Jodio Joestar

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I'm becoming rich no matter what it takes!
—Jodio Joestar, The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure

Jodio Joestar (ジョディオ・ジョースター, Jodio Jōsutā) is the main protagonist of the ninth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, The JOJOLands, and the ninth JoJo of the series.

Jodio is a small-time gangster living in Honolulu, Hawaii, with his older brother Dragona and his mother Barbara Ann Joestar. He is a Stand user who wields November Rain, allowing him to create localized drops of rain that can crush his opponents.

Appearance

Jodio Appearance.png

Jodio is a 15-year-old boy. He has light skin and light-colored hair with long jagged bangs partially obscuring both of his eyes and an undercut at the back. His hair is asymmetrical, as the right side is braided with a star-shaped ornamental hair clip attached, and the left side is cut just below his eye. He wears a large "JO" shaped earring that hangs from his left ear.

His outfit consists of a light short-sleeved shirt under dark hooded overalls with a winged heart emblem at the center of the chest. The emblem is marked by an hourglass symbol with both triangles split into a dark and a bright half, and the shirt has been shown to have the word "NOVEMBER" written on the front collar. The overalls bears a strong resemblance to a life preserver, having a belt fastened around the chest under the heart emblem, sporting rigid light-colored shoulder pads, and exposing most of Jodio's back. The overalls is also fastened to the shirt by two buttons at the back of the waist. The overalls' pantlegs are split under the knee, giving them a similar appearance to bell-bottoms, both also studded in a vertical column besides the slit.

For accessories, Jodio wears assorted fingerless gloves, the main pair consisting of simple wristbands with a triangular flap over the back of the hand. He also has armbands shaped like two triangles wrapped around each bicep. Jodio wears dark plain dress shoes.

As an eleven year old, Jodio wore almost the exact same style of clothing. Rather than the heart emblem, his hoodie had "JO" written in large centered letters with the top line of the J being elongated.[2]

Color Schemes

The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.
Colored Manga
Skin
(Fair, bright orange lipstick, green earring)
Hair(Gray, olive green hair clip)
Eyes(Emerald Green)
Emblem
(Green heart with white and black hourglass, yellow wings)
Overalls
(Navy blue with yellow and orange trims, magenta shoulder pads, gold studs and cyan pant undersides.)
Remaining Outfit
(Gray shirt, purple belt with magenta buckle, navy blue gloves and dark purple shoes.)

Personality

Jodio threatening police officers

Jodio Joestar is an ambitious hoodlum living a life of petty crime in Hawaii. When he was eleven years old, Jodio was diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.[3] An aloof personality in conversation, Jodio is usually quiet and Dragona stands in to speak for him.[4][2] In spite of his aversion for friendship,[5][6] Jodio is popular at his school[7] and chats with Meryl Mei Qi's crew during downtime.

Jodio is protective of his family, and prone to violence when anyone threatens or mocks them.[8] When he was eleven-years old, Jodio witnessed a band of classmates harassing Dragona and felt compelled to protect them. Jodio "handled" the problem by igniting an entire school bus full of students to hurt them. Although Jodio felt no guilt for igniting the fire, the absurdity of his family's subsequent dissolution perplexed him. This event was formative for his relationship with Dragona and their adolescence.[2] Soon after they began to work as gofers to financially support and protect their mother.[9]

It's best not to say anything unnecessary. Besides, what does it matter? Those who can't see it never will.
—Jodio Joestar, The JOJOLands Chapter 2: South King Street
Jodio can be pushy

Jodio's sole aspiration is wealth,[10] and contrary to his mother’s hopes he performs the worst at his school.[2] Ever since he started out as a gofer with Dragona,[11] Jodio gave his work professional-like diligence garnering enough notoriety to earn recognition and trust in Hawaii.[11] These experiences formed Jodio's outlook, and his belief in “mechanisms.” “Mechanisms” are a set of abstract rules that dictate the distribution of power and wealth shaping society. For example, Jodio cultivates respect, admiration, and protection through his popularity, but a bullied classmate won't.[12]

Jodio is a big fan of Rohan Kishibe's work, Pink Dark Boy. He reads the manga and watches its anime online.[13] Jodio is mildly interested in fashion, calling Meryl Mei Qi's clothing and merchandise designs at Iko Iko "really cool."[1] He plays with a handheld gaming console to kill time.[14][15]

Abilities

Stand

Main article: November Rain

Jodio wields November Rain, a Stand that is able to create localized showers of rain that can selectively become heavy enough to completely flatten an adult man into the ground within its 3 meter range.

November Rain (11月の雨)Link to this section
NovemberRainAv.png
Ability
Heavy Rain Generation

Relationships

Family

  • Dragona Joestar: Jodio's older brother. The two have a close relationship, working together to earn money and protect their mother. When Dragona is harassed by a police officer, Jodio angrily beats the man, leaving him half-dead. Dragona feels glad that Jodio did that for them and hugs him after.[1]
  • Barbara Ann Joestar: The mother of Jodio and Dragona, who raises them alone. Jodio and Dragona love her and ensure her social safety by helping her behind the scenes with their gang work.[1]

Gangmates

  • Paco Laburantes: Although they work together, Jodio does not consider Paco as his friend.[1] Paco starts to appreciate Jodio after seeing his ability in action.[16]
  • Usagi Alohaoe: Usagi is in a higher grade than Jodio at their high school. Jodio is surprised when Meryl Mei Qi added him to the heist team but he trusts Meryl's word that Usagi is a good kid.[1] Usagi is impressed with Jodio being on the same wavelength as him and asks if they can be good friends someday, but Jodio refuses.[17]

Miscellaneous

  • Rohan Kishibe: Jodio is an ardent fan of Rohan Kishibe and his work.[16][18] He diligently follows Rohan's series, Pink Dark Boy, lauding his unique approach as heavenly. Jodio deeply respects Rohan, going as far as to prevent his gang members from harming him. After being outmaneuvered by Jodio, Rohan develops a mutual respect for him. He encourages Jodio to pursue his ambitions but also cautions him not to trust his gang blindly.[19]

Chapters

Quotes

Quote.png Quotes
  • It's probably because you were jamming out to Dua Lipa too hard.
    —Jodio Joestar's first line, The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure
  • Get your hands... off of big bro right now. Got me? Right now... or... you're dead meat.
    —Jodio Joestar, The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure
  • Everyone loves our mother. So mother is able to commute to the airport safely every day. That's because we brothers protect her.
    —Jodio Joestar, The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure
  • Mechanisms have power but they're invisible to the eyes.
    —Jodio Joestar, The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure
  • Mechanisms. Mechanisms of trust have power. Even if we don't obey the power called law in this town, trust keeps one safe.
    —Jodio Joestar, The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure
  • This is the story of me getting filthy rich. Sound like I'm exaggerating? Do I sound immodest and conceited to you? Becoming filthy rich means being able to earn lots of money.
    —Jodio Joestar, The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure
  • The pinnacle of mechanisms, that's something I can't see yet. But those mechanisms will come to appear before us as forms and shapes.
    —Jodio Joestar, The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure
  • It's best not to say anything unnecessary. Besides, what does it matter? Those who can't see it never will.
    —Jodio Joestar, The JOJOLands Chapter 2: South King Street
  • Could someone like me ever be happy? I mean, I think I probably could. If I just work for it... But the reality of the world is that there are hidden, unfair places where I'll meet scum like those guys. It makes me wanna lose my mind.
    —Jodio Joestar, The JOJOLands Chapter 2: South King Street
  • This guy is the real deal huh? He's actually swimming right in front of me right now. And this is Pink Dark Boy. It's a half-drawn manuscript. Wheeeew! I'm so nervous my hands are shaking! Just being able to see artwork like this is enough to make my day.
  • Hello? Can you all hear me...? We're in trouble. He's one who can see them.
  • Don't lay another hand on him! He's a mangaka! He may be a rich guy, but he's a special rich guy! I respect him. And I believe today's gonna turn out to be a great one.
    —Jodio Joestar, The JOJOLands Chapter 5: "Rise Up"
  • I'm a fan of yours, sensei. I read your stuff all the time. It really speaks to me in a way, y'know. Because I respect you so much I sorta get it. Like, the approach... or your stance towards manga. Or, like, philosophy? Like something that came down from the heavens... I understand. That four circles short work of yours, sensei, that was so good!
    —Jodio Joestar to Rohan Kishibe, The JOJOLands Chapter 5: "Rise Up"

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The JOJOLands Chapter 13: Joestar Brothers
  3. The JOJOLands Chapter 2: South King Street, P.20-21
  4. The JOJOLands Chapter 2: South King Street, P.37
  5. The JOJOLands Chapter 8: Hualalai - Cat Size, Part 3, P.9
  6. The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, p.43
  7. The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, P.49
  8. The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, p.30
  9. The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, P.41
  10. The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, P.51
  11. 11.0 11.1 The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, P.48
  12. The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, p.49-51
  13. The JOJOLands Chapter 2: South King Street, p.50
  14. The JOJOLands Chapter 2: South King Street, p.3-4
  15. The JOJOLands Chapter 14: Aim for That Fifty Billion Dollars, Part 1, p.2-3
  16. 16.0 16.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named TJL2
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  19. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named TJL5

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