Joseph Joestar

Joseph Joestar (ジョセフ・ジョースター, Josefu Jōsutā) is the protagonist of the 2nd part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Battle Tendency, and the 2nd JoJo of the series. He also appears as a core ally of Stardust Crusaders, and a supporting character in Diamond is Unbreakable.

As the grandson of Jonathan Joestar, Joseph is a natural-born Hamon user and eventual Stand user, wielding the psychic photographic Stand, Hermit Purple. An exuberant troublemaker with an exceptional talent for trickery, Joseph meets the fantastic threats approaching him throughout his life with initiative and impressive ingenuity, battling Vampires, the Pillar Men, and malevolent Stand users.

He is the father of Josuke Higashikata, the protagonist of Diamond is Unbreakable.