Jonathan has a very one-track mind in terms of saving the world and stopping Dio, and it doesn’t seem to transcend that through the first arc. However, beyond his good guy attitude and heroic deeds, he doesn’t get much more development. He also defeats two powerful dark knights, Tarkus and Bruford, and makes the ultimate heroic sacrifice in an effort to destroy Dio (unsuccessfully mind you as then Stardust Crusaders wouldn’t have happened). Not that there’s anything wrong with that as Jonathan was written to oppose Dio, who’s more evil than treading on Lego. What ranks him so low on the list however, despite being the inaugural protagonist, is that he’s a bit of a goody-two-shoes. He ends up, in terms of raw power and hand-to-hand combat, being one of the most powerful JoJos. After Dio murders his adoptive father (Jonathan’s dad) Jonathan trains in the breath based martial art of Hamon in order to increase his strength. evil” story, introducing central antagonist, vampire and Jonathan’s step brother, Dio Brando. Jonathan’s arc, Phantom Blood, is a grass-roots “good vs. The result was a powerful martial artist with the flair of a Super Saiyan peacock.
#Jojo stardust crusaders series#
The first JoJo of the series and the symbolic father of the Joestar bloodline, Jonathan was the first attempt at creating a tribute/pastiche of the standard, over the top anime male hero, with his look based heavily on characters like Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken for you purists). #6- Jonathan Joestar (Part 1: Phantom Blood)
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Still, Part 8 isn’t ending anytime soon so there’s plenty of time for him to become epic.
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Josuke’s adventure is supposed to be a reimagining of the characters from part 4, and whilst he remains nuanced and comical with his flamboyant style and his pretty awesome Stand, I just don’t feel like we’ve seen enough of him to rank him higher than the other JoJos just yet. The simple plot of JoJolion and Josuke’s amnesia do leave the story quite open for development but at the same time it often leaves a lot to be desired. Along the way he gains the companionship of Yashuo Hirase and her stand Paisley Park, as well as a stand of his own, Soft and Wet…yup, that’s his Stand’s name. Part 8 centres around Josuke being a retrograde amnesiac and trying to figure out more about his past.
#Jojo stardust crusaders full#
I’ve not read much JoJolion, and that’s largely down to me not wanting to read the full thing until it’s finished. Being the newest protagonist, Josuke is the latest to bear the JoJo moniker and well…that’s really all he’s done. Landing at the bottom of the JoJo pyramid is Part 8’s Josuke Hikgashikata. #7 – Josuke Higashikata (Part 8: JoJolion) Also, spoiler warning: if you haven’t read the manga or watched the series (and you plan on doing so) I wouldn’t recommend reading this, lest you throw your computer/tablet/phone at the wall in rage. So ranking someone at number 8 does not mean I have a distaste for that JoJo or for that part of the story. SO, I figured I’d rank the 8 JoJos we have had so far. I won’t delve too deeply into the lore now, as that would take an entire post in itself and I’ve got stuff to do. Parts 1 and 2 ( Phantom Blood and Battle Tendancy) focus on a ripple/energy based martial art called Hamon, whilst parts 3 ( Stardust Crusaders) onwards introduce battle spirits called Stands. Each JoJo gains new powers and personality traits as the series progresses. In the same way that the Doctor regenerates every so often, each story arc/anime season of Hirohiko Araki’s now iconic series receives a new protagonist, nicknamed JoJo, normally linked to the Joestar bloodline, indicated by a star-shaped birthmark. Not that it’s about a Scottish man armed with a screwdriver forcing young women into a phonebox (thank you Frankie Boyle) but that the lineage and hereditary nature of the story means that each arc receives a different protagonist. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is the Japanese comic book equivalent to Doctor Who.
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Explaining the plot JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure can be a bit of an arduous task, in the same way that trying to explain the premise of Doctor Who to a person who’s never watched it is harder than a brick in a tumbledryer.