Joseph Joestar JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Nendoroid

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a popular series and the manga was published by Shueisha on the 1st of January 1987 in the Weekly Shonen Jump. The manga was written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki and is well known for its unique art style. The series has many different arms and follows different protagonists who have the same nickname ‘Jojo’. One of the popular arcs would be Part 2, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency. This season follows Joseph Joestar who, together with his allies, tries to defeat the Pillar Men who have the power to take over the world. The series is a very large franchise with many JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Nendoroids and figures produced. One popular product is the “Nendoroid JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Joseph Joestar”.

Nendoroid JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Joseph Joestar

From the Nendoroid line is Joseph Joestar from Part 2 Battle Tendency. He is still young and healthy and ready to fight the vampire Pillar Men. His outfit is casual and consists of a tank top that is slightly cropped and tight showing off his ripped muscles. His pants are fitted and he wears black boots.

The Joseph Nendoroid comes with three different facial expressions to enjoy. The first expression shows him with a confident smile, he stares straight and one side of his smile is curved upwards. The second expression shows Joseph with a haughty grin. He glances to the side while arching his eyebrows and grins showing his teeth. The last expression shows him as if he is shouting or ready to fight. His eyes are focused and his mouth is wide open as though he was yelling out a battle cry. There are also various optional features included to increase the range of poses available. He can wear his green and yellow striped scarf that has been crafted to look like it is blowing in the wind. Joseph can also wear the triangle patterned headband that he receives from Caesar. There are also the clackers that he can hold in his hand to fight.

Manufacturer: Medicos
Sculptor: Seven Two
Specifications: Painted, articulated, non-scale ABS & PVC figure set
Height (Approx.): 100mm | 3.9"
Set Contents:
・Back and front hair parts
・3 faceplates
・Body
・Right arm part (articulated)
・3 right-hand parts
・Left arm part (articulated)
・3 left-hand parts
・Right leg part (Articulated)
・Left leg part (Articulated)
・Scarf
・Clackers
・Caesar's bandana
・Stand

About Joseph Joestar

Joseph is the main character for Part 2, Battle tendency and the story follows the actions he takes to protect his family and friends. He also appears in Part 3, Stardust Crusaders as an old man and is a major supporting character. In Part 4, Diamond is Unbreakable he makes a short appearance as a minor character.

About Joseph Joestar: Background

When he was still young his father was killed by a vampire remnant and his mother went after the killer. After his mother defeated the murderer she had to go into hiding and pretended to have died and changed her name. Joseph was then raised by his grandmother and he doesn’t have any memories of his parents.

Joseph was raised as a gentleman by his grandmother Erina and she was quite strict. However, Erina wasn’t a character that allowed her friends to be humiliated and showed off her aggressive side. Joseph learned from his grandmother and would readily protect his friends and family when they were being threatened or being made fun of. Although Joseph was quite strong at a fight he could also use mysterious powers that would aid him. Joseph would unconsciously use his Hamon powers to beat up whoever had insulted him.

About Joseph Joestar: Abilities

In Part 2 Joseph only has his Hamon powers. He is able to fight well and come up with various battle tactics. Joseph trains his Hamon ability and is able to consciously use it during his fights. Hamon is greatly useful against vampires and the Pillar Men which he uses to defeat them. By infusing his Hamon into his attacks they create great shockwaves where the attack hits, causing great damage. In Part 2 he infuses Hamon into his clackers which he uses to deal a huge amount of damage.

In Part 3 Joseph awakens his Stand called Hermit Purple. It is in the shape of purple-colored vines with thorns on them. He is able to use Hermit purple as a weapon but it is not as strong compared to power-type Stands. His ability is spirit photography which allows him to see places far away for information. He smashes a polaroid camera which will then print a photo giving him the information he wants. He later develops the ability to use a TV to show the image he wants.

Other Important JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Characters

Joseph appears in many different seasons and has a connection to many of the characters. During his younger years, he goes through various training together with Caesar to defeat strong foes that stand in his way. When he is older, he travels with his grandson Jotaro to defeat their family’s destined enemy.

Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli

Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli and Joseph at first held bad first impressions of each other but after training and fighting together they grew close. They learn more about each other and trust the other in a fight. They both learn how to use Hamon properly as rivals who want to defeat the Pillar Men.

Jotaro Kujo

Jotaro Kujo is the grandson of Joseph who was born and raised in Japan. In Part 3, Jotaro awakens his Stand powers and gains control over it. However his mother Holy is too weak to utilize her Stand and instead it endangers her life. In order to save his mother, Jotaro leaves on a journey with his grandfather to defeat Dio Brando, their fated enemy.

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