| “ | There are times when a gentleman has to be courageous and fight, even when his opponent is bigger than he is and he knows he's going to lose! | „ |
| ~ Jonathan Joestar |
Summary[]
Jonathan Joestar (ジョナサン・ジョースター Jonasan Jōsutā) is the protagonist of part 1 and the first JoJo of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.
The son of George Joestar I, Jonathan is an honest, kind and positive man whose life is fraught with tragedy after meeting his adopted older brother, Dio Brando. In his battle against Dio, Jonathan becomes a Ripple user under the tutelage of the master Will Anthonio Zeppeli.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: At least 8-B | At least 8-B
Name: Jonathan Joestar, "JoJo"
Origin: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Classification: Human
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Body Control, Life Manipulation (Caused flowers to blossom on a tree and flowers bloomed around Bruford after his body was ravaged by his hamon), Forcefield Creation (Hamon can be used to create a thin shield around the user to protect them against attacks from attack with it being especially useful against metal weapons and liquid projectiles), Skilled in Martial Arts, Non-Physical Interaction (Hamon can interact with Stands that are non-corporeal. Hamon can be conducted via Stands which are non-corporeal; DIO/The World had to pull a punch against Joseph who had his body wrapped in Hamon), Immortality Negation (Type 3. Against opponents weak to sunlight), Expert Swordsman, Healing (Of himself and others), Regeneration (High-Low. Can heal a broken neck, broken bones and scars with Hamon), Water Manipulation (Can walk on water and send Hamon through water), Minor Fire Manipulation and Magnetism Manipulation, Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Can eject poisonous substances out of his body).
Attack Potency: At least City Block level (Easily defeated Jack the Ripper who managed to collapse a massive tunnel by throwing a horse carriage along the walls. Defeated Bruford who also was superior to Jack. Should be comparable with his durability) | At least City Block level (Fought and defeated Dio)
Speed: Hypersonic+ (Could intercept an attack from Dio) | At least Hypersonic+
Lifting Strength: Superhuman (Can keep advancing forward despite having to carry four adult men on his back | Class M (Superior to Tarkus who can effortlessly lift boulders)
Striking Strength: At least City Block Class | At least City Block Class
Durability: At least City Block level (Survived a massive ship explosion even when weakened and not being able to use Hamon) | At least City Block level (Can take hits from the likes of Dio)
Stamina: High (Can fight multiple zombies and vampires at once despite being injured, lasted a few minutes despite his neck being pierced)
Range: Standard melee range. Extended melee range with Luck & Pluck and Zoom Punch. Several meters depending on what he channels the Hamon/Ripple through
Intelligence: Gifted (Jonathan is shown to be an intelligent person and a very competent thinker during battles, constantly coming up with new strategies mid-combat to defeat foes such as Bruford and Dio. Academically, Jonathan graduated from university after having written a celebrated thesis in archaeology. He has meticulously studied the Stone Mask, going as far as identifying the spots in the brain it would pierce, but didn't discover its true purpose himself. In a fight, Jonathan is adept at thinking of moves on the spot and using the environment to his advantage. On several occasions, Jonathan was quick to formulate plans even in a moment of crisis. Still recovering from the loss of his father, Jonathan had to fight a vampirized Dio, and quickly thought about burning down the Joestar Mansion in order to bring Dio down. Likewise, agonizing from a wound in the throat (which also led to a loss of oxygen going to his brain), Jonathan managed to use his last Ripple on Wang Chan to dispose of a horde of zombies and Dio at the same time by controlling Wang Chan's body to make the boat explode. Jonathan even notably used his belt as a supplementary whip before ever acquiring the Ripple, as well exploited the fact that Windknight's Lot was a coal mining town to deduce that a lake would have air pockets at its bottom to surprise Bruford with an unexpected production of Ripple.)
Weaknesses: He must maintain a proper breathing rhythm in order to use Hamon. His breathing can be interrupted by outside forces and stop the flow of Hamon.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Zoom Punch (ズームパンチ Zūmu Panchi): Jonathan launches his fist forward and strikes his opponent. First used by Zeppeli, the attack involves a Ripple breathing technique that dislocates and stretches the joints to extend the arm and give it greater reach while also using the same Ripple to dull the pain caused by the move. Due to the increased length, the strike immediately reaches the opponent's face first, which from that perspective seems "zoomed in."
- Sendo Ripple Overdrive (仙道波紋 Sendō Hamon ): Jonathan charges a Ripple wave through his arm and releases it into a solid object, such as a wall or partition. The Ripple can travel through and reach anything on the other side, and anything hit by the Ripple is sent flying in a spiral. If the enemy is an Undead, the Ripple will enter their bloodstream and destroy them from the inside.
- Scarlet Overdrive ( ): Charging the Ripple into one hand, Jonathan can create a Ripple of flame. He is able to transfer over this flame to another part of his body, and anything that touches that body part has a chance of catching fire.
- Underwater Turquoise Blue Overdrive (水中のための Suichū no Tame no ): Appropriately the strongest place to use the Ripple, Jonathan can release high powered tempests while underwater with enough force to blast enemies away. In most cases, a good portion of the water is propelled outward as well, draining something like a lake to waist-high depth.
- Overdrive Barrage (連打 Renda): When Jonathan jabs fast enough consecutively, he can release multiple Overdrives at once.
- Metal Silver Overdrive ( ): Essentially the same as a Sendo Ripple Overdrive, but with the ability of transferring through metal.
- Life Magnetism Overdrive (生命磁気への Seimei jiki e no ): With the aid of Zeppeli, Jonathan can draw all the leaves in the immediate area and magnetize them together to form one giant leaf, which was used as an impromptu-hang glider. This move can be applied to most plants, and has the ability to revive them passively as well - as when Jonathan touched a dead tree branch with his newly Ripple-healed arm and restored its wilted flowers.
- Sunlight Yellow Overdrive (！！ , Lit. "Bright Yellow Ripple Sprint"): His final and most memorable attack, first marked by Jonathan's words: "My heart resonates! The heat's enough to burn! The beat of my blood is razor-sharp!!" (ふるえるぞハート！燃えつきるほどヒート！！刻むぞ血液のビート！ Furueru zo hāto! Moetsukiru hodo hīto!! Kizamu zo, ketsueki no bīto!). It is a devastating and extremely rapid flurry of Ripple-infused punches with power comparable to the sun itself and has the ability to completely obliterate the Undead.
- Luck and Pluck (と to ): After his defeat, Bruford gave Jonathan his sword, which played a major role in the final battle against Dio, where Jonathan was able to counter Dio's freezing ability by infusing the sword with Ripple, in order to avoid direct contact with Dio's body
Key: Pre-Deep Pass Overdrive | Post-Deep Pass Overdrive