Josuke Higashikata

Josuke is a tall, handsome young man of average build. He wears small studs in both ears. His signature feature is a well-styled pompadour, identical to the hairstyle of the man who saved Josuke's life as a child. His pompadour has the tendency to become pointed at the edges along with his mood, such as when he is angry or annoyed. According to Koichi Hirose, he wears his hairstyle in honor of the man who saved young Josuke from a serious illness by pulling the car containing him out of a snowdrift while he and his mother were driving to the hospital. Josuke wears a dark Japanese school uniform: a close-fitting jacket that extends to mid-thigh and loose pants. He keeps the jacket unbuttoned over his chest, pinning the edges and revealing a tank top with short zippers on both sides.

Josuke's uniform is decorated with several gold/metal symbols. On the left side of his collar is a stylized nautical anchor, while on the right side are two small hearts. The right edge of his jacket is pinned with a brooch.

peace sign, and the left one a heart sign (sometimes with a hand enclosed in it, as on Jotaro's cap). On both wrists, he wears gold bracelets over his sleeves (in some illustrations with more detail). Appreciating expensive footwear, Josuke wears a pair of original Mr. Junko socks, black shoes for ¥25,000.

Josuke's most common color scheme consists of a dark blue or purple uniform and a green or yellow undershirt.

Josuke is a skilled, confident, and courageous teenager. Friendly and loyal, his amiable nature helps him befriend people throughout the story. Josuke's main trait is his general kindness, reflected in his Stand, Crazy Diamond, which restores objects and heals wounds. When a random person helped save Josuke from a fever as a child out of kindness, Josuke subconsciously reflected that kindness back at him. Even after learning that he was Joseph's illegitimate son, Josuke primarily thought about the trouble he had caused the Joestars and ignored any talk of inheritance, only wanting to reassure his biological father that he was doing well. Acceptable by nature, Josuke is not as prone to violence as other JoJos, and can even tolerate bullying from upperclassmen or Shigeki noisily. Josuke is loyal to his friends and loved ones; He risks his life after Koichi was impaled by an arrow, and carried Okuyasu's body when he was apparently dead during the first part of his battle with Yoshikage Kira. When his grandfather died, Josuke took it upon himself to become the protector of Morioh. When meeting someone in a not particularly antagonistic circumstance, Josuke will generally be polite and friendly.

Overall, Josuke acts like a teenager, and aside from his general goal of protecting Morioh from any threat from a Stand, he is concerned with more mundane matters such as interacting with his friends. As a result, Josuke is almost never seen alone on the streets of Morioh. Josuke is passively protective of his town, and only acts when asked to do so by the much more active Jotaro or when he directly encounters a Stand user. Curiously, Josuke is quick to investigate any unusual phenomenon, which often leads him to a Stand user. Josuke is very prone to openly expressing his feelings, expressing surprise, amusement, fear, and anger, making him appear as a silly person.

Although quite humble, Josuke admits to being nervous around famous people, choosing not to go with Koichi to his first meeting with Rohan Kishibe due to his great fame as a "mangaka". Josuke also has a fear of turtles, and has tried to touch a turtle to get rid of this fear. Josuke is not shy about admitting his limitations, and has admitted that he knows little about manga and is poor at video games, though he is not happy that anyone knows these facts. In a similar way, Josuke tries to live up to Jotaro, whom he admires, and is nervous around him, fearing that he will not be able to handle the task Jotaro has given him. He has also shown a mild fear of ghosts (in the beginning), as shown when Koichi wonders if he saw a ghost in the house next to Josuke's and Josuke nervously tells him to shut that conversation down. However, in battle, Josuke is much calmer and more confident in Crazy Diamond's abilities, but his confidence does not extend to himself, as Josuke can still get nervous if something goes wrong. Additionally, Terunosuke Miyamoto can reveal that in terms of body language, Josuke's first unconscious reaction when he is unsure is to bite his lip. In general, his attitude will be a mix of calm and goofy, and Josuke can switch between a mocking one-liner and a serene statement of the situation. Josuke will occasionally become distracted while fighting, often ruminating on the stupidity of the situation he is currently in or trying to act cool. Even if Josuke is kind by nature, he has no qualms about violently beating up an enemy, and in the event that someone hurt or endangers a family member, Josuke will be even more vengeful, as he fused Angelo with a stone and Terunosuke with a book.

Josuke has a tangential respect for the law at best, having inherited his father's deceitful side, shown primarily in regards to winning money. After practically emptying his bank account on frivolous expenses, Josuke sought to quickly obtain additional money. When he and Okuyasu meet Shigeki, he quickly devises a plan to use Shigeki's Stand Harvest to find the first discarded lottery ticket, then collect coupons from all over Morioh, going as far as committing a felony to earn the money in the winning ticket. Likewise, after meeting Mikitaka, he uses his Stand's shape-shifting power, convincing him to turn into dice to trick Rohan, with whom he has a bad relationship, into taking money. Finally, in a knowing gesture, he steals Joseph's wallet with his Stand, returning it to his possession via an image fragment planted there. The fact that his Stand can almost repair or heal anything means that Josuke can get away with destroying property or endangering someone, thus he is not really concerned about all the consequences of his actions as they will be without consequences, at least for him.

When it comes to women, he is the middle ground between Joseph and Jotaro. He does not flirt ruthlessly or pervertedly like Joseph, but when girls around him show interest in him, he is flattered and shows that he gets along well with his classmates and admirers. He does not chase them away like Jotaro, but does not flirt or stalk them either. When Jotaro asks Josuke to go hunting, Josuke initially assumes he means hunting girls and says with a blush and a smile that he is more of a loving guy. However, he seems willing to hit them if they are enemies, as he threatened to kill Yukako if she tried to do anything to Koichi, who she was obsessed with.

In a typical idiosyncrasy, Josuke takes a hypersensitive reaction to comments whenever his hairstyle is insulted, which Koichi interprets as Josuke reacting to insults directed at his savior, though Josuke personally claims to be unaware of the reason for his anger. After being insulted, Josuke automatically flies into a blind rage regardless of the circumstances or the person being spoken to, and becomes much more rude and violent. First, a snobby upperclassman whom Josuke initially puts off gets punched and stepped on, before Crazy Diamond briefly and indefinitely restores his nose due to Josuke's mood. Later, during his fight with Rohan, in an attempt to manipulate Josuke into looking at his Stand by openly mocking his hair, Josuke goes berserk; this results in Rohan being hospitalized for a month off.

Araki explains that Josuke was deeply hurt by growing up without knowing his father, and that he hid this pain behind memories of a pompadour-haired boy who saved him as a child. According to Araki, Josuke considers this man a hero, someone he can rely on, and a symbol of his faith in people.

Josuke's Stand, Crazy Diamond, can restore objects (and organisms) to their previous state in their history.

It is capable of repairing damage and healing injuries. It can also roll an item back to its component state (e.g. turning a wooden table into lumber).

That being said, Crazy Diamond can perform a number of interesting abilities: catching an enemy by repairing parts of a broken object around them, or tracking by repairing something, such as a torn piece of clothing, that is trying to reattach itself to the original item.

However, this Stand is not unlimited: Crazy Diamond can only restore condition, not life, so a lifeless body will still remain dead even after being "fixed" by Crazy Diamond's power. Additionally, the healing power cannot be used on Josuke himself or, strictly speaking, anything that can be considered part of his body or even his own clothes.

Josuke has shown great skill in using Crazy Diamond in combat. Due to his great physical prowess, Josuke can use Crazy Diamond's fists to perform unorthodox tactics, such as punching through a wall to avoid an attack. He has also shown to throw projectiles with great effectiveness due to the sheer durability and precision of his Stand.

Additionally, Josuke has been shown to use his seemingly limited power for a wide variety of tactical purposes. Crazy Diamond's power to repair anything makes Josuke a great healer if he can reach his allies before they die, and as a result, he works exceptionally well with a partner. Because he can break objects and repair them without limit, Josuke is free to break anything to get what he wants, such as even destroying his motorcycle to avoid being hit by a baby carriage; he then repairs whatever he broke, undoing any consequences his antics would have. Josuke can easily use the environment to his advantage thanks to Crazy Diamond. His repair ability makes it so that he can manipulate the environment to a certain point, such as creating a shield out of concrete or setting up a trap with broken parts of an object only to repair it around an enemy. His lethality is also increased as he can create a boomerang effect, causing the part to return to him, hitting the enemy from behind.

Josuke is perceptive, confident, and courageous, possessing a remarkable agile mind and a will to win - just like his father.

Josuke is very quick to get back on his feet in almost any circumstance, as he is very aware of his immediate surroundings, as well as his own capabilities. He is skilled at using everything he has at his disposal to solve the problems at hand, and has also proven capable of planning several steps ahead by reading the behavior and habits of his opponents. Josuke is confident in his abilities to the point that he claims there is nothing Crazy Diamond (indirectly referring to himself) cannot fix, and expresses mild disappointment after finding out what he believed to be one such problem. As a result of his intelligence, Josuke can be quite cunning; manipulating, lying, and deceiving others at times to achieve certain selfish goals.

Josuke possesses considerable athletic ability, having once been shown successfully pursuing a moving bus for a long distance on foot. He can also effortlessly handle a heavy motorcycle the first and only time he has ridden one, achieving many professional feats during high-speed pursuits while attempting to avoid direct contact with the enemy pursuing him. Josuke's most notable display of physical endurance is when he withstands the impact of multiple explosions caused by Yoshikage Kira's Killer Queen, suffering severe injuries and blood loss, yet remaining cognizant enough to think through tactics and strategy.

Josuke is close to Koichi and often cares about his well-being. When Koichi falls victim to Yukako's abundant love, Josuke takes measures to make Koichi seem less attractive. Josuke respects Koichi's bravery during difficult times and considers him a good friend and worthy ally, trusting him to help in various battles.

Initially, Josuke and Okuyasu met as enemies, but after hearing Okuyasu's story and motives, Josuke became best friends with him. They often interact with each other and experience each other's daily misfortunes. They often meet or fight Stand users together, such as Tonio, Otoishi, Shigeki, Mikitaka, Toyohiro, and Kira. They have such a strong bond that when Okuyasu was attacked by Kira, Josuke refused to leave him even though Okuyasu seemed dead and dragging his body slowed Josuke down.

Josuke and Rohan initially met as enemies due to Rohan nearly killing Koichi and Okuyasu. Rohan then insults Josuke's hair, causing the latter to beat him up in a fit of rage. Although their views on each other cool off after this, they do not become more friendly. Rohan is suspicious of Josuke's attempts to deceive him, and Josuke is suspicious of Rohan's attempts to get revenge. Despite this, the two respect and trust each other. Due to their contrasting personalities, Rohan had a hard time getting Josuke to listen to him during the fight with Highway Star and saved Josuke's life at the risk of his own. Josuke came to respect Rohan after this and risked his life in return by finding Yuya Fungami in hopes of saving Rohan. Although Josuke healed Rohan's pinky finger during their dice game and then healed it again after confronting Highway Star, Rohan is subsequently angry because he never asked Josuke to do so.

Josuke and Mikitaka see each other as close friends. Mikitaka is especially grateful to Josuke for "saving his life" by finding him in a crop circle and later leading him away from loud sirens. Josuke does not hesitate to have Mikitaka use his ability to try to trick Rohan into giving him money, but becomes concerned when Mikitaka shows signs of an allergy and tries to keep an eye on his friend's well-being. Additionally, Josuke is touched when Mikitaka offers to sacrifice his freedom to save Josuke from Super Fly during their fight against Toyohiro, and does his best to save him. Overall, the two are good, loyal friends who support each other.

In a previous incident, when Josuke had a fever and the car his mother was driving was stuck in a snowstorm, an unknown student with a pompadour took off his coat and placed it under the car. This way, the car was able to start and drive safely through the coat when the student pushed the car from behind. This caused Josuke to look up to the student as a role model, and consequently style his hair in a similar manner and live his life based on how he believed his hero would act. Josuke's admiration is so strong that when someone insults his pompadour, he takes it as an insult to his hero and beats up whoever insulted his hair.

The two were not on good terms at first due to Yukako's initial obsession and kidnapping Koichi. When Josuke saw her again, he threatened to kill her if she did anything to Koichi, even though she promised not to. It was stated that they did not care for each other, but after she and Koichi began dating, Josuke can be seen with her and Okuyasu at a cafe.

Initially, Shigeki was friends with Josuke and Okuyasu, as he was happy to make new friends. Together, they decided to use Shigeki's powers to their advantage to make easy money. However, when Shigeki became greedy and failed to keep his promise to share an equal amount of money with Josuke and Okuyasu, it led to a fight. Josuke and Okuyasu managed to defeat him, and Shigeki became friends with them again. Although Josuke was still annoyed by his greed, he learned that Shigeki was killed by Kira and vowed to avenge him.

The two were initially enemies, as Yuya used his Stand to absorb nutrients from both Rohan and himself. Since he was injured, Josuke healed his wounds so it would be a "fair fight" and then promptly beat him again by knocking him out of a window. However, when Terunosuke captured Koichi, Josuke went to Yuya for help in finding Koichi with his sense of smell in exchange for healing his wounds. Yuya agreed, but stated that he would not help fight a Stand user. Despite this, Yuya put his life on the line to save Josuke and Koichi, earning Josuke's respect. The two soon became friends.

Although Josuke did not have as much interaction with Reimi as he did with Rohan and Koichi, he still seemed to care for her and felt sorry for her condition. He also did not seem to be afraid of her, despite his initial fear of ghosts. He listened to her advice about the Kira user's serial killer and bid her farewell as she left.

Hayato learned that his father had been replaced by Kira, and when an attempt to expose Kira ended with Josuke being saved, he gave Josuke advice throughout his fight with Kira despite not having a Stand, such as identifying a weakness in Kira's ability. Josuke, in turn, admires Hayato's bravery, such as when he allows himself to detonate a bomb with his body instead of Josuke, as Hayato sees Josuke and his allies as the only way to stop Kira. He played a major role in helping Josuke fight Kira, while Josuke protects him, becoming friends in the process.

Josuke is very close to his mother, as her emotions towards Joseph are a large part of the reason for his hostility towards his father. He views her as a strong woman, and the two love each other deeply. Although he loves his mother, he can be irritated by her strictness, such as when she tells him to go to bed early or when she froze his bank account after finding out he earned 1 billion yen. The two act very informally with each other.

Despite initially attacking him, Josuke came to trust him after the battle with Angelo. Jotaro told him such things about the other Stand users in Morioh. After Jotaro takes Josuke hunting, Josuke accepts his strategy and Jotaro trusted him with his life. They also team up to fight Akira Otoishi, Yoshihiro, and Yoshikage Kira. Although Josuke is Jotaro's uncle, he looks up to him as a mentor while Jotaro cares for him as a younger brother, although Josuke is slightly annoyed by his personality and sometimes feels pressured by him due to his greater experience and strength. Although they have mutual trust and respect for each other. Josuke thinks highly of Jotaro and calls his Star Platinum invincible during the battle with Akira and Yoshihiro.

Josuke holds his grandfather in high regard. They are very close, with Ryohei having a habit of making fun of Josuke. After Ryohei's death at the hands of Angelo, Josuke took revenge on the killer by fusing him with a stone forever, so that he would always be in the city his grandfather protected.

Josuke knew almost nothing about his father before meeting Jotaro. Before meeting his father, Josuke wanted to just leave, as he thought it would be better for Joseph to leave them alone like he always did. Josuke states that he does not hate him, but it was awkward meeting him. However, Josuke defended Joseph's life during the fight with Akira, as he thought he would have nightmares if he did not. When Joseph arrived and immediately broke his cane, Josuke helps him walk by holding his hand instead of fixing it. After seeing Joseph's strong desire to help people, as well as Joseph risking his life to save Shizuka, Josuke developed a great deal of sympathy towards his father. At the end of Part 4, Josuke happily accepts his father, even though he steals his wallet.

After Kira killed Shigeki, Josuke swore revenge and hated Kira. Yoshikage also considered Josuke an enemy, but avoided any encounter with him. During their final battle, Kira noticed that Crazy Diamond's restorative abilities were the complete opposite of his Killer Queen. Realizing that Josuke, not Jotaro, was the most dangerous person disturbing his peaceful life, Kira became more cautious in battle.

Since Yoshihiro is Yoshikage's closest ally, Josuke and Yoshihiro are enemies. Josuke dislikes Yoshihiro, and Yoshihiro has made several attempts on his life. Josuke was able to kill Yoshihiro by tricking Yoshikage, and Yoshihiro accidentally blew up.