《Josuke Higashikata》[FILM]

At first impression, strangers are often intimidated by Josuke's delinquent appearance and hotheadedness, with Jotaro Kujo and Koichi Hirose both thinking Josuke was "scary" when they initially encountered him. Indeed, his "delinquent" attitude is conveyed through his rough language; he does not always display the deference towards adults and authority figures typically expected of a Japanese teenager, opting for a casual and straightforward tone. However, it is immediately apparent that Josuke has a deep capacity for kindness, with his anger simply being an extension of his tendency to display emotions openly and passionately. His outgoing and friendly nature allows him to befriend many Stand users throughout the story, converting enemies into allies. These bonds strengthen his resolve to protect the town of Morioh and the people he loves.

Josuke's empathy is manifested in his Stand, which can heal people and repair objects to a previous state. Already using his Stand to heal people and fix broken bones as a young child, Josuke doesn't like to see people in pain. Because he was always able to "fix" people, he has difficulty accepting death as a permanent state that his Stand cannot change. For example, when he finds his grandfather dead, Josuke heals the wounds on his corpse and insists he is going to wake up fine, unable to accept his death as a reality until Jotaro gently tells him that no Stand can bring the dead back to life. This has a profound effect on Josuke, who begins to see life as something even more worthy of protecting. Josuke will also go to great lengths to heal acquaintances or even enemies; during the Nijimura Brothers arc, he risks his life and sustains injuries to heal a severely wounded Okuyasu, even though he tried to kill Josuke moments earlier. His reasoning was "I just don't want anyone to die." Overall, Josuke behaves like a teenager and, aside from his general goal of protecting Morioh from any Stand menace, is concerned with more down-to-earth matters, such as hanging out with his friends. As a result, Josuke is rarely seen alone in the streets of Morioh. Josuke passively protects his town and only acts when directly asked by the much more proactive Jotaro or when he directly encounters a Stand user. Curious, Josuke is quick to investigate any unusual phenomenon, which often leads him to a Stand user. Sufficiently humble, Josuke confesses to being nervous around famous people, opting not to go with Koichi to first meet 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 that fear. Josuke isn't shy to admit his limits and has confessed that he doesn't know much about manga, or isn't good at video games, even though he isn't happy to have someone know these factoids. In the same way, Josuke tries to live up to Jotaro, whom he admires, and has been nervous around him due to a fear of not living up to the task Jotaro entrusted to 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 cut it out. Josuke is very prone to openly communicate his feelings and emotions, making him appear to be a goofy individual. However, in a fight, Josuke is much calmer and more observant, even though aspects of his goofiness tend to shine through. He has sufficient confidence in his abilities, namely his Stand, but this doesn't extend to Josuke himself since he can still be nervous if things don't go his way. Additionally, Terunosuke Miyamoto observes that Josuke's nervous tic is to bite his lips. Even if Josuke is gentle by nature, he has no qualms about brutalizing an enemy and, in the case that someone has hurt or endangered a loved one, Josuke will be even more vindictive, as he fused Angelo with a rock and Terunosuke with a book. Having inherited his father's mischievous side, Josuke has no qualms about bending any established rules or even breaking the law over his greedy pursuits. While Josuke does have his fair share of groupies, he deals with them much less dramatically than his father and nephew. He isn't perverted nor relentlessly flirtatious (unlike Joseph), but he doesn't go out of his way to get rid of them (unlike Jotaro). Instead, if the girls near Josuke express interest in him, he is flattered and has shown to get along quite well with his female classmates and admirers. When Jotaro asks Josuke to go hunting, Josuke initially believes he means hunting for girls and says with a blush and smile that he is more of a 'love kind of guy'. He is also humorously noted to be jealous of Yuya Fungami's groupies. However, he seems to be willing to fight them as he threatened to kill Yukako if she tried to do anything to Koichi, with whom she was obsessed. As a catchphrase, Josuke often says "Great" in English. He also displays an odd quirk whenever he pronounces the Japanese phrase kakkoii (かっこいい), a masculine compliment essentially meaning "cool", where he will always pronounce it weirdly like "Kappyoii" or "Kacchoii." Josuke is hyper-sensitive about his unique hairstyle, reacting violently to anyone who mocks it. this idiosyncrasy is due to Josuke treating it as an insult to his childhood savior that he modeled his style upon. Josuke automatically enters a blind rage, regardless of the circumstances, and doesn't hesitate to attack people he may have deferred to moments earlier, such as an upperclassman who was bullying him. This "blind rage" is also literal.