Jonathan Joestar (ジョナサン・ジョースター)

Background

As a gentleman, Jonathan is kind and cheerful. Jonathan has a mindset where he tries to imagine the consequences his actions would have on other people, even if they appear to be enemies. He is gentle and sympathetic, feeling pain even as he defeats a zombified copper.

Despite his skill in fighting, he will never seriously harm a person without a valid reason. Yet Jonathan can feel righteous fury at the evilness of his foes and will conduct justice by defeating them. Furthermore, he does not pity truly despicable individuals he is not familiar with, such as Doobie. With his courage and spirit, Jonathan sets a legacy as the first JoJo of the series.

Character Background

After meeting Dio, Jonathan's life spirals into hell as Dio attempts to break Jonathan's spirit through dominance and isolation. At that time, Jonathan crosses paths with Erina; the two become close and eventfully fall in love. Unfortunately, Dio learns of this and decides to deny Jonathan any chance of romance by taking Erina's first kiss forcibly. After learning of Dio's deed, Jonathan confronts him at the Joestar Mansion. Jonathan briefly notices a Stone Mask on their wall reacting to Dio's blood but is distracted by his father, who attempts to stop the fight before it escalates further.

Shortly afterward, Jonathan learned that his beloved dog, Danny, had died after being "accidentally" placed in the incinerator. Jonathan suspected Danny's death to be Dio's doing, but Dio had noted the kind of person Jonathan was and decided to feign peace between them for the time being.

Timeline

When George fell ill, Jonathan found a letter from Dio's father, Dario, and realized that Dio was poisoning his father to steal the Joestar family fortune. To find out proof, Jonathan left the mansion to find an antidote. Jonathan's search takes him to Ogre Street, where he manages to win over the friendship of a local thug named Robert E. O. Speedwagon. With Speedwagon's help, Jonathan finds Dio's poison supplier, Wang Chan, and obtains the antidote for his father.

Having learned the power of the Stone Mask, Dio attempts to kill Jonathan and use his blood to transcend humanity and become an immortal Vampire. After engaging in a fiery battle with Dio, Speedwagon manages to take Jonathan to a hospital.

After being discharged from the hospital a few days later, Jonathan meets Will Anthonio Zeppeli. After completely healing Jonathan's body, Zeppeli reveals that Dio survived the estate burning and offers to teach Jonathan to utilize respiratory-based solar energy called Ripple to defeat Dio and destroy the Stone Mask.