Johnny Joestar

Johnny Joestar (ジョ二ィ・ジョースター), along with Gyro Zeppeli, is the protagonist of Part VII: Steel Ball Run.

A paraplegic ex-jockey, drawn by Gyro's mystical abilities, Johnny develops an aim to redeem himself with a victory in the Steel Ball Run race.

Johnny starts out as a supporting character to Gyro. When Steel Ball Run was announced as Part VII in Volume 5 (a turning point for the whole series, switching from Weekly Shonen Jump to seinen magazine Ultra Jump) Johnny gradually comes to stand as the main protagonist alongside Gyro.

Johnny may be considered counterpart to Jonathan Joestar, protagonist of Part I.

Appearance
In the beginning, Johnny appeared as a slim, medium-sized, blonde blue-eyed teenager with shoulder length hair that curved outwards at the tips. Before the beginning of the race, he is seen riding in a wheelchair, but otherwise is on a horse most of the time. After the series switches to a monthly schedule, Johnny's image changes to a much more realistic appearance with straitened but wavy hair, and a slightly more muscular and detailed body tone.

Johnny's most distinct feature is his Knit cap. According to flashbacks, Johnny has worn one since childhood, and has continued to wear one throughout his life. The most unique trait of each hat are two holes cut out on the top of each side of the hat. Johnny's hair sticks out of these holes, giving a slight resemblance to horns. After becoming a Horse Jockey, Johnny dons a star patterned cap with a horseshoe emblem on the front. Coupled with this cap, Johnny wears a matching pair of star patterned pants connected to shoes with spurs. Johnny's torso attire consists of a hooded short sleeve with an under shirt and a feather sticking out the backside of the collar. On each wrist he wears a wrist cuff, usually the same color as the cap and pants.

During the winter, Johnny changes his shirt to a long sleeve with the same design, but with the star patterned shoulder pads. The collar area is also outlined with a fur material and there are several feathers sticking out the back.