Joseph Joestar
Joseph Joestar (ジョセフ・ジョースター, Josefu Jōsutā), also known as Fumi (文, Fumi), is a tertiary character featured in the eighth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, JoJolion.
He is a young man living in 1941 Morioh who accepts a job offer from Lucy Steel to be her local guide and carry her luggage and camera equipment.
Joseph is the grandson of Johnny Joestar and Rina Higashikata and the son of George Joestar III and Elizabeth Joestar.
Appearance
Joseph is a teenager of above average height with an impressive physique, as noted by Lucy.[1] He has short light hair styled in a buzz cut with three small spheres in the center. Under the spheres, two strands of hair stick out over his forehead, with one strand being longer than the other.
He wears a cashmere V-neck sweater with a striped collar. On the left of his sweater is a symbol of a large horseshoe framing an image of the dark silhouette of a rearing horse's head, similar to Johnny Joestar's hat. He also has a collared long sleeve shirt underneath his sweater, with buttons beside the collars. Joseph wears baggy shorts with a waist bag on each side and geta sandals.
Joseph inherits the Joestar Birthmark on the back of his shoulder.
Personality
Joseph is a polite teenager who doesn't hesitate to help an elderly woman retrieve her stolen luggage from a thief. He formally refers to Lucy as "madam" before learning her name and cares for her well-being when she starts coughing. He is knowledgeable of Morioh's history and landmarks.
After witnessing the death of Lucy's driver and seeing for himself that the Radio Gaga Incident is true, Joseph acts cautiously and prioritizes their safety. He pleas to Lucy that they should leave, not caring about getting the payment for his job.[1]
Abilities
Stand
Joseph's Stand is extremely similar to that of his counterpart, capable of producing vines.
History
Radio Gaga Incident
Joseph travels to the station in S City to pick up his girlfriend, planning to go on a date to an amusement park and then go eat sushi. Before his girlfriend arrives, he witnesses a thief steal an elderly woman's luggage when the thief bumps into him. Joseph quickly kicks his sandal at the thief from behind which knocks the man down. As the man runs away, Joseph retrieves the woman's luggage and returns it to her.
The woman offers Joseph 20,000 yen to be her local guide around the city and to carry her heavy equipment. However, Joseph refuses because of his plans with his girlfriend. He notices her holding a photograph of an orchard to which he calls the place of "The Radio Gaga Incident", a place of bad luck with numerous deaths in the past. Joseph's girlfriend arrives in the station, although Joseph realizes that the thief robbed his wallet before running away, forcing Joseph to set the date aside and accept the woman's offer. She introduces herself as Lucy Steel, working for the Speedwagon Foundation specializing in botany and geomorphology. He wonders if she was going to the orchard because of a crime that had happened there, but she says that she had come from America to investigate the site as her "mission", as if it was a command from heaven.
Joseph, Lucy, and Lucy's driver later arrive at Morioh's hunting grounds near the orchard owned by the Higashikata Fruit Company. As Lucy inspects the site and observes the Higashikata house with a telescope, Joseph finds the remains of a bird under his foot. He freaks out after Lucy's driver appears behind him, seemingly entranced by a voice only he can hear. He begins to strip down naked and approaches the guard rail, just like the victims in the local legend. Panicking, Joseph calls Lucy's attention before a truck passes on the road and the driver disappears. Joseph inspects the remaining clothes and only finds a severed hand. He tells Lucy to flee as soon as possible but she refuses, explaining that she came to Morioh after discovering that a plant named the "Locacaca" had been growing in the cursed land that was similar to the Devil's Palm in America. Suddenly, Lucy hears strange voices and is sucked into a gap between the guard rails.[1]
Realizing the situation, Fumi drags Lucy away from the guard rail. Lucy profusely apologizes for involving him in her mission to find a plant and explains that the guard rail must be a new type of creature protecting something. She suddenly coughs up blood, prompting Fumi to drag her towards the car before the bloodied remains of the driver pulls them back, seemingly controlled by the guard rail. With no other choice, Fumi exchanges position with Lucy and lets himself be dragged by the driver. Lucy spots a distinct birthmark on the back of his shoulder and realizes that he is a Joestar, connecting them in her mission. She tells him to start the car engine, knowing that he has his own Stand. Fumi, revealed to be Joseph Joestar, unleashes his vine-like Stand to drag the car into the guard rail. He tells his story to her while carrying Lucy on his back. At the same time, Lucy sees a man in the distance planting a Locacaca on a pot before disappearing.
Aftermath
Later on, Joseph accompanies Lucy to her hometown in America. Unfortunately, due to the breakout of the second World War, he is unable to come back to Morioh. He subsequently becomes her assistant, receiving an education and citizenship in New York. In 1952, he marries a woman from the Speedwagon Foundation named Suzi Q who later gives birth to Holy Joestar-Kira.
Chapters
Manga Appearances- JoJolion Chapter 11: Family Tree (1st mentioned)
- JoJolion Chapter 109: The Radio Gaga Incident (1941) (Flashback)
- JoJolion Chapter 110: Higashikata Fruit Parlor (Flashback)
Quotes
Quotes- “Are you all right, madam? Here's your bags.”—Joseph Joestar, JoJolion Chapter 109: The Radio Gaga Incident (1941)
- “By the way, that place in the photo... That's the orchard of the Radio Gaga Incident.”—Joseph Joestar, JoJolion Chapter 109: The Radio Gaga Incident (1941)
- “That place... it's unlucky. People died there. Multiple times.”—Joseph Joestar, JoJolion Chapter 109: The Radio Gaga Incident (1941)
- “Let's get away from this place!! The Radio Gaga Incident wasn't just some made up story! Go call someone! We'll look for the driver with the police! I... I wanna go home!”—Joseph Joestar, JoJolion Chapter 109: The Radio Gaga Incident (1941)
- “I told you, the ghost story was real!! I don't care about the job payment anymore! You get it too, right?! The driver's gone!! He's probably already dead! I just wanna get out of here!”—Joseph Joestar, JoJolion Chapter 109: The Radio Gaga Incident (1941)
Gallery
Joseph meeting with his girlfriend
Joseph realizing he's been robbed
Forced to cancel his date due to his stolen wallet
Joseph recalling the story of the Radio Gaga Incident
Explaining the Radio Gaga Incident
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 JoJolion Chapter 109: The Radio Gaga Incident (1941)
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 11: Family Tree (Family Tree)
- ↑ JoJolion Chapter 109: The Radio Gaga Incident (1941)
