïque de triangles.
Au début, Joseph porte une chemise blanche avec une cravate et des bretelles avec un grand manteau avec un motif de diamant sur les épaules. D'autres accessoires incluent un chapeau d'aviateur en tant que couvre-chef quand il conduit une moto, un bonnet de laine après son entraînement, et un masque spécial pour respirer pour produire l'Onde. Après que Cars coupe sa main, Joseph la remplace avec une main mécanique, un cadeau des Allemands.
Des illustrations antérieures de Joseph le montrent souvent avec son chapeau et lunettes d'aviateur pour le différencier de Jonathan, et pour insister sur le "ressenti mécanique" des nombreux véhicules (avions, motos) présents dans la partie 2[1].
Palettes
The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.
Colored MangaHeritage for the FutureAnimeAll-Star BattleEyes of Heaven
Peau(Claire)
Cheveux(Violets)
Yeux(Violets)
Costume ppl.
(Débardeur violet, pantalon et bottes bruns, écharpe jaune et verte)
Peau(Claire)
Cheveux(Noirs)
Yeux(Purple)
Costume ppl.
(Vêtements violets clairs, bottes grises foncées)
Peau(Claire)
Cheveux(Bruns)
Yeux(Verts)
Costume ppl.
(Débardeur vert, pantalon bleu, bottes noirs, écharpe jaune et verte)
Peau(Claire)
Cheveux(Verts foncés)
Yeux(Vert Citron)
Costume ppl.
(Vêtements turquoise, bottes brunes, écharpe rouge et verte citron)
Peau(Claire)
Cheveux(Bruns)
Yeux(Bleu canard)
Costume ppl.
(Débardeur vert olive, pantalon bleu, bottes noires, écharpe jaune et verte)
Joseph conserve une certaine musculature et vigueur même si son visage ridé révèle son âge. Il a maintenant des cheveux courts ordinaires et une barbe courte et bien tondue. Ses cheveux sont gris.
Pendant le voyage des héros vers l'Egypte, Joseph porte des vêtements simples. Un haut clair sans bouton et découvrant les bras complété avec des bandes aux poignets, un pantalon, des chaussures de ville et un fédora. Des gants cachent ses mains, notamment sa main mécanique.[2]
Durant les premiers chapitres, il porte un trench-coat et un pull à col haut avec une gemme au cou. Durant l'arc Dark Blue Moon, il porte une chemise de marin rayée avec les bras roulés vers les épaules. Dans l'arc 'Bastet' Mariah, on voit qu'il porte des boxers à pois.
Palettes
The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.
Colored MangaSFC GameOVAHeritage for the FutureAll-Star BattleAnimeEyes of Heaven
Peau(Claire)
Cheveux(Gris)
Yeux(Violets)
Tenue pple.
(Haut et Fedora jaune, pantalon et gants bruns, manchettes violettes)
Peau(Claire)
Cheveux(Gris clair)
Yeux(Bruns clair)
Tenue pple.(Chemise brun clair, chapeau brun)
Peau(Claire)
Cheveux(Blonds)
Yeux(Bleus)
Tenue pple.
(Chemise violette, Fedora et pantalon bruns, gants violets, manchettes noires)
Peau(Claire)
Cheveux(Blancs)
Yeux(Bleus)
Tenue pple.
(Chemise kaki, pantalon et Fedora bruns, gants blancs, manchettes grises)
Peau(Claire)
Cheveux(Gris)
Yeux(Bleus-gris)
Tenue pple.
(Chemise jaune, pantalon et Fedora bruns, manchettes noires, chaussures bleues)
Peau(Claire)
Cheveux(Gris)
Yeux(Verts)
Tenue pple.
(Chemise kaki, pantalon et chapeau bruns, manchettes noires)
Peau(Claire)
Cheveux(Gris)
Yeux(Bleus clairs)
Tenue pple.
(Chemise kaki, pantalon et chapeau bruns, manchettes grises, gants blancs)
En 1999, Joseph a 79 ans et a mal vieilli, n'utilisant pas l'Onde pour prolonger sa jeunesse car il n'était pas motivé.[3] Il est toujours remarquablement grand mais il a le dos voûté par l'âge et utilise une cane.[4] Il a une expression fatiguée sur sur visage morne, qui a acquis encore plus de rides et il a conservé sa barbe bien tondue.
Joseph porte un pince-nez et un chapeau de laine tacheté avec des rabats, ce qui rappelle un ushanka. Joseph porte surtout un épais meanteau par dessus une chemise roulée, une cravate, un pantalon ample et des gants.
In Battle Tendency, Joseph is a hotheaded, impetuous, and confrontational young man. Quick to violently respond to the slightest provocation, Joseph would often get into brawls growing up; prior to events of the story, he had been imprisoned seven times and expelled once from school for fighting.[5] Having no respect for authority save of his grandmother's, and later Lisa Lisa's, Joseph has antagonized policemen[6] and mafiosi[7] alike. Furthermore, Joseph is a foul-mouthed individual and regularly taunts his enemies, enjoying aggravating them. He notably taunted Kars when he launched him into space, claiming to have again planned everything from the beginning just to antagonize him one last time.[8]
Joseph is a playful person and prefers fooling around over having any responsibility. By his own admission, his most hated sentences are "hard work" and "work hard",[9] and still had to be pushed to train his Ripple talent in spite of facing certain death if he didn't meet and fight Wamuu again. Joseph has a fairly goofy side and spends half of his fights enjoying having outsmarted his current enemy with incredibly zany schemes, which take his opponents by surprise by how silly said plans are at first sight. A show-off, Joseph loves being the center of attention and couldn't stand that his rival Caesar had a special technique.[10] With his prestidigitation talent, Joseph's boastful nature coupled with his love of pranks make him an unpredictable force in battle.
At the beginning of his adventure, Joseph's one redeeming trait is his devotion to his family and friends. Joseph cares deeply for his grandmother Erina Joestar, and is deeply angered when a gangster has the nerve of mentioning Speedwagon's death before her, which upset her.[11] Joseph also cares for his "Uncle Speedwagon", who he considers like a father and Speedwagon's disappearance pushed Joseph to go look for him in Mexico. Joseph also has a knack for befriending people. Despite having been stolen his wallet, Joseph quickly befriended Smokey Brown and couldn't tolerate discrimination against him.[6] In the same way, Joseph befriended Caesar Zeppeli and Lisa Lisa even though they had difficult starts. Joseph even came to respect the Pillar Man Wamuu, and gave him a last salute as he died.[12]
Over the course of Battle Tendency, although he never really lost his overall attitude, he did develop into a strong, focused hero. In accord with his dismissal of any kind of discipline, Joseph believes that trickery and cheating are fair game in a fight as long as it isn't needlessly cruel. This results in him being a rulebreaker and once earned him a scolding when he tried to climb the Hell Climb Pillar using a rope instead of with the Ripple as intended.[13] Joseph possesses a peculiar sense of honor, acknowledging Esidisi's underhanded moves as somewhat noble, since he did them for his fellow Pillar Men.[14] However, when Kars backstabbed Lisa Lisa, Joseph was furious since he sullied the memory of his companion Wamuu.[15] Thus it could be said that Joseph values kinship dearly.
Joseph peeping on Lisa Lisa in the shower, unaware she is his mother.
Joseph, being the outspoken individual that he is, does have a flirtatious side to him. He regularly comments on women's voluptuousness and was less than subtle with his advancements on his future wife Suzi Q. Joseph's antagonistic behavior toward Caesar when they first met may have been out of jealousy that he could seduce girls so easily. His perverted nature is ultimately revealed when Joseph decides to sneak a peek at a bathing Lisa Lisa, completely unaware that they were related, and was his mother, no less.[16] However, when Lisa Lisa practically revealed herself as his mother, Joseph was more concerned by her actual age.[17] It is stated that Joseph is picky about choosing a girlfriend, although her smarts don't matter as long as she is cute.[18]
Joseph collectionne les bandes dessinées et on peut le voir lire un magazine de Superman durant son enfance.[19] Même alors qu'il est vieux, Joseph est intéressé par le manga de Rohan Kishibe.
Stardust Crusaders
"OH! MY! GOD!"
In Stardust Crusaders, Joseph has considerably mellowed out, having lost much of his aggression and laziness. Still irascible toward Japanese in general, due to a Japanese man marrying his beloved daughter Holy,[20] Joseph is otherwise nice to his grandson and Noriaki Kakyoin. His self-confidence and penchant for befriending people is still present, notably with the appearance of his new friend Muhammad Avdol, and his tendency to approach the locals first and communicate with them,[21] overall being the one to deal business with them. For instance he takes it upon himself to order food in Hong Kong,[22] gladly approaches an Indian barman to try sugar cane juice,[23] tries to salute a hotel owner in Pakistan[24] as well as order shishkebab in Karachi.[25]
Joseph is much more responsible than in Battle Tendency, being more proactive in his quest to Egypt, and also sometimes reminding his younger companions of their goals when they are distracted. Years of peace and the appearance of the much stranger Stands means that Joseph lost some of his talents at outsmarting enemies, and is often the victim of the Stands he encounters. However, Joseph still has a few tricks left up his aged sleeve, and is capable of outsmarting enemies, having successfully cheated against Telence D'Arby,[26] and figuring out The World time stop's limits.[27]
Le côté humoristique de Joseph est toujours présent; ses tentatives ratées de se mixer à la culture locale et sa surprise face aux étranges Stand qu'il combat sont une source constante d'humous. Comme Joseph est prétentieux, il lui arrive de penser qu'il en sait plus sur une culture qu'en réalité. Par exemple il lit mal le Chinois et commande des plats complètement différents de ce qu'il avait annoncé[21] et prétend savoir chevaucher des dromadaires mais se donne en spectacle[28]. A la fin de la saga, Joseph montre son amour des blagues en prétendant qu'il est DIO ressuscité.[29]
In Diamond is Unbreakable, Joseph's advancing age has weakened his mind and he appears to have become somewhat senile. Joseph is now a pacified and even weak-willed man, even sadly accepting Josuke's demand that he not interact with Josuke's mother.[30] Despite this, Joseph is still a well-meaning old man who is willing to risk his life for others[31] and is nice enough to offer some counsel to Yukako about her crush.[32]
Living in Morioh seems to have done him good, and at the end of the part, Joseph is more lively and happier, expressing confidence in the youth of Morioh at protecting the small town.[33]
Joseph inherited the Ripple and its capabilities from his grandfather, Jonathan Joestar, as well as his mother, Lisa Lisa. In addition, he uses techniques commonly present in stage magic to confuse his foes. After his Ripple training, Joseph frequently combines his Ripple with other objects to perform complex and creative attacks. Later in Stardust Crusaders, he shows that he is able use the Ripple in conjunction with his Stand, Hermit Purple. However, as he grew older, due to neglecting his Ripple training, he became unable to do the same things he was capable of when he was younger and ended up aging at a relatively normal pace.
Attacks
During his battle with the Pillar Men, Joseph had demonstrated several techniques similar to his grandfather's.
The most basic application of the Ripple, where the user attacks with either their limbs or an object imbued with the Ripple. Joseph first uses it on a bottle of coke, causing the cap to fly off and break the finger bone of a police officer. He mostly uses it by charging his hand with Ripple and striking with a chop. Joseph uses it against Kars in a duel and shatters Kars's Light Blade which could cut through anything without fail up until that point.
When he's young, Joseph uses the Ripple on a pilot's head while Speedwagon's plane is being hijacked, which knocks the pilot out. He later uses this technique on a pigeon, controlling it to go inside the mouth of a woman that Caesar hypnotized. In his final battle against Wamuu, he controls the Vampire Horses by using the Ripple on their reins.
Joseph infuses his Ripple into strands of hair to make them hard enough to form a barrier, which blocks incoming projectiles. Joseph uses it to block bullets fired by Santana after ripping a fistful of Stroheim's hair.
An advanced adhesive technique, Joseph imbues both his fists and feet with the Ripple. To prevent himself from falling down a pillar covered with oil, he flips himself upwards and uses his hands to stick to the blast of oil. He then slides across and propels himself upwards, gaining more distance than he could from normally climbing or jumping.
Ripple Beat Overdrive(波紋疾走のビートHamon Ōbādoraibu no Bīto, lit. Ripple Dash Beat)
Similar to his grandfather's move, Joseph uses the Ripple to dislocate his shoulder and arm to strike opponents at a longer range.
American Clackers
After pressing himself to come up with his own special attack, Joseph invented a fighting style that involved infusing the Ripple into a pair of normal American Clackers. Once infused, the Clackers become a lethal weapon, as the user is able to rip through an opponent's skin using them, and from there the Ripple can enter the body, thus inflicting massive damage. Because of their shape and aerodynamic design, someone who is trained in the Clackers' use is able to easily maneuver them around their body, even having the ability to make them seemingly disappear by hiding them behind their back.[34]
Joseph chucks American Clackers infused with the Ripple into his opponent's direction. This can be done a number of ways, but to produce the best and most surprising effect, he can hide them behind his back. From there, Joseph can slingshot them from behind his back at the enemy in all directions.
Joseph throws both pairs of Clackers infused with the Ripple into a beam or pillar behind the opponent, fooling the foe into assuming that he missed. One gets stuck onto whatever it was thrown on and starts spinning, latching onto the second pair of Clackers. The second pair then flings back towards the opponent from behind, much like how a boomerang works.
Au-delà de ses clackers, Joseph a utilisé une large panoplie d'armes et autres outils avec l'Onde et ses stratagèmes.
He used Ripple to pop the cap off of a cola bottle at a corrupt police officer and two tequila bottles' corks against a pair of Nazi soldiers, in the form of high speed projectiles.
He used a Tommy gun to shoot Straizo and then strike him with the stock charged with the Ripple. This was followed by secretively attaching a grenade to Straizo's scarf, the pin of which was attached by strings to the pins of several other grenades Joseph had managed to plant on Straizo's back.
He used the yarn of a wool hat (which is highly conductive of the Ripple) to form a net underneath the spike-filled arena to use against Esidisi.
He wielded a large sledgehammer in the chariot race against Wamuu, which he slathered in oil to improve its conduction of the Ripple. Joseph also used a heavy crossbow to fire a Ripple-charged iron ball at the wall of the arena, where it rode around the entire wall before launching off and hitting Wamuu from behind.
Le Stand de Joseph, Hermit Purple, apparaît comme plusieurs ronces épineuse sur les mains de Joseph. Il peut manipuler les ronces comme une arme ou un outil, qui peut notamment conduire l'Onde, ce qui le rend dangereux pour un Vampire comme DIO. Joseph obtient Hermit Purple après que DIO se perce avec la Flèche.
Le pouvoir de Hermit Purple est d'obtenir des photographies psychiques avec des appareils photos, des télévision et en fait n'importe quoi pour obtenir des informations qu'il veut. Il peut donc espionner ses ennemis, être averti d'un danger, ou même dessiner une carte avec des repères utiles pour lui.
Hermit Purple peut aussi influencer des systèmes électroniques. Par exemple, il peut vérifier si une console de jeu est trafiquée, changer les chaînes d'une télévision et même contrôler le système d'un avion pour mieux le piloter.
The Hermit card of the Tarot primarily gives a meaning of solitude, introspective, or soul-searching, which could symbolize Joseph's lifelong journey. It also carries a more direct meaning of teaching or advising, which is Joseph's main role in Part 3 on the subject of Stands.
Mastery
Joseph is quite adept at using his Stand, although he does so imperfectly. Joseph notably understands how versatile Hermit Purple's ability is and that it can be used on cameras, TV sets, and even dust to divine information. However during Stardust Crusaders, Joseph brutally breaks cameras to obtain spirit photographies whereas it is demonstrated that a simple tap will grant the same results.
Comme Hermit Purple a la forme de longues lianes de ronces, il peut exploiter ceci pour en faire une corde de fortune, se balancer à son bout et ligoter des ennemis. Il peut aussi le combiner avec son Onde et en faire une arme et un moyen de défense contre DIO.
Acrobaties
Joseph est un combattant très agile et exécute des acrobaties régulièrement.
Being quite athletic, Joseph distinguishes himself through feats of agility, in contrast to his grandfather Jonathan Joestar who performed feats of strength. He can for instance perform an aerial cartwheel when Esidisi grips his fist to escape the lock (all the while setting up a string to slice his arm),[35] has performed impressive jumps, for instance pole vaulting into Wamuu's chariot to escape being crushed[36] or a somersault while sliding underneath a layer of oil,[37] and has managed to perform corde lisse tricks against Kars.[38]
Avec l'âge, son agilité n'est plus ce qu'elle était mais Joseph conserve toujours une bonne forme physique durant Stardust Crusaders et peut se balancer de toit en toit avec Hermit Purple.
Ruse et Tromperie
La ruse de Joseph Joestar est sans doute l'arme la plus importante et la plus dangereuse de son arsenal.
Joseph's favorite strategy is to psych out his opponents. To do so, he notably predicts what his enemies will say next or more commonly provokes them to unnerve them and make them predictable in their move. Joseph is incredibly proficient in analyzing the personalities of those he faces and guessing information about them by observing small details about them, then shamelessly exploits any character flaw they have in order to return whatever they will be doing next against them, most commonly their overconfidence. Of note are particular quirks such as Wamuu's pride as a warrior or Kars' obsession for the Red Stone of Aja. However, Joseph is unknowingly as susceptible to these tactics as his opponents, leading him to be psyched out himself by Esidisi.
Joseph is a master of trickery and deception
Having great prestidigitation skills, his goofy demeanor serving as the greatest distraction and facade he can rely on, Joseph is able to attack from unexpected angles or make critical moves under the guise of simple stupidity or ignorance; Joseph will often use one obvious strategy hiding another, more advanced one to fool and trap his opponents.
Joseph is maybe the most proficient man in the series at using his environment to his advantage, the Ripple increasing the danger and combative capability of any item he gets his hands on. Among others, Joseph has used mirrors, glass shots, hair, a well, pasta, pigeons, wool hats, icicles, pebbles, and an entire plane as tools and weapons to grasp the upper hand, each use having had applied efficiency and imagination. Joseph also keeps a number of tools handy just in case, concealing weapons on his person for when he expects danger.
Même lorsqu'il est coincé, Joseph peut compter sur son esprit vif pour penser à une solution à ses problèmes. Par exemple, Joseph a eu la présence d'esprit de retourner l'Onde de Cars contre l'Homme du Pilier en l'exposant eu dernier moment à la Super Aja et en créant une éruption volcanique qui envoya Cars dans l'espace.
Joseph a une perspective singulière qui le pousse à utiliser n'importe quelle ruse. Pour lui, il n'y a pas de règles dans un combat à mort, à l'exception d'utiliser des civils et d'être cruel sans raison. Joseph n'obéit à aucun code et n'hésite pas à tricher et s'enfuir car la fin justifie les moyens.
Technique de Survie: Joseph utilise cette "technique" contre Cars. Il met le feu à son écharpe en prétendant qu'avoir la pression avec sa vie en danger le poussera à surpasser ses limites et trouver une solution. En fait, c'est seulement l'une des ses diversions et il attire l'attention de Cars avec le feu en créant un noeud coulant avec son pied.
Secret Technique
Joseph performing his secret technique
The Joestar family's "secret technique". Usually utilized as a last resort, Joseph invented this move to use when battling the enemy seemed hopeless. In reality, it was actually used to stall time in order for Joseph to formulate a plan. It was also used by his grandson Jotaro later in the series during his fight against Rubber Soul.[39]
Cette technique secrète consiste en une retraite prudent mais prompte du combat tout en gardant l'oeil sur les environs pour toute occasion de vaincre l'ennemi. Pour un non-initié, il semblerait que Joseph fuit comme un lâche, sachant qu'il hurle à tout le monde de s'enfuir durant sa course. Cette technique est aussi utile pour attirer des ennemis loin de ses alliés en se comportant comme une cible facile.
Pilotage
Joseph est un pilote d'avion compétent, mais s'il a fait un avion s'écraser quatre fois durant sa vie. Il est capable de piloter une bonne variété d'avion, comme un petit Cessna, un Junker, et a réussi un amerrissage d'urgence avec un avion de ligne. On ne sait pas où Joseph a appris à piloter mais il est possible qu'il l'a appris sur le tas par nécéssité.
Relations
Famille
Jonathan Joestar: Joseph had no real knowledge of his grandfather prior to his battle with Straizo because of Speedwagon keeping the events of the past secret. However, Joseph holds great respect towards Jonathan due to his relationship with Erina and friendship with Speedwagon. When Caesar insults Jonathan, it enrages Joseph that he brought up the past. Joseph's respect for his grandfather is even more apparent in his later years, as he's shown to be angry that DIO is now using Jonathan's body as his own.
Erina Joestar: Joseph and Erina are very close due to Erina having raised Joseph all his youth in the absence of his parents. Erina loves Joseph dearly but is quite severe with him because of his indiscipline. Prior to meeting Lisa Lisa, Joseph only respects her authority and is very attached to her, being angry and becoming physically violent that one would ruin a coat she gave him or that someone would even make her distraught.
Lisa Lisa: Joseph never knew his mother and thought she died in an accident. He meets Lisa Lisa thinking she is an unrelated Ripple user and her severity and prowess in the Ripple quickly shut Joseph's arrogance and belligerence. Joseph respects Lisa Lisa's authority and becomes close to her, getting angry when Kars humiliates Lisa Lisa to get at him. Joseph also finds Lisa Lisa attractive and has opportunistically peeped on her, (unaware of their relation); he is notably dismayed to find that she is 50 years old and makes fun of her for it.
Suzi Q: Joseph expresses some attraction towards Suzi Q upon meeting her early on in Battle Tendency, though does show some degree of exasperation at her air-headedness, notably when he realizes that she had not sent a telegram bearing news that he was alive to his family and friends. Both eventually marry and presumably live a happy life. It is shown that they enjoy teasing each other. Fifty years later into the marriage, Suzi Q is shown to trust her husband completely and believes that he had never failed her once. However, in Part 4, she is said to have been enraged when Joseph had an affair with Tomoko Higashikata. Her anger is mentioned again when Joseph brings home an adopted Shizuka, who Suzi Q initially believed to be another illegitimate child.
Holy Kujo: Joseph is incredibly attached to his daughter and is shown to be very close to her. Both are comfortable enough to tickle each other in public, and Joseph developed a hatred toward Japanese people in general because of Sadao Kujo taking Holy to live in Japan, where he couldn't meet her or his grandson Jotaro very often. Being her father, he naturally cares for her, becoming angry at Jotaro for disrespecting her (despite the latter's good intentions for doing so) and immediately becoming worried for his daughter's health after seeing her affected harmfully by her own Stand.
Sadao Kujo: While there is no on-screen interaction between them since he is the man who made his daughter move to Japan, Joseph presumably greatly disliked his son-in-law. As evidence of this, Joseph basically stated that Sadao was responsible for his hatred for the Japanese (with a few exceptions).
Jotaro Kujo: Joseph is close to his grandson. Although Jotaro's aloofness makes their relationship difficult, Joseph's friendly nature makes it so they ultimately appreciate each other as family members, and Joseph trusts Jotaro's ability. Throughout the course of the series, he and Jotaro are able to get along more easily and eventually work together to defeat Telence T. D'Arby in DIO's mansion without even a need for words to understand the same plan of action. Joseph's apparent death and desecration by DIO notably enraged Jotaro. By the time of Part 4, Jotaro isn't as cold with Joseph, and Joseph confides more in Jotaro, sharing with him his observation of the spirit and will of the residents of Morioh.
Josuke Higashikata: While his relationship with his illegitimate son got off to a difficult start, Joseph understands his son's concerns and follows through with them. He refrains from seeing Tomoko and understands his son's frustrations in keeping him from getting lost in town. Joseph does, however, earn Josuke's respect after risking his life to save Shizuka, and the two are regularly seen hanging out together during the rest of Part 4. Joseph respects his son's sense of justice and trusts that Josuke will protect Morioh. It doesn't stop Josuke from stealing Joseph's wallet.
Shizuka Joestar: Joseph initially found Shizuka as a baby abandoned by her parents and decided to adopt her. When issues with Shizuka began to manifest and when Shizuka found her own life threatened by her powers, Joseph took up ways to calm those issues with makeup and slit his wrist to use the blood to find her respectively. Later, he is seen carrying her around as his own child and by the end of Part 4, brings her back to America to raise her as his own child.
Amis
Robert E. O. Speedwagon: Despite his cheeky attitude, Joseph cared for Speedwagon, and viewed him as an uncle. When Joseph received news of Speedwagon's supposed death, he becomes enraged and attacks Straizo without a second thought. Similarly, when he receives news that Speedwagon was still alive, he is seen happily tearing up before rushing to the Nazi base in order to break him out.
Smokey Brown: Despite having his wallet stolen by Smokey, Joseph bears him no ill will and actually helps bail him from the discriminating actions of the policemen who accost him, in the same manner, that his great-grandfather George Joestar did with Dario Brando. In a time when African Americans faced racial prejudice, Joseph backs up Smokey's rights to sit in a restaurant and beats up the man who insulted him. Smokey becomes grateful to Joseph for saving him and accompanies him throughout New York, and later with Speedwagon at Joseph's showdown with Kars.
Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli: Due to their conflicting personalities, the two did not get along at all during their first encounter. It wasn't until their climb to the top of the pillar where Joseph began to respect Caesar's skills and gradually saw him as a fairly proficient partner during their 26-day training session. Their trust in each other grew to a point where Joseph expected Caesar to finish the missing link to the icicle chain after having fallen off the cliff during their first encounter with Kars. After Caesar's death by the hands of Wamuu, Joseph openly cried out in sorrow and promised to avenge him. After the announcement of the chariot race, Joseph donned Caesar's headband and during the final showdown used it to defeat Wamuu, claiming his reason for victory being that Caesar was with him the whole time.
Rudol von Stroheim: Joseph's personality makes it so he judges other people based on their individual actions and "soul". Because of this, he was never prejudiced towards Rudol's occupation as a Nazi. During the battle against Santana, Joseph is shocked by Stroheim's selfless act of self-destruction and briefly mourns his supposed death. He teams up with Stroheim during the final battle with Kars, when Joseph kamikazes a plane into an active volcano. Having jumped out of the plane before then, Stroheim grabs hold of Joseph and sacrifices his own cybernetic legs to cushion the fall, thus saving both their lives. As a final gift to Joseph, he replaces his severed left hand with a mechanical one.
Loggins: While the 2 have had limited onscreen interaction Loggins personally trained Joseph in Ripple. While Joseph admitted to hating Loggins for putting him through a hellish training. One of the reasons Joseph tried to kill Esidisi was to avenge Loggins. After the battle, Joseph thanks Loggins for 'torturing' him.
Wamuu: Ironically, one of the closest and most meaningful friendships Joseph shared was with Wamuu, whom he vowed to slay to avenge the death of Caesar. Though he already admires the Pillar Man's skill and cunning as a warrior, he truly comes to respect his nobility upon finding Caesar's blood bubble of antidote left intact by Wamuu to honor his opponent's bravery; and graciously returned the respect the ancient warrior afforded Caesar by easing the pain of his death with his own blood. The two men parted in warm friendship, and Joseph notably regards Wamuu as a friend enough to be enraged by Kars' ambush of Lisa Lisa, the sheer cowardice of which spat in the face of everything the proud and honorable warrior stood for in life.
Muhammad Avdol: Out of the group, Joseph presumably knew Avdol the longest, having met him in Egypt prior to the events of Part 3. Since then, Joseph has formed a good friendship with the Egyptian and had even trusted him to help Jotaro unlock the full potential of his Stand through force. During their later journey to Egypt, the two fought alongside each other on several occasions, one of the more memorable instances being their battle against Mariah. At the end of the series, alongside Polnareff and Jotaro, he mourns the death of his companion.
Noriaki Kakyoin: Having joined them on their journey to Egypt, Kakyoin got along well with the rest of the group. While his interactions with Joseph specifically were minor, Joseph usually went to him to crack jokes and express his comedic nature (due to Kakyoin being able to tolerate it the most). Towards the end of the series, Kakyoin's last act before dying was shooting the clock tower with his Emerald Splash, in order to help Joseph discover the secret behind The World's ability to stop time. Joseph, whilst hiding his grief, responds by treating the message with upmost importance and swearing that Kakyoin's death would not be in vain.
Jean Pierre Polnareff: Meeting as enemies, Polnareff joins the group during their journey to Egypt and gradually becomes good friends with everyone. At the end of Part 3, Joseph and Polnareff along with Jotaro mourn the loss of their friends. Joseph knew that Polnareff had no one in France, so he offered for him to come with him to America. Polnareff refused the offer, stating that despite being alone, France was his homeland. Joseph also mentions that it'd be lonely if Polnareff didn't come with him. Before leaving, the group embraces one last time, throwing out friendly insults, and promising to meet each other again sometime in the future.
Iggy: When first introduced, Iggy acted much like a stray and initially hated everyone in the group. After the fight with N'Doul, he would willingly tag along with them, but during fights, he'd usually disappear. It wasn't until his fight with Pet Shop where his inner thoughts came to light; at this point, he seemed to understand Joseph was the leader of the group. While the interaction between the two was fairly minor, after sacrificing himself for Polnareff to defeat Vanilla Ice, Joseph and the group acknowledged his heroism and mourned his death along with the others.
Tomoko Higashikata: Despite Joseph's dislike of the Japanese in his late 60s due to his daughter marrying one, Joseph had an affair with Tomoko in 1983 when he is 63 years old and had an illegitimate son with her, although he was unaware of his son until several years later. Joseph later respects Josuke's wishes to not talk to Tomoko and he only sees her from far away.
Ennemis
Straizo: Due to him claiming to have killed Speedwagon himself as well as trying to kill him and his grandmother, Joseph bore a great hatred toward Straizo. Straizo underestimated Joseph as a warrior, but at the end respected him enough to warn him about the incoming danger of the Pillar Men and reveal that Speedwagon was alive.
Santana: The first of the Pillar Man Joseph encountered. It was him that allowed Joseph to prepare for the other three's defeat. Santana thought little of Joseph, but was intrigued by his Ripple ability and annoyed by his general demeanor. For his part, Joseph wanted to leave Santana alone, while teasing him and even entertaining the idea that he was neutral if not for the Nazis actions against him. However, Joseph's indifference transformed into belligerence when Santana attacked Speedwagon, using everything in his power at that time to defeat the Pillar Man.
Donovan: While there is little interaction between the two, the fact that Donovan attacked Joseph made the two enemies. During their fight Joseph filled Donovan with cactus prickles and tied him to a cactus, but not before interrogating him and having him confirm Speedwagon's status.
Esidisi: Initially, Joseph viewed him as an enemy for implanting a Wedding Ring of Death in his neck. After killing one of his masters, Esidisi was engaged in a duel by Joseph and fought him. Esidisi thought little of him and more than anyone else, proved a match for his wits. In the end, Joseph successfully outsmarted Esidisi and destroyed his body. Joseph became enraged when he possessed Suzi Q, and with help from Caesar, destroyed him. He eventually came to respect the Pillar Man for the extremes he went to in order to procure success for his comrades.
Kars: Kars was initially just one of the Pillar Men to defeat in Joseph's eyes. Likewise, Joseph merely was a Ripple user to kill to Kars' own. The former was annoyed by the latter's tendency to use unpredictable tactics until the former cheated in his duel with Lisa Lisa, dishonoring the pride of his comrades in the process. Joseph then came to intensely hate him for his underhanded methods and once he became the Ultimate Life Form, Joseph made great efforts in order to defeat him, including trying to send him into a volcano at the cost of his own life. Kars responded by cutting off Joseph's left arm and their fight ended in Joseph unintentionally sending Kars out into space, but not before mocking him one last time.
Nena: Nena is one of many Stand Users sent by DIO to kill him, Nena would constantly mock Joseph for his age and was shocked when he outsmarted her, allowing him to once again use his trick of predicting an opponent's next line.
Steely Dan: Dan and Joseph first met in a haggling contest (which Dan won), but after Dan's identity is revealed, he infected Joseph with his Stand and used him as a hostage so the others wouldn't attack him. Through his Stand, Dan unknowingly though not unintentionally embarrasses Joseph in public, forcing him to attract a crowd. After Kakyoin and Polnareff free Joseph of his control, Jotaro gets revenge for him.
Mariah: Mariah is one of many Stand Users sent by DIO to kill him, during their confrontation, Mariah magnetized Joseph and Avdol using her Stand ability, then tried to kill them using their resulting handicap. Despite their antagonism and wide age gap, Mariah finds the older Joseph attractive and states she might've become his lover if she didn't find DIO more attractive.
DIO: At first, Joseph was unaware of his existence due to Speedwagon making sure to keep the secret of the Vampire's existence prior to his battle with Straizo. He eventually learned the whole truth and came to despise the villain for using his grandfather, Jonathan's body as well as causing his daughter Holy to become deathly ill due to his presence. He embarked on a mission alongside his grandson, Jotaro to find DIO and kill him in order to save Holy.
Well, I was just thinking about how you're going to have to live your long life always thinking about how you were injured by a human... The only way to get over that... would be to win a fight against a properly me, is what I was thinking. If I do serious Ripple training, I'll have the talent to surpass you in a month. Since the only one to put a 5cm cut in your head was a piece of trash like me! Though, you know... it's probably better for you to kill me before I get stronger!
The domineering Loggins... it was 3 weeks of hell listening to you yelling, I really hated you, you were so awful... and I was going to get you back for all of that!... Well instructor... watch from up there. You can see the results of all you put me through!
You see, humans progressed little by little, bit by bit over those thousand years... It's nothing major but in the 18th and 19th centuries, magic and other illusions became popular entertainment... and I really love a good illusion!
I am to wait 30 minutes, and that's what I'm going to do! And the best place to wait... is right in front of Lisa Lisa's door! And while I'm waiting...would it be so terrible of me to keep an eye on this keyhole?! Woooaaahhh! NICE!
Indeed Jotaro, what you have called an "evil spirit" is but a powerful vision created by your own life energy! And since it stands next to you, it is called a Stand!
Did you see it? The thorns from my hand? That is my Stand! It can reveal faraway visions and place them on film. Of course, I gotta bust a 3,000 yen camera every time I use it...
Opponents always get confident when they feel like they're winning, when in fact, they've already lost. That's the Joseph Joestar way. I may be getting on in my years, but I've still got it!
We have encountered The World before, but we have no idea what it does. If you climb a mountain without where the summit is, you'll run into trouble! You absolutely will! Like how you burp when you drink a cola, it's inevitable.
HmhmhmhmhahahaHAHAHA! You're a fool Jotaro! Thanks to you, I live again! [Jotaro summons Star Platinum] Wauuugh! Hold on Jotaro! I was just making a joke! Sorry!
DIO has stolen many things from people. Everything he had was stolen from others over the course of the last century... The things we've lost can't be compared to the importance of the Earth. But because of them, we're still alive. Kakyoin! Iggy! Avdol! It's all over...
After seeing Josuke and his friends in this incident in Morioh, there's one thing I can say... the youth of this town... have a golden spirit. Just like the ones I saw when we headed for Egypt. A golden spirit, blessed with the radiance of justice. I saw it within Josuke and his friends... as long as it's there, they'll be fine. That spirit that they embody will naturally course into others without a word, even those who know nothing about what happened with Yoshikage Kira, and into the next generation as well...
Dans Stardust Crusaders la main mécanique de Joseph est souvent endommagée à cause de Stand ennemis mais elle réapparait toujours en état de marche dans l'arc suivant.
Joseph a survécu à quatre crashs, deux dans Battle Tendency et deux dans Stardust Crusaders.
Manga Appearances
Anime Appearances
Quotes
