Joseph Joestar (ジョセフ・ジョースター, Josefu Jōsutā) is the main protagonist of part 2 and an ally in part 3 and 4. He is the 2nd JoJo of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. Joseph is a natural-born Ripple user and eventual Stand user, wielding the psychic photographic Stand, Hermit Purple. Joseph meets the fantastic threats approaching him throughout his life with initiative and impressive ingenuity, battling Vampires, the Pillar Men, and malevolent Stand users. He is the second most recurring JoJo in the series after his grandson Jotaro Kujo and is one of its most well known characters.