Jobin Higashikata

Jobin Higashikata (東方 常敏) is a major character in Part VIII: JoJolion.

Jobin is the eldest son of the Higashikata Family. His wife is Mitsuba, and his son is Tsurugi Higashikata.

Appearance
Jobin is a man of average to above-average height and medium build. Four grooves cross his face vertically, over the corner and the centre of his eyes. He has an eyebrow that divides centrally, where it curls upwards.

Wearing an undercut, the hair on his sides is of medium tone and textured by short, bulbous spikes; whilst the light hair on his crown is folded onto the right of his forehead, where it is kept with a barette.

He wears an overall light colored outfit of pants and a hooded top both bearing bulbous spikes. The hooded section is dark in color; and the second of two buttons on it bears the Higashikata Family crest.

Jobin also wears a small, weaved necklace.

Personality
Jobin maintains a quiet sense of humor. He is fond of quoting Aida Mitsuo.

In his room, he keeps a large shelving unit full of display cases for exotic beetles. His son Tsurugi describes him as child-like in his obsession towards this collection.

In the context of Norisuke's personality test, he seems fond of robotic figurines.

History
It is known from his son Tsurugi's explanation of the Higashikata family's superstitious beliefs of warding away "demons of sickness" that Jobin, being the firstborn son of his family, was raised as a girl until he turned twelve.

JoJolion
He is mentioned by Joshu Higashikata during the attempt at a family photo, apparently having left shortly before. The mention of his absence is enough for his father to call off the welcoming photo for Josuke.

Fifth Generation
Jobin appears in the Higashikata Fruit Parlor. First, Josuke spills some of his melon parfait on his foot; when Jobin stoops to clean it with a houndstooth handkerchief, quoting Aida Mitsuo; to his father's recognition.

He explains that he has returned from Vietnam and the Philippines, as work for the Higashikata family business by researching fruit.

It is revealed that he has a taste for expensive ornaments, including a golden Lamborghini and a Dorcus titanus palawanicus (giant stag beetle); and that he has a close relationship with his father.

It is suggested that he knows of the fruit tree that produces the spiky fruit capable of healing the family's disease, which leads Josuke to gather information about his stand before challenging him to a beetle fight which causes Jobin to shave off one of his own eyebrows and challenges him to a second round.