Edit: Hey dickhouse.

It took me the entire afternoon to do this. Call me insane, but I wanted to gather all the information I could find about Jorge Joestar and put it in a giant post in order to give people a clearer view on what it’s about, and even then that might be useless since even I don’t know what the hell is going on in this novel. I want to read it so bad, and yet and I don’t want to, because it is so infuriatingly confusing and shatters completely the distinction between canon and non-canon. Anyway, beforehand, I must give you some general concepts about the novel

My sources are various Japanese summaries for the book, and the Japanese JoJo wiki page, along with a bit from the english Wiki page. If I am unsure of the legitimacy of the note, you'll see some question marks: (????)

- In Jorge Joestar, it is revealed that Enrico Pucci’s Made in Heaven reset the universe 36 times instead of 2.

- Like in Steel Ball Run, the characters may seem or look slightly different, though many have the same names. However, three people, along with their Stands, still exist in their original form from the original JoJo universe. That’s because they survived the time resets and time loops into the next repetition of the universe, just like Emporio did in Stone Ocean.

- In some of the universes, Stands are named after movies and television series rather than songs, bands, or musicians.

- All of the main villains in JoJo history formed an alliance in order to seemingly spread chaos in all of the 36 universes and then conquer them afterwards, while killing every member of the Joestar family existing in these universes who would dare to get in their way.

- There seems to be three different abilities altogether that are featured in the novel (and they all more or less resemble the term "Sutando").

- Wound: An ability created through a "scratch" or "wound" in the body, the ability is directly used from that area.

- Bound: Similar to the concept of gravity that Pucci mentions in Part 6. It bounds someone/something (?) to the environment.

- Beyond: A so-called "God" property(??) This seems to share the same connotation as Giorno's GER because the ability describes the world as a story, and "Beyond" as the author.

Now that that’s out of the way, I’ve made a list of the characters present in this novel and their characteristics, in order to make all the information a bit easier to read, though that’s not saying much. I’ll also put this link here :

http://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/pickup/vsjojo/maijo/

which contains all of this novel’s illustrations, in order for you to try and grasp, just barely, the absolute insanity of this book as you read my notes.

There may be some contradictory facts and sources here and there, so, if there’s anything I’ve got completely wrong, feel free to let me know.

George Joestar : The son of Jonathan and Erina who grew up on La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) and lived there with his mother. Otherwise known as George Joestar II, in Spanish his name is pronounced as Jorge. He has become a renowned air pilot in WWI. For some reason, he wasn’t killed by a zombie in this novel, and went on many adventures with his future wife Lisa Lisa, including a big fight with zombies who crashed their wedding (though this fight no longer happens after the restoration of the multiverse). He is the first main character of this novel. Unlike his father and his wife, he cannot use the Ripple (though he has the same potential as his father, he never trained in the arts of the Ripple).

Joji Joestar : A seemingly younger, alternate version of George Joestar who grew up in Morioh, Fukui Prefecture, rather than on La Palma, and is known as “Detective JoJo”. He is one of many characters to possess the Stand U Boat, a fleet of submarines that can enter living flesh. It seems he became friends with the original Kars and Narancia Ghirga. He is the second main character and goes out on a quest to fix all of the universes threatened by every main villain in JoJo history, who formed an alliance. He is helped in his journey by Giorno Giovanna, Rohan Kishibe and Kars, who are the only residents of the original universe to have survived the 36 consecutive universal resets.

Tsukumojūku Katō : A friend of Jorge’s and Joji’s. He was born in Akatsuki Town, Fukui Prefecture, where he met Joji but later moved to La Palma to attend junior high school with Jorge. He is an homage to the character Jūku Tsukumo, another character of Maijō’s.

Elisabeth Straits : Otherwise known as Lisa Lisa, she is a Hamon master. She was an orphan saved by Erina during the climax of Phantom Blood and was then raised by Straits in Tibet, who taught her the Ripple. She then met with her “mother” Erina in La Palma many years later and fell in love with Erina’s son, Jorge, whom she married later on. It seems that she went on many adventures with her future husband Jorge, including a big fight against zombies who crashed their wedding. Being involved in the multiversal crisis along with Jorge, she is later killed by Yoshikage Kira (though all of these events no longer happen after the restoration of the multiverse).

Penelope de la Rosa : A girl a year older than Jorge and Tsukumojūku who is attacked by a hidden clown. She possesses a Stand known as Cube House, which creates a tesseract house, allowing her to slip away through time and space. She also seems to possess a new ability known as Wound that creates a clown that hangs people from within closed doors.

Erina Joestar : Jorge’s mother. The character of the same name from Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency. It’s revealed that Dio survived alongside her in the casket she was in and forced her to feed him with her blood for days, as well as forcing her to marry him until she rejected him and was saved. (Oh, and Dio developed The World during that time, of course he would, go figure). And to make matters worse, not only did she keep Dio’s survival a secret for years, but she also kept Jonathan’s severed head in formol. What the fuck am I reading?

Jonathan Joestar : The ORIGINAL character of the same name from Phantom Blood, and Jorge’s father. He is a Hamon user. During the events of Jorge Joestar, rather than Dio’s head possessing his body, Jonathan’s head, which was kept by Erina after his death, is sewn onto the ORIGINAL Dio’s body, which is actually the Holy Corpse from Steel Ball Run, and just like Jesus, the pure-hearted Jonathan comes back to life in the process, and obtains the Stand called The Passion, which could be considered the ultimate evolution of Hermit Purple: it either takes the form of Hermit Purple-like thorns around Jonathan’s head, or takes a form which resembles Jesus completely ; it’s the same Jesus that Johnny Joestar and Blackmore saw in Steel Ball Run. Either way, The Passion seemingly allows Jonathan to see the future.

Straits : The character of the same name from Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency. A Hamon master and Jonathan Joestar’s former ally. He raised Lisa Lisa as her adoptive father in Tibet and taught her the Ripple.

Dio Brando : The character of the same name from Phantom Blood and Stardust Crusaders, possessing the Stand The World. While in possession of Jonathan’s body, he also has the Stand The Passion. It is revealed that due to Pucci’s actions, the Holy Corpse from Steel Ball Run is actually the ORIGINAL Dio’s corpse, not Jesus’. During the events of the novel, Dio becomes an Ultimate Life Form (by absorbing every Tusk in the multiverse) (What the fuck) and obtains The World Ultimate, a stronger version of The World. His body also suffers huge Akira-like mutations in the process. As I said, this Dio is the ORIGINAL Dio from Phantom Blood, and it’s revealed that, apparently, the Dio from Stardust Crusaders who was killed by Jotaro was a fake. And this fake Dio is the one who wrote the Over Heaven diary. Of course, as one would expect, Ultimate Dio is the final boss of this story, and possibly of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure altogether.

Funny Valentine : The ORIGINAL character of the same name from Steel Ball Run, still possessing the Stand Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. This is seemingly the original Valentine from the SBR universe, not to be mistaken with his counterpart from Joji’s universe or from the original universe.

Antonio Torres : Jorge’s rival who attacks Lisa Lisa who dispatches him easily. He possesses a form of the Wound that makes him molt his skin and use others’ skins to his advantage.

Javier Cortez : A classmate of Jorge and Tsukumojūku who possesses a Wound that allows him to enter other people’s dreams to attack their insecurities.

Steven Motorize : Steven possesses a Wound that allows him to grow fully functional bird wings whenever he is wounded.

Rohan Kishibe : The ORIGINAL character of the same name from Diamond Is Unbreakable, who still possesses the Stand Heaven’s Door. In this iteration of reality, he is a manga artist living in the Arrow Cross House, in Morioh. He seemed to have survived Pucci’s universal resets because he was too invested in his manga and didn’t notice the changes at all. I'm not fucking kidding.

Reimi Sugimoto : The character of the same name from Diamond Is Unbreakable. In this iteration of reality, she lives with Rohan in the Arrow Cross House, in Morioh.

Fukashigi Nijimura : An alternate version of Keicho Nijimura from Diamond Is Unbreakable. He possesses a Stand known as NYPD Blue, that has the appearance, strengths, and abilities of a New York City police officer (this is a reference to the US Marines Corps-like appearance of Keicho Nijimura’s Stand, Bad Company).

Muryōtaisū Nijimura : An alternate version of Okuyasu Nijimura from Diamond Is Unbreakable. Muryōtaisū possesses the Stand Grand Bleu, which takes the form of three dolphins he has named Jack, Enzo, and Joanna, that can be ridden through the air. It’s important to note that the Nijimura Brothers of this reality are wearing even more ridiculous pompadours than Josuke Higashikata, and that the latter does not seem to have a counterpart in this reality.

Koji Hirose : An alternate version of Koichi Hirose from Diamond Is Unbreakable. Koji possesses the Stand Blue Thunder, which is a propeller that attaches to his head and allows him to fly.

Shigetaka Yangu : An alternate version of Shigekiyo Yangu from Diamond Is Unbreakable, also nicknamed “Shigechi”. His Stand Stray Dog allows him to control stray dogs.

Aya Tsuji : An alternate version of the character of the same name from Diamond Is Unbreakable. Tsuji possesses the Stand Face/Off, a somewhat stronger version of Cinderella which allows her to switch up to TWO people’s faces and fingerprints at the same time.

Yoshikage Kira : The character of the same name from Diamond Is Unbreakable possessing the Stand Killer Queen. This version of Kira has the same nonchalant personality as the amnesiac ghost of the original Kira from the semi-canon novel Dead Man’s Questions, but is still a murderous psychopath. He seems to have become obsessed with Lisa Lisa, because she reminds him of Mona Lisa and even names himself “Kira Kira” to mock her. This is getting painful to type. Somehow, the original Kars was able to convince Killer Queen to abandon Kira and join up with him instead. After that Kira learns the Spin technique, afterwards during a fight with Lisa Lisa Kira kills her by infusing a rope with the Golden Rectangle before it snaps due to Made in Heaven’s effects, causing a blast intense enough to rip her legs apart, emulating Killer Queen’s explosive powers, despite Kira having lost it.

Former American President Funny Valentine : The character of the same name from Steel Ball Run. In Jorge Joestar, he possesses the Stand Singing in the Rain which seems to allow him to fly. Not to be mistaken with his counterpart from the SBR universe. I’m not sure if he’s the Valentine from Joji’s universe, or from the original universe, because yes, there was apparently a Funny Valentine in the original universe. He has a son, named Funnier Valentine, and a grandson, named The Funniest Valentine.

Funnier Valentine : Funny Valentine’s son. He possesses the Stand Rear Window, which allows him to connect windows across space and travel through them.

The Funniest Valentine : Funnier Valentine’s son. In this iteration of reality, it is he who possesses the Stand Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.

Enrico Pucci : The original character of the same name from Stone Ocean, still possessing the Stands Whitesnake and Made In Heaven.

Pocoloco Tripleseven : An alternate version of Pocoloco from Steel Ball Run. Pocoloco possesses the Stand Right Stuff, which takes the form of several robotic people who produce a means to get any task done if given the impetus, even creating miniature models if necessary.

Goyathlay Sandman : An alternate version of Sandman from Steel Ball Run. He possesses the ability Dune, which allows him to turn his body into sand, and while not a Stand, it is the new Wound ability featured in the novel.

Giorno Giovanna / Haruno Shiobana : The ORIGINAL character of the same name from Vento Aureo, still in possession of the Stand Gold Experience, and its evolution, Gold Experience Requiem, which he used to survive all of the universal resets. In the latest universe, he leads the Passione gang on Nero Nero Island (which, as you’ve probably all heard, sprouts legs because of Made in Heaven’s effects somehow, and crashes into Morioh, which also sprouted legs). Unfortunately, Giorno is now the other personality of Diavolo.

Bruno Buccellati : An alternate version of the character of the same name from Vento Aureo. This Buccellati possesses the Stand Good Night Moon, which manipulates items with a needle and thread much as the original Buccellati’s Sticky Fingers does with zippers.

Leone Abbachio : An alternate version of the character of the same name from Vento Aureo. This Abbachio possesses the Stand Videodrome, which can obtain video tapes from people to replay any event within the last 24 hours.

Narancia Ghirga : An alternate version of the character of the same name from Vento Aureo. This Narancia is another possessor of the Stand U Boat. This version of U Boat has rapid-fire weapons (just like the original Narancia’s Aerosmith) and is remote-controlled.

Guido Mista : An alternate version of the character of the same name from Vento Aureo. This Mista possesses the Stand Attack Number Half, which acts similarly to the original Mista’s Sex Pistols, except that they all look like cross-dressing volleyball player show girls. (YES. REALLY. WHAT.)

Vinegar Doppio : An alternate version of the character of the same name from Vento Aureo. He possesses a unnamed Stand that allows him to turn inanimate objects into fully functioning telephones that can call anyone from anywhere, even through time and space. This incarnation of Doppio is his own separate entity, completely independant from Diavolo.

Diavolo : An alternate version of the character of the same name from Vento Aureo, possessing the Stand King Crimson. It seems that Diavolo survived his torturous fate at the hands of Gold Experience Requiem by using his Stand’s powers so that only the Diavolo connected to Doppio would suffer and die endlessly. (????) It seems he has now become the alternate personality of Giorno Giovanna, and is no longer linked to Doppio.

Secco Rotario : A man who wears bondage gear named after the character of the same name from Vento Aureo. He possesses the Stand Evil Dead, whose powers allow him to make things invisible from one direction, but still visible from others.

Prosciutto Geppano : An alternate version of the character of the same name from Vento Aureo. This Prosciutto possesses the Stand Twister, which creates a tornado.

Dolcio Cioccolata : An alternate version of the character of the same name from Vento Aureo. This Cioccolata possesses the Stand Blob, although its abilities are not seen.

Ultimate Life Form Kars : In Jorge Joestar, Pucci’s Made in Heaven reset the universe 36 times instead of 2. And in every universe, the basic events of Battle Tendency happened, including Kars becoming the Ultimate Life Form and being ejected into space by Joseph Joestar (the beings called “Kars” and “Joseph Joestar” exist in every universe). However, it just so happens that the universal resets only affected Earth, which means everything outside of Earth remained the same after the resets. Consequently, every version of the immortal Kars has survived the resets and crashed on Mars. Thus, there are now 36 versions of Kars living on Mars in Joji Joestar’s universe. Furthermore, the original Kars is no longer evil and has befriended Joji Joestar (It just happens). He now holds respect for humanity’s bravery and ambition. He is also now aware of the concept of Stands, or should I say he now remembers the concept of Stands, and seems to imply that the Pillar Men of ancient times possessed some kind of proto-Stands. He also reveals that Santana was actually completely insane, and that his stoicness was the result of the Pillar Men’s version of the flesh buds, keeping him in control. These Kars possess many Stands amongst themselves including U Boat, D4C Ultimate, Whitesnake Ultimate, C-Moon Ultimate Requiem, The World Ultimate, and Dune. It is the original Kars who managed to obtain Killer Queen from Kira. After that, he repeatedly spams the Bites the Dust ability until he manages to reach the first universal reset, which is the SBR universe, obtaining Made in Heaven Ultimate Requiem in the process, and taking back many characters with him, including Joji, Jorge, and Jonathan. Then, Joji incorporates the original Kars into his chest (??), which makes all the Kars form a bridge (??????) in order to reach Ultimate Dio (who has been joined by all of the evil Kars and all of the other main villains), in order to defeat him once and for all. In the end, the original Kars uses Made in Heaven Ultimate Requiem and Bites the Dust one last time in order to reach the original universe, the reset stopping on the day of Jorge’s and Lisa Lisa’s wedding and restoring order in the multiverse. The legendary history of the Joestar family and their bizarre adventure can now live on, as it should be.

Jonathan Joestar : An alternate version of Jonathan who was Joji’s ancestor from six generations earlier. He is said to have died in 1889 trying to stop his adoptive brother Dio during a train robbery.

Dio Brando Joestar : An alternate version of Dio who is the adoptive brother of the other alternate Jonathan, having accidentally died in the train robbery.

Lets try these nightmare vision goggles.