Jodio Joestar

"This is the story of me becoming filthy rich"

- Jodio Joestar, TJL Chapter 1

Jodio Joestar (ジョディオ・ジョースター) is the main protagonist of The JOJOLands, and the ninth JoJo of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. He is the user of the Stand November Rain, and the younger brother of Dragona Joestar.

Appearance
Jodio appears with short light grey hair with long bangs and a braid on the right side of his face, which appears to have a star-shaped pin on it. On his hair rests a zigzagged shape similar to Abbachio's headpiece (currently unclear if this is part of Jodio's hair, or a hat). His outfit appears to be made up of a dark blue hooded vest attached to pants (of the same colour) by strips of fabric (though replaced by suspenders in one panel), overtop of a grey shirt with rolled up sleeves, accompanied by dark fingerless gloves, dark footwear bearing some resemblance to cowboy boots (mostly hidden by the long pantlegs), and a hoop earring with a 'J' shape hanging from it in his left ear. Additional decals on his clothing include a winged heart in the center of his chest, a belt strap over that (similar to what life jackets have), rows of studs down the sides of his pants, pink shoulder pads and bowtie-shaped armbands matching a similar bowtie-shape on the heart chest decal. While not yet seen, as a member of the Joestar Family Jodio possesses the Joestar Birthmark.

Personality
Jodio seems to have an intense 'fighting spirit', quickly jumping at opportunities to brawl (such as when "the customer" approached him on the bus). He seems to enjoy testing people's 'passion'; choosing to respond to a new face with aggression, before becoming more agreeable after seeing their response. His trigger happy demeanor goes hand in hand with a sense of fearlessness, not holding back even against police officers after they harassed his brother (beating them "half to death" before Dragona could stop him). Sharing a trait with some past Jojos, he shouts the phrase "ORA!" when throwing fists. Knowing how to 'not leave evidence behind' (e.g. police body cameras), shows an extensive degree of street smarts. After taking a psychological exam, his school's psychotherapist told Jodio there's a likely chance he has antisocial personality disorder.

Having little regard for the local laws, he and his brother both are willing to commit crimes (e.g. smuggling) in order to support their mother's social status and safety from 'behind the scenes'. Showing not much of an interest in learning or making friends, his focus at school is more towards something he refers to as the "Mechanism". Mechanisms, he believes are invisible forces of 'trust' operating above the law; doing favours earns trust, and that trust brings a person power and benefits. Thus, his smuggling helps him earn the trust of those he runs jobs for, with those people in turn treating his mother more kindly. Making a comparison between himself and a smarter, more good-looking student, Jodio believes the other student is treated more poorly due to not being trusted as much by the people of their town.

Becoming rich is his current dream goal, seeking to achieve it by reaching the 'pinnacle of mechanisms' (something he states he's not able to 'see' yet).

History
His and Dragona's parents came from Atlantic City to live in Honolulu, though for currently unknown reasons Barbara Ann Joestar (their mother) has been raising the two on their own.

When Jodio was eleven, someone from his neighbourhood asked him to be their 'gofer' - transporting things from one place to another while keeping his quiet. He carried out these jobs diligently, earning some pocket money, praise, recognition and trust from those he worked for.

He begins working for his school's principal, Meryl.

November Rain
Jodio wields the Stand known as November Rain. It allows him to create small raindrops which each have enough mass to collectively crush a person.

Notes & Trivia

 * Up until now, every third part had a main protagonist without the surname "Joestar". Jodio is currently the first and only one to break this pattern.
 * Interestingly, every third part had a main protagonist with the surname "Kujo" or a variation of it, being Jotaro in Part 3 and Jolyne in Part 6, respectively.
 * Jodio's idea of 'Mechanisms' and how the flow of trust functions like an ecosystem, can be compared to the philosopher Adam Smith's idea of the 'Invisible Hand'; a concept pertaining to the free market economy, that describes how self-interests will lead to mutual benefits.

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