Jonathan Joestar

## Summary

**Jonathan Joestar**, nicknamed **JoJo**, is the first "JoJo" of *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure* and the main protagonist of *Part I: Phantom Blood*. He discovers the malicious intent that his adopted brother, Dio Brando, had been planning against his family for several years. This leads to the penultimate discovery based on his research of the Stone Mask that Dio had brought upon himself. To counter Dio and his new supernatural forces, he trains in the art of the Ripple to end his brother's path of evil.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier:** **8-C** | At least **8-C**, possibly **7-A** | **6-C**

**Key:** **Pre-Hamon Training** | **Pre-Deep Pass Overdrive** | **Post-Deep Pass Overdrive**

**Powers and Abilities:** **Superhuman Physical Characteristics**, **Afterimage Creation** (Capable of creating afterimages with his attacks), **Body Control**, **Martial Arts** (Mastered the Sendo technique, the way of the hermit. Is also a capable close-quarters combatant), **Statistics Amplification** (Empowers his body with the Hamon breathing technique and energy, amplifying his body and physical prowess), **Vibration** & **Energy Manipulation** (Through a unique breathing technique, Hamon users can draw out vibrations from their blood flow and create energy waves with the properties of sunlight, capable of transferring it towards objects and people. This can be used to harm any opponent weak to sunlight through contact with any living or non-living thing charged with Hamon), **Durability Negation** (via Hamon), **Regeneration Negation** (High-Mid; but only against opponents weak to sunlight), **Non-Physical Interaction** (Hamon can be conducted via Stands which are non-corporeal; DIO/The World had to pull a punch against Joseph who had his body wrapped in Hamon), Minor **Fire Manipulation**, **Water Manipulation**, **Magnetism Manipulation**, **Water Walking**, **Mind Control** and **Biological Manipulation**, **Healing** and **Regeneration** (Mid-Low; can heal a broken neck, broken bones and scars with Hamon), **Pain Dampening** (The Hamon breathing dampens pain significantly), **Purification** (Type 3; Restored Bruford's "humanity" before his death), Limited & Minor **Self-Sustenance** (Types 2 & 3; Hamon can delay the onset of hunger, thirst and bodily functions while in use), **Resistance** to **Poison** (Can eject poisonous substances out of his body). Long after his death, his body developed a Hermit Purple-like Stand that has **clairvoyant**/psychic powers alongside **Incorporeality** and I**nvisibility**

**Attack Potency:** **Building level** (Although he was weaker than Dio when he first became a vampire, he could still pierce through his hand with a spear, stab him in the side of his rib, hold a tight grip on him even while on fire and after having both of his arms broken, and eventually cause him to fall onto the statue of the Goddess of Love which pierced straight through his back) | At least **Building level** (), possibly **Mountain level** () | **Island level** ()

**Speed:** At least **Superhuman** () | **Relativistic** () | **Massively FTL+** ()

**Lifting Strength:** At least **Superhuman** () | At least **Superhuman** | At least **Class K** ()

**Striking Strength:** **Building level** | At least **Building level**, possibly **Large Town level** to **Mountain level** | **Small City level+**, possibly **Island level**

**Durability:** **Building level** () | At least **Building level**, possibly **Large Town level** to **Mountain level** | **Small City level+**, possibly **Island level** ()

**Stamina:** **Peak Human** ()

**Range:** Normal human melee range with extended melee range with Luck & Pluck and Zoom Punch. Several meters depending on what he channels the Hamon/Ripple through.

**Standard Equipment:** Luck & Pluck (His sword)

**Intelligence:** **Gifted** (Attended an upper-class academy with the intent on graduating as an archaeologist and his archaeological research was the key to unlocking the secret of the Stone Mask. Master of the Ancient Martial Art of Hamon, he managed to see through Dio's plans when no one else could, effective combat strategist, surprisingly well at sleight of hand, as shown by his ability to obtain a handful of roses without anyone seeing and decently skilled with the sword)

**Weaknesses:** He must maintain a proper breathing rhythm in order to use Hamon. His breathing can be interrupted by outside forces and stop the flow of Hamon.

## References

1. ↑ *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood*; Vol. 2; Ch. 14
2. ↑ *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood*; Vol. 2; Ch. 16