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sunlight_overdrive) wrote2020-08-13 03:10 pm
sunlight_overdrive) wrote2020-08-13 03:10 pm
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HANDLE: Hi I'm Silas
CONTACT: you can pm this journal or on discord at jacksparrow#3008
OVER 18? Yes
CHARACTERS IN-GAME: N/A
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NAME: Jonathan Joestar
CANON: JoJo's Bizarre Adventures
CANON POINT: post-The Final Ripple
AGE: 20
BACKGROUND:
A true gentleman needs to be brave enough to go into a fight he know he'll lose
PERSONALITY:
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?
POWERS/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:
INVENTORY:
Nothing but the clothes on his back. That is: a dress shirt, dress pants, and shoes. That's all.
MOONBLESSING: Iris
▶ SAMPLES
tag in with Erina
top level on TDM
HANDLE: Hi I'm Silas
CONTACT: you can pm this journal or on discord at jacksparrow#3008
OVER 18? Yes
CHARACTERS IN-GAME: N/A
▶ CHARACTER
NAME: Jonathan Joestar
CANON: JoJo's Bizarre Adventures
CANON POINT: post-The Final Ripple
AGE: 20
BACKGROUND:
A true gentleman needs to be brave enough to go into a fight he know he'll lose
PERSONALITY:
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?
POWERS/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:
- 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.
INVENTORY:
Nothing but the clothes on his back. That is: a dress shirt, dress pants, and shoes. That's all.
MOONBLESSING: Iris
▶ SAMPLES
tag in with Erina
top level on TDM