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sunlight_overdrive) wrote2021-03-06 06:24 pm
sunlight_overdrive) wrote2021-03-06 06:24 pm
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- He'd been shot through both his hands, and twice through his neck, not with bullets but with Dio's Lazer Eyes. This leaves him unable to speak, or breath and, thus, unable to use hamon.
- He claims that "Something broke inside of my body. Something important."
- He'd been struck through the back with at least three large pieces of shrapnel.
- He sits, dead, in an on-fire ship as it sinks, so there also might be a few burns.
- Healing -- Hamon can be used to heal fractured bones and ease pain.
- Detection -- If you inject an object or liquid with hamon, the hamon will flow through the object and be used as a means of detection, sensing one’s surroundings and feeling the presence of others.
- Repellsion -- Hamon can be used as a repelling tool. Such applications of this are being able to expel venom from peoples bodies and even walking on water.
- Magnetizing -- On the other hand, hamon can be used to magnetize objects together. One application of this is when they magnetize a bunch of leaves together and use it as a glider.
- Fighting -- And, of course, the most practical application of hamon is while fighting. The applications of this are innumerable, but the most basic application of this is coating one’s hand with hamon and using it to punch. Most notably, Jonathan is able to transfer the energy from hamon into his fists, or a sword, and use that energy to create flames, therefore having a flaming fist or flaming sword with which to attack.
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Character: Jonathan Joestar
Canon: Jojo's Bizarre Adventures
Canon point: Post-The Final Ripple
OU or AU?: OU
Age: 20
Species: Human
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Disposition:
In Episode One, Jonathan states, “I want to be a true gentleman!“ And while it would be easy to just say that a proper English gentleman is the entirety of Jonathan’s personality, it’s not entirely accrue. If anything, that is the invisible standard Jonathan holds himself up to. On some counts, he lives up to it. On other counts, he does not.
The biggest strike against Jonathan is that he likes to fight. Our introduction to him is when he rushes to the rescue of Erina, two schoolboys bullying her to the point of tears. In Jonathan’s mind, he was playing the part of a gentleman, after all, he truly believes that “A true gentleman needs to be brave enough to go into a fight he knows he’ll lose!”
And it’s true that he does lose that fight -- however, when Erina thanks him for the save, Jonathan is quick to brush her off and walk away. He states that he didn’t save her because he was worried about her, or out of concern. No, the only reason he protected her was because he’s a gentleman, and that’s what a gentleman does. He saved her to live up to the ideal he has in his head.
However, he is twelve in the first episode, and time quickly passes until Jonathan is twenty. He still likes to fight, but he has better outlets than beating up anyone who offends his ideals -- he joins sports teams. He joins the rugby team at school, and he’s part of a boxing ring in town. He’s still fighting, but in much more socially acceptable ways.
On top of that, Jonathan is naive. That’s not to say he’s stupid -- he’s very intelligent and has a degree in archeology. But Jonathan is absolutely more book-smart than street-smart. This is shown many times throughout the series, but none more obvious than when his father dies.
Dio, Jonathan’s step-brother, has not been the nicest guy. Jonathan’s very first introduction to him is Dio kicking his dog in the face, for no reason other than to be a dick. Dio does not get better from there -- he kills Jonathan’s dog, he gains more favor with their father than Jonathan does, he humiliated and isolated Jonathan from his only friend Erina, and is slowly poisoning their father. And when Jonathan confronts him, with evidence and the police behind him, ready to arrest Dio…
...Dio starts crying, and begging for forgiveness. Of course, it’s nothing but a ploy, but Jonathan believes it. In the face of everything Dio has ever done wrong to him, every single slight, it should be the chance Jonathan needs to get away from a man who has done many terrible things to him. But instead, Jonathan believes the tears, letting down his guard. And then when Dio immediately attacks with the intention to kill, it’s not Jonathan he hits, but their father, protecting one son from another.
Because unfortunately, Jonathan’s naivety comes from viewing the world in a positive light. He ultimately believes that everyone has good in them, that every single person deserves a second chance, and everyone can take stock of their behavior and change for the better. Because he’s seen it happen.
One of the friends Jonathan makes during the show is a man called Speedwagon. Speedwagon was living in a place called Ogre Street, the most dangerous part of London, where thugs will attack civilians for all their valuables without remorse. Speedwagon was one such thug, who attacked Jonathan specifically. After Jonathan won their fight, Speedwagon was so moved by Jonathan’s dedication, determination and strength, that he completely renounced his ways and fought by Jonathan’s side with unwavering loyalty from then on out.
If it worked for Speedwagon, why shouldn’t it work on Dio? Or anyone else?
That is the part of Jonathan that lives up to his true gentleman persona he tries so hard to embody. And, probably, the most important one. After all, what is a true gentleman but someone who will go out of his way to help you? Someone who believes in you when you need it the most? To help you become a better person, the person you want to be but can’t become by yourself?
And that, truly, is the epitome of Jonathan’s character. He’s an honest, good person who believes in the best in others, even to his own detriment. Is he perfect? No. But he doesn’t need to be. He has a solid belief system and tries very hard to keep himself with the lines of it. What more can a proper English gentleman do, but that?
Suitability:
In canon, Jonathan's biggest motivation has always been protection. Generally, for all of those who need his help, but more specifically for his family.
It's Jonathan's realization of Dio poisoning his father that makes him initially act against Dio. It's Dio, in tears, begging for a second chance, that makes Jonathan hesitate long enough for Dio to turn himself into a vampire. It's Erina, tripping, that makes Jonathan catch her, despite being hospitalized with a broken arm. It's what spurs Jonathan into going after Dio a second time, after hearing he's still alive and terrorizing a small town.
It's why Jonathan cries, after believing he's finally killed Dio. Because Dio was his family, and he didn't want to kill him. He wanted to offer Dio as many second chances as it takes to make him stop, but it just wasn't realistic.
It's why he sacrifices himself on the cruise ship, because the only way to stop Dio was if Jonathan takes the both of them out, together.
In canon, it was just him, his father and Dio. But in game, he has so much more family, more than he will know what to do with. And he will dedicate every waking moment to keeping them safe. Because, in his eyes, he failed to keep his family safe. It was his hesitation that wound up with his father dead. It was him that killed Dio. It was him and Erina, going on a cruise for their honeymoon, that ended up with his own death.
He can only hope that Erina, somehow, made it out alive.
He might have failed in canon, but he will try as hard as he possibly can to not fail again. There are so many more lives on the line this time. He has learned from his mistakes and he promises to do better. Whatever it takes.
He has to.
Condition upon arrival:
♫♪♪ ~ He is super dead ~ ♫♪♪
In the final fight against Dio, Jonathan ends up sacrificing his life so that he can put an end to Dio's reign of terror. His condition is pretty badly off:
Abilities:
For the first part of the series, the only special ability Jonathan has is the simple and raw strength of being a 6’5” muscle man. He plays sports, both rugby and boxing, and has gotten in enough fistfights with Dio over the years to have the experience to back up the way he strategies during fights.
However, he does later gain an ability called hamon. Hamon is, in it’s very essence, is energy that is identical to the rays from the sun. Which is why it’s so effective against Dio, who later turns into a vampire. It is controlled by the breath, manifests as electricity-like yellow sparks and is perfectly visible to the human eye.
There are many applications for hamon, but Jonathan specifically uses it in the following ways:
Nothing but the clothes on his back. That is: a dress shirt, dress pants, and shoes. That's all.
Gembond:
Amethyst
Gem Location:
Over his heart, because that's what he thinks with
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