PERSONALITY I'd begin with "At first glance..." but the truth is, that's pretty subjective, as evidenced by the many varying opinions of Josuke that exist in canon. For example, some people think he's nothing more than a firestarting asshole or a delinquent with a hair trigger temper at first glance, while others see a youth who puts others before himself or a friend of the truest kind. Of course, neither perspective is wholly accurate. The bottom line? Josuke is still young, still impressionable, ever adapting, and that makes him unpredictable. And that's the protagonist of JJBA: Part IV in a nutshell. Crack that open and you get...well, keep on reading.
Josuke's often silly nature belies a shrewd mind. He is book-smart combined with street-smart, being both a fairly diligent student and someone who has become experienced in affairs of extraordinary natures. Actually, Josuke does his best thinking under pressure and he is capable of coming up with outrageous solutions to problems that others might consider to be a lost cause. If given time to deliberate, he'll use the time wisely and do his utmost to come up with a way to achieve the best possible outcome for any situation. He definitely leans in favor of intuitive thought processes, but even so, it's important to note that he is not impractical. The last thing Josuke ever wants to do is abandon reason.
Josuke is just a freshman in high school, so he hasn't given what kind of career he wants to pursue a whole lot of thought. It's probably safe to assume that he has an interest in marine life (like Jotaro) based upon the anchor pin he wears on his collar, but this is never something that is explored in canon. Bottom line is, he likes helping people; he's good at it, and it makes a positive difference in the world. There's not much more he can really ask for than that.
Definitely extroverted, Josuke enjoys spending his time around other people. He's at his best when surrounded by others, whether they're of a like mind or not. Unfortunately, that extroversion means he doesn't bottle things up inside, which is to say...he has a bit of a hair-trigger temper (literally in some instances, insulting his hair being one of the worst possible ways to provoke him). Once set off, he can either be relatively easy to talk down, or he can fly so off the handle and into a blind rage that...the best thing to do is let it run its course. And steer clear. His anger aside though, Josuke's usually pretty laid back and chill. He has a positive outlook towards most things, and can be described as incredibly driven towards the pursuit of most anything he sets his mind upon.
When it comes to meeting new people, he can be a bit prone to relying too heavily upon first impressions. This isn't always the case, of course, and in some instances it's easy for a person to alter that first impression through later acts. At the end of the day, Josuke doesn't like to hold grudges, which is yet another testament to how laid back he can be. Not usually suspicious without justification, he does still demonstrate a lot of open-faced curiosity, particularly when meeting people who...don't fit stereotypical molds.
In terms of how he's likely to behave in most situations, good or bad, Josuke tends to react more than act, but his default instinct is strongly in favor of fight over flight. He is not somebody who ever runs away from his problems. No matter how bad things get, he sees everything through to the end.
On a lighter note, his sense of humor is...quite a bit like his father's. He appreciates all kinds of jokes, puns, and pranks. Generally speaking, the worse they are, the better...but if someone delivers a humorous remark that's extra clever, he'd be appreciative of it, too. In short, anything that might inspire a laugh is golden and deserves an A+ in Josuke's books. He prefers cheer to despondency, in fact, and even when at his lowest tends to surround himself with people who lift his spirits right back up again.
Probably the most defining moments in Josuke's life were when his life was saved by a stranger when he was four years old, and when he met Jotaro and his father, Joseph, shortly after turning sixteen. Both of these encounters shaped him, giving him his Stand ability, and answering questions he's had for years about family he never had the chance to meet before.
And, in all honesty, anyone who knows of those events can probably easily ascertain what his greatest fear is. Though he'll tell people he's afraid of reptiles (and he is), even more than that he is afraid of losing his family and friends. There is nothing more precious, more cherished, more worth risking his life for in the entire world...than them. Of course, that doesn't mean that he wants anyone to know he's terrified of turtles, either.
On that note, Josuke's interpersonal relationships have had a rather profound impact upon his personality. His relationship with his mother is a very close one, for starters. He loves her and respects her, and he would do anything to keep harm from coming to her. His grandfather, Ryohei, who helped raised him, is also someone Josuke loves and cares deeply for...or did. He passed away after being attacked by an enemy Stand user, a loss that shook Josuke to his core, further proof that he cannot stand senseless death, particularly when it involves his loved ones. As for his real father, Josuke's relationship with him is complicated. Upon getting to know him little by little, however, Josuke learns to deeply respect and care for his father, too...despite his flaws. Josuke is also very close with his nephew, Jotaro. In fact, despite his (much older) nephew possessing a rather cool disposition, the two get along very well with one another and work even better together. There really isn't anybody in his family that he can't stand...but then, he hasn't met them all. (Give him a chance. He'll have some very, very strong opinions about one or two of them in the near future.) And while not family by blood relation...Josuke considers his friends to be just as important to him. His best friends, Koichi and Okuyasu, have been by his side through the best and worst of times. Even Rohan, whom he is constantly at odds with, is somebody Josuke would never actually want to see harm come to.
All that said, he's pretty typical of most teenage boys. He spends his money on music, video games, and expensive designer clothing, dreams about winning big on lottery tickets, is fairly popular with girls his age and the target of jealousy for boys his age, and gets a rise out of trying new things as long as they're not too weird or too dangerous. He's happiest when he can kick back and have a good time with his friends, whether that means having lunch together or playing pranks on whoever looks to be a fun target at the time, it's all good as long as nobody gets hurt.
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ABOUT Although Joseph Joestar was happily married to Suzie Q, there came a point in time when his romantic affections for another woman led him briefly astray. Unbeknownst to Joseph, the affair he had with Tomoko Higashikata, a young and passionate woman from Morioh, Japan, resulted in the birth of an illegitimate child: Josuke Higashikata. Joseph would not learn of or meet his son for 16 years when the time came to discuss inheritances. (Good job, Joseph.)
Not much is known about Josuke's early childhood, but we are told that at age 4, Josuke took ill with an extreme fever. His mother, worried for his safety, braved terrible winter storm conditions in an attempt to drive him to the nearest hospital for treatment, but as luck would have it, their car became stuck in the deeply piling up snow. If not for the timely appearance of an unknown stranger (whom Josuke would continue to idolize as he grew older) they would have been stuck for quite some time and it's possible that an entirely different story would have been told. The stranger selflessly laid down his jacket to act as traction for the car's tires against the snow, providing Tomoko with the chance to steer the vehicle forward and free.
Having survived that incident and recovered, Josuke developed the power known as Stand. (More on that in the powers section.) As for the stranger who helped them, the Higashikata family never encountered him again.
Fast forward 12 years to 1999. Josuke is 16 years old and a freshman in high school. He's living a relatively ordinary life, is decently popular with the girls his age (though it appears that most of the boys dislike him) and is living rather comfortably with his mother and grandfather. Life is good. And then Jotaro Kujo shows up—a very tall, very muscular 29 year old man...and Josuke's nephew??? Yeah, the news comes as a bit of a shock to Josuke, too. But what's more alarming is the fact Jotaro came to see him on behalf of his old man, who is indeed very old by this point in time, at 79. (JOSEPH WHAT THE HELL?)
Anyway, Jotaro does a couple things after he and Josuke establish that they are both Stand users (by knocking each other around using said Stands): first, he shows Josuke photographs taken by Joseph's Stand that reveals the presence of another Stand user in Morioh who appears to be very dangerous; and second, he decides to stay in town so that he can help keep an eye on things.
This turns out to be a good thing, because not long after, Josuke runs into one Anjuro Katagiri (or Angelo), the Stand user from his father's photographs. Angelo takes it upon himself to specifically target Josuke after the teen interrupts his attempt at a robbery, and while Josuke survives the dangerous encounters that follow, his grandfather (Ryohei Higashikata) does not. It is this loss that steels his resolve to keep watch over the town and, after Angelo's defeat, be vigilant of other Stand users like him in the process.
It'd be nice if things got easier after that, but whether you know Josuke's story or not, you know how MOST stories go, and things always get worse before they get better.
Although Josuke meets many who become allies and even friends thereafter, he also encounters several who act as obstacles or become enemies in his quest to learn more about the Arrows that are present in Morioh and can grant people Stand abilities. In fact, most of the people he meets (and there's over 20 of them in total) are Stand users because they have been pierced by an Arrow and have survived, including: his two best friends, Koichi and Okuyasu; Rohan, a mangaka whom Josuke is often at odds with; Mikitaka (although he could just be an alien, we never really find out); and Yoshikage Kira, a mass murderer and Josuke's greatest adversary.
As previously stated, it's not all smooth sailing from here on in for Josuke. Shigekiyo (Shigechi) Yangu, a boy Josuke and Okuyasu befriended, has the unfortunate luck to mistakenly take from a park Yoshikage Kira's lunch bag instead of his own, which wouldn't be a problem in most cases...except for the fact that Kira's contained not a lunch, but the severed hand of a young woman. Kira pursued Shigechi in order to retrieve the hand and prevent his much beloved quiet life from being disturbed, but this pursuit ultimately resulted in the death of Shigechi and Josuke's attention being drawn to the killer anyway.
Unfortunately, even with the help of Josuke's father, Joseph, who comes into town to aid in tracking down Kira, the killer eludes the team at the last second, using another Stand user's ability and changing his physical appearance. There are some close calls following that, where not only Josuke but several of his friends nearly lose their lives trying to track the killer down again, but it's not in vain. Of course, in the end, Josuke isn't the one to kill Kira. After a very grueling confrontation with the explosive killer combining the strengths of his friends and him, it is the result of an accident (an ambulance backing over Kira's head) that ultimately ends the killer's life.
As for Josuke and company? Jotaro takes Joseph back home, while Josuke and the rest of his friends remain in Morioh, the little town's guardians.
A more detailed account of the role Josuke plays in DIAMOND IS UNBREAKABLE can be found here.
ABILITIES "Humans thrive on the destruction of others...but among them there's you, and your power is the kindest, most generous ability one could ever have..." —Jotaro Kujo to Josuke Higashikata
Canonically, Josuke possesses a power called Stand—a "ghostly ripple" said to reflect the spirit of its wielder—that is unique to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Only those who possess Stands themselves can see the Stand of another. Of course, while not typically physical manifestations themselves, Stands are capable of effecting the material world around them by extension of their supernatural abilities. In addition, because Stands are every bit a part of those who wield them, most damage any Stand incurs is reflected back upon its wielder—think an eye for an eye. (Of course, there are Stands in existence that are an exception to this rule, as well as Stands with only aspects of themselves that are an exception, but this is not applicable to Josuke specifically.) Josuke's Stand first developed when he was four years old; true to Jotaro's assessment, Josuke's Stand reflects his opposition to killing and his golden heart.
STAND NAME: Crazy Diamond
STAND ABILITIES: Crazy Diamond is a short range Stand that is limited to a maximum performance distance of about 2 meters from Josuke. Like most other Stands of this type, Crazy Diamond is equipped with superior super strength and speed, the latter of which is said to be capable of exceeding 300 km/h.
However, the supernatural power that is truly unique to Josuke's Stand is its incomparable restorative ability. Crazy Diamond can heal the wounded, repair objects that have been destroyed so long as all their pieces are present, and can even revert objects to their original state or raw components. Coupled with Josuke's ingenuity, other creative uses for Crazy Diamond have also been utilized, including but not limited to: extending its reach through the use of projectiles (using Crazy Diamond to restore broken elements that have been scattered beyond its 2 meter limit and strategically wielding them in battle); retrieval or tracking (such as when he lifted Joseph's wallet); and trapping (as seen versus Angelo when Josuke had Crazy Diamond break and restore a bottle again around Angelo's Stand in order to capture it). That said, there are limitations to the kind of restorations that can be performed by Crazy Diamond. For example, it cannot bring back to life any living organism that has died (although it can heal someone who is on the verge of death); Josuke is also unable to use it to heal his own injuries; cure diseases; and anything possessing pieces that have been permanently destroyed or lost cannot be restored because all the pieces to "fix" it no longer exist. Furthermore, use of Crazy Diamond's restorative ability when Josuke is emotionally compromised (think really, really angry!) can lead to the fusion of two objects (such as when he fused Angelo with one of Morioh's large rock formations) or an "improper" restoration (witnessed several times throughout Diamond is Unbreakable, but first glimpsed when Josuke's Stand strikes the face of an upperclassman who insulted his hair, thus breaking the older boy's nose and restoring it again which resulted in a very unflattering new shape).
Upon arriving in game, Josuke found himself equipped with two Porter-granted abilities (reptile telepathy and weatherproof hair) which have since been dropped. New as of February 29th, 2016, and implemented as a result of in-game training, is the following Porter-granted power...
PORTER ABILITY: Psychic Shielding
ABILITY DEFINED: The ability to consciously activate a psychic shield which allows Josuke to become highly resistant (not invulnerable) to forms of mental intrusion that fall into the realm of the psychological or supernatural which include (but are not necessarily limited to) psychic invasion, empathic influence, hypnosis, illusions and deceptions. Josuke's form of psychic shielding does not permit him to defend against physical attacks and he cannot use his ability in any way on other people. Essentially, this means that Josuke cannot use a psychic shield to protect himself bodily, and he cannot use a psychic shield to protect another individual from a mental attack.
CURRENT LEVEL: Josuke's current level of control over his new found ability is rudimentary at best. Overuse causes fatigue and the onset of terrible headaches. He requires a substantial amount of training to advance to the next 'level' and be considered even passably competent.
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BASICS
NAME: Josuke Higashikata
CANON: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
CANON POINT: End of Series
AGE: 16 (18 in Mask or Menace)
DOB: June 10, 1983
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Black
HEIGHT: 186 cm
WEIGHT: 82 kg
BLOOD TYPE: B
FEATURES: Star-shape birthmark
RELATIVES: Jonathan Joestar (great grandfather); Joseph Joestar (father); Tomoko Higashikata (mother); Ryohei Higashikata (grandfather); Shizuka Joestar (adopted sister); Jotaro Kujo (nephew); Jolyne Kujo (great niece); Holly Kujo (half-sister); Dio Brando (great granduncle); Giorno Giovanna (granduncle), Ashiah (self-proclaimed niece)
RELATIONSHIP: Dating Hazel Lockwood since October 6, 2015
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Morioh, Japan
ZODIAC: Gemini
LANGUAGE: Japanese, English
HOBBIES: Gambling, listening to music, playing video games, shopping, watching television
ROLE: Protagonist
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Good
STATUS: Registered
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Heropa #004
ROOMMATES: Brianna, Daenerys Targaryen, Haise Sasaki (Ken Kaneki), Hinami Fueguchi
OCCUPATION: Student; Bouncer for Krakatoa
INVENTORY
ROCCIA [ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ]
A kitten left to Josuke by Giorno. It likes to eat socks.
ALBERO [ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ]
A snake left to Josuke by Giorno. It's pretty chill as far as snakes go.
POLNAREFF [ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ]
A Frenchman turtle left to Josuke by Giorno. It loves strawberries and seems extra fond of Hazel.
CHICKENS [ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ]
Four chickens (green, blue, pink, and yellow) inherited from Ira Gamagori. They were trained to be responsive to loud voices.
FISH [ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ]
A little goldfish Josuke won at a Swear-In. He never did decide on a proper name for it.
TYPE A HOVERBOARD [ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ]
A blue and black hoverboard acquired during the January 2015 Swear-In Ceremony.
CADILLAC CONVERTIBLE [ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ]
A bubblegum pink 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible left to him by Ira Gamagori. There's a burn mark on the front passenger seat that was made by Fire Princess. For sentimental reasons, Josuke won't fix it.
PERMISSIONS
BACKTAGGING: Yes
4TH-WALLING: No
THREADJACKING: Ask
MIND READING: Ask
FIGHTING: Yes
ROMANCE: Yes
INJURY: Ask
KILLING: Ask
OOC
NAME: Joey
JOURNAL: ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png) lightupthesun
PLURK: ![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico) bizarretown
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