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Character Name: Jonathan Joestar Series: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Phantom Blood) Timeline: After Death :] Canon Resource Links:Yayyy Wiki Please note that this wiki uses a tab set up; history will be in one such tab.
Personality: Jonathan Joestar- or 'JoJo' as some have called him- was and is the pinnacle example of a 'Gentleman'. Raised by those words and aspiring to live by them since a young age, he creates the image of a charming young man as a result; he is polite and courteous, considerate of the feelings of others and aware of his own manners in most situations. But Jonathan's charm is more than a mere matter of dressing well and speaking well; it lends itself even to his manner in combat. Numerous times, those who face him (and bear a semblance of soul themselves) pick him out as a true Gentleman- someone who treats even their enemy with respect and care. This manner of spirit is so ingrained into his being that before he announces his hatred for Dio and his desire to avenge his father and teacher, he admits such hate to be a shameful emotion...despite the fact that he still sounds like an honour-filled sort, his words 'properly put'.
To be a gentleman means more than surface acts and manners however, and Jonathan's heart is without a doubt what makes the title a thing he's worthy of. For many of the fans in the JoJo series, Jonathan is the 'most good' and for a doubtless reason. When it comes to his inner personality Jonathan is incredibly kind, and positive, with the tendency to cast doubt on himself before doubting another to that end. When encountering the thugs of Ogre Street as a strong example, he assumes that those attacking him would have families of their own, and therefore employs only the amount of strength necessary to knock them back when he could easily have killed them. His care and concern for those around him stretches far, and very often to those who do not even deserve it- while he can recognize the futility in many cases (zombies are a strong example, but of course, Dio in the later episodes qualifies as well), this care is what led to the infamous moment of Dio turning himself into a vampire. Jonathan after all spent seven years following Dio's string of crimes against him with the honest attempt to come to see him as a friend. For seven years, Dio played the part of a kind brother after all- and Jonathan even chastizes himself when he acknowledges that he simply cannot view Dio kindly. Even with these thoughts- and more importantly the burning anger that comes from seemingly killing Dio later- Jonathan cries, tears that he has cried for his father, his teacher, and even strangers in their own deaths as well. Even his dying thoughts while holding Dio, are somehow happy; a state of emotion that even Jonathan cannot identify the source for.
Ultimately it is clear to see that Jonathan is too kind for his own good. Admittedly his naive ability to trust the good in others works well in his favor more often than not- faith in Zeppeli's words regarding the Stone Mask and what must be done is what allowed Jonathan to train in the art of Hamon, and was what later caused him to take up Zeppeli's Wine Test without question to face Jack the Ripper. During his battle with Bruford the Black Knight it comes to a dangerous point however; going off one mere throw-away statement about pain, Jonathan takes the fact that his opponent can feel to mean that he's regained his sense of honor and soul- and will therefore stop the blade against his face rather than ending him on the spot. He even shows faith for those he has yet to properly meet- his first thought regarding a would be bag-thief in the Windknight's Lot being that they could potentially help them to navigate the area. To a fault, Jonathan puts fathomless amounts of faith and trust in the good in others- this very trust is what allowed Dio to not only convince Jonathan to let his guard down during the former's would-be-arrest, but additionally caused Jonathan to freeze with doubt and shock twice in the resulting fight. The first time allowing Dio to stab Jonathan's father, killing the recently cured man. The second, nearly causing his own death as he failed to fire a gun upon the man he called brother. For Jonathan, it is the heart that he believes in the most, and it makes it that much easier for him to be betrayed.
It comes to no surprise then that with such kindness in his heart Jonathan would be willing to sacrifice his all for the sake of another. One could argue that a more prideful flavor of honor colours Jonathan's actions of course- killing Dio after all was an openly admitted matter of vengeance for those whom Dio had wronged, but most chiefly those Jonathan knew personally. But for Jonathan his honor and dedication is most certainly genuine- yet another aspect of being a gentleman, Jonathan's honor is if anything a way of life. This ultimate and honor-bound dedication burns with a strength that Dio recognizes as an 'explosive power', a fuel for what it takes to press through each and every situation without losing his very self. It brings little to no hesitation in the face of fear and adversity, ensuring that not only will he simply come right back once pushed to the brink, but that he'll focus his sights on what needs to be done.
There are minor examples all through the series, forms of acceptable harm and injury that speak of a stalwart dedication toward an ultimate goal. When attacked on Ogre Street Jonathan grips the blade of a knife meant to stab him with his very hand, announcing clearly that the loss of his fingers would be nothing if it prevented the loss of his father's life. Likewise, the blades of Speedwagon's Hat digging into his arm to the bone are a similar matter- injuries that while dire, are worth taking if it means ending the fight quickly and finishing what matters the most. Such dedication to the swiftest- yet still honorable- path in a fight can be seen when tested by Dire as well. The man's strike requires that Jonathan flee, or so it seems. But Jonathan without hesitation instead smashes his head into Dire's own, injuring and stunning the opponent even at the cost of his own health.
Where then, does dedication become sacrifice? For Jonathan there is certainly a line, but it is a line he is more than willing to cross if need be. When the full scale of Dio's terrifying new form is seen in his home, Jonathan charges through the flames of their burning childhood home even with a spear in his shoulder to face the vampire, focused entirely on the task at hand. He spurs the flames higher and hotter, drawing Dio into combat while believing truly that he and Dio will both die right there; and if it means preventing Dio's terror, it is well worth it. This sense of self-sacrifice is seen again when he truly is upon his deathbed, his throat pierced by Dio's eye-beams and the ship overrun with the undead. With the last ounce of strength he has, he prevents his wife Erina's demise by unleashing a final attack upon Dio's servant- and when this results in the ship's mechanisms seizing and preparing to explode, he insists Erina live on without him. Not only for herself, but for the single other survivor on board- an infant nearby, whose mother was just killed in the onslaught. Jonathan uses all he has to make certain that his wife and that infant are able to escape in the very coffin that Dio intended for his own use, holding Dio's head close with the dying wish that his family be safe with his sacrifice.
This level-headed state of being that can be seen even in his dying moments is exactly what gives him such an advantage in the ultimate end of most of his fights. While certainly thrown off guard and taken by shock at many points in the series, Jonathan seems to adjust just as quickly. He's capable of facing off against others with relatively clear thoughts, enough to make observations about those he's fighting (Even if aloud). This is not merely in regard to how they're fighting, but how they're acting as well. It becomes key outside of battle, making it easier to face a surprise attack with little alarm and solve current issues- such as escaping Tarkus with the quick idea to magnetize leaves into a hang-glider- that much easier. This level-headed state is required as a user of Hamon, even; in order to be able to channel the energy of the Ripple, one must have a steady breathing pattern at all times.
It is fortunate then that Jonathan has cleverness to back up this level-headed way of being, especially in regard to battle. For every major problem that his opponent brings forward, Jonathan ultimately finds a solution- during his fight with Bruford, he finds an unexpected method of obtaining oxygen while underwater. He also successfully works around the disadvantage of barehanded ripple attacks being made useless by channeling it instead through the metal of a sword. When even this is defended against later, by Dio, he still manages to work out a solution to the matter- using the fire around their battle to heat the metal of his blade and therefore reverse the flash freezing that Dio put himself through. Without a doubt, he is intelligent to a point. Enough to have canonically worked on an archaeology degree and conducted his own research with the Stone Mask- research that had the masks capabilities determined almost entirely but for the unknown vampiric result (which of course, would have required actually placing on a person to discover as is).
But like many of the JoJo protagonists and supporting characters, Jonathan is prone to the same bizarre lapse of judgement which leads to foolhardy decisions for seemingly no reason beyond 'It seemed like a good idea at the time'. While many such decisions of course can be linked to his naive and trusting nature, or even the stalwart dedication to a cause that must be handled as swiftly as possible, moments such as his willingness to uphold Zeppeli's wine test against Jack the Ripper, as well as his decision to swim downward rather than up in his fight against Bruford the Black Knight bring to question just how much is cleverness regarding a subject and how much is just Sheer Dumb Luck with a Dumb Decision. This isn't helped by the way that Jonathan can let his train of thought run. During the fight against Bruford alone he successfully compares the man's hair first to an octopus, and then to a serpent when pondering how he's being brutalized, showing a legitimately ludicrous level of imaginative thinking. To give credit where it's due perhaps, that level of thinking is without a doubt required to survive most of the adventure- it's what allows him to make use of the roses against Dio, create a hang-glider of magnetic leaves to briefly escape Tarkus with his companions, and naturally what allows him to realize that the wine glass really does help with the use of Hamon. It's not necessarily a show of how clever he is...but it certainly shows how quickly he can accept the events of a situation enough to work with them (whether for combat or simply existing).
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Character
Name: Jonathan Joestar
Series: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Phantom Blood)
Timeline: After Death :]
Canon Resource Links: Yayyy Wiki Please note that this wiki uses a tab set up; history will be in one such tab.
Personality: Jonathan Joestar- or 'JoJo' as some have called him- was and is the pinnacle example of a 'Gentleman'. Raised by those words and aspiring to live by them since a young age, he creates the image of a charming young man as a result; he is polite and courteous, considerate of the feelings of others and aware of his own manners in most situations. But Jonathan's charm is more than a mere matter of dressing well and speaking well; it lends itself even to his manner in combat. Numerous times, those who face him (and bear a semblance of soul themselves) pick him out as a true Gentleman- someone who treats even their enemy with respect and care. This manner of spirit is so ingrained into his being that before he announces his hatred for Dio and his desire to avenge his father and teacher, he admits such hate to be a shameful emotion...despite the fact that he still sounds like an honour-filled sort, his words 'properly put'.
To be a gentleman means more than surface acts and manners however, and Jonathan's heart is without a doubt what makes the title a thing he's worthy of. For many of the fans in the JoJo series, Jonathan is the 'most good' and for a doubtless reason. When it comes to his inner personality Jonathan is incredibly kind, and positive, with the tendency to cast doubt on himself before doubting another to that end. When encountering the thugs of Ogre Street as a strong example, he assumes that those attacking him would have families of their own, and therefore employs only the amount of strength necessary to knock them back when he could easily have killed them. His care and concern for those around him stretches far, and very often to those who do not even deserve it- while he can recognize the futility in many cases (zombies are a strong example, but of course, Dio in the later episodes qualifies as well), this care is what led to the infamous moment of Dio turning himself into a vampire. Jonathan after all spent seven years following Dio's string of crimes against him with the honest attempt to come to see him as a friend. For seven years, Dio played the part of a kind brother after all- and Jonathan even chastizes himself when he acknowledges that he simply cannot view Dio kindly. Even with these thoughts- and more importantly the burning anger that comes from seemingly killing Dio later- Jonathan cries, tears that he has cried for his father, his teacher, and even strangers in their own deaths as well. Even his dying thoughts while holding Dio, are somehow happy; a state of emotion that even Jonathan cannot identify the source for.
Ultimately it is clear to see that Jonathan is too kind for his own good. Admittedly his naive ability to trust the good in others works well in his favor more often than not- faith in Zeppeli's words regarding the Stone Mask and what must be done is what allowed Jonathan to train in the art of Hamon, and was what later caused him to take up Zeppeli's Wine Test without question to face Jack the Ripper. During his battle with Bruford the Black Knight it comes to a dangerous point however; going off one mere throw-away statement about pain, Jonathan takes the fact that his opponent can feel to mean that he's regained his sense of honor and soul- and will therefore stop the blade against his face rather than ending him on the spot. He even shows faith for those he has yet to properly meet- his first thought regarding a would be bag-thief in the Windknight's Lot being that they could potentially help them to navigate the area. To a fault, Jonathan puts fathomless amounts of faith and trust in the good in others- this very trust is what allowed Dio to not only convince Jonathan to let his guard down during the former's would-be-arrest, but additionally caused Jonathan to freeze with doubt and shock twice in the resulting fight. The first time allowing Dio to stab Jonathan's father, killing the recently cured man. The second, nearly causing his own death as he failed to fire a gun upon the man he called brother. For Jonathan, it is the heart that he believes in the most, and it makes it that much easier for him to be betrayed.
It comes to no surprise then that with such kindness in his heart Jonathan would be willing to sacrifice his all for the sake of another. One could argue that a more prideful flavor of honor colours Jonathan's actions of course- killing Dio after all was an openly admitted matter of vengeance for those whom Dio had wronged, but most chiefly those Jonathan knew personally. But for Jonathan his honor and dedication is most certainly genuine- yet another aspect of being a gentleman, Jonathan's honor is if anything a way of life. This ultimate and honor-bound dedication burns with a strength that Dio recognizes as an 'explosive power', a fuel for what it takes to press through each and every situation without losing his very self. It brings little to no hesitation in the face of fear and adversity, ensuring that not only will he simply come right back once pushed to the brink, but that he'll focus his sights on what needs to be done.
There are minor examples all through the series, forms of acceptable harm and injury that speak of a stalwart dedication toward an ultimate goal. When attacked on Ogre Street Jonathan grips the blade of a knife meant to stab him with his very hand, announcing clearly that the loss of his fingers would be nothing if it prevented the loss of his father's life. Likewise, the blades of Speedwagon's Hat digging into his arm to the bone are a similar matter- injuries that while dire, are worth taking if it means ending the fight quickly and finishing what matters the most. Such dedication to the swiftest- yet still honorable- path in a fight can be seen when tested by Dire as well. The man's strike requires that Jonathan flee, or so it seems. But Jonathan without hesitation instead smashes his head into Dire's own, injuring and stunning the opponent even at the cost of his own health.
Where then, does dedication become sacrifice? For Jonathan there is certainly a line, but it is a line he is more than willing to cross if need be. When the full scale of Dio's terrifying new form is seen in his home, Jonathan charges through the flames of their burning childhood home even with a spear in his shoulder to face the vampire, focused entirely on the task at hand. He spurs the flames higher and hotter, drawing Dio into combat while believing truly that he and Dio will both die right there; and if it means preventing Dio's terror, it is well worth it. This sense of self-sacrifice is seen again when he truly is upon his deathbed, his throat pierced by Dio's eye-beams and the ship overrun with the undead. With the last ounce of strength he has, he prevents his wife Erina's demise by unleashing a final attack upon Dio's servant- and when this results in the ship's mechanisms seizing and preparing to explode, he insists Erina live on without him. Not only for herself, but for the single other survivor on board- an infant nearby, whose mother was just killed in the onslaught. Jonathan uses all he has to make certain that his wife and that infant are able to escape in the very coffin that Dio intended for his own use, holding Dio's head close with the dying wish that his family be safe with his sacrifice.
This level-headed state of being that can be seen even in his dying moments is exactly what gives him such an advantage in the ultimate end of most of his fights. While certainly thrown off guard and taken by shock at many points in the series, Jonathan seems to adjust just as quickly. He's capable of facing off against others with relatively clear thoughts, enough to make observations about those he's fighting (Even if aloud). This is not merely in regard to how they're fighting, but how they're acting as well. It becomes key outside of battle, making it easier to face a surprise attack with little alarm and solve current issues- such as escaping Tarkus with the quick idea to magnetize leaves into a hang-glider- that much easier. This level-headed state is required as a user of Hamon, even; in order to be able to channel the energy of the Ripple, one must have a steady breathing pattern at all times.
It is fortunate then that Jonathan has cleverness to back up this level-headed way of being, especially in regard to battle. For every major problem that his opponent brings forward, Jonathan ultimately finds a solution- during his fight with Bruford, he finds an unexpected method of obtaining oxygen while underwater. He also successfully works around the disadvantage of barehanded ripple attacks being made useless by channeling it instead through the metal of a sword. When even this is defended against later, by Dio, he still manages to work out a solution to the matter- using the fire around their battle to heat the metal of his blade and therefore reverse the flash freezing that Dio put himself through. Without a doubt, he is intelligent to a point. Enough to have canonically worked on an archaeology degree and conducted his own research with the Stone Mask- research that had the masks capabilities determined almost entirely but for the unknown vampiric result (which of course, would have required actually placing on a person to discover as is).
But like many of the JoJo protagonists and supporting characters, Jonathan is prone to the same bizarre lapse of judgement which leads to foolhardy decisions for seemingly no reason beyond 'It seemed like a good idea at the time'. While many such decisions of course can be linked to his naive and trusting nature, or even the stalwart dedication to a cause that must be handled as swiftly as possible, moments such as his willingness to uphold Zeppeli's wine test against Jack the Ripper, as well as his decision to swim downward rather than up in his fight against Bruford the Black Knight bring to question just how much is cleverness regarding a subject and how much is just Sheer Dumb Luck with a Dumb Decision. This isn't helped by the way that Jonathan can let his train of thought run. During the fight against Bruford alone he successfully compares the man's hair first to an octopus, and then to a serpent when pondering how he's being brutalized, showing a legitimately ludicrous level of imaginative thinking. To give credit where it's due perhaps, that level of thinking is without a doubt required to survive most of the adventure- it's what allows him to make use of the roses against Dio, create a hang-glider of magnetic leaves to briefly escape Tarkus with his companions, and naturally what allows him to realize that the wine glass really does help with the use of Hamon. It's not necessarily a show of how clever he is...but it certainly shows how quickly he can accept the events of a situation enough to work with them (whether for combat or simply existing).
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Starter: Growlithe
Password: Atomic Fireball
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