Chef Joseph

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The Skull Crew: (Allies)

Henur

Hal Harry

Tanner

Reuben

Vorn (Friend)

**Chef Joseph** is a main character in The Asylum, acting as a companion and later lover of Jade Sire who he met through working as a cafeteria chef at her college. His main goal is to keep Jade safe and protect her from the dangerous individuals that are out to get her, and his protective nature is what ends up bringing him and Jade closer together.

He is a Mexican man and mainly speaks Spanish, only speaking English on some occasions. For his dialogue box, he is provided with a translation text in brackets below his normal Spanish speaking.

## History

Chef Joseph is revealed to be a Juggernaut later into the series, a being created in a foreign country for the purpose of acting as a servant. Originating from countries such as China, Mexico, Africa and Australia, where they are created by a group of cultists who use a rogue spirit floating in a dark unknown area and merging it with the various elements; fire, water, Earth, and air. They then continue to merge it with traits and skills such as intelligence and strength. After it has all been merged together, the cultists begin a chant so that the new soul can awaken its abilities. The soul is then placed into a body which becomes a Juggernaut.

Joseph himself grew up learning to be a cook much like his grandmother who would want to continue her legacy through his cooking. His grandma has passed away from Pneumonia which had caused him to become a lot more aggressive and violent towards other people as he couldn't handle the grief. He explains that his aggressive nature changed when he met Jade.

This violence and aggression can be seen through another part of his backstory coming from the first episode where Jade explains to DeadSkullable that he used to work at a Taco Bell before he burned it down, for insulting his countries cooking and possibly because he felt it was an insult to his grandmas cooking that he was supposed to continue.

## The Asylum

### Episode 1: The Madness Begins

Joseph and Jade were locked away in a cell by the cult after they had been caught by Samuel Attias. DeadSkullable is locked in there with them and initially mistakes Joseph for a threat due to his threatening appearance and red glowing eyes, however Jade assures her that he is safe. Joseph then reveals a deep hole in the wall that he has been digging for weeks, he claims to have no idea where the hole leads since he dug it in the dark.

Him, Jade and DeadSkullable are then all caught in a spotlight by Gumdrop who releases his brother Gorigula to attack DeadSkullable. When Gorigula has DeadSkullable pinned down, Joseph steps in and attacks the beast before stabbing it through the chest with his large sword. He helps Deadskullable up to his feet before they both see that Jade is being held at gunpoint by an angry Gumdrop.

Gumdrop is then shot by Skullman who states that Jade may know the secrets of BellStone Asylum and he begins to approach her. Joseph jumps to her aid and protects her from Skullman, believing him to be a threat to Jade. The situation escalates until Skullman threatens Joseph and a poll at the end asks whether Joseph or Skullman should win.

### Episode 2: Skullman's Creed

#### Part 1

Joseph engages in a fight with Skullman until he is overpowered and Skullman points his gun at him. The gun is fired and Joseph catches the bullet in his hand before lighting his hand up with fire and shooting a large ball of fire at Skullman, knocking him down. He then puts his large knife up to Skullmans neck and is about to finish him off until Jade intervenes and says that Skullman can do whatever he wants with her. It is then revealed that the whole situation was a misunderstanding and that Skullman is actually here to protect them.

Skullman leads them outside where he calls Hal Harry on his phone and a portal is opened up. They travel through the portal and are greeted by Hal Harry, who is initially scared by Joseph who politely greets him and introduces himself, Jade assures Hal Harry that Joseph is friendly.

Later on, Jade and Joseph are sat at a table together and Jade notices that Joseph seems off. Joseph then reveals that he misses his family and tells Jade of his history with his grandma. Jade comforts him by telling him that his grandma would be proud of him if she could see him now, Joseph thanks Jade and blushes, showing clear signs of a potential romantic interest.

#### Part 2

After Jade listens into the conversation between Deadskullable, Henur and Reuben, she sees that Joseph is asleep and starts to feel much better after hearing Henurs tragic story. She cuddles up beside him and falls asleep, Hal Harry wakes up and witnesses this, he smiles warmly and goes back to sleep.

### Episode 3: Voodoo Luck

#### Part 2

Joseph can be seen serving Hal Harry a plate of Mexican Style Scrambled Eggs which Hal thanks him for. Hal, Tanner and Henur then have a conversation about Joseph, he apparently had served them all the same meal, and they begin to speculate on his origins, and it is here where it is revealed that Joseph is a Juggernaut.

#### Part 3 (1/3)

During Jades flashback, she talks about how she met Joseph when he was a chef at her college's cafeteria, her friends speak in hushed whispers about him in a gossiping manner which Jade tells them to stop with, expressing a clear fascination with Joseph.

Later, on her way back to her dorm, she is grabbed by a group of men in burglar masks who attempt to kidnap her. Joseph appears and saves Jade by killing each one of the thugs, Jade is initially scared of Joseph, believing him to be just as dangerous as the men until he holds out his hand for her. Joseph then brought her back to her dorm safely which she thanks him for, he is about to leave until Jade asks him to stay with her so that she can feel more comfortable. The two sit in the room together with a mug of hot chocolate each and they talk about each other's history.

Jade then tells Joseph that she's going on a school trip soon and asks him if he would like to come with her, he stands up and states that it would be an honour which pleases Jade.

#### (2/3)

Joseph is possessed by Baron Samedi who forces him to choke Jade. Baron then takes control of Josephs body when DeadSkullable enters and saves Jade from his grasp, he then begins to speak to DeadSkullable by having his face morphed on top of Josephs. He then cocoons Josephs body within a large creature that attacks DeadSkullable on top of the train. DeadSkullable attempts to communicate with Joseph but it's no use as Baron informs him that he is under his complete control, he then makes Joseph form a knife arm and then strike towards DeadSkullable who dodges each attack. Baron then informs DeadSkullable that if he attempts to destroy the scorpion body, he will in turn kill Joseph as he is directly linked to it.

#### (3/3)

As Baron is getting the better of DeadSkullable, Jade calls out to him from below which makes Josephs purple eyes flash to its normal red for a brief second. As Baron is about to kill DeadSkullable, Joseph takes control and impales the scorpion through its chest using its own tail. We then see inside Joseph, were a green string representing Baron's mind control is wiped away as a new bright light is created. Joseph breaks from the body of the monster and proceeds to disintegrate the rest of its body using a large blast of fire from his hands.
DeadSkullable then consoles Joseph who is upset about choking Jade, stating that he was still conscious whilst under Baron's mind control and that he'll never forgive himself for what he did. Deadskullable reassures him that it wasn't his fault as he was under Baron's control, telling him that Jade doesn't hate him and was actually worried about him. Joseph thanks him.

As Jade is being held up by Zhang Wei and Mune, Joseph comes to her rescue by impaling Zhang Wei through the chest from behind with his large sword. Zhang is in disbelief and questions the fact that Joseph is even there, claiming that he should be under Baron's control. Joseph says he doesn't take orders from 'evil owls'. He then proceeds to fight against Mune with his sword.

In the middle of their fight, Mune stops when she sees DeadSkullable talking to Jade. She abandons the fight with Joseph in an attempt to kill DeadSkullable which doesn't work. Joseph then stands by as Mune has a breakdown, Joseph asks if he can kill her, but DeadSkullable dismisses this and continues to let Mune breakdown. After the conversation with Mune, DeadSkullable instructs Joseph to take Jade back to college so that she can be safe which Joseph agrees to but Jade objects to at first. After Jade says her goodbyes, she hugs DeadSkullable and Joseph joins in on the hug before they finally part ways.

### Episode 4: Condemned for Sinners

#### Part 3 (2/2)

Joseph is in a changing room where he undresses from his uniform and changes into some casual attire, a grey hoodie and jeans which Jade apparently picked out for him to get out him out of his usual outfit. Joseph says he likes it and thanks Jade who then asks if they have their old clothes in the duffel bag which Joseph holds up and says yes. The pair then travel to Holy Motors Diner for something to eat. Jade asks if he's hungry and he doesn't respond, only looking at the menu which has unreadable squiggly writing. Jade then thanks Joseph for meeting her and that Joseph is her best friend. Jade thanks her and says it is his pleasure, that he likes her too. They are then approaches by the waitress Cherrlie who asks what they want to order.

Later on, the two walk around the town and sit on a bench where Joseph has a vision of Baron appearing in his home whilst he is cooking and taking over his mind, trapping him in a green ball. He then flashes back to the events that transpired previously which makes him upset. Jade takes notice and Joseph tells her that he's sorry for almost killing her and he recalls the event where he choked her whilst under Baron's control. Jade then hugs his arm which makes his eyes light back up as she assures him that she understands that what happened wasn't his fault.

Jade then pulls him close and kisses him before confessing that she loves him. They are then interrupted by Vorn, and Jade introduces Joseph to him as her boyfriend which surprises Joseph. Vorn then offers to help them both after some talking, they agree to go with Vorn and find a way to college through him.

#### Part 4 (3/3)

Joseph, Jade and Vorn are sat around a campfire together where Jade is held onto Josephs arm affectionately. Jade and Vorn proceed to talk with each other about their similarities before Vorn heads off after the amulet he gave to Jade starts glowing. Jade then cuddles up to Joseph and talks about how she's going to visit Joseph every day after college once everything has been resolved. She then states once again that she loves Joseph, and this causes him to question what love is.

## Personality

Joseph is quite a reserved person, often very quiet during most conversations and events, although this most likely is because of his poor English and because he doesn't have a need to speak much. His reclusiveness could also be a result of the fact that most people are afraid to approach him due to his threatening appearance, even Jade was slightly off put by him at first. This may have had the result of giving him poor social skills as he hasn't experienced what most other people do. This reclusiveness could also be a reason for why he doesn't know how to act romantically with Jade and doesn't know what love is.

He is very protective over Jade, one of his only companions. He shows a deep affection for her and will do whatever it takes to keep her safe, she means a lot to him, and this is shown at various points throughout the series when Jade manages to stop Joseph from doing something or break him out of Baron's curse with just the sound of her voice.

He is also shown to be pretty violent, his desire to protect Jade leads him to act aggressively towards anyone who poses a threat to her, killing the men who tried to kidnap her and almost killing Henur when he thought he was a threat. He even thought about killing Mune when she was having a mental breakdown in front of him, DeadSkullable and Jade.

## Powers and abilities

* **Fire blasts**
* **Enhanced strength**
* **Enhanced reflexes**
* **Sword fighting skills**
* **Cooking**

### Weapons

* **Cleavers -** Two butchers cleavers hidden under his sleeves.
* **Large Knife**

## Trivia

* Josephs appearance suggests that his face is constantly shrouded in shadows, and we can't see his facial features. However, we can actually see through various frames and some fanart that Josephs skin is actually pitch black, giving him the appearance of a shadow.
* His eye colour changes depending on his emotions, commonly when he is sad, his eyes will go a greyish blue. When he is under Baron's possession however, his eyes turn purple.
* The Spanish dialogue spoken by Joseph comes from DeadSkullables (the creator) knowledge from Spanish class.
* A series of posters created by DeadSkullable which conceptualises what various characters of The Asylum may look like in live action shows that Joseph would preferably be played by the Mexican actor, Diego Luna.