Jonathan Joestar (ジョナサン・ジョースター, Jonasan Jōsutā) é o protagonista da primeira parte de JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Phantom Blood, e o primeiro JoJo da série. Seu legado se estende por quase todas as seis primeiras partes da série, com personagens importantes como Joseph Joestar e Jotaro Kujo sendo seus descendentes.
Jonathan é filho dos milionários George Joestar I e Mary Joestar. É um homem honesto, adorável e positivo, cuja vida é transformada em trágica após conhecer seu irmão adotivo - e antagonista da série - Dio Brando. Em seu duelo contra Dio, Jonathan se torna um usuário de Hamon pela tutela de seu mestre, Will Anthonio Zeppeli.
Adepto às normas da era vitoriana, o traje infantil de Jonathan aos seus 12 anos consistia em uma camisa de colarinho, calções, um par de meias longas e sapatos sociais. A vestimenta também era acompanhada por um blazer, colete, gravata ou um par de suspensórios. Como parte da nobreza, às vezes substituía sua gravata por um laço de fita, assim como seu pai.[1]
Ao boxear, ele veste uma roupa casual de boxe, que consiste numa camiseta sem manga, calções e luvas de boxeador.
Durante seu passatempo com Erina, Jonathan também usa uma boina e um par de joelheiras.
Ao navegar pelo rio, ele usa um traje de banho listrado de duas peças.
Adulto
Já como um adulto de 20 anos, Jonathan é alto (195 cm) e extremamente musculoso, com o toque de um cavalheiro. Seu traje típico reflete seu passado nobre, caracterizado por túnicas estilizadas sobre camisas de manga longa. Os adereços consistem em gravata borboleta, botas grossas e colete.
Em casa, a veste semi-formal de Jonathan consiste numa camisa com colarinho, gravata e uma jaqueta de mangas enroladas..[2]
Durante as partidas universitárias de Rugby, ele veste uma camisa listrada estandarte e pantalonas com meias longas.[2]
Quando vai para a Rua Ogre procurar uma cura para a doença de seu pai, Jonathan utiliza vestes completamente novas, que consistem numa jaqueta acolchoada e pantalonas grossas, além de um gorro e de uma longa capa.[2]
Durante seu treinamento com Zeppeli, ele usa uma camiseta sem mangas com munhequeiras, e a certo momento, um diadema.[3]
Em sua busca por Windknight, Jonathan utiliza uma túnica de capa dupla, com uma gravata borboleta e um chapéu deerstalker.[4]
Após sua batalha contra Tarkus, ele veste uma camiseta sem mangas, mas que chegam a cobrir os ombros, pelo resto da viagem. No anime, são adicionadas as ombreiras.[5]
Durante sua lua-de-mel e seu último encontro com Dio, ele usa um traje ornamentado com uma longa fita-gravata sobre uma camisa colarinho com alças nos ombros.[5]
Ilustrações modernas de Jonathan o mostram usando uma bandana padronizada com triângulos, muito similar a que Caesar e Joseph usaram.
Esquema de Cores
The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.
Colored MangaPB (PS2)FilmAnimeAll-Star BattleEyes of Heaven
Skin(Clara)
Hair(Castanho)
Eyes(Castanhos)
Childhood Outfit
(Geralmente roupa azul sobre camisa branca, e gravata vermelha)
Combat Outfit
(Traje azul sobre camisa turquesa, calças pretas, gravata vermelha)
Skin(Clara)
Hair(Preto com reflexos azuis)
Eyes(Cinzas)
Childhood Outfit
(Traje azul marinho e colete verde sobre uma camisa branca gris claro e gravata rosa)
Combat Outfit
(Traje e luvas azul-grisalho, mochila de couro e sapatos marrons)
Skin(Clara, depois bronzeada)
Hair(Marrom)
Eyes(Marrons)
Childhood Outfit
(Traje azul marinho e colete celeste-grisalho sobre uma camisa branca e gravata vermelha)
Combat Outfit
(Camisa laranja e preta, calças verdes, botas marrons)
Skin(Clara)
Hair(Índigo)
Eyes(Azuis claros)
Childhood Outfit
(Blazer/calças marrons, traje azul escuro, camisa branca, gravata magenta)
Combat Outfit
(Camisa azul, ombreiras marrons e calças cinzas)
Skin(Clara)
Hair(Preto com reflexos púrpuras)
Eyes(Azuis)
Outfit(Camisa e calças púrpuras, botas marrons)
Skin(Clara)
Hair(Preto com reflexos azuis)
Eyes(Cianos)
Outfit
(Camisa azul e calças cinzas, botas marrons)
Personalidade
“
Eu... eu não consigo vencer o Dio... mas eu não posso perder agora! Se eu perder essa briga, viverei sob a sombra do Dio pelo resto da minha vida. Tenho que lutar pela honra da Erina!
Durante sua infância, Jonathan foi orgulhoso e travesso, porém gentil. Apesar de querer ser um "verdadeiro cavalheiro",[6] Jonathan carecia de modos e maneiras e majoritariamente se comportava como uma criança normal. Sua mãe, que morreu antes que pudesse lembrá-la, e seus colegas, que o excluíam pelo seu status, deixaram Jonathan um pouco solitário.[7] Enquanto Jonathan não possuía sua força de vontade, Dio, sem saber, se tornou o catalisador de seu crescimento, empurrando-lhe ao limite ao humilhar sua namorada, Erina Pendleton.[8] Entretanto, ele já possuía a sua bondade e coragem ao imediatamente resgatar Erina de um embate contra dois valetões, mesmo não a conhecendo na época.[6]
Em primeiro lugar, Jonathan aspira para ser um "verdadeiro cavalheiro". Leva o nome dos Joestars com orgulho, nunca quebrando o código de conduta que estabeleceu para si mesmo e trata qualquer companheiro humano com respeito até que se provem maus.
JoJo está determinado a livrar o mundo da maldade de Dio
Jonathan também possui uma feroz força interior e o impulso de enfrentar e superar conflitos, cujo qual Dio chama de "poder explosivo". Esse impulso, carregado por seu afeto pelos seus amigos e seres queridos, lhe permitiu superar as situações mais terríveis, notavelmente lutando por salvar sua esposa Erina quando seu barco estava infestado por zumbis e foi fatalmente ferido na garganta.[9] Jonathan luta pelo que acredita, e uma vez que se compromete com algo, não cede até que o dever seja cumprido. Durante sua jornada para encontrar uma cura para a doença de seu pai, foi emboscado por bandidos. Nem sequer estremeceu ao agarrar a faca de um assaltante com as próprias mãos, dizendo que tinha coisas mais importantes para se preocupar do que apenas quatro dedos.[10]
Explicando sua razão para pegar leve com Speedwagon
Como um cavalheiro, Jonathan também é adorável e positivo. Jonathan possui uma mentalidade a qual tenta imaginar a consequência que seus atos tem para com outras pessoas, mesmo que sejam aparentemente inimigas.[11] Ele é gentil e compreensível, sentindo dor mesmo enquanto espanca um corpo zumbificado. Apesar de sua habilidade na luta, nunca machucará uma pessoa sem uma razão válida. Inclusive depois de tudo que Dio fez, Jonathan ainda o considerava seu irmão e derrama lágrimas por ele.[12] Sua natureza cortês, assim como sua força mental e sua capacidade de resistir ao medo e a dor é a razão principal a qual Speedwagon decidiu ajudá-lo em sua jornada. Durante sua vida, Jonathan sempre teve um impulso para salvar os outros, começando com Erina e terminando com seu pensamento sobre um bebê que estava sendo agonizado pelo ataque de Dio.[13]
Sem embargo, Jonathan pode sentir a fúria diante da maldade de seus inimigos e conduzirá justiça ao vencê-los. Admitiu que sua razão para lutar contra Dio não era pelo dever de salvar o mundo, e sim para vingar seus entes queridos que Dio havia assassinado.[14] Além disso, não tem pena de indivíduos verdadeiramente desapreciáveis o qual não está familiarizado, tal qual Doobie.[15]
Com sua coragem e espírito, Jonathan estabelece um legado como o primeiro JoJo da série.
Fascinado pela Máscara de Pedra, Jonathan tentou estudá-la e inclusive escolheu pelo caminho da arqueologia.[16] Entretanto, não pensando em colocá-la em alguém, Jonathan não descobriu o verdadeiro propósito da máscara por si memso.
Abilities
Athleticism
Jonathan is strong enough to drag two men with him
Jonathan had lived a rough past as the son of an aristocrat and was known in his childhood to have been at least a competent boxer. In his college life, he played Rugby alongside Dio Brando, and was revered as one of the two stars of Hugh Hudson Academy.
Even prior to learning Ripple, Jonathan was able to hold his own against three thugs, Speedwagon among them, with sheer might and willpower. He was capable of wielding various weaponry held by the suits of armor in the Joestar Mansion. He had also performed incredible feats of strength, such as jumping from the hilt of a sword and hoisting himself up to the second floor while doing a flip over the guardrails, despite his arm being inhibited by a spear pierced into his pectorals. Perhaps his greatest display of strength was after being revitalized and empowered by Zeppeli's Ultimate Deep Pass Overdrive, where he ripped through 3 steel bars clutching his neck, a feat that even the mighty zombie Tarkus outright admitted he was incapable of.
Intelligence
Jonathan studies the Stone Mask
Jonathan is shown to be an intelligent person and a very competent thinker during battles, constantly coming up with new strategies mid-combat to defeat foes such as Bruford and Dio.
Academically, Jonathan graduated from university after having written a celebrated thesis in archaeology.[17] He has meticulously studied the Stone Mask, going as far as identifying the spots in the brain it would pierce,[10] but didn't discover its true purpose himself.
In a fight, Jonathan is adept at thinking of moves on the spot and using the environment to his advantage. On several occasions, Jonathan was quick to formulate plans even in a moment of crisis. Still agonizing over the death of his father, Jonathan had to fight a vampirized Dio and quickly thought about burning down the Joestar Mansion in order to cancel out Dio's regenerative abilities. Likewise, agonizing from a wound in the throat which also led to a lack of oxygen going to his brain, Jonathan managed to use his last Ripple on Wang Chan to dispose of a horde of zombies and Dio at the same time by controlling Wang Chan's body to make the boat explode. Jonathan even notably used his belt as a supplementary whip before ever acquiring the Ripple, as well exploited the fact that Windknight's Lot was a coal mining town to deduce that a lake would have air pockets at its bottom to surprise Bruford with an unexpected production of Ripple.
Jonathan has an arsenal of ancient martial art techniques, most inherited from Will A. Zeppeli and involving Ripple, at his disposal. Some are his original creation, most ending with "Overdrive".
Jonathan launches his fist forward and strikes his opponent. First used by Zeppeli, the attack involves a Ripple breathing technique that dislocates and stretches the joints to extend the arm and give it greater reach while also using the same Ripple to dull the pain caused by the move. Due to the increased length, the strike immediately reaches the opponent's face first, which from that perspective seems "zoomed in."
Jonathan charges a Ripple wave through his arm and releases it into a solid object, such as a wall or partition. The Ripple can travel through and reach anything on the other side, and anything hit by the Ripple is sent flying in a spiral. If the enemy is an Undead, the Ripple will enter their bloodstream and destroy them from the inside.
Charging the Ripple into one hand, Jonathan can create a Ripple of flame. He is able to transfer over this flame to another part of his body, and anything that touches that body part has a chance of catching fire.
Turquoise Blue Overdrive(青縁波紋疾走Tākoizu Burū Ōbādoraibu, lit. Turquoise Blue Ripple Dash)
Appropriately the strongest place to use the Ripple, Jonathan can release high powered tempests while underwater with enough force to blast enemies away. In most cases, a good portion of the water is propelled outward as well, draining something like a lake to waist-high depth.
It is a devastating and extremely strong Ripple-infused strike with power comparable to the sun itself and has the ability to completely obliterate the Undead. Jonathan does a rapid-rush of Ripple-infused punches and the attack is notable for producing a very clear-yellow color akin to sunlight.
Life Magnetism Overdrive(生命磁気への波紋疾走Seimei jiki e no Ōbādoraibu, lit. Existence Magnetism Ripple Dash)
With the aid of Zeppeli, Jonathan can draw all the leaves in the immediate area and magnetize them together to form one giant leaf, which can be used as an impromptu-hang glider. Human bodies have a faint magnetic field and can act as a living magnet when the power of the magnetic field is increased by this Overdrive. That magnetic field is transferred into the leaves, creating a massive magnetic sheet.
Skills
Alongside the attacks, the Ripple has various other uses in combat. A skilled Ripple user such as Jonathan has the ability to walk on water, strengthen objects and increase their potency, increase jumping height, and much more.
The Ripple can heal fractured bones as well as lessen one's sense of pain. When Jonathan grabs a tree branch, it revives withered flowers, causing them to bloom again. During his battle with Tarkus, he was also able to heal his broken neck after receiving the Deep Pass Overdrive from Zeppeli.
Jonathan imbues a contained liquid or object such as wine with the Ripple. The Ripple will pass through his body and the environment, enabling Jonathan to sense his surroundings and detect others even through walls.
Sticking Ripple & Repelling Ripple(くっつく波紋とはじく波紋Kuttsuku Hamon to Hajiku Hamon)
A Ripple user is able to use the Ripple as a repellent and to adhere either themselves or objects to other objects and liquids. Jonathan uses this to walk on water and later to expel the venom from Doobie's snakes out of his body.
Jonathan can hypnotize people and animals by using the Ripple on them. Jonathan boils the blood of Doobie's snakes with the Ripple, controlling them to eat their own master.
After his defeat, Bruford gave Jonathan his sword. It played a major role in the final battle against Dio, where Jonathan was able to counter Dio's freezing ability by infusing the sword with Ripple, in order to avoid direct contact with Dio's body.[18]
When DIO awakened The World, Jonathan's body also awakened a Hermit Purple-like Stand power with semi-precognitive abilities.[19] Similar to Hermit Purple, it can produce psychic photographs by striking a camera or a crystal ball, which DIO used to track the Joestars and their friends' current location to send Stand Users after them. DIO was even able to tell when Joseph used Hermit Purple to take a psychic photograph of him, and instinctively knew that his acquisition of a Stand also awoke Stand abilities in Jonathan's descendants.
In the light novel JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE OVER HEAVEN, this Stand shares the same name as Hermit Purple and is called "Hermit Purple #2". In JORGE JOESTAR, this Stand is instead named "The Passion" and takes the form of a crown of thorns, along with also being able to watch the futures of anyone that is blood-related to Jonathan.
Relationships
The brave and noble characters from Phantom Blood
Family
George Joestar I: In his youth, Jonathan's father was very strict on him, correcting his lack of table manners and berating his studies, while ignoring the harm that Dio was bringing on his son. This was perhaps made worse by the fact that Jonathan's mother had died some years ago, hardening George and causing him to be harsher on his son. Regardless, Jonathan still loves his father greatly, angrily beating up Dio, whom he had been friends with for the past seven years, for poisoning his father. When Dio throws a knife at Jonathan, George sacrifices himself to block the knife and comments that "It's not so bad to die in your son's arms".
Mary Joestar: Though Jonathan's interactions with his mother are never seen as she is killed while he was still an infant, he is shown to love her greatly, looking at her picture wistfully and crying right after Dio ruins his life with his arrival.
Danny: Jonathan and Danny have forged a strong bond since Danny saved Jonathan from drowning in the river. Jonathan is shown to be very angry when Danny was kicked by Dio and had sobbed uncontrollably when the household had buried Danny. Danny still shows up in his master's memories, when Jonathan remembers having fought with Danny over a toy gun.[20]
Erina Pendleton: Jonathan's love interest and eventually his wife first hands him a handkerchief shortly after he is beaten down by bullies. Jonathan professes his love for her afterward, which she is shown to accept at least in part until Dio enters and steals her first kiss in order to upset the two. Erina does return after the Joestar mansion burns down, however, and nurses Jonathan back to health, igniting the relationship between the two once more. The two are married after Jonathan manages to defeat Dio with his Ripple, and their relationship continues well into Erina's old age.
Giorno Giovanna: Many years after Jonathan's death, DIO uses Jonathan's body to get around in the world now, during which he sires 4 children, one of which is Giorno. Of all the children, Giorno is born first and carries the birthmark thanks to Jonathan's DNA present in his body. While a slightly darker side of Giorno exists, resembling DIO's ruthlessness (albeit towards evil people), he retains a noble heart and desire to help innocents, closer to Jonathan's ideals.
Joseph Joestar: Joseph is the grandson of Jonathan. Joseph had no real knowledge of his grandfather prior to his battle with Straizo because of Robert E. O. Speedwagon keeping the events of Jonathan's battle secret. However, Joseph holds great respect towards him due to his relationship with Erina and friendship with Speedwagon. When Caesar insults Jonathan, it enrages Joseph for bringing up the past. His 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.
Friends
Robert E. O. Speedwagon: As Jonathan's most loyal friend and an enemy at first, he later joined Jonathan on his quest after seeing the protagonist's dedication and courteous nature. In his later years, he founded The Speedwagon Foundation, which has become the Joestar Family's most useful asset in battling Stand users and supernatural research.
Will Anthonio Zeppeli: Jonathan, upon meeting Zeppeli, was initially perplexed by his appearance and strange abilities. After Zeppeli explains his actions and the significance of the Ripple, Jonathan grows to trust Zeppeli completely and looks up to him as a mentor. Zeppeli eventually sacrifices himself to save Jonathan and transfers his energy and life force to him, just moments before dying. Jonathan tearfully avenges Zeppeli by killing Tarkus.
Jonathan's friends
Poco: As with the rest of his party, Jonathan felt it necessary to look after Poco during his battle against Dio and his undead army. He takes it upon himself to save Poco's sister during their storming of Dio's castle.
Tonpetty: Given the short time-sharing, their relationship was nothing more than cordial respect and empathy with them over the death of Zeppeli.
Dire: Dire died too fast to exchange more than a few words with him. However, it is Jonathan who takes revenge on his hands against Dio.
Straizo: Given the short time-sharing, their relationship was nothing more than cordial respect and empathy with them over the death of Zeppeli. However after Jonathan's death, it is Straizo who adopts the child that Jonathan saves and gives to Erina and eventually teaches the child in the ways of the Ripple. Since Straizo's adoptive daughter married his son that would essentially make them brothers-in-law.
Enemies
Dio Brando: In their childhood, Dio and Jonathan do not get along well due to Dio's antagonism towards Jonathan and his ability to both outshine him and ruin his relationships greatly. Years later at Hugh Hudson Academy, Jonathan is shown to have become friendly with Dio, though Jonathan still suspects that something is suspicious about Dio's behavior, while Dio had been plotting to take over the Joestar household. Their antagonism reaches a peak when Dio poisons, and later kills, Jonathan's father and transforms into a vampire. Regardless, both maintain some degree of respect towards one another, as shown when Jonathan suicidally attempts to pin Dio on a pointed statue as the Joestar mansion burned down & destroyed his body in their final battle, and Dio acknowledges Jonathan shortly before attempting to take over Jonathan's body. In the end, Jonathan failed to stop Dio and his body is possessed by him. Their relationship sparks a legacy that continues well into the future parts of the series.
Wang Chan: As the man who gave Dio the poison that was used to try and kill his father, Jonathan despised Wang Chan. Unlike Dio, Wang Chan had no respect for Jonathan and constantly insulted him. During his final battle with Dio, Jonathan used the last of his Ripple to kill Wang Chan and use his body to blow up the ship and Dio with it.
Tarkus: Jonathan was originally awestruck at Tarkus having learned of him in history books, but after he destroyed the remains of his comrade Bruford, Jonathan lost all respect for him. The two would later battle in a castle chained together and said battle would prompt Zeppeli's death, and out of anger and sadness Jonathan destroyed Tarkus.
Bruford: Like Tarkus, Jonathan highly respected Bruford due to his reputation as a great fighter and knight. After their battle, Bruford also grew to respect Jonathan and gave him his sword before his death.
Jack the Ripper: Because he was one of Dio's minions and an infamous serial killer, Jonathan knew Jack was a threat and had to be stopped. In the end, Jonathan destroyed Jack with his Ripple.
I strive to be a true gentleman! There are times when a gentleman has to be courageous and fight, even when his opponent is bigger than he is and he knows he's going to lose! (ぼくは本当の紳士をめざしているからだ！相手が大きいヤツだからって負けるとわかっているからって紳士は勇気を持って戦わなくてはならない時があるからだぞッ！！, Boku wa hontō no shinshi o mezashite irukarada! Aite ga ōkī yatsudakaratte makeru to wakatte irukaratte shinshi wa yūki o motte tatakawanakute wa naranai toki ga arukarada zo!!)
I... I'm no match for [Dio]... but I can't afford to lose now! If I lose, I'll be living in Dio's shadow for the rest of my life. I have to fight to reclaim Erina's honor!
So... that Stone Mask... it has given birth to a monster! Frankly, I'm scared! But I can't let you remain in this world, Dio! I never expected the Stone Mask that I was inquisitively researching to be a tool for creating demons... It's my fault... I have to fight!
My heart is resonating! With the heat of a raging fire! Feel the pounding beat of my pulse! SUNLIGHT YELLOW OVERDRIVE! (震えるぞハート！燃え尽きるほどヒート！刻むぞ、血液のビート！ザンライト・イエロー・オーバードライブ！！)
Dio! I'll reveal my feelings to you... It's disgraceful as a gentleman but honestly, right now, Jonathan Joestar... To avenge his friends... Dio! I will kill you!
Maybe we really are two as one... I even feel a bizarre friendship between us. And now, our fates have intertwined... They'll disappear together as the ship explodes.
Jonathan's name was derived at a Denny's where Araki and his first editor, Ryosuke Kabashima, had their first meeting pertaining to the JoJo series.[21] The two had decided on "Jonathan" as the series' protagonist, however, Araki also wanted the initials to match in a way similar to the American filmmaker, Steven Spielberg (S.S). They eventually landed on the name, "Jonathan Joestar" (J.J) and thus the nickname "JoJo" was born.[22] Araki mentions he was not referencing anything in particular when he chose the first name.[23]
Jonathan was rumored to be named after "Jonathan's Family Restaurant," however, both Araki and Kabashima confirm this is an urban myth. Araki had brought up the name during a 2006 interview, but he states the interviewer had mentioned it and he just echoed it by accident.[21]
In Jump Comics Volume 1, there is a typographical error where Jonathan uses the line 何をするだァーッ (Nani o suru da) instead of 何をするんだァーッ (Nani o surun da). This error was not fixed for 15 years until the 66th printing and has since then been replicated in other works such as Phantom Blood (PS2 Game) and All Star Battle.
According to JOJO A-GO!GO!, the ability DIO uses during Stardust Crusaders, to create a vision on a crystal ball, is actually a Stand power which awoke in Jonathan's body.[24]
Jonathan has a similar appearance and physique to Hokuto no Ken's Kenshiro.
Araki stated in JoJonium Vol. 1 that Jonathan was difficult for him to design. He wanted to create a "first Joestar" that could function as a symbol of purity and dignity rather than a unique, fresh character. However, there were limitations on how he could write the character due to being a "symbol of justice", so Araki found himself unsure where to take the character.[25]
Jonathan is the only character to appear in every chapter of the respective part they were introduced in, as he is in every chapter of Phantom Blood.
Due to the concept of the Joestar Birthmark not being introduced until Stardust Crusaders, Jonathan is not shown to have it in the manga. Later adaptations do show Jonathan's birthmark, such as the 2000 OVA during the flashback showing Jonathan's death, or the 2012 anime when he defeats Tarkus.
↑Capítulo 9, A Máscara de Pedra Parte 2: "Eu só estou aqui por causa do meu pai. O momento em que eu o chutei, percebi que você também tem um pai, mãe, irmãos e irmãs. Eu não queria decepcioná-los!"
↑Capítulo 41, Fogo e Gelo, Jonathan e Dio, Parte 3
↑Capítulo 44, Fogo e Gelo, Jonathan e Dio, Parte 6
↑Capítulo 38, O Trio de uma Terra Distante Parte 3
↑Capítulo 37, O Trio de uma Terra Distante Parte 2
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