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 close-range Stand November Rain, and is 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 hair also bears a slight resemblance to Risotto Nero. His outfit appears to be made up of a dark blue hooded vest attached to pants (of the same color) 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 Usagi Alohaoe 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. He knows how to 'not leave evidence behind' (e.g. police body cameras), showing an extensive degree of street smarts. After taking a psychological exam, his school's psychotherapist told Jodio there's a likely chance he has, having 18 of the 20 criteria on the exam apply to him. More specifically, two of these criteria so far have been shown, being "cannot control [his] actions" and "A lack of a guilty conscience or feelings of remorse."

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.' However, Jodio also is interested in personal gain, with JoJolands being claimed to be the story of how he became "filthy rich." 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, as he believes, are invisible forces of 'trust' operating above the law; doing favor's 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.

He seeks to become rich 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 neighborhood 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 May Qi. He tended to remain a drug dealer in the schoolyard, though he sometimes was sent to college campuses to deal for older students. At the start of the story, he and his sibling, Dragona, are transporting drugs in a stolen truck when they're stopped by the Police. After an officer harasses Dragona, Jodio nearly kills them with his stand ability. After being paid, his life continues as normal, when suddenly a boy on the bus, Usagi Alohaoe, attempts to make an exchange in the opening, threatening to blow Jodio's cover. Jodio takes Usagi down and beats him silent. After the bus stops, Jodio completes the deal with Usagi. It isn't much longer that those same cops, as well as an undercover cop posing as a college student attempt to sting he and Paco Lovelantes. However, Jodio uses November Rain to wash the evidence away. It is then that they are sent to a Mansion owned by a wealthy Japanese mangaka. There, he serves as lookout for the rest of the group, where he attempts to secretly stall the target while the Jobros pilfer a 24 karat diamond from his safe.

November Rain
Jodio wields the close range Stand known as November Rain. It allows him to create small raindrops which are extremely dense, to the point that they puncture human flesh and pin people to the ground.

Family

 * Barbara Ann Joestar (Mother)
 * Dragona Joestar (Older Sibling)

Notes & Trivia

 * Up until now, every third part has 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 '', a concept pertaining to the free market economy that describes how self-interests will lead to mutual benefits.

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