18 Facts About Jonathan Joestar

Jonathan "JoJo" Joestar is a fictional character in the Japanese manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki.

In late 19th-century England, the young son of a wealthy landowner, Jonathan Joestar, meets his new adopted brother Dio Brando, who loathes him and plans to usurp him as heir to the Joestar family.

Jonathan Joestar embarks on a journey, meets new allies and masters the technique of Hamon to stop Dio, who has made world domination his new goal.

Jonathan Joestar was designed to be a symbol for the story and setting, something Araki would continue doing with later protagonists in the series.

Jonathan Joestar took inspiration from the American television series Roots: The Saga of an American Family, and the novel East of Eden.

Jonathan Joestar thought highly of stories that could replace its protagonist and still do well.

The protagonist of Phantom Blood, Jonathan is the son of George Joestar I who carries his surname with pride while striving to be a gentleman who never betrays his code of honor and defending those in need even when at a grave disadvantage.

Jonathan Joestar is a passionate person, he wants to be the best at everything that he does, whether it is fighting or even table manners.

Jonathan Joestar's life becomes one of misery when Dio Brando is adopted by George, eventually resulting in his father's death as Dio sought to kill both of them.

Jonathan Joestar ultimately dies of his injuries, but not before further injuring the already severely weakened Dio and using his Hamon to cause an explosion on the ship that they and Erina are traveling aboard, with Jonathan Joestar successfully persuading Erina to escape alongside an infant orphaned by Dio's zombies by using Dio's coffin as a makeshift lifeboat.

The orphan that Jonathan requested Erina to rescue is revealed to be Elizabeth "Lisa Lisa" Joestar, who became the wife of his deceased son George II, the mother of Joseph, and an expert in Hamon.

In Golden Wind, it is revealed that Jonathan Joestar is the biological father of the part's protagonist, Giorno Giovanna, due to Dio's impregnation of a Japanese woman some time after his return, having taken over Jonathan Joestar's body.

Steel Ball Run, set in a rebooted-universe introduces a version of Jonathan named Johnny Joestar who was a Kentucky-born horse racing prodigy that got paralyzed from the waist down.

Jonathan Joestar participates in the Steel Ball Run competition to have Gyro Zeppeli teach him to use the Spin technique to regain his mobility while developing his Stand Tusk.

Claire Napier of ComicsAlliance was critical of the romance Jonathan Joestar has with his girlfriend as she is more prominent in the narrative to make the character become more powerful to fight Dio.

Similarly, Otaku USA said that despite his innocence, Jonathan Joestar was a "bland, passive character suited" due to how weak he is written when dealing with Dio.

Silverman praised the growth Jonathan Joestar has with his powers as he comes as a more heroic figure when dealing with his enemy, with the appeal being something that influenced future manga in retrospect.

However, Anime UK News felt that Jonathan Joestar was the only protagonist in the entire manga that undergoes a character arc and thus grows more sympathy for the viewer in his final fight against Dio.