The Joestar Family In Jojo Bizarre Adventure Series

The Joestar Family is an extensive clan of characters featured in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. This family has had a rich history and each of its members have had wildly different lives from each others. One of their key features are a star-shaped birthmark above their left shoulder blade. Although the family's members are largely referred to as the Joestars, the family name itself died out early in the series. The high number of bastards in the family also results in different names. The most prominent members of the family throughout the generations have had a tendency to have alliterative names, earning them the shared moniker of JoJo. 

Jonathan Joestar 

The main protagonist of Phantom Blood, Jonathan is the son of George Joestar I who carries his surname with pride while striving to be a gentleman who never betrays his code of honor and defending those in need even when at a grave disadvantage. He is a passionate person, he wants to be the best at everything that he does, whether it is fighting or even table manners. Jonathan's life becomes one of misery when Dio Brando is adopted by George, eventually resulting in his father's death as Dio sought to kill both of them. This motivates Jonathan to learn how to utilize Hamon energy to settle the score with Dio.

Joseph Joestar 

Joseph is the main protagonist of Battle Tendency and the the grandson of Jonathan Joestar. Having been brought up by his grandmother Erina and Speedwagon, he developed a coarser and more rebellious attitude than that of his gentlemanly grandfather, but he still has a noble heart. While able to use Hamon like his grandfather, Joseph is not initially as skilled in its use until he trains under Lisa Lisa. He initially uses a pair of Hamon-empowered clackers in battle, but relies more on mind games rather than brute strength in fights, employing his uncanny ability to predict his opponent's actions down to what they say. He returns in Stardust Crusaders. Now 50 years older, he has acquired the vine-like Stand Hermit Purple which he uses to fight or perform predictions using electronic equipment such as cameras and television sets. He can also use Hermit Purple's vines as wires to channel Hamon. Joseph leads the team of men to confront DIO in Egypt to save his daughter, Holly Kujo. He returns again in Diamond Is Unbreakable, where he meets his illegitimate son Josuke Higashikata and is shown to be physically and mentally weaker now due to old age. It is also revealed that even in Stone Ocean, Joseph is still alive.

Jotaro Kujo 

The main protagonist of Stardust Crusaders and the grandson of Joseph Joestar through Holly. He is depicted as a rough delinquent with a kind heart as he journeys to Egypt with his grandfather and allies to defeat DIO and save his mother's life. Jotaro tends to have an introverted mindset, rarely showing emotion. However, he uses this to his advantage to keep calm and make a plan in a dire situation. His Stand is Star Platinum whose power is incredible strength, speed, and precision. Star Platinum also has enhanced eyesight, allowing Jotaro to see things that can normally not be seen with the human eye. Later on, Star Platinum gains the ability Star Platinum: The World, allowing Star Platinum to stop time. He returns in Diamond Is Unbreakable to meet his biological uncle Josuke while investigating enemy stands in the town of Morioh. Since DIO's defeat, he has become a famed marine biologist. He makes a minor appearance in Golden Wind when he sends Koichi Hirose to Italy to spy on DIO's son, Giorno Giovanna. He returns in Stone Ocean to aid his daughter, Jolyne Cujoh, against the forces of Enrico Pucci. He assists Jolyne in the final battle with Pucci but is killed instead. However, Jotaro appears to have been revived after Pucci is killed and the universe resets once more.

Josuke Higashikata 

The main protagonist of Diamond Is Unbreakable, Josuke is a freshman in Morioh who is the illegitimate son of Joseph Joestar. When Josuke was four years old, he awakened a Stand due to DIO's influence of the Joestars in the events of Stardust Crusaders. But because of his gentle nature, his Stand worked against him, causing him to become fatally ill. While en route to the hospital, his mother gets her car stuck in the snow, but an unknown delinquent with a pompadour helps his mother release the car from the snow and drive Josuke to safety. Overwhelmed by the selflessness and kindness of the unknown delinquent, Josuke wears his hair in a similar pompadour to honor him, and erupts into a violent rage if anyone insults his hair, as he associates his hair with the delinquent who saved him. His Stand is Crazy Diamond, a close range Stand which has the ability to restore objects to their original form, including healing other people's injuries and also any inanimate object such as food and drink. However, Crazy Diamond cannot be used to revive the dead, nor can it be used to heal Josuke himself.

Giorno Giovanna 

The main protagonist of Golden Wind, Giorno is the illegitimate son of Dio Brando. However, because DIO's head was attached to the decapitated body of Jonathan Joestar at the time of Giorno's conception, he is technically a Joestar, Jonathan's biological son, and bears the Joestar birthmark as proof of his Joestar lineage. Bearing a similarity to both men in regard to personality, he is initially observed by Jotaro and Koichi in case he became a threat like DIO. Giorno's dream of becoming a Gang-Star in the Passione mob family after rescuing a wounded mafia member however has changed his motivation and prevents him from becoming as evil as Dio was. As a combination of Dio and Jonathan, he is kind, caring, and calm, a trait traced from Jonathan; but also confident, brutal, and a cunning strategist, a trait inherited from Dio. He aspires to overthrow Passione's boss, to end the drug trade, and turn the gang into an organization which helps the people of Italy. His Stand is named Gold Experience which has the ability to imbue things with life, which is mostly used to turn inorganic objects into living organisms. When the Requiem Arrow chooses Giorno, his Stand becomes Gold Experience Requiem which greatly evolves its life-giving properties and also has the ability to return any kind of process back to a state of zero, nullifying any desired action.

Jolyne Cujoh 

The main protagonist of Stone Ocean, Jolyne Cujoh is the daughter of Jotaro Kujo and an unknown American woman. Framed for a DUI murder, she is sent to Green Dolphin Street Prison, where she investigates and battles Dio's most trusted disciple, Father Enrico Pucci. Initially bitter against Jotaro for being absent during her childhood, it becomes her priority to recover his memories and Stand after they are stolen. Her Stand is Stone Free which allows her to turn her body into elastic but relatively fragile thread. However, when the thread is tightly coiled together, she can create a much more durable and powerful puncher.