Joestar Mansion
Template:Location infobox The Joestar Mansion (ジョースター邸, Jōsutā-tei) is the residence of the eponymous Joestar Family and Dio Brando during the events of Phantom Blood.
The mansion had been the residence of British aristocrats for generations, but is burned down as a consequence of the fight between Jonathan Joestar and Dio.
Summary
The Joestar Mansion is a three-story building made out of bricks in typical Victorian fashion, resembling manors in the Queen Anne style. It is flanked by two lesser buildings of unknown use. The residence is surrounded by a brick wall.
The main entrance is led up to by parallel sets of stairs. The doors open to a great hall with a recognizable chessboard-pattern tiling from which one set of stairs leads to the upper levels. The rooms include a bedroom for each resident, a dining room and a library.
The mansion is luxuriously decorated with carpets and sets of weapons and suits of armor. Its most distinctive decoration is a Statue of the Goddess of Love in the main hall, which served to impale Dio and imprison him in the burning mansion. The anime added a fountain to the exterior.
An incinerator is situated in the back of the mansion, which was notoriously used to kill Jonathan's dog, Danny.
The Joestar Mansion is subsequently burned to the ground due to Jonathan starting a fire in hopes that it would kill a vampirized Dio.
In the anime adaptation it is shown that George Joestar II, Elizabeth Joestar and their baby Joseph used to live in a mansion which is quite similar to the Joestar Mansion.
Residents
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 1: Prologue
- Chapter 2: Dio Brando the Invader, Part 1
- Chapter 3: Dio Brando the Invader, Part 2
- Chapter 4: Dio Brando the Invader, Part 3
- Chapter 5: Dio Brando the Invader, Part 4
- Chapter 6: A Letter from the Past, Part 1
- Chapter 7: A Letter from the Past, Part 2
- Chapter 8: The Stone Mask, Part 1
- Chapter 10: The Stone Mask, Part 3
- Chapter 11: The Stone Mask, Part 4
- Chapter 12: Youth with Dio, Part 1
- Chapter 13: Youth with Dio, Part 2
- Chapter 14: Youth with Dio, Part 3
- Chapter 15: Youth with Dio, Part 4
- Chapter 16: Youth with Dio, Part 5
- Chapter 17: The Birth of DIO (Wreckage)
- Chapter 18: Jack the Ripper and Zeppeli the Strange, Part 1 (Wreckage)
Anime Appearances- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 1: Dio the Invader
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 2: A Letter from the Past
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 3: Youth with Dio
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 4: Overdrive (Wreckage)
JORGE JOESTAR
The Joestar Mansion appears in the novel JORGE JOESTAR. Lisa Lisa briefly visits the ruins of the mansion. When Erina Joestar, George and Penelope de la Rosa move to England, Erina has the mansion rebuilt with the help of Robert E. O. Speedwagon and the three all go live there. The novel adds that the mansion's town is named "Wastewood".
In 1920, George Joestar and Elizabeth "Lisa Lisa" Straizo get married and the wedding is organized at the mansion. When Penelope creates a "locked room" over England, the mansion becomes a refuge for Erina, Lisa Lisa, Joseph and Penelope, with Penelope's Wound protecting the building from zombies.
Video Games
The Joestar Mansion is a stage that can be battled on in Eyes of Heaven.
- Stage Gimmick 1: When players are close to broken windows, Zombies can grab and hurt them and leave them open to attacks.
- Stage Gimmick 2: Throughout the match, the raging fires will grow in intensity and cause harm.
- Situation Finish: Loser is thrown onto the Love Goddess's statue, recreating Dio's first defeat.
Gallery
Original Design
Front View
Front View 2
Road to the Mansion
View of the main stairs and Statue of the Goddess
Incinerator behind the Mansion
Dining Area
Study
The main hall as seen in the anime
The dining room
The library
The incinerator Dio put Danny in
Anime reference
The Joestar Mansion as seen in Eyes of Heaven
The Joestar Mansion in EoH after the flames rage on
Chara Heroes; Part 1 (secret)
Trivia
- The mansion is modeled after the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.
- According to the map found in JoJo 6251, the mansion is located on the outskirts of London,[1] though this contradicts the address found on Dario Brando's letter.
