Joseph Joestar

• Young Joseph
• Old Joseph
• Hermit Purple
• Part 4

“	Hehehehehe... I played another little trick on you!	„
	~ Joseph

“	Your next line is...	„
	~ Young Joseph's catchphrase

“	Now I think you should be able to see the difference in our fighting experience. Once your opponent starts to boast of victory, he has already lost. This is how Joseph Joestar does things. I guess I just get better with age!	„
	~ Joseph, to the Empress

“	OH MY GOD!	„
	~ Old Joseph's catchphrase

“	HERMIT PURPLE!	„
	~ Joseph summoning Hermit Purple

“	I just wanted to look cool to you...	„
	~ Joseph, to his son

Summary

Joseph Joestar, nicknamed JoJo, is the grandson of Jonathan Joestar and the main protagonist of Part II: Battle Tendency. Raised by his grandmother Erina, Joseph showcased the ability to use Hamon at an early age, having inherited it from his grandfather and his mother, Elizabeth, who had gone into hiding. When the Pillar Men awaken from their two-thousand-year slumber, Joseph must train alongside Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli in search of the power to defeat them.

Nearly five decades later, Joseph's daughter, Holly, is left on the brink of death when she develops a Stand thanks to the reappearance of Jonathan's killer, the immortal vampire DIO. Awakening a Stand of his own, Joseph sets out alongside his grandson Jotaro Kujo and the rest of the Stardust Crusaders in order to kill DIO before Holly succumbs to her own power.

Another decade later Joseph would later arrive in Morioh, meeting his illegitimate son, Josuke Higashikata, whilst aiding the town in the hunt for serial killer Yoshikage Kira.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 8-C | High 8-C, 8-B with Ultimate Hamon Overdrive | 8-C physically, likely 8-C with Hermit Purple

Key: Pre-Training | Post-Training | Stardust Crusaders

Name: Joseph Joestar, "JoJo"

Origin: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency

Age: 18/19 (Battle Tendency), 68 (Stardust Crusaders), 79 (Diamond is Unbreakable), 91 (Stone Ocean)

Gender: Male

Classification: Human, Hamon/Ripple User, Stand User

Powers and Abilities:

• Abilities
• Resistances

• Battle Tendency
• Stardust Crusaders

• Pre-Training
• Post Training

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
• Genius Intelligence
• Acrobatics
• Afterimage Creation (His attacks can leave afterimages)
• Vehicular Proficiency (Has demonstrated the ability to pilot and drive a variety of vehicles)
• Weapon Mastery (Has displayed proficient skill with a variety of weapons) & Expert Marksmanship (Has displayed exceptional aim)
• Body Control
• Statistics Amplification (Empowers his body with the Hamon breathing technique and energy, amplifying his body and physical prowess)
• Vibration & Energy Manipulation (Through a unique breathing technique, Hamon users can draw out vibrations from their blood flow and create energy waves with the properties of sunlight, capable of transferring it towards objects and people. This can be used to harm any opponent weak to sunlight through contact with any living or non-living thing charged with Hamon)
• Durability Negation (via Hamon)
• Regeneration Negation (High-Mid, but only against opponents weak to sunlight)
• Water Manipulation
• Magnetism Manipulation
• Mind Control
• Biological Manipulation
• Healing (Of himself and others)
• Information Analysis
• Regeneration (Mid-Low, comparable to Jonathan who can heal a broken neck and broken bones)
• Analytical Prediction (Can predict what his enemies will say and do)
• Aura
• Accelerated Development (Training; Has a high amount of innate talent, surpassing even those with over a decade of training within just three weeks)
• Limited & Minor Self-Sustenance (Types 2 & 3; Hamon can delay the onset of hunger, thirst and bodily functions while in use)

All previous abilities enhanced

Martial Arts (Eventually mastered the Sendo technique, the way of the hermit. Is also a capable close-quarters combatant)

Enhanced Vibration & Energy Manipulation (After his training, Joseph could shown techniques that require years or even decades to learn, and was praised by the Pillarmens for learning this much of Hamon in two weeks)

Instinctive Reaction (His body acted subconsciously to defend itself in a life or death situation)

• Base
• Hermit Purple

All previous abilities, a bit weaker than his Post-Training self due to not training Hamon, Capable of communicating through his Stand, Stand User abilities.

Hermit Purple has general Stand abilities, Clairvoyance, Technology Manipulation, Mind Reading & Telepathy

• Poison (Can eject poisonous substances out of his body)
• Pain Dampening (The Hamon breathing technique dampens pain significantly)

Attack Potency: Building level (Capable of drawing Straizo's blood twice, should be comparable to his grandfather early on. Could cause superficial damage to Wamuu with his physical strikes), can ignore conventional durability with Hamon | Large Building level (Much stronger than before. Made a hole on Esidisi's hand with one finger. Broke Wamuu's legs. Countered Wamuu's Holy Sandstorm attack, and tore his arms in the process), City Block level with Ultimate Hamon Overdrive (Clashed with Kars' Sabre, breaking it in two), can ignore conventional durability with Hamon | Building level+ physically, likely Building level+ with Hermit Purple (DIO stated it was the weakest Stand of the Crusaders, and broke out of it easily but it still showcased feats such as having the tensile strength to kill The Empress, the Stand being Joseph's arm itself), can ignore conventional durability with Hamon

Speed: At least High Hypersonic, possibly higher (Fought Straizo and reacted to his Space Ripper Stingy Eyes. Could contend with Santana though is a bit slower) | At least Massively FTL (Reacted to a beam of light fired from the Red Stone of Aja despite being taken by surprise and can keep up and contend with all three Pillar Men such as Kars, should be faster than his Part 3 self who is explicitly no longer in his prime) | Massively FTL (Reacted to and blocked Silver Chariot's attack with his prosthetic hand), at least Relativistic, likely higher with Hermit Purple (Caught High Priestess and grabbed Jotaro at comparable speeds to Hierophant Green)

Lifting Strength: At least Superhuman (Comparable to Jonathan Joestar)

Striking Strength: Building level | Large Building level, City Block level with Ultimate Hamon Overdrive | Building level+ physically, likely Building level+ with Hermit Purple

Durability: At least Building level, at most Large Building level (While demonstrably weaker, he could take multiple casual attacks from Santana and can fight Straizo). | Large Building level (Could withstand an attack from Esidisi and was kicked by a casual Kars. Withstood being lauched 100km above the ground on a boulder), higher (Took in Caesar's Hamon) | At least Building level+, possibly higher (Could withstand blows that have torn through his artificial hand)

Stamina: Superhuman, 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, Extended Melee Range with clackers, potentially much further with other weapons and Hamon | Standard Melee Range physically, Varies with Hamon (Dependent on what it's being channeled through), Tens of Meters with Hermit Purple (Ranked D in Range; Stated to be superior to The World's 10-meter range and was used to grapple between buildings in the fight against DIO), likely Kilometers in Part 4 (Planned to use Hermit Purple to find Red Hot Chili Pepper through Morioh's electrical grid), Planetary with Spirit Photography and other related abilities (Constantly spied on DIO while he was in Cairo, Egypt from various places across the globe. Tried taking a picture of Josuke in Japan while he was in America)

Standard Equipment: His clackers, in addition to a number of other weapons, such as a Tommy gun and grenades. | His Stand, Hermit Purple.

Intelligence: Genius (Joseph'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. Upon seeing a technique once, Joseph will attempt to formulate a counter to it, as seen when he countered Straizo's Space Ripper Stingy Eyes. 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: Joseph must maintain a steady breathing rhythm to utilize Hamon, and if his breathing is cut off, he will be incapable of creating anymore Hamon. His ultimate technique drains all of his current Hamon, leaving him vulnerable for a brief time. As he ages, Joseph becomes increasingly stubborn and, as a result of neglecting his Hamon training, is less skillful in its use.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Joseph's use of the clackers
• Joseph gunning down Straizo
• The secret technique of the Joestar family

1/3

• 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 Joestar family's "secret technique". Usually utilized as a last resort, Joseph invented this move to use when battling the enemy seemed hopeless. The secret technique consists of carefully and quickly retreating from the opponent, while keeping a close eye on surroundings for things to use to defeat or assist in defeating them. To the untrained eye, it looks like Joseph is simply running away like a coward, augmented by his panicked shouting when doing so, but in reality it was actually used to stall time in order for Joseph to formulate a plan. He will also use this technique to try to lure an enemy away from others.

Gallery

Young Joseph as he appears in Heritage for the Future

Young Joseph as he appears in All-Star Battle

Old Joseph as he appears in Heritage for the Future

Old Joseph as he appears in Eyes of Heaven

Joseph as he appears in Jojo's Pitter Patter Pop

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle OST - New York's JoJo ~ Joseph Joestar ~ Extended

Young Joseph's theme in All-Star Battle

JJBA ASB - Lovable Guy ~ Old Joseph Joestar ~ Extended

Old Joseph's theme in All-Star Battle

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Eyes of Heaven OST - Joseph Joestar Battle BGM

Young Joseph's theme in Eyes of Heaven

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Eyes of Heaven OST - Old Joseph Joestar Battle BGM

Old Joseph's theme in Eyes of Heaven

Notable Matchups

• Notable Victories
• Notable Losses
• Inconclusive Matches

Jonathan Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Jonathan's Profile (8-C versions were used)

Yang Xiao Long (RWBY) Yang's Profile (Post-Training Joseph and Vol 1-3 Yang were used. Speed was equalized)

Kars (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Kars' Page (Part 3 Joseph and Base Kars were used. Speed was equalized)

Wekapipo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Wekapipo's profile (Post-training Joseph was used, starting distance was 4-3 meters. Speed was equalized)

Dio Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Dio's Profile (Part 1 Dio and Pre Training Joseph were used)

Copy Robot (Mega Man) Copy Robot's Profile (Post-Training Joseph was used)

Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Caesar's Profile (Both were in their Post-Training key)

Son Goku (Dragon Ball) Son Goku's Profile (Commander Red Saga Goku and Post-Training Joseph were used. Speed was equalized)

Super Robotnik (AoSTH Sonic Continuity) Super Robotnik's Profile (Post-Training Joseph and Super Robotnik were used, Speed was equalized, and location was a sealed-off island)

Charles Calvin (Henry Stickmin (Verse)) Charles's Profile (Post-Training Joseph and High 8-C Charles were used, Speed was equalized, and location was a sealed-off island)

Wonder Woman (DC Extended Universe) Wonder Woman's Profile (Pre-Training Joseph Star and Pre-Awakening Wonder Woman are used; Speed is equalised)

Mysterio (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Mysterio's Profile (Post-Training Joseph used and Mysterio had a day of prep. Speed was equalized)

Rubia Elstein (Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance) Rubia's Profile (Post-Training Joseph and High 8-C Rubia were used, Speed was equalized, and location was a sealed-off island)

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