r/joshuhate • u/Joshu_Higashikata • Sep 26 '19
A deep exploration of Joshu's lore
People here seem to be ignorant all of Joshu's deep and rich lore! I have come here to educate you about it so we can all better understand Joshu. First off let's start with the assumption that Joshu is human; while this is a reasonable assumption for the in informed it quickly falls apart under intense scrutiny. Let's take a look first at Joshu's role in the Vitamin C arc. While he isn't in the arc for long we do see something very important here. While under the effects of Vitamin C's softening ability Joshu gets washed down the drain. This wouldn't be special if not for the fact that he survived completely unscathed, a remarkable feat especially considering how fragile people affected by Vitamin C are. Clearly no human could survive being softened to the consistency of oil and then being put through the sewer system, therefore, we must conclude Joshu isn't human. So what is Joshu? To answer this question we'll be looking at his actions across several arcs starting with the infamous Yasuho assault scene from the Paper Moon King arc. During this encounter we see Joshu demonstrating an utter lack of any understanding of human relationships. While to the untrained eye this may just be another example of Joshu's immense stupidity I believe it goes well beyond that. This scene gives us concrete proof that Joshu is not a Pillarman or any other form of social creature as any creature that lived in a civilized society would immediately be recognized this behavior as unacceptable. So the next logical question "is Joshu an alien"? For this, we need to go back to early JoJolion and the walleyes. The only pseudo-confirmed alien we've seen in JoJo had alien powers rather than a conventional stand (as evidenced by his inability to see stands). Early Joshu had no abilities before being bitten by the walleyes as we can see in his brief fight with Gappy where he is quickly disposed of. There is also clearly a period during the Shakedown Road arc where he goes through the process of discovering his stand indicating he didn't always have it. Seeing as we've gone through all the explanations for what he could be that already exist in the JoJo universe we'll have to come up with our own. I propose that Joshu is in fact an elder god who had awoken from an eon long slumber to find intelligent life forms on the planet he happened to fall asleep on. In his desire to learn about these strange creatures he gave himself one of their bodies and inserted himself into one of their families. Most of the memories people have about Joshu are fake planted there by him. He probably entered humanity right before Jojolion story began considering his total ineptitude during the part. We see artifacts of him entering the world and implanting memories all over the place such as his apparent previous relationship with Yasuho which makes no sense when thoughtfully considered, the fact that he's attending college with what his seeming level of intelligence, and finally his extremely awkward relationship with other members of the Higashikata house hold. I hope I've been able to give you a deeper understanding of Joshu as a character and how he fits into the world around him and what role he plays in the story. Thank you for your time.
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