Josuke Higashikata (東方 定助, Higashikata Jōsuke) was confirmed to return for All-Star Battle R during the game's initial announcement trailer.[1]
His moveset is fundamentally the same as his from All-Star Battle, with a few tweaks being made to both balance the character and fit him into the overall gameplay tweaks that All-Star Battle R brought.
As Josuke's voice actor since All-Star Battle, Mitsuaki Madono reprises his role in All-Star Battle R as well. As with the majority of the game's roster, voicelines for Josuke were either added or re-recorded.
Josuke has 1000 health and uses the Stand (スタンド, Sutando) Battle Style, fighting foes with Soft & Wet. As Jojolion was not complete at the time of All-Star Battle's release, and All-Star Battle R did not update his moveset to reflect its completion, Josuke can only use moves from his appearance in the first few chapters of JoJolion.
1. Land a 10-hit combo: 1000 G 2. Attack the opponent's Stand: Jotaro Publicity Artwork 3. Land a Heart Heat Attack: Star Platinum 3D Model 4. Win with a Great Heat Attack: Josuke 8 Special Outfit A
Entrance Dialogue
Jotaro: Good grief, another new Stand user? Josuke 8: I just want to know who I am.
Victory Dialogue
Josuke 8: You... You're a Kujo? What can you tell me about him? About Josefumi?
Defeat Dialogue
Jotaro: Amnesia? Wish I could help, but you'll have to figure that out on your own.
Boss Battle (★★★★)
Unlock Conditions: Clear three panels on the same page.
The player's Heart Heat Gauge does not fill while their Stand is active.
Secret Missions
1. Win without losing a single round: 1000 G 2. Land a counterattack: Ikuro Reference Sketch 3. Set off a Stage Hazard: Ikuro's Theme 4. Win with a Dramatic Finish: Ikuro Special Outfit A
Entrance Dialogue
Ikuro: Barubarubarubaru! Josuke 8: What the hell is this?! He transformed right in front of me!
Victory Dialogue
Josuke 8: Something's different about this guy. It's like he's from another world...
The protagonist of Part 8: JoJolion. He is the user of the StandSoft & Wet. He enjoys being pressed between things, and his catchphrase is "Who, me?". Yasuho Hirose finds him buried beneath the Wall Eyes, but as he is afflicted with amnesia, his real name remains unknown. Norisuke Higashikata takes him in and gives him his current temporary name.
User of the Stand Soft & Wet, he enjoys feeling pressure on his body. He was discovered at the "Wall Eyes," where Yasuho Hirose found him buried, but cannot remember who he is. Norisuke Higashikata takes him in and calls him Josuke Higashikata 8.
Josuke Higashikata (JoJolion)'s Stand. It creates bubbles which, upon bursting, can temporarily plunder something from their target, such as sound, eyesight, or moisture.
Josuke Higashikata 8's Stand that creates bubbles which pop to take sound, eyesight, or the very water that hydrates the body of his adversary.
The place where Josuke Higashikata is buried in Part 8: JoJolion. They rise from beneath the ground one night after an earthquake, and form a wall measuring 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). Some elementary school students in Morioh came up with the name.
Place where Josuke Higashikata 8 is buried. They appear from underground one night after an earthquake, and form a wall some 10 km long. Some school kid in Morioh Town came up with the name.