History Characters / JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood

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* [[AdaptationDyeJob/JoJosBizarreAdventure Adaptation Dye-Job]]
* [[DubNameChange/JoJosBizarreAdventure Dub Name Change]]
* [[FamousLastWords/JoJosBizarreAdventure Famous Last Words]]
* [[HateSink/JoJosBizarreAdventure Hate Sink]]
* [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower/JoJosBizarreAdventure Heart is an Awesome Power]]
* [[Jerkass/JoJosBizarreAdventure Jerkass]]
* [[LogicalWeakness/JoJosBizarreAdventure Logical Weakness]]
* [[NiceGuy/JoJosBizarreAdventure Nice Guy]]
* [[StoryBreakerPower/JoJosBizarreAdventure Story-Breaker Power]]

* AdaptationDyeJob: In the 2012 anime, Jonathan is given blue hair as opposed to the brown hair he and the rest of his family have in the manga. Most likely this was in order to physically differentiate Jonathan from his IdenticalGrandson Joseph.

* NiceGuy: He's polite, earnest, and openly kind, especially compared to most of his descendants who don't have these traits.

* NiceGuy: Fifty years after Jonathan awoke his decency, the bloodthirsty thug and murderer Robert E.O. Speedwagon becomes a sweet-tempered and kindhearted old-gentleman who contributes tirelessly and endlessly to medical research and improving the lives of the destitute.

* NiceGuy: Zeppeli is loyal, nurturing, and ends up [[spoiler:sacrificing himself with no hesitation to save Jonathan.]]

* NiceGuy: Could never make himself hate Dio even after being poisoned and murdered by him, and with his last breath asked for him to be buried next to his real father with sincere love and compassion. [[DownplayedTrope That is]] except for the way he treated his son, especially when Dio comes to his household. He was nothing short of strict on Jonathan, punishing him for every little mistake. He does show some regret about it years later on when Jonathan is determined to search for a cure for his sickness though.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Goes from being blond in the manga, to brunette in the anime.

* DubNameChange: In the English localization, he is renamed as Blueford.

* DubNameChange: In the English localization, he is renamed as Tarukus.

* DubNameChange: Bonham's name is changed to Bornnam in English localizations.

* HateSink: From his abuse of his wife and son, attempts to milk George Joestar's kindness for what it's worth, and overall smug behavior, Dario has very few genuinely likable qualities.
* {{Jerkass}}: Treated his wife like crap, and even wanted to sell her dress after she died to get money, having no compassion for her at all. [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Dio didn't take kindly to this]].

* RevengeByProxy: Jonathan made the fatal decision of standing up to [[TheSociopath Dio Brando]], and Danny ends up paying for it with his life.

* TheCameo: He has a brief appearance in [[spoiler: the ending credits of the last episode of ''Manga/StoneOcean'', where Jonathan is playing with him on the hills by his mansion]].

* GrewASpine: During his childhood he's constantly beaten up and humiliated by Dio and is too timid to stand up to him. However, when Dio [[ForcefulKiss steals the]] [[SacredFirstKiss first kiss]] of Jonathan's LoveInterest Erina, and then attacks her for immediately washing her mouth out with a muddy puddle, Jonathan personally confronts Dio at their mansion and beats him so brutally that Dio [[PaperTiger bursts into tears]].

* TragicHero: Jonathan did not have a good life. His childhood was all endless bullying from Dio. When he [[TookALevelInBadass grew]] [[GrewASpine strong enough]] to beat Dio up, the latter decided to turn into a vampire afterward and continue to make trouble for him. [[spoiler: In the end, he died at only his early 20s to protect his wife and unborn child from Dio and took him down with him.]]

* {{Expy}}: A [[TheDandy flamboyantly dressed]] [[TheMentor mentor]] of Mediterranean descent who is [[OlderThanTheyLook older than he looks,]] has an epic stache, and [[MentorOccupationalHazard dies heroically to save his pupil]] brings to mind Ramirez from ''Film/{{Highlander}}''.

** And more importantly; the Joestar/Kujo family's legacy as Warriors and Heroes would ''never'' have been awakened without him finding George, accidentally saving his life, which in turn led to Dio's vicious bullying of Jonathan in childhood. Like-father Like-Son, after all. Though linking with the above, even if the Joestar/Kujo's legacy would never awaken, [[VillainsActHeroesReact no threats would come to the world because Dio would grow to be a honest man.]] [[OhCrap Well, except for the Pillar Men...]]

* RevengeByProxy: Jonathan made the fatal decision of standing up to [[TheNarcissist Dio]] [[TheSociopath Brando]], and Danny ends up paying for it with his life.

* RevengeByProxy: Jonathan made the fatal decision of standing up to [[TheNarcissist Dio]] [[ TheSociopath Brando]], and Danny ends up paying for it with his life.

* MeaningfulName: '''D'''ar'''IO''' is the father of DIO.

'''''[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJojolion JoJolion]]:''''' [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolionTheHigashikataFamily The Higashikata Family]]\\

-->'''Jonathan''': (''[[UseYourHead headbutts Dio,]] and repeatedly punches him'') '''''DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOO!'''''
-->'''Dio''': I-impossible...!
-->'''Jonathan''': (''[[PunctuatedPounding continues whaling on him]]'') '''I'M GOING TO BEAT YOU 'TIL YOU CRY LIKE A ''BABY,'' DIO!'''

---->[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Dfsz_Dh0s How my heart resonates! I'm pulsing with heat, and life! My very blood is a symphony within me!]]\\

--> '''Jonathan:''' "SUNLIGHT YELLOW OVERDRIVE!!"

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Tamio Oki (TV anime), Osamu Saka (''Phantom Blood'' video game), Yoshisada Sakaguchi (''Phantom Blood'' film) (Japanese), Creator/MichaelMcConnohie (Engish)

* FieryRedHead: He has a bright red mane of hair and was a lot more erratic and crazy during his attack on Jonathan when compared to his companions.

'''''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureTheJOJOLands The JOJOLands]]'''''\\

* TheMentor: To Zeppeli, and to Dire and Straizo as well.

* MayDecemberRomance: He basically met his wife at a bar and sweet-talked into going along with his schemes when she really didn't really want to be involved but still clung to him out of gratitude. It was definitely the worst and last mistake she ever made, as Dario gained an entitled hold over her and treated her like a slave until she dropped dead from exhaustion.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Dio shoots Jonathan through his throat with condensed eye lasers, causing Jonathan to die shortly after from a combination of blood loss and being unable to breathe.]]

* BirthmarkOfDestiny: He carries the star-shaped birthmark that other members of the Joestar family have. Notalby, he's the member of the Joestar family that starts their legacy is battling evil.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Dio shoots Jonathan through his throat with condensed eye lasers, causing Jonathan to die shortly after from a combination of blood loss and being unable to breath.]]

* WorldsStrongestMan: ''The'' strongest [=JoJo=], or even human ''period'' in the series, even as far as Part 8. In fact, feats of strength like his wouldn't even be replicated again until Jotaro and Star Platinum came around. He's so strong that it's implied that he'd be an ''absolute nightmare'' with a Stand. In the games, some Stand users express relief that he doesn't have one.

* ButtMonkey: Dio turns his younger days into a living hell just because "he was in the way". And before that, ''in his very first appearance'', he gets the tar beaten out of him by two [[KarmaHoudini random bullies]] who pick on Erina simply because he's a member of a rich family.

* VocalDissonance: Despite being very tall and muscular, he sounds as young and boyish as [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureTeamBucciarati his adoptive nephew Giorno]], in stark contrast with Joseph, Jotaro, and Josuke, who all have rougher and much deeper voices. However, this fits his gentlemanly and soft AllLovingHero personality.

'''''[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]:''''' [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOceanHeroes Heroes]] ([[Characters/JojosBizarreAdventureJolyneKujo Jolyne Kujo]]) | [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureEnricoPucci Enrico Pucci]]\\

'''''[[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]:''''' [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOceanHeroes Heroes]] | [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureEnricoPucci Enrico Pucci]]\\

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakashiNagasako (TV anime), Creator/Masaru Ikeda (''Phantom Blood'' film) (Japanese), Joe J. Thomas (English)

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: As he himself noted, had he been more assertive in sending Dario Brando to prison,
George would not have needed to owe Dario a damn thing, and his son Dio would not have been adopted into the Joestar family. Not only that, Dario's absence from Dio's life might've led to him having a better upbringing under his mother (whom Dario would force to work into an early grave) and avoid becoming the vindictive monster we know today.

* GreaterScopeParagon: [[spoiler:His HeroicSacrifice in protecting Erina and his unborn son from Dio and trapping Dio in the sea for one hundred years ensures the Joestar line will survive to combat evil in the future, and no matter how different the other [=JoJos=] are, they all carry that same heroic spirit even if they aren't aware of it. He also inspires Speedwagon to pull a HeelFaceTurn, which leads the latter to form the Speedwagon Foundation, an organization that helps the heroes throughout the rest of the series]].

* PapaWolf: He rescues a little boy named Poco from Dio's zombies, and then saves Poco's older sister from being sexually assaulted by Doobie. [[spoiler:Even when he's dying, Jonathan forces his wife Erina to rescue a baby instead of being TogetherInDeath with him, it's a tragedy to think such a noble and caring father never gets to see his own son or grandchildren.]]

* PapaWolf: While overly strict towards Jonathan, George still took a killing blow aimed for Jonathan by Dio.
* ParentalFavoritism: When Dio comes to live with him, George falls into this, punishing Jonathan harshly for every little mistake while essentially letting Dio do as he pleased. At the end of his life, he acknowledges that this was a mistake- in fact, he was stricter on Jonathan due to having higher standards for his biological son- and had he been tougher on Dio, perhaps he wouldn't have turned out as bad as he did.
* ParentsAsPeople: He's extremely strict when it comes to raising Jonathan, due to the high standards of conduct at the time. He shows regret in later years for being too harsh, and spends his last moments apologizing to Jonathan for how he treated him and apologies to Dio for failing to be a better role model to him, even though he was more than kind to him.
* PetTheDog: Despite showing to be strict with Jonathan when he was a child, George is sympathetic to Jonathan when his beloved canine companion Danny dies.
* ThePollyanna: Quite possibly the most kind-hearted and generous Joestar in the series; considering the others include [[NinetiesAntiHero Jotaro]], [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Joseph]], [[TheGamblingAddict Josuke]], and [[LovableSexManiac Jolyne]], it's quite the contrast.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Compared to his partner Tarkus, he's slightly less malicious, coming to see Jonathan as a WorthyOpponent and reverting to the more noble and honorable person he used to be before his death.

* CombatPragmatist: Actively uses his hair in combat, and also tries to trap Jonathan underwater to hinder his Hamon.
* DyingAsYourself: He respects Jonathan's power as he kills him, and when Bruford lays dying, it's clear he's once again the noble knight who sacrificed himself, rather than the undead monstrosity Dio created. Though Bruford was one of the few zombies who maintained his humanity when risen again, it was his dying moments that affirmed his chivalry.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: The second time he dies.
* FallenHero: Along with Tarkus, he used to be a brave self-sacrificing knight before Dio raised him.
* GracefulLoser: Shows utmost respect to Jonathan for defeating him.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Tarkus.

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: He is named after former Music/{{Yes}} drummer Bill Bruford.
* NobleDemon: Kills a zombie going after Jonathan, because he considers the latter a WorthyOpponent after destroying his hair.

* TakeUpMySword: Gives his sword to Jonathan as he dies.
* UndyingLoyalty: Originally to his queen, Mary, then to Dio after his resurrection.

* WorthyOpponent: Views Jonathan as one after he destroys his hair with Hamon.

* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: Kills Zeppeli as he tries to rescue Jonathan]].
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Bruford.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: To Poco for being a coward and to Dio when she refuses his offer to ''join'' him.

* LonelyRichKid: Jonathan was one, being ostracized because of his wealth and only having his dog for a friend.[[FromBadToWorse Then Dio came along]]...