Jean-Pierre Polnareff

Jean-Pierre Polnareff, also known as Jean Pierre and Jean Pierre Eiffel, is one of the main characters from the Jojo's Bizarre Adventures series.
== Charactah Account ==
Another victim to Dio's mind-control buds. Once he is freed by Jotarou and company, he tags along, in the hopes of finding the man who raped and murdered his sister in cold blood. Hot-headed, impulsive, and a bit dim, Polnareff is more often than not on the receiving end of the current enemy's stand and foreign toilets. Nevertheless, his sheer determination and effectiveness in battle make him a valuable addition to Team Joestar, whether the rest of his teammates admit it or not.
Polnareff's most defining trait is his honor. His first appearance has him handicap himself on purpose by explaining his ability and fight his opponent Avdol in a terrain more suitable to the latter. Polnareff's honor is such that even under the control of DIO, he refuses to do something as dishonorable as attacking someone from the backname. Adopting a chivalrous mindset, Polnareff is reluctant to flee from a fight or use dishonorable tactics, although he can be persuaded if the opponent is one he deeply hates like Vanilla Ice or DIO. He is in fact somewhat happy to see Chaka challenge him directly. Polnareff is also very eager to avenge his fallen loved ones, for instance traveling the world to search for the one to have killed his sister Sherry. Polnareff is well-meaning and will also sacrifice a potential romance so his enemies won't harm an innocent woman, the most notable case with Malèna, whose kindness towards him when Alessi's Stand caused him to shrink into a child moved him.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OVA 1
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders - Battle in Egypt
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind
=== Light Novels ===
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Over Heaven
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Genesis of Universe
=== Manga ===
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind
=== Video Games ===
* Cult Jump
* Famicom Jump II
* GioGio's Bizarre Adventure
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Shooters
* Jump Super Stars
* Jump Ultimate Stars
== Trivia ==
* Polnareff became the biggest inspiration towards the character design of King of Fighters' Benimaru Nikaido. SNK developers continue referring to Benimaru as Polnareff even today.
* In Part 3 Polnareff is victim of a recurring gag involving bathrooms: Every time he goes to one he gets into trouble if varying threat levels, be it an attack from the enemy or some inconvenience from the bathroom itself. This is noted by Avdol after he has trouble in finding Mariah in a bathroom, as he comments that Polnareff is the expert with incidents regarding them.
* There are strong parallels between Polnareff and Inigo MontoyaW from the movie and novel The Princess BrideW: both are at first foes and then allies, both are master swordsmen and both sworn to vengeance against a man with a deformed hand. For Inigo, it was the count with six fingers. Finally when both meet their villain, they have a dramatic but concise presentation of their reason and intent for vengeance.
* In GioGio's Bizarre Adventure, he shares the same Seiyuu with La Squadra di Esecuzione members Illuso & their leader Risotto Nero.
* Polnareff is shown having clearly lost two fingers on his left hand after his battle with Vanilla Ice, though when he returns in Part 5, he once again has five fingers on said hand. This is cleared up in the Part 5 action figure as it shows Polnareff having two prosthetic fingers on his hand.
* Young Polnareff's voice actress is in a relationship with Hazamada's voice actor Lucien Dodge.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Jean Pierre Polnareff at Jojo's Bizarre Wiki
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