JoJo’s Weird Journey stands the take a look at of time as one of the crucial trendy and outlandish anime to grace the medium. Not solely does the sequence characteristic a revolving door of ensemble and supporting characters with otherworldly stand powers and musical references baked into their names, but it surely additionally has a few of the most charismatic protagonists in anime. Nonetheless, not each JoJo is as compelling to look at as their predecessors and descendants.
Whereas this checklist may go the route of rating every character based mostly on the potential of their stand talents (everyone knows Giorno would win), this completely biased checklist will as a substitute decide every JoJo as much as the Stone Ocean anime based mostly on how compelling their personalities are as most important characters of their respective elements.
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6. Giorno Giovanna
Sizzling take, I do know, however personally I by no means actually vibed with Giorno like I did the opposite main Joestars in JJBA. Whereas Giorno is conceptually attention-grabbing in that he’s technically each Dio and Jonathan Joestar’s son (it’s sophisticated), his character by no means fairly steps out of the enormous shadow solid by his “Jo-bro” and the actual most important character of Golden Wind, Bruno Bucciarati. Whereas Giorno and Bruno share an identical dream to rid Italy of gangsters peddling medication to youngsters, Giorno all the time felt like he was the supporting character in Bruno’s grand story to usurp their gang chief.
Whereas sure, Giorno does have arguably probably the most highly effective stand in the complete sequence and gives a few of its most iconic moments (like his seven-page punch-out of one of many vilest villains within the sequence, Cioccolata), it’s arduous to recall something personable about him apart from that he thinks drug are dangerous and generally lets his interior Dio out at any time when his mild-mannered demeanor provides option to frustration. Though there’s nothing incorrect with having a Joestar take the backseat to a narrative arc, being forgettable in a sea of Passione characters oozing character is a troublesome break, particularly for a JJBA protag.
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5. Jonathan Joestar
Not solely does Jonathan function the progenitor of the Joestar bloodline, however he’s additionally probably the most virtuous member of the household. This mild-mannered large of a person will trek from the crime-riddled Ogre Avenue to the highest of probably the most picturesque vampire-laden mountains in an effort to avenge the demise of his father, who truthfully didn’t deal with him nicely sufficient to warrant the perilous journey. Jonathan’s selflessness as a protagonist as a rule disarms his enemies, main them to supply him help within the type of a trusty sword or the complete business of the Speedwagon Basis lengthy after his time has handed.
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4. Jotaro Kujo
Whereas Jotaro’s general position in JJBA is because the sequence’ straight man who sandbags any and all outlandish battles that befall him and his allies, his stoicism and tough-guy persona have turn out to be synonymous with the sequence’ mainstream attraction. Jotaro Clint Eastwood-ing himself out of any dilemma he finds himself in, whether or not it’s being held hostage by an enormous gorilla, taking part in a high-stakes racing online game, or overcoming the crushing weight of a highway curler is made all of the extra hilarious looking back while you keep in mind that he’s truly 17 years previous. Jotaro can also be one of many few JJBA characters that followers get to see age because the sequence progresses, changing into the mentor to Josuke and deadbeat father to Jolyne. My favourite a part of seeing Jotaro evolve was studying that his stoicism is generally a protection mechanism to cowl for his not having as fast a wit as his different relations, who can extra readily spout quips on the drop of a hat. This is the reason he’d lean on allies to ship cool one-liners. The extra you already know.
3. Joseph Joestar
No Joestar has ever been as fortunate as Joseph Joestar. All through the whole lot of his tenure within the sequence, dumb luck, coupled with villains’ knack for underestimating this bumbling idiot of a person, persistently permits him to grab victory from the jaws of defeat. A part of Joseph’s secret to success is that he, in contrast to Jonathan, doesn’t let equity get in the way in which of him profitable. Joseph will forgo the security of harmless bystanders by pulling out a machine gun in the midst of a fistfight with a vampire if it means he can get the higher hand. The dude’s a cheater and he is aware of it, however on the similar time, you possibly can’t assist however root for him to determine some scheme to tug on his foes in an effort to eke out a victory.
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2. Jolyne Cujoh
Jolyne Cujoh embodies the grit and out-of-the-box tactical thoughts that each JJBA protagonist aspires to succeed in. All through the whole lot of Stone Ocean, she is preventing on the backfoot. Not solely is she the sufferer of false incarceration by the hands of her ex-boyfriend which lands her in a state jail with super-powered Floridian inmates, however she additionally fights a flurry of a few of the most brutal and nigh-unwinnable battles within the sequence whereas preserving an unshakeable hope that issues will prove alright. All the identical, Jolyne will struggle tooth and nail to free each herself and her companions from those that would see them rot at the back of a jail cell, even when it means decreasing her physique to a pile of string to get them to freedom.
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1. Josuke Higashikata
Josuke is solely the most effective member of the Joestar household by advantage of being probably the most human. Whereas different Joestars are inclined to oscillate between being both noble paragons, energy fantasies, or, within the case of his father Joseph, dishonest scoundrels, Josuke’s mix of all of these qualities makes him really feel extra grounded as a personality. Josuke will assist anybody in want along with his therapeutic stand, Loopy Diamond, but it surely’s not beneath him to trick acquaintances into dishonest to win the lottery or beat an individual inside an inch of their life for insulting his pompadour. Regardless of having the seems to be of a typical highschool delinquent, Josuke truly has a coronary heart of gold and gained’t dine and sprint like his nephew Jotaro or rush to punch out his opposition to beat difficult situations. As a substitute, he’ll use his head to win battles, as we see in situations like him defeating a stand-using rat that fully bodied Jotaro and Star Platinum by sniping it. Trendy issues generally require options rooted in mind energy relatively than muscle tissues.
