Minor Characters


 * For minor characters without names, see Unnamed Characters.

This is a list of minor characters appearing in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and related media.

Characters in this section have very little information to warrant a character page, usually due to lack of relevance or backstory.

Urmd Avdol
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 1, The Steel Ball Run: Press Conference

in Steel Ball Run may be the alternate universe counterpart of the original universe's Muhammad Avdol (or one of his ancestors, given the timing).

Coming from Egypt, Urmd was said to have crossed the Sahara desert three times annually. Unlike the other contestants in the race, Urmd's choice of transportation was a camel, which made him a prime candidate for winning the race. Due to the camel's long legs, it had the ability to keep up with a horse's speed, but at the same time crush any other racers with its 800 kg body.

During the 1st stage of the race, Urmd attempts to knock Gyro out from the race by crashing into him. However, Gyro uses his Steel Ball to locate a hidden cactus cluster and lure Urmd into it. The nomad crashes into the cacti and is unable to continue the race.

Baron Roocatugo
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 7, Pocoloco and Sandman

, and his automobile. Believing his primitive car to drive him across the USA faster than a horse, his vehicle quickly breaks down.

Mark Becker
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 12, First Stage: Disqualified from Victory

is one of the three men killed by the Boom Boom Family. His name may be a reference to member.

David Hagen
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 12, First Stage: Disqualified from Victory

is one of the three men killed by the Boom Boom Family. His name may be a reference to member.

Paul Lukather
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 12, First Stage: Disqualified from Victory

is one of the three men killed by the Boom Boom Family. His name may be a reference to member.

Fritz von Stroheim
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 25, Tusk, Part 1

, or F.V. Stroheim, finishes the first stage in 6th place (after Gyro Zeppeli's demotion) and is awarded 25 points. His horse is named.

F.V. Stroheim is introduced as a cyborg, and attempts to kill Gyro and Johnny Joestar, but is quickly taken out by Gyro's steel balls.

Fritz references the major character Rudol von Stroheim of Part 2.

Gaucho
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 9, Long, Long Downhill Gaucho (ガウチョ) is a Spanish competitor in the Steel Ball Run. During the third stage of the race, he is shown going the long way around a lake to reach the finish line. During the fourth stage of the race, Gaucho is among those who become trapped in the orchard surrounding Ringo Roadagain's cabin. Overcome by frustration, he tries to take Ringo out, but is promptly killed. Gaucho appeared to be quite level-headed when he's first introduced to Hot Pants, Gyro and Johnny but he quickly shifts into being impatient and quick to anger which led to his downfall against Ringo.

Dot Han
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 1, The Steel Ball Run: Press Conference Dot Han (ドット・ハーン) is a Mongolian competitor in the Steel Ball Run. A descendant of Genghis Khan, Dot Han is renowned for being an Equestrian master and is deemed one of the race's favorites. He consistently ranks well in the Stages, but in the fifth Stage, Sandman covers him with sound bombs to attack Gyro and Johnny. He is eventually obliterated by Sandman's powers.

Baba Yaga

 * 1) Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 32, Third Stage: Cannon City 

, and horse. Competitor in the race from Russia who is mentioned various times. He wears a full black army uniform he also has long flowing white hair, he also sports a black hat. He remains high in the rankings after his introduction. Baba Yaga's name is a reference to a Russian folktale. Horse's name is a reference to a 1962 single by.

Dixie Chicken
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 12, First Stage: Disqualified from Victory

, and horse. Character's name is reference to the 1972. Horse's name is a reference to by.

Zenyatta Mondatta
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 12, First Stage: Disqualified from Victory

, and horse. Character's name is a reference to the 1980  of the same name. The horse's name is also a reference to the Police, in their single.

Nellyville
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 12, First Stage: Disqualified from Victory

, and horse. 5th place winner from the United States. Character's name is a reference to the by rapper. Horse's name is a reference another Nelly album,.

Sloop John B
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 12, First Stage: Disqualified from Victory

, and horse. 3rd place winner from the United States. His name is a reference to the track. Horse's name refers to the 1963 Beach Boys track.

Billy White
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 12, First Stage: Disqualified from Victory

, and horse. Name may be a combination of 's name and his track. Horse's name is a reference to female vocal trio.

Iglesias
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 12, First Stage: Disqualified from Victory

, and horse. Name is likely a reference to singer. Horse's name is a reference to a.

Mack the Knife
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 32, Third Stage: Cannon City

, and unnamed horse. Name is likely a reference to the, brought to the west by in 1953 but more popularized in 1959 by.

Rotters Club
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 40, Silent Way, Part 1

, and unnamed horse. Character's name is a reference to the 1975 album.

Nightfly
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 45, The Land of Promises: Sugar Mountain, Part 1

, and unnamed horse. Character's name is most likely a reference to the 1982 album by, co-founder of the band.

Kanye
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 45, The Land of Promises: Sugar Mountain, Part 1

, and unnamed horse. His name is a reference to rapper.

Shigechi
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 45, The Land of Promises: Sugar Mountain, Part 1

, and unnamed horse. This character is likely a reference and/or SBR universe counterpart of Shigekiyo Yangu, often referred to as 'Shigechi', from Part 4.

Tarkus
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 45, The Land of Promises: Sugar Mountain, Part 1

, and unnamed horse. This character is likely a reference and/or SBR universe counterpart of Tarkus from Part 1.

Mister.
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 45, The Land of Promises: Sugar Mountain, Part 1

, and unnamed horse. Name is likely a reference to the 1980s band. Japanese spelling is simlar to that of Part 5 character Mista's (ミスタ).

Georgie Porgie
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 57, Civil War, Part 2

, and unnamed horse. 4th place winner from France. This character's name is a reference to the 1840s English.

Adam Pendleton
Manga Debut : SBR Extra Chapter 1, ~How the Steel Ball Run Race Got Started~

Lucy's father, age 42 when she was 14. He is heavily indebted to the mafia after the death of his wife.

Silas and Mary Pendleton
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 61, Both Sides Now, Part 2

Lucy's paternal grandfather and grandmother. They immigrated from Ireland.

Alice Pendleton
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 61, Both Sides Now, Part 2

Lucy's mother, deceased at age 37 when Lucy was 12.

Pendleton Children
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 61, Both Sides Now, Part 2

Lucy's brothers Tom (16), Will (11) and Charles (3), and sisters Liza (9) and Reggie (5).

Dario
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 30, Scary Monsters, Part 3

Dario Brando's Steel Ball Run counterpart, only known as Dario. He is much younger in appearance, but has an even crueler personality. He shows no qualms in burying his own infant son, Diego, alive and then leaving him into a river to die. His fate afterwards is unknown.

Danny (Mouse)
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 42, Silent Way, Part 3

Danny's Steel Ball Run counterpart is a white mouse raised by a young Johnny Joestar. At his brother Nicholas' suggestion, Johnny sets Danny free into the woods when his father orders him to kill it. Afterward during a practice run, a new wild stallion Nicholas was riding is startled by a white mouse and accidentally throws Nicholas off, killing him. Johnny believes the mouse, which he saw scurrying away into the woods, was Danny.

During the Steel Ball Run, just as Funny Valentine is about to kill Johnny, he notices a white mouse nearby and wonders why a mouse would be drawn by Ticket to Ride's powers, before realizing that he is being drawn back when Lucy is taken by Gyro Zeppeli. It is unknown whether the mouse was Danny or simply another white mouse that happened to be nearby.

His name could be a reference to the Michael Jackson song "Danny," which is about a rat. He is also a reference to Danny the dog, Jonathan's pet in Part 1.

Captain Valentine
Manga Debut : SBR Chapter 87, Ball Breaker, Part 5

Captain Valentine is a soldier who after coming back from the war, went to the house of one of his friends, who also served in the Army. He tells his friend's son, Funny, the story of his father. Captain Valentine would reveal how Funny's father sacrificed himself for the sake of his family and his country, and taught Funny that patriotism was the most beautiful virtue in the world. Captain Valentine then gave Funny the handkerchief his father used to remind himself of his son, and told Funny that he was proud of being his father's friend.

As the name suggests, Captain Valentine remarried later with Funny's mother, giving him the family name of Valentine.

Josuke (Dog)
Manga Debut : JJL Chapter 6, Soft & Wet, Part 5 Josuke was a dog belonging to Yasuho. According to her its face was similar to Josuke's.

Mitsuba Higashikata
Manga Debut : JJL Chapter 6, Soft & Wet (5) Mitsuba Higashikata (東方 密葉) is the wife of Jobin Higashikata and the mother of Tsurugi. Nothing is known about her besides her age (31), as she hasn't made a meaningful appearance.

Anne
The wife of George Joestar I and the mother of Nicholas and Johnny.

George Joestar II
Manga Debut : JJL Chapter 22, Morioh Town: Year 1901

George Joestar (II), Johnny's son, is shown as a child in a flashback.

He is Johnny and Rina's first son and their second and last child,brother of his unnamed sister. When George's mother was on the verge of death, Johnny used the corpse to remove her disease, but the equivalent exchange only caused the illness to move onto George. The boy was saved when Johnny transferred the illness to himself with Tusk ACT 4, but the transfer also caused him to fall off his horse onto a bed of leaves with Les Feuilles, leading to a large rock being displaced onto his head shortly after. George was later found by agents from the United States and his mother, Rina.

He is the father of two daughters and two sons, one of them being Joseph Joestar.

Elizabeth Joestar
The wife of George II and mother of Joseph. Likely the SBR universe counterpart of Lisa Lisa.

Joseph Joestar
The fourth and last child and also the second son of George II and Elizabeth. Husband of Suzi Q and father of Holy. Likely the SBR universe counterpart of Joseph Joestar.

Suzie Q
The wife of Joseph Joestar and mother of Holy. Likely the SBR universe counterpart of Suzi Q.

Iwasuke
Manga Debut : JJL Chapter 22, Morioh Town: Year 1901

is a strange-looking dog currently in the care of Tsurugi Higashikata. Its appearance may be connected to the Wall Eyes. In Chapter 33 he is seen going through a wall to eat a Rokakaka, which is likely the result of an ability related to the Rock Human's power.

Teru
The wife of Norisuke Higashikata. Mother of Rina Higashikata. Mother-in-law for Johnny Joestar.

Norisuke Higashikata II
Born Johei Higashikata, he is the third child and first son of Norisuke Higashikata, the husband of Toyoko. Father of three daughters and two sons, one being Josho Higashikata.

Toyoko
The wife of Norisuke Higashikata II.

Norisuke Higashikata III
Born Josho Higashikata, he is the second child and first son of Norisuke Higashikata II. He is the husband of Tomoko and the father of two daughters and Norisuke Higashikata IV.

Tomoko
Manga Debut : JJL Chapter 29, Norisuke Higashikata, Tsurugi Higashikata, and Yotsuyu Yagiyama, Part 3

Tomoko was the mother of Norisuke Higashikata IV (whose birth name was Josuke Higashikata). She reassured him when he asked questions about the family's curse.

Yoshiteru Kira
The father of Yoshikage Kira and late husband of Holy Joestar-Kira.

Sadafumi Kujo
Manga Debut : JJL Chapter 47, Hato Brought Her Boyfriend Home, Part 1

is the father of Josefumi Kujo. He divorced with Kiyomi and left her to care for Josefumi. Possibly the SBR universe counterpart of Sadao Kujo.

Kiyomi Kujo
Manga Debut : JJL Chapter 47, Hato Brought Her Boyfriend Home, Part 1 JJL Chapter 50, Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 1

is the mother of Josefumi Kujo. She was a voluptuous woman with long blond hair, but was irresponsible and neglectful toward her son. She was fired because of repeated absenteeism while claiming to be sick and subsequently promising herself that she would become more responsible. One day at the beach, she nearly let Josefumi drown in the sea, being completely bothered by his presence. However, she still dived in to save him. After the incident, her relationship with Josefumi became practically nonexistent.

Atsunori Iwakiri
Manga Debut : JJL Chapter 50, Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 1

is a star baseball player, nicknamed "God shoulder A-kun" by the crowd. He damaged his shoulder with small hope of recovery just before he was going to be accepted into the major leagues. Desperate, he bought a Rokakaka fruit from Aisho Dainenjiyama to heal his shoulder. He made a full recovery in exchange for his teeth and lower jaw, which turned to stone.

Zaihei Nigatake
 Manga Debut : JJL Chapter 56, The Milagro Man, Part 1

is a man who tricked Joshu into being cursed by the Milagro Man's money, which he received by stealing from a cursed man in Europe who was pretending to be homeless. Once confronted, he explains the curse to Joshu and gives him advice on how to get rid of it. Joshu decides to return the curse to Zaihei using his Stand, and walks away afterwards, leaving Zaihei overwhelmed by the Milagro Man's money.

Rena Nanami
 Manga Debut : JJL Chapter 56, The Milagro Man, Part 1 (Appears in photos) is a famous idol with many fans (especially male ones), Joshu being particularly infatuated with her; however, he states she is not as cute as Yasuho. Joshu pressures his father to give him money to go to one of her conventions.

Mr. O
Mr. O is the editor of Shueisha employee who met Boingo boy in Egypt while on vacation. The employee received the Stand book and later photographed this manga when it had only the predictions shown during Stardust Crusaders events (indicating it happened shortly after the end of Part 3). Mr. O fears that the book runs out of pages after numerous predictions.

Frida Giannini
Frida is the creative director of the Gucci brand. The Gucci brand strives the philosophy that respects traditions within the convention of beauty that gives birth to a new beauty that creates the best in quality and innovation, and that's why Frida is at the pinnacle of the brand Gucci has given birth to numerous icons to this day, icons that Frida respects and, with her unique talents, gives them a new interpretation which gives birth to an innovative design. The artisans give this a physical form and breathe life into them, so they could be called Frida's right hand men. For many generations the artisans continued using traditional skills combined with Frida's innovative design for Gucci, earning the world's trust. She's based on the real-life Frida Giannini.

The Gods of the Mountain
The Gods of the Mountain are the entity that put the Village of Millionaires under a curse. The residents (or those who want to be one of them) of the village who show good manners gain something, usually money, while those who don't lose things, mostly the life of a friend. The village had 11 residents, all at the age of 25, that became rich from one day to another after living in there. Kyoka Izumi, who wanted to buy a house in there, went to the village with Rohan Kishibe and was greeted by the gods' butler, Ikkyu. Izumi failed at her test and lost the lives of her mother and fiancee. The gods can give as many chances as they want, but one by one things will be lost if the person keeps failing. After realizing the identity of Ikkyu's master to be the Gods of the Mountain through Heaven's Door, Rohan decides to leave the place with Izumi and never go back.

Virgina
Virgina is Tonio's girlfriend who arrives in Morioh when he is 24. She had a brain tumor that was apparently healed by Pearl Jam thanks to Morioh's Disk Abalone.

Mochizuki Family
The Mochizuki Family (望月家) are a cursed family comprising the grandmother (78 years old), the father (50 years old), his wife (46 years old), and their son (15 years old) and daughter (21 years old) and their dog. The father is a company employee while his wife is a housewife, and both his children are still students.

Unbeknownst to them, the family is stalked by a spirit taking the form of a man with a rabbit mask who brings misfortune to anyone in the family who doesn't spend the harvest moon night watching the moon. The family as a whole is incredibly unlucky, but those who watch the harvest moon have had long lives. The family lived like this since the battle of Sekigahara.

Moon Spirit
The Moon Spirit is a supernatural creature taking the form of a man wearing a grid patterned suit and a rabbit mask, but also has attributes of a hare such as unnaturally clawed fingers, long hare ears and prominent front teeth. It also possesses a wristwatch. It is invisible to humans.

The Spirit stalks the Mochizuki Family and is responsible for many unfortunate events that endanger the family, seemingly taking pleasure in tormenting the family. However, the Spirit cannot take the life of a former family member (such as a Mochizuki woman who becomes engaged to another).

Obanazawa
is the illegitimate father of Mao Katahira.