Jotaro Kujo

## History

Born directly into the Joestar family as grandson of Joseph Joestar, Jotaro Kujo was the third member of the family to be born with the "Joestar birthmark," which marked him as the next generation of the family's heroes. Jotaro was raised entirely by his mother - a kind, caring woman who taught Jotaro the morals which would remain with him for the rest of his life.

In 1989 when Jotaro was 20, Dio Brando escaped imprisonment after a hundred years of solitude, swearing revenge on the Joestar bloodline. Jotaro spent months fighting and pursuing Dio, who he almost perfectly matched in both power and intellect. Their stand abilities were also nearly identical, having the ability to stop time. After losing many of his friends and his dog Iggy to Dio's reign of terror, Jotaro finally killed the vampire and was able to go on with his life.

A few years later, Jotaro ended up having a daughter - Jolyne. Seeing she had been born with the Joestar birthmark and knowing the many people who were after him, he left Jolyne to the care of her mother for her entire childhood, becoming an absent father for the sake of protecting her.

## Since the Worlds Collided

Jotaro was the first Joestar to enter the Nexus, and immediately learned of Dio's revival. Not wasting any time, he hunted Dio down and attacked him and Jackrabbit at the latter's birthday party. He won the fight against Dio, tearing off his head and returning home to interrogate and imprison it.

While Dio was trapped in his office, Jotaro secretly recorded their conversations, in which Dio not only admitted to multiple murders, but bragged about them, using them to taunt Jotaro. Once he felt he had enough evidence, he invited Giorno Giovanna to talk with him, which was when he explained the truth of Giorno's father's nature and allowed him to listen to the recording. Believing Giorno to be a good person, Jotaro trusted him with Dio's head.

Dio didn't stay quiet for long, and Jotaro was left watching the events of the Vampire Demon War from a distance. He instructed Josuke and Jolyne to keep their distance, explaining the situation as "scum fighting scum." He kept his family out of Dio's affairs until the murder of Kaza took place, an event in which Dio solidified himself as still being a threat. Along with the rise of Pucci, Kars, and many of the family's other enemies, Jotaro brought together the combined forces of the many Joestar generations to fight these evil forces.

Jotaro was surprised to learn Dio had committed suicide to join his dead lover. He sought answers from Giorno, who just told him that he "wasn't surprised." Jotaro now continues to hunt the family's other enemies.

## Personality

Though he isn't nearly as bad as he was in his youth, Jotaro is still very stoic and edgy. He takes everything way too seriously, and doesn't really laugh. He always seems very serious and angry.

He has shown he can be protective over his daughter, Jolyne, even if she doesn't like him very much. He has tried to make up for his absence as a father, but things are still rather awkward between them. The most softness Jotaro shows is when he speaks to Jolyne and Josuke, both of whom he finds annoying, yet endearing. He loves his family, and he is a good man at heart who wants to protect people.

He also really likes marine biology.

## Appearance

Being his older self, Jotaro dresses as he did in Part 6. He wears a purple trench coat with gold trim and a high collar. A gold chain hangs from the collar, ending in a small hook. Underneath he wears a white top with a green star and some kind of animal print pants that seem to also be shoes. It isn't clear where his pants stop and his shoes start. He also wears his signature hat, which mysteriously fades into his hair in a way no one can seem to explain. The hat he wears is also purple with gold trim and a green star.

Though much slimmer than he was in his younger years, Jotaro is still a rather bulky man. He has bright blue eyes and a very chisled, defined face.

## Powers and Abilities

### Star Platinum

One of the strongest Stands in the series, Star Platinum possesses superhuman senses, strength, stamina, accuracy and speed. Like other physically-powerful (or Close-Range) Stands, Star Platinum suffers from a narrow range of activity; active only within a 2-3 meter radius from Jotaro.

It is similar to DIO's The World, and, as it turns out, can likewise be used to stop time, an ability revealed at the very end of his fight with DIO.

The Tarot card The Star, after which it is named, symbolizes hope, above all.

### Star Platinum: The World

This is the highest form to which Jotaro is shown to develop his Stand. SP:TW can stop time for as long as 5 seconds. It is stated that it can freeze time for longer, but 5 seconds is the limit for human endurance under stopped time.