| “ | Hehehehehe... I played another little trick on you | „ |
| ~ Joseph |
| “ | Your next line is... | „ |
| ~ Young Joseph's catchphrase |
Summary[]
Joseph Joestar (ジョセフ・ジョースター Josefu Jōsutā) is the main protagonist of part 2 and an ally in part 3 and 4. He is the 2nd JoJo of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. Joseph is a natural-born Ripple user and eventual Stand user, wielding the psychic photographic Stand, Hermit Purple. Joseph meets the fantastic threats approaching him throughout his life with initiative and impressive ingenuity, battling Vampires, the Pillar Men, and malevolent Stand users. He is the second most recurring JoJo in the series after his grandson Jotaro Kujo and is one of its most well known characters.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: High 7-C | High 7-C, higher with Ultimate Hamon Overdrive | High 7-C
Name: Joseph Joestar, "JoJo"
Origin: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Gender: Male
Age: 18/19 (Battle Tendency) - 68 (Stardust Crusaders) - 79 (Diamond is Unbreakable) - 91 (Stone Ocean)
Classification: Human, Stand user
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Body Control, Life Manipulation (Should be comparable to Jonathan's hamon, which 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), Healing (Of himself and others), Water Manipulation (With hamon, Joseph can walk on water, and keep water inside an upside down glass), Regeneration (High-Low. Should be comparable to Jonathan, who can heal a broken neck, broken bones and scars with Hamon), Analytical Prediction (Can predict what his enemies will say and do), Minor Fire Manipulation, Magnetism Manipulation and Instinctive Reactions (Could unconciously move his hand to block Kars' Hamon attack and cause an eruption which ultimately sends Kars into space), Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Can eject poisonous substances out of his body)
All previous abilities, Extrasensory Perception (Capable of seeing ghosts and souls among some other supernatural forces that are normally otherwise invisible), Summoning (Of his stand, Hermit Purple), Hermit Purple also has Clairvoyance, Technopathy, Non-Corporeal (Stands are the incorporeal manifestations of one's vital energy, and can only be harmed by other Stands), Non-Physical Interaction (Stands can interact with ghosts and other Stands)
Attack Potency: Large Town level (Fought and defeated Straizo, who should not be too much weaker than Dio Brando. Could somewhat fight against Santana) | Large Town level (Defeated both Esidisi and Wamuu, whom both are far superior to Santana), higher with Ultimate Hamon Overdrive (Overwhelmed Kars | Large Town level (Physically weaker than before, but his Hermit Purple was able kill The Empress, who is as durable as Joseph himself)
Speed: At least Hypersonic+ | High Hypersonic+ (Relatively comparable to Kars, who can blitz bullets) with Massively FTL reactions (Avoided being castrated by a laser) | At least High Hypersonic+ with Massively FTL, Massively FTL with Hermit Purple
Lifting Strength: Superhuman
Striking Strength: Large Town level | Large Town level | Large Town level
Durability: Large Town level | Large Town level | Large Town level
Stamina: Very High (Joseph succeeded in completing his Hamon training alongside Caesar, and Lisa Lisa stated that he'd have to easily run 100km while wearing his breathing mask. | While still extremely fit for his age, his stamina has dwindled since his prime, thus causing him to get winded much sooner than he used to, despite that, it doesn't seem to noticeably hinder his capability to battle.)
Range: Standard melee range. Several meers depending on what he channels the Hamon/Ripple through | Standard melee range, several kilometers with Hermit Purple. Planetary with Spirit Photography and related abilities.
Intelligence: Genius (oseph's greatest weapon is his cunning and resourceful mind, which he uses to deceive and mislead his opponents by any means necessary. He can quickly analyze them and take note of every small detail to accurately guess their recent activities, and even more impressively, predict their next words. This allows him to easily psych out and confuse his opponents, many of whom underestimate Joseph due to his casual demeanor. In combat, Joseph makes use of everything available to him in his surroundings in addition to stage magic tricks such as prestidigitation to catch his opponents off guard, with attacks from unexpected angles and with any tool available. Oftentimes, he uses multiple tricks, intending one to be caught before it goes off, with a more subtle one waiting for its moment underneath. When possible, he prepares for fights ahead of time, heavily arming himself in wait for his fight with Straizo and immediately gunning him down, and using his sleight-of-hand tricks to hit him with clusters of grenades. Joseph has absolutely no problem fighting dirty and excels in thinking on the spot, and will not hesitate to simply run away if all else fails. He has even outsmarted the brilliant Pillar Men, who can comprehend complex technology and learn new languages within seconds, including strategic geniuses like Esidisi]] and Wamuu. His mind isn't the same in his old age, but Joseph still remains clever as always.)
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:
- Hamon: Joseph was born with the ability to use the Hamon, also known as Sendo and the Ripple, thanks to his heritage, being the grandson of Jonathan Joestar and the son of Lisa Lisa. Drawing from the light of the sun and the steady breathing of its user, Hamon energy is used to combat beings of darkness such as zombies, vampires, and the Pillar Men. A user of Hamon can channel it through all sorts of objects, animate or inanimate, to reach a target. Liquids conduct Hamon especially well, but as it is reliant on the user's breathing, if this is cut off, the Hamon cannot be utilized. While Hamon is primarily a weapon against enemies weak to sunlight, it can be just as deadly against humans, as it can be used to kill a human being by stopping their heart; if they aren't strong enough to take it.
- Clackers: In an attempt to come up with a technique able to harm even the Pillar Men, Joseph developed a style of combat centered around toy clackers. When infused with Hamon the clackers become dangerous weapons, capable of storing and building Hamon through repeated swinging and clacking whilst violently discharging when coming in contact with an object.
- Rebuff Overdrive: Joseph focuses large amounts of his Hamon into the points of his elbows whilst delivering a powerful strike, causing it to be more effective than any ordinary attack due to the energy being channelled into a single point. It's capable of piercing the skin of even the Pillar Men, who are already durable enough to resist and ignore most Hamon based attacks.
- Ultimate Hamon Overdrive: Presumably Joseph's ultimate attack, as the name would suggest. Joseph focuses all of his Hamon into one point and attacks a foe with it, this allowed him to overpower and shatter Kars' bone blade, which he himself previously assumed that he had no chance of deflecting it despite succeeding in doing exactly that with this technique. As a downside to its power, Joseph becomes vulnerable temporarily due to utilizing all of his Hamon into this technique.
- Zoom Punch: Just like his grandfather, Joseph uses the natural rejuvenation and pain nullification associated with Hamon to temporarily dislocate his shoulder and arm in order to extend his reach and strike opponents from a distance.
- Hamon Hair Attack: Joseph infuses strands of his hair with the Hamon, rendering them hard enough to block incoming projectiles and potentially forming a wall of Hamon-empowered hair to protect himself.
- Hermit Purple: Old Joseph's Stand, which he gained as a result of DIO's usage of the Stand Arrow. Manifesting as a cluster of thorny purple vines, wrapped around his arm, Joseph can use his Stand as a rope, whether to swing from place to place or tie up opponents. He can also use it to channel Hamon. Hermit Purple can also be used to check technology for things such as tampering or even manipulate and control it to an extent, such devices that Hermit Purple can interact with include but not limited to, televisions, cameras, planes, video game consoles and even a city's electrical grid. The Stand also grants Joseph the ability to communicate through it, allowing for him to talk with others in environments that he normally can't.
- Divination: Joseph can utilize Hermit Purple to take a psychic image of a far-off location or individual by destroying a camera, producing a photograph of the target. Hermit Purple allows Joseph to read the minds and thoughts of others, projecting the thoughts onto devices such as a TV, showcased when projecting DIO's inner thoughts on a TV despite being several thousand kilometers away due to their spiritual link and is capable of doing the same to those he doesn't share a link with, albeit at a needed much closer distance, performed in those instances by connecting Hermit Purple to a television, where he can display thoughts or communicate messages to others by flicking through random channels to form a sentence from the dialogue. It can even conjure a map on a substance such as dust or ash, showcasing the path to a desired item, in some cases even showing real-time movement of the item or target in question.
- Secret Technique: The ultimate technique passed down the Joestar family, which Joseph only uses as a last resort, when no other options are available. The technique is simply running away.
Key: Pre-Training | Post-Training | Stardust Crusaders