Shizuka Josephine Joestar (静・ジョースター Shizuka Jōsutā) is a human and inhabitant of an alternate Earth met in Vultro Meets Shizuka Joestar. She possesses a unique spiritual ability called Porcelain.
On her native Earth, and at the age of only six months, Shizuka was left abandoned in the Japanese town of Morioh. She was discovered by an elderly man named Joseph Joestar, who subsequently adopted and raised her in New York City.
Appearance
Shizuka is a young adult of an athletic build, sporting short cyan hair and golden-brown eyes.
Her outfit consists of a blue jacket over a yellow star shirt, along with purple pants and boots. Star shapes are a prominent feature of her attire; her jacket has a star shaped opening, and her pants feature star emblems near the ankles. She also wears a pair of dark sunglasses originally given to her by her father Joseph.
History
Shizuka was born in Morioh, Japan to unknown parents, sometime in late 1998. She possessed a supernatural ability which could turn herself and her close surroundings invisible. Unfortunately, she was too young to understand how to control its power and would turn things invisible when upset or scared. This may have led to her abandonment when she was only six months old.
Upon being discovered by Joseph Joestar, she took an immediate liking to him. She would only remain calm (and visible) when in his presence, and stayed with him during his entire visit to Morioh. Though Joseph was nearly 80 years old, he decided to adopt her and bring her home to New York City to live with himself and his wife Suzi Q Joestar. The pair decided to name her Shizuka, dubbing her Stand ability Achtung Baby.
Things remained relatively uneventful for most of her childhood, though she would slowly learn to master Achtung Baby's abilities and control the invisibility on her own. At some point, she would decide to rename her stand to Porcelain, eventually learning to manifest a humanoid version of her Stand after much practice.
On Christmas Day of 2016 AD, her mother passed away of a heart attack, her father already bedridden due to his age. Unfortunately, he too would pass away only months later, leaving her devastated and without parents. Her adoptive older brother, Josuke Higashkita, agreed to temporarily take over Joseph's business and moved to New York shortly after.
In 2022, Shizuka and her brother Josuke are warped to the Vultroverse, meeting Vultro the Fox who was still in the 21st century after the events of Vultro and the Spider-Women (story). They learn of a massive collision between a handful of interconnected universes, which threatens to destroy them all. The collision of her reality is ultimately reversed, sending her and Josuke back to their world. However, a DNA sample taken from Shizuka and Josuke would later form the basis for Stands to appear in the Vultroverse.
Trivia
- Her home reality is an alternate version of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure universe.
- It is believed her home universe is somewhat similar to the "Ireneverse" seen at the end of Stone Ocean.
- Shizuka's design and backstory is heavily based on her depiction in the unofficial spin off manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Fading Lights.
- Though not a biological member of the Joestar family, she has a tattoo of the Joestar birthmark, which she got in 2017 to honor the passing of her father.