Josuke Higashikata (JoJolion)/Personality and Relationships
Personality
The tentatively named Josuke Higashikata is a quirky amnesiac determined to learn his true identity and his past.
Josuke is afflicted by extensive retrograde amnesia; lacking memory of himself or events prior to meeting Yasuho Hirose, but retaining various knowledges. As such Josuke is driven to discover who he was by investigating the circumstances of his presence in the beach prior to having been saved by Yasuho; that goal occupy nearly all of his activities and no action on his part isn't made without rapproaching him of learning the truth. That drive is sufficiently strong that he was willing to interrupt his sweet time with his love interest Yasuho to investigate Karera Sakunami.
Being amnesiac, Josuke places a great emphasis on one's family and legacy, wishing to learn his own past. The fact that no one came looking for him while hospitalized deeply unnerves him, to the point he can shed tears at the thought, and Josuke honors Norisuke Higashikata's adoption of him, considering himself a part of the Higashikatas. When Karera Sakunami rejects her own parents, Josuke comments that they would never get along.
Josuke is quite ruthless in his methods: he has beaten Ojirou Sasame during an interrogation and also emotionally pressured Tsurugi Higashikata into manipulating Jobin Higashikata. Unlike his counterpart Jotaro, Josuke isn't disturbed at the idea of hitting women. Josuke is not afraid to threaten to kill, although he has yet to kill anyone in cold-blood, his main goal of discovering his identity meaning that killing his aggressors is counterproductive. That killing intent is easily triggered when someone hurt Yasuho. Apart from that, Josuke approaches his task calmly and methodically.
While polite, Josuke is usually distant toward his acquaintances, possibly due to him not being accustomed to the Higashikatas yet. The only person he has been close to is Yasuho, and threatening her greatly angers Josuke. Josuke is also blunt with everyone he meets regardless of the circumstances, being straight to the point and he hardly tolerates any circling around the subject, reflecting his own focus on his goal. However, Josuke has proven adept at manipulating people, notably Joubin Higashikata with whom he would adopt a more nonchalant persona to look harmless.
Despite all this, Josuke also has a certain number of humorous quirks. Maybe lacking memories of the social norm, Josuke favors among others sleeping underneath a whole mattress rather than its bedsheets for its "increased compression", or regularly spills food he enjoys. During his earlier interactions with Yasuho, Josuke would pry on her breast size offhandedly, measuring it by sight. Josuke has demonstrated a more childish side, implanting his hair into Joshu and Hato Higashikata for fun. Whenever the mood is right, Josuke seems to have fun declaring his victory, once consciously posing and claiming complete victory or smugly declaring his win in a beetle fight.
Relationships
Josuke's first contact is with Yasuho Hirose, his discoverer; and he survives in the Higashikata family household after tentative adoption by Norisuke Higashikata IV.
Friends
Josuke holds Yasuho in uniquely special regard, as the first person he has ever met or known. Yasuho's casually considerate nature with Josuke in the first instance is to have naturally built with his trust. Yasuho is able to appreciate his innocence. They are the only certain allies in the story so far, and they seem to have the potential to hold romantic feelings for one another.
Family
Mutually suspicious; Josuke's natural curiosity as to his origins and Norisuke's intentions carries him beyond the boundaries set for him by the Higashikata patriarch as condition to his residence at the family home, which Norisuke appears to have offered under ulterior motives.
After engaging Josuke with her Stand, Daiya expresses arousal for him, which Josuke acknowledges to an extent while in a state of diminshed responsbility. Upon her defeat, he extends his friendship in recognition of the personal virtues she expressed during their engagement, with Daiya pledging a degree of assistance in his enquiries.
Emotionally immature and unstable, Joushuu percieves the sight of the newly-conscious Josuke lying nude on the ground next to Yasuho as an insult, becoming enraged and attacking Josuke with lethal force before he is subdued. Joushuu retains a powerful sense of insult at Josuke's interruption in his relationship with Yasuho and his family. Paired by Norisuke while traveling to school together, Josuke exerts an arms-length reception of Joushuu, who persistently curses and discriminates against him.
Past Affiliations
Josuke initially didn't recognize Karera at first, however she insisted that she knew him before. Karera refers to him by the mysterious name "Setchan" and leaves before Josuke can obtain more information on his identity. Obtaining her name using Soft & Wet, Josuke lies to her about Yasuho in a failed attempt to retrieve more information. After showing Josuke an old picture on her cellphone of her, Kira and a mysterious other boy she reveals that Josuke's identity is that of Josefumi Kujo - the other boy in the photo.
Perhaps the most mysterious link to Josuke's past; from Karera's account,Josuke was originally Josefumi and apparently knew Kira at some point before losing his memories. The trio seemed to be friends before Josefumi and Kira were fused together to create the current Protagonist.
