Josuke higashikata (JoJolion)
Josuke Higashikata is the main protagonist of Part VIII: Jojolion.
About
Little is currently known about him. He was found buried underground naked by Yasuho Hirose, near the Walls of Eyes in Morioh. He shows symptoms of amnesia, as he is unable to idenity himself, nor where he lives. After a short fight with Joushuu Higashikata, he was sent to a hospital and later escaped using his stand, Soft & Wet. Following the brand of his hat, Yasuho and him visit the shop that the hat was purchased from and from there they were able to find a name,Yoshikage Kira and his Address. When they enter the apartment they found a nice and tidy place. They also found a naked girl in the bathroom whom Yasuho assumed was Kira's girlfriend. The girl didn't answer at first glaring at Yasuho and Kira. When Yasuho found a photo album with pictures of tied women she gets mad at him who could not believe he was like that. When Yasuho left, he tried to find an answer about that room, but the naked girl questions him about rescuing her. Soon he learns of a Stand User in the upper room who wants to kill both of them. He defeats the Stand user above him and discovers that he is not Yoshikage Kira, and also finds the real Yoshikage Kira dead, hidden in a body of water near the Wall Eyes. He is taken to live with the Higashikata family, under the name Josuke Higashikata.
Appearance/Personality
He is a tall muscular man that resembles Jotaro, but his wardrobe consists of what seems to be a sailor suit. He also has a star-shaped birthmark in his shoulder and (to the astonishment of Yasuho) has 4 testicles. Also, he presents diastema.
He is an amnesiac, so he doesn't remember his life and personal traits before meeting Yasuho, and sometimes gets nostalgic about this. He is very serious and a detailed observer, capable of describing the physical characteristics of any object (color, length, measure).
He also favours being underneath the matress when sleeping because it "exerts compressional force upon the body."
Stand
Real identity
The real name of this character is unknown. The second chapter stated that his name could be Yoshikage Kira, but later he doubts about it, thinking that the enemy in the upper room is the real Kira. It is later revealed that he is not Yoshikage Kira nor is the man attacking him, he has no known name at this time and is given the name Josuke Higashikata by the father of Joshuu Higashikata.
Trivia
- The first name he is referred to is a reference to Part IV Main Antagonist,Yoshikage Kira.
- In Chapter 3, when they visit his apartment, other references to the villain can be found, such as a collection of nail clippings and pictures of bound women.
- For some reason, Yasuho mentions that he looks like her dog Josuke, from her childhood.
- He shares his name with Part IV protagonist as another Jojolion reference to Part IV.
- The brand of his hat is SBR. A clear reference to Steel Ball Run.
- If his name truly were Yoshikage Kira, then he would be the first main protagonist without the nickname, Jojo.
